1998 Ford Mustang: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Sep 28, 2001 · Tires · FL

Eagle zr 45, size 245 45 zr17,dot m68rf62r267, original equipment on a 1998, ford, mustang . While vehicle was parked a large bubble on front passenger tire exploded. *ak the slight wvings around the tire was noticed, one shows some small cracks developing and the tire popped while parked.

Filed Dec 14, 2000 · Tires · IL

The michelin xgtz (245 45 2r 17) experienced tread separation and bulge.

Filed Oct 6, 2000 · Tires · OK

Sidewall blowout on turnpike. Tires were checked previous week by another ford dealer during oil change service, ok. Other tires have performed normally since incident. Sent tire to michelin, denies claim, said was punctured causing runflat. Blow-out was inside to outside. Failure in workmanship or material. Damaged tire, rim (wheel), and strut. (dot number: bet4hr1068 tiresize: p22555h16)

Filed Sep 29, 2000 · Tires · KY

My rt. Front tire blew while I was traveling. Even though I was going slow, there was enough force to take out a peice of my wheel cover & dent the front door. I had to replace it at t little tire store in the town it happened in. I replaced all the tires at the same time because the shop worker showed me a place on the left front tire that looked like it was separating too. At the time, I thought that a big-brand name like firestone shouldn't do that, so I replace it with another brand. I realized that if it had happened on the open highway at a high speed, I could have lost control of the car & I felt lucky. But it was costly & I still have the dent & peice if fender in my floorboard. I do not have the tires so I do not know any particulars about them, but the dealer should. I probably can get the tow service to attest to the fact that it did blow, he put on one of those little temporary tires & suggested a few shops I could try to get a tire at. *ak (tiresize: 15)( dot number: tire size: 15 )

Filed Feb 8, 1999 · Airbags, Visibility · NJ

I went to the passenger's side of the car to place my briefcase, and my gym bag inside. I then put the passenger seat up, I placed my briefcase on the seat, and I shut the passenger side door. As I shut the door, I heard a loud sound of what I thought was ice cracking off the car. I went over to the drivers side and found the window completely shattered and blown out of the car. At least 80% of the glass from the window was on the outside of the car, on the ground. . I was shocked to see the window shattered in such a way because I assumed all of the windows in my car had safety glass. This evently disturbed me because if there had been a child or a passenger in that back seat when I had closed that door, they would have been injured. When I first leased my mustang in july of 1998, I had problems putting that window up after having my convertible top down. It would take me 2 or 3 tries of pressing the electric switch up and down until that window finally squealed its way all the way up the track. I now believe that the back driver's side window was not put into the track properly, causing severe pressure on the glass. The combination of extreme cold weather and pressure finally caused the glass to shatter with the vibrations of closing the door. This caused the window to blow outwards, and all over the ground. Due to this defect, I feel the expense to repair this window should be the responsibility of the ford motor company.