1997 Ford Explorer complaints

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE A HAIRLINE CRACK THAT GOES 360 DEGREES AROUND THE TIRE ON BOTH THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. THIS CRACK APPEARS TO BE WHERE THE CAP ATTACHES TO THE TIRE. I YOU LOOK AT THE SIDEWALL YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CAP IS ATTACHED. (DOT NUMBER: VN TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE TREADS FAILED (P235/75R15). NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00T005, WHEN GOING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED AND REPLACED, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A 3 WEEK WAITING PERIOD FOR TIRES TO GET CHECKED AND A BACKORDER OF REPLACEMENT TIRES, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED HUMPS ON SIDEWALLS. *SLC

ON TIRES NEAR THE TREAD & SIDEWALLS WHERE THEY MEET ARE CRACKS GOING AROUND THE TIRES. IT'S ON ALL FOUR OF THEM. RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70R15 WITH 59,000 MILES. THE DOT CODE 8 W2. *AK THE CRACKS ON THE TIRES (FOUR OF THEM) SLOWLY SPREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRES AND SOME CRACKS BEGAN TO SPREAD APART AND SEPARATE. *YH

RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS BIGGER & DEEPER CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS NEAR THE TREAD. OTHER 3 TIRES HAVE SAME CRACKS, BUT NOT AS PRONOUNCED. BEEN TO DEALER & WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT.*AK ALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES(P235 75 R15) DOT #HTW2 HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCE NOISE AND VIBRATION. *SLC

IGNITION WIRES AND PLUGS NEED REPLACED, CONSUMER FEELS DEALER SHOULD MAKE THESE REPAIRS. *SLC

THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES DEVELOPED FLAT SPOTS, ERRATIC WEAR PATTERNS, NOISE AND DETERIORATION AT THE SIDEWALL AT THE TREAD LINES, CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A SET OF FIRESTONE HT TIRES WHICH ARE STARTING TO DEVELOP FLAT SPOTS LIKE THE ATX'S DID.

ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED NOISE AND UNEVEN RIDE, CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES AND KEPT THE SPARE, AFTER CONSUMER HEARD OF THE RECALL HE INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE SPARE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACED TIRES AND SPARE. NLM

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES WERE EXTREMELY WORN AND HAD INTERIOR TREAD SHOWING, , CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT, THEY FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00T-005). NLM

PE00023; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER' S SIDE HAS REAL DEEP DIPS IN IT WHERE THE TREAD IS GONE. THE DIPS ARE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, ABOUT 1/2 FROM THE EDGE OF TREAD. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, FORD, EXPLORER. TIRE SIZE P25570R16. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 45,000. OWNER HAS REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES.*AK DOT#W2CU1PX. *SLC

PE20020, P23575R15, ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ARE SHOWING STEEL PIECES COMING THROUGH THE RUBBER. CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED.*AK *SLC

ON OCTOBER 4TH, 2000 I HAD MY FORD EXPLORER TIRES CHECKED FOR THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND GIVEN A SERVICE REPORT, THAT ALL 5 OF MY TIRES PASSED INSPECTION AND WERE NOT ON THE FIRESTONE RECALL. THEN ON OCTOBER 11TH, 2000 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 35 MILES AN HOUR IN THE CITY WHEN A TIRE BLEW OUT! UPON MY INSPECTION I FOUND OUT THAT ALL OF MY TIRES HAVE CRACKS ON THE SIDE WALLS WHERE THE TREAD IS ATTACHED. THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT HAS THE SIDE WALL RUBBER MISSING IN THIS AREA AROUND THE WHOLE TIRE. THE CORDS ARE SHOWING AROUND THE SIDE WALL! IF A QUALIFIED FORD SERVICE CENTER CAN'T IDENTIFY A TIRE PROBLEM WHEN THEY SEE IT, THEN A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL GET KILLED UNTIL THE TIRE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. MY TIRES SHOULD BE ON RECALL! (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1PY386 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT PRIOR TO RECALL, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL (00T-005) REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL WEAR, CONSUMER REPLACED TWO OF THE TIRES, EVEN WITH THE REPLACEMENTS THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AND HAS HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES, THE FRONT AND REAR BEARINGS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 35000 MILES. *SLC

THE CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE RECEIVING REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR THE RECALL (OOT-005), THE DEALERSHIP IN FLORIDA WILL NOT PUT THE CONSUMER ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS CHECKED PRIOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN NEW JERSEY, UNABLE TO TRAVEL DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIRES. *MJS

THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 105S M/S TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED, THE TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL AT THE TREAD LINE ON ALL FOUR TIRES WHICH CAUSED A CHOPPY AND NOISY RIDE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

AFTER DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE AND HAD THEM REPLACED, SOON AFTER THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

PASSENGER DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH DOOR HANDLES. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED RECALLED 00T-005 FIRESTONE AT TIRES (P235) INSTEAD OF WAITING ON THE LIST, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

PE00 020 ; CONSUMER WAS HAVING OIL CHANGED AT GOODYEAR AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#AT, P23575R15, #DOT VNHL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HE REPLACED TIRE WITH MICHELEN.*AK AFTER THE TIRES WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE LOUD AND HUMMING NOISE STOPED. CUSTOMER STATES THE TIRES SHOULD BE ON RECALL. *YH

4 TIRES ARE SPLITTING WHERE TREAD JOINS TO BODY. THESE ARE NOT THE RECALLED TIRES BUT APPEAR TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THIS IS A TREND WITH NON-DECATUR MFG'D TIRES IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. FIRESTONE DEALER WOULD ONLY OFFER TO REPLACE WITH LIKE TIRES. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN FIRESTONE AND REPLACED THESE TIRES WITH MICHELIN. OLD TIRES STILL HAD AT LEAST 75% OF THE TREAD LEFT. I'M A RETIRED SEARS AUTO CENTER SALESMAN SO I KNOW OF WHAT I SPEAK. (DOT NUMBER: VL TIRESIZE: P235 75 15)

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) DID NOT RIDE OR SOUND RIGHT SO THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND THEN RECEIVED RECALL 00T005, FIRESTONE IS DENYING A CLAIM FOR THE CONSUMER SINCE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SPARE TIRE IS INCLUDED IN RECALL AND THE CONSUMER IS ON A WAITING LIST TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

TRAVELING 65075MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD & THEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HIT EDGE OF ROAD & ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. LANDED UP RIGHT. VEHICLE'S OTHER 3 TIRES WERE FLAT, BUT NO TREAD SEPARATION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. RECEIVED NO SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES. THE GROVES HAD SLITS ALL AROUND THE TIRES NEAR THE TREAD. THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR WAS ATTACHED TO THE TIRE BUT SLIGHTLY OFF. WAS TREAT AT EMERGENCY ROOM & RELEASED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, P25570R16 WITH 73,000 MILES. *AK

ALL FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235/75R15) HAVE HAIRLINE CRACKS, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

FIRESTONE TIRES PROVIDED POOR HANDLING AND UNCOMFORTABLE RIDE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005, TIRES ALSO EXHIBITED UNUSUAL WEAR EVEN AFTER ROTATING THE TIRES TWICE IN ONE YEAR, CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

WHILE DRIVING BRIDGESTONE TIRE BLEWOUT, CONSUMER CHANGED THE TIRE AND ABOUT FIVE MILES LATER TWO MORE TIRES BLEWOUT, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/75R15 ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKING ALONG THE TREAD, A FIRESTONE DEALER STATED TIRES WERE SAFE AS THE CRACKS WERE ONLY OZONE CRACKS. *SLC

PURCHESED SUV IN MAY 1999 TIRES WERE FINE SUV WAS IN TEXAS FORM JUNE2000 TO MID AUG 2000 LEAVING TEX. SAME TIME AS RECALL CHECKED TIRES AND FOUND CRACKING ON ALL FOUR TIRES COVE FORD IN FORT HOOD TX SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP WENT TO GENTELLINI WAS TOLD THEY WERE DRY ROT. THESE TIRES ARE ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WAS NOT DRIVEN OFF ROAD AND ALL FOUR ARE DAMAGED. ALSO I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT I ONLY HAVE A 15 INCH TEMP SPARE TIRE HOW CAN I USE THAT WITH MY OTHER TIRES BEING 16 INCH? I DO NOT HAVE THE 500.00 OR MORE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES AND DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ALL FOUR TIRES DRY ROT AT THE SAME TIME( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKS AT THE POINT WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET.THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY A FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE AT A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER. THE INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE TIRES AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM ON A PRO-RATED BASIS.I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 36% OF THE COST OF NEW TIRES SINCE THERE WAS STILL 64% OF USABLE TREAD REMAINING ON THE TIRES.HE INSPECTOR FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED SINCE AND THAT DRIVING WITH TIRES IN THIS CONDITION COULD BE DANGEROUS. (TIRESIZE: 255/70/R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/R16 )

WENT TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS WORN & WEAK. WOULD HAVE TO EXCHANGE THE TIRE. PUT THE SPARE ON, WHICH THE MECHANIC INDICATE COULD BLOW ALSO. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P235/75R15 WITH 35,000 MILES.*AK

I HAVE BEEN INSPECTING THESE TIRES ON A WEEKLY BASIS SINCE THE PROBLEMS WITH WILDERNESS AT'S BECAME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. THE SUBJECT TIRE ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THIS WEEKEND I NOTICED CRACKING WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL LEAD TO TRREAD SEPARATION. I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO FORCE FIRESTONE TO RECALL ALL WILDERNESS AT'S REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OR THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY. FIRESTONE HAS REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75/15 )

NO TIRE FAILURE AS YET, BUT NOTICE HAIRLINE CRACKS IN AREA OF TIRE SEPARATION ON OTHER WILDERNESS TIRES( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

VEHICLE WAS OPERATED BELOW SPEED LIMIT, WHEN IT STARTED TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOOSE CONTROL. VEHICLE WANTED TO GO TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO OPERATOR'S ATTEMPTS TO STEER TOWARDS THE LEFT. VEHICLE ABRUPTLY RESPONDED TOWARDS LEFT, DIPPED DOWN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND ROLLED OVER, HITTING AN EMBANKMENT CAUSING IT TO FLIP UP ON IT'S WHEELS (RIGHT SIDE UP). POLICE AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER NOTICED SHREDDED AND MANGLED TIRES ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE, BUT HAD NO EXPLANATION. I NOW REALIZE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH/ROLL-OVER MUST BE THE FIRESTONE TIRES. I NO LONGER HAVE POSSESION OF THE VEHICLE OR TIRES, AS THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED AND TAKEN BY INSURANCE COMPANY. (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

*** ALERT *** I HAVE FOUR (4) FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT WERE NOT MANUFACTURED AT THE DECATUR, IL PLANT. EACH OF THESE TIRES EXHIBIT A CONTINUOUS FISSURE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. I REPLACED THESE TIRES IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE RETAINED THEM HERE AT MY HOME SO THAT I MAY BRING THEM TO THE NHTSA FACILITY HERE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES WERE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN A FASHION SIMILAR TO THE RECALLED TIRES. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO EXTEND THE RECALL OF THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES TO INCLUDE ALL TIRES MANUFACTURED IN ALL PLANTS AND AM WILLING TO PROVIDE THE PROOF NEEDED TO JUSTIFY THIS RECALL. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT MY HOME PHONE IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU (DOT NUMBER: VNHLIPY336 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL THE VEH. STARED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. I HAD TO GET UP OUT OF THE HOLE TO PULL OFF AND I NOTED THAT WHEN I STEPED BACK ON THE GAS IT STOPED. IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN COASTING OR BRAKING. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAILURE IN THE TRANSFER CASE. I STARTED LOOKING FOR A NEW ONE ON THE NET AND FOUND ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM TO A T. ONE GUY STATED THAT HIS MECHANIC SAID THAT THE GEM CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED OR PARTIALLY FAILED AND COMMANDED THE TRANFER CASE TO DISENGAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CASE. IT APPEARED TO BE A FORD ELECTRONIC DEFECT NOT HAVING A FAIL SAFE MODE BUT INSTEAD ORDERING THE TRANFER CASE TO SELF DESTRUCT. THE OXYGEN SENORS I REPLACE THEM AND THEY GO RIGHT BACK OUT.

***ALERT*** I HAVE FOUR (4) FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT WERE NOT MANUFACTURED AT THE DECATUR, IL PLANT. EACH OF THESE TIRES EXHIBITS A CONTINUOUS FISSURE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. I REPLACED THESE TIRES IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE RETAINED THEM HERE AT MY HOME SO THAT I MAY BRING THEM TO THE NHTSA FACILITY HERE RETAINED THEM HERE AT MY HOME SO THAT I MAY BRING THEM TO THE NHTSA FACILITY HERE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES WERE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN A FASHION SIMILAR TO THE RECALLED TIRES. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO EXTEND THE RECALL O THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES TO INCLUDE ALL TIRES MANUFACTURED IN ALL PLANTS AND AM WILLING TO PROVIDE THE PROOF NEEDED TO JUSTIFY THIS RECALL. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT MY HOME PHONE IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. *AK *SCC **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734318

VEHICLE WAS OPERATED BELOW SPEED LIMIT WHEN IT STARTED TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL. VEHICLE WANTED TO GO TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO OPERATOR'S ATTEMPTS TO STEER TOWARDS THE LEFT. VEHICLE ABRUPTLY RESPONDED TOWARDS THE LEFT, DIPPED DOWN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND ROLLED OVER HITTING N EMBANKMENT CAUSING IT TO FLIP UP ON IT'S WHEELS (RIGHT SIDE UP). POLICE AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER NOTICED SHREDDED AND MANGLED TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT HAD NO EXPLANATION. I NOW REALIZE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH/ROLLOVER MUST BE THE FIRESTONE TIRES. I NO LONGER HAVE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE OR TIRES, AS THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TAKEN BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734298

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE(15") EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE ROLLOVER AND CONSUMER TO OBATIN INJURIES. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, A REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS PUT ON AND IT WAS NOISY. *SLC

I AM QUESTIONING WHETHER OR NOT THE TIRES RESULTED IN THE ROLL OVER TOTALING THE SUV( DOT NUMBER: )

I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A PROBLEM INITIALLY BUT THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. UNTIL THE CALIFORNIA COURT CASE AGAINST FORD ABOUT THE IGNITION SYSTEM THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE REPAIRS FROM THE FUEL FILTER TO THE INJECTORS. ALL OF THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I PLEADE TO FORD THE NHTSA PLEASE RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED IN ACCIDENTS. I AM A PROUD FORD OWNER AND LOVE MY EXPLORER PLEASE HELP YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS.

WHILE DRIVING THE TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION OF TROUBLE, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

THREE OF THE CONSUMER FOUR TIRE ARE CRACKING BUT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 BECAUSE THE DOT NUMBER ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE DOES NOT HAVE THE MARKING OF "VD" (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 105/MS DOT VNHL). NLM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE JUST DIED. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS WAS DUE TO A BROKEN TIME CHAIN TENSIONER. ENTIRE ENGINE WAS BEING REPLACED. FORD REFUSED TO HELP CONSUMER WITH THIS MATTER. *AK MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE DESIGN DUE TO TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLES. *YH

SINCE NEW, THE TIRES IN QUESTION HAVE BUBBLES ON EVERY SIDEWALL. AND THE TIRES ARE ALREADY CRACKING.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARMENT. VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT ENGINE HAD A HOLE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE TIMING BELT THAT CAME OFF. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

PE00 020; WAS CHECKING TIRES AND NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKING ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALLS. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#AT, P25570R16, DOT VNCU1TX237. HE WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH FIRESTONE.*AK

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT BROKE. WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE HEARD A FUNNY NOISE. THEN, VEHICLE DIED, AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CRANKSHAFT FELL OFF.