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1994 Ford Explorer tires complaints
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Tread was separated from tire while driving on I-80 near des moines, ia.( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )
Tire tread separation resulting in vehicle flipping over . Driver was killed. Two passengers were injured.one car crash. Tire has been examined by en expert who has confirmed that the tire and tread separated pre-crash.( dot number: vdl1m0184 tire size: p235/75r15 )
Driving down the road when the tread form the left rear tire separated. The tread also damaged and bent the metal on the vehicle behind the tire.( dot number: tire size: 235/75sr15 )
A portion of the tread came off the tire, with the remaining flap of tire beating on my side molding and rear fender. The tire did not blow out. I had been driving for only a short distance (at night) and without any load or other occupants. Note: the dot code provided is from the last remaining oem firestone on the vehicle (which is being used as the spare). Other tires were replaced after the incident. Vehicle is still shows damage from the incident. I was told by the ford dealers service representative (on the phone) that the tire was not under warranty and that my insurance would have to cover repairs. I chose to make minor repairs and did not report the failure other than verbally.( dot number: w2hl1mo284 tire size: p235/75r15 )
Pe00 020; consumer was traveling about 70mph on highwayand heard a bumping noise. He did lose control of vehicle, but was able to steer to safety onto the shoulders. Left rear tire tread separated. Tire was a firestine #atx, p23575r15. There were no injuries, and consumer stated that he will call firestone retailer today.
I was driving my daughter to her softball game from mustang, ok to el reno, ok on I-40. We were heading west at about 70 MPH in the passing lane. We noticed the car shaking and when I looked in the rearview mirror I saw pieces of rubber flying behind me. I did not hear a blowout and when I realized the tires that were shredding were mine and not a truckers I started to move over to the right lane so I could get off onto the shoulder of the highway. By the time I got over to the shoulder, I was driving on the rim. The cost to repair the rim was $125.00. The remaining original four firestone tires were replaced in november 1999 at montgomery wards at crossroads mall in oklahoma city. According to the current recall we can not get reimbursed because the tires were purchased before jan. 2000. I am thankful my daughter and I were not seriously injured like many others, but I do not think it is fair we cannot get reimbursed for faulty tires or the repair of the rim because the problem should have been brought to light sooner than it was. Also, we did experience the shredding of our right rear tire and hopefully this information will help your continued investigation because there may be more incidents of faulty tires like ours, but because no accident needed to be reported and insurance coverage does not apply because the deductible is too high, consequently, nothing was ever reported because the expense fell on the owner.( dot number: ? Tire size: p235/75r15 )
Experienced extreme shaking and vibration of front end of vehicle, which also caused steering wheel to wobble back and forth. Was told by sears auto garage that tread on tires was shredding and all needed to be replaced. *ak( dot number: )
All four tire failures involved tread separation on trips on I-10 between texas and california. Replacements were made at non-firestone facilities. Cases such as this are the very cause of the firestone recall, yet according to the latest announcements, there is no provision for either replacement tires or a reasonable allowance, since these failures were a few weeks prior to the official recall date!( dot number: vnhl imo tire size: p235/75r15 )
Two (2) of the four (4) original equipment tires had bulges in several spots around them. I had them replaced at ntb (national tire & battery) in louisville, ky on 5/18/98 with only 36,418 miles for fear of major failure.( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )
While traveling on vacation in 1999, I had a chunk of rubber come off my tire. The tire did not blow out. Even though I had plenty of treadwear left, I had to replace the tire. The rubber looked bad on all my tires so I replaced them all. I still have the original spare which is also p235x75r15 firestone atx. I was informed by mail from ford that my vehicle is not affected by recall. When I purchased my vehicle it had 35,300 miles on it. I do not believe the tires would have been replaced that quick, including the spare. I believe ford made an error in saying my vehicle did not come with tires involved in recall. I still have the spare to prove it. I wonder if ford is accidently misinforming other people about their tires not being involved in recall. I also feel the recall should be retroactive back to include 1999. I bought tires because I was forced to, not because I wanted to. The rubber on my tires looked awful even though I had plenty of treadwear left.( dot number: tire size: p235x75r15 )
During the first part of august, I heard about the recall on my firestone tires, I immediately called my local firestone dealer in monroe. They explained that they were not doing anything yet; however, I could make an appt. To have my tires checked. It was 3 weeks before they could get me in. I waited 3 weeks and took my explorer in to have the tires checked. They looked at the inside of 1 tire & said, yes, your tires are being recalled, we will put you on the list to receive new tires, we are all out at this time. They also stated it would be 2-2.5 months before the tires would be in. They never bothered to check my air pressure or for any defects in the tires. I am a single parent with 2 children. My son just came home from a rehab center because he has a traumatic brain inj. From a driver who hit us head on. I have to drive my son to farmington 1-2 times a week for doctor appts. & therapy. I drive anywhere from 100 - 150 miles per trip, on the expressway. We had a vacation planned for labor day weekend to visit my parents in arkansas. We had to cancel our vacation due to the defective tires. I am very upset that it took 3 wks for anyone to even look at my tires and during the appt., they only looked at the number on 1 tire. They never bothered to check the tires. I was never put on a list for new tires until the day of my appt., 3 wks after I called. I am worried about my entire family, especially my son with a traumatic brain injury. I have no other choice but to drive this vehicle with defective tires. There have been several deaths and injuries due to these defective tires and the number continues to increase. I received the form to replace the tires on my own & get reimbursed. I can't afford to do this, I am a single parent and my ex does not pay his required support. I don't understand this, if there are tires available for me to purchase, why can't firestone put them on my vehicle or send me to someone who has them?
I own a 1994 ford explorer. On or about 1996 I began experiancing a vibration in the vehicle at high speeds, above 55mph. I took my vehicle to a local firestone dealer and had the front end aligned and the tires rotated and balanced. This only slightly reduce the vibration problem. I return the vehicle to firestone and had them recheck the alignment and balance and I was told that the alingment was fime. Firestone told me to check with ford to see if there were any technical service bullettens related to vibration at high speed. I called ford and spoke with their service manager who told me there was a tsb related to vibration in explorers at high speeds. I took my exploer to a ford dealer the next day to have it checked out. I was told there was a tsb related to the vibration and that ford had a fix. The fix involved replacing the moter mounts with modified moter mount and also modifications to the rear shock mounts. I was told that since my vehical had exceeded 50,000 miles that I would have to pay for the fix , which amounted to over $700 in parts and over $200 in labor. I also notice when I veiwed the tsb on the computer screen that it only applied to model up to 1996. I told the service manager that I felt ford should replace the parts for free and that I felt it was a safty concern. He told me I would have to pay for the modification. I called ford's 800 number and expressed my concern a regesterd a complaint. Since the much publicized recall of the firestone tires and reading some of the fireston/ford explore "bad match" articles in the news papers I began to think that the firestone tires were not entirely to blame for the problems. I have drive my vehical for over six years now and have had the orignal firestone atx tires replaced three times and the vehical has aways vibrated at high speeds. I feel ford should be required to repair the vehical without charge to the owner. Please contact if you have any question concerning this matter.
My teenage son drives the ford explorer, I do not feel that this sports utility is safe.
I had to replace my firestone tires with goodyear tires in oct 98 for a cost of $380.00 becuase my tires were defective. In jan 97 my explorer rolled off the interstate 35 during a snow storm. The cause of the accident is unknown, but I do know that the car lost contact with the surface. The total property damages was $6000.( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )
The firestone atx tire on the vehicle experienced tread separation which resulted in loss of control and vehicle rollover, injury to consumer.
The right rear firestone atx tire tread separated from the tire, technician denied knowledge of any problem and sold her another atx tire, on the return trip 2 days later the left rear passenger tire lost its tread this time causing the vehicle to spin out of control into the median (attorney for client). Nlm
In june of 1998 I was preparing for a vacation and my mechanic said that I needed two tires because the tread had seperated from the sidewall and they were unsafe. Upon my exam, he was correct. I just replaced them and wrote it off as bad luck. Three weeks ago I went on another trip and came home on sunday. Monday morning when I went to go to work, the left front tire was flat. I took it to the mechanic and he said that it had also seperated and the right front was soon to go. I have changed all the tires now. I have the right front that went flat, the left front that is ready to go, and the spare that has never been on the road. Do you want them for examination? These tires were from the n. Carolina plant, but maybe it's not the plant, it's the process. What should I do? I have the receipts from the last tires, but, I'm not sure about the first set I changed.( dot number: w2hl 1mo tire size: p235/75r15 )
Driver northbound on I-95. Right rear tire detreads, driver lost control, veered left into median, rolled over two times, coming to rest on wheels in southbound lanes. Belted driver ejected and died at scene.( dot number: vdhlimo074 tire size: p235/75r15 )
Vehicle has had continued problems with the front end vibrating at speeds of 55 MPH to 65 MPH, several repairs completed (front end alignment and wheel bearing and tire replacements due to wear), however tsb 96-4-15,96-4-16,96-4-17 all describe the front end suspension shake, consumer believes that this problem in conjunction with the tire issue has caused the numerous incidents.
While driving about 32 MPH right rear tire had a blowout, and then a tread separation. Consumer kept control of vehicle. P235/75r15 firestone. *ak
While I was driving down the road at about 55 MPH, I heard an explosion and realized it was my vehicle. I was able to pull to the side of the freeway on the three tires and the rim of the forth. The tire blew out all around the seam. Pieces from 3 to 4 inches blew out of the tire on to the freeway. Someone from aaa came and changed the tire for me. I initially took the vehicle to the cutter ford dealer in aiea, but they could not find any replacement tires. They referred me to the firestone dealer at 98-141 kamehameha hwy, aiea, hi 96706. The firestone dealer was able to replace the blown out tire and one additional tire. I am now on a waiting list to have the other three tires replaced. The firestone dealer had no idea when the other tires will come in. This is the second blowout that I have had this year with the same brand and type of tire. It is now very disturbing and scary to drive the ford explorer as I constantly am in fear that another tire will blow out.( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )
Tire unraveled on freeway resulting in momentary loss of control. Remnents of tire were thrown out to the roadside. The major part of the tire became wedged between the fendershield, the wheel well and the hub of the wheel. Damage estimates include two separate estimates for body repair between $900-$1,000.00. The remainder was for replacement of all four tires. This vehicle was manufactured at the louisville, ky facility, just 136 miles from the dayton ohio firestone plant. Reports I have seen about the xt problems paralell the situation described herein. I strongly believe scope of investigation should include these tires. Firestone has been uncooperative
R/r tire blew out while driving on hwy 101 in monterey at 65mph( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )
Have pictures and police report( dot number: )
While driving, a firestone atx tire experienced tread separation, $3500 worth of damage was caused because of the tread separation. The dealer stated that the consumer must have run over a nail, however no nail was found.
Driver traveling northbound on I-95 when right rear tire detreaded, lost control of vehicle, spun counterclockwise into median, rolled several times across southbound traffic lanes, coming to rest on roof in west shoulder. One passenger ejected.( dot number: w2hlipy176 tire size: p235/75r15 )
The tread came off my tire on the interstate and ripped off pieces of my car. The damage was $976 for all of it to be repaired. When I went to get a new tire firestone put another "bad" tire on my car. All five of my tires needed replacing but no one at firestone let me know this. It was told to me by another dealership. Please let me know what I can do if anything about my situation. Thank you.( dot number: )
Pe00 020; consumer was traveling about 65mph on the highway and heard a loud noise. Tread separated six feet off, and tread was hanging off the back of tire. Left rear tire on the first incident. Right front tire tread separated on the second incident. Tires were firestone#at, p235/75r15. There were no injuries, just some damage to vehicle. Consumer notified firestone dealership on second failure, and attendant replaced the tires.
Was having routine maintenance on vehicle & noticed that right rear tire was wearing excessively. This was causing chunks of tread to come off. Was replacement firestone tires for original tires due to same problem. Firestone, wilderness atx, p235/75r15 with 32,000 miles on it. Has replacement tires & not original. *ak firestone wilderness atx p235/75/r15
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