2007 Ford Mustang Tires & Wheels Problems

I HAD A MASSIVE TIRE BLOWOUT (OUTER SIDEWALL) ON THE HIGHWAY TODAY, DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, DRIVING AROUND 65MPH, TIRES ARE ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD AND ONLY RUN IN THE SUMMER ON A 2007 FORD MUSTANG, TIRES HAVE ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON THEM, CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED ALL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING TPMS WORKING. TIRES ARE ACHILLES ATR SPORT 235/50 R18 101V, TIRE THAT BLEW HAD DOT 5KSS VA24. I HAVE PLENTY OF PICTURES AS DOCUMENTATION, PLEASE LET ME KNOW COURSE OF ACTION. I AM LOCATED IN DERRY NH, USA. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FACTORY RIMS ON ALL FOUR TIRES CAUSED THE TIRE PRESSURE TO DECREASE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE STORE WHICH STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST AROUND THE RIMS AND THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

SUMITOMO TIRE BLOW OUT DOING 70 ON HIGHWAY. *TR

IN ASSOCIATION WITH NHTSA ACTION # PE08060, I AM JUST REPORTING AN INCIDENT. EVEN THOUGH THE INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED THERE ARE STILL DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS OUT THERE. JUST REPORTING THIS FOR YOUR DATA. WE BOUGHT AN '07 MUSTANG LAST YEAR. IT WAS A ONE OWNER WITH VERY LOW MILES AND HAD NEVER HAD THE TIRES OR STEMS REPLACED IN IT'S LIFETIME APPARENTLY. SO WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE VALVE STEMS BECAUSE OF THE CRACKING AND LEAKING, TODAY THE 4TH ONE STARTED LEAKING. LUCKILY MY NEIGHBORHOOD TIRE SHOP DOES NOT CHARGE VERY MUCH TO REPLACE THEM IF I TAKE THE WHEEL OFF MYSELF AND TAKE IT UP THERE, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET BACK THE MONEY FOR THE TROUBLE. BUT, IF IT WASN'T FOR FORD'S LOW PRESSURE WARNING AND US BEING VIGILANT STICKLERS FOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW IN CASE THERE ARE STILL "ONE OWNER" CARS OUT THERE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DRIVEN MUCH AND ARE STILL PUT UP IN GARAGES SOMEWHERE. *JS

PURCHASE 2007 MUSTANG NEW AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HAVING LOW TIRES EVERY OTHER DAY, DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL, NEVER DID ANYTHING. HAD TO RE-INFLATED TIRES AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. FELT ROUGH HANDLING AND DEALER SAID WAS NORMAL BECAUSE CAR IS A SPORTS CAR. JANUARY 2013 ALL 4 PIRELLI P6 TIRES SIMULTANEOUSLY SPLIT, TORE, AND SIDEWALLS DEVELOPED INSTANTANEOUS RIPS AND ALL TIRES WENT FLAT WITHIN SECONDS CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR, HIT MY HEAD BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL AND STOPPING CAR. VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLATBED TOWED FIRST HOME AND THEN TO A TIRE DEALER AFTER MY DEALER WOULDN'T HELP ME, FORD MOTOR WOULDN'T HELP ME, PIRELLI TIRE WOULDN'T HELP. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 SUPER EXPENSIVE TIRES PLUS THE ADDITIONAL FLATBED TOW, INSTALLATION AND BALANCING AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FORD AND PIRELLI KNEW ABOUT SINCE 1993 BUT INTENTIONAL KEPT INSTALLING THE DEFECTIVE PIRELLI P6 TIRES. I WAS BLESSED TO ESCAPE WITH MY LIFE! WHAT IF I'D BEEN GOING FASTER OR ON THE FREEWAY? THE PRESIDENT OF PIRELLI TIRE COMPANY, PRESIDENT OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY,AND FORD MOTOR CREDIT AS WELL AS MY CAR DEALER ALL BLATANTLY IGNORED ME AND REFUSED TO HELP ME WITH THE DEFECTIVE TIRES THEY KNEW ABOUT ALL ALONG. FOURTEEN YEARS BEFORE MY DEALER SOLD ME MY MUSTANG THEY KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE PIRELLI P6 TIRES AND THEIR DESTINED ULTIMATE FAILURE YET STILL INTENTIONALLY SOLD THE MUSTANG TO ME WITH THE DEFECTIVE TIRES RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING MY LIFE TO SAVE MONEY FOR THEMSELVES, HOW SAD. THEN UNABLE TO PAY MY CAR NOTE ON TIME BECAUSE OF THE UNNECESSARY FINANCIAL BURDEN OF HAVING TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES, FORD MOTOR CREDIT WHO KNEW ALL ALONG AND WAS TOLD BY ME, CHOSE TO LIE TO THE COURT ABOUT WHY I WAS LATE MAKING MY PAYMENT AND TOOK MY MUSTANG AWAY FROM ME THAT I HAD BEEN FAITHFULLY PAYING FOR OVER 7+ YEARS. I LOST MY DREAM CAR BECAUSE OF GREED BY FORD MOTOR, PIRELLI TIRE COMPANY AND FORD MOTOR CREDIT! *TR

MY LEFT REAR TIRE LOST AIR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUT KEEP AIR IN THE TIRE I REALIZED IT WAS THE VALVE STEM. I PUT AIR IN, WOULD HOLD AIR WHEN STOPPED AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED WOULD GO FLAT AGAIN. I CHANGED THAT VALVE STEM, FOUR DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE LEFT FRONT. THIS TIME I CHECKED THE OTHERS, IN THE END, ALL FOUR VALVE STEMS WERE CRACKED AND TWO FAILED ALLOWING THE TIRE TO LOSE ALL AIR AND GO FLAT. I HAVE GOODYEAR F1 SUPERCAR TIRES AND 15,800 MILES ON THE CAR. THE VALVE STEM IS THE TI 414. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD MUSTANG (V6) ON THE HIGHWAY (RT 202-PA) WHEN THE "LOW TIRE PRESSURE" INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE EXIT (CHESTERBROOK BLVD) AND WHEN I TURNED ONTO THE OVER PASS MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED LEAVING THE RIM COMPLETELY EXPOSED. HAD THE CAR TOWED (POLICE CAME BECAUSE CAR WAS IN DANGEROUS SPOT) AND CHANGED THE TIRE. APPROX 6 HOURS LATER I CHECKED THE PRESSURE IN ALL OF THE TIRES (WAS WITHIN LIMITS) AND SET OFF HOME ON PA TURNPIKE. 2 MILES ON THE TURNPIKE MY DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL WENT COMPLETELY FLAT. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME. ALL THE TIRES STEM VALVES ON MY FACTORY INSTALLED PIRELLI P ZERO NERO TIRES WERE ROTTEN (ALL EXCEPT MY REAR DRIVER WHEEL WHICH WAS REPLACED DUE TO A SEPARATE FLAT APPROX 6 MOTHS PRIOR). PER CONSUMER REPORTS WEBSITE, THE TIRE STEM VALVES WERE RECALLED. (08TR414030). I HAVE THE 3 VALVES IN MY POSSESSION. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL. I REMEMBER THE NEWS OF THE ROLLOVER DEATHS IN 2008. THE FORD SERVICE SHOP I TOOK THE CAR TO (TOM MASANO FORD, READING, PA) DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEFECT OR RECALL. BLAMED IT ON AN IMPACT OR "DRIVING THE CAR THROUGH SOMETHING DEEP". I WOUND UP GETTING ALL OF MY TIRES REPLACE AT PEP BOYS. (I HAVE THE TIRE DOT AND VIN BUT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THEM AT THE MOMENT. I CAN PROVIDE IF CONTACTED.) *TR

FAULTY VALVE STEM ON 2007 MUSTANG GT. HAD LOW AIR PRESSURE MONITOR COME ON. INSPECTED TIRE AND SAW THAT MY VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED AT THE BASE. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE ON THIS CAR. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE THEN ADDED AIR TO THE TIRE, BUT BY THE END OF THE DAY ALL OF THE AIR WAS RELEASED OUT OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED A DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM. HE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE VALVE STEMS , BUT A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT NO REPAIRS COULD BE PERFORMED UNTIL THE VALVE STEMS FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,900. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,500.

I OWN A 2007 MUSTANG GT AND HAVE HAD TWO FLAT TIRES DUE TO VALVE STEM FAILURES. THE FIRST BROKEN VALVE STEM OCCURRED ON JUNE 13, 2009. I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS A FLUKE THAT THE VALVE STEM BROKE, BUT TODAY I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. LUCKILY BOTH FLAT TIRES HAVE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING UNDER 55 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A ACCIDENT IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *TR

2007 FORD MUSTANG RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE TIRE VALVE STEM BEING RECALLED DUE TO CRACKING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND LOOKED AT THE VALVE STEMS AND SAID THEY WERE FINE. FEW WEEKS LATER WE GOT A LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING. WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE RIGHT REAR TIRE JUST HAD LOW AIR PRESSURE, THEY PUT AIR IN IT AND CHARGED FOR THEIR INSPECTION? THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON....WENT BACK TO DEALER, THEY SAID THE SENSOR IS UNRELIABLE AND THEY SEE NOTHING WRONG SO WE HAD THEM BALANCE AND ROTATE THE TIRES. OCT 4TH DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN I-20 RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT; ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF CAR, RAN OUT ACROSS THE GRASS TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND UNDER CONTROL. TOOK THE TIRE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING; THEY SAY IS BLEW BECAUSE IT WAS LOW IN AIR??? NO LOW PRESSURE LIGHT? THEY ALREADY WORKED ON THE SAME TIRE 3 TIMES...THEY STILL REFUSE. TOOK TIRE TO A TIRE STORE: FACTS ARE: TIRE VALVE STEM IS CRACKED AND WAS ON THE RECALL, AIR LEAKED OUT SUDDENLY AND THE TIRE EXPLODED! THEY ALSO MOUNTED WEIGHTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE MAGS WHEN THEY BALANCED THE TIRE, ONE WEIGHT WAS ACTUALLY DUG DOWN INTO THE RUBBER, ALSO, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE AIR LEAK. WE HAD ALL VALVE STEMS REPLACED, ALL FOUR WERE CRACKED AND WE FOUND OUT THE ONLY WAY TO TRULY INSPECT THEM WAS TO REMOVE THE TIRE OFF THE RIM WHICH THE DEALERSHIP NEVER DID DO. WE ARE OUT $275 FOR TWO TIRES, VALVE STEM REPLACEMENTS, BALANCING AND THE LABOR FOR ALL THIS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND HANDLED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR FREE DUE TO THE RECALL......NOT TO MENTION THAT IF HE HAD FLIPPED THAT CAR AND GOTTEN KILLED WHAT WE WOULD BE FACING. POOREST CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER SEEN; DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE SHUTDOWN BY DMV FOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS AND NOT PROPERLY HANDLING A RECALL NOTICE. (WE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES BECAUSE THEY HAVE 30,000 MILES ON THEM AND WE DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING JUST THING TO PUT ONE NEW TIRE ON THE CAR! *TR

LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR COMES ON AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF AIRING UP TIRES I TOOK TO FORD WHO SAID TIRES WHERE OVERINFLATED SO THE SET IT BACK TO THE CORRECT AIR PRESSURE ONLY TO GET THE LIGHT BACK ON IN A WEEK . THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE TIRES CAN BE OVER INFLATED WHICH COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO EXPLODE OR CAUSE EXTREMELY QUICK TIRE WEAR.{EITHER BY OVER INFLATING OR THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE} THESE TIRES ARE OVER INFLATED ONLY TO KEEP THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT FROM COMING BACK ON. I ALSO BROUGHT UP TO FORD SERVICE DEPT. ABOUT THE VALVE STEM ISSUE I READ , BUT THE LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY . NOBODY THERE HEARD OF THAT . I AM JUST 1 PERSON BUT I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND DON'T WANT THIS ISSUE TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THANK YOU *TR

MY 2007 FORD MUSTANG WAS SHIPPED WITHOUT TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSORS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR SENSORS. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG GT AND SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN MARCH 2007, WE HAVE HAD 3 SEPARATE ISSUES WITH THE VALVE STEMS. IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM AGAIN CAME FROM A CRACKED VALVE STEM. FORD DID REPLACE THE TIRE AT NO CHARGE TO US; HOWEVER I STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REMAINING VALVE STEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE VEHICLE HAS PIRELLI TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE TIRES FAILED DUE TO THE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SECOND ONE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. RECENTLY, A THIRD TIRE HAS FAILED. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT WERE EQUIPPED ON THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE REMAINING TREAD DEPTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN OVER ANY POTHOLES OR ANY OTHER ROAD HAZARDS TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. NO MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON THE TIRES. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,789.

I HAVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG GT PREMIUM CONVERTIBLE. I HAD TAKEN TWO OF MY TIRES TO NTB TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED WITH OEM TIRES. I NOTICED THE VALVE STEMS CRACKED ON THE OLD TIRES, AND ASKED TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. UPON DRIVING THE CAR THE VERY NEXT DAY, ONE OF THE NEW TIRES LOST PRESSURE AND WENT FLAT ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT WITH MY SPARE, I NOTICED THE VALVE STEMS WERE NOT REPLACED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED NTB, AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE NOW BAD TIRE WITH A REPLACEMENT, AND CHANGE BOTH VALVES, WHICH WERE NEVER REPLACED. AFTER I GOT HOME I NOTICED THAT THE TWO ORIGINAL TIRES THAT WERE NOT REPLACED HAVE CRACKED VALVES. I AM GOING TO HAVE THESE REPLACED ALSO. THE ORIGINAL TIRES ONLY HAVE 12,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

THREE (3) TIRES WILL NOT HOLD TIRE PRESSURE; HAVE TO BE INFLATED 3 TO 5 TIMES PER WEEK TO MAINTAIN TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSED BY A FAULTY (LEAKING) VALVE STEM, WHEN THE REMAINING 3 WERE CHECKED - 2 WERE CRACKED AND ONE WAS LEAKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG THAT I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP ADDING AIR TO THE TIRES. I THOUGHT I JUST RAN SOMETHING OVER, BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING AND IT SEEMS TO BE A SLOW LEAK IN ALL TIRES. I RECENTLY SAW THE INVESTIGATION ON THE VALVE STEMS SO I WANTED TO GIVE MY INPUT THAT I THINK MY CAR COULD POSSIBLY BE AFFECTED BY THIS. I CALLED MY DEALER AND SAID THE VALVE STEMS COULD BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE ONLY AT THIS TIME. *TR

TIRE VALVE STEMS CRACKING ON NEW CAR, ONLY 7 MONTHS OLD AND ALL 4 TIRE VALVES WHERE CRACKED. NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED AND FORD REPLACED ALL 4. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED RECENTLY. THE CAR HAS THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH SPECIAL VALVES. *TR