1996 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70MPH WHEN THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED. THE TIRE FELL APART . THE TIRE DID NOT EXPLODE IT JUST FELL APART. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE HAD TREAD SEPARATION ON THREE OF MY ATX RADIAL TIRES. ONCE THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPLACED ALL MY TIRES NOW BECAUSE THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES MADE MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPLACING MY TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THIS IS THE 6TH TIRE THAT THE TREAD HAS PEELED OFF. THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT WAS THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINALS. I AM REPORTING THIS ONE BECAUSE IT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE TIRE.THIS LAST INCIDENT -- THE TIRE ONLY HAD 1100 MILES ON IT. CAUSED US TO SKID AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. (AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/15 )

THE TIRE TREAD BLEW OFF FLATTENED THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL BUT NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

CASING EXPLODED LEAVING ONLY INSIDE CORD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PM216 TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 75 MPH, TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE, NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 75 MPH, TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE, NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON ROUTE 15 SOUTH BOUND SUDDENLY HEARD A BANGING. THIS LATER TURNED OUT TO BE TREAD SEPARATION FROM DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE VIBRATION SO CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE CENTER WHERE TIRES WERE ROTATED, 2 MONTHS LATER THERE WAS STILL VIBRATION AND WHEN INSPECTING TIRES, FOUND 1 WAS EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION, DEALER ALIGNED, ROTATED AND REPLACED TIRE, ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT ANOTHER TIRE HAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

ON JULY 2, 2000 THIS VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH ONE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE AND THREE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH, AND SUFFERED A REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE BLOWOUT, TAKING THE LIVES OF TWO OF THE OCCUPANTS, AND INJURING 3 OCCUPANTS. *AK *SLC