1994 Ford Explorer: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jul 9, 2008 · Tires · WA

While driving 60 MPH on the highway, driver's side front tire had complete tread-separation, causing damage to the front end of the vehicle, left side of vehicle, and flattening the rear left tire. Although the driver's side front tire had complete tread separation, it remains inflated. The defective tire, as well as all tires on the vehicle, had plenty of tread left, passing both the penny and quarter test, were properly inflated, and show no cracking or wearing. All the tires were purchased at the same time and are toyo radial open country p235/75r15. A stevens county police officer witnessed the tread separation and stopped to help.

Filed Sep 29, 2006 · Tires · 79,600 miles · GA

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 72 MPH on normal road conditions, the two front tires blew out. The vehicle lost control and embanked into a ditch. There was no warning signals prior the incident. The vehicle was taken to a tire dealer who provided used tires to make the vehicle operable. The vehicle sustained damages to the front end, which the tire dealer did not recognize as consequence of the tire failure. The contact recently, received a recall letter # 00t005000, which was taken to the tire dealer. The recall letter was not honored for the tires replacement. The contact was only allowed to keep the used tires provided immediately after the incident. The manufacturer was not contacted. The tires were firestone wilderness at I, size: 23575r/15.

Filed Nov 23, 2005 · Tires · VA

I experienced an unexplainable vibration in my vehicle 2 days prior to my tire ( uniroyal radial trail king a/t 31-10.50/r15) having a tread separation/blowout on my truck. When attempting to search for where I could obtain a replacement , I found a recall ( the federal safety agency campaign id # 91t001000) for these tires. I contacted the manufacturer uniroyal who instructed me to go to sears & roebuck automotive. I was then informed by sears that they do not deal in uniroyal tires and could not help me. I then re-contacted uniroyal and was told that they could not find this recall even though I could supply them with the federal safety agency campaign id. I was then told that it was irrelevant because my tires are over 6 yrs old anyway ( * these tires were stored in like "new" condition, dew to my deployment in the military). I experienced this blowout within only a few hundred miles after remounting them ( this can be told by the extreme amount of tread that is on the tires , regardless of there manufacture date. This vehicle still has three more of these tires on it and I am concerned that this could happen again. This was not a simple flat tire, this tire exploded and tread separated similar to how a tractor trailer tire violently blows. These are not the original tires that came on this truck , my complaint is against uniroyal not the car manufacturer.

Filed Aug 4, 2004 · Tires · NH

Consumer was involved with the firestone recall of tires for blow outs. While driving 60 MPH driver's side tire blew out, ripping across the middle. Consumer was able to maintain control without any collisions these tires were manufactured by general, series general at, /p2357515.

Filed Nov 28, 2003 · Tires · 74,000 miles · LA · crash

My driver-side, rear tire tread separated. (semperit brand p235/75r15 (this brand is not on your drop down menu!)) on my 1994 ford explorer causing damage to my car (namely the rear quarter panel.) I was able to control the car and thus not hit anything else. The tires had 24,000 miles on them. This happened during the ford/firestone news. Ford would not pay to replace the tires and the company semperit in nowhere to be found in the us.

Filed Mar 25, 2003 · Tires · OH

The dealer replaced all four recalled tires, however one of the new tires experienced tread separation, the dealer replaced the tire, but refused to change the other three tires.

Filed Jul 22, 2002 · Tires · TX

Dueler apt, replacement equipment on a 1994 ,ford, explorer with 99000 miles. Tread separation on rear driver side tire at 75 MPH.*ak the tread of the tire separated from the tire and wrapped around the axle, locking the rear wheels and caused consumers vehicle to spin out of control. The tires had been checked twenty minutes prior to departure for proper pressure. The mechanic informed consumer that the treads were fine. Consumer tried talking to firestone/bridgestone dealer. It was explained to consumer that the particular tire was made exclusively for sears and they could not deal with it.

Filed Apr 15, 2002 · Tires · NJ

After getting firestone tires replaced with bridgestone tires, the front right tire had a tread separation, the other four tires had some cracking in the sidewalls. P235/75r15, mounted on a 1994 ford explorer, replacement tires. *ak

Filed Apr 10, 2002 · Tires · OH

Due to tire separation firestone did not exchange all the tires out.*ak *jg (firestone atx p235/75r15)

Filed Aug 23, 2001 · Tires · OK

Prior to recall, consumer experienced tread separation and replaced all four firestone atx/ p235/75r15 tires, however consumer was denied reimbursement due to the replacement tires being purchased prior to january 1, 2000.

Filed Aug 16, 2001 · Tires · TX · crash · 2 injuries

Due to tire failure me & my family had an accident our explorer roled over three times.

Filed Jun 20, 2001 · Tires · AZ · 1 injury

While driving, right rear firestone tire experienced tread separation, consumer states his seat belt got caught on his cuff, causing great pain to his left shoulder, consumer replaced his tires and has requested reimbursement, however has been denied several times, consumer did not give any specific tire information.