1999 Ford Explorer Complaint Log

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 )

IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE STICKS SHUT, SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE WHENEVER YOU LIFT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I DROVE THE CAR HOME BEING CAREFUL NOT TO LIFT MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS. SOMEONE COULD EASILY LIFT OFF THE GAS IN AN INTERSECTION FOR EXAMPLE, AND HAVE THE CAR STALL IMMEDIATELY. IT IS MY OPINION THAT A PART FAILING THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL LIKE THAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE WAS OFTEN ON BACK ORDER. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THESE THINGS ARE FAILING OFTEN.*AK

I KNOW THIS SIZE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE CURRENT RECALL. BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAD A SIMILAR BLOW OUT WITH THE LARGER TIRE. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 INCH )

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR LEFT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE (P225/70R16) SEPARATED AND BLEWOUT. NLM

DRIVE TRAIN-HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL/WHISTLE NOISE FROM FRONT END AT SPEEDS 20MPH TO 55MPH. FOUR ATTEMPS BY THE FORD AGENCY HAVE BEEN MADE BUT THE NOISE STILL REMAINS.THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 14 REPORTS MADE TO NHTSA FOR 1998 & 1999 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AS I INTERPRET SOME OF THE WEB SITE REPORTS. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A HOT DAY HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT REAR TIRE, LIKE A POP WHEN ANOTHER PERSON SAW PIECES OF TIRE FLYING OUT, THEN CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRESTONE TIRE DISINTEGRATED, NO OTHER SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE ROOF SECTION DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE ONLY OBJECT THAT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD WAS WATER FROM A GARDEN HOSE WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SHOWN THE DAMAGE BUT RESPONDED "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO" IT MUST BE DEFECTIVE GLASS.

I HAVE BEEN AN OWNER OF THE FORD EXPLORER SPORT FOR APPROXIMATELY 13 MONTHS WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. ON 19 JUN 00, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES AND DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN I HEARD A POP AND REALIZED THAT MY RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MANAGE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN I PULLED OVER, IT WAS APPARENT THAT I DID IN FACT HAVE A BLOW OUT AND NOT JUST MERELY HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING. THE PORTION OF THE TIRE THAT WAS DAMAGED WAS THE SIDEWALLS HAS SEVERAL TEARS FROM THE RIM TO THE TREAD. I MANAGED TO GET THE TIRE CHANGED SAFELY AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE SEARS AUTOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT IN MY HOME TOWN AND PURCHASED ANOTHER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE AT $114.12 TO ENSURE THAT I HAD A SPARE IN CASE OF ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE TIRES REPLACED AS THE MANY THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS, HOWEVER FIRESTONE WILL NOT BE THE TIRE OF CHOICE. SINCERELY, MS. JAMIE M. MARTIN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R15 )

I HAVE TWO SHREDDED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS XFT TIRES, WITH TREAD SEPARATING OBVIOUSLY FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. I HAVE A FORD EXPLORER XLT. FORD DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HELP ME!*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

CONSUMER HAS A 99 FORD EXPLORER. TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE GOING 55MPH. TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. DEALER SAID THAT THE CAUSE MUST HAVE BEEN A NAIL. TIRE SIZE & DOT NUMBER THE CONSUMER WILL COMPLETE WHEN RECEIVED. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

ON JUNE 17, 1999 MY WIFE, INFANT DAUGHTER AND I WERE RETURNING FROM VACATION IN OUR 1999 FORD EXPLORER ENTERING ATLANTA, GA TRAVELING WEST ON I-20 MERGING INTO THE I-85 / I-75 CONNECTOR WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND LOSS OF CONTROL I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A HALT ON THE INSIDE HOV LANE. I DID NOT HIT ANY DEBRIS ON THE ROAD AND IT WAS CLEARLY VISIBLE THAT THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WERE SO HAZARDOUS THAT IT TOOK AN ATLANTA, FULTON COUNTY POLICE OFFICER WITH SIREN, FLASHING LIGHTS AND HORN TO MOVE MY VEHICLE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO GET US CLEAR OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP AND THE MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT FROM THE INSIDE. I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND THE MANAGER INSISTED THAT WE HAD HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. I MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD AND THAT I WOULD TAKE THE MATTER UP WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND MY ATTORNEY. WITH THAT STATEMENT THE MANAGER AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRE FREE OF CHARGE. I BECAME SUSPICIOUS WITH THAT QUICK TURN AROUND AND CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUES WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. I AM INCENSED THAT FIRESTONE AND FORD KNOWINGLY JEOPARDIZED MY FAMILY BY REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE TIRE WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE. I HAVE AGAIN CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AFTER THE RECENT PRESS RELEASE ABOUT FIRESTONE'S ISSUES WITH WILDERNESS TIRES ON FORD EXPLORERS AND ONCE AGAIN THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING UNTIL THEY RECALLED THE TIRES. I'M NOT SURE WHICH WAY TO TURN ON THIS ISSUE AND I AM SEEKING YOUR ADVICE ON HOW TO GET THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED. I DO NOT WANT THESE TIRES ON MY EXPLORER. I NOW HAVE NO REASON TO TRUST FIRESTONE OR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN THIS MATTER. YOUR GUIDANCE AND COUNSEL WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JUNE 16, 2000, WITH A PASSANGER. WE SWERVED TO MISS A DEER ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE EXPLORER. I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE EXPLORER AT THE TIME, AND NOW SINCE THE TIRE RECALL, I BELEIVE THE TIRES MAY HAVE BLOWN WHEN I "FISHTAILED". THERE WAS A SIMILAR ACCIDENT TO MINE IN MINNEAPOLIS, 100 MIES SOUTH OF ME, OVER THE JULY 4TH WEEEKEND. I WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION I COULD. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HANDLED EVERYTHING WONDERFULY, BUT I WAS WONDERING IF I OR GEICO INS., COULD RECOVER ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES FROM THE BRIDGESTONE, FORD, OR OTHER. I BROKE MY COLLARBONE IN THE ACCIDENT FROM MY SEATBELT, AND HAVE A VERY VISIBLE LUMP ON MY SHOULDER FROM IT. I ALSO HAVE PERMENANT SCARS ON MY HAND FROM GLASS THAT BROKE. NOT TO MENTION I ALMOST KILLED MY FRIEND AND MYSELF. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF EITHER. ANY HELP, COMMENTS, OR ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. KRAIG( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I JUST HEARD ON THE RADIO OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY WHICH RESULTED IN A DAMAGED RIM AND A REPLACEMENT OF A TIRE. AT THE TIME I ASKED REPAIRMAN IF IT COULD BE A DEFECT AND HE WASN'T SURE. I ASKED HOW LONG THE TIRES SHOULD LAST, HE SAID 60K MILES. I ONLY HAVE 40K MILES, WITH STILL AN OKAY TREAD. AT THE TIME I FIGURED IT WAS JUST AN ANOMALY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

MY LEFT REAR TIRE SHREDDED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT APPEARS THAT IT WAS SIMILAR TO THE INCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE NEWSPAPERS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH WILDERNESS HT AS PREVIOUS VEHICLE WITH WILDERNESS AT. NOISE & VIBRATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE SUV WAS TOTALED OUT, AND MY HUSBAND WAS INJURED!( DOT NUMBER: VD TIRE SIZE: 235/75/R15 )

WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. PRIOR TO BLOWOUT, HEARD A PLUMP. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & ENDED UP IN AN EMBANKMENT. THEN, SLID BETWEEN TWO TREES AFTER GOING AIR BORNE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED FRACTURED WRIST. TIRE HAD A "V" SHAPE IN TIRE TREAD. VEHICLE DECLARED TOTALED.*AK

DEFECTIVE TIRE STILL UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY BLEWOUT AND CAUSED DAMAGES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-75-15 )

TIRE BLEW WHEN TURNING TO PARALLEL PARK - REPLACED WITH SAME. SINCE ABOUT 10,000 MILES, THE OTHER 3 OE TIRES ON VEHICLE HAVE SHOWN "PEELING" RUBBER ON THE SIDEWALLS TO WHERE THE WHITE INNER BELTS ARE SHOWING THROUGH IN SMALL AREAS. I HAD THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IN THE SOUTH (I RECENTLY MOVED HERE FROM MICHIGAN) UNTIL I STARTED HEARING AND READING IN THE LAST FEW DAYS ABOUT THE INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH THESE PARTICULAR TIRES. I AM NOW EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF DRIVING MY EXPLORER WITH THESE TIRES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THANKS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/R1 )

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-94 WHEN I FELT SOMETHING IN THE WAY THE TRUCK FELT. THEN IT FELT ALRIGHT FOR ABOUT 1/2 A MILE, UNTIL THE TRUCK STARTED MOVING SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN I PULLED OVER MOST OF THE TIRE WAS GONE, INCLUDING THE TREAD.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 25570R16 )

TIRES ARE WARPED AND THERE IS TREAD THAT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A STRESS FACTOR. ALSO, HEAT IS A FACTOR.*AK

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: )

AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED PROBLEM TWO TIMES UNDER WARRANTY BY SOLDERING AND RECRIMPING AIR BAG WIRING. THEN, THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *AK *TT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND OFF AT WILL. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (00V-072) WHICH CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO FAIL, CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEMS. *MJS

DUE TO TIRE FAILURE AND BLOW-OUT, RIM WAS ALSO DESTROYED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: PS35 )

VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVED THEN CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POP AFTER SHE PULLED OVER SHE SAW THAT THE REAR RIGHT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE (P25570R16SL) BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/ATX TIRE BLEWOUT ON THIS VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *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 )

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

THE FRONT END JUST STOPS MOVING FORWARD WHEN IT WANTS TO. IT HAS SO FAR ONLY HAPPENED WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN THIS OCCURS WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHERE THE VEHICLE IS GOING. HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP (NOT THE ONE WE PURCHASED IT FROM) 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING ON THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY CAN FINALLY DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. *AK

FIVE WARRANTY WORK ORDERS AND FOUR RECALL (99S18, 00S04, 30382, 99S09) WORK ORDERS CAUSES CONCERNS WITH SAFETY AND MANUFACTURER QUALITY CONTROL. I HAVE WRITTEN FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED RESPONSE. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MNENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON & REMAINS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE DATE. *AK

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE 280 FREEWAY IN SAN FRANCISCO TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. I NOTICED THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWAY TO THE SIDE AND THE WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS AGILE. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WALKED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS COMPLETELY TORN APART. I AM NOW CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE RECENT RECALL OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES. HOWEVER, MY TIRES WERE NOT MANUFACTURED AT THE DECATUR( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

CONSUMERS FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO RECALL 00T-005 CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER 5-6 TIME, CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEPARATED SHOULDER AND LEFT HIP HEMATOMA. NLM

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE LEFT REAR TIRE COMPLETELY SHREDDED AT 60MPH ON SMOOTH FLAT DRY CLEAN ASPHALT HIGHWAY. VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK OR STARTED WORKING ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD. AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON AND OFF.*AK

WHEN ACCELERATING A RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD ON ACCELERA AS THE CAR LIFTED ON TAKE OFF. DEALER REPLACED A LOWER BUSHING, BUT NOISE IS BACK AGAIN.*AK

RIM CRACKED, REAR WINSHIELD WIPERS FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 274 )

DRIVING ON LI EXPRESSWAY IN RIGHT LANE LEFT REAR TIRE TOTALLY FELL APART AT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR IN TRAFFIC. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND FOUND TIRE HAD TOTALLY FALLEN APART, THE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRE WAS IN PIECES. I WENT THE NEXT DAY TO A TIRE DEALER AND PURCHASED A NEW REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVNIG AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S/ FRONT PASSENGER'S, AND REAR PASSENGER OCCUPANTS TIGHTENED UP WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER. *AK

MANUFACTURER RECALL 00B40; PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SINCE RECEIPT OF RECALL.*AK

I AM WONDERING IF ANY OTHER TIRES ARE BEING ADDED TO THE FIRESTONE/FORD RECALL. MY REASONS FOR INQUIRY ARE VERY SERIOUS IN NATURE. ON MAY 05, 2000, WHILE LOOKING OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OF MY FORD MUSTANG, I WATCHED MY WIFE ROLL OUR 1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER MY WIFE HIT AN OBJECT IN THE ROADWAY, SHE BEGAN SKIDDING PERPENDICULAR TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. WHILE SKIDDING, BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT AND INITIATED SEVERAL COMPLETE ROLLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND I EXPECTED MY WIFE WOULD BE DEAD. LUCKILY, SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT AND DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY. THE TIRES ON OUR EXPLORER WERE P235/70R 15 OWL A/T. 21 CENTURY IN OUR INSURANCE AND THE POLICY # IS AP1295570. I WANT TO KNOW IF THESE TIRES MIGHT ALSO BE FAULTY. PLEASE RESPOND AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVIENENCE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R15 )

DRIVER SEAT MOVED BACK AND FORWARD. ALSO, RECLINED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK

FIRESTONE: INSURD'S TIRE BLEW CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEH. HITTING 3 OTHER CARS. ONE OTHER PERSON OT HER THAN INSRD WAS TAKEN TO HOSP. POLICE REPORT IS AVAIL. DAMAGE TO OTHER VEH. AND DRIVERS UNKNOWN. INFO. GIVEN BY WIFE. I/D TIRMOMG ROGJT PMTP RT 31 S. MADE A WIDE RIGHT TURN AND STRUCK A LANE MARKER BLOWING OUT HIS LEFT FRONT TIRE. REVIEWED CSR PHOTOS TIRE IS A WILDERNESS. (CLAIM# 46-0299-589) *MW

AFTER TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 120 MILES ON INTERSTATE 55 THE TIRE CASING CAME OFF. FORTUNATELY, I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 55 MPH BECAUSE I WAS IN A METROPOLITAN AREA AND THINKING OF GETTING GAS AND GOING THROUGH A TURN. I FELT A SHIMMIE, SLOWED DOWN MORE BEFORE THE RUBBER CAME OFF AND CONTROL BECAME DIFFICULT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: )

VEHICLE STARTED PULLING RIGHT AFTER DEALER ROTATED TIRES. DEALER ALIGNED, ROTATED TIRES BACK AND INSTALLED CAMS. NO CHANGE. HORN DOES NOT HONK ON DEMAND WITHOUT EXCESSIVE PUSHING.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF VEHICLE VIBRATION, THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIRESTONE, DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH TIRES, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND DEALER FOUND RIGHT REAR TIRE DEFECTIVE ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION, TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P255 16 INCHES. *SLC

I HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT ON ONE OF THE RECALLED TIRES. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DANGER OF ANOTHER ONE GOING, BUT I CAN'T GET ANYBODY TO TALK TO ME(FIRESTONE AND FORD). THEY SAY I HAVE TO WAIT MY TURN. I STIL HAVE THE SHREDDED TIRE. I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD MERIT SOME KIND OF PRIORITY.LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT, BUT WHO KNOWS NEXT TIME?( DOT NUMBER: 027477 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING WEST ON ATLANTIC BLVD IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN 2 TIMES (360'S) AND STRIKE THE MEDIAN BREAKING THE WHEEL AND FLATTENING THE LEFT REAR TIRE ALSO. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST BETWEEN TWO MEDIAN ISLANDS. THE APPROX. ADDRESS IS : 8801 ATLANTIC BLVD CORAL SPRINGS, FL( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235-75R15 )