1996 Ford Explorer Complaint Log

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRE (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE BLOWOUT OF THE TIRE ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

DRIVING 70MPH WHEN STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. HEARD THUMPING NOISES AT THE SAME TIME. VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TO VIBRATE. WAS SLOWING DOWN & PULLED INTO WALMART. HAD A SALESPERSON IN THE TIRE SECTION LOOK AT TIRES. THE LEFT FRONT HAD TREAD ON IT, BUT COMPLETELY UNEVEN. THE TREAD STILL ON TIRES BARELY. PULLED ALL FOUR TIRES OFF VEHICLE. FIRESTONE AT P275/75R15 WITH 42,000 MILES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING AND THE TREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE RIM, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (FIRESTONE ATX). NLM

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2000. WHILE ON A TRIP THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW. IT WAS IN SHREDS WHEN WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO STOP. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE FIRESTONE IN SPRINGFIELD, MO REPLACED THE TIRE AFTER CHARGING US $24 FOR MOUNTING. THAT EVENING WE SAW ON THE NEWS THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND FEEL LIKE THE DOT SHOULD HEAR ABOUT EVERY OCCURRENCE. WE WERE LUCKY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOLLOW UP ON MY ORIGINAL E-MAIL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 109S M/S TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

ON JULY 29, 2000 WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE/BACK TIRE. IT RESEMBLED AN ORANGE THAT HAD BEEN PEELED WITH THE OUTER EDGE LODGED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EXPLORER. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS IN SHREDS. WE HAD PURCHASED THESE TIRES IN MARCH OF 2000 AND THEY HAD LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON THEM. FIRESTONE AND FORD WILL NOT TALK TO ME BECAUSE THEY ARE P255 AND NOT P235. WE ARE LUCKY WE WERE NOT KILLED ON THE INTERSTATE WE WERE ON. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME. AFTER A MONTH NO ONE WILL TAKE MY CALLS OR TELL ME I AM WASTING MY TIME WHEN I COME IN PERSON BECAUSE WE HAVE 16 INCH TIRES. DO WE HAVE TO DIE TOO?( DOT NUMBER: W2CU -VNCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

INSURED'S CAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD FIRESTONE ATX. SIZE:P235/75/R15. DOT#VDHL 1PM 196. PLEASE PROVIDE THAT TIRE SIZE AND DOT# ERS RELATED TO THE FIRESTONE RECALL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. (CLAIM 05-4517-847) *MW

TWO OF MY 4 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION BUT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUGHT BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE OCCURRED. TIRE REPLACEMENT HAPPENED 2 DAYS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED. MY FAMILY AND I WERE LUCKY NOT TO BE VICTIMS BUT WE STILL EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES. BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONE REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR ANY PART OF MY REPLACEMENT COSTS. I HAVE OTHER DOCUMENTATION AND A LETTER THAT I WILL GLADLY SHARE IF CONTACTED. I AM NOT EVEN SEEKING FULL REIMBURSEMENT BUT SOMETHING OTHER THAN A "YOU DON'T QUALIFY BECAUSE YOU REPLACED YOUR TIRES 2 DAYS BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT" IS IN ORDER. REGARDLESS OF MILES, MY TIRES STILL HAD OVER 1/2 INCH TREAD AND THE TWO REAR TIRE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE BELTS. MORE THAN ANYTHING I AM THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY'S SURVIVAL FROM WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC BUT WAS AVERTED BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE. THANK YOU.*AK

CONSUMER SON'S TIRES BEGAN TO LOSE TREAD AFTER RIDING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER PUTTING AIR IN TIRES. THEN, TREAD PEELED OFF.*AK

I HAVE HAD TWO TIRE SEPARATIONS ON MY FIRESTONE ATX II TIRES WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES PURCHASED IN PAIRS (AT DIFFERENT TIMES). BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 50 MPH, AND AT APPROPRIATE TIRE PRESSURES OF APPROXIMATELY 33PSI.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WE WERE RETURNING FROM CALIF. WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED, WHICH MADE MY VEHICLE PULL SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. WHEN THAT HAPPENED IT TORE THE MOLDING OFF MY WHEEL WELL, AND THE RUNNING BOARD, ALSO INFLICTING DAMAGE THE BODY AS WELL. WHEN IT SEPARATED IT SCARED THE HECK OUT OF MY 11 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND. WE WERE JUST LUCKY THIS TIME. SINCE THEN 3 DEALERSHIPS 2 BEING FIRESTONE NOTICED MY REMAINING 3 TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO SEPARATE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED IMMEDIATLY, WHICH I DID RELUCTANTLY WITH BRIDGESTONE. THE RECALL DEFINETLY SHOULD INCLUDE THE P255/70R16 AS WELL , SINCE MY CASE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE . THE NEXT ONE MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY!( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE AFTER CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ON HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES AND WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 3 1/2 HOURS. THE SHAKING OF THE CAR BEGAN SLOWLY WHEN THE CAR REACHED 65 MILES PER HOUR AND OVER A DISTANCE OF 60 MILES THE SHAKING INCREASED DRAMATICALLY UNTIL THE TIRE BLEW. THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREADED. BOTH BACK TIRES WERE REPLACED AND A FREE FIRESTONE INSPECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE ORIGINAL FRONT TWO TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TRAVELING OFF SANIBEL ISLAND AND ACCELERATING TO 50 MPH, I HEARD A LOUD THUD AND SLAPPING AT THE REAR OF THE CAR AS IF I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD SHREADED. THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED BUT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED, TEARING OFF THE REAR WHEEL GUARD AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUNNING BOARD. THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE WAS ALSO DENTED. SINCE I HAD JUST ACCELERATED TO 50, I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE HIT BY THE FLYING DEBRIS. WE CHANGED THE TIRE AND DROVE TO THE NEAREST FIRESTONE DEALER TO REPLACE THAT TIRE AND THE OTHER REAR TIRE. THEY DID NOT INFORM US OF EXISTING PROBLEMS WITH THE ATX AND SOLD US TWO NEW ATX TIRES. AFTER WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION -- WHICH WAS A FAMILY REUNION OUT OF TOWN -- WE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEMS WITH ACCIDENTS RELATED TO FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION WHICH HAD RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS AND EVEN FATALITIES. UPON RETURN HOME WE WENT TO THE FIRESTONE STORE AND THEY TOOK THE TWO ATX TIRES BACK AND REPLACED THEM WITH BRIDGESTONES. THE BODY DAMAGE ESTIMATE IS $1,100. WE STILL HAVE TWO FRONT ATX TIRES AND A SPARE AND ARE WAITING TO SEE IF A RECALL IS PUT IN PLACE FOR THOSE.( DOT NUMBER: )

CONSUMER PURCHASED THREE PRORATED FIRESTONE TIRES, AFTER RECALL CONSUMER PURCHASED A DIFFERENT BRAND AND WAS REIMBURSED AND CONSUMER BELIEVES HE SHOULD ALSO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE THREE PRORATED TIRES. NLM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN SHE HEARD A POP, AND LOST CONTROL, HITTING THE GUARDRAIL/ CONCRETE WALL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. AFTER SHE CAME TO A STOP, THE POLICE STATED THAT TREAD WAS COMING OFF FROM THE TIRE.*AK

HAD A BLOW OUT. ALSO HAPPENED IN 1998. SAME THING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE POSITIONING MY SUV WITH INTENTION TO BACK UP, AS SOON AS I SHIFT LEVER IN GOT THE THE REVERSE MODE, THE SUV ACCELLERATED WILDLY, AND PLUNGED AHEAD UNTROLLABLE UNTIL IT SMASHED INTO A BACK OF THE CLOCK STORE BACK LOADING AREA, AND PULLED DOWN A WALL, AND CEILING AND SMASHED ITS SELF UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED BY THE ENORMOUS IMPACT.. IT DESTROVED MUCH OF THE BUILDING, AND ANTIQUE GRANDFATHER CLOCKS, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO ANOTHER OLD PRISTINE LASALLE AUTOMOBILE.... SEATS WERE FLATTENED IN THE SUV, AND GLASS WAS BROKEN EVERY WHERE. *AK

THE TIRE TREAD BLEW OFF FLATTENED THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL BUT NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

PE00200 TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE EXPLORER AND WAS NOT HURT. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE , ATX II, P23575R15, DOT VDHL1PM226, NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 7,000. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE CUSTOMER SHIPPED THE DAMAGED TIRE TO FIRESTONE ON REQUEST BUT NOT REFUNDED NEITHER FOR THE SHIPMENT OF THE TIRE NOR FOR DAMAGE CLAIM TO THE VEHICLE. *YH

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE DONE TO CAR FROM THE RECALLED TIRE? THE TREAD WAS PARTIALLY DETATCHED FROM CASING AND SLAPPED THE REAR QUARTER PANEL AND TAIL GATE. WHO DO WE CONTACT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH REAR LEFT TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. BUT, CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15 *MW

TIRE TREAD SEPERATED ON THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE. TIRE WAS A STOCK REPLACEMENT FROM FORD DEALER. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15. VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. VEHICLE RECEIVED ABOUT $2000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225X70RX15 )

REAR TIRE TREAD FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE ROLLOVER( DOT NUMBER: )

THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, UPON INSPECTION THE REMAINING TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF SEPARATION AS WELL, ALL FOUR TIRES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

PE0 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND SHE HEARD VIBRATION, AND THEN VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. DRIVER RIGHT REAR TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, BUT TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15 *MW

DRIVER SOUTHBOUND ON I-75. LEFT REAR TIRE DETREADED, VEHICLE VEERED TO RIGHT AND ROLLED THREE TIMES ACROSS SOUTHBOUND LANES LANDING ON PASSENGER SIDE ON WEST SHOULDER. TWO BACK SEAT PASSENGERS EJECTED.( DOT NUMBER: VDHLIPM136 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 3/10/2000 MILEAGE ON VEHICLE 37,410. ON MAY 21, 2000 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 99 AT APPROXIMATELY 67-70 MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 IN THE AFTERNOON MY FRONT TIRE SHRED. THIS RESULTED IN APPROX 1,700 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. ON JULY 20 WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 152 AT APPROXIMATELY 65-67 MPH THE REAR TIRE SHRED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ULTIMATELY OUR VEHICLE ROLLING OVER. BOTH OF THESE TIRES WERE FIRESTONE FR480'S. MY LAWYER IS RETAINING THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME AND IT STILL HAS TWO OF THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES ON IT. PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR RECALL LIST, AS I DO NOT THINK IT IS COMPLETE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/70R15 )

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 75 MPH, TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE, NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 75 MPH, TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE, NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD EXPLORER 1996, SIZE P23575R15. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH TIRE DELAMINATED, RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHECLE. *AK THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

TIRE TREAD DELAMINATION. DEALER NOTIFIED ONLY THROUGH DEALERSHIP'S PAINT &BODY SHOP.( DOT NUMBER: VHDL1PM156 TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE NO.1 AT 10300 MILES ON 12 NOV 1996, COVERED UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY. OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE NO. 2 AT 46200 MILES ON 4 MAY 1999. OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE NO. 3 AT 64600 MILES ON 18 JUL 2000.

INSURED WAS DRIVING DOWN BOLTON ST AND HAD A BLOW OUT. THE TIRE DAMAGED THER REAR FENDER WHEN IT BLEW. FIRESTONE TIRES INVLOVED MAKE... FIRESTONE MODEL..ATX SIZE..P235/70/R15. (CLAIM 43-R528-739) *MW

ODI# 6141; WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY GOING APPROX. 60 MPH LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRE SIZE WAS 255/70R16. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES OTHER TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKS ALONG THE EDGES. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FELT VIBRATION AND COULD HARDLY STEER VEHICLE, PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, AFTER INSPECTION OF THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE P235/75R15 DOT VDHL1PM TIRE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LARGE SEPARATION ON DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE, 10 DAYS LATER ANOTHER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND ON THIS TIRE THE STEEL BELTS COULD BE SEEN, THE SECOND BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FENDER, RUNNING BOARD, AND BUMPER, ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AND ANOTHER FAULTY TIRE WAS FOUND, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND IS CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE FAILURE. *MJS

INSD TIRES BLEW OUT AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER. INSD STATED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL DUE TO LAWSUIT REGARDING FIRESTONE TIRES. (CLAIM# 43-R520-760) *MW

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT <SHREDDED ACTUALLY>. I LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND SIDESWIPED A VEHICLE IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME. I PULLED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I SAW THAT THE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE, AND POUNDED THE WHEEL WELL FLAT. I INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL. I AM ON A WAITING LIST FOR TIRES, BUT I CANNOT FIND A TIRE REPLACEMENT FOR MY SPARE. I AM THEREFOR DRIVING AROUND ON THESE DANGEROUS TIRES, WITH NO SPARE. I CANNOT SLEEP AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT, AND I HAVE TO DRIVE AT LEAST 500 MILES A WEEK FOR WORK. I STILL HAVE NIGHTMARES. I HAVE A $500 DEDUCTIBLE TO PAY TO FIX MY CAR, AND I CAN'T AFFORD THIS. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED IN FIRESTONE.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PM405 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THIS IS THE 6TH TIRE THAT THE TREAD HAS PEELED OFF. THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT WAS THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINALS. I AM REPORTING THIS ONE BECAUSE IT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE TIRE.THIS LAST INCIDENT -- THE TIRE ONLY HAD 1100 MILES ON IT. CAUSED US TO SKID AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. (AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/15 )

I WENT TO THE TIRE STORE TO HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME TWO OF MY FIRESTONE ATX RADIALS WITH THE TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THESE TIRES SHOWED VERY LITTLE WEAR AND SHOWED NO OTHER OBVIOUS DAMAGE. I WANTED TO INFORM YOU OF THIS DEFECT TO HELP POINT OUT A QUESTIONABLE TIRE DESIGN. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT I WAS LUCKY THESE TIRES DID NOT COME APART DURING USE. I WAS ABOUT TO START ON AN EXTENDED TRIP.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/R17 )

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WANTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A TIRE PROBLEM TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT TIRES HAD BOTH SEPERATED FROM THE TREAD BOTH TIRES HAD BUBBLES IN THEM( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX455 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 70MPH AND THEN SHE FELT VIBRATION, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRES AND DAMAGED VEHICLE. ALSO, TAIL LIGHT WAS BROKEN, AS WELL AS FENDER WELL AND THE BUMPER. THE ORIGINAL ATW TIRES WERE ON THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THEM REPLACED. *AK

ON JULY 13, MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING FROM YUMA, AZ TO SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. OUR RIGHT FRONT TIRE'S TREAD CAME AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE WHILE WE WERE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR. THESE TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY ALEXANDER FORD IN YUMA AZ IN APRIL AND DETERMINED TO BE FINE. ON JULY 24TH, I WAS ONCE AGAIN TRAVELING FROM YUMA,AZ TO CALIFORNIA AND THE TREAD ON MY BACK LEFT TIRE CRACKED AND PART OF IT CAME OFF AS WELL. BOTH THE TIRES WERE OBVIOUSLY REPLACED, AND IN FACT I STILL HAVE ONE OF THE TIRES IN MY POSSESSION.( DOT NUMBER: )

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH TREAD ON THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET EXPLORER ON THE SHOULDER. DRIVER AND ONE ANOTHER PASSENGER IN THE EXPLORER. NO ONE WAS INJURED. TIRE SIZE WAS P22570RX15, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. ALL TIRES ON THE EXPLORER WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

TIRES MIGHT STILL BE ON THE CAR IN A JUNK YARD SOMEWHERE IN ALASKA, NEAR TOK.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R16 )

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE TIRE (NO TIRE INFORMATION) WHEN FLAT AND TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER CAR AND CAUSE DAMAGE. *TT

IN MIDDLE OF NOWHERE INSURED HAD A FLAT TIRE AND TREAD SEPARATED AND HIT CAR AND CAUSED DAMAGE. INSURED WANTS CAREST BY SF TO SEE IF OVER DEDUCTIBLE. ADDITIONAL INFO PER CSR: C-SPOKE TO NI, SHE SAW SOMETHING ON THE NEWS RE: FORD RECALL ON HER VEHICLE WITHT HE FACTORY FIRESTONE TIRES, SENT IN CRASH INQUIRY, TOLD NI TO CALL THE NUMBER SHE SAW & FILE COMPLAINT WITH FORD ALSO. (CLAIM# 59-V522-251) *MW

FIRESTONE ATX 235/75R15 THE INSURED WAS SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 183 APPROX 1.4 MILES SOUTH OF LULING IN GONZALES COUNTY. SHE HEARD A LOUD POP AND HER LEFT REAR TIRE LOST TREAD. HER RIGHT REAR WHEEL THEN CAME OFF THE VEHICLE AND SHE LOST CONTROL AND THE FORD EXPLORER ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. A PASSERBY PULLED HER FROM THE EXPLORER JUST PRIOR TO IT CATCHING FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED IN THE ENSUING FIRE. EXPLORER LOST TREAD ON LEFT REAR TIRE, IT ROLLED, THEN CAUGHT FIRE, TOTAL BURNCONSUMING THE TIRES. ANY SIMILIAR PROBLESM WITH TREAD SEPARATION ON EXPLORES? (CLAIM# 53-C586-747) *MW