2007 Ford Mustang: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jul 10, 2019 · Tires · 90,000 miles · NH

I had a massive tire blowout (outer sidewall) on the highway today, did not hit anything, driving around 65mph, tires are about 2 years old and only run in the summer on a 2007 ford mustang, tires have about 10,000 miles on them, car is well maintained all equipment including TPMS working. Tires are achilles atr sport 235/50 r18 101v, tire that blew had dot 5kss va24. I have plenty of pictures as documentation, please let me know course of action. I am located in derry nh, USA. Thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Dec 22, 2014 · Tires · 82,000 miles · FL

Sumitomo tire blow out doing 70 on highway.

Filed Jun 23, 2010 · Tires · 14,945 miles · PA

I was driving my 2007 ford mustang (v6) on the highway (rt 202-pa) when the "low tire pressure" indicator light came on. I pulled off at the first available exit (chesterbrook blvd) and when I turned onto the over pass my rear passenger tire exploded leaving the rim completely exposed. Had the car towed (police came because car was in dangerous spot) and changed the tire. Approx 6 hours later I checked the pressure in all of the tires (was within limits) and set off home on pa turnpike. 2 miles on the turnpike my drivers front wheel went completely flat. Had to have the car towed to my home. All the tires stem valves on my factory installed pirelli p zero nero tires were rotten (all except my rear driver wheel which was replaced due to a separate flat approx 6 moths prior). Per consumer reports website, the tire stem valves were recalled. (08tr414030). I have the 3 valves in my possession. I was never notified about the recall. I remember the news of the rollover deaths in 2008. The ford service shop I took the car to (tom masano ford, reading, pa) denied knowledge of the defect or recall. Blamed it on an impact or "driving the car through something deep". I wound up getting all of my tires replace at pep boys. (I have the tire dot and VIN but do not have access to them at the moment. I can provide if contacted.)

Filed Oct 14, 2009 · Tires · 33,000 miles · SC

2007 ford mustang recall notice about the tire valve stem being recalled due to cracking. Took the vehicle to the dealership, they took about 5 minutes and looked at the valve stems and said they were fine. Few weeks later we got a low tire pressure sensor warning. Went back to the dealership. They said the right rear tire just had low air pressure, they put air in it and charged for their inspection? The next day the light was back on....went back to dealer, they said the sensor is unreliable and they see nothing wrong so we had them balance and rotate the tires. Oct 4th driving 65 MPH down I-20 right rear tire blew out; almost lost control of car, ran out across the grass to get the vehicle stopped and under control. Took the tire to the dealer the next morning; they say is blew because it was low in air??? No low pressure light? They already worked on the same tire 3 times...they still refuse. Took tire to a tire store: facts are: tire valve stem is cracked and was on the recall, air leaked out suddenly and the tire exploded! They also mounted weights on the outside of the mags when they balanced the tire, one weight was actually dug down into the rubber, also, possibly causing the air leak. We had all valve stems replaced, all four were cracked and we found out the only way to truly inspect them was to remove the tire off the rim which the dealership never did do. We are out $275 for two tires, valve stem replacements, balancing and the labor for all this that should have been repaired and handled by the dealership for free due to the recall......not to mention that if he had flipped that car and gotten killed what we would be facing. Poorest customer service I have ever seen; dealership should be shutdown by dmv for safety violations and not properly handling a recall notice. (we had to replace two tires because they have 30,000 miles on them and we did not think it would be a good thing just thing to put one new tire on the car!

Filed Jun 13, 2009 · Tires · 20,000 miles · NC

In early 2007, I experienced the first loss of a tire under mysterious circumstances. I was traveling along at about 60 MPH when I experienced sudden loss of pressure in a tire. This was not preceded by any "audible chime". Perhaps I could not hear same because of traffic noise. Over the next 3 months I went through a similar experience on 2 other tires. I went to the internet and found that other people with similar cars had apparent valve stem failure. By this time I had noticed a valve stem with a crack in it. Went to my ford dealer and placed a warranty claim with ford. Was promptly turned down and treated badly by the dealer service mgr., also. I then filed a better business bureau claim and suddenly ford and the dealer wanted to settle. The settlement was in a satisfactory amount. Whenever a vehicle suffers a sudden tire failure, some risk to the occupants is likely to follow. Apparently no one has been killed in relation to this problem, thankfully. My mustang was built in february, 2007.

Filed Jan 19, 2009 · Tires · 15,900 miles · NJ

My car is a 2007 ford mustang gt and since we purchased it in march 2007, we have had 3 separate issues with the valve stems. In the most recent incident, my son was driving the car and experienced a tire blowout while traveling at highway speeds. When we took the car to the dealer we were told that the problem again came from a cracked valve stem. Ford did replace the tire at no charge to us; however I still have concerns about the safety of the vehicle and the remaining valve stems.

Filed Dec 4, 2008 · Tires · 12,789 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford mustang. The vehicle has pirelli tires. The contact stated that three tires failed due to the loss of tire pressure. The dealer replaced the first tire failure; however, they would not replace the second one. The contact had to purchase a new tire. Recently, a third tire has failed. These were the original tires that were equipped on the brand new vehicle. The contact did not know the remaining tread depth. The vehicle was not driven over any potholes or any other road hazards to cause the failure. No maintenance or service was performed on the tires. The tire size was unknown. The failure mileage was 12,789.

Filed Nov 8, 2008 · Tires · 16,000 miles · MD

Tire blow out caused by a faulty (leaking) valve stem, when the remaining 3 were checked - 2 were cracked and one was leaking.