1993 Ford Explorer complaints

FIRESTONE ATX (CLAIM# 59-V497-828) *MW

FIRESTONE: INSURED WAS DRIVING TO FLAGS STAFF WHEN RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD STARTED PEELING AND FLOPPING ON HWY..FLAPPING OF STEEL BELTED TIRE DMGD VEH. (CLAIM# 03-3161-989) *MW

FIRESTONE: INSURED'S SON WAS TRAVELING THROUGHT RIVERA TX WHEN HIS REAR TIRE BLEW. THE BLOWUT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP. INSURED & ALL PASSENGER'S WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION:ALL WERE RELEASED. (CLAIM#53-C594-414) *MW

FIRESTONE: #1 WAS DRIVING ABOUT 1/2HR AWAY FROM VEGAS, WHEN FELT AND HEARD A SOUND SOMEWHERE IN REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE, CONTINUED DRIVING FOR A HALF HOURS STOPPED IN BAKER AFTER PROCEDDING TO DRIVE AGAIN, FOR A HALF-HOUR TIRE BLEW APPROX, IN BARSTOW. #1 PROCEEDED TO CHANGE TIRE AND NOTICED OTHER DAMAGED TO CAR, FLOOR-BOARD, PASSENGER FLOOR-BOARD, WHEEL-WELL, HEAT SHIELD IS LOOSE DUE TO SOMETHING THAT STRUCK CAR WHE #1 HEARD THE FIRST SOUND. (CLAIM# 75-A143-331) *MW

THE INSURED HAD FIRESTONE ATX TIRES. (30K ON TIRES AND ABOUT 2YRS OLD). (CLAIM# 55-S529-257) *MW

FIRSTONE: TREAD SEPARATION. (CLAIM# 01-6195-406) *MW

PLEASE REV TO ADVISE IF FIRESTONE TIRES RECALL APPLIES TO THIS LOSS (RT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING COLL LOSS) S1 SHOP HANDLED-NO INFO RE TIRES (PHOTOS). (CLAIM# 38-J209-284) *MW

FIRESTONE TIRE CAME APART. WHAT ARE WE DOING ON THIS ISSUE? CALLED TRESA SHE ADVISED THIS TIRE FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15. (CLAIM# 46-0334-047) *MW

FIRESTONE FAILURE WILDERNESS ATX 235-75-R15. (CLAIM# 43-R528-761) *MW

FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE-RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW, INSURED LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. A TOTAL OF THREE TIRES WERE DAMAGED DURING COLLISION. SALVAGE SOLD 7/27/00 AND THEN EXPORTED OUT OF COUNTRY. ONE PHOTO INDICATES THIS IS A FIRESTONE TIRE, BUT UNKNOWN EXACT MODEL AND/OR SIZE. TIRES ARE VISIBLE IN PICTURE BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TREAD SEPARATION. 40% WEAR INDICATED ON TSLR. INSURED HAS NO PAPERWORK INDICATING WHAT KIND OF TIRES THESE WERE. SOME INJURIES, SOFT TISSUE INJURIES AND INJURIES. 10 YEARS OLD SON EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. INSURED WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE. FIVE DAYS BEFORE LOSS, INSURED HAD PUT SOME AIR IN ONE OF TIRES AND REMAINING TIRES APPEARED TO BE OKAY. (CLAIM# 53-C564-046) *MW

FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 TREAD SEPARATION. (CLAIM# 53-P013-005) *MW

V1 SB ON RANDALL RD WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT DAMAGING FRONT BUMPER AND GROUND EFFECTS. PLEASE ADVISE IF WE HAVE PLANS TO PURSUE SUB FROM FIRESTONE ON RECALL TIRES. NI IS SENDING RECEIPTS TO SUPPORT THIS LOSS WAS CAUSD BE BLOWOUT OF P235/ ATX FIRESTONE AXT II P235/75R15. (CLAIM# 13-9099-897) *MW

FIRESTONE 235/75/R15. 3 BLOW OUTS IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. VEH1 N/B ON I-57; REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW, VEERED TO LEFT AND HIT GUARD RAIL SPUN AROUND AND HIT GUARD RAIL AGAIN. (CLAIM# 13-9897-782) *MW

THREE TIRES BLEW..N/I WONDERING IF DEFECT IN EXPLORER CAN CAUSE. THE INSURED HAS FIRESTONE ATX TIRES ON THE VEHICLE-APPARENTLY THE TREAD PEELED BACK WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. (CLAIM# 53-C597-904) *MW

RT REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND CAUSED ACCIDENT CR CALLED TO ADVISED TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. (CLAIM# 59-V511-654) *MW

CONSUMER WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES 00T005, WHILE WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL, THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING A FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE ATX TIRE'S (NO TIRE SIZE MENTIONED) TREAD SEPARATED, FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE, NO CLAIM NUMBER GIVEN. *TT

I AM A CURRENT OWNER OF A 1993 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. AS YOU KNOW THERE IS A NATIONWIDE RECALL ON SPECIFIC FIRESTONE/FORD TIRES. ON MAY 6TH 2000, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DEFECTIVE TIRES, HEADING EAST-BOUND ON INTERSTATE 4 (I-4) FROM TAMPA, FL TO ORLANDO, FL. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, NEAR EXIT 16, AS MY TIRE TREAD RIPPED/PEELED OFF OF MY REAR TIRE (DRIVER SIDE), CAUSING ME TO LOOSE TOTAL CONTROL, NEARLY FLIP OVER, COMPLETELY SPIN OUT INTO THE MEDIAN AND STOP FEET AWAY FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC (I-4 WESTBOUND). MY TIRE WAS NOT FLAT AFTER THE INCIDENT, ALTHOUGH THE TREAD ON THE TIRE WAS NEARLY RIPPED OFF. DUE TO THE TREAD RIPPING OFF AND FLAPPING, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE REAR PANEL OF MY TRUCK. (THE DEBRIS IN THE MEDIAN DAMAGED MY MUFFLER AND TAIL PIPE AS WELL). IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS WAS MORE THAN A CLOSE CALL, I REALIZE THAT THIS WAS A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT. BESIDES MY BEING BLESSED, THE ONLY REASON THAT I COULD CREATE OF WHY I AM STILL HERE TODAY, IS DUE TO THE WIDTH OF THE MEDIAN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS SAGGING DOOR DOES NOT SEAL, ARE THERE ANY KNOWN RECALLS ?

EXPLORER CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WE HAD NO IDEA UNTIL WE WERE FLAGGED DOWN. I STOPPED THE CAR AND THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE KIDS AND I JUMPED OUT AND STARTED TO RUN IN FEAR OF IT EXPLODING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT, PUT OUT THE FLAMES AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A FAULTY FUEL LINE.

THESE TIRE ARE ON RECALL. I'VE HAD ONLY TWO REPLACED BY FIRESTONE AND I'M WAITING FOR THE OTHER TWO. I'M LOSING BUSINESS BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF WHEN WILL MY TIRES EXPLODE. I TRANSPORT MY 1 1/2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON BACK & FORTH TO DAY CARE. I DO NOT WANT HIM TO BE A STATISTIC.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: 235/70/R15 )

23362 UR BM03008-2 I PURCHASED FOUR TIRES BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR...AFTER 10,000 MILES TWO TIRE HAVE COMPLETE DRY ROT ON THE SIDE WALL AND ARE FALLING APART...PLEASE HELP AND GIVE ME GUDIENCE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15/ )

THE TIRES EXPLORED IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENCES.

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER DUE TO TIRE TREAD WEAR PER INVESTIGATING OFFICER'S OPINION( DOT NUMBER: )

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A HOT DAY. TIRE DID NOT LOSE AIR PRESSURE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: HYVV4FA358 TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )

FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT IN COLD WEATHER, 70 MPH, LEFT REAR. REPLACED W/NON-FIRESTONE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: N.A. TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A RUBBLE AND VIBRATION, LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE #ATX, P23575R15. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE STORE WHERE HE PURCHASED THE TIRE FROM.*AK ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOGIC DOES NOT ALLOW/PERMIT BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHCILE AFTER TIRE FAIURE. THIS IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *YH

WHILE DRIVING SON TO WORK, HAD A BLOWOUT, AND TIRE LOOKED LIKE SPAGETTI.- CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO INJURIES.*AK

INTAKE GASKETS FAILED / LOST COOLANT

NO SUMMARY

CABLE IS RUSTED UNABLE TO OPERATE

WEAK CAUSING A SHAKE / UNABLE TO BALANCE OR ALIGN TO STOP SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

RUSTED CAUSING LOUD NOISE

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON HWY 21 FROM NORTH ZULCH, TEXAS TO BRYAN, TEXAS I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AN HOUR, BUILDING SPEED TO 70. I HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE . I STOPPED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOLD ME THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BACK QUARTER PANEL WAS DAMAGED AND THE SIDE MOLDING WAS TORN OFF.MY HUSBAND TOOK THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE WHERE THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT WE SHOULD REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON THE VECHICLE. AT THIS TIME WE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH NEW FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX II . THE CAR WAS REPAIRED IN CALDWELL TEXAS AT AUTOFRAME BODY WORKS AT A COST OF 19, 0215.34.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

IN A SLOW TURN AROUND A CORNER, THE FIRESTONE ATX BLEW OUT ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE WALL.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: UNKNOWN )

I HAVE WILDERNESS AT'S, P235/75/15, WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. ONE WAS MANUFACTURED IN DECATUR, THE OTHER THREE WERE NOT MANUFACTURED IN DECATUR (DOT CODE 8XHL). ALL HAVE AN INTERMITTANT SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES ABOUT 1/2" DOWN THE TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND. I SHOWED THEM TO A FIRESTONE DEALERER AND HE AGREED TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES. HAVE YOU HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE.( DOT NUMBER: 8XHL TIRE SIZE: P135-75-15 )

LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BELT CAME LOOSE (BROKE) WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. NLM

NO INJURY MAJOR FIRESTONE OEM EXPLORER FAILURE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/65SR15 )

PEOO 020 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS GOING DOWN A HILL WHEN HE FELT VIBRATION, AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRE WAS HITTING UP AGAINST VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE #ATX, P23575 R15. HE WENT TO FIRESTONE, AND THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK

ON 8/15/97 WE WERE TRAVELLING WEST ON I-40 BETWEEN WINSLOW, AZ AND FLAGSTAFF, AZ WHEN OUR REAR PASSENGER TREAD CAME FLYING OFF OUR TIRE. FORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE, REDUCE OUR SPEED AND PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE EXAMINED THE DAMAGE, THERE WAS SOME SMALL AMOUNT OF BODY DAMAGE, BUT THE TIRE, STILL INFLATED, HAD NO TREAD. WE REMOVED THE TIRE, REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE AND MADE OUR WAY SLOWLY TO FLAGSTAFF WHERE WE FOUND A DISCOUNT TIRE CO. AND HAD THE DAMAGED TIRE REPLACED, NOT WITH FIRESTONE TIRE, AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY TO LAS VEGAS THE NEXT DAY. IN NOVEMBER WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO DISCOUNT TIRE TO HAVE THE OTHER 3 TIRES REPLACE AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY ALL SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION AND WE WERE LUCKY. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE FIRESTONE TIRES AS A SPARE AS IT SHOWED THE LEAST TO NO SEPARATION. THE DOT # I PROVIDED IS FROM THE SPARE. I DO NOT HAVE THE NUMBER OFF OF THE ACTUAL DEFECTIVE TIRE. NO REPORTS FILED SINCE THERE WAS, THANKFULLY, NO SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE RECEIPTS FROM BOTH TIRE PURCHASES AND ONE FROM FORD STATING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE MATCHING TIRES SINCE WE'D REPLACED THE ONE, SO THEY COULDN'T DO THE ALIGNMENT REQUESTED THAT WE THOUGHT WAS WHY THE SUV PULLED TO THE RIGHT SO DRASTICALLY. WE WERE TOLD, BY DISCOUNT TIRE CO. REP., THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE SEPARATION THE OTHER TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING. WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE AFTER LEARNING OF THE RECALL. WE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT TYPE OF TIRE SEPARATION BEFORE AND THE TIRES

WHILE DRIVING THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (235/7515) SHREDDED. *MJS

THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND RESULTED IN VEHICLE ROLLOVER AND INJURIES TO CONSUMERS. *MJS

TIRE SHREDDED. DID NOT DEFLATE. TREAD TOTALLY DEPARTED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

TIRE BLEW OUT AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED (75MPH) ON INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF GALLUP, NM. AIR PRESSURE SET TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECS APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES EARLIER. SUBJECT TIRE APPERENTLY NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL AT THIS TIME, ALTHOUGH I WOULD ENCOURAGE IMMEDIATE RECALL. NOTE THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURED PRIOR TO NATIONAL ATTENTION TO PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE A/T TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: W2HHAWA196 TIRE SIZE: P225/75R )

INCIDENT 1 HAPPENED ON HWY 5 GOING NORTH TO SANTA ROSA. TIRE TREAD SPUN OFF AND DESTROYED THE WHEEL WELL AND SIDE MOULDINGS. SINCE FIRESTONE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN I BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES TO REPLACE THE ALL BUT THE SPARE. THE ORIGINAL TIRES CAME FROM CANADA. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED IN PALM SPRING AND AGAIN THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST HAPPENS. THIS SECOND DETREADING OCCURRED AFTER ONLY 27000 MILES. I REPLACED THE SECOND TIRE WITH WILDERNESS BUT I AM CURRENTLY USING THE ORIGINAL SPARE SINCE I DIDNOT WANT TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES TO MATCH.( DOT NUMBER: W1HL TIRE SIZE: 235R15 )

PEOO 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPYING NOISE. LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WAS DAMAGES TO VEHICLE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE 440. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONSUMER BOUGHT FOUR NEW TIRES PRIOR TO FIRST INCIDENT. AT SECOND INCIDENT SIX DAYS LATER, LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIRES.*AK WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED ON TWO TIRES WITHIN SIX DAYS CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THESE TIRES WERE FIRESTONT 440. *YH

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON TURNPIKE. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING, AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL. RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED, AND THE TREAD SEPARATED. ALSO, TIRE DAMAGED RIGHT REAR MOLDING/ MUDD FLAPPS AND THE TRIMMING ON THE SIDE OF VEHICLE. TIRE WAS FIRESTONE #ATX, P23575 R15, AND #DOT VD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH RIGHT REAT TIRE BLEWOUT AND WENT FLAT. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER 3 TIMES. CONSUMER WAS INJURED, AND AUTOMOBILE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *MJS

THE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING ON I-8 AT 70 MPH AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT FRONT AND SIDE MY EXPLORER. THE TREADLESS TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE AND I SAFELY SLOWED AND GRADUALLY STEERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE OTHER 3 ATX'S ALSO HAD A NETWORK OF CRACKS ON THE TREAD NEAR THE SIDEWALL. INCREASED HANDLING PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PB196 TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON TEXAS HIGHWAY 288 BETWEEN MANVEL AND LAKE JACKSON, THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAME OFF. THE TREAD DAMAGED THE WHEEL WELL, THE CORNER OF THE REAR BUMBER, AND THE TRIM BELOW THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE TIRE DID NOT LOSE AIR AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND SAFELY STOP. THIS HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES. THERE WERE FOUR ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 2 RIDING IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )