2003 Ford Explorer tires problems

Filed Feb 26, 2016 · Tires · 154,000 miles · OR

Continental contitrac p235/70r16 dot a308 46kw 311 noticed vibration while driving, tire tread was separating; installed spare. Had vibration again a month later. Both tires had tread separation. Installed in 2013; approx 20k miles. Replaced all 4 tires; have old tires.

Filed Dec 11, 2014 · Tires · 35,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer equipped with michelin cross terrain tires, size: 235 r70/16 (na). While driving approximately 40 MPH, the rear driver side tire blew out. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate tire and vehicle failure mileage was 35,000. The consumer stated when the tire blew out, it caused him to swerve off the road . There was no accident. Updated 03/03/15

Filed Jun 13, 2010 · Tires, Wheels · 110,000 miles · IL

My car is a 2003 ford explorer with aluminum wheels. Overall the car is in great condition. When washing the car there is some chrome peeling from the wheel at the hub extending out to the lug nuts. I removed the wheel after some effort due to the corrosion of the aluminum. I cleaned he corrosion from the aluminum at the hub and found internal pitting between 1/8" and 1/4" deep when probing. I am a architect with a engineering background and in my opinion the loss of aluminum structure is significant and the wheel no longer safe. The other wheels have some chrome peeling as well and will also need to be replaced although I have not looked at the depth of the pitting or removed the wheels. As ford has the explorer has had issues with wheel failure in the past and this is a issue that was not observable when I changed the brakes about a year ago to very significant now it may be worth looking into. I have a photo of the aluminum if you like and will retain the rim when I get a new one. The other three wheels have not been removed if you wish to see these in the near future undisturbed prior to replacement. The threaded portion of the axle is corroded with no threads visible and 10% of the diameter lost. The center of the wheel behind the plastic cap was 20% filled with corrosion residue when I removed it. The other side has not been opened up yet. I have had other cars over the years including fords and never have seen an issue like this.

Filed May 12, 2009 · Tires · 61,000 miles · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. The vehicle has continental tires. The contact stated that the inside of both front tires on his vehicle were slick. The dealer rotated the tires, but currently the rear tires are experiencing the same failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. The tire line and size were unknown. The failure mileage was 61,000.

Filed Aug 6, 2008 · Tires · 22,300 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. The vehicle has bf goodrich tires, size p245/65r17, rugged trail t/a. The rear passenger side tire keeps losing air. The dealer replaced the valve stem, but the failure persists. The tire is fine for two weeks and then needs to be inflated again. The dot number was unavailable. The failure mileage was 22,300.

Filed May 28, 2008 · Tires · IN

I have a set of wild country xtx tires that has some sort of manufacture default. They are chopping something terrible. I have only had the truck for 6 months and I went into have them rotated and they wouldn't rotate them because of the way the tires look. The tire size that I have is lt 235/70 r16 ..I don't know if u need anymore info on them. But they look like they could be getting very dangerous to drive on. And would like to know what else I could do bout this problem . They didn't look this way when I bought the SUV. Otherwise I would have had the car company put new tires on the SUV when I bought it. I tried looking up the company who made the wild country tires but didn't have any luck. So I thought I would let u know bout it.

Filed Mar 4, 2008 · Tires · PR

While pulling out of local wal-mart parking lot in reverse an explosion that rocked my explorer cross utility vehicle created some panic for my wife and myself. Upon checking the vehicle I noticed that the front left tire had exploded from one side of the rim to the other rendering the tire to be completely ruin. The rim was intact.

Filed Feb 19, 2008 · Suspension, Tires · 87,000 miles · NY

The shocks and the wheel bearings on the back left passenger side tires on my 2003 ford explorer are shot. My explorer has 87,000 miles on it!!!

Filed Jun 15, 2007 · Tires · 31,000 miles · PA

My michelin cross terrain tire blew out at the sidewall. It was a clear sunny day, 30 MPH, on a smooth highway. I check my tire pressure regularly so I know the tire was properly inflated. I contacted michelin and they referred me to melody lakes tire and auto. My wife called and the receptionist told her it wouldn't do any good to come in but she could. The receptionist told my wife the problem was "heat infraction?" and it was not covered. It is incredible to me a receptionist, over the phone, can diagnose tire problems. Michelin, nor the dealer had any intentions to determine why a blowout occurred, let alone try to fix it. I will forward this complaint to the federal safety agency and hopefully you will have to listen to them. I have 4 more of those defective tires which I have no idea when they will blow!! Updated 02-01-08.

Filed Apr 30, 2007 · Tires, Transmission · 96,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. After installing two new tires on the front of the vehicle the contact heard a thumping sound while driving. The dealer stated that the sound was caused by the difference in tread between the new tires and older rear tires, causing the front differential and transfer case to fail. The current and failure mileages were 96,000.