Tl* the contact owns a 1992 ford taurus with gillette silver bear (205/65r/15) tires (dot e2urmyc2003). The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH the rear passenger side tire blew out. The driver stopped the vehicle on the shoulder of the road and replaced the tire with the spare tire. The driver noticed the tread had separated from the tire. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact he would have to mail the tire in for inspection. After the tire was inspected, the manufacturer determined the tire had evidence of over deflection. The manufacturer did not provide a replacement. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.
1992 Ford Taurus: tire blowout or tread separation
11 of the 680 complaints about the 1992 Ford Taurus describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
Toyo 800 ultra tire tread separation-toyo 800 ultra dot cx9l 49v428 800u p205/65r15 92t. Tire tread separated at 65 MPH, causing fender and body damage to automobile. Parts of the tire hit driver side rear view mirror breaking mirror from mounts and hitting driver in the shoulder/face causing minor cuts and bruising.
Consumer is against ford motor company. The consumer stated ford makes faulty cars and his car is one of them. The consumers vehicle did not get good gas mileage. The vehicle had constant engine and transmission failure. The seat was broken, the tire blew out, the vehicle stalled. *jb nar 1/22/2003
Driving at 55 MPH and r/rear tire separated and 13" of outer tread was ejected into rear bumper area. The force of the sparation almost tore bumper loose from car. Tire did not blow out and I was able to stop the vehicle. I am retaining the complete set of 4 tires for your investagation if needed. These tires still have at least half the tread remaining.
Engine head gaskets blewout at ninety-one thousand miles, dealer informed consumer that gaskets blowout at or around ninety-thousand miles, consumer has contacted manufacturer for recall of this problem, but was told it did not apply to 1992 models, consumer felt that 1992 models should be included. *ak
Left front strut coil spring broke, causing end of broken coil spring to slice open tire, causing a tire blowout and suspension of car dropping, resulting in damage to front tie-rod end as weight of vehicle fell on steering mechanism. Speed at break around 5 MPH as daughter was pulling away from stop. This is daughter's vehicle; and, she paid bill from her college savings. Considering mileage & age, I think ford should at least pay for 50% of total bill ($618). Ford customer serv. Rep. Told me there was in fact a recall, but my VIN # doesn't qualify me for a refund. Judging from your other logged complaints, there seems to be a major fault with ford's reasoning on who's elegible and who's not. Thank you for having this site for these defect investigation and checking into this complaint.
Engine cooling fan circuit is bad, causing vehicle to overheat and head gasket to blowout. A recall has been issued on vehicle make and model; however, this vehicle is not included due to VIN.
Firestone fr680 tire (p205 70 r14) experienced tread separation, the separation also caused damage to the vehicle.
Pe00-020; tires were showing tread separation on right front and left rear tires. Ford, taurus, 1992 firestone, 440 205/70r14. *ak both right front and left rear tires experienced steelbelt separation and only had 48000 miles.
Purchased 2 tires 5-27-00. About 1 month later the tread came off of the left front. On 8-17-00 second tire blew out the sidewall when it hit a 4 inch pothole. Tire was worn about 20% after 4800 miles driven on it. Store where they were purchased, replaced both tires. Just wanted to send info to be looked into.( dot number: tire size: 70sr 15ww )
Tread separated from both right tires(front and rear), causing loss of control.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1992 Ford Taurus tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 1992 Ford Taurus?
11 of 680 owner complaints about the 1992 Ford Taurus (2%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1992 Ford Taurus?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1992 Ford Taurus
Stalling 42Transmission failure 39Wipers 25Overheating 20No deployment 19Fire or smoke 19Ball joint 18Coil spring 15Sudden acceleration 12ABS 11Seat belt 11Adaptive cruise 10Airbag light 10Jerking 8Check engine light 7Slipping 7Grinding brakes 6Engine failure 6Harsh shifting 6Brake failure 5Loss of power 5Power steering loss 5Won't start 5
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