1998 Ford Explorer Complaint Log

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIBRATION AND SLIGHT DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AROUND 65 MPH. ROTATED TIRES EVERY 5000 MILES, HOWEVER INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCE SEVERE CUPPING. AT 35000 MILE SERVICE, BROUGHT TO BANKSTON FORD (FRISCO TX) FOR MAINTENANCE. TIRES ROTATED, BUT NOTHING NOTED ON SERVICE REPORT ABOUT SEVERE CUPPING ON INSIDE OF TIRES BY BANKSTON. GREW FRUSTRATED WITH LACK OF SERVICE AND DISREGARD FOR SAFETY, TOOK TO GOODYEAR DEALER. TIRES WERE WORN TO THE 2ND LAYER AND NEAR FAILURE, AND SHOWN TO ME BY TECH. REPLACE WITH GOODYEARS & HAD ALIGNMENT CHECKED, NEEDED SLIGHT TOE IN ADJUSTMENT. VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES AT 65 MPH, ALREADY SEEING CUPPING WEAR PATTERN ON INSIDE OF BRAND NEW GOODYEARS WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES!. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY, HE DIDN'T HEAR A NOISE, BUT LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#AT, P23575R15. THEN, TWO DAYS LATER RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOME. HE TOOK THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE. THE ATTENDANT TOLD HIM THAT TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. *AK

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED CRACKING ALL AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE AT THE TREADLINE. I REMOVED THE TIRE AND INSTALLED THE SPARE. FIRESTONE DEALER TOLD ME THE TIRE IS UNSAFE BUT ATS FROM WILSON PLANT ARE NOT RECALLED.( DOT NUMBER: W2H1 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 255/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )

ALL 4 OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P255/70R16 DOT VNCU HAVE CRACKS BETWEEN THE SIDEWALLS AND THE TREAD PART OF THE TIRES, FIRESTONE WOULD ONLY PRORATE 4 OF THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *SLC

VEHICLE TAKEN TO FIRESTONE CENTER, AND INFORMED OF SIGNS OF TREAD SEPERATION. REPLACED ALL TIRES AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. MOUNTED ON 1998, FORD, EXPLORER, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P235/75R15, DOT# W2HL. *AK

THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAD VISIBLE CRACKS AROUND THE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD SEPARATION WAS OCCURRING, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 1998, FORD EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, NOT RECALL, ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKS ALONG TREAD WHICH SEEMS THAT TREAD MAY CAME OFF, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. *AK FIRESTONE SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR TIRES TO HAVE CRACKS. *YH

GEAR SHIFT KNOB PULLS OFF INTO YOUR HAND AS YOU ARE SHIFTING, THIS IS A DANGER ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE MAKING TURNS AND HAVING TO ACCELERATE FAST. *AK

DAMAGE TO QUARTER PANEL AND MOLDING DUE TO TIRE TREAD FAILURE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. (CLAIM# 18-0415-439) *MW

TIRES ARE NOT PART OF CURRENT RECALL (MADE IN CANADA), BUT HAVE CRACKS JUST BELOW TREAD LINE. I HAVE REPLACED THESE TIRES BECAUSE I FEEL THEY ARE UNSAFE, NOT TRUSTWORTHY FOR MY FAMILY TO TRAVEL ON. I HAVE THESE TIRES AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE TO INSPECT. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH & WAS HEADING SOUTH; AND OTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVING EAST, WHEN IT PULLED OUT IN FRONT SUDDENLY AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE LEFT FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED CONCUSSION FROM HITTING WINDSHIELD DUE TO FAILURE OF AIR BAGS.*AK

AFTER DRIVING FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, OK TO SILVER CITY, NM AT HIGH SPEEDS (70 MPH) AND IN HIGH TEMPERATURES (100 DEGREES F), I NOTICED THAT A LINE OF CRACKS HAD FORMED ON ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE SIDEWALLS WHERE THE TREAD JOINS THE SIDEWALL. A TIRE DEALER IN S( DOT NUMBER: W2HL1PY138 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

DRIVING 35MPH & HEARD ON NEWS ABOUT FIRESTONE TIRES. PULLED OVER & CHECKED TIRES. NOTICED TIRES HAD CRACKS/SPLITS AROUND THE TIRES NEAR THE TREAD WHICH WAS MEETING THE SIDEWALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & INFORMED IT WAS BAD BUT NOT ON RECALL & WAS NOT REPLACING. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE LOOKED THE SAME AS THE RIGHT FRONT. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/75R15 WITH 24,000 MILES. *AK

TIRES ARE CRACKING AND SEPARATING AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TREAD ON THE OUTSIDE WALL.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED BY FORD TECHNITIANS THEN 14 DAYS LATER THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AGAIN. *AK

PE00.020; CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TIRES, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GARAGE. THERE WERE STRESS MARKS, AND CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREADS. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT, P25570R16. TIRES WERE NOT THE ONES ON RECALL. BUT, HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

ONE TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING; THE DEALER INSPECTED AND DETERMINED REMAINING TIRES WHERE ALSO DEFECTIVE.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00020, 1998; FORD, EXPLORER, TIRE 25570R16, DOT W2CU1PX168; ALL FOUR TIRES HAD STRESS CRACKS ALONG THE INNER PART OF THE TREAD. TOOK OFF THE TIRES. *AK ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. *YH

ALL TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND ARE DEVELOPING CRACKS ALONG THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHERE IT MEETS THE TREAD. THESE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED TO ENLARGE AND TWO SEPARATE TIRE DEALERS IN MY HOME AREA HAVE OBSERVED THE TIRES AND STATED THAT THEY ARE SEPARATING AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN ON. I HAVE ADVISED FORD VIA A LOCAL DEALER AND VIA E-MAIL TO THE MAIN HEADQUARTERS AND HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION. THESE TIRES ARE KEPT AT A 32 PSI MINIMUM AND ARE EVEN REMOVED IN THE WINTER MONTHS. I WOULD THINK THAT SOMEONE FROM FIRESTONE WOULD WANT TO VIEW THESE BEFORE THEY COMPLETELY SEPERATE AND THEY MAY HOLD A BETTER CLUE AS TO THE SEPERATION PROBLEM THAT IS TAKING PLACE. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

THESE TIRES ARE FALITY . THEY HAVE 40000 MILES ON THEM AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN MAKING A WHOOPING SOUND FOR A LONG TIME. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TIRERS ARE SEPERATING FROM THE TREAD. I HAVE BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER IN NILES MI, AND THE FIRERSTONE CORP. STORE IN SOUTH BEND INDIANA . EXPERT TIRE PHONE # 219-288-7800. THEY AGREE THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROM WITH THE TIRES. HOWEVER, THEY CAN NOT REPLACE THEM. THEY SAID THAT THERE NOT ON THE RECALL. I NEED HEIP. PLEASE. I THINK THE REPLACEMENT COST IS OVER $500. I WANT TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLANT THAT THESE TIRES NEED TO ALSO BE ON THE RECALL LIST.( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX018 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING FAILURE, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL REPLACEMENT (P255/70R16) HOWEVER TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. *MJS

TIRE WAS TO CRACKING ABOUT 3/4 AROUND WHERE CASING MEETS TREAD( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE TIRE SHOWS A CRACK ON THE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY AROUND THE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE TIRE SIDE WALL. THESE TIRES DO NOT HAVE THE SAME DOT NUMBERS AS THE TIRES ADVERTISED AS BEING DEFECTIVE OR THOSE LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE. THE TIRES ON MY CAR CLEARLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. A REPAIR SHOP POINTED OUT THIS PROBLEM TO ME. ALL TIRES OF THIS SIZE AND STYLE MUST BE RECALLED AND INSPECTED OR REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: VNHLIPY477 TIRE SIZE: P235-75R15 )

WHILE EXIT PARKING, HIT ON CURB WITH LOW MPH. TIRE FAILED AT CLOSE TO RIM CREATED A 1/2 INCH SLIT. THE INITIAL HIT POINT IS MORE TOWARDS THE FRONT WHEEL IS NOT DEMAGED BUT HAVE BLACK MARK NEXT TO THE TIRE RUPTURE. HITTING CURB SEEMS COMMON AMONG DRIVERS, BUT I NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THEREFORE, I THINK THAT THIS IS A QUALITY PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/R15? )

CONSUMER HAS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER WITH ORGINGAL TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL 4 TIRES. RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS MAJOR CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND. DEALER SAID THE TIRE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL. TIRES SIZE P235/75R15.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

BOTH FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE REAR SHOW SIGNS OF CRACKING WHERE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. TIRES HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL1PY348 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES EXPERIENCED UNEVEN AND EXCESSIVE WEAR AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TREAD AND THERE IS AN UNBALANCED PULLING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (OVER 35 MPH).

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: 15 )

DRIVING SOUTH ON I-40, SOUTH OF KINGMAN, AZ. SPEED WAS 70MPH. (POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 75MPH) RIDE WAS UNUSALLY ROUGH. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND CONTROL WAS DIFFICULT. LOUD NOISES FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL SECTION. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND EXAMINED THE PROBLEM. TIRE RETAINED AIR PRESSURE. TIRE FAILED TO RETAIN TREAD. TREAD WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERSTATE AND IS IN MY POSSESSION. BOTH FIRESTONE AND FORD WERE SORRY, HOWEVER THE TIRE(S) WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. FORD WAS TIED BY POLICY. FIRESTONE WILL PRO-RATE THE TIRE. FIRESTONE IS SENDING OUT "CLAIM INFORMATION" FOR DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. THE BAD PART IS THAT FIRESTONE HAS HAD PROLONGED STRIKES AT A NUMBER OF THEIR PRODUCTION FACILITIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION(S).( DOT NUMBER: W2HLIPY377 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TRAVELING @ 45MPH/NOTICED TIRE THUMPING/STOPPED AND FOUND RT FRONT TIRE HAD SEPERATED. WENT TO FIRESTONE DEALER AND THEY SAID SORRY TIRE NOT RECALLED AND CHARGED ME PRORATED AMOUNT PLUS TAX AND MOUNTING FOR NEW TIRE/ I STILL HAVE 3 + SPARE OF THESE TIRES ON VEHICLE P( DOT NUMBER: W2HC1PY108 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I HAVE A WILDERNESS AT TIRE WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE CANADIAN FIRESTONE FACTORY. I DONT RECALL THE DOT NUMBER BUT I HAD FOUND THAT IT WAS A CANADIAN TIRE. I INSPECTED THE TIRES AFTER THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A VISIBLE CRACK WHICH WENT AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. THE CRACK WAS ON THE TIRE AT THE POINT THAT THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. THE CRACK WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE WHICH HAD THE RAISED WHITE LETTERS. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE, I SAW NO CRACK ON THE INSIDE SURFACE. ANYWAY, I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AND STILL HAVE THE OLD ONES. IF THIS TIRE MAY BE OF ANY USE TO YOU IN YOUR INVESTIGATION, YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE IT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

I HAVE A WILDERNESS AT TIRE WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE CANADIAN FIRESTONE FACTORY. I DONT RECALL THE DOT NUMBER BUT I HAD FOUND THAT IT WAS A CANADIAN TIRE. I INSPECTED THE TIRES AFTER THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A VISIBLE CRACK WHICH WENT AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. THE CRACK WAS ON THE TIRE AT THE POINT THAT THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. THE CRACK WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE WHICH HAD THE RAISED WHITE LETTERS. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE, I SAW NO CRACK ON THE INSIDE SURFACE. ANYWAY, I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AND STILL HAVE THE OLD ONES. IF THIS TIRE MAY BE OF ANY USE TO YOU IN YOUR INVESTIGATION, YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE IT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION BECAUSE SHE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS STARTING TO SEPARTE . THREE TIRES OUT FOUR WERE SEPARATING. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, AND THERE WERE NO REPLACEMENT TIRES.*AK FIRESTONE DEALER NOTICES TREAD SEPARATION DEVELOPING BUT DID NOT REPLACE IT. TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL. *YH

I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES IF REVIEW IS NEEDED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRESIZE: 235/75R15)

AFTER HEARING INFORMATION ABOUT THE TREAD SEPARATION CONSUMER DECIDED TO INSPECT TIRES. FOUND OUT THAT TIRES HAD CRACKS AND TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P235/75 R15, DOT VN. *AK

CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, AT THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT AND FEELS THEY MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE SUBSEQUENT RECALL (00T-005). *MJS

TIRE TREAD IS SHOWING SINGS OF SEPARATION (CRACKED AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRE, BELOW TREAD LINE). FIRESTONE IN SPRINGFIELD, VA (703)9226565 CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT, HOWEVER THIS IS NOT A RECALLED TIRE. THIS TIRE WAS MADE IN CANADA VN SERIES, NOT VD. IT IS, HOWEVER, SHOWING THE SAME DANGER SIGNS THE RECALLED TIRES ARE EXHIBITING. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNDER THE RECALL, BUT DID OFFER A PRORATED COST REPLACEMENT (ONCE THEY CAN FIND SOME TIRES TO SELL ME).( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235R75-15 )

LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW AT 65 MPH, 100 DEGREE DAY, 30 MINUTES AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 32 PSI INFLATION( DOT NUMBER: VNHL 1PY TIRE SIZE: P235/75-15 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75 R15 105 S M/S DOT #W2UU1P0. LEFT REAR TIRE IS ONE WITH TREAD SEPARATION. (CLAIM# 55-S267-885) *MW

I AM CURRENTLY LEASING AN EXPLORER WITH WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I HAVE A WILDERNESS AT TIRE THAT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION (AN EMPLOYEE OF FIRESTONE AGREED THAT THIS TIRE IS FAILING JUST LIKE THE RECALLED TIRES). MY FORD DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND FIRESTONE WILL ONLY REPLACE THEM WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, WHICH I DON'T WANT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. HOW CAN THEY ONLY RECALL WILDERNESS TIRES MADE FROM THEIR DECATUR, IL PLANT? ARE WE TO ASSUME THAT THESE TIRES ARE MADE DIFFERENTLY AT THEIR OTHER PLANTS? IF SO, WHY ARE MY TIRES FAILING THE EXACT SAME WAY? WHAT MAKES ME REALLY UPSET IS THE FACT THAT THEY INSIST THAT THE TIRES ARE SAFE AND THAT IT IS THE TIRE OWNERS' FAULT FOR THE TIRES FAILURES. THEY REFUSE TO TAKE THE BLAME. I ROTATE MY TIRES AND HAVE THE PRESSURE CHECKED WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3000 MILES) AND STILL MY TIRES ARE FAILING. IF THE FAULT WAS THE TIRE OWNERS FAULT, THEN WOULDN'T YOU SEE THE SAME TYPE OF STATISTICS FROM GOODYEAR TIRES AND MICHELIN TIRES? ARE WE ASSUME THAT FIRESTONE TIRE OWNERS TAKE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS CARE OF THEIR TIRES THAN OTHER TIRE OWNERS? THE NHTSA NEEDS TO STEP IN AND PROTECT THE PEOPLE BY FORCING FIRESTONE TO RECALL ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES -- NOT JUST THE ONES FIRESTONE WANTS TO. EVEN IF 80% OF THE WILDERNESS AT FAILURES WERE FROM TIRES MADE FROM THE IL PLANT, DOES THAT MEAN WE SHOULD RECALL THOSE TIRES ONLY? WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 20% (WHERE I OBVIOUSLY FALL)? DON'T THEIR (MY) LIVES MATTER AS WELL? FIRESTONE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION THE WAY THEY WANT TO. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO TAKE CHARGE, SAVE PEOPLE, AND MAKE FIRESTONE TAKE THE BLAME INSTEAD OF PUSHING ONTO ITS TIRE OWNERS. CORPORATIONS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR KILLING PEOPLE JUST LIKE PEOPLE HAVE TO. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/15 )

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WE HAVE MADE LEFT HAND TRUNS AND THE VEHICALE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN UPON ACCELERATION. *AK

EA99001, WHILE DRIVING ACCLERATOR GOT STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCLERATE. OCCUPANT HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P255/70R16 HAVE CRACKS COMPLETELY AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE SIDEWALL WHERE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD, FIRESTONE AGREES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

I HAVE THREE TIRES WITH CRACKS AT THE BASE OF THE TREAD. BOTH I AND MY TIRE DEALER BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES EXHIBIT THE BEGINNING OF TREAD SEPARATION. FURTHERMORE, IF LEFT IN SERVICE WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL FAIL. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD BY PHONE AND FIRESTONE VIA EMAIL WITHOUT SATISFACTION. BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONE BELIEVE THAT THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT FAILURES ARE LIMITED TO THOSE TIRES MARKED DOT VDL. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE BOTH WRONG. WHILE I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES IN MY POSESSION, THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. PLEASE WORK WITH FORD & FIRESTONE TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE THESE TIRES. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS REQUEST. (DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

RACK AND PINION STEERING REPLACED AT 16000MPH. SIX MONTHS LATER, HAD TO GET IT REPLACED AGAIN. THEREFORE, MECHANIC PUT IN A TEMPORARY RACK AND PINION, AND THERE WAS ALOT OF WANDERING AND SLOPPYNESS. *AK

THE TIRE SHREDDED SO QUICKLY I BARELY HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO BEFORE I WAS RIDING ON MY RIM AND CAREENING ALL OVER THE FREEWAY. IT IS FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT AND MY DEALERSHIP TOOK CARE OF PUTTING KNEW TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. ALL FIVE OF MY TIRES WERE THE FAULTY MODEL.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PM046 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL 00T-005 BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AT A FIRESTONE DEALER DUE TO LACK OF PARTS, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A COMPETITORS DEALER AND OBTAINED REPLACEMENT TIRES, AT THAT TIME THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PER TIRE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT, THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF THE TIRES PURCHASED WHICH EXCEEDS FIRESTONES LIMIT, THE CONSUMER IS AWAITING RESPONSE. (FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT/VDHL1PLY368. NLM

DISC BRAKE PADS SEPARARTED FROM PLATE AND FELL OFF VEHICLE, E-MAILED FORD SAID ITS A DEALER PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THESE ARE FACTORY INSTALLED BRAKES WITH ONLY HALF OF THEIR USEFUL SERVICE USED. I HAVE TWO E-MAILS TO FORD ONLINE OWNER CONNECTION WHICH DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT A FACTORY DEFECTIVE PART.

PE00 020; CONSUMER HAD THE TIRE CHANGED AT THE FIRESTONE STATION, AND FRONT TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARTE. OTHER THREE TIRES WERE SHOWING STRESS LINES AROUND THE SIDEWALL. TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT P2557016. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70/R16 *MW