1997 Ford Explorer Complaint Log

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENT WITH THE TIRES AS OF YET. I FORWARDED AN EMAIL TO YOUR ORGANIZATION ON 11 SEPT. 2000 TO ADVISE WHAT I THINK IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH MY CURRENT TIRES AND RECEIVED A RETURN EMAIL FROM YOU ON 12 SEPT. 2000. PER YOUR RETURN EMAIL I WAS ADVISED TO FILL OUT THE "OWNER'S QUESTIONNAIRE" FORM AND SUBMIT IT. UNFORTUNATELY CERTAIN FIELDS HAVE TO BE POPULATED, WHICH WOULD INDICATE I HAD AN INCIDENT ALREADY. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THE TIRES I CURRENTLY HAVE ON MY 97 FORD EXPLORER ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, DOT CODE VNHL, P235/75R15 105S M/S. AS I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE THESE ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT MY DILEMA IS THE TIRES SHOW, IN MY OPINION, SIGNS OF "TREAD SEPERATION" IDNTICAL TO THE TIRES BEING RECALLED. I DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS FIRESTONE ON THE PHONE AND THEY ADVISE IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO. I'VE TAKEN DIGITAL PICTURES TO SHOW THESE LINES UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T THINK I CAN ATTACH THE PICTURES TO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL TRY AND RETURN EMAIL YOUR MESSAGE OF THE 11TH TO YOU AT "HOTLINE, AUTO <NHTSA>" <AUTO.HOTLINE@NHTSA.DOT.GOV> WITH YOUR REFERENCE WT20000911_0000000518 / RE: WILDERNESS TIRES (FORD EXPLORER) AND I WILL ATTACH ALL OF THE PICTURES. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT COURSE OF ACTION I HAVE FOR (IN MY OPINION) DEFECTIVE TIRES THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL? THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE WHO IS IN OUR VEHICLE AND I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ! ! ! PLEASE ADVISE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A CHECK-UP. I KNEW THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TIRES SOON, BUT HAVE HAD TROUBLE FINDING REPLACEMENT TIRES DUE TO THE RECALL. THE FORD SERVICE TECH CALLED ME AT WORK TO TELL ME THAT MY STEEL THREADS WERE SHOWING THROUGH ON ONE REAR TIRE, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENTS FOR ME. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THEY PUT ON THE SPARE TIRE UNTIL I COULD GET NEW ONES. SINCE I KNEW THAT I WOULD BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 120+ MILES ON LABOR DAY TOWING A HORSE TRAILER WITH MY HORSE, I DID NOT WANT TO JUST HAVE THREE WORN TIRES AND A SPARE. I STARTED CALLING AROUND AND FOUND FOUR REPLACEMENT TIRES (GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/S) AT A KAUFMAN TIRE STORE. I DROVE FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY (ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES) TO HAVE THE NEW ONES PUT ON. AS THEY WERE SWITCHING THE TIRES, THE KAUFMAN REP CAME TO THE WAITING AREA TO TELL ME - "YOU REALLY DODGED A BULLET". APPARENTLY, NOT ONLY WERE THE STEEL THREADS SHOWING, THEY WERE SHOWING BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THEY DID NOT MENTION THIS TO ME AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE KEPT THE TIRES, AND THE ONE LOOKS AS IF SOMEONE TOOK A RAZOR BLADE TO THE EDGE - ALL THE WAY AROUND. AS THIS WAS ON THE INSIDE EDGE, I COULD NOT SEE IT. I HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED REGULARLY - THE LAST TIME ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, SO EITHER THIS IS A RECENT SPLIT, OR THE SERVICER DID NOT NOTICE (OR NOTICED AND FAILED TO MENTION IT TO ME). GIVEN THE RECALL, I THOUGHT I SHOULD INFO THE NHTSA. THANK YOU.*AK( DOT NUMBER: VF... TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES EXPERIENCED IRREGULAR TREAD WEAR, TIRES WERE NOISY AND ROUGH, SIDEWALLS ARE IRREGULAR, AND TIRES GRAB UNEVEN IN SLOW TURNS.

PE00-020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FORD EXPLORER 1996 TIRE SIZE P25570R16109S WITH 55,000 MILES.CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MERCHANT TIRES TO HAVE BRAKES LOOKED AT WHEN MANAGER OF STORE STATED THAT REAR LEFT TIRE STEEL BELT ON THE SIDE OF TIRE WAS VISIBLE AND CRACKING AROUND THE CROSS SITES. AT THE TIME, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING DEFECT.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70/R16 *MW

I CANNOT GET THROUGH TO FIRESTONE. I AM ON THREE WAITING LISTS FOR REPLACED TIRES BUT AM TOLD NEW TIRES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 4 WEEKS. I PLAN TO RENT A CAR DURING THAT PERIOD AND EXPECT FIRESTONE/FORD TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE RENTAL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

NOISE, VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UNEVEN TREAD WEAR, AND EVENTUALLY THUMPING FROM TREAD SEPARARTION, ALTHOUGH NO PEEL BEFORE THEY WERE REPLACED IN JUNE 1999.( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, EXPLORER, 1997, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT NUMBER BEGAN WITH VN ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TIRES HAVE 37 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER NOTICED HAIRLINE CRACKS DEVELOPING RIGHT AT THE TREAD LINE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. *AK THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES FAILED DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN LAND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *YH

PE00-020, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT VNHLIPY456, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, EXPLORER, 1997. 2 POPULAR TIRE SHOPS HAVE CLAIMED ALL 4 TIRES' TREAD WAS SEPARATING. TIRE THERE WAS A LINE GOING AROUNG THE TIRE ,UNDERNEATH TREAD NEAR SIDEWALL. *AK THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT FIRESTONE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE FAILED TIRE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO TIRES IN THE STORE ACCORDING THE DEALER. *YH

I AM HOPEFUL THAT THE NHTSA WILL EXAMINE AND PLACE A WARNING ON THESE TIRES, BECAUSE I FEEL THE ARE UNSAFE. I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT FROM THE SIDE AT A MODERATE SPEED (35-45MPH) FOR NO REASON. THE SERVICE TECH AT THE TIRE DEALER THAT I WENT TO EXAMINDED THE TIRE, AND COULD FIND NO PUNCTURES OR LEAKS. THE OTHER 3 TIRES WERE ALL AT THE PROPER AIR PRESSURE, SO HE TOLD ME THAT HE COULDN'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THIS TIRE BLEW OUT, AND THAT IT WAS JUST A BAD TIRE. THIS ALL HAPPENED WAY BEFORE ANY PUBLIC CLAIMS REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES WERE MADE, SO HE WASN'T BEING PREJUDICED. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM STILL DRIVING ON 3 OF THESE TIRES. THE 235-SIZED TIRES MADE FROM THE SAME PLANT WERE INCLUDED IN YOUR WARNING, SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE 255'S COULD BE ANY SAFER, SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE 2 CM WIDER. DO THOSE 2 CM MEAN THAT THE TIRE WAS MADE PROPERLY? I DOUBT IT. WELL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE IN THIS MATTER, AND I HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MATTERS LIKE THESE TO THE PUBLICS ATTENTION. PLEASE HELP ME BEFORE THE REST OF THEM BLOW UP! THANK YOU -- JEREMY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THESE TIRES, ALTHOUGH NOT RECALLED, SHOW A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK AT THE LATERAL EDGE OF THE TREAD LINE. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED AND I REPLACED THE TIRES VOLUNTARILY WITH ANOTHER BRAND. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED AND POSSIBLY RECALLED - THEY SHOW THE SAME PREMATURE WEAR PATTERN AS THE RECALLED TIRES THAT WERE PRESENTED ON DATELINE NBC. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

IMPROPER CAMBER ADJUSTMENT COMPONENT PART OF ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT DOES NOT ALLOW WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THIS CAUSES EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE CORNER OF THE TIRE AND POOR HANDLING OF THE AUTO. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

PE00-020 ; TIRE SIZE P23570R16, DOT W2CU. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE SEPARATED , 2 OF THEM HAVE STARTED WITH HAIRLINE CRACKS ,AND THE OTHER 2 COMPLETELY SEPARATED.*AK

CONSUMER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P235/75R15) TIRES ARE NOT UNDER RECALL NOTICE BUT CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES ONE OF WHICH EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

ALL FOUR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P235/75R15) ARE CRACKING. NLM

THE FRONT FIRESTONE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN ON THE INSIDE AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE VISIBLE, THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/75R15 DOT VNHL EXPERIENCING CRACK ON SIDEWALL AT THE BASE OF THE TREAD, TIRE HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 4000 MILES. *SLC

PE00020; FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, FORD, EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15, DOTW2HL. TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAILED TIRE (WILDERNESS) AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE TIRES FAILED TO PERFORM AND MADE THE CAR SLIP INTO DITCH. I HAD TO GET IT PULLED OUT AND I HAD IT LOOKED AT THE FORD DEALER. THE DEALER AND FIRESTONE RECOMMENDED TO ME THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE SO THE CAR WILL NOT DO IT AGAIN. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 22, 2000 AND I HAVE NOT HEARD THEM GIVING THE TIRES AS THE SAID THEY WOULD. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE RECALLING MY WILDERNESS AT TIRES. PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED LIKE THE OTHER ACCIDENTS. I FEEL BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE IS CHEATING AND LYING TO US. CONGRESS SUPPORTS MY REQUEST. THANK YOU. CHHABI( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00020, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: ALL FOUR HAVE SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. TIRES HAVE CRACKS THAT GO ALL THE AROUND THE TIRE, JUST DOWN FROM THE BELTS. TIRES ARE WILDERNESS AT, P23575R15, DOT # VN. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

P235/75R15 DOT#: VNHL1PY097. TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES HAS SEPARATED ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. *AK THE TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL. FORD ACKNOWLEDGED ONLY THAT TIRES ARE BAD BUT SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIRESTONE'S. *YH

CONSUMERS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P235/75R15 SERIAL W2HL) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 BUT ARE SHOWING THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM. NLM

DEALER SOLD CONSUMER A VEHICLE WITH DRYROTTED TIRES WHICH WERE CRACKING BADLY, DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THEY WERE NOT ON RECALL THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 W2HL). NLM

I TOOK MY EXPLORER IN TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THAT THEY WERE FALLING APART AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD NEW TIRES RIGHT NOW SO I AM FORCED TO DRIVE ON DANGEROUS TIRES. CAN YOU HELP ME?*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 )

MY TIRES SHOW THE SAME SIGN AS THOSE THAT ARE ON RECALL I HAVE CALL FIRESTONE ON SEVERAL OCCATIONS TO COMPLAIN TO NO AVAIL .THEY KEEPTELLING ME I CAN NOT BE HELPED BECAUSE MY TIRES ARE NOT ON RECALL. DO THEY WANT FOR ME TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE?. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70/16 )

ALL 4 TIRES HAVE CRACKS ALL THE AROUND THE EDGE.THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL.MY QUESTION WAS YOU SHOULD REPLACE THE TIRES UNDER THE WARRANTY.HE TOLD ME TO GO TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AS THEY WERE THE MANUFACURERS.THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THAT THE CRACKS WERE DUE TO AGING AND THIS WAS NORMAL AND I SHOULD NOT WORRY.I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE CASE,AFTER ONLY 24000 AND LESS THAN 3 YEARS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005 AND CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT FIRESTONE DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000. NLM

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKED AT THE TREAD LINE, CONSUMER REPLACED THEM ON 11-AUG-00 BEFORE THEY FELL APART. TIRES MADE IN CANADA & 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS SAID THEY WERE DEFECTIVE, THERE IS STILL 8/32 TIRE TREAD ON ALL 4 TIRES (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/7-15).*ET

WAS WASHING VEHICLE WHEN CRACKS WERE NOTICED IN THE TREAD OF THE TIRES. ONE OF THE TIRES, RIGHT FRONT, WAS SPLITTING AWAY FROM THE TREAD. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. TIRES WERE MANUFACTED IN CANADA. HAVE THE TIRES. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/75R15 WITH 52,000 MILES.*AK

PE00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, EXPLORER, 1997, P23575R15, DOT W2HL326 WITH 37000 MILES. ALL 5 TIRES HAVE JAGGED CRACKS WHERE CONSUMER COULD PUSH AGAINST THE TIRES, AND SEE THE SEPARATIONS AROUND THE EDGE. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TIRES AT OWNERS EXPENSE.*AK

CONSUMERS TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 00T-005 BECAUSE THE SERIAL NUMBER DOES NOT START WITH VD, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SHOULD BE COVERED AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

TIRE TREAD SEPARATING IS FROM SIDEWALL (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 235-75-25-R). *ET

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, FORD EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS INSIDE OF THE RIM, ALSO EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS MAINTAINING AIR PRESSURE IN MY WILDERNESS AT TIRES. AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK 2 OUT OF THE 4 TIRES LOSES 10 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE. TIRES HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY ARE FINE- NO LEAKS OR PUNCTURES - YET I AM CONSISTENTLY HAVE A PROBLEM MAINTAINING PROPER INFLATION OF THE TIRES. (TIRESIZE: 255/70R/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R/16 )

CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL 00T-005 FOR FIRESTONE TIRES WHICH WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, THREE WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF UNEVEN WEAR AND TIRE NOISE, THE OTHER TWO HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO THIS TIME BECAUSE OF WEAR, THE RECALL REIMBURSEMENT PLAN FAILS TO ADDRESS THE PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH CONSUMER REPLACED HIS TIRES. NLM

TIRES WERE WORN AT TIME OF PURCHASE (USED) AND EXPERIENCED A FLAT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005, CONSUMER PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRE AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARMENT. VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT ENGINE HAD A HOLE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE TIMING BELT THAT CAME OFF. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THREE OF THE CONSUMER FOUR TIRE ARE CRACKING BUT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 BECAUSE THE DOT NUMBER ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE DOES NOT HAVE THE MARKING OF "VD" (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 105/MS DOT VNHL). NLM

NO TIRE FAILURE AS YET, BUT NOTICE HAIRLINE CRACKS IN AREA OF TIRE SEPARATION ON OTHER WILDERNESS TIRES( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PURCHESED SUV IN MAY 1999 TIRES WERE FINE SUV WAS IN TEXAS FORM JUNE2000 TO MID AUG 2000 LEAVING TEX. SAME TIME AS RECALL CHECKED TIRES AND FOUND CRACKING ON ALL FOUR TIRES COVE FORD IN FORT HOOD TX SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP WENT TO GENTELLINI WAS TOLD THEY WERE DRY ROT. THESE TIRES ARE ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WAS NOT DRIVEN OFF ROAD AND ALL FOUR ARE DAMAGED. ALSO I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT I ONLY HAVE A 15 INCH TEMP SPARE TIRE HOW CAN I USE THAT WITH MY OTHER TIRES BEING 16 INCH? I DO NOT HAVE THE 500.00 OR MORE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES AND DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ALL FOUR TIRES DRY ROT AT THE SAME TIME( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THE CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE RECEIVING REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR THE RECALL (OOT-005), THE DEALERSHIP IN FLORIDA WILL NOT PUT THE CONSUMER ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS CHECKED PRIOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN NEW JERSEY, UNABLE TO TRAVEL DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIRES. *MJS

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL WEAR, CONSUMER REPLACED TWO OF THE TIRES, EVEN WITH THE REPLACEMENTS THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AND HAS HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES, THE FRONT AND REAR BEARINGS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 35000 MILES. *SLC

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES WERE EXTREMELY WORN AND HAD INTERIOR TREAD SHOWING, , CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT, THEY FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00T-005). NLM

ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED NOISE AND UNEVEN RIDE, CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES AND KEPT THE SPARE, AFTER CONSUMER HEARD OF THE RECALL HE INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE SPARE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACED TIRES AND SPARE. NLM

THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES DEVELOPED FLAT SPOTS, ERRATIC WEAR PATTERNS, NOISE AND DETERIORATION AT THE SIDEWALL AT THE TREAD LINES, CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A SET OF FIRESTONE HT TIRES WHICH ARE STARTING TO DEVELOP FLAT SPOTS LIKE THE ATX'S DID.

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCE NOISE AND VIBRATION. *SLC

GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED HUMPS ON SIDEWALLS. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00T005, WHEN GOING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED AND REPLACED, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A 3 WEEK WAITING PERIOD FOR TIRES TO GET CHECKED AND A BACKORDER OF REPLACEMENT TIRES, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE TREADS FAILED (P235/75R15). NLM