1997 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

PE00-020 ; TIRE SIZE P23570R16, DOT W2CU. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE SEPARATED , 2 OF THEM HAVE STARTED WITH HAIRLINE CRACKS ,AND THE OTHER 2 COMPLETELY SEPARATED.*AK

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A FORD, EXPLORER, 1997, P23575R15, DOT W2HL. ALL 4 TIRES ON VEHICLE ARE WEARING FASTER THAN NORMAL. CONSUMER FEELS ITS A DESIGN PROBLEM, AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHERE THEY WERE MADE. *AK THE CUSTOMER HAD TIRES ROTATED EVERY 3000 MILES. CUSTOMER HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED . *YH

TREAD HAD STARTED SEPARATING ON REAR DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND, CONSUMER STATED VIBRATION IS NO LONGER IN VEHICLE. *AK TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, EXPLORER, 1997 TIRE SIZE P25570R16, DOTW2CU1PX. TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM OUTSIDE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK

COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION/SHREDDED WITH DEALER DOCUMENTATION ALSO I PRESENTLY SEE EVIDENCE OF ANOTHER STARTING TO SEPERATE ALSO WITH THE NUMBER DOT W2HL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE TIRE WHICH IS NOT ONE OF THE WIDERNESS AT TIRES CURRENTLY UNDER THE RECALL PROGRAM, HAS TREAD SEPERATING FROM THE TIRE BODY. I DOSCIVERED THIS VIA VISUAL INSPECTION. LUCKILY THIS WAS JUST PRIOR TO MY SON DRIVING 300 MILES BACK TO SCHOOL. WE REPLACED THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BUT NEITHER HAVE INDICATED ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE FAILURE NOTED AT INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. TIRES WERE CHECKED BY DEALER AND NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. MECHANIC NOTED TIRE WAS THREADING, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH, AND INSTALLED SPARE. CONSEQUENTLY WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN ALWAYS IN THE CAR, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE TIRES AND WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ALL NEW. I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE RECALL HAS BEEN SUFFICIENT AND THANK GOD THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THIS TIRE WENT BAD. *AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE BACK IN APRIL AND SHE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON A WILDERNESS AT. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A W2 TIRE THOUGH I HAVE NOT VISUALLY VERIFIED IT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OCCURED AT THE TIME, THOUGH IT WAS VERY SCARRY FOR MY WIFE. DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL ALL THE CURRENT TALK AND SHE REMINDED ME OF THE PROBLEM. NOW SCARRED TO DRIVE THE EXPLORER EVEN THOUGH THESE TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OK. WE HAVE HAD ONE FAILURE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ALL 4 TIRES ARE FAILING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THEY HAVE A SINGLE, CONTINUOUS TREAD SEPARATION CRACK LOCATED WHERE THE TREAD MEETS BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER TIRE SIDEWALLS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHLIPY097 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

CONSUMER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P235/75R15) TIRES ARE NOT UNDER RECALL NOTICE BUT CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES ONE OF WHICH EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM