Condensed version: @ 70mph posted speed limit goodyear allegra touring tire exploded like a 1/4 stick of dynamite and almost cost me my life if my reactionary time had been any slower. 3 other tires same leaking through sidewall goodyear decorative gills on same this has not resolved. Seller has not resolved and refuses though goodyear said to replace before the main issue of the left front driver tire exploding at 70 MPH, . Litigation is next step if amicable resolution can not be had. Contact has been extensive with goodyear to no results.
Ford Aerostar tire blowout problems
30 of the 1,704 owner complaints about the Ford Aerostar describe tire blowout or tread separation, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 30
- worst model year
- 1994
- typical mileage
- 103,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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Bought four tires: sigma shadow. 55,000 miles warranty. 215/75r14, 6k60, at tire kingdom located at: 8790 sw 24th st. Miami, fl. 33165. Telephone 305 227 4110. *tr on oct. 22, 2007 the rear right tire blewout. The tire had 7,194 miles. Tire kingdom gave me two tires which they installed in the front. On nov. 19, 2007 another tire blewout. This tire had 10,550 miles. This last incident happened in houston. I went to ntb (part of the same company) located at: 7115 fm 1960 road west. Telephone 281- 580-1689. I talked to the mgr. Mr. Fred johnson. I showed him the blownout tire, all the papers etc..and asked him to replace the blownout tire plus the other original tire. He said that he would only replace the blownout tire, he did not have the tire in stock so I had to return. Since he did not want to replace the two original tires, I asked him for the name and telephone of the district mgr. He told me that his name was arthay benton and his telephone 1‑865‑951‑4622. I called mr. Benton and explained the problem to him. He said he would call me back. The person that called me back was mr. Fred johnson and told me that they would not give me any tires not even replace the blownout tire. I took the blownout tire to another ntb store and they replaced it. I am very concerned about the safety of these tires particularly the original tire. The first incident happened on I-10 in florida, the second incident on 610 in houston. In both incidents, when the tires failed, I lost control of the car and miraculously I did not have an accident. If you need additional information, let me know. Sincerely antonio durance
At approximately 12:00 am 6/23/06, I was driving from albany, tx to dallas, tx on highway 180... And the tread on my right rear tire separated from the rest of the tire. The tire is a bridgestone turanza. I was doing between 70 and 75 at the time and the vehicle was totally out of control until I was able to reduce speed to about 25. Interestingly, the remaining tire did not go flat. It was still inflated when I came to a halt. The tread tore off part of my rear bumper and marked up the rear side panel of my vehicle. I have taken many pictures of the tire and of the damage to my vehicle. This is the third tire of a 4 tire set that has given me problems. The first two developed ridges in the tread. I replaced them last august. The rear tires at the time seemed fine. Now, ten months later... Here I am on the highway and the tread separates. I could have easily died or been seriously injured. If there had been traffic at the time... There would have been an accident as my vehicle was all over the highway until the speed was reduced and control could be regained.
1994 ford aerostar tire blew (firestone dayton quadra se). *ts the tread separated from the tire.
Driver's side rear tire experienced a tread separation while driving 60-65 MPH, with two adults and one child in a ford aerostar 1992 van. The tire remained inflated. Aftermarket equipment, installed at 136,671 miles, tire size p215/70r14, dot# dbhyc2423000. *ak
While driving 70 MPH, the rear driver side tire tread separated. The consumer managed to pull over to change tire. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. Please provide more information. Size#21570r14 dot#hyhy4fa229.
Mastercraft a/s iv p215/75r14 tire failed on right rear while travelling between 65-70 MPH on interstate. Tread separated from tire while tire remained inflated. Tread caused damage to interior of wheel well and exhaust pipe.*ak this was the second incidence on this vehicle for the same brand & model tire as there was a previous failure of the same type several years ago with same model tire. Please note that under tires your web site does not allow me to choose the correct size as there are only two choices.
While driving at 35 MPH rear tire tread separated. Tire model unknown, size p215/70r14, dot# dvhyfrkr4201 .
; below is correspondence with goodyear tire company. I have had problems with the dunlop rover touring gt tire number pn p22570514 as detaled below. I do not have further tire information since the vehicle is in the united states but I can obtain it as necessary. Thank you, mark devries *la 3 october 2003 dear sir: on 6-22-01 I purchased 4 dunlop rover touring lt tires for my 1992 aerostar van, milage 108,098 at sears eagle ridge mall, lake wales fl. On 8-6-03, the vehicle (138,690 miles) was returned to sears eagle ridge because the right front tire was separating from the tread. A new dunlop rover touring lt was mounted. On 8-12-03 my family were on the florida turnpike when they suddenly heard a "thump,thump" from the right rear similar to the sound heard the previous week with the separated tire. This time the tire exploded and my wife barely managed to control the vehile while steering the van to the side of the turnpike. I have digital pictures of the exploded tire and my van. My family continued to louisiana where they departed for indonesia where we are resident with chevrontexaco, leaving the van with my daughter who attends university in lafayette, la. I think the original dumlop tires are defective and are unsafe. How else do you explain one blowout and one potential blowout within 300 miles. I have instructed my daughter to only use the van within town and not to use it on the highway or exceed 50 MPH. I do not feel the remaining tires are safe and am very concerned that they also may suddenly fail. The number given above is for my parents home. I can email with pictures of the exploded tire and scanned copy of the exploded tire replacement purchase. I am also mailing a copy of this email and supporting documents to goodyear corporate headquarters. I intended to take care of this sooner but did not receive copies of the exploded tire until recently. Thank you, mark devries [email protected] 3 october
While traveling on the highway at approximately 70 MPH, the tread on the rear driver's side tire separated rapidly, which resulted in complete destruction of the tire. *ak the wheel well and bumper were damaged as a result of the tire failure. The tire was replaced and it failed again while traveling on the highway. The wheel well and bumper was again damaged. *ph
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The model years with the most reports are 1994 (6 complaints), 1993 (5 complaints) and 1992 (4 complaints).
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