2000 Ford Expedition complaints

THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WENCH THATS BRING THE TIRE UP AND DOWN BROKE WHILE TURNING A CORNER CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO COME OFF, THE CONSUMER THINKS THE LOCATION OF THE SPARE IS IN A DANGEROUS AREA. NLM

BLOW OUT OF FIRESTONE TIRE. STANDARD ISSUE ON EXCURSION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 )

FRONT TIRES ARE CUPPING, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, VEHICLE INSPECTED AND ALIGNED,POSSIBLE TIRE RELATED DEFECT (NO MAKE/MODEL OF TIRES PROVIDED). *CJ

ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN FIRST STARTED AND WHEN PLACED IN PARK. HEAT/ AIR SYSTEM AND RADIO SHUTS OFF AT THE SAME TIME. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR EIGHT DAYS AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED THAT THE REAR END TREMBLES AND VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP IS AWRAE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TO GAIN CONTROL ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER WILL ADD A COMPONENT TO THE PCV SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ALL BEARINGS ON RIGHT TIRE HAVE FALLEN OFF WHICH ALMOST CAUSED TIRE TO FALL OFF. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A PINGING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, CALLED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, CLOSED APPOINTMENT, IT WAS THURSDAY, AND ON WENDESDAY NIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID OIL HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED FOR A YEAR. CONSUMER STATED OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. CONSUMER FELT WARNING LIGHTS MAY BE DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WITHOUT A TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (P255/70R16, 109S-M+S DOT W2CU IRD070. *AK *SLC

ON A DRY-FLAT ROAD, THE SUV WAS STOPPED - PUT IN REVERSE - THE SUV AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MILES PER HOUR - THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE SUV - AN EY-WITNESS SAID THE THE SUV WAS "BUCKING" - POSSIBLY FROM THE BRAKES CATCHING BUT NOT STOPING THE SUV. THE SVU HIT A TREE AND FLEW INTO THE WOODS -- ONLY THEN DID IT STOP. FORD CORP. HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ANY INQUIRES - THIS NEEDS ATTENTION - THE NEXT TIME - SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT!*AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL UNDERNEATH HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

COULD NOT KEEP VEHICLE IN HIGHWAY LANE ,HAD TO CORRECT STEERING CONSTANTLY ON TRIP TO FLA. WENT TO FORD DEALER IN FLA. AND GOT NOTHING WRONG WITH TRUCK ,DROVE HOME AT 55MPH TO DEALER ,IT TOOK 3 SERVICE VISITS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH DOWN A TOW LANE HIGHWAY THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING WIDE OPEN, AND CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. ALSO, ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS FREE OF PLAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC

THE TIRE BLEW WHILE DRIVING AROUND 70 MPH. THE RECALL STARTED SHORTLY AFTER WE HAD IT REPLACED. WE ASKED BILL CURRIE FORD TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTEE BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE A DEFECT NOT A REGULAR BLOW OUT. THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. THEY REFUSED SAYING THE TIRES WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTEE. WE SHOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS WHEN THE RECALL WAS ANOUNCED, BUT WHEN WE FINALLY DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL FIVE FIRESTONE TIRES FORD GAVE US YOUR WEBSITE TO REPORT OUR ORIGINAL BLOW OUT. WE DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE THAT BLEW BUT WE DID STORE THE FOUR REMAINING FIRESTONE TIRES, WITH THE SAME DOT NUMBER. (DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRESIZE: 255/70R16)

FUEL MILEAGE HAS PLUMETED TO 12MPG AVERAGE FROM 17MPG AFTER REPLACEMENT OF A/C COMPRESSOR AFTER ACCIDENT.

TWICE TWO BRAND NEW TIRES BLEW UP ON THE HIGHWAY,AND THE FIRESTONE REFUSED TO EXCHANGE THEM FOR FREE,THEY CHANGED THEM AND CHARGED ME FULL PRICE (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT MY VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A DELIVERY TRUCK. CAUSING ME TO SMASH INTO THE FRONT AND SASH INTO THE REAR OF A TRACTOR TRAILOR RESULTING IN MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF MY VEHICLE, AND INJURIES TO MYSELF AND PASSENGER. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WANDERS MOSTLY AT 60-70MPH. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. VEHLICE ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT IT 3 OTHER TIMES. DELAER SAID THAT BECAUSE THEY WERE HIGHLY SENTITIVE THEY WILL DO THIS. DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CLIP WILL NOT GO INTO BUCKLE. DEALER STATED THAT SEATBELT RECEIVER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND IT'S ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TIRE CAN'T BE BALLANCED REPETIVE TIMES TRIED, FORD STATES TIRES DEFECTIVE (TIRESIZE: P27560R-17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P27560R-17 )

THIS IS MY 4TH NEW FORD VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED AND SECOND EXPEDITION (LAST ONE 97) I NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH TIER SEPARATION IN MY LIFE. ON THIS VEHICLE I HAD 2 TIRES SEPARATION IN 3 MONTHS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE FROM FORD DEALERS (NEW FORD VEHICLES HAVE 1 YEAR/12 MONTHS WARRANTY ON TIRE) AND MOST OF THE DEALER WOULD NOT EVEN ACCEPT THE STANDARD WARRANTY. FIRESTONE DEALERS REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. EARNHARDT FORD REPLACED ONE OF MY TIERS AND I AM GOING TO REPLACE REMAINING TIERS AT MY OWN COST (WITH DIFFERENT BRAND). THIS NOT ACCEPTABLE FROM MY POINT OF VIEW. FORD SHOULD PAY FOR MY COST.. THIS IS MY LAST FORD VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265X70X17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265X70X17 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE (P255 70 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CRACKING, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS MULTIPLE TRAVELING LOW SPEED NO COLLISIONS (DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES FAILED AT LESS THAN 500 MILES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRESIZE: P265 70R17)

WHEN ARE THESE TIRES GOING TO BE RECALLED? MY FAMILY AND I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING ON THESE TIRES! I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND FORD DIRECTLY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, BUT I CAN NOT GET ANY SATISFACTION. THE 15" TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED ARE MADE EXACTLY LIKE THE 16" ONES ON MY VEHICLE. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE! THANKS IN ADVANCE. LANCE MARKER. *AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE "BUBBLING" ON THE OUTER EDGES. THE RIGHT SIDE IS WORSE. MY MECHANIC THINKS IT IS FROM THE SHOCKS AND WARRENTS ATTENTION AT ONLY 11.5K MILES. HE IS WORRIED OF A BLOW-OUT. HE SAYS TIRE IS "BOUNCING". *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

TIRE WENT FLAT FOR NO DISCERNBLE REASON WITH 200+ MILES ON IT. FIRESTONE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY IT WOULD HOLD AIR. I REPLACED IT WITH A BRAND NEW TIRE AT MY EXPENSE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/75R16 )

WAS TRAVELING 65MPH WHEN A LOUD POP SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM BACK. GOT OFF FREEWAY TO CHECK & NOTICED TIRE WAS FLAT. LEFT REAR TIRE WAS THE PROBLEM. SIDEWALL HAD BLOWN OUT. EXCHANGED TIRE WITH THE SPARE. TOOK TIRE TO TIRE SHOP & WAS INFORMED THE HAD HIT AN OBJECT & DID NOT GET TIRE EXCHANGED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/70R17 1,000 MILES. KEPT THE TIRE.*AK

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255-70-R16 )

DIXIE DONELSON HAD ONLY PURCHASED HER FORD EXPEDITION THE MONTH PRIOR (EARLY JUNE), AND WAS JUST UNDERWAY FOR A TRIP TO VISIT HER DAUGHTER IN COLORADO. THE ORIGINAL POLICE REPORT DOCUMENTS HER LOSING CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE WITHIN THE FIRST 40 MINUTES OF HER TRIP. FURTHER OBSERVATIONS OF THE CRASH SITE HAVE REVEALED TREAD REMNANTS OF NEW FIRESTONE SUV TIRES. HOWEVER, THE EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE AND ALL REMAINING TIRES BURNED TO THE EXTENT OF NOT BEING IDENTIFIABLE. DIXIE HAD TOLD HER DUAGHTER SHE HAD NEW FIRESTONE TIRES, BUT WE HAVE HAD LITTLE SUCCESS IN DETERMINING THE ACTUAL TIRE MODEL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: (UNKNOWN) )

PE-00-020; RENTAL VEHICLE 2000, FORD EXPEDITION, TIRE SIZE NOT AVAILABLE, AND DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. WHEN DRIVING IN STATE OF ARIZONA ON A VERY HOT DAY AT 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT. *AK

STEERING BECAME HEAVY, PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE, TIRE WAS BULGING ALL AROUND SIDEWALL. LIMPED ALONG SHOULDER AT 2 OR 3 MPH AND 50 TARDS LATER, TIRE EXPLODED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRE SIZE: P265/70/17 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P255 70 R16) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, TIRE WAS EXTREMELY HOT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

I HAD MY TIRES INSPECTED AT THE SEARS AUTO CENTER IN ODESSA, TX. THE VEHICLE HAD DEVELOPED A VAGUE ROUGHNESS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INSPECTOR FOUND DEPRESSIONS IN THE CENTER OF THE TREADS ON TWO OF THE TIRES AND TOLD ME THAT THIS INDICATED THAT ONE OR MORE OF THE BELTS UNDER THE TREADS HAD SEPARATED. I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES AND I HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRES IN MY GARAGE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255 70 R16 )

SUNROOF ASSEMBLY BROKE IN THE OPEN POSITION. DEALER RECEIVED VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON 8/21/00. ON 8/24/00, REPLACEMENT PART ARRIVED AT DEALER IN A DAMAGED CONDITION. SERVICE TECHINICIAN STATED IT WAS COMMON FOR FORD TO KNOWINGLY SHIP DEFECTIVE PARTS WHEN INVENTORY OF 1ST QUALITY PARTS IS DEPLETED. THIS PRACTICE WOULD DEMONSTRATE TIMELY DELIVERY OF REPLACEMENT PARTS TO THOSE WHO REVIEW SHIPPING RESPONSE TIME. SECOND REPLACEMENT SUNROOF ASSEMBLY ARRIVES AT DEALER APPROXIMATELY 8/28. IT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THIRD REPLACEMENT SUNROOF ASSEMBLY UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. FORD NATIONAL RELATIONSHIP CENTER ADVISES ME THAT PART IS ON "NATIONAL BACKORDER" AND CAN GIVE NO PROMISE DATE FOR AVAILABILITY. ALSO ADVISED THAT FORD ENGINEERING HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PARTS SHORTAGE. SPOKE TO DEALER THIS AFTERNOON (9/6/00) AND THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION AS TO WHEN PART MIGHT BECOME AVAILABLE. THE 2000 MODEL YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT FACTORY INSTALLED SUNROOFS WERE AVAILABLE ON EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH REAR A/C VENTS. ONE COULD CONCLUDE FROM THE "NATIONAL BACKORDER" SITUATION THAT THERE IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT WITH THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY THAT I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND/OR PUBLICIZE. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER EXPEDITION OWNERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE THEIR VEHICLES WHILE WAITING FOR PARTS FOR OVER 19 DAYS. THANK YOU. REX DYER

I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND WENT INTO THE SUPERMARKET. WHEN I CAME OUT I NOTICED MY RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS ALMOST FLAT. I PUT THE SPARE ON AND THE NEXT MORNING DROVE UP TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A HOLE BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE SIDEWALL AND THEREFORE IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. THEY (FIRESTONE) TOLD ME THE TIRE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST SO THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. LATER I SAW A REPORT ON CHANNEL 2 IN LOS ANGELES ABOUT YET ANOTHER FIRESTONE FAILURE AND THE PICTURE OF THE HOLE IN THE TIRE THEY HAD ON TV LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THE HOLE IN MY 17" TIRE. I AM SUSPICIOUS THAT ANYTHING ON THE ROAD PUNCTURED MY TIRE BUT FEEL LIKE IT WAS THE START OF A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE 17" WILDERNESS AT TIRES. I BOUGHT A GOODYEAR TIRE FOR MY SPARE AND TODAY I ORDERED FOUR MICHELIN TIRES. YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET INJURED OR KILLED. FORD AND FIRESTONE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS MESS. I AM SORRY I PAID $42,000 FOR A BRAND NEW EXPEDITION AND LESS THAN 7 WEEKS LATER HAVE TO SPEND OVER EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS ON REPLACEMENT TIRES JUST TO FEEL SAFE. DO SOMETHING!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT DURING ROUTINE DRIVING, WITH NO WARNING. A TIRE TECHNICIAN SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SIDEWALL FAILED BECAUSE IT HAD BULGED OUT AND THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6Z08L TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

WHY DID THE NHTSA ONLY EXPAND THIER INVESTIGATION TO INCLUDE 16" FIRESTONE TIRES. I HAVE 17" TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND THINK THEY SHOULD BE LOOKED AT ALSO, AND POSSIBLY INCLUDED IN ANY FUTURE RECALLS OF FIRESTONE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75 17 )

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH HEARD A POP, REAR LEFT WHEEL BOLTS CAME OFF AND STUDS SNAPPED, AND WHEEL COME OFF.*AK

CONSUMER IS TAKING IN VEHICLE IN FOR THE 5TH TIME. VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS NO REMEDY & THAT THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY COULD FOR THE VEHCILE. MANUFACTURER SENT DEALER SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO DO TO VEHICLE. RIGHT SIDE WAS ADJUSTED SO FAR. VEHICLE WAS NOW GOING TO THE LEFT & RIGHT. INDEPENDENT FRONT END SPECIALIST SAID VEHICLE SHOULD BE PULLING TO THE RIGHT.*AK

THERE IS A "CRACK/TEAR" ON THE UPPER SIDE WALL THAT I DISCOVERED ON 8/28/00. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARD; I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH FIRESTONE'S RESPONSE AND AM WORRIED THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH THIS TIRE BUT THE "CRACK/TEAR" ON THE TIRE MAKES ME WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY! SUPPOSEDLY NON RECALLED TIRES. NHTSA NEEDS TO EXPAND RECALL BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70/R1 )

THE SUN ROOF WAS INOPERABLE WHEN I WENT TO PURCHASE THE VECHICLE. SALESMAN TOLD ME MAYBE HE WASN'T OPERATING CORRECTLY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO SERVICE CENTER, THEY TOLD ME IT NEED A MOTOR. THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW A MOTOR WAS BURNED OUT WITH ONLY 26 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS DEFINTE A MANUFACTORING PROBLEM!! I BOUGHT IT BACK TO SERVICE DEALER A SECOND TIME. SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME THEY ARE GOING TO NEED MORE TIME TO FIX PROBLEM. IT WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE I PURCHASED IT THEN I SHOULD RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT! THEY KNOWINGLY AND MALICOUSLY SOLD ME A VEHCILE THAT WAS MALFUNCTIONED! THE PERSON I WAS IN CONTACT WITH AT THE DEALER IS DAVID ROBBINS, SALES MANAGER

WHILE DRIVING T 3 BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STEERING GEAR BOX CAME APART. TWO BOLTS MADE A LOUD NOISE AND BROKE, AS THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THE 3RD BOLT CAME FLYING OFF. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VECHICLE, IT WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER AND OFFERED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE TO THE CONSUMER.*AK

THIS TIRE IS NOT A PART OF THE NATIONAL RECALL, HOWEVER, THE TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE AND THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED THE TIRE UNDER THE "WARRANTY". I WANTED TO INFORM YOU OF THE FAILURE OF THIS MODEL/SIZE OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT BRAND.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P25570RR16 )

THE FRONT TWO FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16 TIRES ON MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION HAVE THE STEEL BELT SHOWING THROUGH THE TREAD AT SEVERAL PLACES. INTERESTING THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT 15" AND DID NOT COME FROM DECATUR!( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1RD369 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

I EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL SIDEWALL BLOW-OUT ON A TIRE WITH LESS THEN 10,000 MILES ON IT. THE BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIM AND HUB OF THE WHEEL. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED THAT I MAY HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE SOON WITH THE OTHER FOUR TIRES. I CONTACTED GENERAL TIRES AND THEY WANT ME TO SENT THE TIRE BACK EAST AND WAIT TO GET SOMETHING DONE. THE NOW TIRE, RIM AND HUB CAP COST ME 325.00 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT TO GET IT FROM DETROIT ON SPECIAL ORDER. I WOULD LIKE THE DOT TO INSPECT THE TIRE PRIOR TO RELEASING IT BACK TO GENERAL TO DETERMINE IF A RECALL SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED. LIKE I STATED IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS SECTION THE SIDEWALL BLOW OUT WAS VERY ABNORMAL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )

TIRE LESS THAN ONE WEEK OLD, TRAVELING MIDDAY ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WITH CLEAR UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW AHEAD, CLEAN DRY ROAD, HEARD LOUD "POP" COME FROM REAR OF CAR, TIRE FLAT AT EXIT JUST A FEW MILES LATER, FORD DEALER DECLINED RESPONSIBILITY, REFERRED US TO FIRESTONE DEALER WHO SUGGESTED HIGHWAY HAZARD PUNCTURE EVEN THOUGH WE PROTESTED THAT NO HAZARD WAS SEEN BY EITHER PERSON IN CAR, TIRE DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR BUT BUBBLE ON SIDE PREVENTED SAFE REPAIR, WE BOUGHT ANOTHER BRAND-NEW TIRE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TIRE( DOT NUMBER: 027582 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255X70X16 )

WHILE LOOKING OVER TIRE, NOTICED SEPARATION AND SPLITTING. *AK THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE 17", DOT #W2T61RE169 IS SPLITTING AND CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE TREAD COULD SEPARATE AT ANY TIME. *SLC