Defective tires, resulting in need for replacement had tread seperation from steel belts on all four tires manufacturer id on tires (3) 4bcuc6wr1201, (1) 4bcuc6wr3900.
1999 Ford Expedition tires complaints
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While driving the vehicle suddenly began to shake. The consumer stated they heard a pop and pulled over on the service road. Upon inspection the consumer noticed that the passenger side right front tire had shredded completely. She said her husband changed the tire. She tried to get a replacement for the shredded tire, she was told no, because that was not on recall. The tire was an original equipment firestone wilderness at p265/70 r 17 which had about 20,680 miles on them. The consumer feels that this is a safety issue especially since the tire blewout during heavy traffic. *nm
While the vehicle was parked spare tire cable broke. This caused the tire to fall off from underneath the vehicle. Consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the spare tire cable assembly needed to be replaced.
I own a 1999 ford expedition. I was driving home when I heard a bump in the back of my vehicle. I looked in the rear view mirror to see my spare tire bouncing off another vehicle and rolling down the street. If I had been going at a faster rate of speed, someone could have been seriously injured if not killed. I stopped to retrieve the tire when I noticed that the cable holding the tire had just snapped. After a little research on the internet I have discovered that this is not an isolated incident. When I called the dealer to see if there had been a recall they said there had not, but they could sell me a replacement for $78. This is not just about money, it's about a known problem that ford needs to fix. As I said before, "someone can be seriously injured by this problem". Can you look into this problem? Thanks.
Purchased a new set of yokohama geolander at tires size 265/70/17 mounted on 1999 ford expedition. Tires were rotated with every oil change, and after 17,000 miles have completely worn out.
Consumer states tires sidewall is cracking without warning.
3of3 - bridgestone dualer at t9802 d693az p265/70r16 set of 4 purchased 2/2/2001 - this tire sn? Enlj jld0700. Failure occurred @ 37 months and 39000 miles after purchase. No uneven tire wear, 1/4" tread depth, tires inflated to mfg spec, 1999 ford expedition 2wd 4.6l. This is 3of4 tires to fail. Purchased a set of michelin ltx m/s 3/16/04... Sr-101 northbound (west phoenix) end of a trip from san diego, 10pm, airtemp 78f, dry, speed=65 MPH. Gradual increase in "shake" and steering getting "squirrely". Felt this before! Was able to pull off to side of road before a catastrophic tread separation of the left front tire occurred. Was able to limp home @ 30 MPH.
2of3 - bridgestone dualer at t9802 d693az p265/70r16 set of 4 purchased 2/2/2001 - this tire sn? Enlj jld2100. Failure occured @ 37 months and 38kmiles after purchase. No uneven tire wear, 1/4" tread depth, tires inflated to mfg spec, 1999 ford expedition 2wd 4.6l. This is 2of4 tires to fail. I-10 westbound, 20 miles west of phoenix, 2pm, airtemp 92f, dry, speed=75mph. Gradual increase in "shake" and steering getting "squirrely". Was able to pull off to side of road before a catastrophic tread separation of the right front tire occured.
1of3 - bridgestone dualer at t9802 d693az p265/70r16 set of 4 purchased 2/2/2001 - this tire sn unknown. Failure occurred @ 31 months and 33000 miles after purchase. No uneven tire wear, 3/8" tread depth, tires inflated to mfg spec, 1999 ford expedition 2wd 4.6l. This is 1of4 tires to fail. I-10 eastbound, 60 miles south (east) of phoenix, 5pm, airtemp 105f, dry, speed=75 MPH. 15 seconds of "shake" preceded a catastrophic tread separation of the right rear tire. Entire right side of car suffered body damage, except for the right front fender. As of 3/16/04, currently under subrogation via st. Farm.
While driving 65 MPH rear driver's side tire separated. As a result, the rear end was damaged.
Spare tire fell off vehicle. The cable holding the spare tire broke letting the spare tire fall from under the vehicle and bouncing around on the road.
While driving at 70 ph front and right rear tires developed a big blister of 9 inches in each tire. General, grabber aw, size p255/70r16, dot a3cu441458, dealer notified.
Fax fm edgar rangel (tx) re ford/firestone, he was injured & his friend angel navarrete was killed when their 1999 ford expedition w/firestone tires rolled over due to defective steering & tires. *mr this was a serious rollover incident in which the steering wheel did not respond properly. *scc. The consumer believed the steering played a significant role in the accident. Two weeks prior to the incident, the vehicle was serviced and it was noted there was a defect with the power steering, but was explained as a normal source of the vehicle.
While driving, the tires experienced tread separation. *ak *ph
Nar 3-11-03 the consumer has experienced several problems with his ford expedition, the side view mirrors have turned back from the inside, the top of the shift handle broke off, and all the tires had to be replaced before a firestone recall had been issued. The consumer feels that the dealership should be responsible for repairs since it's was a manufacturers defect and not a maintenance problem. *cb
Defective spare tire cable assembly.
Extreme fish tailing, loss of traction in any type of wet condition!! Dt
After reading a local newspaper and reading articles through the website regarding the recall of certain tires due to tread separation. The consumer was concerned about the tires on his 99' ford expedition (grabber aw p255 70 r16). The cosumer had similar tread separation problems that existed with the tires on the vehicle.*scc *cb
Pe0 20; consumer was traveling 65mph on highway and heard a noise coming from underneath vehicle. She was able to pull over to shoulders/ got out of car, and looked at the tires. Noticed that front tire had a blowout. Firestone, wilderness at.
Had spark plug coil go out on #4 cylinder, shakes at higher speeds tires wear unevenly burning oil smell after you drive it had it to dealership 3 times and they "couldnt locate a leak " ( maybe there techs should read these tsb's?) finally reconized as bad head and gasket replaced still was leaking then I told I needed a total engine replacement! Now its outta warrenty and my problem according to ford dealership. Even though had it in for burning oil smell when under 36,000 (dot number: na tiresize: 275r16)
Consumer was traveling 45mph on highway and heard a thumping noise. He was able to pull over to the shoulders, and noticed that right rear inner tire separated. Firestone, wilderness at, 25575r15. Dealership was aware of problem.
The left rear firestone tire lost tread and blew out while the consumer was driving. The consumer replaced all four tires.tire size p255/70r16 and dot # w2cuird438.
Recently I went to the body shop to get a rotation. But when I went, the mechanic told me that all my four tires had severe sidewall cracks. The mechanic told me that if I had driven the expedition over 65 MPH the tires may have torn off from the rims and flipped my car over. As a matter of fact, the mechanic told me that my problem with the tires is exactly the same as the problem people are having with the firestone tires. To get a second opinion I went down to a privately owned goodyear shop; the manager, after inspecting one of the tires, which all had the same problem, told me that the tires had defects in them and that we should immediately call the goodyear hotline. He also happened to agree that the tires would eventually rip off and flip the car if I did not change them. Hence I called the goodyear hotline, when the representative picked up, she told me that the man from goodyear who inspected the tires was not qualified to give an inspection. So then, I drove to another shop named !0just tires!1 that was licensed from goodyear to give inspections. After inspecting the tires, the manager agreed there was a defect in the tires and that if the tires were not immediately replaced I would be endangering my life. He too believed that my tires had similar problems to those of firestone.I have also had another problem with the expedition. When I first bought the car, the side view mirror was stolen; and under the warranty, we were able to replace it. However, after a few months, the newly installed mirror started became somewhat unreliable. It accumulated scratches easily and was very fragile. The visuals the mirror gave were very dull and vague. Hence when we went to the dealership for another replacement, the representative told us that the mirror was no longer covered under the warranty; and so I was not given a replacement. *ak (dot number: pdcud3er33 tiresize: p255/70r16)
Looked at tire at gas station and saw steel belts where tire was coming loose from itself. Ford dealer I took vehicle indicated they were ready to separate ,and all 4 must be replaced. No tires found from dealer and called and found 4 tires at retail store. I still have the firestone tires and will be back home monday july 23rd if the federal safety agency wants to see them.*ak (dot number: unknown tiresize: p25570r16)
I took to ford and they said they would replace but then stated that tread wear was beyond.*ak (tiresize: 265/16)( dot number: tire size: 265/16 )
Every month I check my tire pressure. In checking the tire pressure on april 6th, I noticed that on all four tires, there was a splitting/crack which ran about three-quarters of an inch from right to left right under the tread knuckle where the knuckle of the tread would happen to meet the sidewall of the tire. I immediately called the service manager at my ford garage which is venus ford in cudahy, wisc. He told me over the phone that I would have to contact an authorized firestone dealer. I contact muskego firestone in muskego, wi. They inspected the tires and I was told that all four tires were unsafe. After I asked the owner (keith) how safe the tires actually were,he told me "if those tires were on my vehicle, they'd be coming off." keith contacted firestone. Firestone would not replace the tires free of charge I guess in doing this they would not admit to any default with the tire or with theie workmanship. The only thing firestone would do for me was to replace all four tires under a pro-rating system. Don't get me wrong, the tires were wearing like iron and for having 34,600 miles on them, the actual tread wear looked like the tires only had 10,000 miles on them. The depth of the tires were measured by the firestone dealer and all four tires came in at 10/32. The tires before coming off of my vehicle were documented by the firestone dealer on some form which I had to sign. On this form, the serial numbers of all four tires were listed and the their actual position on the vehicle. The replacement tires firestone provided were again their wilderness at's and same size. My cost which included labor and tax came out to about $50.00 per tire. After seeing the splits/cracks in the tires I wanted these tires removed because it was my concern that there was definitely a safety issue here. Especially with a family and this family vehicle going to be used very shortly for two separte family vacations.*ak (tiresize: 265/70r17)
While driving about 55 MPH left rear tire had a blowout, and found tread had separated. Ford, expedition, 1999, p-255/70r16, dot vncu1rd259. *ak tire is a firestone wilderness, failure caused damage to vehicle.
Left front wilderness firestone (p255/70r16) tire blew out, tread came off and there was sign of damage from a nail.
I experienced a tire blow out (left rear) wilderness at (p255/70r16) on a '99 expedition going approximately 55 MPH. The outside sidewall came apart, completely separating from the rest of the tire. There is an area on the tire that had cracks on the tread close to the main part of the tire. I took the car to my ford dealer in grapevine first because they had just inspected the tires for me approximately 3 weeks ago. They recommended highly that I take the tire to firestone, that the only thing they could do for me was to sell me 5 new tires, costing more than $700 total. I then took the car to my firestone dealer where after I pointed out to my technician the damage, he tried to expain to me that a blow out is "normal" whenever there is damage to a tire and that the tire had been driven with low air pressure which is why the sidewall was torn up. I tried to explain that the tires have never been low on pressure, that I check them myself at a minimun of 1 time per week and never drive the vehicle until I have checked them, and ford checks them approximately every 3,000 miles and rotates them according to specs. He was not interested. I asked if my other 3 tires were safe in his opinion and without doing more than a quick glance said "they are as safe as any tire". I asked him again and explained that I have a 5 year old and all I wanted was to ensure the vehicle was safe, he stated that "I would be more uncomfortable about driving a ford than I would be about your tires". This is completely unacceptable to me and I feel that attitudes and reactions like this to an obviously realistic concern is criminal. I also asked them to return the damaged tire to me, which I had to remind them to do. I then took the car & tire to national tire and battery (whom I trust) and asked for their opinion on the tire. *ak (dot number: vncu1rd458 tiresize: p255/70r16)
Traveling on highway left, rear tire blew. After tire was changed, full sized, brand new spare blew 300 miles later. *ak (tiresize: p2657ur17)( dot number: tire size: p2657ur17 )
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