I recently purchased ( nov 2002) four (4) brand new yks radial a/t lt235/75r15 tires. On jan 02,2003 at approx. 1515 hrs- interstate 40, asheville, nc. I was going east at approx. 65-70 MPH when the left rear tire blow out, causing my 1993 ford explorer to quick turn to the right side of the road nearly missing other cars in the lane. I did not apply the brakes or try to control the truck,but let it move the way it wanted. If I had tied to control the truck, I feel that I would have rolled the truck. After getting the truck stopped, I was surprised to see the tire damage. The tire had seperated (ripped) from the top seam of the tread.
1993 Ford Explorer tires complaints
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Atlas, silvertrac, p23575r15 dot uuthlajv331. Replacement tires on a ford explorer, 1993. While traveling at 70 MPH driver heard a loud pop. Consumer lost control of vehicle, vihicle rolled over, and landed in a ditch. Rear driver's side tire separated. *ak
While driving and with no warning there was tire tread separation. Tire size 235r15. Please provide the dot#. Dealer notified.
I have had 3 blowouts at 60-70 MPH all on the right rear, 2 with firestone and 1 with goodyear, also premature right rear wheel bearing failure that I feel have been caused by vibration at hiway speeds. Ford has a tsb 96-04-16 that repairs this vibration at a cost of $1600. With the explorer these failures are a serious safety concern and should be made a safety recall made available to all 90-94 explorer owners at no cost . Thank you.
Consumer received a letter from manufacturer regarding tire replacement as a precautionary measure because of possible tire failures in the future, consumer went to the local ford dealer and was informed there were no tires in stock but to keep checking back, after several months of checking consumer decided to go somewhere else, the local dealer told consumer to go ahead and purchase acceptable replacement tires from another dealer and bring the receipt and dot codes for the tires back to them and they would process and submit the refund for request, after not hearing anything from the local dealer for more than 10 weeks consumer contacted the dealer and were told that the information was never submitted and the consumer needed to contact a firestone dealer, consumer then contacted firestone and was informed that it was too late and that the deadline for reimbursement was august 29, 2001, consumer feels he should not be penalized because of the miscommunication with the local ford dealer, consumer is requesting reimbursement for the replacement cost of the 3 wilderness atx tires, consumer stated previously, tire experienced a blowout which caused the vehicle to leave the roadway which resulted in several thousand dollars of damage, firestone wilderness radial atx tires, p23575r15 m/s, campaign 00t005.
While driving 65 MPH spare tire disengaged from vehicle due to insufficient wiring. Please give any further details.
While driving tire tread started to separate, however, there was a recall. Took vehicle to dealer, who would not honor recall and change tires. Please provide any further information.
Consumer replaced the recall firestone tires at own expense with b.f.goodrich radial tires, size unknown. Consumer is now calling to report that all four of the replacement tire cords are protruding through sidewall. Consumer feels that explorer is the cause of the problem not firestone or goodrich tires. Please provide further details.
I had my firestone atx tires replaced by sears. I sent the necessary paper work to firestone on august 21, 2001 for reimbursement. I have call firestone twice since I sent them the information (october 2, 2001 and november 5, 2001). They have acknowledge recieving my paper work, but I still have not receive my check from firestone. This is going on for three months and I still have not recieve a check. I call firestone and I get nothing but a run-around. I would appreciate any help. Thanks.
Tire side wall totally disconnected from the thread and blew off the tire while traveling a 50mph. Tire belt came apart.
Bridgestone, d693p-met 235/75r15; tires rumble very badly. These were replacements, not original tires.*ak
Firestone tires were replaced with dunlop tires. Dunlop rear passenger tire exploded on highway at about 60 MPH. Consumer temporarily lost control of vehicle, but managed to make it to the side of the road. Tread came completely off, and sidewalls exploded. Please provide any further infomation.
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak (dot number: vdhlawr330 tiresize: p235/75r15)
Consumer received ford tire recall and had tires inspected by an authorized firestone dealer who stated tires were part of recall, consumer filled out proper paperwork and had tires replaced by a brand other than firestone, now claim is being denied and consumer has requested reimbursement from firestone on three different occasions, firestone destroyed replaced tires, firestone atx, dot numbers w2hl and vdhl, size p235/75r15.
While changing my rear brakes last friday on my ford explorer I decided to check my spare tire which happens to be a firestone atx. To my surprise the tire had actually "blown-out" and seperated while in the spare tire rack under my vehicle. This tire has not been on my vehicle since july of 1999 when I purchased four new tires and put the best looking tire in the spare tire rack. I believe someone needs to look at this tire in the rack and document this before I reomve it. This backs up ford's claim that it is the tire, not the vehicle that is at fault. You can see I have not tampered with tis tire in anyway, there are no fresh marks on the spare tire system showing the tire has not moved in many months. (dot number: b081 tiresize: p235/75r15)
When firestone recall was announced last august consumer checked his spare tire that was located underneath vehicle. Spare tire was missing. Steel cable that held spare tire in place showed signs of rust and corrosion. It was also frayed. Consumer then tried to get ford to replace spare tire. But, ford refused.
While driving home from sandiego, my vehicle seemed very unstable. Three days earlier I had just had my 4 month old tires rotated, balanced and aliegned. Immediatly returned to dealer to be told I was lucky not to have a blow out, that the passenger side rear tire had a 10" bulge on the inside wall. They replaced the tire. 30 days latter, I notice a similar unstable ride, went back to the dealer to be told it was now the front passenger side tire with a similar defect. They offered to replace, I opted to upgrade to a michellin tire. 2 weeks latter, I notice I am missing a lug nut on the drivers side rear tire. The big "o" tire dealer tells me the bolt is stripped and forgot to tell me.
I have been unable to get refund from firestone filed on 09/01/00. We have called 7 times to be told call back, you are not in the system as yet. I finally asked for a fax number so that I could plead my case. They at first refused and claimed that a fax would only delay things further. I did obtain the number but they have not acknowledged that it was received. They are lucky, we had to replace two tires before the recall because we found tread seperation was beginning to take place. If you can please provide contact information for john t. Lampe at firestone; I will file a small claims action against firestone for all 5 tires.
I was notifyed by firestone and ford of the defected tires.I replaced the tires before the recall but held on to the defective tires.my claim was rejected avae though I had proof of replcement cost and returned the defective tires to my local firestone dealer.I feel it is unfair that I am penalized for preventing serious injury to my family and myself.please let me know if I have any recourse on this matter.thanks!!!! *ak (dot number: w2hl1m0083 tiresize: 15 in)
While driving on interstate highway at approx 65mph in heavy traffic, the left rear tire, without any warning vibration/noise, peeled off the entire tread significantly damaging the left rear wheel well and decorative molding. The tire remained inflated. *ak (tiresize: p23575r15)( dot number: tire size: p23575r15 )
While driving the right front tire disintegrated, the consumer replaced all four tires and requested reimbursement from the manufacturer but was denied because the tires were replaced before the recall was issued (firestone atx p235/75r15 radial tires). Nlm
The consumer is seeking reimbursement for 5 recalled firestone tires. Nlm
On three occasions the treads separated from the tire causing damage to the rear quarter panel of the vehicle (firestone atx tires). Nlm
Consumer replaced firestone atx tires (p235/75r15), they had trouble staying in balance even after alignments and balancing, consumer learned of recall 00t005 and is being denied due to purchasing the tires prior to january 1, 2000.
Consumer turned in spare tire to be replaced under recall 00t005, the firestone atx tire (p235/75r15) was denied reimbursement due to consumer purchasing it prior to january 1, 2000, consumer also had other firestone tires (no specific type) that were replaced due to a tread separation, firestone denied reimbursement for these tires because they weren't included in the recall.
Firestone atx tires (p235/75r15) were replaced due to excessive shaking, consumer requested reimbursement from firestone, however firestone rejected claim due to the replacement tires being purchased prior to january 1, 2000.
All four firestone p23575r15 radial atx tires replaced because of premature tread wear at a low mileage, owner has been denied reimbursement under recall 00t-005. Cj
Consumer puchased new tires to replace recalled firestone tires and returned the recalled tires to firestone dealer, consumer requested reimbursement, it has been 90 days and consumer has nor recieved reimbursement. Nlm
My son was driving down I-95 in south carolina at only about 50 MPH due to rain when he suddenly lost control of the vehicle, left the road and rolled over three times into a ditch and totaled the car. There was no apparent explanation for why he lost control. We had just recently replaced tires with new firestone atx ii. When we asked the tow truck driver about recovering the tires we were told that they were blown out. Since this accident occured prior to any publicity about firestone tire failures we did not ask to see the tires. My son was injured and forced to miss classes at college.*ak (tiresize: 23575sr15)( dot number: tire size: 23575sr15 )
Tread separated from the tire causing damage to the fuel filler pipe, inside fender well and cracked the plastic trim along the rear fender panel, consumer request reimbursement (firestone firehawk p23570r/15). Nlm
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