1999 Ford Expedition complaints

REPLACED FIRESTONE 17" TIRES AS A PRECAUTION. AFTER REMOVAL NOTICED AT LEASE 2 OF THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES HAD UNUSAL TREAD DAMAGE. THESE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT SHOULD BE.( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: P26570R17 )

WHILE DRIVING COULD SMELL ENGINE BURNING OIL WHICH CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. THERE WAS NO OIL LEAKING. COIL BROKE IN THE ENGINE/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELF, WHILE THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL/ PASSENGER DOOR PANEL WAS LOOSE & CAME OFF/ ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD CAUSE LIGHTS TO FLICKER ON & OFF, AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL WHEN FILLED.*AK

TIRE HAD COMPLETE FAILURE (BLOWOUT) ON INTERSTATE 95 AT 70 MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 ON MAY 16TH, 2000. WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL AND RETURN TO OUTSIDE EMERGENCY LANE AND REPLACE WITH THE SPARE. THE SPARE ALSO HAS FOUR SERIOUS INDENTATIONS IN THE SIDEWALL AND I DO NOT CONSIDER SAFE TO USE.I WENT TO A TIRE KINGDOM STORE THE NEXT DAY AND PURCHASED 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES AND HAD THE SPARE REPLACED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS BEFORE A RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED AND I DID NOT KEEP THE BLOWN TIRE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: 109S TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY LEAK AIR. *MJS

THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN VEHICLE GOING 70MPH. DRIVER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE CROSSED OVER SEVERAL LANES, AND FLIPPED OVER 4 TIMES. LANDED ON WHEELS & HIT GUARDRAIL & FLIPPED AGAIN. LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE & SKIDDED 92 FEET. UPON IMPACT WITH GUARDRAIL, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CHILD 2 1/2MOS. IN REAR FACING SEAT WAS THROWN FROM SEAT AS VEHICLE FLIPPED. POLICE REPORT INDICATED HYROPLANED ON WATER ON HIGHWAY. PICTURES SHOWING FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOWN & POSSIBLE REAR. FIRESTONE TIRES ON VEHICLE THAT WAS TOTALED. OCCUPANTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES & TREATED AT EMERGENCY ROOM. CHILD SEAT COSCO MODEL #0273310 DOM 06 OCT 97. *AK

HAVE CRACKS LOCATED WHERE SIDE WALL AND TREAD CAPS MEET CAN SEE STEEL BELTS (ALL FOUR TIRES)! HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE CORP AND LOCAL DEALER NO HELP GIVEN, ALSO CONTACTED FORD THEY ARE KEEPING IN CONTACT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255 70R16 )

I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. I CHANGED THE FIRST TIRE WITH MY SPARE RIM & TIRE AND NOW THE AIR IS DECREASING IN THE TIRE THE SAME WAY THE FIRST TIRE DID. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY AND MY SUV SPENT AROUND AND SWERVED . I HAD FIVE CHILDREN IN MY CAR AND WHEN I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT THE TIRE IT WAS SPLIT IN HALF AND THE TREAD WAS TORN APART (AS SEEN ON T.V.). I FEAR FOR ME & MY FAMILY'S LIFES AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY SUV. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE TIRES, AT THIS TIME I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THESE MALFUNCTIONED TIRES. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 40 & 50 MPH, THERE IS A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THIS VIBRATION IS DISTINCT IN THE FLOORBOARDS. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE PROBLEM, THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEM & THE PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED. THE SECOND TIME, ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS LATER WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE COULD NOT VARIFY CONCERN. HOWEVER, WHEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP, A FEMALE SERVICE WRITER WENT FOR A RIDE WITH ME AND SHE NOTICED THE PROBLEM. ON THE 3RD INCIDENT, A MECHANIC WHO WAS DOING A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION NOTICED THE VIBRATION AND STRONGLEY ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY STATED THAT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WOULD CALL TO MAKE AN APPT.. THIS HAS NEVER TAKEN PLACE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND WIFE AS WELL AS MYSELF.*AK( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P265/70R170) BEGAN TO DEVELOP WEATHER CRACKS ALONG THR EDGE OF THE CAP, WAS TOLD THAT ONLY 15 INCH TIRES WERE INVOLVED IN RECALL 00T-005. NLM

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P255/70R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WHICH MADE HER PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SEE TIRE. *SLC

REAR DRIVESHAFT REPLACED. *SLC

TIRES CRACKING AROUND TREAD/TIRE SEPERATION( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

(SENT TO FIRESTONE AND FORD) DEAR SIRS: WE OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH WILDERNESS AT, WHITE LETTER, SIZE P255/70R16 TIRES. TODAY, THE VEHICLE HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT. LAST YEAR, AS WE APPROACHED ABOUT 9,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WE NOTICED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED -- FIRST AT A RETAIL TIRE STORE. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TIRES WERE AGAIN BALANCED. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED EVEN AFTER FORD PERFORMED THEIR OWN BALANCING. IT SEEMS THESE TIRES COULD NOT AND CANNOT BE PROPERLY BALANCED. THE SITUATION HAS WORSENED OVER TIME WHERE EVEN AT LOWER AROUND TOWN SPEEDS, THE VIBRATION IS READILY EVIDENT. THERE ARE ALSO NOTICEABLE CRACKS IN THE TREADS; IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE DRY ROT! THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES HAVE BEEN METICULOUSLY MONITORED IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE OUR GAS MILEAGE; SO WE KNOW AIR PRESSURE IS NOT THE CULPRIT. AS PARENTS OF TWO SMALL CHILDREN, ONE 5 YEAR OLD BOY AND A 2 YEAR OLD GIRL, WE NOW FEAR FOR OUR FAMILY'S SAFETY AFTER SEEING WHAT HAPPENS WITH THESE TIRES. WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO TO RESOLVE THIS SITUATION? WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE, ANITA J. AND WALTER L. HILLIARD, JR.( DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

SIDEWALL BLEWOUT WHERE TREAD WAS PUT TOGETHER. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPT. IF THEY HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT TIRE AND WAS TOLD NO. I AM A FATHER OF THREE AND AM VERY CONCERNED. THIS SIZE HAS YET TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL OR ADVISERY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )

1 TIRE BLEW HOLE THROUGH TREAD, 3 OTHERS VARIOUS PATCHABLE HOLE, 1 QUESTIONABLE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 70 R17 )

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, EXPIDITION 1999. THERE ARE LITTLE SLICES GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND TIRE, CONSUMER TOOK TO FIRESTONE AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THEM. CONSUMER WILL BE CHARGED. *AK

I REALIZE THAT THESE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, NOR AM I NECESSARILY LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, EVEN PRIOR TO THE CURRENT RECALLS, WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THESE TIRES AS WE HAVE HAD 3 FLATS IN A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS ON A NEW VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, WE HAD ORIGINAL TIRES ON TWO PREVIOUS 4-RUNNERS FOR A TOTAL OF 10 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS. MAYBE IT IS PURELY BAD LUCK, BUT GIVEN THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO TRAVEL IN THIS CAR DAILY, I FELT THAT WE NEEDED TO REPORT OUR EXPERIENCE IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE COLLECTING DATA ON THIS SIZE TIRE AS WELL. WE HAVE REAL CONCERNS THAT THESE TIRES ARE IN SOME WAY DEFECTIVE... ( WE DO LIVE RURALLY, BUT DO NOT TAKE THE EXPEDITION "OFF-ROAD".) THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

ALL FOUR TIRES STARTED SEPERATING / CRACKING AROUND 11/99 . TOOK VEHICILE TO FIRESTONE DEALER 08/00 THEY INSPECTED TIRES AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL . I ASKED FOR A RECIEPT THEY SAID THEY DO NOT GIVE RECIEPTS FOR INSPECTIONS. I TOLD THEM I NEVER HAD TIRES DO THAT BEFORE . THEY HAD NO COMMENT. I ASSURE YOU TIRES WITH 35000 MILES SHOULD NOT DO THAT. I SENT LETTERS TO FORD & FIRESTONE THEY NEVER ADDRESSED MY CONCERNS. THATS WHY I CONTACTED NHTSA( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70/17 )

TIRE CAME APART ON THE FREEWAY. MY WIFE CHRISTINE WAS HIT BY A CAR AND HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR BROKEN LEG & KNEEE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

TIRE TREAD SEPERATION ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR( DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

PE00-020; FIRESTONE , WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16 WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FORD EXPEDITION 1999, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 2 BLOWOUTS,ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH 10-15,000 MILES, AND ANOTHER WHILE DRIVING AT APRROXIMATELY 60 MPH. WITH 17-20,000 MILES. CONSUMER DECIDED TO REPLACE REST OF TIRES. *AK THE CUSTOMER REPLACED FAILED TIRES AS WELL AS OTHERS DUE TO SAFETY CONCERN. *YH

RECALL (99V-009) SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE 17" ALUMINUM WHEELS AS WELL AS THE 17" CHROME WHEELS. CONSUMER'S 17" ALUMINUM WHEELS CRACKED AND CAUSED VIBRATION AS STATED IN RECALL. *CJ

I WAS JUST WASHING VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD BEGAN TO CRACK. IT IS ON THE OUSTIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE NEAR WHERE THE BELTS WOULD BE INSIDE THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE IS 21 MONTHS OLD, BUT ONLY HAS 1600 MILES AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. TIRES HAVE ALWAYS HAD 34 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE. I DO NOT HAVE THE DOT NUMBER WITH ME AT MY WORK WHERE I HAVE E-MAIL. I DO KNOW THAT THEY WERE CODED FOR WILSON, NC FACALITY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70 X17 )

JACK WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD VEHICLE WHEN CHANGING A TIRE. *AK

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL EXPEDITON, AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. TIRE WAS A WILDERNESS ATX, 16, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. IN JULY, TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE BLEWOUT WITH 21,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE DOT # IF POSSIBLE AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I WANT THESE TIRES OFF OF MY CAR FORD HAS HAD MANY OF PROBLEMS WITH BUILDING SAFE CARS( DOT NUMBER: )

CAR PURCHASED NEW. REQUEST CHANGE OF TIRES. FORD CLAIMS NO PROBLEM WITH TIRES. AT 3000 MILES ROTATE AND CHECK ALIGNMENT DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR. ALIGNMENT CHECKS OK. ROTATE TIRES EVERY 3-4000 MILES AND MAINTAIN TIRE PRESSURE. AT 22000 MILES FORD CLAIMS TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND NEED REPLACING DUE TO VISIBLE CHORD AND PITTING. TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED. ALIGNMENT CHECKS OK. THEREFORE, NOT ALIGNMENT, NOT PRESSURE SO WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING WEEK IT IS ALL IN THE NEWS. FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND NEITHER WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE119 TIRE SIZE: P265/70/17 )

P255/70R16, SIZE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 EXPEDITION. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TREAD DISINTEGRATED. *AK AFTER RUMBLING SOUND AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BE ROUGH AND THE TIRE DISINTIGRATED. *YH

I CURRENTLY OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. IT WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. IN LIGHT OF THE VARIOUS NEWS RELEASES THAT HAVE COME OUT, I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND MY SIX MONTH OLD SON WHEN TRAVELING IN OUR EXPEDITION. I HAVE NOT YET HAD A FAILURE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT MY SIZE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATED RECALL, HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T EASE MY CONCERN IN THE LEAST. THERE ARE FAR GREATER NUMBERS OF FORD EXPLORERS ON THE ROAD WITH 15" TIRES THAN EXPEDITIONS WITH 17" HENCE THE HEIGHTENED NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. I HAVE TO WONDER IF MY FAMILY HAS TO BECOME ONE OF THE "STATISTICS" BEFORE THE PARTICULAR SIZE OF TIRE I HAVE BECOMES INCLUDED IN A RECALL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF IT'S THE SAME MODEL OF TIRE, THEN THE SAME, OR AT LEAST VERY SIMILAR, PRODUCTION PROCESSES ARE USED. IN SHORT, I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SENT THIS SAME LETTER TO FIRESTONE ALREADY AND THE ONLY RESPONSE HAS BEEN A COPY OF A STATEMENT THE COMPANY HAD ALREADY RELEASED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70/17 )

I AM SUBMITTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECENT CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE 15 INCH VERSION OF THIS TIRE. MY 17 TIRE EXPERIENCED AN ENXPLAINED COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALL FROM THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE AT 2000 MILES, BUT THE VEHICLE ( A FORD EXPEDITION) HANDLED IT SMOOTHLY. I NEVER THOUGHT TO COMPLAIN BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE TIRE, AND WHEN THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER SAW IT, HE REPLACED IT FOR FREE, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE REASON THAT THERE IS SO MUCH FOCUS ON THE 15 INCH VERSION OF THIS TIRE IS THAT THE VEHICLES ON WHICH IT IS INSTALLED (THE FORD EXPLORER) ARE LESS STABLE AND MORE LIKELY TO RESULT IN A CRASH IN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 INCH )

L/F TIRE BLEW OUT (PEELED OFF) BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PULL OVER SAFELY TO SHOULDER AND CHANGE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY, TIRE FAILED, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, TREAD GONE, NOTHING BUT SIDEWALLS REMAINED. TOOK TIRE TO DEALER, SAID IT WAS RUN ON THE RIM FOR EXTENSIVE TIME, THIS WAS NOT TRUE. PAID FOR NEW TIRE AS WELL AS NEW RIM.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE368 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. LOST CONTROL, BUT MANAGED TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER TRYING TO ESCAPE DEBRIS FROM ROAD. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS TIRES, SIZE WAS 17INCH. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRE EXPLODED ON IMPACT. *AK

BELT SEPERATION AND VIBRATION IN THE TIRES DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )

WHEN DRIVIN ON SMOOTH (PUBLIC) GRAVEL ROAD, GRAVEL PERFORATED THE TREAD PACKAGE, AND THE STEEL BELTS, CAUSING DAMAGE THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NEARLY UNREPAIRABLE. WHEN REMOVED FROM THE RIM, THE TIRE IS SO FLIMSY THAT IT CAN BE EASILY DEFORMED WITH MINIMAL HAND PRESSURE. THESE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES APPEAR TO BE SO FLIMSY THAT THEY SHOULD NOT CARRY AN ALL TERRAIN RATING, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOT SUITABLE EQUIPMENT FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

TIRES WON'T STAY BALANCED (BALANCED 3 TIMES - STILL SHIMMY). TIRES RUN VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. DEALER SAID THIS CONDITION IS NORMAL? SUPRISED THEY WERE NOT RECALLED BY FIRESTONE ALSO....MORE MUST DIE BEFORE A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SHOWS A PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245R16 )

I GET VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING DOWN HILLS, POSSIBLE TIRES DEFECTIVE

I WOULD LIKE TO FORWARD A COPY OF THE E-MAIL THAT I SENT TO FIRESTONE THREE WEEKS AGO BUT I AM UNABLE TO PASTE THAT LETTER INTO THIS BOX. IF YOU COULD GIVE ME THE APPROPRIATE E-MAIL ADDRESS AND WHATEVER REFERENCE NUMBER WOULD TIE MY LETTER TO THIS FORM I'LL SEND A COPY. THE SHORT VERSION IS THAT THE TIRE THAT MY DEALER INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK TO REPLACE ONE THAT THEY HAD DESTROYED FAILED AFTER 600 MILES. THERE WAS A MAJOR DEFORMATION ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL THAT PUSHED THE BEAD AWAY FROM THE RIM AND ALLOWED ALL THE AIR OUT. I WOULD HAVE DISMISSED IT AS AN ISOLATED MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT READ THE NEXT DAY ABOUT THE MAJOR PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES AND BECAME MORE CONCERNED - I WROTE FIRESTONE AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE DECIDED THAT THE BEST THING FOR THEM TO DO IS TO IGNORE ME - (I DO REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL NOW SO MAYBE I'M SOMEWHERE ON A VERY LONG LIST) - IN ANY CASE I'M REGISTERING THE PROBLEM WITH YOU FOLKS. I'D BE HAPPY TO FORWARD A COPY OF THE LETTER IF YOU WILL LET ME KNOW WHERE TO SEND IT.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

CAR COASTED TO STOP. SPARE INSTALLED. COMMERCIAL MOTOR CO IN ARANSAS PASS SOLD ME TWO NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE RIGHT FAILURE SHREDDED THE TIRE. THAT WAY I HAVE TWO NEW TIRES ON FRONT END. COMMERCIAL DISCARDED THE TIRE. IT TOOK A WHOLE DAY TO GET THE TWO NEW ONES BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS NOT STOCKING THEM. I THOUGHT IT STRANGE AT THE TIME BUT THEY NEVER EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 735X16 )

TIRES: HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR. I WENT TO THE NEAREST FIRESTONE DEALER. HE INSPECTED THE TIRE AND REPORTED THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT REPAIRABLE, SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE. EVER SINCE THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED TERRIBLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REPORTED (3TIMES) TO DEALERSHIP SINCE APRIL. EACH REPORT IS DOCUMENTED. ALLEGEDLY FIXED EACH TIME. FINALLY ON 8/04/00 THE TIRE WAS DECLARED DEFECTIVE BY THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS REPLACED.(I HAVE DOCUMENTATION/RECEIPTS ON ALL WORK). PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRUCK STILL VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALTHOUGH AT LOWER MPH THAN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. AIR CONDITIONING: FIRST REPORTED STRONG MOLDY ODOR BACK IN JAN 1999. WAS TOLD BY FORD SERVICE REP. THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE TRUCK'S HAVING BEEN IDLE IN THE HOT SUN/PARKING LOT PRIOR TO MY PURCHASING IT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD DISSIPATE IN TIME. IT DID NOT. I BROUGHT IT IN THREE TIMES SINCE THEN. EACH TIME I ASKED THAT THE CAUSE BE FIXED AND NOT JUST THE SYMPTOMS. ON THE 4TH VISIT, I INVOLVED THE OWNER AND HIS DEALERSHIP HIRED AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO REMOVE THE MOLD FROM THE SYSTEM. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE DONE SO BUT DURING THE CLEANING PROCESS THEY ADDED A CHEMICAL/PERFUME THAT IS SO STRONG, ONE CANNOT TELL IF THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT OR NOT. I WAS TOLD (BY THE SERVICE REP) THE OWNER WAS SO OFFENDED BY THIS SMELL THAT HE HAD THE COMPANY COME BACK OUT & REDO THE TRUCK TO REMOVE THE ADDED CHEMICAL. THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AS IT SMELLS VERY STRONG EVEN TODAY (2 WEEKS LATER)

I WAS RETURNING TO GA FROM FLORIDA, AND I HEARD THIS CHOPPER NOISE!! THERE WERE NO CHOPPERS ABOVE. A PASSERBY MOTIONED TO MY LEFT REAR TIRE. I PULLED OVER AND THE TREAD WAS COMING OFF THE TIRE! A COLLEGE STUDENT REMOVED THE TIRE AND INSTALLED MY SPARE. HE WOULD NOT TAKE ANY MONEY FOR THE OUTSTANDING JOB TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE. I HAD MY 4 CHILDREN IN THE SUV!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 25570R16 )

THE FIRST TIRE (LEFT REAR) BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELLING AT FREEWAY SPEED. THE VEHICLE SWUNG TO THE LEFT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS NEAR ME AND I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER. AGAIN AT FREEWAY SPEED, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY BROUGHT TO AS STOP. BOTH TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES OF THE SAME MODEL.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

THEY WERE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND THEY MADE A STOP AT THE HOTEL. RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THEY TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE, AND SAW THAT TIRE WAS TORN BETWEEN THE SIDEWALL, INNER TIRE WAS SEPARTED. ATTENDANT PUT TIRE IN THE WATER. AND HE TOLD THEM THAT TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. TIRE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT 17 INCH.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE NEEDS AIR EVERY 7 DAYS BUT THE ONE THAT GOT FLAT WAS REPLACED. *YH

BOUGHT NEW CAR 8/11/99. ON 9/27/99 AT 2, 284 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS PROPERLY AND WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. FORD REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE. THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND IT FAILED IMMEDIATELY. THEY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY READY FOR US TO PICK UP ON 10/15/99. THREE MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK IMMEDIATELY. FORD REPLACED IT AGAIN AND WE GOT OUR CAR BACK ON 10/28/99. ON 8/7/00 WE BROUGHT OUR CAR BACK TO FORD AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE STOPPED, LOOSE POWER OR STALL WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. TOOK IT TO FORD AGAIN. REPLACED TRANSMISSION AGAIN. VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE FOR A TOTAL OF 36 DAYS IN ONE YEAR AND HAD 4 REPAIR ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT VEHICLE. NO REASONABLE OR SAFE REASON TO DRIVE - UNSAFE.

THESE TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND HAVE CRACKING IN ALL FOUR TIRES IN THE TREAD SHOULDERS.THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE RECALLED TIRES--JUST A DIFFERENT SIZE.THE PROBLEM IS NOT JUST WITH THE 15" TIRES.THESE SHOPULD ALL BE PART OF THE RECALL.FORD HAS NOT OFFERED ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM EITHER.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

MY SEVENTEEN INCH WELL CARED FOR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT FAILED WITH A TREAD SEPARATION BLOWOUT...THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS..I STILL HAVE THE BAD TIRE BUT HAVE REPLACED THE REST WITH NEW GOODYEARS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: SEVENTEEN )

AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR ONLY THREE DAYS, WE WERE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED - NO STEERING OR CONTROL PROBLEMS OCCURRED AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PUT ON THE SPARE. WE RETURNED HOME AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THREE DAYS PRIOR AND THEY AT FIRST REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE TIRE. AFTER MUCH DEBATE AND RELUCTANCE ON THEIR PART ("THIS NEVER HAPPENS, YOU MUST HAVE HIT A NAIL") - WE ARGUED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THE TIRE SHOULD HAVE BLOWN AFTER ONLY BEING DRIVE ON FOR LESS THAN 300 MILES AND THAT WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING WE WERE AWARE OF (THEIR INSPECTION OF THE TIRE ALSO YIELDED NO PUNCTURES THAT THEY COULD FIND). FORD FINALLY AGREED TO PAY FOR A NEW WILDERNESS TIRE AND IT WAS REPLACED. WE ARE REPORTING THIS SO THAT YOU KNOW THIS HAPPENED OVER ONE YEAR AGO ON A VIRUALLY BRAND NEW TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: 16 )

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 1 TIRE ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE 3 OTHERS NOW ALSO HAVE PLACES WHERE THE SIDE WALLS ARE CRACKED AND PEELING AWAY FROM THE TIRE. WHEN WE SHOWED THIS TO A LOCAL DEALED WE WERE TOLD " THOSE TIRES JUST DO THAT" AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. WE ARE NOW VERY WORRIED ABOUT THESE TIRES AND THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY!! I ALSO OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION (DOT NUMBER W2CUIRD050060 , TIRE SIZE P25570R16 ) AND ARE JUST WAITING FOR THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN TO THOSE TIRES AS WELL. IT JUST DOSEN'T SEEM LIKE TIRES WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THEM SHOULD BE CRACKING AND PEELING!!( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1RD029 TIRE SIZE: P255/7OR16 )

I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILED TIRE YET. I AM TRYING TO AVOID A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE FROM OCCURING. I HAVE P255/70R16 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. I HAVE COME ACROSS AN INTERNAL FORD MEMO FROM WWW.SAFETYFORUM.COM THAT HAS FORD INSTRUCTING THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND DEALERS OVERSEAS (IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA) TO REPLACE ALL (5) 16 INCH WIDERNESS AT TIRES ON THEIR FORD VEHICLES. THE MEMO STATES THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERIOR TIRE DEGREDATION AND TREAD SEPARATION. I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS MEMO DOES NOT APPLY TO THE SAME TIRES ON THE SAME FORD VEHICLES IN THE US.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

WHILE TRAVELING 65-75 MPH AND WITHOUT INDICATION TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK DUE TO THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE (P26570R17) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DOT#W2T61RE388. *SLC