1998 Ford Explorer complaints

TURN SIGNALS AND HIGH BEAM INDICATOR LAMP FAILED SUDDENLY. FUSES ARE GOOD. REAR WIPER HAS NEVER WORK RIGHT. HAS NOT WORK AT ALL FOR SOME TIME. ALWAYS HAD LOW RUMBLE WHEN MOVING. APPEARS TO COME FROM FRONT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 70R15 100S )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

MY TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE EXPLORER ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. MY DOGS WERE EJECTED FROM THE WINDOWS AS ALL THE WINDOWS BLEW. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND I HAVE SUFFERED BACK INJURIES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75 )

TIRE BLEW OUT WHEN TRAVELING AT 70 MILES PLUS. I NEARLY HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION. THE INCIDENT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE STEEL ALLOY RIM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ON MY WAY TO POWAY,CA, SOUTHBOUND I-5, MY CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND SHAKE. I PULLED OFF TO CHECK MY TIRES. CHECKING ALL 4 TIRES FOR CORRECT INFLATION, I FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY, AS I WAS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, LOWERED MY SPEED AND CONTINUED. AS I APPROACHED POWAY THE FRONT END STARTED TO MAKE A THUMPING NOISE. I WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM MY SISTER'S HOUSE, SO I LOWERED MY SPEED AGAIN AND FINISHED MY TRIP. WE LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BULGE IN IT. IT WAS ABOUT 5" IN SIZE ALONG THE TIRE TREAD. ON 7/17 I TOOK MY EXPLORER TO THE FORD DEALER OF POWAY (PERRY FORD) FOR AN INSPECTION. ROBERT SAW THE BUBBLE AND SAID THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SUGGESTED A NEW SET OF FIRESTONES. HAVING HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM ON OUR 1993 RANGER, AND SEEING THE BUBBLE ON A TIRE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED I REFUSED. HE WAS VERY PERSISTANT SAYING FIRESTONE MAKES A GREAT TIRE, BUT I REFUSSED. HAVING ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED, MOUNTED, BALANCED, AND AN ALIGNMENT, IT COST $550.21 TO GET MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN HOME TO ANAHEIM. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE EXPLORER IN 1998, WE ASKED FOR THE TIRES AT THAT TIME, BEFORE PICK-UP, TO BE REPLACED AS WE HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONES ON THE RANGER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM, BUT GAVE US THE NAME OF A PLACE TO GO TO GET NEW TIRES AND POSSIBLY AT A DISCOUNT AS THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE NEW AND COULD BE BOUGHT BACK. IF THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR AWHIL

ONE YEAR AGO I TOOK MY EXPLORER TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE MAKING A THUMPING NOISE. THEY STATED THE TIRES WERE "CUPPING". THAT IT WAS A TIRE PROBLEM NOT A VEHICLE PROBLEM. THEY REFERRED ME TO THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK THE EXPLORER TO THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CUPPING AND THAT IT WAS A FORD PROBLEM AND THAT THE" EXPLORERS ATE TIRES." TO DATE MY TIRES ARE STILL NOISEY AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I HAVE HAD TWO TIRES FAIL SO FAR, AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BELT BROKE INSIDE THE TIRES. FIRESTONE SAID IT COULD BE BECAUSE THE TIRES WERENOT INFLATED PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 24 YEARS NOW AND HAVE NEVER HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE ROAD. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THESE TIRES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO INSURE EVERYONE'S SAFETY IN THE U.S. JUST AS THEY HAVE DONE IN THE OTHER COUNTRIES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: P255 TIRE SIZE: 70R16109S )

WHEN TOWING TRALIER WITH THIS TIRE/VEHICLE COMBINATION AT SPEEDS OVER 65 (IN A 70 MPH ZONE) MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO FISHTAIL. THE TRAILER AND ITS LOAD ONLY WEIGHED 1,400-1,500 POUNDS ON EACH OCCASION WITH CORRECT BALANCE. THE LAST TIME THIS VEHICLE TOWED A TRAILER WITH THESE TIRES THE TRAILER WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLABLE FISHTAIL. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE ENDING IN THE MEDIAN WITH THE TRAILER BREAKING LOOSE. AFTER PURCHASING NEW DUNLOP TIRES AND A NEW TRAILER THE VEHICLE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH FISHTAILING. ON A FEW OCCASIONS I TOWED AN 18 FOOT BOAT AT LOWER SPEEDS AND REALIZED VERY QUICKLY THAT THERE WAS NO WAY IT COULD PULL ITS RATED LIMIT OF 5,500 POUNDS (THAT BOAT COMBINATION WAS 2,200 POUNDS). I THINKS THE NHTSA SHOULS TEST THIS TIRE UNDER TOWING CONDITIONS AS WELL. THESE TIRES NEVER PEELED, BUT THEY WERE NOT GIVEN A CHANCE AS THEY WERE REPLACED AT 10,000 MILES. I HAVE TOWED ENOUGH IN MY DAY TO REALIZE WHAT IS USER ERROR OR EQUIPMENT FAILURE. THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE TO TOW WITH AT LEAST NOT ON AN EXPLORER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2357515 )

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE AT 70 MPH, TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF DRIVER CONTROL. EXPLORER ROLLED OVER . DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE EXPLORER, AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P235/75R15), ORGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK *MJS

INVEST#PE00-020 TIRE ONLY HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT, CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED RIGHT THAT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT , BUT THERE WERE NO HOLES, AIR WAS COMING OUT THROUGH FIRST TREAD WHICH WAS SEPARATING. TIRE SIZE P25570R16. *AK

PE02000, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: ALL FOUR TIRES, WHERE THE KNOB MEETS THE WHEEL, ARE CRACKED. THESE ARE FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, AT, P23575R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRES WERE LOOKED AT BY ONE DEALERSHIP. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT CRACKS WERE NOT DEEP ENOUGH AND CONTINUED TO LOOK AT TIRES EVERYDAY. ALSO, OWNER HAD SEVERAL FLATS WITH THE TIRES. *AK TWO CAMBER KTS HAD TO BE INSTALLED TO CORRECT THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE TIRE INCIDENT. *YH

WHEN PULLING INTO THE GARAGE CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING WAS RAN OVER ONLY TO NOTICE THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. FORD AND FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

PE00-020 TIRES ON A FORD EXPLORER 1998 YEAR TIRE SIZE 235/75R15; TWO FRONTAL TIRES HAVE A HAIR LINE CRACK AROUND THE ENTIRE TIRE AT THE SIDE WALL, TIRES ONLY HAVE 22 THOUSAND MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 235/75/R15 *MW

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED VEHICLE SHAKING AND NOISY. AFTER PULLING VEHICLE NOTICE CHUNCK OF TREAD MISSING. *AK ONE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND THE SECOND HAD BIG BULGE ON THE TREAD WHILE TRAVELING. THE THIRD ONE ALSO HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND ALL WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/75R15 AND DOT # VDHL1P4437. *YH

RR TIRE BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EXTERNAL WALL JUST EXPLODED. NO ACCIDENT. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHILE REACHING THE SHOULDER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: ?? )

TIRE CAME COMPLETELY APART WHILE TRAVELING ON A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE CENTER MEDIAN BUT RIM WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THERE IS VERY LITTLE LEFT OF THE TIRE, ONLY 2 INCHES OF THE SIDE WALL. EVERYONE WHO HAS LOOKED A THE TIRE SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A TIRE SO SEVERELY DAMAGED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE FROM FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 (SUV) TIRES. AFTER ROUTINE SERVICE AND (SECOND) TIRE ROTATION/BALANCE AT 12,000 MILES, I NOTICED MY VEHICLE "PULLING" TO THE RIGHT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICING DEALER (KEARNY MESA FORD, SAN DIEGO CA), AND ASKED THEM TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ROTATE THE TIRES AND STILL HAVE THEM BALANCED WITHIN SPECIFICATION. CONSEQUENTLY, THE TIRES WERE RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS ON THE VEHICLE. THE EXPLANATION GIVEN TO ME WAS THAT THERE WAS "LIKELY A LOOSE BELT WITHIN ONE OF THE TIRES PREVENTING IT FROM BALANCING CORRECTLY, BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SEEM TO "PULL" WHEN THIS TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON THE REAR, I SHOULD JUST LEAVE IT THERE AND NOT ROTATE MY TIRES IN THE FUTURE." WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT WARRANTY AND/OR REPLACEMENT, I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE TIRES HAD 12,000 MILES ACCRUED, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. AS A RESULT OF NOT ROTATING MY TIRES (...SOMETHING I NORMALLY DO AS SCHEDULED), MY TIRES HAVE WORN IRREGULARLY AND I BELIEVE HAVE WORN OUT PREMATURELY (...IN THIS CASE, APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES; HOWEVER I GENERALLY GET MUCH GREATER TIRE LIFE DUE TO THE "HIGHWAY" DRIVING I DO AND PROPER TIRE MAINTENANCE). I AM HOPING THIS INFORMATION WILL BE HELPFUL IN YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRESTONE WILDNERNESS TIRE, I FEEL MY LIFE AND MY PASSENGERS' ARE IN DANGER WITH THE USE OF THIS TIRE. I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO BE ANOTHER FATALITY AS A RESULT OF TIRE FAILURE. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. THESE TIRES, INCLUDING THE ATV & ATV II SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE ON THE ROADWAYS BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? THE SOONER FIRESTONE IS FORCED TO RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES...THE SAFER THE HIGHWAYS WILL BE. *AK

THE TIRES LOOK FINE (PLENTY OF TREAD). I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AS FORD SUGGESTS (THEY SEND A REMINDER LETTER) - THIS INCLUDES TIRE ROTATIONS, ALIGNMENT ETC. THE DAMAGED TIRES LOOK LIKE RETREADS, THOUGH I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND THE TIRE WARRANTY INDICATES 6 YEARS OR 2/32NDS OF AN INCH OF TREAD DEPTH - NEITHER OF WHICH HAD BEEN REACHED. I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES, HOWEVER I HAVE KEPT THE OLD ONES. FIRESTONE HAS REQUESTED WE SEND BACK THE DAMAGED ONES SO THEY MAY DETERMINE IF A REIMBURSMENT IS WARRANTED. WHEN WE CALLED FIRESTONE/CERRITOS (8/1) THEY INSISTED THE TIRES HAD TOO MANY MILES AND WERE NOT DEFECTIVE (THEY DIDN'T SEE THE TIRES) - AFTER NOT ACCEPTING THAT RESPONSE AND PERSISTING THEY WERE DEFECTIVE, WE WERE GIVEN A TOLL FREE NUMBER TO FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE MAILED US A CLAIM FORM WITH INSTRUCTIONS. SHOULD WE PROCEED WITH COMPLETING THE CLAIM AND SEND BACK THE TIRES?*AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHLIPY487 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND "FISHTAILED" 6-7 TIMES ON I-10, THEN SHOT ACROSS I-10 DOWN A GRASS EMBANKMENT. WHEN I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, I HAD 3 FLAT TIRES, DAMAGED QTR. PANEL, AND WAS A NERVOUS WRECK. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEARLERSHIP TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR ANY DAMAGE UNDERNEATH. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I SPOKE TO MY PARENTS AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY ACCIDENT. MY DAD CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO TELL ME THE HE HEARD A NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH FIRESTONE TIRES SEPERATING. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KELLY LOGAN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

THERE WERE 5 OTHER TIMES BESIDES THE MAJOR TWO TIMES(HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES), WHEN I HAD FLATS ON THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE QUALITY OF TIRES IS UNACCEPTABLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN CLINTON, WI AND NOW I HAVE MOVED TO AUSTIN, TX. THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER FOR ME IS MAXWELL FORD, 5000 IH-35 SOUTH, AUSTIN, TX 78745. (512) 326-8141. NOW I SAW THE NEWS HOW 21 PEOPLE WITH EXPLORERS HAVE DIED RELATED TO TIRE FAILURES. BOTH TIMES WHEN I HAD THE PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )

WHEN I TRIED TO PUSH THE CONTROL ON THE END OF THE WINDSHIELD WASHER STALK TO ACTIVATE WASHER, THE FLUID DIDN;T COME OUT EVEN WHEN THE RESERVOIR WAS FULL. THE WIPERS STARTED WORKING BUT NO WASHER FLUID EJECTED LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. *AK

I WAS TREAVELING ON I-10 IN BATON ROUGE, LA AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TREAD WAS BLOWN FROM THE TIRE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR EXCESIVE WEAR TO THIS OR ANY OTHER TIRE. I STILL HAVE THE OTHER THREE ORIGINAL TIRES, I'M FILING THIS CLAIM SO SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/15 )

AFTER READING AN ARTICLE IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER REGARDING FIRESTONE TIRES ON FORD EXPLORERS, I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH TED WIENS FIRESTONE (3841 E. CRAIG ROAD, LAS VEGAS, NV --702-644-3384) ON AUG 5, 2000 TO DETERMINE THE SAFETY OF THE WILERNESS AT TIRES INSTALLED ON MY FORD EXPLORER. AFTER BEING ASSURED THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY SAFE I LEFT THE STORE ONLY TO GET A BLOWOUT THAT SAME DAY. THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 9PM. I APPRECIATE THE OFFER FROM FIRESTONE TO CHECK THE TIRES, HOWEVER, I QUESTION THEIR ABILITY TO DETERMINE THE TIRES SAFETY BASED ON MY BLOWOUT HAPPENING THE SAME DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME, NOT ONLY CONCERNING THE TIRES THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO FIRESTONE'S INADEQUATE ABILITY TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE CHECK OF THE TIRES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ANYTIME 702-396-3803. 21 DEATHS IS ENOUGH. *AK

TIRE REPLACE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P/23575R15 )

I BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE TRUCK. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS HYDROPLANING ON WET SURFACES, AT ALL SPEEDS. TRUCK WEAVED ON DRY SURFACES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT TIRES WITH FIRESTONE ATX. TRUCK NOW SEEMS TO "SLIDE" WHEN THE WHEELS CROSS THE PAINTED LINES DURING A LANE CHANGE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I HAD THE TIRES CHECKED AFTER HEARING REPORTS OF TROUBLE. ALL FOUR TIRES SHOW CRACKING WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. AFTER CHECKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER, I REPLACED THE TIRES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I PUT P235/75R15 MICHELIN LTX TIRES ON. THE TIRES AND SERVICE RECORDS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION, INCLUDING PROOF OF ROTATION AND BALANCING ON SCHEDULE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL1PY417 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

SUV WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX TIRES BUBBLED UP AND CAME APART, BUT VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVEABLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR TIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. THIS WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX TIRES, ORGINAL EQUIPMENT, AND SIZE P23575R15SM/S. FIRESTONE OR THE DEALERSHIP WERE NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TREAD ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER IN EXPLORER, AND DID SUSTAIN INJURIES. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, ATX, TIRE SIZE P25570R16, AND WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. FIRESTONE WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PE0 020; CONSUMER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION. HE HAD A FLAT TIRE, AND THERE WAS A WHOLE INSIDE OF THE TIRE BECAUSE THE TIRE WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THE TIRES WERE FIRSTOINE WILDERNESSS ATX. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. *AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 98 EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 65-70MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BELWOUT. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 MW

TIRE FAILURE MAY BE RELATED TO INVESTIGATION PE00-020. MAJOR TEAR OCCURRED AT SIDEWALL/TREAD INTERFACE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FAIRLY NEW TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON WELL MAINTAINED ROADS. RECENT NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT THESE FAILURES INITIATED THIS REPORT. AT THE TIME OF FAILURE THE HERTZ AGENCY MENTIONED THEY HAD, HAD SEVERAL FAILURES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: UNKNOWN )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE HAD GOOD TREAD LEFT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WITH LESS THAN 700 MILES ON THE SUV, A STONE FROM OUR DRIVEWAY PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND CAUSE IT TO GO FLAT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A FIRESTONE DEALER ALSO. THERE WAS NO WARRANTY FOR THE TIRES. AGAIN AFTER LESS THAT 11K MILES ANOTHER STONE PUNCTURED ANOTHER OF THE TIRES. AGAIN FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED. WE ELECTED TO REPLACE ALL 4 FIRESTONE TIRES FOR GOODYEAR. OF ALL THE VEHICALS AND TIRES THAT HAVE PASSED OVER OUR DRIVEWAY NO OTHERS HAVE EVERY HAD A STONE PUNCTURE A TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

SEVERE VIBRATION AT 62MPH - FORD SAID CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE WOULD NOT FIX OR REPAIR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

DRIVING ON I-75 IN BROWARD COUNTY, DAY, LIGHT RAIN, ROAD HAD A SHEEN BUT NO LARGE STANDING PUDDLES. SECTION OF HIGHWAY WE TRAVEL DAILY. VEHICLE ABRUPTLY HYDROPLANED AND COCKED 30-40 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. I WAS LOOKING DOWN THE LANE OF TRAVEL OUT THE LEFT WINDOW. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL. HAD TIRE AND SUSPENSION CHECKED. TIRES HAD 50% TREAD REMAINING. REPLACED WITH MICHELIN NO FURTHER HYDROPLANING EPISODES. THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS EXTREMELY ABRUPT AND STOPPED AT 30-40 DEGREES BEFORE I COULD REACT TO COUNTERSTEER. I HAVE A TYPE RATING IN AIRBUS 300, 14 YEAR NAVY PILOT, 10 YEARS AS NAVY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HAVE DRIVEN IN ABSYMAL FLORIDA WX ALL MY LIFE. THE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS TIRE WERE POOR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/16 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 75R15 65 )

TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE. FORTUNATELY I COUGHT IT IN THE BEGINNING STAGES AND REPLACED THE TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN TIRE BLEW. TREAD BECAME TANGELED IN EMERGENCY BRAKE LINES EGANGING BRAKES AND DISABLING VEHICLE. TO DATE, ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR VARIOUS DEFECTS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE ON THE LEFT REAR. THERE IS A CRACK BETWEEN THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD. TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. OWNER HAS CONTACTED A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE TIRE. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT ADJUSTMENTS WOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THE TIRE. *AK

EA99001; WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. BRAKES ONLY SLOWED DOWN VEHICLE, WOULD NOT STOP IT. DRIVER HAD TO PLACE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THEN SHUT OFF VEHICLE. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. *AK

PE00-020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF. DRIVER HAD SOME DIFFICULTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH A LEFT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT WHERE TREAD SEPARATED ON FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX TIRES. *AK

PE00-020; FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX TIRES ON A 1998 FORD EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED, CAUSING TREAD TO ROLL INTO THE RIM. TIRES HAVE 27 THOUSAND MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX TIRES(P23575R15 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 98 EXPLORER. TREAD IS CRACKING AT THE SIDEWALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO RECALL AND FAULTY TIRES, THE DOT #VHDL. *SLC