1998 Ford Explorer complaints

PE00 020;CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN HEARD A BANGING NOISE. THEN, HE SWERVED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. HE WAS ABLE TO CHANGE TIRE. FIRESTONE ATTENDANT TOLD HIM THAT HIS TIRE WASN'T ON RECALL. TIRE WAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT, P23575R15. *AK

PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH AND HEARD A BLOWOUT NOISE BECAUSE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. SHE WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. TIRE WAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT, P23575R15, #DOT W2HL. CONSUMER HAD TIRE REPLACED.*AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, EXPLORER, P235/75R15 SIZE, DOT#: VNHL. TREAD ON THE FRONT TIRES HAVE STARTED TO SEPARATE. OWNER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES.*AK *SLC

NOT ORIGINAL TIRES ON FORD, EXPLORER, 1998. TWO BACK TIRES WERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION. *AK A GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE TIRES AND SAW TREAD SEPARATION WITH ALL 4 FIRESTONE (P235 75 R15) TIRES, THE DOT # IS VNHL517. *SLC

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, EXPLORER 1998, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15 , DOT W2HL. HAIRLINE CRACKS ARE VISIBLE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TIRES NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK THE FIRESTONE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON A PRORATE BASIS BUT THE CUSTOMER DECLINED THE OFFER SINCE THE CUSTOMER WAS TO BE CHARGED $180. *YH

PE00-020; HAD SEEN CRACKS ON THE FOUR SET OF TIRES WHERE SOME WERE CRACKING MORE THAN OTHERS. THIS TIME FIRESTONE DEALER COULD NOT HELP WITH THE SITUATION FORD, EXPLORER, 1998 P235/75R15, DOT, CANADA. *AK FIRESTONE GAVE 61% DISCOUNT ON THE TIRES, THE CUSTOMER FEELS THE CRACKED WILDERNESS TIRE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *YH

PE00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES P23575R15, DOT VNHL . ALL 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE TREAD LINE. MONROE TIRES DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE IDENTICAL DEFECT AS THE RECALL.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIBRATION AND SLIGHT DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AROUND 65 MPH. ROTATED TIRES EVERY 5000 MILES, HOWEVER INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCE SEVERE CUPPING. AT 35000 MILE SERVICE, BROUGHT TO BANKSTON FORD (FRISCO TX) FOR MAINTENANCE. TIRES ROTATED, BUT NOTHING NOTED ON SERVICE REPORT ABOUT SEVERE CUPPING ON INSIDE OF TIRES BY BANKSTON. GREW FRUSTRATED WITH LACK OF SERVICE AND DISREGARD FOR SAFETY, TOOK TO GOODYEAR DEALER. TIRES WERE WORN TO THE 2ND LAYER AND NEAR FAILURE, AND SHOWN TO ME BY TECH. REPLACE WITH GOODYEARS & HAD ALIGNMENT CHECKED, NEEDED SLIGHT TOE IN ADJUSTMENT. VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES AT 65 MPH, ALREADY SEEING CUPPING WEAR PATTERN ON INSIDE OF BRAND NEW GOODYEARS WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES!. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

BLOWOUT ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY DURING LAST SUMMER. REAR TIRE BLEW AND MY REAR MIRROR FILLED W BLUE SMOKE AS THE TIRE SHREDDED ALONG THE HIGHWAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ?????????? )

THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES HAVE CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACKING ~1.5" FROM TIRE OD (@ TREAD LINE). I HAVE REPLACED TIRES ON MY OWN AS FIRESTONE DEALER WILL NOT HAVE REPLACEMENTS TILL DECEMBER. I HAVE RETAINED THE CRACKED TIRES FOR FUTURE SETTLEMENT. PLS NOTE THAT THE CRACKED TIRES ARE CURRENTLY NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.*AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THOUGH NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL, MY TIRES ARE SHOWING TINY CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALL AT THE TREAD DEPTH. BECAUSE THERE ARE NEARLY 50000 MILES ON THESE THE FIRESTONE DEALER IS SAYING THEY ARE ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR THAT LONG. WE ARE CONCERNED, BUT TIRES ARE BACKORDERED. WHAT SHOULD I DO?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/R1 )

THOUGH NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL, MY TIRES ARE SHOWING TINY CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALL AT THE TREAD DEPTH. BECAUSE THERE ARE NEARLY 50000 MILES ON THESE THE FIRESTONE DEALER IS SAYING THEY ARE ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR THAT LONG. WE ARE CONCERNED, BUT TIRES ARE BACKORDERED. WHAT SHOULD I DO?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/R1 )

PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON A SECONDARY ROAD/ ON A SMALL CURB WITH GRAVEL, VEHICLE JUMPED AND VEERED OFF INTO ANOTHER LANE.THIS WAS CAUSED BY TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK THE TIRE THAT HAD TREAD SEPARATION WAS FIRESTONE AT 16". FIRESTONE DECLINED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TRAVELING IN THE CAR. *YH

PE00 020; TIRES ARE SHOWING STRESS MARKS AND CRACKS ALL AROUND, AND TEARS ARE FORMING AROUND TIRE LINES. CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK

PE# 00020; FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15, VD. FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN LAGUNA HILLS, CA, LAGUNA HILLS MALL ADVISED CONSUMER THAT REPLACEMENT TIRES WOULD BE READY IN 3 WEEKS FROM HIS CONTACT DATE. AFTER 3 WEEKS WERE UP FIRESTONE DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT IS WOULD TAKE ANOTHER 6 MONTHS. *AK CONSUMER STATED TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY EXPLORER JUST DIED. AS I WAS LOSING CONTROL OF MY STEERING, I COASTED TO A STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONLY BECAUSE OF MY 30 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND CALM DEMEANOR WAS I ABLE TO AVOID A TERRIBLE CRASH. IF MY 16 YEAR OLD HAD BEEN DRIVING, IT IS FRIGHTENING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

MY EXPLORER HAS BEEN TAKEN TO BOTH TOWN FAIR TIRE & FORD DEALER AND TOLD THE WILDERNESS AT P255/R7016 SHOW TIRE SPLITTING AND CRACKING, FORD HAS STATED THIS ON A SERVICE BILL, THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AND PUT MY SPARE ON THE FRONT...BUT NEITHER FORD OR TOWN FAIR TIRE WILL CHANGE THEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DEFECTED, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST???? EVEN THOUGH DEFECTED!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )

WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERNS ON ALL FOUR TIRES AT 2000MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG BUT ROTATED THEM ANYWAY. THE WEAR PATTERN CONTINUED AND I RETURNED AGAIN AT 6000 MILES. THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. AT 15000 MILES THERE WAS NOTICEABLE OUTER TREAD WEAR ON ALL FOUR TIRES. WENT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME AGAIN, NO PROBLEM. NOW WITH 30000 MILES ON THE TIRE I HAVE SEVERE OUTER TREAD WEAR. THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED BY FIVE DIFFERENT SHOPS INCLUDING FIRESTONE AND EVERTHING CHECKED OUT INCLUDING PROPER INFLATION. NOW FIRESTONE REFUSES TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM CITING I FAILED TO ROTATE THE TIRES EVEN WITH PROOF FROM FORD. THE OUTER TREAD WILL SOON BE OFF OF THESE TIRES JUST LIKE THE OTHERS. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET ALL THESE POOR QUALITY TIRES OFF THE ROAD.( DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )

OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE RECALLED WILDERNESS AT 16" TIRES FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. WHY HASN'T THE US DONE THE SAME?NO SAFETY DEFECT, INFORMATION INQUIRY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

WESTBOUND ON I-10 IN MADISON COUNTY, FL WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE DETREADS, VEHICLE STEERS INTO MEDIAN, VEHICLE ROLLS OVER, ROOF CRUSH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HLIPY088 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WE HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT. WITH ALL THE NEWS ABOUT THE FIRESTONE, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS RELATED. THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT IS VERY LUCKY. WE WERE TOLD OUR TIRES WERENT RECALLED YET BECAUSE THEY ARE 16 INCH. I AM VERY CONCERNED, BECAUSE WE HAVE 3 OTHER TIRES THAT I DO NOT TRUST. WE TRAVEL ON A HIGHWAY AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. OUR DEALERSHIP, ALTHOUGH FRIENDLY, JUST STATES THAT ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. PAY FOR THE TIRE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNCU IPX TIRE SIZE: PZ55/70R16 )

VISIBLE CRACKING AROUND TREAD AND SIDEWALLS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2H1 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE TIRES INVOLVED IN RECALL 00T005 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC

PE00-020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH FORD, EXPLORER 1998, P23575R15, DOT W2 30,000 MILES. 2 TIRES, ONE IN THE FRONT AND THE OTHER IN REAR, HAD STARTED SEPARARTING . TIRE IN FRONT HAS SEPARATED SO BADLY THAT STEEL BELT WAS VISIBLE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK ONE MORE TIRE ON THE FRONT HAS STARTED SEPARATING. *YH

THROTTLE HANGS IN CLOSED POSITION ESPECIALLY WHEN ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THIS CONDITION BEGAN OCCURRING SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. (ABOUT 1500 MILES). THIS SAME CONDITION OCCURRED ON A 1994 4.0 L. V-6 EXPLORER DRIVEN 34000 MILES. DEALER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM.*AK

TIRES ARE NOT PART OF CURRENT RECALL (MADE IN CANADA), BUT HAVE CRACKS JUST BELOW TREAD LINE. I HAVE REPLACED THESE TIRES BECAUSE I FEEL THEY ARE UNSAFE, NOT TRUSTWORTHY FOR MY FAMILY TO TRAVEL ON. I HAVE THESE TIRES AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE TO INSPECT. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON NON-RECALLED WILDERNESS AT; FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES. WHEN ASKED IF DEALER WOULD REPORT FAILURE OF NON-RECALLED TIRES, DEALER RESPONDED "NO." FAILURE WAS EVIDENCED BY VISIBLE HAIRLINE CRACK BELOW TREAD AROUND TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: NOT VD TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKING ALONG TREAD BASE AND BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

ON I-71N, TRUCK STARTS ROCKING, PERSON PULL UP NEXT TO ME AND POINTS TO REAR. TIRE GOES FLAT FOR NO REASON. CAN NOT GET TIRE REPALCED BECAUSE I DROVE WHEN THE TIRE WENT FLAT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255R7016 )

I BOUGHT MY FORD EXPLORER NEW, IN APRIL 1998. BY AUGUST OF 1998 I HAD HAD 4 FLAT TIRES, 3 OF WHICH WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I HAD A FLAT ON THE WAY TO FLORIDA AND ONE ON THE WAY HOME (BLOWOUT). AFTER THE 1ST FLAT I WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HE TOLD ME TIRES WERE UNDER A SEPARATE WARRANTY. I WENT BACK TO HIM AFTER THE 3RD FLAT AND HE ASK ME WHAT I WAS RUNNING OVER. I REPLIED THAT I WAS RUNNING OVER THE SAME THING EVERYONE ELSE WAS-THE ROAD. AFTER THE 4TH FLAT HE AGREED TO BUY ME ONLY 2 NEW TIRES. I CAN'T TELL YOU THE MENTAL ANGUISH AND STRESS I FELT EVERYTIME I PUT MY FAMILY IN THAT VEHICLE. I NOW HAVE 3 OF THE RECALLED TIRES ON MY CAR, AND AGAIN THE ANGUISH AND STRESS BECAUSE I'M DRIVING AROUND ON THESE TIRES WHILE I'M ON A WAITING LIST FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES. I'M DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AND FIRESTONE, TO SAY THE LEAST, BECAUSE PROFIT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HUMAN LIVES. ALL I CAN SAY IS THE LORD WAS WATCHING OVER US ON ALL OF THOSE FLATS. WE WERE "LUCKIER" THAN OTHERS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHLIPY TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE EVIDENCE OF ADDTIONAL FIRESTONE PLANTS THAT HAVE MADE DEFECTIVE TIRES. MY VEHICLE DOESNOT HAVE THE VD TIRE CODE, BUT HAS A VN CODE WITH THE TIRES HAVING A DISTINCT HAIRLINE CRACK JUST UNDER THE TREAD LINE AROUND THE ENITRE TIRE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE FIRESTONE DEALER, MY AUTODEALER AND BY THE TIRE DEALER THAT JUST REPLACED THESE TIRES THAT THEY SHOW THE SAME "CRACKING" AS THE VD TIRE CODE. I HAVE KEPT THESE TIRE AND WOULD OFFER THEM TO YOU FOR FURTHER INVESTIAGTION. I AM REQESTING THAT NHTSA KEEPS THE INVESTIGAION OPEN AND THAT THEY ASSIST MY SELF, AND OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS WITH ADDITIONAL DEFECTIVE TIRES, IN OBTAINING A REFUND FROM THE TIRE MANUFACTUER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: 235 75X15 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL, ONE PERSON WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS KILLED, ANOTHER PERSON WAS INJURED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL START VIBRATING. CONSUMER HAD REPLACED TIRES TO CORRECT VIBRATION, BUT STILL THERE WAS VIBRATION. SHOCK ASORBER HAD BEEN REPLACED AND VIBRATION CONTINUED. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT COULD BE A VEHICLE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER HAS WENT THROUGH 4 SETS OF TIRES WHICH START CUPPPING AFTER 15000 MILES, THE TIRESARE BALANCED AND ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES. A NEW SHOCK WAS PUT ON WHICH HELPED VIBRATION SOME BUT NOT COMPLETELY. THE PINION BEARING REAR AXLE WENT OUT AT 36000 MILES. *SLC

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A SHAKING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. SHE WAS WASHING VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR OF TIRES' TREAD WAS BALD. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P23575R15. CONSUMER SAID THAT SHE WOULD CONTACT FIRESTONE.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER MADE A PERSONAL CHOICE TO CHANGE FIRESTONE TIRES. ONE OF THE TIRES SHOWED STRESS MARKS AND CRACKING AROUND TIRES SDEIWALLS. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT, P23575R15 #DOT W2HL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT HAD INSPECT THE TIRES AFTER THE RECALL CAME OUT AND FOUND ON THE TIRES CRACKS THAT COULD LEAD TO A TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 BUT NOT THE SAME MANUFACTURER

AFTER REVIEWING THE RECALL INFORMATION ON THE NEWS, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. A TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT THAT REAR TIRES WERE WEARING OUT.*AK THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P23575R15) ON VEHICLE ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. DOT#W2HL. *SLC

PE00 020; CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT TIRE TREAD WAS SHOWING ON THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P235/75R15 THERE WERE NO INJURIES, #DOT VDHL. *AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, EXPLORER, 1998, P235/75R15, DOT W2HL, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED, AN CONSUMER COULDN'T SEE THEM WITHOUT LETTING AIR OUT OF TIRES.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998 FORD EXPLORER, P25570R16 BOTHE FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING THE FRAME WHEN MAKING A SLIGHTLY SHARP TURN. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70/R16 *MW

PE00020, ORIGNIAL TIRE ON 1998, EXPLORER, P235/75R15, DOT MADE IN CANADA,.ON ALL FOUR TIRES THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE END OF THE TREAD WHICH SEEMED THAT TREAD WAS SEPARATING. FIRESTONE WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *AK

ALL TIRES CRACKING AROUND ENTIRE PERIMETER AT SIDEWALL/TREAD INTERFACE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: CANADA TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THREE TIRES ARE CRACKING AT EDGE OF TREAD. FIRESTONE STORE CHECKED THEM AND SAID THEY ARE OK. WHY ARE THEY SHOWING CRACKS AROUND THE TIRE ?? *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHLST381J TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THIS CORRECTS THE INFORMATION I SUBMITTED ON 8/16/2000 TO BETTER DESCRIBE THAT TWO FAILURES OCCURRED AND BOTH WERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER ([XXX]) CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE WILDERNESSAT TIRES. DURING THE FALL OF 1998, I EXPERIENCED 4 TIRE REPAIRS AND IN THE EARLY PART OF 1999, 2 MORE TIRE REPAIRS AND TWO FAILURES (NOTE: FOUR TRIPS TO ARIZONA, FROM COLORADO, HAD OCCURRED). THE TWO FAILURES OCCURRED LATER DURING TRAVEL IN 1999, ONE ON I-40 OUTSIDE ALBUQUERQUE, NM (ENROUTE TO AZ AT APPROX 62 MPH, A SEPARATION AT THE SIDEWALL/TREAD AREA) AND THE OTHER IN PHOENIX, AZ FOUND AS A LEAKING TIRE BUT IDENTIFIED, UPON BREAKDOWN, AS A NON-REPAIRABLE SIDEWALL/THREAD SEPARATION AT THE THREAD LINE). EACH FAILURE WAS REPLACED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. HOWEVER, I LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE FIRESTONE TIRES AND ON MAY 6 1999 I REPLACED THE FOUR INSTALLED TIRES WITH MICHELIN LTX (MS) TIRES, RETAINING THE SPARE AS AN ORIGINAL FIRESTONE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: 235/75R/15 ) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CODE W2HL IN FEBRUARY 2000 40 DEGREES OUT WE WERE DRIVING OUR EXPLORER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE PEELED APART. ABOUT 12 INCHES CAME OFF AND YOU COULD SEE THE THREADS. WE HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AT MERCHANT'S TIRE IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA. NOW I SEE THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THESE ARE BAD TIRES, EVEN THOUGH THE CODE IS NOT THE DECATER PLANT. I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE 6 TIMES, FORD 8 TIMES AND GET THE SAME RESPONSE. THAT THEY ARE SAFE. I REPLACED THE TIRES AT MY OWN EXPENSE WITH MICHELINS. I AM KEEPING THE FIRESTONE TIRES IN HOPE OF A WIDER RECALL. THROUGH THE BEHAVOIRS I HAVE SEEN, FIRESTONE DOES NOT WANT TO EVEN DISCUSS THIS WITH ME. I HAVE THE TIRES SEELED IN PLASTIC IF YOU WANT TO CHECK OVER THEM. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.*AK( DOT NUMBER: WP TIRE SIZE: P23275R15 )

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16 TIRE IS EXHIBITING CRACKS ON THE BASE OF THE TREAD, TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL HOWEVER EXPERIENCE THE SAME DEFECT. *MJS

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE STABILITY PROBLEMS. *MJS

WHILE STEERING VEHICLE TO TRY TO AVOID OBJECT IN THE ROAD, THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRES BLEW OUT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND INJURY TO CONSUMER. (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED) *MJS

FIRESTONE: INS GOING EAST AND TIRE BLEW OUT AND INSURED LOST CONTROL AND CAR ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES CAR LANDED ON TOP. (CLAIM 43-R532-651) *MW

THE TIRE THAT BLEW IS A FIRESTONE TIRE AND HAS RECENTLY BEEN RECALLED. THE FILE IS NOW BEING MOVED TO SUBROGATION. (CLAIM# 05-4448-635) *MW