1998 Ford F-150 complaints

CONSUMER STATES THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE P255/70R16 DOT W2081PT206 HAD A PORTION OF RAISED TREAD THAT WAS CAUSING A BUMPING SOUND AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

TREAD SEPARATING FROM CARCASS. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER AND WAS TOLD THIS SIZE IS NOT COVERED BY CURRENT RECALL. RETAILER STATED THAT HE WOULD GIVE $30.00 FOR ONE OF THE TIRES AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE OTHER TIRES SEPERATED MORE SEVERELY.*AK (TIRESIZE: 23570/R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23570/R16 )

TWICE IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, I OR MY WIFE HAD THE VEHICLE JUST TURN OFF. WHEN IT SHUT OFF FOR MY WIFE, IT HAPPENED AT 45MPH. SHE LOST PWR STEERING BUT WAS LUCKY IN GETTING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER 5 MINS OF TRYING TO START THE TRUCK, IT STARTED AND DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN TILL AUGUST. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

THIS FORD F150 1998 HAS FIERSTONE WILDERNESS/HT P23570R16 ON IT. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FRONT LEFT TIRE STARTED TO SEPARATE. DEALER PRORATED THE TIRE, AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME KIND OF TIRE.*AK FIRESTONE PRORATED A NEW SET OF WILDERNESS TIRES AT A LOWER COST. *YH

TIRE FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO ROAD HAZARD NOTED BEFORE FAILURE. SIDEWALL BLOWOUT INCLUDED TEARING OF RUBBER OUTWARD TOWARD TREAD. NO LOSS OF CONTROL NOTED. NO TREAD SEPARATION NOTED. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FIRESTONE WILL NOT PRORATE TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT. WILL BE REPLACING ALL 4 TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND DUE TO PERSONNAL EXPERIENCE WITH FAILRES OF TWO P235/70R15'S ON PREVIOUS VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LOW LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE RECIEVED FROM F IRESTONE. AS A TRUCK DRIVER I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THE SIGHT,SOUND, AND FEEL OF TIRE TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE STEEL BELTS...A TIRE LITERALY COMING APART AT THE SEAMS!! FIRESTONE SHOULD BE HEKS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL OF THEIR TIRE FAILURES!!*AK (DOT NUMBER: W208IPT497 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

WHEN CAR WAS SHIFTING IT BANGED DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR, LIKE IT WAS DOWN SHIFFTING WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK WHEN VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTS FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOWER GEAR TRANSMISSION SUPS AND BANGS. *YH

OCTOBER 2000 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING. OCCURED ON SATURDAY, CHECKED OWNERS MANUAL, "OK TO DRIVE, HAVE DEALER CHECK". TOOK TRUCK TO TOWN EAST FORD MONDAY, FORD CHARGED APPROX. $279.00 AND HERTZ APPROX. 70 FOR RENTAL. FORD STATED "SOMEONE DISCONNECTED YOUR MAF SENSOR". THAT IS NOT TRUE! ALSO THEY DID NOT COVER UNDER WARRENTY BUMPER TO BUMPER OR EXTENDED OR RENTAL VEHICLE. I THINK SENSOR DISCONNECTED SELF IF THAT IS WHAT INDEED HAPPENED. APPROX 1 YR. AGO THE BLINKERS, AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT WORK AT RANDOM. DON'T KNOW IF BRAKE LIGHTS OR BLINKERS WERE VISIBLY WORKING FROM OUTSIDE TRUCK BECAUSE IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. RETURNED TO FORD. SAID CAN FIX IT IF CANT FIND IT, ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T HIT A BUMP, BRING IT BACK IF/WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. RETURNED AGAIN BECAUSE PROBLEM CONTINUED. HAD TO GET UGLY WITH THE SERVICE PEOPLE. I TOLD FORD TO KEEP IT, DRIVE IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FOUND. THEY DID AND SAID THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION UNDER DASH. WARRANTY COVERED. I KNOW THIS TRUCK IS UNPREDICTABLE NOW. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPORT THAT IN MARCH 2000 MY 33 YR OLD BROTHER WAS KILLED WHILE ON THE JOB FOR S&P UTILITIES, I BELIEVE NOW THAT THE TRUCK MAY HAVE STALLED ON THE RAILROAD TRACK HE WAS KILLED ON BECAUSE HE HAD OFTEN COMPLAINED ABOUT THE F150 1998 BOGGING DOWN AND STALLING. I ALSO THINK NOW S&P IS AWARE SINCE THEY HAD PEOPLE OBTAIN ALL OF THE MISSING PARTS FROM THE TRUCK AS SOON AS THEY COULD. HIS NAME IS JOHN CLOUD JR OF MESQUITE TEXAS. HE LEFT 3 K

CONSUMER HAS A 1998, FORD F150. LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH. ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16 DOT# W2081PT357. FIRESTONE CUSTOMER ASSISTANT RECOMMENDED THAT CONSUMER PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE.*AK *SLC

BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSANGER'S DOORS HAVE SHEET METAL FAILURE NEXT TO THE LOWER REAR CORNER OF THE WINDOW. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH LONG AND APPEARS TO BE GROWING. DEALER SAYS FORD KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE BUT IS NOT COVERING IT.

THE DEALERSHIP IS CALLING THE TORSION BAR A "WEAR AND TEAR ITEM" THEREFORE IT IS CONSIDERED A WARRANTY ITEM AND NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. FOR MY TRUCK, WHICH IS USED AS A COMMUTER VEHICLE, HAS THE "OFF-ROAD PACKAGE" AND HAS SEEN A NON-PAVED ROAD ALL OF 5 TIMES, I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER SOME SORT OF WARRANTY OR RECALL. I HAVE SEARCHED THE NHTSA DATABASE AND SEEN NUMEROUS (36) CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. I COULD UNDERSTAND THE TORSION BAR FAILURE (MAYBE) IF THE TRUCK WERE USED ON A DAILY BASIS FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES OR IF I EXCEEDED THE RECOMMENDED USES OF THE VEHICLE, BUT I HAVE NOT. THE TRUCK IS AT LESS THAN HALF ITS EXPECTED LIFE AND YET ONE OF THE MAIN SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAD FAILED. THIS BAR REPLACED THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE PAST GENERATION OF TRUCKS. HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF COIL SPRINGS SNAPPING? I ALSO FIND IT RATHER TROUBLESOME THAT FORD HAS RECENTLY BEEN ACCUSED OF TURNING THE OTHER WAY WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE WITH ITS VEHICLES. IS THIS GOING TO BECOME ANOTHER FIRESTONE RECALL SCENARIO OR WILL FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING MISTAKES? IM STARTING TO WONDER WHAT BUILT FORD TOUGH ACTUALLY MEANS.*AK

ENGINE HAS KNOCK AT COLD START UP AND GOES AWAY AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP. I HAD CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL DEALER IN CA. WHENTHIS STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE CONTACTED A FORD DEALER HEAR IN ATLANTA AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO BULLETINS OFFER ANY REASON OR ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. I HAVE TALK WITH A FEW OF THE WORKERS AT THE ATLANTA FORD PLANT AND ONE OF THEM HAVE THE SAME MAKE, YEAR, MODEL AND ENGINE AS I DO. HE STATED THAT THE PLANT IN KANSAS AND WINDSOR IN CANADA HAVE SAID THAT THIER WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADS ON THIS ENGINE. WHY IS IT THAT I CAN FIND OUT THIS INFORMATION AND THE DEALERS DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS. I LIKE MY TRUCK AND WISH TO FIX THE PROBLEM , BUT CAN'T GET AN ANSWER FROM FORD. IF YOU CAN GIVE ME ANY HELP I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT SIDEWALL (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT427 TIRESIZE: P235 70R16)

CRACK IN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR .SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.

TWO OF MY FIRESTONE TIRES HAVE CRACKS IN BETWEEN THE TREAD. WITH WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH FIRESTONE AND FORD THIS MAKE ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. MOST OF THE TIRES ALL AROUND MY SIZE HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH WHICH MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE. I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY HAVE ACTED LIKE THEY COULD CARE LESS, BUT I THINK THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE LIKE IT IS MY CHILD AND FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN THAT ISNT MY FAULT AND FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO ACT AS THEY DO DOESNT MAKE ME FEEL TO WELL. HOW SHOULD I DEAL WITH THIS? (TIRESIZE: P25570R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )

THERE IS A VISIBLE SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE TREAD BODY JOINS THE SIDEWALL. SPLIT RUNS ABOUT 30-40% AROUND SIDEWALL. APPEARS THAT THE TREAD BELT IS SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL. NOT FROM ROAD HAZARD OR UNDERINFLATION. TIRE HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED AND KEPT BY OWNER. OWNER HAS ALSO REPLACED (AND KEPT) THE OTHER 3 ORIGINAL TIRES. ALL TIRE ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. (DOT NUMBER: A308443288 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

AT 15,000 MILES ALL THE TIRES ARE WORN DOWN PAST 2/32TH". WARRANTY STATES THAT THERE WARRANTIED TO 6 YEARS, 60,000 BEFORE THE TREAD WOULD WEAR DOWN THAT BAD. IVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS FORD AND FIRESTONE DEALERS BUT NONE WOULD HONOR THE WARRANTY. IVE ALSO LOCATED CRACKS IN THE TREADS. I STILL HAVE ALL 4 TIRES IN MY POSSESSION SINCE IVE REPLACED THE ORIGINALS. AT 15,000 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 1 YEAR AND 9 MONTHS OLD. FORD AND FIRESTONE ADMITTED THAT THERE "MIGHT" BE A PROBLEM BUT PAWNED IT OFF ON EACH OTHER. (DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT RIGHT REAR TIRE P25/70R16 MADE A THUMPING NOISE, AFTER INSPECTION FOUND TIRE HAD TREAD COMING UNGLUED FROM THE SIDEWALL. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATED BACK IN JANUARY. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID IT WAS UNDERINFLATED. THIS IS WHAT THEY ALWAYS SAY.THE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

WIRE HARNESS IN STEERING COLUMN FAILING, DUE TO THIS THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL, FORD HAS REPLACED THE HARNESS MANY TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *SLC

TIRES HAVE MASIVE CRACKS IN THE TREAD LOOKS LIKE DRY ROT BUT REAL BAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: 23570R16 )

PE00 020; VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND SHE NOTICED DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. TIRE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#HT P235/70R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK TWO TIRES HAD BUBBLE BY THE TREAD. *YH

I HAEV BEEN ADVISED AS FAR AS THE ADVISORY OF WILDERNESS HT TIRES CURRENTLY ON LIST, FOR 1 FIRESTONE DEALER IN MY ARE REFUSED TO INSPECT TIRES PERIOD. I DRIVE HIGHWAYS AND AT THIS POINT NOW WHERE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DOCKED DUE TO QUESTIONABLE SAFETY OF TIRES. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH FIRESTONE NUMEROUS TIMES AND FORD WHICH FORD WILL NO REPLACE THEM AT ALL PERIOD, THESE ARE FACT TIRES STILL ON VEH AND ARE LIKE NEW TO THIS DAY I REQUESTED REPLACEMENTS FROM FIRE WHICH THEY DENIED ME.( DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRE SIZE: 235 70 16 )

THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH AN OCCURENCE DATE OF 10/9/99 WAS WHEN I LOCATED A LUMP IN THE LEFT SIDE FRONT TIRE. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE SIDE TO SIDE AS THE LUMP OR RAISED PORTION OF THE WHEEL WOULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT FELT LIKE THE TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. I FINALLY LOCATED THE LUMP AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED AT THE TIME THE BELTS HAD SEPERATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BUT ONLY AFTER THE PRICE HAD BEEN PRORATED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS MUCH MORE SERIOUS. WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPERATED ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I WAS TRAVELLING ON A HIGHWAY KNOWN AS THE CIMMARON TURNPIKE. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE TURNPIKE IS 75 MPH. I NOTICED A VIBRATION AND THEN THE WHOLE TIRE LET GO. THE TREAD STRIPPRD OFF AND TORE UP THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE FENDER AS IT CONTINUED TO GO AROUND. IT TORE OUT THE INNER FENDER WELL LINER . IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THE TIRES BEING SHOWN ON THE NEWS REPORTS CONCERNING FIRESTONE. AFTER THESE TWO INCIDENTS THESE TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY BUT ONLY AFTER THEY HAD BEEN PRORATED. I REPLACED THE TWO REAR TIRES IN APRIL OF 2000 PRIOR TO TAKING A TRIP BECAUSE I THOUGT THEY MIGHT DO THE SAME THING.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70SR16 )

I TOOK MY TIRES TO A FORD DEALER AND SHOWED THEM. THE ONLY THING THEY SAID WAS THAT I BETTER GET THEM CHANGED OR PARK MY TRUCK. THESE TIRES STILL LOOK NEW. BUT THEY ARE GETTING AIR BUBBLES UNDER THE TREAD. BELTS ARE COMING APART OR BROKEN. BUT THE TREAD STILL LOOKS LIKE NEW. I DONT THINK IT IS FAIR , THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES AND WONT FIX THEM. I HAVE EVEN TALKED TO MY FORD DEALER ABOUT YOUR ADVISERY AND THEY SAID IT DOESNT MEAN ANYTHING TO THEM. PLEASE DONT LET THESE PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH THIS. MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS RIDE WITH ME, I CANT AFFORD TO LOOSE THEM BECOUSE SOME TIRE COMPANY FEELS LIKE THEY DONT HAVE A PROBLEM. THANKS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70/R1 )

THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN WIRING HARNESS IN STEERING COLUMN, WHEN THE TILT IS USED. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSES BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS NOT TO WORK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 6 TIMES, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK THE DEALER FIXED ONLY THE HARNESS BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL ARE STILL INOPERABLE. *YH

PE00-020; AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES FOUND CRACKS IN THE GROOVE.TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORD TRUCK, F150 1998, FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/75R16. *AK FIRESTONE DEALER INSPECTED THE TIRES AND INDICATED THAT THE CRACKS IN THE GROOVES HAD WEAKENED THE TREAD. THE DEALER ALSO WARNED THE CUSTOMER THAT THE TIRES COULD BLOW OUT. THE CUSTOMER CHOSE TO REPLACE. *YH

LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKS UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, VEHICLE STARTS SLIDING. DLR CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. TREAD CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE TREAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208IPT248 TIRE SIZE: P235 70R16 )

TIRE HAD THUMPING SOUND. TOOK CAR TO LES SCHWAB TO LOOK AT. SAID NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND. ON VACATION, SOUND WORSENED. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER, TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD GO TO GOODYEAR DEALER. GOODYEAR SAID THAT TIRES WERE "CUPPING" WHICH MEANS THE CORDS ARE SEPARATING. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE, TIRE, MADE ME BUY NEW ONES. SAID BECAUSE I DIDN'T ROTATE TIRES EVERY 3K MILES, THAT I VOIDED WARRANTY. I CHECKED WITH FORD, AND THE TIRE ROTATION ISN'T A WARRANTY MUST, ONLY A RECCOMMENDATION. SHOULD NOT VOID WARRANTY. I CALLED GOODYEAR AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING. I JUST WANT THE WARRANTY TO BE HONORED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/15 )

DRIVERSIDE DOOR HAS A 1/2" CRACK IN SHEET METAL AROUND WINDOW. TOOK TRUCK TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THEY BLEW ME OFF. CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THEY ALSO BLEW ME OFF. FORD HAS NUMERIOUS TRUCKS IN THE 1997-98 YEAR HAVING SAME PROBLEM. THEY WON'T DO ANY NESSICARY REPAIRS. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

AFTER A TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE TIRES FOUND A STARTING TREAD SEPARATION ON THE FOUR SETS OF TIRES WHERE ONE OF THEM WAS REPLACD LAST YEAR. CURRENTLY, HAD TO REPLACE THE FOUR SETS BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16, DOT W208IPT. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/70/R16 *MW

TRUCK WOULD STALL. CONSUMER LET TRUCK SIT FOR HALF AND HOUR, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WILL STALL AGAIN. *AK

WILDERNESS HT TIRE P235/70R16 SIZE. THE TREAD SEPARATED AT 20MPH.*AK

STEERING WHEEL BECAME COMPLETELY USELESS WHEN THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP THE CURB NARROWLY MISSING A LARGE TREE AND BRIDGE ABUTMENT. *AK

EXTENDED CAB VERSION; DRIVELINE CAME BENT FROM FACTORY. THIS CAUSED VIBRATION. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. DID NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER INSPECTED TIRES AND FOUND CRACKS ALL AROUND THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #HT, P23570R16.. HE CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK ON BOTH REAR TIRES THERE WAS COMPLETE SEPARATION AT THE TREAD AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRES. THE CUSTOMER GOT 50% ADJUSTMENT ON NEW REPLACEMENT TIRES FROM THE FIRESTONE DEALER. *YH

FIRST FAILURE AT 24000MI TIRE SEPARATED FROM BELT SECOND FAILURE AT 30000MI SAME AS FIRST( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255R7016 )

THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAIETS ON THE CRACKED DOOR WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL?

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS/HT, P235R7016 WAS ON THIS FORD, F150, 1998 WHEN TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 60 MPH. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPLACED TIRE. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED.*AK DOT#W2081PT317. *SLC

THIS WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WITH NO SIGNS OF APPARENT WEAR WHEN THE TIRE BLEW ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE IN. TOLL ROAD.( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: P23570/R16 )

THIS WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WITH NO SIGNS OF APPARENT WEAR WHEN THE TIRE BLEW ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE IN. TOLL ROAD.( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: P23570/R16 )

MY QUESTION IS ABOUT SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND ANY PERSON WITH ME IN REGARDS TO THESE TIRES, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE NOT FAILED AS SOME HAVE HOLDING TIRE PRESSURE AND HAVING TO SWITCH THEM MORE THAN ANY OTHER TIRE I HAVE OWNED TO AVOID THUMPING AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR . IT COMES BACK TO THIS , UNCERTAIN ABOUT SAFETY AND WHAT POSSIBLY COULD HAPPEN HAS PROMPTED THIS QUERY. THE LATEST REPORT FROM NHTSA IS TO REPLACE THEM AND WAIT FOR A DECISION , I DON'T HAVE THE MONEYTO DO THIS , YOUR ANSWER WILL BE APPRECIATED . THANK YOU--- HERBERT E SUMMERS( DOT NUMBER: 104 S TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )

IT FEELS LIKE IT KEEPS SURGING, AND WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS THE ENGINE DOESN'T REV UP LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO

TIRE LOOSES PRESSURE RAPIDLY AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF SLOW AIR LOSS. REPAIR FACILITY REMOVED/INSPECTED TIRE AND FOUND NO HOLES BUT HAS COMMENTED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. I AM REPLACING 4 TIRES DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )

ENGINE KNOCK AND TICKING NOISE AT START UP,ROUGH IDLE

FUEL FILLER NECK BROKE. NLM

TREAD SEPARATED FROM STEEL BELTS AND BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO DITCH( DOT NUMBER: W 208 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: DURING INSPECTION OF TIRES, NOTICED A BULGE IN TREAD WHICH APPEARED TO BE SEPARATING ON A 1997 FORD F150, AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT, WILDERNESS HT; P235/70R16, AND DOT# W2081PT28. DEALER/FIRESTONE WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK WHILE INSPECTING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE TREAD SEPARATION AND WAS REMOVED BY THE CUSTOMER. *YH