2000 Ford Windstar Tires & Wheels Problems

DOT# PLX05JHR4007, M6X05JHR2008/0708 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTRED 225/60R16 TIRES. SEPARATED BY SPLITTING ON FIRST SEMI RIM/TREAD GROOVE. IMPROPER DESIGN TO HAVE GROOVE THERE. TREAD GROOVES TODAY ARE NOW CLOSER TO CENTER OF TIRE BECAUSE OF THE LESS FLEXING COMPARED TO THE ASSURANCES RIM GROOVE TOO CLOSE TO THE RIM. IT SPLITS AND SEPARATES. BAD DESIGN FLAW. TIRES IN QUESTION HAVE 8 AND 9/32 OF TREAD REMAINING.

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ABOUT 930 PM JUNE 22 2014 AND STARTED TO FEEL LIKE I WAS GETTING A FLAT IN THE BACK THEN I STARTED SMELLING RUBBER BURNING AND THE BACK END OF CAR KEPT SWAYING ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL THEN I HEARD A NOISE SO I PULL OVER SLOWLY AND BOTH MY BACK TIRES WERE PUSHED IN AT THE TOP AND OUT AT THE BOTTOM..I HAD MY VAN TOWED TO FORD AT 1 COMMERCE BLVD NORTH BRUNSWICK OFF OF ROUTE 1..AND IT HAS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE I CALLED TO CHECK AND SEE HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THEY ARE WAITING ON THE PART AND THEY HAVE 3 OTHER WINDSTARS TO FIX...NOW IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A MONTH AND I STILL HAVE HEARD NOTHING. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AND TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN TURNING CORNER LEAVING THE VAN IDLE UNTIL I LET OFF GAS. BROUGHT IN AND WAS TOLD THESE CODES C1235,C1410,B1318. ALSO ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND MY REAR AXLE GAVE OUT CAUSING MY TIRE TO TILT IN AND RUB AGAINST THE AXLE ALMOST CAUSING A FIRE. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY REPLACED IT ONCE AND WON'T REPLACE IT AGAIN. WHEN FIRST AXLE WAS REPLACE WITH A FAULTY AXLE FROM A WINDSTAR IN A JUNK YARD BEFORE THE RECALL EVER CAME OUT I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS REIMBURSED BY FORD. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN'T REPLACE IT AGAIN. THEY NEVER FELT THE NEED TO INSPECT THE VAN WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT. *TR

TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE, RIM, AND ALL LUGNUTS JUST FLEW OFF. I WENT INTO A DITCH. MAJOR DAMAGE. I AM DISCOVERING THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VANS AND I PLAN TO SUE FORD. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. I JUST HAD 2 VALVE STEMS REPLACED ONE WAS DUE TO A FLAT TIRE AND THE OTHER THE MECHANIC SAID WAS BAD. THANK GOODNESS I WASNT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. I WENT SOMEWHERE PARKED THE VAN AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER EXAMINING THE TIRE WE DISCOVERED A CRACKED VALVE STEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIGADIER/REYNOLDS TOURING XT PLUS TIRES, SIZE P215/70R15 97T. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE VISIBLE. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD DEPTH WAS STILL IN TACT. THE DOT AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000. UPDATED 05/07/09 *BF UPDATED 05/08/09.*JB

PEP BOYS TOURING SE TIRE SEPARATION. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THE SEPARATING TREAD CAUSED $2,500 IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED FROM PEPBOYS, SIERRA VISTA, AZ 85635, OCT 2004 AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON THEM. IT APPEARS THAT THE OTHER FRONT TIRE MAY BE GETTING READY TO SEPARATE BECAUSE I AM GETTING THE SAME FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT I EXPERIENCED BEFORE THE FIRST TIRE FAILED. PEPBOYS OF YUMA, AZ PRORATED THE FAILED TIRE AND MOUNTED THE REPLACEMENT TIRE. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING FOUR GOOD YEAR TIRES. THE MODEL NAME WAS ASSURANCE. THE CONTACT INFLATED THE TIRES AND TWO DAYS LATER THE AIR PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GOOD YEAR DEALER AND WAS THE TIRES WERE FOUND TO HAVE DRY ROT. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 24,655. THE DEALER KEPT THE TIRES. THE DOT INFORMATION AND VIN FOR VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATE 05/21/07*TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, METAL WAS OBSERVED STICKING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS REGULARLY CHECKED, AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AT 6,300 MILES. THERE WAS NEITHER VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING NOR ABNORMAL BULGING IN TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. MAKE: BIG "O", MODEL: EURO TOUR, SIZE: P215-70-15. *AK

SIDE WALL OF TIRE BLEW OUT. *LA

BLOW OUT OF GOOD YEAR INTEGRITY TIRE. *LA CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO BLOW OUTS WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. CONSUMER DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO BLAME FOR THE BLOW OUTS, GOODYEAR OR FORD FOR EQUIPPING A VAN WITH A ONE PLY POLYESTER CORD IN THE SIDEWALL. *PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB

HAD A FLAT TIRE AND FOUND A 3" SLIT OF DRY ROT AND WHEN STORE INSP. MY TIRES, THREE WERE DRY ROTTED WITH THE 4TH ON THE BORDERLINE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY FAMILY AND I. WE HAD JUST BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 65 MPH WITH THESE TIRES. HOW MANY MORE FAMILIES ARE RIDING ON THESE TYPE OF TIRES?

THE TIRE COMPLETELY BLEWOUT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, LARGE HOLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. HE INSPECTED OTHER TIRES AND NOITICED STRESS MARKS. GENERAL, TIRE AMERI GS 60, P21570R/15#E4,02906. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND NOTICED THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK TIRE WAS UNDER PROPER INFLATION AT TIME OF FAILURE, THE RIM WAS DAMAGED AND REPLACED DUE TO THE TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

THE THREADED SCREWS THAT THE LUGNUTS SCREW ONTO SNAPPED IN HALF AND CAR WAS INSPECTED BY FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANIC AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM BEING A DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP. ALSO, THEY WON'T HONOR A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER EXPERT MECHANIC. IN ADDITION, I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT FOR $1400 WHICH IS EFFECT UNTIL 100,000 MILES. I NEED SOMEONES HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *AK

ALL FOUR OF THESE GENERAL AMERI GS60 GENSEAL TIRES WERE IN DANGEROUS CONDITION, AS CERTIFIED BY TWO TIRE DEALERS, AFTER LESS THAN 16,000 MILES. THE TIRES HAD BEEN MAINTAINED WITH PROPER INFLATION AND ROTATION THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE BUT BOTH DEALERS SAID ALL FOUR SHOWED DANGEROUS ROT ON SIDEWALLS AND SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. GENERAL OFFERED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR AT NO COST BUT WOULD OFFER ONLY THE SAME TIRES AS REPLACEMENT WHICH I DECLINED. I HAD BROUGHT THE TIRES TO DEALERS TO HAVE THEM REBALANCED AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 75 MPH. I DECLINED GENERAL'S OFFER BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT THE SAME TIRES BACK ON THE VEHICLE AFTER ALL FOUR HAD FAILED. I BELIEVE FORD WAS NEGLIGENT IN FAILING TO RECORD KEY FACTS ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THESE TIRES DESPITE MY ATTEMPTS TO OFFER THE INFORMATION ON THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. FORD NEVER ASKED FOR OR ACCEPTED INFORMATION ABOUT THE TIRE MODELS THAT HAD FAILED OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION. THEY SIMPLY REFERRED ME TO GENERAL. THE TIRES WERE OEM EQUIPMENT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215-70-R15)

I EXPERIENCED MANY FLATS WITH THESE FORD FACTORY GOODYEAR TIRES. FINALLY I HAD A DANGEROUS BLOWOUT IN THE CARPOOL LANE ON A FREEWAY IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE TIRES WITH BIG O TOUR PLUS TIRES. I HAVEN'T HAD ANOTHER FLAT SINCE. I HAD CALLED FORD AND GOODYEAR BEFORE THE BLOWOUT, COMPLAINING ABOUT MANY FLAT TIRES. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I DISAGREE. I HAVE THE FOUR TIRES AND RECEIPTS FOR PROOF. I BELIEVE THE FACTORY GOODYEAR TIRES ARE DANGEROUSLY SOFT. I AM FORTUNATE MY WIFE AND I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW. CAN YOU HELP US GET SOME RESPONSE FROM GOODYEAR & FORD?*AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN A 2000, FORD, WINDSTAR RIGHT/REAR CONTINENTAL TIRE, SIZE: P215/70R15, DOT: A3M344C249 EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. UPON REPLACEMENT OF TIRE, A TIRE SHOP FOUND A BUBBLE FORMING IN TREAD OF LEFT/REAR CONTINENTAL TIRE, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 12200 MILES ON TIRES, AND THEY WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK *YD