2000 Ford Excursion complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER NOTICED PULSATION IN BRAKE PEDAL WHICH HAS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER..*AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT SERVICE CENTER 5 TIMES. ROTORS AND BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED OVER AND OVER AGAIN BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT SAFE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT HAND TURN CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SWAY BAR REPAIRED. MOUNTS, BUSHINGS, BOLTS AND SPRINGS WERE MISSING. STEERING WAS LOST TWICE. THE DEALER HAD TRIED TO REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. *YH

WHEN BRAKING CARS PULLS TO LEFT, HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE NEW FORD DOES NOT HAVE A REPAIR FOR IT AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT DUE TO A TREAD SEPARATION.*AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN VEHICLE, IT CANNOT BE TURNED WHILE BRAKES ARE ON. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT END OF VEHICLE LIFTS UP AND DOWN. PROBLEM BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. *AK THE VEHICLE'S PORPOISING UP AND DOWN WAS CAUSED POSSIBLY BY INADEQUATE SHOCKS. *YH

PE00 020 ; ALL FOUR TIRES' TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. TIRE WAS FIRESTONE LT, 26575R16, STEELTEX, R4S #DOT VNW81XY150. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SIDEWALL WAS DEEPLY CRACKED ALL AROUND TIRE THAT FINGER TIP COULD PENETRATE TIRE. *AK

SIDEWALLS ARE COMING APART IN CHUNKS. ALL 4 TIRES ON THE SAME VEHICLE IN THE SAME MANNER.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )

THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED COMPLETLY. THE TIRES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON THEM. IT SEPARATED TONIGHT (3-31-01) AT 8:30 PM WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH. THE CAR HAD FOUR ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN IN IT. NO ONE WAS HURT. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY PUNCTURE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THE EXPOLORER HAD?*AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A CHILD SAFETY SEAT TETHER SYSTEM FOR THE 3RD SEAT, AS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A 3RD ROW TETHER. *JB

I CONTACTED THE FORD HOT LINE, THEY SAID THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. THE BLURRED VISION IN THIER SIDE VIEW MIRRORS DOES NOT PRESENT A SAFETY ISUE AT "THIS TIME". I FEEL NOT BEING ABLE TO ADEQUATELY JUDGE THE DISTANCE OF OTHER VEHICLES ON THE SIDES OF SUCH A LARGE VEHICLE, AT NIGHT, DOES PRESENT A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT GIVEN THE SIZE OF THIS VEHICLE.

TIRE SUDDENLY FAILED LOOSING TRED AND BLOWING OUT ON RETURN TRIP FROM DALLAS TX ON INERSTATE I-40 IN WEST MEMPHIS, ARK THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 4500 MILES ON THEM . BOTH FORD AND DEALER SAID "NOT MY PROBLEM" AT BLOW OUT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND IF THERE HAD BEEN HEAVY TRAFFIC A COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURED AS THE VEHICLE SWERVED FROM ONE LANE TO ANOTHER WHILE STOPPING IT. THE TIRE WAS MADE AT THE CANADA PLANT AND WAS THE STANDARD ISSUE 265X16R (DOT NUMBER: VNW8 IXY TIRESIZE: 16)

CONSUMER IMPACTED A POLE AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WE WERE RUN OFF THE ROAD ON I-70 TRAVELING THROUGH MOAB, UTAH WHEN OUR EXCURSION SMASHED HEAD ON INTO THE SIDE OF A FROZEN SOLID ROCK HILL TRAVELING 80 MPH. WE WERE THEN LAUNCHED INTO THE AIR AND PROCEEDED TO FLIP END OVER END SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A HALT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAVINE UPSIDE DOWN. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IS GONE ALONG WITH THE TOP AND BACK END. AT NO TIME DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. WE CONTACTED FORD TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND AFTER FINISHING THEIR INVESTIGATION WE WERE TOLD THAT THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT END OF OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. WE HAVE SEVERAL PICTURES OF THIS VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED A SEVERED TONGUE, CHEST AND NECK INJURIES AND VARIOUS ABRASIONS. I SUFFERED A CUT ABOVE MY LEFT EYE, CHEST INJURIES, AND ABRASIONS. OUR DAUGHTER ONLY SUFFERED FROM SEVERAL ABRASIONS. NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, HOWEVER, MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH STILL SUFFER FROM ONGOING CHEST PAIN. FORD HAS BEEN COMPLETELY UNCOOPERATIVE WITH OUR EFFORTS IN PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION. I HOPE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED WILL REQUIRE FORD TO, ONCE AGAIN, RE EVALUATE THEIR SAFETY FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER WAS IN PROCESS OF GETTING INTO VEHICLE, AND IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND LURCHED BACKWARD. CONSUMER FELL OFF RUNNING BOARD, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER HIS FOOT. *AK

SEAT TRACKS FOR SEAT TO BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH ARE EXCESSIVELY SHARP AND UNPROTECTED. TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED. *AK

RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD END BROKE WHILE PREVENTING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, WAITING ON MANUFACTURER TO RETURN CALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, TEARING UP FENDER ON TRUCK. WHEN CONSUMER GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT TIRE, NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED .*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SHUDDER CAN BE FELT IN THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE ORDERED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ONE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND HAD IT FIXED. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AND ANOTHER AIRBAG ASSEMBLY MUST BE INSTALLED.*AK

OWNER INADVERTENTLY CLOSED THE REAR TRI-DOORS ON THE VEHICLE IN THE WRONG ORDER, WHICH RESULTED IN EXPLOSION OF REAR WINDOW GLASS, CAUSING CUTS TO HIMSELF. *CJ

3 SMALL "PUNCTURES" APPEARED STARTING AT SIDEWALL, RADIATING OUT TOWARD TREAD. NO EVIDENCE OF EXTERIOR DAMAGE IS VISIBLE, NOR WAS THERE ANY ROAD DEBRIS ENCOUNTERED DURING TRAVEL AT TIME PUNCTURES HAPPENED AND AIR BEGAN LEAKING OUT OF TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XY TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

VALVE STEM OF SPARE TIRE EXPLODED AND CAUSED TIRE TO GO FLAT, 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN BACK OF VEHICLE WERE SCREAMING, FATHER OF THE CHILDREN WHIPPED HIS HEAD AROUND AND HAS HAD PAIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS EVER SINCE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO EITHER LEFT OR THE RIGHT. ALSO, EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD ABOUT A RECALL REGARDING STALLING DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SYSTEM, CONSUMER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS REPEATEDLY AND IS REQUESTING SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL. *YH

WHILE BRAKING, VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHUDDERS. *MR *NLM *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT -OVER TO ARTEMIS**738752

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THE TIRE BLEW OUT BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND REPLACED THE TIRE, THIS OCCURED BEFORE THE PROBLEM BECAME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE (FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT 265-75R16). NLM

I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM YET. MY FRIEND, RICHARD JOPLIN (2730 WEST OAKS BLVD, PEARLAND, TX 77584 281-412-2358) HAS THE SAME TRUCK WITH THE SAME TIRES. HE HAD A TIRE COME APART WITH TREAD SEPARATION. I WILL NOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 265/75RX16)

VEHICLE HAS VERY POOR HANDLING ON ROUGH ROADS. DEALER INSTALLED STEERING STABILIZER WHICH HAS HELPED WITH THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF CONTROL ON BUMPY ROAD SURFACES. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED 3 TIMES IN 2,500 MILES AND DEALER IS STILL UNABLE TO FIX. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CREAKS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THIS AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX.*AK

MIDDLE SEAT AFTER LAYING DOWN TO CARRY CARGO WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND SEAT SLAMS INTO BACK OF FRONT SEATS AND CONSOLE, SEAT BELT SMASHED PASSENGERS WHEN SEAT PROJECTS FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED

NO SUMMARY LISTED FRO ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

GASOLINE FUELS SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED FUEL TANK. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TANK, BUT GASOLINE SMELLS ARE STILL INSIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD A FUNNY COLOR . HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT TOLD HIM THAT THE 16INCH TIRE WAS NOT ON RECALL. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS STEEL TEX 16INCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, EXCURSION LT265/75R16 SIZE. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE WORN OUT .*AK THE TIRES HAVE WORN OUT PREMATURELY. *YH

ALL INFORMATION ON TIRES: LT265/75R16 119/116R. OTHER NUMBERS ON TIRES 32014 EX BM 20119-3 . SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD BLOWOUT BUT THESE TIRES ARE LOSING 4-6PSI PER WEEK WITH NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ONE TIRE HAS LOST 23 PSI AND I AM NOW USING THE SPARE WHICH IS ALSO SLOWLY LOSING PRESSURE OVER TIME. FORS HAD BEEN E-MAILED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. IT IS GOING TO DEALER NEXT WEEK FOR INSPECTION OF TIRES. WHY ARE YOU INVESTIGATING THE STEELTEX TIRES? ALSO I SENT A PHONE COMPLAINT IN SEVERAL DAYS AGO ABOUT MY LICOLN MARK VIII AND THE COMPLETE DETERIIORATION OF THE HEADLAMP SYSTEM. SEVERAL OTHER MARK VIII'S AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAVE HAD TO HAVE THESE REPLACED DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE LENS. MY CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. NO ONE HAS GOTTEN BACK TO ME ABOUT THE RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT. DID YOU GET IT? (TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT265/75R1 )

NO EVIDENCE OF PUNCTURE, JUST KIND OF DISINTEGRATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

PE 00 040/TIRE FAILURE: LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING 15-20 MPH AT A 95-100 DEGREE, WITH DRIVER ONLY IN A 2000 FORD, EXCURSION, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, R4S, TIRE SIZE LT265/75R16, AND DOT# VNW81XY359. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED THE TIRE. BUT, REFUSED TO LET CONSUMER KEEP THE TIRE. *AK *SLC

TOOK TRIP AL FROM FL. GOING APPROX 700 MILES AT HIWAY SPEED.LOST CHUNKS OF RUBBER FROM LEFT FRONT WHEELAFRAID TO DRIVE CAR.NOTIFIED FORD,NO RESPONSE (TIRESIZE: 16 IN)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 IN )

TIRE BLEW/TREAD SEPARATION WHILE PASSING. ALSO DID DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XY TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH AND MAKING A STOP VEHICLE GOES TO THE LEFT WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK

BLOWOUT ON LEFT REAR TIRE,GOOD THING BLOWOUT ON REAR, BLOWOUT ON FROUT TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WHILE DRIVING ON I-15 NORTH BOUND SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS AT APP. 9:30 PM I HIT SOME THING THAT WAS ON THE ROAD THAT CAUSED BOTH TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR TO BLOW OUT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE OBJECT WAS. I STEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CREATED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTIFED MY ISSURANCE AGENT LEON HEATON, FARMERS INSURANCE 702-363-0026. THEY CREATED CLAIM # 78120742. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FIRESTONE ON RANCHO BLVD IN LAS VEGAS, AND HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT FRIENDLY FORD OF LAS VEGAS 702-877-7600. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UNK TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON ON OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE TIRES STARTED MAKING A NOISE FOR A MINUTE OR SO, THEN THE BLOW-OUT. RUBBER WAS BOUNCING OFF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE INSTANTANEOUSLY, BUT HANDLED WELL AND WAS MANEUVERED TO THE ROADSIDE. THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD TAKEN A KNIFE AND CUT OUT THE INSIDE SIDE WALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND IT. IT LITTERALLY BLEWOUT THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. WENT TO FORD DEALERSHIP & FIRESTONE DEALER, NEITHER WOULD REPLACE OR DO ANYTHING. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDW8 1X050 TIRESIZE: LT265/7516)

FOUND A ONE INCH CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE LETTERING ON ALL OF THE TIRES WAS PEELING OFF.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75 R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75 R16 )

THIS VEHICLE SHAKES, RATTLES AND ROLLS CONSTANTLY , ALIGNMENT 3 SEPERATE TIMES, EXTREMELY HARD TOO STOP, NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH FRAME AND CHASSIS. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A DSB HEARING IN REGARDS TO FORD REPURCHASING VEHICLE AS PREVIOUSLY THEY DENIED REPURCAHE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO SUBMITTED ALL OF MY REPAIR ORDERS TO FORD FOR REVIEW AND I AM TOLD I WILL HAVE TO TESTIFY AT THE DSB HEARING AND HAVENT RECEIVED A DATE FOR SAME. THIS VEHICLE IS THE WORST TOO TRY AND CONTROL, STOP OR DRIVE DUE TO STEERING WHHEL SHAKES, FRAME STABILITY AND LACK THERE OF.

WE RAN ACROSS SOME MINOR ROAD DEBRIS WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE SIDE WALLS OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. BOTH TIRES DISINFLATED VERY RAPIDLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. WE HAD SEVEN (7) CHILDREN AND TWO (2) ADULTS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WE FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY FOUR (4) NEW TIRES AT THIS TIME. (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: BM20119-1 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

ON 04/28/2000, I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AND TRAILER TO LAKE ERIE ON OHIO STATE ROUTE 11 NORTH WHEN MY RIG SUDDENLY BEGAN TO FISHTAIL EXTENSIVELY IN PERFECT ROAD AND WHETHER CONDITIONS AND AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED ELECTRIC TRAILER BRAKES TO ALL FOUR TRAILER WHEELS WHICH DID OPERATE BUT TO NO AVAIL. I THEN TRIED TO HOLD THE BRAKES ON THE TRAILER AND ALSO APPLY ACCERATION TO THE TRUCK TO PULL THIS RIG OUT OF THE FISHTAIL. WITHIN A MATTER OF 5 SECONDS OR LESS, I WAS THROWN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE HILLSIDE WITH A BLOWN RIGHT REAR TIRE ON THE TRUCK. HAVING PULLED BOATS AND TRAILERS ALL OF MY LIFE I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THIS RIG GOT AWAY FROM ME SO FAST, ESPECIALLY AT THE SPEED I WAS GOING. AFTER EVERYTHING ABOUT FIRESTONE TIRES THAT CAME OUT IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, I FEEL THAT SOMETHING DEFINITELY HAPPENED TO THIS TIRE TO CAUSE THE ACCIDENT. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK REPAIRED AND THEN CHECKING THE CONSUMER REPORT'S WEBSITE ABOUT TIRES, I DECIDED TO CHECK OUT THE DOT DATES OF THE TIRES THAT REMAINED ON THE TRUCK AND FOUND OUT THAT ALL THESE TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WERE MANUFACTURED IN EARLY 1990. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THIS IS FRAUD AND NEGLIGENCE ON BOTH FIRESTONE'S AND FORD'S PART SINCE THEY SOLD AND PUT OUTDATED TIRES ON THIS NEW TRUCK. I EMAILED A COMPLAINT TO FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH THE SAME INFORMATION THAT I AM PROVIDING YOU, BUT IT WAS TO NO AVAIL. AT THIS TIME I'M LOOKING INTO POSSIBLY FILING A SUI

VEHICLE HAS ROUGH RIDE, HANDLING,LOSS OF CONTROL ON BAD-ROUGH ROADS[CROSS BRONX]. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 119/116R TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

RIGHT FRONT TIRE FOUND WITH 1/2 INCH VERTICAL CUT MIDWAY UP SIDEWALL. NO EVIDENCE OF ROAD HAZZARD OR OTHER DAMAGE. FORD DEALER (ISLAND FORD BLUFTON SC) REPLACED AT OWNERS COST STATING DAMAGE MUST HAVE BEEN ROAD HAZZARD. APRIL 2000 APPROX MILES 10,000. ADDITIONAL INFO. WHILE LOOKING FOR DOT NUMBER ON TIRES, NONE IS SHOWN, ALL THREE ORIGIONAL TIRES HAVE NOTICABLE SIDEWALL INDENTATIONS ABOVE THE "R4X" INFLATION IS APPROX 45PSI. HAVE NOTIFIED FORD. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )