These tires are fality . They have 40000 miles on them and have been rotated every 5000 miles. The tires have been making a whooping sound for a long time. It sounds like the tirers are seperating from the tread. I have been to the ford dealer in niles mi, and the firerstone corp. Store in south bend indiana . Expert tire phone # 219‑288‑7800. They agree that there is a major prom with the tires. However, they can not replace them. They said that there not on the recall. I need heip. Please. I think the replacement cost is over $500. I want to file a formal complant that these tires need to also be on the recall list.( dot number: w2cu1px018 tire size: p255/70r16 )
1998 Ford Explorer tires complaints
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I had replaced 3 wilderness at tires with 3 wilderness at tires by the time the 3rd one blew out and this time I ended up in a large ditch after rolling 1 and 1/half times. I complained to firestone and ford both since I bought the new tires at both places. They blamed each other. I tried to tell them that the tires were not wearing right, very different than any other tires I've ever owned, but they would not listen to me, and now its too late!!!!!( dot number: tire size: 23575r15 )
I have removed & replaceded these tires at 16,310 miles because I do not trust my life to a posable recall. I want firestone to pay me in cash or check for the ties that I excepted in good will from ford & firestone. If wilderness tires are defective from one plant I think they would be in all plants & all tires made to those specifications.to me the tires do not look very good now that I see them off the car.please put me in the class action law suit if you will.if I must take the finacial burdon of me puting the new tires on my car,so be it. I will be alive to tell about it. Driving in hot desert and mountain road conditions is dangerous enough without taking the chance of on defective tiers. Thanks for all the good work you are doing for us. Please excuse me for using this way of telling you about my problems ,but I called your hot line and no one returned my call.( dot number: w2 tire size: p255\70\r1 )
This was a size 16 wilderness at tire that's not covered under the recall but blew out on the interstate. No one was injured, but you may have other firestone tires that are bad!( dot number: ? Tire size: p25570s16 )
My explorer has ~22,000 miles on it. All four tires are severely cracking where the tread joins the tire. The tires have been well maintained and rotated at proper intervals. I have not done any off road driving with my vehicle. All the miles have been normal city and highway driving. With the recent recall of the firestone wilderness 15 inch tires, I am concerned that the same structural failure is present in my 16 inch tires. The cracking involves the entire tire. It seems that the tread could just break free at any time. I am asking for your help in seeing to it that all sizes of the firestone tires are recalled. I would be more than happy to send photos of my tires and the cracking that has taking place on them. Thanks for your time and help.( dot number: tire size: 255/70/r16 )
Tires are defective but not on the recall list( dot number: p235/75r15 )
Was driving 25mph when tire blew out. This caused the tire to partially come off the rim. Vehicle was controllable. Managed to get to gas station & contact road service. Had tire changed. It had a slit in the center of the tread & had popped. Firestone wilderness p235/75r15 dot w2hl1py358 with 19,000 miles.
Driving 60mph vehicle started to shimmy. Checked tires after stopping noticed tread had separated, but did not come completely off. Took to goodyear & had 2 front tires replaced. Rear 2 tires okay. Firestone wilderness at p235/75r15 with 20,000 miles. Do not have tires.*ak dot vdhl
My mechanic said at least two of the tires were showing signs of tread separation. Firestone said to go to their dealer, who said he couldn't detemine that there was any tread separation signs. The firestone dealer also said that he's never seen such signs, because as soon as there's a problem, the tires fail. Further, the firestone dealer stated that, if he were the customer, he would replace the tires. I've since replaced the tired with goodyear wranglers. Firestone hasn't responded to my request for their claim process, only noting that there isn't a recall for the 16" tires.( dot number: wzcu tire size: p255/70r16 )
My tires have not failed yet but 2 weeks before the recall I had them examined because they were pulling to one side. I was told it was probably "radial pull" and not to worry about it. I am now wondering if these tires could be starting to unravel. I am willing to have the federal safety agency examine them before they are replaced. Please let me know if you are interested in these tires.( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )
Not one of the recalled tires made at decatur il plant( dot number: tire size: p235 75r15 )
3 tires separated within 2 weeks. Dealer informed firestone of defect and recommended replacement. Firestone refused replacement. Further contact with firestone resulted in replacement based on prorata for bridgestone duellers.( dot number: tire size: 16 )
Wilderness/at, tire size p23575r15, standard equipment on this vehicle blewout when backing into a curb. It was a slight bump. Dealer was contacted.
Neither ford nor firestone has complied with the replacement. I have had to purchase new tires out-of-pocket totaling $460.00.( dot number: tire size: 235 )
Tire blew out, when vehicle stopped tread was seperated from rest of tire.( dot number: unreadable tire size: p255/70r16 )
I am not in pocession of this vehicle any longer...but I did trade it on a ford expedition with firestone wilderness tires. They are identical in shape form and function!!!! Furthermore I did have a tire failure with the firestone wilderness at type tires on my 1998 ford explorer. I ran over a tractor trailer mud flap laying very flat in the road, and my right rear firestone wilderness at tire blew out for no apparent reason.( dot number: tire size: 235/75/15 )
Tires replaced because of reported tire problems with this size and application and after expert examination they were found to be dangerous, so I had them replaced with goodyear tires, I have spoken to firestone but they refuse to act on reinbursement due to the fact that I replaced the tires one day before the recall.( dot number: tire size: 235/75sr15 )
On march 6, 2000 I went to the firestone tire store in davie fl. After I explaned what had eccurred & showed them the tire with the tread half off, they replied "will that be cash or credit?" now I know that this was not a fluke & have been tring to get my money back from firestone so far with out any luck.( dot number: )
Traveling northbound on I-295. Puncture to right rear tire, driver lost control, rolled three times landing on roof against median guardrail. Front seat passenger ejected and killed, second seat passenger ejected.( dot number: w2hlipy148 tire size: p235/75r15 )
The right rear tire started to come apart at 70 MPH on the turnpike in miami. Stopped the car on the side of the road and noticed the tire coming apart. Drove to a firestone dealer and replaced the two rear tires and the next day the two front. The firestone dealer said the tire should not come apart like it did and would send the tires to firestone on 5/6/00.( dot number: vdhlw02110 tire size: 235/75r15 )
Size 25570r16; while on highway noticed vehicle was not traveling normally. Tire dealer stated tires were unsafe due to separation and cracking at base of tire treads and needed to be replaced. *ak the tire dealers indicated that the tires were defective and unsafe and were all replaced by firestone dealer who included it as part of recall. (dot # wzcv1px417)
Pe00020; tire tread separation: all four tires are showing signs of tread separation. Tires are wilderness, at, p235r7515, manufactured at the joliete plant. Original tire equipment. Please list dot # if possible.
The tire shows a crack on the sidewall completely around the tire where the tread meets the tire side wall. These tires do not have the same dot numbers as the tires advertised as being defective or those listed on your website. The tires on my car clearly have this problem. A repair shop pointed out this problem to me. All tires of this size and style must be recalled and inspected or replaced.( dot number: vnhlipy477 tire size: p235-75r15 )
My sister was killed when her ford explorer rolled over. She had a previous tire failure about 6 months before the fatal accident.( dot number: )
On may 9, 2000, had tire blowout while travelling. Tread on right rear tire separated from the rest of tire.( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )
Inflation pressures consistently maintained at 3000 mile intervals. Tread separation from wilderness at tires caused blowouts in four incidents. Two incidents in 1999 and two incidents in 2000. All incidents occurred at 40-60 MPH or shortly after decelerating from such speeds. Replacement tires purchased from firestone dealer. Defective tires replaced/discarded by dealer so actual id info and "evidence" is no longer available for defective tires. Dealers and manufacturer cannot know site of manufacture since defective tires have been discarded. Manufacturer cannot prove or disprove that these tires were manufactured in suspect plant in illinois.( dot number: tire size: 23575r15 )
After find out of a recall on firestone tires, took vehicle to check the tires, and technician saw cracks on all tires which were the same as mentioned in the the recall, but a different plant. Firestone wilderness p235/75r15. *ak firestone wilderness at p235/75/r15
Consumer was traveling on highway on march 29, there was an intermittent problem with ABS brake system. She was approaching red light, and when she went to apply brakes, brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Consumer took vehicle to the dealership, and problem couldn't be duplicated. Brakes felt like a sponge, and consumer was forced to put vehicle in park, and use emergency brake to stop.*ak consumer states firestone tires dot w2hl, tires make thumping noises and firestone dealer will not replace tires because they are not on recall.
While driving 70 MPH tread separated from casing of the left rear tire. Original tires purchased on a 1998 ford explorer, tire size 22575r16 with 44,000 miles. Please provide the dot number from the tire and any other details.*ak firestone wilderness at 225/75/r16
Steel belt popped through the treads causing the tire to rapidly deflate after stopping the vehicle. According to the firestone dealer the other original tires have at least 10-15 thousand miles left on the treds.( dot number: w2hl tire size: p235/75r15 )
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