2004 Ford Freestar: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Nov 10, 2014 · Tires · 109,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford free star equipped with firestone bridgestone fr380 tires, tire size: p225/60/r16. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the rear of the vehicle began vibrating. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the tread had separated from the tires. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or private mechanic. The vehicle was driven home and the tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 109,000 and tire failure mileage was 35,000.

Filed Aug 2, 2012 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · AL

As I was taking off from a red light, I noticed that my car would not accelerate. I pulled to the side of the road and tried changing gears but it still would not go. Took it to the local ford dealership and they changed out the torque converter. Six months later on july 14th, it starts doing the same thing but I still had first gear. Took it back to ford and they said that it was the transmission this time. Come to find out when they changed the part they did not change the filter, fluid, or blow out the lines. They will not take responsibility for their actions on this. I will never buy another ford or use the ford place for repairs.

Filed Jun 27, 2012 · Seats · 161,250 miles · MI

We were returning home from weekend trip when I noticed rubbing noise and hot rubber smell coming from rear of van. Two children in rear seat said seat was vibrating badly. I am a state certified master mechanic so I pulled over to investigate. I found that both rear seat strikers had rusted loose and the seat pushed the metal and striker against the left rear tire. I feel this could have been a very dangerous situation if the metal rubbing on the tire had caused a blowout. The children in the rear seat could have been seriously injured from the tire and from the seat not being secured.

Filed May 20, 2012 · Body, Seats · 71,065 miles · IA

While turning a corner we heard a loud noise coming from the left rear tire. After getting home we pulled the left rear tire off to inspect the brakes, which were fine. We did notice that the wheel well was rusting out around the third row seat latch. The latch was loose and upon further inspection did not lock the third row seat into place. When carrying passengers in the back seat the latch is pushed out far enough that it actually rubs on the rear tire, which could result in tire failure.

Filed Aug 31, 2007 · Tires · 50,000 miles · SC

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. The vehicle has bridgestone steel belted, size p225/60r16 tires. The contact stated that the front passenger side tire blew out while driving 50 MPH. The current mileage was 51,000 and failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Feb 27, 2006 · Brakes · 10,000 miles · FL · crash

Dt*: the contact stated the brake pedal went to the floor twice while attempting to stop. This occurred at 30 MPH. The first time, there was no damage. The dealership was unable to determine a problem, but replaced the master cylinder. The second time, while approaching an intersection, the contact depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle did not slow down; the vehicle was steered to the right over a curb into a parking lot. The vehicle did not slow down and crossed a three lane highway into another parking lot where the vehicle was stopped by shrubs. This caused a tire to blow out and minor damage to the bumper. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, but the dealership was unable to determine a problem.