1998 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR Complaints

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998 LINCOLN, NAVIAGTOR. WHILE DRIVING TREAD SEPARATED ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGES TO VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON INTERSECTION, AND EXPERIENCED VIBRATION FROM VEHICLE. THEN, THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. CONTINENTAL, #P245/75R16. HE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRES. ALSO THERE WERE STRESS MARKS AND CRACKING.*AK

ON THE LEFT REAR, THE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65-70 MPH. A LOUD POP WAS HEARD WHEN THE TREAD SEPERATED FOLLOWED BY LOUD NOISES AS THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE AND HIT THE FENDER WELL. I TOOK THE SEPERATED TIRE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I PUT ALL NEW TIRES ON MY CAR. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ALSO HAD A CRACK IN IT ALONG THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT IT LOOK LIKE THE LEFT FRONT WAS ABOUT TO ALSO SEPERATE. THE SEPERATED TREAD ALSO CAUSED THE CENTER CAP OF THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. THIS WAS A VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPED WITHOUT CAUSING A WRECK. THE CAR SWERVED WHEN IT FIRST OCCURED AND WE WERE LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER BESIDE US.( DOT NUMBER: AD70 449 TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

CAR STARTED VIBRATING HEAVILY IN SPEED OVER 30MPH. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. PURCHASED NEW TIRES FROM DEALER . WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS APPROACHED BY ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHO HAD ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE TIRES ON THEIR NAVIGATOR HAD FAILED AT 30,000 MILES. SAW ON ABC NEWS TONIGHT ( 9/18/00) THAT THESE TIRES WERE BEING LOOKED INTO FOR FAILURE IN SAUDI ARABIA. I THINK THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO HERE IN THE UNITED STATES ALSO.WHILE PICKING UP MY VEHICLE I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT TIRE FAILURE OCCURED ON A TRUCK WITH THE SAME TIRES AT ONLY 11,000 MILES. I WOULD APPRECIATE MORE INFORMATION, AS I DO NOT WANT TO PUT MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY IF THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AS SUSPECTED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

RIGHT REAR TIRE(NO BRAND OR SIZE PROVIDED) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING, MUFFLER BRACKET AND INNER FENDER WERE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. *SLC

COMPLETE TIREAD SEPARATION AND RIGHT AXLE SEPARATION, CAUSING ROLLOVER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THE SIDEWALL ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE SHREDDED. THERE IS NO INFORMATION STAMPED ON TIRE OR IN OWNER'S MANUAL REGARDING RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE, VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH, POSTED SPEED 70 MPH, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF CAR WITH VEHICLE INSTABILITY. TIRE PURCHASED 10/18/1999, ONLY 13,000 MILES ON TIRE. VERY LUCKY NO INJURIES, BUT WHY DID TREAD SEPARATE? NOT A BLOW OUT, AS TIRE WAS INFLATED WITH AIR HISSING OUT WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO STOP. ON INTERSTATE 95, AND ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY, BUT AGAIN, VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ON A BRIDGE WHEN TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED. SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL FOR THESE TIRES TOO? JUST BECAUSE NO INJURIES AND MINOR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE FROM FLAILING TREAD WOUND AROUND AXLE DOESN'T MEAN IT'S A SAFE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

AFTER CHECKING PRESSURE AND TREAD 1 WK PRIOR, TREAD COMPLETLEY SEPARATED FROM TIRE( DOT NUMBER: AD70449457 TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

TIRE BEGAN BUMPING, TREAD SEPERATED AT 70+MPH( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )