On 10/06/2006 my daughter was driving her 1999 ford explorer on I-35 north of waco, tx when her right rear tire blew out. It was a goodyear wrangler ht. The tire was replaced the next day in dallas by a dealer. This is related to complaint # 10171809.
1999 Ford Explorer tires complaints
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On 10/06/2006 my daughter was driving her 1999 ford explorer on I-35 at approx 70 MPH when her right rear tire blew out. On 10/19/2006 she was driving on the same stretch of road and her left rear tire blew out. Both tires were goodyear wrangler ht with approx 21k miles on them and were inflated to 35 psi. She was extrememly fortunate in both cases and did not roll the SUV however, she did total the SUV.
Dt*: the contact stated the tire threads separated from the rear passenger tire causing the vehicle to spin out of control at 55 MPH, and almost caused an accident. The contact purchased the vehicle used and was unsure how old the tire was. The tire manufacturer was dunlop. Size: p235/75r15.
Dt*: the contact stated; two of the continental tires purchased for the vehicle had tread separation from the belt. The first tire failure was on 7/17/2006. The second failure occurred on 9/1/2006, while traveling 50 MPH on a highway in clear dry conditions, the front of the vehicle began to vibrate. The vehicle was pulled off the road, and the right front tire was replaced. The tire was taken to the sales dealer, where the dealer informed the contact the warranty was expired on the tire. The manufacturer was not notified.*ak updated 10/31/2006 -
I purchased a set of tires for my car on feb 2003 (michelin ltx a/t all season p235/75r15 105s from costco) on june 2004 one of the tires blewout on the sidewall and separated, on march 2006 one of the tires blewout on the sidewall and separated, and on june 2006 one of the tires blewout on the sidewall and separated, I have only put a total of 18,000 miles on the tires. I don't understand how the tires keep blowing out on the freeway. The michelin manufacturer just blew me off, and was of no help.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at 55 MPH the right and left front tires blew out one week apart. There were no problems with the steering prior to the incident. The tire pressure was 32. There was no bulging noticed in the tires.
While driving 40 MPH right rear tire experienced a tread separation. Goodyear wrangler ap, aftermarket equipment, tire size 265/70r16, dot# unavailable. Goodyear was notified. *ak
While driving 40 MPH, the right rear tire tread separated. This was the replacement tire for the tire recall 01t016000. *ak *sc
Driving on highway and I started feeling the whole truck bounce, I went to the tire shop to find out. The tire was separating from the tread or spliting down the middle. This has happened twice and now a new one that was bought to replace one of the old ones is also beginning to separate.
I purchased my explorer about 1 year ago. I have had nothing but problems with it since I bought it. Just in the last 3 months it has been in the shop at hometown motors at least 4 or 5 times. And everytime they get it in they charge me a hundred dollar deductable plus what the warranty won't cover. I had to pay 1300.oo for my warranty and I have had to pay almost 700.00 since then on the work for everything going wrong with the explorer. I have all of my receipts being gathered . Who can I get ahold of to tell them about this lemon that I bought. I cannot afford for this to keep going on.I still owe the car company almost 300 dollars from last week when my explorer was in the shop for almost 2 weeks. Please email me back and tell me everything I should do to get this problem fixed. I really appreciate it.
While driving at 30 MPH rear passenger's side tire separated from the rim. No impact reported.
Several problems with 1999 ford explorer eddie bauer edition. *mr when the vehicle was turned right, the windshield wipers would come on, the right rear tire had blown, there was a whine noise, a leaking on the garage floor along with a burning smell when the vehicle was shutoff, it was discovered the front axle seal needed to be replaced. Check engine light had come on and the heat gauge showed hot, the dealer determined it was the thermostat. The engine surged, the light emitting the display had gone out, there was a problem with the right front hub assembly/axle seal. *scc
Saturday, nov , 3:00 pm. Driver (17), was making a left turn at xxxxxx & xxxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxx) and suddenly lost control of 1999 ford explorer which jumped curb and slammed into a tree. No other vehicles involved. Apparent cause: right rear tire -- goodyear wrangler ht -- seemed to have blown to pieces. Vehicle had traveled approximately 2 miles prior to incident ( from cold start, so no significant pre-incident travel time). Driver had just stopped at a red light and had traveled less than 1/5 of a mile (est) while making normal left turn in route home. Police at scene issued no citation. Driver taken to e.r. And released subsequently. One witness said tire was "on fire." both air bags deployed upon impact with tree. Prior to accident, tires appeared in good shape, left- rear companion tire is same age, model and mileage as right-rear. Left rear is available for insurance adjuster inspection. Vehicle is at collision clinic inc., on xxxxxx xxxx in missouri city, texas (small sub-division adjacent to xxxxx xxxx). Allstate insurance company. Tire was completely withered after incident. No precursor problems whatever with either tires or vehicle (other than earlier recall with which we complied and received new tires). *la , gem
Front right replacement tire for the firestone recall 01 x 001 000, experienced tread separation. This occurred while driving at 56 MPH, which caused loss of control. The vehicle impacted the medium.
Ltr fm john murphy owner of a 1999 ford explorer reporting spare tire dropped from vehicle. Writer concerned with position of spare tires and vehicle. The consumer's son had gone to the dealer to replace the defective part (fmc# f7721a480ab) which was in stock. The part was not suppose to fail per parts department. *scc *jb *cb
While driving, the left front tire tread separated and blew out, causing extensive damage and injury to the consumer. Delta sierra radial, 2,387 miles on tire .firestone recall replacement tire.
As I was driving 45 MPH the front tire blew out and taking the car out of control these tires has a recall by ford and these were changed by firestone in sept 2000..my wipes neck has been injured..the tread is great but the bet inside let loose.
On saturday may 31, 2003, my wife and I were on our way to tucson, az from san diego, ca in separate vehicles. We were in arizona on interstate 8 travelling eastbound, 23 miles west of casa grande. The speed limit was 75 and that is what my wife was doing. The air temperatureound 100 degrees. All four michelin ltxams 255 70 r 16 tires were properly inflated. The right rear tire completely blew out. The outside sidewall completely separated from the tire at the shoulder. These tires are two years old and hadless than 20000 miles on them.
While driving 70 MPH the vehicles tire blew out. *nlm.
While driving, the emergency spare tire fell off the vehicle. The dealer replaced the cable twice.
While driving the vehicle experienced sever vibration due tot he vehicles faulty tires (size#p23575r15) please provide the dot #.
Consumer was involved in a collision, and the air bags failed to deploy, consumer was also informed the tires were too big for the vehicle.
Dealer was to replace all firestone tires on vehicle under ford motor company recall. They replaced only four (4) tires, they did not replace spare tire, when asked about this they said recall program was over. If there is a safety defect in these tires it would appear this is an accident just waiting to happen! Have checked other vehicles in parking lots and have found goodyear or michelin tires mounted but some spare tires were still firestone! Should ford motor company be asked to check recall vehicles to see if tires have been changed or is it really too late? Mr
The check engine light illuminated on vehicle. Consumer took vehicle in to a ford dealership and was informed the problem was hard to detect. After many deductions(fuel jet cleaning, fuel system module replaced, and the replacement of the chain guides) the clutch mechanism was frozen together because of the many different brands of tires on the front versus the rear.
While driving 40mph, front right tire blewout, causing consumer to lose control of vehicle. Tire size and dot# unavailable. 1999, ford, explorer.*ak
Engine makes a rattling noise, consumer constantly went to dealer to diagnose the problem. After doing 2-3 diagnostic tests, no problem was found, consumer went to another dealer for a second opinion and a rebuild engine was put in. Bolt to engine cylinder broke off and a new head was ordered. *ak consumer is still not satisfied that engine is not running smoothly and still hear irregular noises, dealer identified the noise and informed consumet that is was normal, consumer also blames dealer for selling her the vehicle with defective firestone tires, consumer had to purchase 5 new tires.
Tire was new and replaced firestone tire following ford's recall. One side of the tire burst without much warning. Absolutely no trace of nail or anything that could have caused this. Tire is available for inspection. Thank you.*ak (tiresize: p235/75r15)
Automatic transmission is slipping in any gear. It doesn't shift gears correctly when accelerating. Transmission only shifts correctly into 1st gear, and double shifts into 2nd and 3rd gears after letting off gas. Transmission shifts sometimes from high to low, causing vehicle to pull. Overdrive light intermittently would go on and off. Was repaired at dealer. On 1-18-2001. Dealer replaced multiple parts in transmission 02-15-2001, transmission locked up and wouldn't move.torque converter and pump with housing were replaced. On 6-29-2001, transmission was still pulling. Dealer replaced a stuck evr valve and replaced it. *ak front and rear rotors warped, dealer replaced, ABS light illumianted, dealer replaced rear speed sensor, brakes are noisy. Passenger window shakes, dealer lubed tracks. Motor makes rattling noise when being driven steadily. Steering gets stiff and makes a whining noise. Air conidtioner was repaired. Goodyear tire blewout, this tire was a replacement for firestone recall 00t005.
Consumer has complained to dealer that steering wheel shakes out of control. Steering makes dashboard rumble like front end has hydraulics. Turning vehicle right or left, steering shutters hard. Consumer would have to add a quart of power steering once a week. Dealer found power steering leaking, and replaced rack and pinion and realigned vehicle. On 6-29-01, vehicle was taken back to dealer for still having the problem. Dealer found nothing wrong with vehicle. Problem has not been remedied. *ak the brake light switch was inoperative causing the brake lights to be inoperative, the brakes squeak and the dealer treated the pads with an anti squeak solution, the A/C blows out warm air due to a leaky compressor and o-ring, the torque converter failed causing the transmission to lock up, passenger side goodyear tire blewout while driving, the window on the right side shakes when going up or down. Nlm
Rollover almost occurred from blown tire/excessive play in steering-bad service-no one wants to take responsibility. Vehicle frame is bent and a lot of damage to vehicle-I feel that the vehicle is unsafe to drive. Insurance does not want to cover costs on tires because tire was brand new was replaced by drew ford on 7-2-01 and blew out on 7-6-01. They said something about it being caused by low inflation and the tire was just replaced on 7-2-01. The service men should have checked the pressure at that time of replacing the tire. *ak (dot number: m6hltb2r21 tiresize: p235/75r15)
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