1999 Ford Explorer complaints

I HAVE A 99 FORD EXPLORER WITH THE 235 75R15 WILDERNESS AT TIRES. THE DOT CODE IS FROM WILSON NC NOT THE DECATUR PLANT. HOWEVER, I HAVE NUMEROUS CUTS ON THE SIDEWALL BELOW THE TREAD AND ABOVE THE LETTERING. IF YOU WILL REVIEW YOUR DATABASE, THERE ARE AT LEAST 46 COMPLAINTS OF TIRE PROBLEMS (I.E. CUTS, BLOWOUTS, BUBBLES, ETC) FROM THE WILSON PLANT WITH THE 235 75 R15 WILDERNESS AT TIRES. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE HUNDREDS OF 235 75R 15 LISTINGS, WHERE THE TIRES WERE NOT PROPERLY IDENTIFIED WITHIN YOUR DATABASE. THE NUMBER COULD BE HIGHER. FIRESTONE SAYS THE CUTS ARE DUE TO OZONE. ALTHOUGH THE TIRES ON MY SUV ARE NOT ON RECALL, I HAVE REPLACED THEM AND WILL HOLD THEM IN CASE THE RECALL IS WIDENED. HOPEFULLY SOMEDAY IT WILL BE. (DOT NUMBER: WH2L TIRESIZE: 23575R15)

REAR LEFT TIRE BLOW OUT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2H TIRESIZE: 235/75R/15)

NOISY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPLACEMENT TIRES AS THEY WERE NOT THE SAME QUALITY OF THE TIRES BEING REPLACED. *SLC

VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR TIRES TO BE INSPECTED, AND WAS INFORMED OF TWO CUTS AROUND THE SIDEWALL.TIRE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. MOUNTED ON A 1999 FORD, EXPLORER; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P235/75R15, DOT# W2HL. CONSUMER PAID FOR ANOTHER TIRE. TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK *SLC

I HAVE THE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 TIRES ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER; HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT THE ONES THAT WERE MADE AT THE DECAUTER, IL PLANT. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSE TO DO? WE HAVE THE EXACT TIRE THAT IS BEING RECALLED, EXCEPT IT WAS MADE AT A DIFFERENT PLANT. ALL TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS. (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHEN INSPECTING THESE TIRES I FOUND SMALL CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL AND AN OBVIOUS SPLIT IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD MEET. I HAVE HAD THEM INSPECTED AT A FIRESTONE DEALER WHO, AFTER ONLY LOOKING AT THE SIZE, SAID THEY WERE FINE. HE WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANYTHING IN WRITING STATING MY TIRES WERE SAFE OR ROAD WORTHY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND FIRESTONE NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO SATISFACTION. THESE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE DECATUR PLANT. I STRONGLY FEEL THESE TIRES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THESE TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED (BLOWN OUT) YET, HOWEVER I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. I STRONLY URGE THE NHTSA TO RECALL THESE TIRES BEFORE THESE INDICATIONS OF EMINENT FAILURE LEAD TO A BLOW OUT AND THE LOSS OF MORE LIFE...NAMELY A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VD TIRESIZE: 25570R16)

FROM NEW WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR WANDERING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE LIMITED CONTROL OF THE CAR. ALSO THERE IS A VIBRATION ON THE STEERING AS IF THE WHEELS ARE UNBALANCED. THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY GOT WORSE AFTER THE TIRES WHERE REPLACED AS MY CAR WAS ONE OF THE CARS WHICH HAD THE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES ON IT. ITS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS AND THEY CANNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THEY ARE NOW CALLING IN THE FORD ENGINEERS TO TRY AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A SUSPENSION SQUEEK WHICH OCCURS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING NORMALLY AND ALSO ON BUMPY ROADS.THE CAR HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES AS WELL AND THE DEALERS HAVE JUST LUBED THE SUSPENSION, THE SQUEEK IS BACK AFTER A DAY OR SO, THE DEALERS ALSO CANNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND FIND SOME LOVELY EXCUSES AS TO WHY THERE IS A SQUEEK IE AFTER MARKET RUNNING BOARDS. THE FRONT BRAKES HAD A VIBRATION AND THE DEALER FOUND THE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND AND SKIMMED THEM. WHEN I QUERIED WHY THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE ROTORS, I WAS INFORMED IT WAS NORMAL FOR ROTORS TO GO OUT OF ROUND,THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED ON ANY OF MY OTHER CARS SO I FIND THIS A POOR EXCUSE. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL WITH THIS CAR AND I FEEL THE DEALERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE CAR,AND ITS TIME FOR FORD TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK AND GIVE ME A NEW ONE,OR REFUND ME MY MONEY SO THAT I CAN GO AND PURCHASE SOMETHING ELSE.I BOUGHT A NEW CAR SO THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BRAKE DOWNS ECT AND BECAUSE NEW CARS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SAFER. TH

ONE WHEEL EMERGENCY BRAKE DESIGN ISN'T SUFFICIENT TO HOLD ON STEEP HILLS. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL STAY ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE OWNER IS WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY ANYTIME OR MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

PE-00-020 - TIRE SIZE P23575R15, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER FIRESTONE RECALL, TIRES HAD LESS THEN 100 MILES ON THEM. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. TIRE WAS INSPECTED, AND WAS DETERMINED THAT TIRE WAS DEVELOPING CRACKS/STARTED TO SEPARATE AT SIDEWALL. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT ROCHESTER AUTO IN WEBSTER NEW YORK 716-787-1700. *AK *SLC

MY FORD HAS THE WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16 TIRES ON IT. AFTER DOWNLOADING YOUR DATABASE - I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND AFTER READING YOUR DATABASE, I COUNTED AT LEAST 100 INCIDENTS ON THAT REPORT INVOLVING THE P255/70R16 TIRES. ARE THEY GOING TO BE PUT ON THE ADVISORY PAGE? I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK (USED) I THOUGHT IT WAS MY DREAM TRUCK AND I CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE IT. I CAN'T AFFORD NEW TIRES NOW - EVEN PRORATED. IS THEIR ANY AVENUE FOR ME? THE DOT # STARTS WITH A 'W2' SAME AS THE P235/70R16 ADVISORY, DOES THAT HELP ME OUT ANY? WILL THEIR BE AN UPDATE?

PE00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, EXPLORER, 1999, P23575R16, DOT W2HL WITH 23000 MILES. FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAS DEVELOPED TWO PIN HOLES ON THE OUTER WALL, CAUSING A SLOW LEAK. *AK

CONSUMER, AT OWN EXPENSE, REPLACED RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES DUE TO DEALER NOT HAVING TIRES IN STOCK AND WANTS FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR BLOWOUT TIRE PRIOR TO RECALL AND FOR TIRES HE REPLACED AFTER RECALL 00T005. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE CUPPING CAUSING VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, EXCESSIVE NOISE AND ROUGH RIDE, CONSUMER TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT HE BELIEVES THEY SHOULD BE. NLM

DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND FROM THE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERABLE. ALSO, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH IN THE BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSING BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. ALSO, EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS; WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED AT THE ROOT OF TREADS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. I HAVE SENT TWO E-MAILS TO FIRESTONE AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY SPECIFIC CONCERNS. LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THE TIRES ARE SAFE. UNDER THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES WITH FIRESTONE, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THESE TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: VNCU1PX TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER ONLY GOT PART OF THE REIMBURSEMENT AND WANTS THE DIFFERENCE. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 007005, CONSUMER PURCHASED TIRES DUE TO THE LENGTHY WAIT FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES, CONSUMER REQUESTS FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES, INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, EXPERIENCED CRACKING, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES DUE TO BEING PUT ON A WAITING LIST AND REQUESTS FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

THE CONSUMER HAD TWO LEASED VEHICLE WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, ONE OF THE VEHICLE'S TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES, THE OTHER VEHICLE'S TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT III WHICH WERE MADE IN DECATUR, THE CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT THESE TIRES AND WANTS THEM REPLACED (WILDERNESS AT III). NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, STEERING BECAME WOBBLY & I PULLED OVER. THE TIRE COLLAPSED JUST AS I REACHED SIDE OF HIGHWAY. WIFE AND INFANT WERE PASSENGERS. CALLED AAA & ASSISTED BY PASSING PATROL CAR. BROUGHT THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE DEALER IN NATICK, MA WHO *REFUSED* TO REPLACE THE TIRE FOR FREE AND TOLD ME I MUST HAVE DRIVEN OVER SOMETHING. I TRADED IN THE FORD SIX MONTHS LATER FOR A LEXUS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

CONTACTED AND FORD AND FIRESTONE AND WAS TOLD SINCE MY TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALLED TIRES, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AT MY LAST MAINTENANCE CHECK, MY TIRES WERE ROTATED SO THAT THE BAD TIRE (AS PROVEN BY A COMPUTER PRINT-OUT) IS NOW ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. (DOT NUMBER: W2HLIPY398 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

HAD THE ORIGINAL VDHL RECALLED TIRES REPLACED AND NOW THE NEW TIRES ARE ALREADY STARTING TO VIBRATE/WOBBLE AT SPEEDS GREATER THEN 40 MPH. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TIRES AS THE OLD SET THAT I HAD THAT WERE RECALLED WERE DOING THE SAME THING BEFORE I HAD THEM REPLACED. THE NEW ONES NOW WITH ABOUT 1500 MILES ON THEN ARE STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING. I HAD THE VEHICAL INSPECTED AND NO PROBLEMS SUCH AS BALANCING OR ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED AS WELL AS NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: 15)

WHY HAS THE WILDERNESS AT 16 IN TIRES MADE IN THE SAME FACTORY AS THE 15 IN. ONES NOT BEEN RECALLED? HOW CAN ONE IN. DIFFERENCE IN SIZE MAKE THEM SAFE? FORD EXPLORERS WITH THE EDDIE BAUER PACKAGE ALL COME EQUIPED WITH 16 IN. FIRESTONE TIRES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM! THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDCUIPX129 TIRESIZE: 255/70R16)

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP UPON IMPACT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER HAD RECALLED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES REPLACED, CONSUMER UNHAPPY BECAUSE THEY HAD TO PURCHASE A MORE EXPENSIVE TIRE BECAUSE THEY WERE THEY ONLY ONES LEFT IN STOCK, HOWEVER THE DEALER ONLY HAD THREE TIRE AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE 40 MILES TO PICK UP TWO ADDITIONAL TIRES FROM ANOTHER LOCATION, CONSUMER SPEND $214. OUT OF POCKET FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED. NLM

THREE OF OUR TIRES WERE 069'S, THE FOURTH WAS A 169. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SEPARATING SEVERLY. YOU COULD PUT A DIME IN THE SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TWO FORD DEALERS SAID WE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEM, BUT 16" NOT ON RECALL LIST. HUNTINGTON FORD SENT US TO BELLE TIRE, WHO AGREED WE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEM. THEY CALLED FIRESTONE, AND OVER THE PHONE THEY CALLED IT "WEATHER CHECKING" AND GAVE US FOUR NEW TIRES FOR ONLY $79. WE'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE MONEY, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY, AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS BAD TIRES. BELLE SAID IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE "WEATHER CHECKING". I FEEL THESE TIRES SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. WE DON'T WANT TO GET ANY COMPANY IN TROUBLE, BUT WE FEEL THESE ARE UNSAFE TIRES. WE WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO LOOK FOR EXCEPT WE SEEN IT ON GMA ON ABC, AND WE HAD EXACTLLY WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO LOOK FOR TO SEE IF WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNCU1PX069 TIRESIZE: 255/70 R16)

LEFT FRONT WHEEL BLEW OUT PULLING THE CAR TO THE LEFT AND ROLLING IT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WE TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE THAT DOES SHOW THE TIRE BUT NOT A CLOSE UP, BUT DOES SHOW THE TIRE. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED SEVERE BACK SPASMS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: P235 TIRESIZE: 15 INCH)

MY WIFE HAD TIRE SEPARATION ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH THIS TIRE IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL, I HAVE BEEN TO FIRESTONE AND FORD NOW AND RECEIVED THE RUNAROUND. I WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THESE TIRES ARE SAFE. ALSO, I THINK WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS OTHERS HAVE HAD. IT MAKES NO SENSE WHY THE TIRED SEPARATED. FIRESTONE IN PACIFIC BEACH, CA WILL HAVE THE RECORD OF THE REPLACEMENT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES. SOME TREAD SEPARATION ON FRONT TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH AND STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING, AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HAZARD LIGHTS SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED SMOKE STOPPED WHEN TURNING SIGNAL WAS TURNED OFF.*AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, EXPLORER 1999. CONSUMER WAS HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE TIRES, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES.*AK

I OWN FORD EXPLORER SPORT W/P255/70/R16 WILDERNESS A/T OWL TIRES. ONE WEEK BEFORE THE TIME RECALL I HAD TO HAVE RIGHT REAR TIRE PATCHED. THE TIRE COMPANY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE TIRES BACK TO FIRSTONE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE STRESS CRACKS FORMING BETWEEN THE WHEEL & TREAD. I TOOK THEM TO FIRESTONE DEALER & HE PUT ME ON A LIST TELLING ME THAT MY TIRES WERE NOT A RECALL. 2 WEEKS LATER I CALLED TO TELL HIM THE CRACKS LOOKED WORSE. HE SAID BRING EXPLORER IN ON TUES. & WE WILL REPLACE THEM. THEY DID REPLACE 4 (NOT THE SPARE) WITH NO QUESTIONS & NO ARGUMENT. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE SPARE TIRE DOWN THE LINE WHEN THE TIRE PROBLEM IS FORGOTTEN? IT WILL GET THE STRESS CRACKS SINCE IT CAME WITH THE OTHER 4 TIRES. I SENT AN E-MAIL SEPT. 1, 2000, REGUARDING THIS MATTER, TO NHTSA.DOT.GOV. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/R16 )

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF A REAR FIRESTONE TIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005, THE TIRE POPPED AND CAME OFF THE RIM INSTANTLY, THIS TIRE HAD THE VD SERIAL NUMBER SO THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

SOME OF THE ROLLOVER PROBLEMS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED NOT ONLY TO FIRESTONE TIRES BUT THE STEERING WHICH OVERSTEERS, IS AS SENSITIVE AS THE POWER STEERING IN THE 1950 7 1960'S. SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO THIS. THIS VEHICLE HANDLES VERY POORLY ON WET ROADS AND SMALL PUDDLES, IT WANTS TO GO WHEREEVER IT FEELS LIKE. SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO THIS. SHOULD ALSO HAVE THE EXTREMELY HIGH CENTER OF GRAVITY LOOKED AT CLOSELY.

TIRE BROKE IN BELT WHILE DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD. THIS IS THE NINTH FAILURE OF THESE TIRES AND FAR EXCEEDS ANY FAILURE RATE I 'VE EVER HAD IN SIMILAR DRINVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS TWO OF FIVE TIRES THAT HAVE GONE FLAT WHILE DRIVING. THE SUSPENSION IS SMOOTH ENOUGH TO ALLOW DRIVING ON A NEARLY FLAT TIRE AND TI THINK THIS IS WHY THE SMA;LLER TIRES ARE FAILING AS WELL. THESE PRODUCTS ARE UNSAFE AND CERTAINLY ARE NOT "ALL TERRAIN" BUT AWFULLY TENDER INSTEAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2CUIPX458 TIRE SIZE: P255R/7016 )

PE00 020 ; TWO WEEKS AGO LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS DEFLATING. THERE WAS A LEAK INSIDE OF THE TIRE. ALSO, HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT PUT HIM ON A LIST. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING WITH PASSENGER'S WINDOW DOWN. FORD CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AND SEPARATED. *AK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND SPLIT IN HALF. THE TIRE WAS FIRESTONE WZHL1PY. THE TIRE WAS SMOKING AFTER BLOW OUT. *YH

FIRESTONE TIRE DELAMINATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER AND INJURE 2 CONSUMERS. *SLC

REAR DRIVERS SIDE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED PLY SEPARATION IN SIDEWALL AREA AND CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED, CONSUMERS TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 AND TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED BUT SINCE FIRESTONE HAD NO TIRES CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO COMPETITORS DEALER AND HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER TO INSPECT THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES DUE TO THE MEDIA ATTENTION, CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A SIZEABLE BUBBLE ON THE INSIDE WALL PRIOR TO OFFICIAL BULLETINS, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRE AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE SEPARATING AND THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT TIRES IN STOCK (DOT # DOT VDHL), CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

PE00 020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WENT TO FORD FOR INSPECTION OF TIRES AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HIS TIRES WERE FINE. HE WENT TO FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT TOLD HIM THAT IT WOULD TAKE FOUR TWO SIX WEEKS FOR TIRES. TIRES ARE FIRESTONE, P2357515 #AT, #DOT VD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND SAID THAT VEHICLE DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. THERE WERE CRACKS ALL AROUND VEHICLE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT, P2357515 #DOT W2HL. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED FIRESTONE.*AK

TIRE BLEW OUT AT 45MPH, 2 INCH RIP IN CENTER OF TREAD, NO OBJECTS IN TIRE, SIDEWALL BUBBLED( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )