1995 Ford Explorer Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (NO SHOULDER), WHEN STEERING BACK INTO THE LANE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL AND SKID, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, NO SERIOUS INJURIES ONLY ACHES AND BRUISES. NLM

THE VEHICLE ENGINE FAILED WHILED DRIVING, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINS PISTONS FAILED, THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND BLUE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM THE DEALER AND WHILE DRIVING FROM THE DEALER THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. NLM

HAD TO TOTALLY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE DONE ON SUCH A LOW MILEAGE CAR.*AK

WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. THIS CAUSED EXPLORER TO "T" BONED IT. ONCE THIS HAPPENED, AIR BAGS ON THE EXPLORER FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE'S FRONT WAS DAMAGE, BUT WAS REPAIRABLE. NO INJURIES.*AK

ON TUESDAY JANUARY 16, 2001, THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THIS STATUS AND IT STATED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH COLUMBIANA FORD FOR THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 2001. I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF ANYTHING FELT WRONG AND ALL I COULD DETERMINE WAS THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE WAS NOT WORKING. ON THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 2001, I WAS SHOCKED BY THE PHONE CALL FROM THE FORD DEALER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE A PART HAD BROKEN. DURING THIS BREAKAGE, THEY STATED THAT 3RD GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE FINAL SHOCK OCCURRED WHEN THEY STATED THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS $2313.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FINAL BILL WAS FOR $2484.00. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT REPAIRING OR REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST THE SAME AS THE NEW ONE. I CALLED OTHER TRANSMISSION SERVICE COMPANIES AND THEY VERIFIED THE SAME CONCLUSION AS THE FORD DEALER. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED.*AK

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY DO LOCK ON SUDDEN STOPPING SITUATIONS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLE TO CHECK WHATS WRONG. *AK THE DEALER DECIDED TO REPLACE THE BACK SEAT BELTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLE. *YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE TOOK 8-10 SEC'S FOR IT'S POSITION. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. TRANS. SPECIALISTS CHARGED $2500.00 FOR REBUILT FORD TRANS.

WHILE TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND TRYING TO EXIT, TRIED TO RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, RESULTING IN A MULTI VEHICLE COLLISION/WRECK SIMILAR TO RECALL 95V052000. *AK

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATES, MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OF 50-55 MPH, CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKE, BUT ENGINE KEEPS REVVING. CONSUMER THEN USES EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. THEN, PUTS VEHICLE IN PARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, TWICE TO DEALER, CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

THE SWAY BRACE HAS TWO BROKEN STUDS, WHICH ALLOWS THE BAR TO ROTATE FORWARD AND THEN THE TWO STUDS PROTRUDE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS REQUIRES US TO MANUALLY ROTATE THE BAR BACK TO REST ON THE "ATTACHMENT" POINTS. *AK

ENGINE IDLES ROUGH, STALLS. DEALER NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.

AFTER SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS LOCKED IN PLACE AND VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, SEAT BELT WHILE AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK AND RETRACT WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM DRIVER. *AK

FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS BROKE, THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING, AND VEHICLE COULD BREAK DOWN. *AK

DRIVING FROM SAN DIEGO TO LAX AIRPORT. 1/3 OF WAY THERE, O/D OFF LIGHT STARTS FLASHING, SEE IN MANUAL TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP AND TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED. CALL RANCHO FORD IN TEMECULA, CA, THEY SAID VEHICLE FINE TO DRIVE, COME IN FOR APPOINTMENT A FEW DAYS LATER. VEHICLE NOT IN CORRECT GEARS, RPM AWKWARD, TOO HIGH, TOO LOW. THEN 1/2 BACK AND HEAR POP SOUND, LIKE GUNFIRE, AND SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. PAST EXPERIENCE WITH FORD TELLS ME NOT TO TRUST THEM, SO I PULL OVER AND CALL MY MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION BLEW CAP OFF AND COVER UNDERCARRIAGE OF CAR WITH TRANS FLUID. MECHANIC SAID THAT AS LONG AS I DID NOT REV ABOVE 2700, I WOULD BE OKAY. MADE IT ALL THE WAY HOME. HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND REINSTALLED, TWO WEEKS LATER, SAME SYMPTOMS. THIS TIME NEW TRANSMISSION. THEN 4 WEEKS LATER, PROBLEMS OCCUR AGAIN. TAKE TO AAMCO, AND THEY SAY NEEDS NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, TAKE TO REGUALR MECHANIC, SAYS NEEDS NEW TRANSFER CASE, TAKE TO RANCHO FORD, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, AND TAKE TO LAKE ELSINORE FORD, WHERE THEY RUN DIAGNOSTIC, AND FIND NOTHING IS WRONG.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH AND STEPPING ON BRAKES PEDAL BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE MOVED SIDE TO SIDE. THEN, ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND TOTALED WITH NO CAUSE OF ACCIDENT FOUND. *AK

ENGINE STALLS DURING HOT WX. ENGINE STALLED WHEN TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC. RESTARTS IF HOOD IS LIFTED TO ALLOW AIR TO CIRCULATE AND COOL COMPONENTS. NOV 16, 2000 DEALERSHIP REPLACED PCM, BRA PROCESSOR ASY-EEC, EVR, CONTROL ASY-EGR VACUUM REGULATOR, SENSOR ASY-EGR PRESSURE VALVE FOR ~$600. NOT FIXED. *AK

CONSUMER HAD RECALL 00V402 COMPLETED ON VEHICLE AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A FLAT, AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKE IN, WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THE FLAT WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL 4 FIRESTONE AT(P255/70R16) TIRES. *JB

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH. LOCKING MECHANISM IS BROKEN WHICH PREVENTS BUCKLE FROM LATCHING. DEALER /MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL OR WARRANTY. REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE SEAT BUCKLE IS POSSIBLY FAULTY ENGINEERING AND A POOR DESIGN. *YH

THE TREAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. IT DID NOT BLOW AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. IF IT HAD BLOWN I FEEL CERTAIN THAT WE WOULD HAVE ROLLED IN THAT TRUCK. (DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRESIZE: 225/70 R15)

O/D LIGHT FLASHING / TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. TRANSMISSION ALWAYS SERVICED ACCORDING TO OWNERS MANUAL.

A CRINKING SOUND WOULD COME FROM WHEEL AREA WHILE DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR LACK OF LUBRICATION IN RUBBER SEAL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP A PASSING CAR INDICATED TO ME A TIRE PROBLEM. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, CALLED AAA AND HAD MY SPARE PUT ON MY FORD EXPLORER. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I TOOK THE TIRE IN TO GET IT FIXED. THE MANAGER OF THE FIRESTONE STORE WHERE I TOOK IT CALLED ME OVER AFTER INFLATING THE TIRE ON A STAND. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. HE CALLED HIS OFFICE WHO AUTHORIZED A 50% REDUCTION IN REPLACEMENT TIRES WHICH I ACCEPTED BUT CALLED FIRESTONE TO REQUEST 100% REPLACEMENT COST. TO DATE NO REPLY FROM FIRESTONE. CONCERNED THAT OTHER TIRES MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. DO NOT HAVE THE DOT CODE BUT DO REMEMBER THAT THE TIRES WERE MADE IN CANADA. *AK (TIRESIZE: 255/75X16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/75X16 )

HAD STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK TIRES AND NOTICED TREAD SEPARATING ON LEFT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT. DROVE TO TIRE RETAILER AND HAD 2 TIRES IN REAR REPLACED. P225/70R15 ON 1995. *AK DOT# W2UU1MX. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING COULD FEEL A STRONG MOVEMENT SIDE TO SIDE. FOUND OUT THAT FRONT SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND REPAIRED. *AK

WE PURCHASED NEW FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235/75R15) FROM OUR LOCAL COSTCO TIRE CENTER ON 06-27-99. OUR TIRES DO NOT HAVE THE RECALLED DOT SERIAL NUMBER, BUT WE HAD THEM INSPECTED AT THE COSTCO TIRE CENTER JUST TO BE SAFE. THE TIRE INSTALLER AT COSTCO POINTED OUT THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD STARTED TO CRACK AND SEPARATE WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. WE WERE TOLD TO REPLACE THE TIRES IMMEDIATELY. COSTCO WILL REPLACE THE TIRES, BUT HAS TO PUT ON ANOTHER PAIR OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. I REPEAT, OUR TIRES ARE NOT CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE. AT THE TIME OF THIS E-MAIL, THE TIRES ONLY HAVE 22,329 MILES ON THEM AND THE TREAD IS IN DANGER OF SEPARATING. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT ALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! IF FIRESTONE KNEW BEFOREHAND ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TIRES, THEY SHOULD BE HELD CRIMINALLY LIABLE FOR ANY DEATHS AND INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR TIRES. PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: 8XHLIPY TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

RECALL 00T005000/TREAD SEPARATION: TIRE REPLACEMENT FOR FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15, DOT# HXHL. REPLACED ON 15-SEP-2O00 AT 74,028 MILES, AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE CAUSING VIBRATION DUE TO TIRE HOP. FIRESTONE WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED ALL 5 TIRES. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX 40MPH I BEGAN TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN. AT THIS TIME I HAD HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. AS I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT LOCKED UP AND I COULD FEEL THE ANTI LOCKS ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVE. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE FOWARD MOTION OF THE VEHICLE FOR APPROX 5 SECONDS ALMOST HITTING THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. THI

ABOUT TWO MONTH AGO CONSUMER HAD FOUND OUT THAT TIRES WERE CRACKING. TIRES WERE NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON TIRES THAT HAD REPLACED BEFORE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. REPLACED THEM WITH NEW TIRES. FIRESTONE P235/ 75 R15. *AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES EXPERIENCED CRACKING ALONG THE TREAD EDGE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE CAUSING BLOW OUT. GOOD YEAR DEALERSHIP WERE TIRES WERE REPLACED SAID ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF CRACKING( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1PL035 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED ON A HOT DAY VEHICLE COULD STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK

TWO WEEKS AGO WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A FIRESTONE DEALER FOR THE RECALL. THEY PUT US ON A WAITING LIST AND SAID NOT TO WORRY, THEY LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND THEY WERE FINE. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TIRE CAME APART. SHE NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AS SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. UPON INSPECTION, THE TIRE HAD A MAJOR HOLE FROM SEPARATION, NOT FROM ANY FOREIGN OBJECT. TODAY WE BOUGHT NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE FIRESTONE DEALER STILL DID NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235R15 )

NOT THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON FORD EXPLORER 1995. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES HAVE SLOW LEAKS, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY BECOME FLAT OR BLOWOUT.*AK TWO TIRES HAVE SLOW LEAKS AND THE TIRES ARE ON RECALL BUT CUSTOMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR 2 1/2 MONTHS TO GET IT FIXED. *YH

PE 00 038/FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR (ANTI-SWAY BAR) LINK FAILURE: VEHICLE BEING REPORTED WITH STABILZING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR MORE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. STEEL CORE WAS COMING THROUGH TIRE. TREAD COMPOUND WAS CRACKED ALL AROUND. TOOK TIRE TO SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL TIRES, EVENTHOUGH 2 FRONT TIRES HAD PROBLEMS. DO NOT HAVE TIRES. *AK

ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2000 MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING IN OUR 1995 FORD EXPLORER WHEN THE TREAD ON OUR FIRESTONE P225/70R15 DETACHED FROM THE TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY SUV UNDER CONTROL AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED. THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE EXPLORER WITH 37,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE TIRES ON MY SUV WERE NOT PART OF THE INITIAL RECALL. I BELIEVE THIS INDICATES THAT THE DEFECT IN MANUFACTURE IS SYSTEMIC TO ALL YOUR TIRE PRODUCTS. I HAVE THE TIER BUT NOT THE TREAD, AS IT IS SOME WHERE IN PIECES ON THE HIGHWAY. I WOULD LIKE A QUICK RESOLUTION TO THIS MATTER AND REQUEST THAT YOU PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT THE TIRES WITH QUALIFIED TIRES AT A DEALER OF MY CHOICE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY, AS I NEED MY SUV FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION.( DOT NUMBER: W2UU 1MX TIRE SIZE: P225/70R1 )

SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. SEAT BELT BUTTON HAS LOST ITS SPRING LOCKING ACTION.

PE 00020: WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE BEFORE A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED SWERVING BACK & FORTH. WAS CONTROLLABLE. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CHECKED TIRES AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD LOST ALL ITS TREAD & WAS SHREDDED. WAS ORIGINAL TIRE & WAS INSPECTED.SIZE P235/75R15 WITH 64,000 MILES. FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX.*AK

THE FIVE LUG BOLTS HOLDING THE ROTOR TO THE AXLE BROKE OFF DETACHING THE WHOLE RIGHT REAR WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE. *SLC

I PURCHASED THESE TIRES AT VEHICLE MILEAGE 111655, AND THE TIRES HAVE A 50,000-MILE WARRANTY. I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT 150984 MILES BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION ON THE BACK TWO TIRES. MECHANIC'S NOTES ARE "TWO REAR TIRES SEPARATED. TREAD DEPTH 2 AT 12 & 2 AT 10." DESCRIPTION OF TIRES -- WILDERNESS AT P255 70R 16 109S M/S (27951URBMO61755) MADE IN CANADA. I WAS HOPING THAT THESE TIRES WOULD MAKE IT TO THE RECALL, SO I HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THEM FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT YET. I HAVE THE TIRES. I HOPE REGISTRATION OF THIS COMPLAINT IS HELPFUL TO THE MISSION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION.( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1P7079 TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )

SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES P23575R15 UNDER RECALL (OOT-005). CJ

WHILE DRIVING ON 93 SOUTH, A MAJOR MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY, AT 55 MILES AN HOUR ON 11-1998, I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A CAR THAT WAS GOING TO COME INTO MY LANE.MY SUV FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TIP OVER ON ITS SIDE.IT FELT LIKE I WAS RIDING ON TWO WHEELS.HAD I NOT BEEN CALM AND STEERED CORRECTLY, THE SUV WOULD HAVE TIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE.THE SECOND TIME, 8-2000 WAS ON 95 SOUTH, IN MASSACHUSETTS.UPON GETTING OFF THE EXIT RAMP, MY SUV AGAIN FELT LIKE IT WOULD TIP OVER. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR.BOTH TIMES THE SWAY BAR LINKS HAD TO BE REPLACED.I WAS CHARGED FOR THE FIRST REPAIR.I HAVE REPLACED THE FIVE ORIGINAL TIRES WHICH WERE PART OF THE RECENT RECALL, WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE ABOUT A YEAR AGO.THE CID SENSOR IS A PART THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE SUV, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THAT WORKED ON IT.IT HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY SUV.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/15 )

LATCHES ON BOTH REAR DOORS ARE BROKEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGED TO VEHICLE. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. TIRE SIZE P235/75R15. TIRES WERE PURCHASED AS REPLACEMENTS. APPROXIMATE 20000-25000 MILEAGE. *AK THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

THE CONSUMER IS HAVING DIFFICULTLY GETTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAULTY FIRESTONE TIRES BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF THE TIRE BECAUSE THEY WERE DISPOSED OF BY THE TIRE DEALER, THE TIRES HAD EARLY SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED NOISE WHILE DRIVING (FIRESTONE ATX). NLM

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AT 35 MPH WHEN TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED WHEN TIRE WAS TAKEN OFF A SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL THAT RAN INTO THE TREAD WAS FOUND( DOT NUMBER: VDHL AWR TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )