1999 Ford Expedition Complaint Log

THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE TIRE. BECAUSE THE RV HAS 2 REAR TIRES, WHEN THIS DEFECTIVE ONE DE-TREADED, THE OTHER TIRE COMPENSATED FOR IT. (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P255 70 R16) LOST PRESSURE. *SLC

TIRES SHOW CRACKS ALONG THE TREAD, JUST AS THE RECALLED TIRES FOR FIRESTONE DID BEFORE THEY BLEW OUT, OR HAD TREAD FAILURE. MY TIRES ARE NOT IN THE WARNING, OR RECALL, SO FIRESTONE WON'T REPLACE THEM. SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM WORK, AND I TRAVEL THE FREEWAY 70 MILES PER DAY, TREAD FAILURE WILL HAPPEN SOON IF NOT REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70 R17 )

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE RPLACED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VIBRATING FEELS LIKE FROM RR RIGHT SIDE, AT SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH, DRIVESHAFT REPLACED 2 TIMES, FIXED SLIPPED YOKE 1 TIME, UNIVERSAL REPLACED BY PRIVATE GARAGE TRYING TO REPAIR PROBLEM AND FROD DEALER PAID FOR REPAIR BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. REAR TRANSFER CASE HAS BEGUN TO LEAK, FIXED ONCE IN FEB 2002 AND CURRENTLY BEING FIXED AGAIN. ODOMETER DOES NOT ALWAYS COME ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BY THEMSELVES, BACK WIPER ONLY WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. ENGINE HAS IDLED ROUGH AND HAS STALLED AT VERY LOW COAST (WHEN PARKING) IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. DOOR AJAR SWITCH WOULD NOT COME ON OR GO OFF WHEN IT DID GO ON FOR LENGTH OF TRIP. IGNITION LOCK WOULD NOT LOCK,AND STICKS. RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT UNLOCK. DRIVER WINDOW SLAMS WHEN GOING UP. CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE.TICKING ENGINE NOISE WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. MOST PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN SOLVED, BUT NOT THE VIBRATING IN REAR END. THIS HAS EXISTED FROM THE TIME WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK, WE HAVE BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, HAVE BEEN TOLD SLIPPED YOKE, DRIVESHAFT LOOSE, DRIVESHAFT UNBALANCED, AND NOW THE TIRES HAD DEBRIS IN THEM, IN WHICH THEY HAD A PUT ON A MONTH PRIOR TO IT BEING BACK IN THEIR GARAGE FOR THE VIBRATING. FORD OUGHTA BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR DOING THIS AND CAUSING THIS KIND OF STRESS. I HAVE 3 YEARS LEFT TO PAY ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALMOST EVERYTHING WITH IT, NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS UP I GET TO PAY FOR THE SAME REPAIRS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN?

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHEN CHANGING REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE, THERE WAS A CRACK FRONT IN THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD. TIRE SIZE P25570R1,. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, EXPEDITION. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 16000. FORD/ FIRESTONE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE TIRE. PLEASE DOT NUMBER IF POSSIBLE AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK DOT#WZCU1RD139. *SLC

THE RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT DOT VNCU P255/70R16 TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE WHOLE CENTER SECTION OF THE TIRE WAS GONE, CONSUMER HAS THE TIRE FOR INSPECTION AND HAS CONTRACTED FIRESTONE. *MJS( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

HAVE CRACKS LOCATED WHERE SIDE WALL AND TREAD CAPS MEET CAN SEE STEEL BELTS (ALL FOUR TIRES)! HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE CORP AND LOCAL DEALER NO HELP GIVEN, ALSO CONTACTED FORD THEY ARE KEEPING IN CONTACT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255 70R16 )

ALL FOUR TIRES INDICATED TREAD SEPARATION @ 17" TIRES FIRESTONE SAID ONLY 50% REDUCTION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER NOTICED STRESS MARKS AND BUBBLES ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT LOOKED AT TIRES, AND TOLD HIM THE TIRES WERE OKAY. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#AT 25570R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES, DEALER CLAIMS THAT TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN RELPLACED WITH NEW TRANSMISSION. DEALER REFUSES TO RETURN PHONE CALLS OR TALK TO ME CONCERNING THE VEHICLE. *AK

JACK WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD VEHICLE WHEN CHANGING A TIRE. *AK

EVIDENT SHOULDER CRACKING ON TWO (2) TIRES. REPLACED ALL TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: V2CU TIRESIZE: 255/70/R16)

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P265/70R170) BEGAN TO DEVELOP WEATHER CRACKS ALONG THR EDGE OF THE CAP, WAS TOLD THAT ONLY 15 INCH TIRES WERE INVOLVED IN RECALL 00T-005. NLM

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES(P265 70 R17)EXPERIENCED CRACKING. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATION WITH 4-5 INCH BREAK AND COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF TIRE. THIS COMPLETE TIRE FALILURE COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS I HAD BEEN DRIVING 70 MPH. THE TREAD SEPARATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE AND TORE THROUGH TO THE INSIDE WITH THE 4-5 INCH SLIT COMPLETELY THROUGH. I AM FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT BLOW OUT AT THE HIGH SPEED DRIVING. WHEN I SAW HOW THE TIRE FAILED, I ASKED FIRESTONE TO REPLACE THEM BUT THEY REFUSED AND SAID THAT ONLY 15 INCH TIRES WERE BEING REPLACED. WELL, THIS TIRE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. I BECAME SO CONCERNED FOR MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY THAT I HAVE NOW REPLACED THEM WITH MICHELIN TIRES MYSELF AND HAVE THE FIRESTONE TIRES IN MY GARAGE WAITING ON THE NHTSA TO FORCE FIRESTONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBLE ACTION TO REIMBURSE ME FOR REPLACING THESE DANGEROUS TIRES. IT IS NOW NOT ONLY THE 15 INCH, BUT ALSO THE 16 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT ARE FAILING. HELP US THE INNOCENT PUBLIC.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. LOST CONTROL, BUT MANAGED TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER TRYING TO ESCAPE DEBRIS FROM ROAD. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS TIRES, SIZE WAS 17INCH. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRE EXPLODED ON IMPACT. *AK

RECALL (99V-009) SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE 17" ALUMINUM WHEELS AS WELL AS THE 17" CHROME WHEELS. CONSUMER'S 17" ALUMINUM WHEELS CRACKED AND CAUSED VIBRATION AS STATED IN RECALL. *CJ

TIRE CAME APART ON THE FREEWAY. MY WIFE CHRISTINE WAS HIT BY A CAR AND HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR BROKEN LEG & KNEEE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

WHEN DRIVIN ON SMOOTH (PUBLIC) GRAVEL ROAD, GRAVEL PERFORATED THE TREAD PACKAGE, AND THE STEEL BELTS, CAUSING DAMAGE THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NEARLY UNREPAIRABLE. WHEN REMOVED FROM THE RIM, THE TIRE IS SO FLIMSY THAT IT CAN BE EASILY DEFORMED WITH MINIMAL HAND PRESSURE. THESE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES APPEAR TO BE SO FLIMSY THAT THEY SHOULD NOT CARRY AN ALL TERRAIN RATING, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOT SUITABLE EQUIPMENT FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND FELT A SUDDEN JERK IN STEERING AND VIBRATION. I EXITED TO THE SOULDER AS FAST AS TRAFFIC WOULD ALLOW. WE WE SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE TIRE WAS IN TWO PIECES, THE SIDEWALL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE TREAD. THE TIRE DID HAVE A NAIL IN IT WHICH WAS SO SNUGLY IN THE TIRE THAT YOU COULD NOT PUSH IT OUT BY HAND. THIS TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN TWO PIECES! (DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

ON A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION ARE FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT TIRES. VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN PEOPLE INDICATED THAT LEFT REAR TIRE WAS SPLITTING ON THE SIDEWALL WHERE TREAD MET THE CASING. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE DUE TO NOT BEING ON RECALL. HAVE NOT EXCHANGE THE TIRE. TIRE SIZE IS #16*AK

ALL 4 TIRES TREAD CRACKED TO STEEL BELTS, 1/4-1/2 LENGTH CRACKS. 10-20 CRACKS PER TIRE, PARALLEL WITH TREAD, IN GROOVES. I DRIVE 18WHEEL TRUCK (11YRS) AND HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS INCIDENTS LIKE THIS. MY FIRESTONES ARE ABOPUT TO POP. NEITHER FIRESTONE OR FORD WOULD DISCUSS ON PHONE. WILL NOPT DRIVE UNTIL I BUY OTHER TIRES NEW AND WILL RETAIN OLD TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1RD498 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

MY SEVENTEEN INCH WELL CARED FOR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT FAILED WITH A TREAD SEPARATION BLOWOUT...THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS..I STILL HAVE THE BAD TIRE BUT HAVE REPLACED THE REST WITH NEW GOODYEARS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: SEVENTEEN )

WHILE TRAVELING 65-75 MPH AND WITHOUT INDICATION TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK DUE TO THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE (P26570R17) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DOT#W2T61RE388. *SLC

THESE TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND HAVE CRACKING IN ALL FOUR TIRES IN THE TREAD SHOULDERS.THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE RECALLED TIRES--JUST A DIFFERENT SIZE.THE PROBLEM IS NOT JUST WITH THE 15" TIRES.THESE SHOPULD ALL BE PART OF THE RECALL.FORD HAS NOT OFFERED ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM EITHER.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

MIRROR BACKING ( SILVER) FALLS OFF THIS WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE FOR REPAIR

IN LESS THAN 14 MONTHS, I HAD 2 FLATS WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS, ONCE ON A GRAVEL ROAD, AND ONCE ON THE FREEWAY. I WOULD EXPECT AT TIRES TO HOLD UP BETTER THAN THIS. THE TIRES DID NOT SEPERATE AS THE RECALLED ONES HAVE, BUT THEY JUST GAVE OUT/LOST AIR. INTERESTINGLY, A FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT THE SAME CAR AT THE SAME TIME, AND HE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED 2 FLATS IN THE SAME TIME. SINCE THESE TIRES ARE LABELED "ALL TERAIN" I WOULD EXPECT THEM TO HOLD UP BETTER, ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OR FLAT GRAVEL ROAD AT MODERATE SPEEDS. I FEEL THESE TIRES SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST ALSO. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265170R17 )

VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (255/70R16), UPON INSPECTION ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED TO THE STEEL, TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL NOTICE AND CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )

ALL 4 TIRES WHERE FOUND CRACKED BY SERVICE STATION AND VERFIED BY FIRESTONE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )

AFTER THE CAR SAT ALL DAY WE TOOK A EVENING DRIVE TO A NEIGHBORING TOWN. WE WERE ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TRAVELING THE POSTED SPEED OF 65MPH, VERY UNEXPECTDLY THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT THAT NEARLY CAUSED A ROLLOVER SITUATION. AFTER WE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VECHICLE AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WE WERE VERY SUPRISED THAT THE REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE JUST ABOVE THE TREAD LINE. THERE IS A HOLE APPROXIMATLEY 1" ACROSS AND 2 1/2" IN LENGHTH, THE REST OF THE TIRE APPEARS TO BE UNDAMAGED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 027598 TIRE SIZE: P255/70/16 )

AFTER READING THE REPORTS IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE FORD EXPLORERS AND THE TROUBLE WITH THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT I MAY BE EXPERIENCING SOME TYPE OF TROUBLE. EVERY NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, I HIT A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WITH A FEW SMALL POT HOLES AND CRACKS IN IT. WHEN I HIT THE HOLES, THE STEERING WHEEL WRETCHES FROM MY HANDS VERY HARD AND IT FEELS LIKE I AM LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IF I HAVE TO MAKE A SHARP TURN AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. I CONTACTING THE CAR DEALER AND THEY WHERE NOT VERY COMPASSIONATE AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THIER PROBLEM ( JUST WHAT I WANT TO HEAR ) . SO, I WANT THIS ON RECORD IN CASE I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES AND BECOME A STATISTIC. PLEASE KEEP ME POSTED ON THIS INVESTIGATION IF PSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

LEASED VEHICLE. UPON RECEIPT, NOTICED WHITE "PAINT" AROUND SIDEWALLS OF TIRES. SINCE RECALL ANNOUNCED ON P235'S, EXAMINED TIRES MORE CLOSELY TO SEE "PAINT" ACTUALLY "DIVETS" OF RUBBER MISSING OUT OF SIDEWALLS ON ALL TIRES AROUND ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. LOOKS LIKE BEGINNINGS OF SEPARATION OF SIDEWALL. CAN E-MAIL DIGITAL PICTURES IF REQUESTED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 1 TIRE ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE 3 OTHERS NOW ALSO HAVE PLACES WHERE THE SIDE WALLS ARE CRACKED AND PEELING AWAY FROM THE TIRE. WHEN WE SHOWED THIS TO A LOCAL DEALED WE WERE TOLD " THOSE TIRES JUST DO THAT" AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. WE ARE NOW VERY WORRIED ABOUT THESE TIRES AND THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY!! I ALSO OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION (DOT NUMBER W2CUIRD050060 , TIRE SIZE P25570R16 ) AND ARE JUST WAITING FOR THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN TO THOSE TIRES AS WELL. IT JUST DOSEN'T SEEM LIKE TIRES WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THEM SHOULD BE CRACKING AND PEELING!!( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1RD029 TIRE SIZE: P255/7OR16 )

I WOULD LIKE TO FORWARD A COPY OF THE E-MAIL THAT I SENT TO FIRESTONE THREE WEEKS AGO BUT I AM UNABLE TO PASTE THAT LETTER INTO THIS BOX. IF YOU COULD GIVE ME THE APPROPRIATE E-MAIL ADDRESS AND WHATEVER REFERENCE NUMBER WOULD TIE MY LETTER TO THIS FORM I'LL SEND A COPY. THE SHORT VERSION IS THAT THE TIRE THAT MY DEALER INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK TO REPLACE ONE THAT THEY HAD DESTROYED FAILED AFTER 600 MILES. THERE WAS A MAJOR DEFORMATION ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL THAT PUSHED THE BEAD AWAY FROM THE RIM AND ALLOWED ALL THE AIR OUT. I WOULD HAVE DISMISSED IT AS AN ISOLATED MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT READ THE NEXT DAY ABOUT THE MAJOR PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES AND BECAME MORE CONCERNED - I WROTE FIRESTONE AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE DECIDED THAT THE BEST THING FOR THEM TO DO IS TO IGNORE ME - (I DO REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL NOW SO MAYBE I'M SOMEWHERE ON A VERY LONG LIST) - IN ANY CASE I'M REGISTERING THE PROBLEM WITH YOU FOLKS. I'D BE HAPPY TO FORWARD A COPY OF THE LETTER IF YOU WILL LET ME KNOW WHERE TO SEND IT.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES A NO START/TURN OVER CONDITION, CONSUMER CAN JUMP THE VEHICLE WITH CABLES AND IT IS FINE, THIS SITUATION HAPPENS SPERATICALLY, DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE MODULE, HOWEVER IT STILL CONTINUES. *MJS

CAR PURCHASED NEW. REQUEST CHANGE OF TIRES. FORD CLAIMS NO PROBLEM WITH TIRES. AT 3000 MILES ROTATE AND CHECK ALIGNMENT DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR. ALIGNMENT CHECKS OK. ROTATE TIRES EVERY 3-4000 MILES AND MAINTAIN TIRE PRESSURE. AT 22000 MILES FORD CLAIMS TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND NEED REPLACING DUE TO VISIBLE CHORD AND PITTING. TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED. ALIGNMENT CHECKS OK. THEREFORE, NOT ALIGNMENT, NOT PRESSURE SO WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING WEEK IT IS ALL IN THE NEWS. FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND NEITHER WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE119 TIRE SIZE: P265/70/17 )

ENGINE HESITATES. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM OR PROVIDE REMEDY. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, AND KNOCKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING.*AK

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. FIVE OTHER PASSENGER'S WERE IN THE EXPEDITON. NO ONE WAS HURT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P25570R17, ORGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP OFFERED NO TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. *AK THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED ON OPEN AND CLEAR ROADWAY NORTH OF BALTIMORE, MD ON I-895, A FEW MILES BEYOND THE HARBOR TUNNEL. I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING ON THE ROADWAY. THE TIRE HAS A COMPLETE SLICE/SHEAR FROM THE TOP OF THE TREAD DOWN TO THE RIM, ALONG THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: )

P255/70R16, SIZE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 EXPEDITION. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TREAD DISINTEGRATED. *AK AFTER RUMBLING SOUND AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BE ROUGH AND THE TIRE DISINTIGRATED. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

CONSUMER HAD REPLACED TIRES BECAUSE OF NOISE AND REPORT SEEN ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHERE CONSUMER TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 255/70/16. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY WHILE RAINING, HE SWITCHED INTO ANOTHER LANE, AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE HAD SKIDDED INTO A ENBANKMENT AND ROLLED TWICE OR MORE. THERE WERE INJURIES AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. AFTER LOOKING AT PICTURES TAKEN OF THE VEHICLE AFTER ACCIDENT IT WAS NOTED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS DAMAGED. IT IS UNCERTAIN IF THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL OR WAS THE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TIRES IN QUESTION WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE A B.F. GOODRICH, REPLACED JUNE 3, 2000 BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED A DEFECT. *AK *MJS

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, DOT#VNCU1RD269 & TIRE SIZE P255/70R16. A RIGHT REAR BLOWOUT/ SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK

I WAS JUST WASHING VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD BEGAN TO CRACK. IT IS ON THE OUSTIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE NEAR WHERE THE BELTS WOULD BE INSIDE THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE IS 21 MONTHS OLD, BUT ONLY HAS 1600 MILES AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. TIRES HAVE ALWAYS HAD 34 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE. I DO NOT HAVE THE DOT NUMBER WITH ME AT MY WORK WHERE I HAVE E-MAIL. I DO KNOW THAT THEY WERE CODED FOR WILSON, NC FACALITY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70 X17 )

VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. WHILE TIRES BEING ROTATED, MECHANIC NOTICED STEEL BELT WIRING STICKING OUT OF SIDE OF TIRES BETWEEN TREAD & BENEATH THE TREAD. TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH PLENTY TREAD WAS LEFT ON TIRES. NO LONGER POSSESED THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P255/70R16 WITH 42,000 MILES.*AK DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SAME KIND OF TIRES. *YH

DRIVING ON I 75 GOING SPEED LIMIT (70MPH), 94 DEGREES OUTSIDE. DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE GOES FLAT. WHEN I STOP THE CAR AND LOOK AT THE TIRE THE TIRE HAS NEARLY DISENEGRATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DON OLSON TIRE, A FIRESTONE DEALER WHO CHARGED ME $112.00 TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I ARGUED THAT THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN LOW ON AIR OR HAD A NAIL IN IT. I ASKED ROGER AT DON OLSON IF HE FOUND A NAIL IN THE TIRE, HE SAID NO. I ASKED HIM IF ANY OF THE OTHER TIRES WERE LOW ON AIR, HE SAID NO. BUT, I STILL HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 15 INCH WILDERNESS TIRES AND NOT 16 INCH. I HAVE PLED MY CASE TO FIRESTONE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE AS OF THIS WRITING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2557016 )