1997 Ford Explorer: pulls to one side

Filed Oct 1, 2001 · Wheels · MA

Vehicle would pull to the right while driving 35mph. Have taken to dealership to check on alignment. Informed not alignment. Mechanic indicated problem iwas located in wheel hub. It was not repaired.

Filed Aug 27, 2001 · Seats, Suspension · AZ

The vehicle pulled to the right and the consumer noticed a major shimmy which caused the steering wheel to shake resulting in front tires making noise. The cause was discovered to be a missing part called a camber kit. The consumer wants a refund from the manufacturer of the vehicle for fixing this problem.

Filed Jan 6, 2001 · Tires · LA

My sister took her vehicle into audubon ford for routine service and because it was pulling to the right. The mechanic told her that the tread on the tires was separating and the tires needed replaced. She then took the vehicle to sam's club automotive for a second opinion. They concurred and she bought 5 new tires. This was 3 days before she was officially notified by ford of the tire recall. She went to firestone in new orleans and explained to them the problem. She was told they would not reimburse her because: the tires were replaced 3 days before she was notified, sam's club might have sold the tires taken off the vehicle, she could not produce the tires for them, and she did not know the numbers on the side of the tires. This is bull. Ford can tell by their records what tires were on the vehicle and where they came from. Firestone can also check with the selling dealer's mechanic to verify there was a problem with the tires. Are you supposed to use a defective product until the recall starts and hope you don't die because of it? Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.*ak (tiresize: p23570r16)( dot number: tire size: p23570r16 )

Filed Nov 13, 2000 · Tires · CA

Faulty firestone tires cause a vehicle to pull to one side or another and a constant shimmy in the steering wheel, consumer had several alignments done but to no avail, after the tires were replaced there were no problems (firestone wilderness at p235/75r15). Nlm

Filed Sep 18, 2000 · Wheels · WI

Improper camber adjustment component part of original equipment does not allow wheel alignment. This causes excessive tire wear on the inside corner of the tire and poor handling of the auto. Car pulls to the right.

Filed Sep 12, 2000 · Tires · FL

Firestone wilderness at tire (p235/75r15) dot w2hl caused vehicle to pull to the right at all speeds, consumer states vehicle rode rough, left front tire experienced steel belt separation, visual inspection of tires showed no problems.

Filed Sep 9, 2000 · Tires · FL

Although my tires are not included in the current recall I believe that they should be. I was lucky. My eplorer warned me that something was wrong when it started pulling to the right. I thought I needed and alignment and took my explorer to a ford dealer for an alignment. My alignment was fine and I was flabergasted when the ford people told me that my front left firestone wilderness at tire, not involved in the recall, had a belt completely seperated from the rest of the tire. They told me not to drive on it. As if was not safe and had been completely destroyed. I was in shock as I had my grandchildren in the explorer a few day before. I was concerned for my safety and the safety of others so I immediately bought five new tires.we were planning to drive from florida to portland, oregon on the original firestone tires. Since I am retired and so not drive very much I would not have had to buy new tires for sometime as they only had 32,400 plus miles on them. I am informing you of this hoping that someone else that might be planning a long trip on the firestone tires not involved in the recall will reconsider. Thank you for being there.( dot number: w2hlipy446 tire size: p235/75r15 )

Filed Aug 15, 2000 · Tires · VA

We purchased the 97 explorer in 1999 - as a new vehicle - with 9,000 miles on it. We originally noticed that the tires had a problem in april of 2000 and experienced problems with the vehicle pulling to the right. We took to the dealer who performed a front end alignment that did not help. They rotated the tires that helped with the steering problem, however, the tires had already began to show signed of treadwear cracking and sidewall cracking. This vehicle only has 26,000 miles and we should not be experiencing problems with our tires at this time. After the recall notice, we took back to the dealer who referred us back to firestone. Firestone stated they are not recalling our dot number tire at this time, but we feel that this tire is an extreme safety hazard in hauling our family and feel firestone needs to recall these tires as well. We have always used firestone tires and have never experienced or seen this type of problem before and would like to see firestone recall these tires as well, in order to save our lives as well as the lives of many others! That could very well be prevented now!( dot number: vnhl tire size: p2357515 )

Filed Aug 10, 2000 · Tires · MI

While driving about 65 MPH rear right tire suffered a tread separation, causing consumer to lose control, wandering side to side. Other experience with firestone tires wilderness at was that rear left tire was peeling.

Filed Aug 9, 2000 · Tires · KS

The tires (firestone wilderness at) on the consumers vehicle experienced excessive wear and cupping, vehicle also pulls hard to the right and appeared to be very unstable and unsafe. Nlm

Filed Aug 5, 2000 · Tires · CA

For about 2 weeks my vehicle was pulling to the right and the ride got increasingly rough. My husband took the vehicle to a tire store and found that the tread was separating and there was a bubble in the tire. According to the mechanic, the tire was about to blow out. We purchased a replacement tire (a firestone atx) and left the other three original tires on. I've since seen reports on problems with firestone wilderness tires so I wanted to report this. *ak( dot number: )

Filed Aug 3, 2000 · Suspension, Tires · NC

Pe00020; tire tread separation: while driving at any speed, truck pulled severely to the right. Tire on the driver's right front side continued to shear on the inside. Tires were firestone wilderness, size p23575r15, original equipment sold with explorer. Tires were aligned and switched around, but continued to pull to right, and sheared the tires. *ak