Firestone wilderness at tires p255 70 r16 experienced splitting.
1996 Ford Explorer tires complaints
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Firestone wilderness tire p255 70 r16 experienced cracking on the inside and outside of sidewall.
The tire was correctly inflated per ford motor company manual. At approximately 65 miles an hour, the outer tread separated from the carcass on the left rear tire causing the vehicle to veer out of control. The driver was fortunate to regain control of the vehicle and pull of the road and then proceeded to change the tire. The tire has been saved. (dot number: p255-70r16 tiresize: 16 inch)
The firestone atx (p235/75r15) began to develop loud thumping sounds, while driving the vehicle became unstable consumer checked the tire and the left rear had a raised ridge about 3/4 of the tires circumference, in one spot the tire had worn down through the tread and through all the layer of rubber which was as soft as an inner tube, consumer replaced all four tires and request reimbursement. Nlm
Tire tread separated causing the vehicle to skid then spin then roll 4 times. Driver suffered a head injury requiring hospital care. Front passenger was not injured. Back seat passenger was ejected from the vehicle and suffered a fractured l2 vertebrae. (dot number: unknown tiresize: p235/75r15)
I am sending you a complete description I mailed firestone for reimbursement. Please call me as I have a vehicle that suffered the drivers side rear wheel blowout and I almost crashed into the freeway barrier. (tiresize: ?)( dot number: tire size: ? )
Travelling on the fl turnpike on a very hot day at appx 70 MPH the right rear tire casing blew off the tire. The inside tire stayed invlated. I drove off the expressway to the nearest firestone . They did not tellme this was a product defect and they should fix the damages to my vehicle. The tail light was smashed, the cowling around the wheel well was damaged. I paid to replace all 4 tires. I also had a tire blowout on the highway but no damage was done to the vehicle on that occasion.these tires are not included in the recall but maybe they should be. (tiresize: 25570r16)( dot number: tire size: 25570r16 )
I have had three firestone tire failures since purchasing this car - one definitely due to a separated tread - I have had to replace all the tires on my explorer. *ak (tiresize: p235/75r15)( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )
Firestone tire experienced a blow out.
Was driving 65mph when tread separated from tire. Vehicle went into a skid, rolled over two or three times, and hit median. Tires were still inflated. Vehicle was totaled. Firestone, wilderness at with 43,000 miles. P235/75r15.
Original equipment on a 1996, explorer, p255/70r16 size, dot#vncv1pl275. Tread on all four tires has started to crack at the top of the tire.*ak the customer had firestone wilderness at 16 which was not on recall and had no problem that others experienced but got it replaced be on safe side.
Tires have cracks on and about shoulder area, dry rot. These tires were replaced and inspected by sears personnel. Firestone personnel refused to acknowledge any problem with these tires; did not inspect. I have retained all 5 tires. (dot number: w2uu1mx295 tiresize: p225/70r15)
On the above date I was returning from jacksonville on I-95 southbound when the tread separated from the carcas on my left rear tire. The tread took out part of the lower left rear quarter panel when it came off. I fishtailed but managed to come to a safe stop, and no further damage ensued. These tires were original equipment on my SUV when I bought it. All four tires on the ground were rotated according to manufacturer's specs by a local tire kingdom on 12/03/1999. They felt out-of-round on the trip back. I had the four tires on the ground replaced with goodyear tires on 04/25/2000. I still have the original spare. Firestone has not been cooperative in my efforts to be reimbursed. Please feel free to contact me by phone or email for further information. *ak (dot number: unknown tiresize: p235/75r15)
Firestone tires were replaced prior to recall notice 00t-005, consumer request reimbursement. Nlm
Consumer replaced firestone radial atx tires prior to recall when they began to separate, make noise and experience vibration, consumer request reimbursement but was told that he had to turn in the tire to get the refund or adjustment. Nlm
The tread was pulling apart from the firestone tire and the radial could be seen all around the tire. Nlm
Original equipment firestone atx tires (p235/75r15) experienced tread separation prior to recall notice 00t-005, consumer replaced all 4 tires and request reimbursement. Nlm
Firestone wilderness at tires(p235 75 15) experienced tread separation, consumer lost control of vehicle resulting in collision and damaging vehicle, consumer requests reimbursment.
Driving 70mph when steering wheel began to shake. Heard thumping noises at the same time. Vehicle also started to vibrate. Was slowing down & pulled into walmart. Had a salesperson in the tire section look at tires. The left front had tread on it, but completely uneven. The tread still on tires barely. Pulled all four tires off vehicle. Firestone at p275/75r15 with 42,000 miles.
I purchased my 96 ford explorer in nov. 95 and have had a vehicle shudder problem that becomes a safety problem when tires are inflated beyond the recommended tire pressure of 26psi. Ford have now recommended tire pressures of 30psi, which I cannot do without risking a vehicle loss of control situation.the first time tis happened, it absolutely scared the living daylights out of me, to put it politely! I had just picked up the truck from the mission valley ford after some brake work. I took the truck up to freeway speed and while traveling over some rough freeway surface the truck almost went out of control. I returned to the dealer where failure analysis was performed. The only issue the service engineer identified as abnormal was they had set the tire pressure to 30psi(all tires). Resetting the tires back to 26psi eliminated the problem.this problem resurfaced twice more since and resetting the tires to 26psi corrected the lack of control problem. The shudder I normally feel appeared to extend into the steering wheel and it became very difficult for me to control the truck when I traveled over a rough patch in the surface of a freeway. Emergency braking brought the truck back under control. I no longer allow my wife to drive the explorer.Im familiar with steering wheel shudder as a result of poor wheeling balancing, but this is different. The whole vehicle shudders, not the steering wheel, at cruising speeds of 60 MPH and above, and is particularly obvious on long journeys. This was identified to your service dept., who suggested that the tracking and/or the tires may be at fault. Tracking has been checked and new tires purchased, but neither corrected the problemt shudder problem has been verified by the service dept of the dealer where I purchased my explorer. See attached service records dated 6/12/97 and 12/1/98 for this problem.please review the above information and attached service records. I eagerly await your response.
Wear defect. Left front tire(althought it was on other areas as the tires were rotated) always had excessive inside tread wear. I complained to firestone and they said I probably needed a front end alignment. I had three alignments done in the suceeding 18 months and it did not correct the problem. After I have read about the defect in the tires, I thought maybe that was an indication the treat was faulty. It only happened on one tire. I didn't report as I replaced the tires when necessary but thought is was odd that this would happen. (tiresize: 16/225)( dot number: tire size: 16/225 )
Reight rear tire separated causing driver to loose control of the vehicle, the vehicle went off the shoulder through the median and overturned several times and ejected the driver and 4 of the 5 passengers,five occupants sustained incapacitating injuries and one occupant was killed(bridgestone/firestone, p235/75r15, radial atx m/s, vdhl1pm166, right rear, florida traffic crash report). Nlm
Rear left tire separated from the tread causing triver to loose control of the vehicle hich the traveled to the left grass shoulder, after entering the shoulder the vehicle started to rotate in a clockwise direction and started to overturn for about 89 feet before it came to rest on the drivers side ,driver, passenger and rear right passenger sustained incapacitating injuries, the rear left passenger sustainednon-incapacitating injuries (bridgestone/firestone, p235/75r15, radial atx m/s, vdhl1pm246, left rear, florida, traffic crash report). Nlm
While driving the right rear tire blewout causing the driver to loose control of the vehicle, as a result the vehicle struck a guardrail and overturned, all four occupants were injured (south carolina uniform traffic collision report, bridgestone/firestone, p255/70r16, wilderness at m/s, w2cu1px465, right rear). Nlm
Rear tire blewout causing driver to loose control as a result the vehicle ran off the road, the driver jerked the steering wheel to the right and the vehicle entered the road and flipped three times landing on its wheels, physical evidence does not support blowout, but does indicate tread separation which partially came off the body of the tire, three people were injured one was killed (texas peace offices accident report, bridgestone/firestone, p235/75r15, radial atx m/s, vdhl1pm276, right rear). Nlm
The left rear tire tread separated from the tire which wrapped around the axle, the driver lost control of the vehicle and it rolled over from end to end with the left front and right rear corners sustaining most of the impact, during the rollover both rear seat passengers were ejected, one person was killed in this accident three others were injured (arizona traffic crash report, bridgestone/firestone, p235/75r15, radial atx m/s, left rear). Nlm
The left rear tire blewout while driving causing the driver to loose control of the vehicle, as a result the vehicle rolled over about three times before coming to rest in the upright position, one occupant was ejected from the vehicle and later died, the other occupants were injured (kansas motor vehicle traffic accident report, bridgestone/firestone, p235/75r15, radial atx m/s, vdhl1pm375). Nlm
Left rear tire blewout while driving causing the driver to loose control, as a result the vehicle rolled over (florida traffic crash report, bridgestone/firestone, p235/75r15, radial atx m/s, w1hlat5387, left rear). Nlm
The tread on the left rear tire separated causing the driver to loose control and roll several times, the driver sustained incapacitating injuries (texas peace officers accident report, bridgestone/firestone, p235/75r15,radial atx m/s, vdhl1pm465). Nlm
Right rear tire blewout while driving causing the vehicle to rollover, the driver was ejected from the vehicle and the infant was found in the drives seat with some lacerations to the forehead (arkansas motor vehicle collision report, bridgestone/firestone, p235/75r15, radial atx m/s, vdhl1pm096, right rear). Nlm
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