1998 Ford Explorer complaints

TIRE BLISTERED AND WENT FLAT. A 1998 FORD, EXPLORER, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P235/75R15, AND DOT# UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

WHILE TRAVELLING AT 70 MPH, THE BACK OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO "BOB AND SWAY." THE TIRE THEN CAME APART AND THE TRUCK WENT SKIDDING ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. DURING THE SKID, THE VEHICLE HAD A HEAVY ROLLING SENSATION AND FELT AS IF IT WERE ON ONLY TWO WEELS MULTIPLE TIMES.( DOT NUMBER: VDHLIPY TIRE SIZE: 235/75/R15 )

FIRESTONE AND FORD ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH ON THIS RECALL. THIS RECALL DID NOT CATCH THEM BY SURPRISE AS THEY HAVE RECALLED TIRES IN FOREIGN NATIONS WITHOUT INFORMING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. MY EXPLORER SITS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND CLEARLY SHOWS SIGNS OF TIRE SEPERATION THAT IS ABOUT TO COME. AS OF FRIDAY THE 25TH OF AUGUST FORD HAS TOLD ME ANOTHER 45 DAYS FOR TIRES, CUSTOMER SERVICE IS SO POOR AT FIRESTONE I REFUSE TO EVEN DEAL WITH THEM. FIRESTONES TOP EXECUTIVES DO NOT WISH TO TALK TO ANY CONSUMERS AS I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONLY TO BE TRANSFERED TO LINES THAT ARE NON EXISTANT IN THE END. I DO NOT BELEIVE IN FILING LAWSUITS AGAINST CORPORATIONS AS I FEEL IT HURTS AMERICA MORE THAN IT HELPS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE IGNORANCE OF FORD AND FIRESTONE , I FEEL THESE COMPANIES SHOULD PAY TO THE POINT OF BANKRUPCY. I AM INTERESTED IN JOINING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AND WONDER WHERE DO I GO. THANK YOU, JEFF MAYER( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

THIS TIRE "SEPARATED" WHILE TRAVELING ON I 37 FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, TX TO SAN ANTONIO, TX. THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION AND AN EXTREME PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. UPON ARRIVAL IN SAN ANTONIO, WE SOUGHT OUT A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP AND STOPPED AT FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTER AT 4906 WALZAM RD. I APPRISED THE TECHNICIAN OF THE SYMPTOMS AND HE ALREADY KNEW WHAT I WAS DESCRIBING. HE ADVISED THAT THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED BUT THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO CHECK IT FOR SURE. ON THIS TIRE, IT HAD "SEPARATED" BUT HAD NOT COME APART LIKE THE ONE WE LATER EXPERIENCED THAT I HAVE ALREADY NOTIFIED YOU. IT OCCURED ON 7/24/2000 AND CAUSED AN ESTIMATED $2,800.00 DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF MY VEHICLE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTIFICATION IS TO ADVISE YOU OF A TIRE THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL "VD......" TIRES ALSO FAILED AND THAT THERE MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TIRES THEMSELVES. THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THIS TIRE WAS 8XHL1PY0300. ANOTHER TROUBLING ISSUE IS THE FAMILARITY OF THE TECHNICIAN WITH THE PROBLEM EVEN BEFORE HE HAD TO CHECK IT. HOW MANY OTHER SIMILAR TIRES HAD HE SEEN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM? HAD FIRESTONE KNOWN OF THESE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE US RECALL?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THE OTHER 15" WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT ARE NOT IN THE RECALL. WE HAVE A SET ON A 1998 EXPLORER THAT HAS BEEN EXCELLENTLY MAINTAINED. THE TIRES HAVE NEVER BEEN INFLATED LESS THAN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED 26 PSI. IN FACT I HAVE KEPT THEM INFLATED AT 28 PSI. THE TIRES HAVE 30,000 MILES ON THEM AND EXHIBIT ONLY ONE CRACK BUT THAT CRACK IS COMPLETELY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF EACH TIRE AND IN APPROXIMATELY 1/2" FROM THE PERIMETER ON ALL FOUR TIRES. I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THE SPARE BUT I SUSPECT IT IS OK SINCE IT HAS NEVER BEEN ON THE VEHICLE. OUR TIRES WERE MADE IN CANADA AND EXHIBIT DOT CODE VNHL1PY477X5 AND THUS THEY ARE NOT IN THE RECALL ACCORDING TO FORD AND FIRESTONE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A TIRE AT 30,000 MILES. I HAD GONE TO BOTH A FIRESTONE STORE AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID TO CONTACT FIRESTONE. WHEN I WENT TO THE FIRESTONE STORE THEY DID INDEED INSPECT THE TIRES AND SAID THEY DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL1PY477 TIRE SIZE: P235-75R15 )

TIRES ARE DAMAGE AND CRACKING

UPON ENTERING INTO A INTERSECTION VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH, ONLY THE DRIVER IN A 1998 FORD EXPLORER, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P255/75R16, AND DOT# UNAVAILABLE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACEMENT MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

FORD EXPLORER THAT WAS ONLY TWO MONTHS OLD HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE MAINE TURNPIKE. REPORTED TO DEALER AND RECEIVED A NEW TIRE. WHEN RECALL OCCURED WE WERE CONCERNED SO WE BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND NOW FIRESTONE IS REFUSING TO REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST. WE DID NOT BUY FIRESTONE...WE WERE TOO CONCERNED AFTER THE BLOW OUT AND LEARNING OF THE RECALL WE DO HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE THAT WAS FOR THE BLOWOUT AND ALSO FOR THE NEW TIRES WE PURCHASED( DOT NUMBER: 23575R15 TIRE SIZE: 038040 )

BOTH REAR TIRES HAVE A CRACK COMPLETELY CIRCLING TIRE WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL OF TIRE. FIRESTONE DEALER SAYS TIRES ARE NOT IN RECALL AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

HAD TREAD SEPERATIONS 3 TIMES WITH THESE TIRES. I REPLACED 2 THEN HAD ANOTHER SEPERATIOON AND REPLACED 2 MORE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/75R16 )

FORD DEALER SAYS TIRE IS DEFECTIVE BUT NOT PART OF RECALL (YET). PLEASE HELP!( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P235/75R15) TIRES THAT WERE ON THE VEHICLE ALL CONTAINED CRACKS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SIDEWALL AREA, CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND TIRES WERE REPLACED PER RECALL, HOWEVER WERE EXPERIENCING FAILURE PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION. *MJS

PE00.020; CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TIRES, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GARAGE. THERE WERE STRESS MARKS, AND CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREADS. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT, P25570R16. TIRES WERE NOT THE ONES ON RECALL. BUT, HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HWY SPEED OF 70 MPH IN A 1998, FORD EXPLORER, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P255/70R16, AND DOT# UNAVAILABLE. NO INJURY REPORTED *AK *SLC

TIRE WAS TO CRACKING ABOUT 3/4 AROUND WHERE CASING MEETS TREAD( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

1/4 INCH TREAD SEPARATION ON THE LEFT FRONT INNER TIRE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/16 )

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING FAILURE, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL REPLACEMENT (P255/70R16) HOWEVER TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. *MJS

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

FIRSTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE FAILED. NLM

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED FAILURE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *MJS

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TOP OF THE TIRE. *SLC

I HAD REPLACED 3 WILDERNESS AT TIRES WITH 3 WILDERNESS AT TIRES BY THE TIME THE 3RD ONE BLEW OUT AND THIS TIME I ENDED UP IN A LARGE DITCH AFTER ROLLING 1 AND 1/HALF TIMES. I COMPLAINED TO FIRESTONE AND FORD BOTH SINCE I BOUGHT THE NEW TIRES AT BOTH PLACES. THEY BLAMED EACH OTHER. I TRIED TO TELL THEM THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT WEARING RIGHT, VERY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER TIRES I'VE EVER OWNED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT LISTEN TO ME, AND NOW ITS TOO LATE!!!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

THESE TIRES ARE FALITY . THEY HAVE 40000 MILES ON THEM AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN MAKING A WHOOPING SOUND FOR A LONG TIME. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TIRERS ARE SEPERATING FROM THE TREAD. I HAVE BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER IN NILES MI, AND THE FIRERSTONE CORP. STORE IN SOUTH BEND INDIANA . EXPERT TIRE PHONE # 219-288-7800. THEY AGREE THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROM WITH THE TIRES. HOWEVER, THEY CAN NOT REPLACE THEM. THEY SAID THAT THERE NOT ON THE RECALL. I NEED HEIP. PLEASE. I THINK THE REPLACEMENT COST IS OVER $500. I WANT TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLANT THAT THESE TIRES NEED TO ALSO BE ON THE RECALL LIST.( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX018 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

HEARD BIG BANG NOISE ON HIGHWAY. DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING. TIRE WENT FLAT.( DOT NUMBER: W2CD1PX TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

TIRES ARE CRACKING AND SEPARATING AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TREAD ON THE OUTSIDE WALL.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

HAVE RECEIVED TWO MFR'S RECALLS AND UNABLE TO GET HONOR; 99 V 164 000/SECONDARY HOOD LATCH & 99 V 062 001/ CRUISE /SPEED CONTROL CABLE. DEALER STATING PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE BUT NOT ON THE RECALL LIST( DOT NUMBER: P235/75R15 )

MY EXPLORER HAS ~22,000 MILES ON IT. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE SEVERELY CRACKING WHERE THE TREAD JOINS THE TIRE. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND ROTATED AT PROPER INTERVALS. I HAVE NOT DONE ANY OFF ROAD DRIVING WITH MY VEHICLE. ALL THE MILES HAVE BEEN NORMAL CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. WITH THE RECENT RECALL OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 15 INCH TIRES, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SAME STRUCTURAL FAILURE IS PRESENT IN MY 16 INCH TIRES. THE CRACKING INVOLVES THE ENTIRE TIRE. IT SEEMS THAT THE TREAD COULD JUST BREAK FREE AT ANY TIME. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN SEEING TO IT THAT ALL SIZES OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES ARE RECALLED. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND PHOTOS OF MY TIRES AND THE CRACKING THAT HAS TAKING PLACE ON THEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/R16 )

THIS WAS A SIZE 16 WILDERNESS AT TIRE THAT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT BLEW OUT ON THE INTERSTATE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT YOU MAY HAVE OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES THAT ARE BAD!( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P25570S16 )

I HAVE REMOVED & REPLACEDED THESE TIRES AT 16,310 MILES BECAUSE I DO NOT TRUST MY LIFE TO A POSABLE RECALL. I WANT FIRESTONE TO PAY ME IN CASH OR CHECK FOR THE TIES THAT I EXCEPTED IN GOOD WILL FROM FORD & FIRESTONE. IF WILDERNESS TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE FROM ONE PLANT I THINK THEY WOULD BE IN ALL PLANTS & ALL TIRES MADE TO THOSE SPECIFICATIONS.TO ME THE TIRES DO NOT LOOK VERY GOOD NOW THAT I SEE THEM OFF THE CAR.PLEASE PUT ME IN THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT IF YOU WILL.IF I MUST TAKE THE FINACIAL BURDON OF ME PUTING THE NEW TIRES ON MY CAR,SO BE IT. I WILL BE ALIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT. DRIVING IN HOT DESERT AND MOUNTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH WITHOUT TAKING THE CHANCE OF ON DEFECTIVE TIERS. THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU ARE DOING FOR US. PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR USING THIS WAY OF TELLING YOU ABOUT MY PROBLEMS ,BUT I CALLED YOUR HOT LINE AND NO ONE RETURNED MY CALL.( DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRE SIZE: P255\70\R1 )

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH & GIVING VEHICLE GAS, IT WOULD START TO PULL INTO THE RIGHT LANE ONLY. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE. PROBLEM REAPPEARED AFTER TIRES WERE ROTATED.*AK

DRIVING 60MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY. CHECKED TIRES AFTER STOPPING NOTICED TREAD HAD SEPARATED, BUT DID NOT COME COMPLETELY OFF. TOOK TO GOODYEAR & HAD 2 FRONT TIRES REPLACED. REAR 2 TIRES OKAY. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 WITH 20,000 MILES. DO NOT HAVE TIRES.*AK DOT VDHL *SLC

WAS DRIVING 25MPH WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO PARTIALLY COME OFF THE RIM. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLABLE. MANAGED TO GET TO GAS STATION & CONTACT ROAD SERVICE. HAD TIRE CHANGED. IT HAD A SLIT IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD & HAD POPPED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/75R15 DOT W2HL1PY358 WITH 19,000 MILES.*AK

3 TIRES SEPARATED WITHIN 2 WEEKS. DEALER INFORMED FIRESTONE OF DEFECT AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. FIRESTONE REFUSED REPLACEMENT. FURTHER CONTACT WITH FIRESTONE RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT BASED ON PRORATA FOR BRIDGESTONE DUELLERS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

NOT ONE OF THE RECALLED TIRES MADE AT DECATUR IL PLANT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )

WHILE EXIT PARKING, HIT ON CURB WITH LOW MPH. TIRE FAILED AT CLOSE TO RIM CREATED A 1/2 INCH SLIT. THE INITIAL HIT POINT IS MORE TOWARDS THE FRONT WHEEL IS NOT DEMAGED BUT HAVE BLACK MARK NEXT TO THE TIRE RUPTURE. HITTING CURB SEEMS COMMON AMONG DRIVERS, BUT I NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THEREFORE, I THINK THAT THIS IS A QUALITY PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/R15? )

MY TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED YET BUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE RECALL I HAD THEM EXAMINED BECAUSE THEY WERE PULLING TO ONE SIDE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY "RADIAL PULL" AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I AM NOW WONDERING IF THESE TIRES COULD BE STARTING TO UNRAVEL. I AM WILLING TO HAVE THE NHTSA EXAMINE THEM BEFORE THEY ARE REPLACED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THESE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

MY MECHANIC SAID AT LEAST TWO OF THE TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE SAID TO GO TO THEIR DEALER, WHO SAID HE COULDN'T DETEMINE THAT THERE WAS ANY TREAD SEPARATION SIGNS. THE FIRESTONE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT HE'S NEVER SEEN SUCH SIGNS, BECAUSE AS SOON AS THERE'S A PROBLEM, THE TIRES FAIL. FURTHER, THE FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THAT, IF HE WERE THE CUSTOMER, HE WOULD REPLACE THE TIRES. I'VE SINCE REPLACED THE TIRED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLERS. FIRESTONE HASN'T RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST FOR THEIR CLAIM PROCESS, ONLY NOTING THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THE 16" TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: WZCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

WILDERNESS/AT, TIRE SIZE P23575R15, STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE BLEWOUT WHEN BACKING INTO A CURB. IT WAS A SLIGHT BUMP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SIREN NOISE. DEALER REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE UNDER WARRANTY. ON 03-AUG-2000 CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER STATED IN WRITING THAT IT WAS SOMETHING NORMAL.*AK

CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. PURCHASED THROUGH OVERSEAS MILITARY SALES WHILE DEPLOYED TO PERSIAN GULF, ACCEPTED DELIVERY IN OREGON. ATTEMPTED RESOLUTION WITH MFGR AND NOTIFIED OF DRB ON THE DAY OF THE BOARD. REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN FILING LEMON LAW WITH OR STATE.

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE STARTED TO COME APART AT 70 MPH ON THE TURNPIKE IN MIAMI. STOPPED THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE TIRE COMING APART. DROVE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND REPLACED THE TWO REAR TIRES AND THE NEXT DAY THE TWO FRONT. THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THE TIRE SHOULD NOT COME APART LIKE IT DID AND WOULD SEND THE TIRES TO FIRESTONE ON 5/6/00.( DOT NUMBER: VDHLW02110 TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-295. PUNCTURE TO RIGHT REAR TIRE, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, ROLLED THREE TIMES LANDING ON ROOF AGAINST MEDIAN GUARDRAIL. FRONT SEAT PASSENGER EJECTED AND KILLED, SECOND SEAT PASSENGER EJECTED.( DOT NUMBER: W2HLIPY148 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ON MARCH 6, 2000 I WENT TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE STORE IN DAVIE FL. AFTER I EXPLANED WHAT HAD ECCURRED & SHOWED THEM THE TIRE WITH THE TREAD HALF OFF, THEY REPLIED "WILL THAT BE CASH OR CREDIT?" NOW I KNOW THAT THIS WAS NOT A FLUKE & HAVE BEEN TRING TO GET MY MONEY BACK FROM FIRESTONE SO FAR WITH OUT ANY LUCK.( DOT NUMBER: )

TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF REPORTED TIRE PROBLEMS WITH THIS SIZE AND APPLICATION AND AFTER EXPERT EXAMINATION THEY WERE FOUND TO BE DANGEROUS, SO I HAD THEM REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES, I HAVE SPOKEN TO FIRESTONE BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACT ON REINBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I REPLACED THE TIRES ONE DAY BEFORE THE RECALL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75SR15 )

I AM NOT IN POCESSION OF THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER...BUT I DID TRADE IT ON A FORD EXPEDITION WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. THEY ARE IDENTICAL IN SHAPE FORM AND FUNCTION!!!! FURTHERMORE I DID HAVE A TIRE FAILURE WITH THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TYPE TIRES ON MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER. I RAN OVER A TRACTOR TRAILER MUD FLAP LAYING VERY FLAT IN THE ROAD, AND MY RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

TIRE BLEW OUT, WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED TREAD WAS SEPERATED FROM REST OF TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: UNREADABLE TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

NEITHER FORD NOR FIRESTONE HAS COMPLIED WITH THE REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES OUT-OF-POCKET TOTALING $460.00.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 )

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: ALL FOUR TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. TIRES ARE WILDERNESS, AT, P235R7515, MANUFACTURED AT THE JOLIETE PLANT. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. PLEASE LIST DOT # IF POSSIBLE. *AK