While driving the rear right tire blewout, causing vehicle to roll.
1998 Ford Explorer tires complaints
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Pe0 020; consumer was on the highway and stopped because of construction. He had a flat tire, and there was a whole inside of the tire because the tire will not hold air. The tires were firstoine wildernesss atx.
Pe00020; tire tread separation: while driving at 70 MPH tread on front driver's side tire came off. Driver lost control of vehicle and crashed into a guardrail. Driver was the only passenger in explorer, and did sustain injuries. Tire was a firestone, wilderness, atx, tire size p25570r16, and was original equipment. Firestone was not contacted about tire. Please provide any further information.
Original equipment on a 98 explorer. While driving 65-70mph right rear tire sidewall belwout. *ak firestone wilderness at p235/75/r15 mw
Pe00020; tire tread separation: while driving at 65 MPH tread on the rear tire on the passenger's side came off. Driver was able to control vehicle. This was a firestone wilderness atx tires, orginal equipment, and size p23575r15sm/s. Firestone or the dealership were not contacted about the tires. Please provide any further information.
Firestone wilderness atx tires bubbled up and came apart, but vehicle was still driveable. Dealer has not been contacted.
Suv was equipped with firestone wilderness tires. Right rear tire blewout due to tread separation while traveling at 45 MPH. Dealer has been contacted.
Driving on interstate when tire blew. Tread became tangeled in emergency brake lines eganging brakes and disabling vehicle. To date, all four tires have had to be replaced for various defects. *ak( dot number: tire size: p255/70r16 )
Tread seperated from tire. Fortunately I cought it in the beginning stages and replaced the tires. *ak( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )
No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak( dot number: tire size: 75r15 65 )
Driving on I-75 in broward county, day, light rain, road had a sheen but no large standing puddles. Section of highway we travel daily. Vehicle abruptly hydroplaned and cocked 30-40 degrees to the right. I was looking down the lane of travel out the left window. I was able to recover control. Had tire and suspension checked. Tires had 50% tread remaining. Replaced with michelin no further hydroplaning episodes. The loss of directional control was extremely abrupt and stopped at 30-40 degrees before I could react to countersteer. I have a type rating in airbus 300, 14 year navy pilot, 10 years as navy flight instructor and have driven in absymal florida wx all my life. The handling characteristics of this tire were poor. *ak( dot number: tire size: 255/70/16 )
With less than 700 miles on the SUV, a stone from our driveway punctured the tire and cause it to go flat. The dealer was contacted and a firestone dealer also. There was no warranty for the tires. Again after less that 11k miles another stone punctured another of the tires. Again firestone was contacted. We elected to replace all 4 firestone tires for goodyear. Of all the vehicals and tires that have passed over our driveway no others have every had a stone puncture a tire. *ak( dot number: )
Tire had good tread left. *ak( dot number: )
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )
Fairly new tire failed while driving on well maintained roads. Recent news articles about these failures initiated this report. At the time of failure the hertz agency mentioned they had, had several failures. *ak( dot number: tire size: unknown )
Tire failure may be related to investigation pe00-020. Major tear occurred at sidewall/tread interface.( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )
While driving about 70 MPH a left right tire blew out where tread separated on firestone wilderness atx tires.
Pe00-020; consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and right rear tire tread peeled off. Driver had some difficulty.
Pe00-020; firestone wilderness atx tires on a 1998 ford explorer, tire size p23575r15, dot number not available. When driving 65 MPH tread completely separated, causing tread to roll into the rim. Tires have 27 thousand miles. Please provide any further details. *ak firestone wilderness at p235/75/r15
Firestone wilderness atx tires(p23575r15 original equipment on a 98 explorer. Tread is cracking at the sidewall. Dealer has been notified. *ak all tires were replaced due to recall and faulty tires, the dot #vhdl.
Pe00020; tire tread separation: tread is separating from the tire on the left rear. There is a crack between the sidewall and the tread. Tire was original equipment. Owner has contacted a firestone dealership about the tire. Owner was told that adjustments would be made to replace the tire.
The left-rear tire failed at a speed of approximately 70 MPH causing me to lose control of the vehicle which then overturned, resulting in injuries to myself and my wife. We were not the owners of the vehicle (which has since been totaled as a result of the accident), rather it belonged to my aunt and uncle. *ak( dot number: )
I have had two blowouts on these tires --- the most recent at high speed on the interstate. In the two years I have had this car, I have replaced all tires! *ak( dot number: )
Just learned from the news media today that this might be a problem...was traveling along interstate 91 in vermont this may when the tire literally came apart. There was nothing left but the rim when I finally got the vehicle stopped. *ak( dot number: )
The tire essentially blew out and went immediately flat, while traveling at 65 MPH on the interstate. If it had been a front tire it probably would have caused an acident. The local firestone dealer said I ran over something that caused a puncture, but I know that wasn't the case, as there was a sizeable hole in the tread area of the tire and there were strands of radial reinforcing wire inside and outside of the tire. In light of the recent publicity on the subject, I thought it might be useful to pass along this information. *ak( dot number: )
Pe00020; tire tread separation: consumer was traveling about 70mph on freeway and vehicle dropped and flew to the left, and started rolling. Consumer had lost control of vehicle. Also, vehicle was totaled. The vehicle had firestone atx tires. *ak the impact specialist for insurance determined that the tire was defective.
Truck started developing control problems, fishtailing and vibrating. Noticed that tire treads were separating. Took to firestone dealer and replaced all 4. 2 of them were bulging and separating a great deal, the other 2 were starting to develop minor bulges. We were lucky that we stopped before we lost complete control. *ak( dot number: )
On february 27, 2000 my daughter and two friends were returning to our home in downers grove, illinois from iowa city, iowa where they were visiting my son and other daughter at college. While on eastbound interstate 88, at approximately mile marker 15, traveling about 65 miles per hour, the right front tire suddenly exploded. Pieces of the tire flew in all directions with some hitting both the windshield and side windows. The vehicle immediately fell onto the rim and jerked to the right, forcing the vehicle out of the left-hand lane, through the right-hand lane and onto the right shoulder before it could be stopped. We were extremely fortunate that no one was in the right hand lane or on the right hand shoulder and especially fortunate that the vehicle did not roll over. My daughter and her friends were very upset and shaken. After replacing the blown tire with the spare tire they continued their trip and arrived in downers grove. On february 28th I took several pictures of the damage to the vehicle and the remains of the tire and I would be happy to share them with you. On february 29th I went to the local firestone store where I strongly inquired about the safety of the tire and its history of blowouts. I was assured by the manager of the firestone store, ron degner, that there was no history of this problem and that my daughter probably ran over something on the highway. I paid firestone $472.78 for a new tire, reconditioned rim, and all the other work associated with replacing the tire. I then went to joe madden body shop, the ford dealer where I purchased the vehicle. I strongly inquired about the safety of the vehicle and the wilderness tires and any history of blowouts. I was assured by the body shop adjuster, bob schretter, that there was no history of this problem. I arranged for the appropriate repairs to my vehicle, and after two visits to the body shop paid a total of $331.94. I was reimbursed $265.09 from my insurance company.
Pe00-020; consumer was traveling about 74mph on the highway when left rear firestone wilderness tire on driver's side had separated, lost control and rolled once. Vehicle was totaled. There were two injuries.
After driving short distance, tire went suddenly flat. It was sitting on the rim when driver got it off the road into a parking lot. A repair shop could not find anything wrong with the tire except that it had no air in it. There was no tread separation.
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