1998 Ford Explorer Complaint Log

CRACKS AT TREAD CAP( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: 15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAS STRESS MARKS AND CRACKING ON THE TOP OF TIRES. CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WENT TO FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT TOLD HER THAT VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES HAS CRACKS LIKE OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. *YH

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS CHECKING TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN ALL FOUR TIRES. THERE WERE STRESS MARKS AND CRACKS GOING ALL AROUND THE TIRES. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT P23575R15 #DOT WTHLIPY407. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HE REPLACE THEM WITH GOODYEAR TIRES.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

ALL 5 TIRES INCLUDING THE SPARE HAVE AN HAIRLINE CRACK ON THE SIDE WALL APPROX. 1'' DOWN FROM THE TREAD SURFACE( DOT NUMBER: VIIHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE 2 FRONT TIRES ON MY FORD EXPLORER HAD STEEL CORD SHOWING THROUGH THEM AT 38,00 MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO BIG O TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED THE INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRES DID NOT MATCH THE DOT CODE THAT FIRESTONE IS RECALLING BUT THE NEW TIRES COULD NOT BE PUT ON THE CAR WITHOUT HAVING THE WHEEL BARRINGS REPACKED. I DON'T KNOW IF FORD HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBY ON THE EXPLORERS OR IF THE FIRESTONE TIRES ARE TO BLAME BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE ME. I AM AFRAID OF THE CAR NOW AND I AM OUT $547.00 ON A CAR THAT I STILL CONSIDER TO BE NEW FOR THESE PROBLEMS.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE AT TIRES P235/75R15 WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) FAILED. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 70 R16) EXPERIENCED CRACKING AND SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, THE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *SLC

THE FIRESTONE TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A TREE, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, BACK, NECK, UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITY BRUISES AND MUSCLE SPASMS (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 1055 M/S DOT W2HLIPY407). NLM

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-75 APPROX. 8 MILES NORTH OF GAINESVILLE,FL ON 7/31 & EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE AT 70 MPH. THE SENSATION WAS OF HAVING HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD, BUT I SAW NOTHING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR (EXCEPT LOTS OF BIG TRUCKS BEARING DOWN ON ME). ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, I BEGAN TO LOSE STEERING ABILITY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AND STOP THE VEHICLE WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. THE CAR SWUNG OUT AS FAR AS ONE-QUARTER TURN TO THE LEFT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT I WAS ABLE TO COUNTERSTEER AND GET OFF THE ROAD. THE AAA WRECKER ATTENDANT TOLD ME THAT HE HAD SEEN "LOTS" OF THESE BLOWOUTS AND THAT THE TREAD USUALLY RIPPED ALL THE WAY OFF AND TORE UP THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. LUCKILY, I HAD ABOUT 4 INCHES OF MATERIAL HOLDING THE TIRE TOGETHER WHEN I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO STOP. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY AT ABOUT 3:00 PM. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DOT# ON THIS TIRE IS NOT VD, BUT VN. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT FIRESTONE HAS NOT BEEN TOTALLY FORTHCOMING ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL 1PY TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

THE CDS IN THE SINGLE CD PLAYER HEAT UP TO WHERE IT IS HOT TO TOUCH. THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. THE OUTSIDE OF THE CD/RADIO UNIT IS ALSO HOT. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THIS WAS COMMON. THE ADVISOR AT FORD SAID HE HAS A 2000 FORD TRUCK AND HIS WIFE A 1998 MUSTANG THAT DOES THE SAME THING. I NOTED THIS ON MY 30000 MILE SERVICE AND FORD DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DISMISSED AND NOT EVEN NOTED ON MY REPAIR RECORD/INVOICE. ALSO, THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. IN FACT, I ONLY USED IT ONCE OR TWICE AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED. .

DRIVING BACK FROM LAS VEGAS NEVADA AT 11:00 AT NIGHT. SUDDENLY THE CAR SWERVED INTO THE RIGHT LANE, THEN THE OUTSIDE MIRROR BROKE. FORTUNATELY I WAS UNINJURED,BUT IF IT HEPPENED 5 MINUTES LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE GORGE AND MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. BODY DAMAGE AND REPLACING TIRES HAS COST ALMOST $4,000. (TIRESIZE: 15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

TRUCK STARTED DEVELOPING CONTROL PROBLEMS, FISHTAILING AND VIBRATING. NOTICED THAT TIRE TREADS WERE SEPARATING. TOOK TO FIRESTONE DEALER AND REPLACED ALL 4. 2 OF THEM WERE BULGING AND SEPARATING A GREAT DEAL, THE OTHER 2 WERE STARTING TO DEVELOP MINOR BULGES. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE STOPPED BEFORE WE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P225/70R15) WERE SHOWING STEEL BELTS AT 22,000 MILES. *AK

THE SIDE WALLS ON THE 16 INCH FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER, EDDIE BAUER MODEL BEGAN TO CRACK AND THE THREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE. I BROUGHT MY SUV INTO A FIRESTONE TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER. THE SERVICE MANAGER INSPECTED THE TIRES AND AGREED THAT THE 16 WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT HE COULD NOT REPLACE THEM SINCE FIRESTONE HQ SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEIR 16" WILDERNESS AT TIRES. CONTRARY TO HQ CLAIM THE SERVICE MANAGER SEEING THE OBVIOUS DEFECT/FAILURE OF THE TIRES AGREED TO GAVE ME A SMALL ALLOWANCE ON THE TIRES IF I BOUGHT 4 BRAND NEW BRIDGESTONE TIRES. FEARING FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY FULL RETAIL, LESS THE ALLOWANCE IN ORDER TO GET NEW TIRES. PLEASE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVING PUBLIC , MAKE A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE 16 INCH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES AND GET THESE UNSAFE, DEFECTIVE 16" FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES OFF THE ROAD AND MARKET BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70/16 )

TIRE SPLIT APART WHILE TRAVELING IN PA ON RTE 76, STOPPED ON THE RIM .( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH FRONT TIRE STARTED VIBRATING, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL. THEN, FOUND OUT THAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, CRASHING INTO A ROCK BLUFF. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R16. *AK

WIPER MOTOR ON REAR WINDOW FAILED

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT SIZE P235/75R15 105SM/S SOT VDHL 1P1Y028 THE TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL WITH 38,037 MILES

INSURED BELIEVES THAT HE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION OCCUR CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE. WILDERNESS A/T P255/70R16. (CLAIM# 42-1278-129) *MW

TIRE BLEW CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS SPOKE WITH INSURED, THE TIRE IS THE ORG TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. IT HAS OVER 38,000 MILES ON IT. (CLAIM# 03-3161-369) *MW

I OWN FOUR WILDERNESS TIRES W ITH THE VD MARK, THE RECALLED TIRES; THE TIRE SHREDDED AND I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WHICH RESULTED IN RIDING ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE RIM. THE RIM BECAME JAGGED AND IT COST $175 TO GET IT SMOOTHED OUT. I AM REQUESTING A REPLACEMENT OF RIM IN ADDITION TO REPLACEMENT OF ALL TIRES ON THE EXPLORER. I AM ALSO REQUESTING A REFUND OF $175 FOR HAVING THE RIM REPAIRED.( DOT NUMBER: VD TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH ON A HIGHWAY A REAR LEFT TIRE BLEWUP FOR THE SECOND TIME AT THE SAME PLACE. BUT, CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

PLEASE ADVISE IF ANY MANUF. DEFECT ON FIRESTONE TIRES AND ON REAR SEATBELTS ON THE EXPLORER IN THIS SITUATION THANKS THEY ARE THE WILDERNESS TIRES BUT HE WILL MAKE PHOTOS OF THEM. ONLY TWO ARE FLAT AND THAT IS BECAUSE IT LANDED ON THOSE TWO WHEN IT CAME TO REST AND FINISHED IT'S ROLL. (CLAIM# 11-3502-573) *MW

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED FAILURE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *MJS

TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND "FISHTAILED" 6-7 TIMES ON I-10, THEN SHOT ACROSS I-10 DOWN A GRASS EMBANKMENT. WHEN I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, I HAD 3 FLAT TIRES, DAMAGED QTR. PANEL, AND WAS A NERVOUS WRECK. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEARLERSHIP TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR ANY DAMAGE UNDERNEATH. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I SPOKE TO MY PARENTS AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY ACCIDENT. MY DAD CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO TELL ME THE HE HEARD A NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH FIRESTONE TIRES SEPERATING. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KELLY LOGAN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES WITHOUT WARNING. MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A TSB ON VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE AT 70 MPH, TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF DRIVER CONTROL. EXPLORER ROLLED OVER . DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE EXPLORER, AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P235/75R15), ORGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK *MJS

PE00020, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION : WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65-70 MPH, TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE EXPLORER TO FLIP OVER. DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER IN THE TRUCK, AND WAS NOT INJURED. TIRES ARE FIRESTONE, WIDLERNESS ATX, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. OWNER HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. FORMS WERE SENT TO CONSUMER TO FILL OUT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE OF IH 35 IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AT ABOUT THE # 3 MILE MARKER. WE HAD LEFT WICHITA, KS EARLIER THAT DAY AND WERE ENROUTE TO OUR HOME IN CARROLLTON, TX. I HAD BEEN NOTICING A SHUDDER IN THE VEHICLE NOT UNLIKE THE ONE I FELT PRIOR TO LEARNING THAT ANOTHER ONE OF THE TIRES HAVING SEPARATED ON A TRIP FROM CORPUS CHRISTI TO SAN ANTONIO EARLIER IN THE SUMMER. THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN S. A. ADVISED THAT YOU COULD NOT TELL BY LOOKING AT THE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I PAID AN ADJUSTED PRICE FOR THAT TIRE AND JUST PURCHASED ANOTHER NEW WILDERNESS TIRE ON 7/28/2000 BOTH OF WHICH WERE MOUNTED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE TWO TIRES ON THE REAR WERE ORIGINALS. I HEARD A LOUD BANG TO MY LEFT AND IMMEDIATELY FELT THE VEHICLE LURCH INTO THE LEFT LANE. I BELIEVE THAT ONLY MY POLICE TRAINING IN DRIVING VEHICLES AT HIGH SPEEDS ENABLED ME TO KEEP CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND DUE TO THE TIRE ONLY SEPARATING AND NOT LOSING AIR PRESSURE WAS I ABLE TO LIMP INTO GAINESVILLE, TX TO GLEN POLK FORD. I WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE WITH SO MUCH DAMAGE FROM A TIRE SEPARATION. I HAD TO PAY FOR ANOTHER ADJUSTED WILDERNESS TIRE AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF SEVERAL LAWSUITS AGAINST FORD AND FIRESTONE FOR FATAL ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM TIRE SEPARATIONS OF THIS SAME TIRE ON EXPLORER'S AND MINIVANS. AS A COINCIDENCE, WHEN I WENT TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON THE DAMAGE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP IN CARROLLTON, ONE OF THE REPAIR ESTIMATORS SHOWED ME ANOTHER EXPLORER WITH WILDERNESS TIRES IN THE AUTO BODY SHOP WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR DUE TO A TIRE SEPARATION INCIDENT. THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE WAS LUCKY BECAUSE THEY WERE TOWING A TRAILER WITH A PORSCHE ON IT WHEN THE TIRE SEPARATED AND AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: V0H11PY527 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

MY ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 P.M. ON 24 JULY 2000 AS I WAS DRIVING TO MY RESIDENCE LOCATED AT [XXX], IN MY 1998 FORD EDDIE BAUER EXPLORER. I WAS TRAVELLING EAST ON HIGHWAY 190 IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AT 60 MPH, WHEN A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK I WAS FOLLOWING. THE TRUCK BRAKE CAUSING ME TO BRAKE. UPON BRAKING, BOTH TIRES ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODED CAUSING ME TO GO INTO A TAIL SPIN. I DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE ELSE. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR HURT ANYONE ELSE. MY VEHICLE ENDED UP ROLLING OVER FOUR TIMES AND ENDED UP FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE MEDIAN. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE POLICE, PARAMEDICS, AND FIREMEN ARRIVING ON THE SCENE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT I WAS ALIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE CUT TO GET ME OUT. THERE WERE WITNESSES TO THIS ACCIDENT WHO PROVIDED STATEMENTS TO THE POLICE. THERE WAS NO CITATION ISSUED. MY RIGHT HAND WAS BADLY CUT, I HAD SEVERED AN ARTERY AND MUSCLE, AND RECEIVED 12 STITCHES. MY LEFT EAR WAS CUT AND HAD TO BE STITCHED. THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY, TO INCLUDE MY HEAD, WAS BADLY BRUISED. THIS ACCIDENT HAS HAD A SERIOUS PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT ON ME. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR ME TO BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN. USAA, MY INSURANCE COMPANY, INFORMED US, AS A RESULT OF THEIR INVESTIGATION, THAT THEY HAD FLAGGED MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE THE FIRESTONE TIRES BEING RECALLED AND WERE FOUND AT FAULT FOR CAUSING MY ACCIDENT. SINCE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN MAY 1998, IT HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SERVICE MANUAL, BY COVE FORD IN COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS. WHEELS HAVE ALSO BEEN ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS. AT NO TIME WAS I INFORMED THAT MY TIRES WERE UNSAFE OR WERE THE CAUSE OF PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. HAD I OF BEEN INFORMED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF POSSIBLE TIRES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER BRAKED THE VEHICLE, UPON BRAKING THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A TAIL SPIN AND ROLLOVER, INJURY TO CONSUMER AS A RESULT OF TIRE FAILURE. *MJS

THIS WAS A SIZE 16 WILDERNESS AT TIRE THAT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT BLEW OUT ON THE INTERSTATE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT YOU MAY HAVE OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES THAT ARE BAD!( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P25570S16 )

FIRESTONE WRITTEN 11 SEPT 2000 ALL TIRE WERE AFFECTED BY RECALL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH A LEFT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT WHERE TREAD SEPARATED ON FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX TIRES. *AK

FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE-FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (SIZE UNKNOWN). TREAD SEPARATION-INSURED WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY (INTERSTATE 10). INSURED FELT VIBRATION IN REAR OF VEHICL. INSURED DROVE INTO SERVICE STATION AND HAD TIRES CHECKED. ATTENDANT ADVISED TIRES IN REAR OKAY. INSURED RE-ENTERED HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL FLIPPING VEHICLE OVER. TIRE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND RETAINED. REP HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. TIRE HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO FIRESTONE WITH CERTIFIED LETTER. FIRESTONE HAS NOT REPLIED TO DATE. (CLAIM# 24-5124-255) *MW

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE IN NJ. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND SIDE-SWIPED A ROAD SIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD OVER $6300 IN REPAIRS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION.*AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND LEFT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. TIRE WAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED VEHICLE SHAKING AND NOISY. AFTER PULLING VEHICLE NOTICE CHUNCK OF TREAD MISSING. *AK ONE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND THE SECOND HAD BIG BULGE ON THE TREAD WHILE TRAVELING. THE THIRD ONE ALSO HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND ALL WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/75R15 AND DOT # VDHL1P4437. *YH

MULTI UNIT RADIO SYSTEM, THE CLOCK/STATION DISPLAYED WENT OUT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ON MARCH 29, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. SHE WAS APPROACHING RED LIGHT, AND WHEN SHE WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND PROBLEM COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED. BRAKES FELT LIKE A SPONGE, AND CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP.*AK CONSUMER STATES FIRESTONE TIRES DOT W2HL, TIRES MAKE THUMPING NOISES AND FIRESTONE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ON RECALL. *SLC

TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE 48 HOURS PRIOR TO BLOWOUT FOR BALANCE/ROTATE. BLOW OUT OCCURRED GOING 70 MPH. ROAD TEP WAS 113 DEGREES. FIRESTONE TOLD ME ON 7/23 IT WAS DUE TO IMPROPERLY INFLATED TIRES. THEY CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE LESS THAN 48 HOURS PRIOR. THEY VIEWED MY TIRE AND SAID SINCE I DID NOT HAVE ROAD HAZARD I NEEDED TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. I THEN ASKED ABOUT IT'S RELIABILITY AND SAFETY AND THEY SAID THE MEDIA WAS OVERREACTING. BLOWOUT CAUSED MINOR BODY DAMAMGE. HAD TO REPLACE WHEEL AND TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

MY TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED YET BUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE RECALL I HAD THEM EXAMINED BECAUSE THEY WERE PULLING TO ONE SIDE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY "RADIAL PULL" AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I AM NOW WONDERING IF THESE TIRES COULD BE STARTING TO UNRAVEL. I AM WILLING TO HAVE THE NHTSA EXAMINE THEM BEFORE THEY ARE REPLACED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THESE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TREAD SEPARATION & CRACKING AT 2 YEARS & 20,000 MILES.. POSSIBLE RECALL ITEM ?( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX TIRE SIZE: P255/70/16 )

HAD A TIRE FAILURE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECENT (8/00) NEWS REPORTS - TREAD SEPARATED FROM OTHERWISE WELL-MAINTAINED TIRE GOING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY - WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE TO A STOP. IT WAS A FIRESTONE ATX WILDERNESS TIRE, STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER WITH NO SUCCESS SINCE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED - WENT TO BRIDGESTONE VENDOR AND HAD INSPECTION DONE - CRACKING AT THE TREAD LINE WAS FOUND IN ALL THREE OTHER TIRES (EXCLUDING THE ONE REPLACED 7/19/00). I USE THE VEHICLE FOR MANY LONG DISTANCE TRIPS ACROSS THE DESERT, WITH MY 4YR OLD - FELT FORCED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES FOR SAFETY SAKE AT MY OWN EXPENSE, AS THE DEALER WOULD DO NOTHING SINCE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. PLEASE NOTIFY ME AT THE ADDRESS HEREIN IF THE NHTSA DETERMINES A RECALL ON THESE TIRES IS WARRANTED, AS I'D LIKE TO TRY TO RECOUP SOME OF MY EXPENDITURE REPLACING THESE TIRES PRE-RECALL. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE SERIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH HEAT CONDITIONS SUCH AS THE SOUTHWEST. THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, NOT THE CONSUMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. (I DIDN'T PROVIDE VIN OR TIRE NUMBER INFORMATION AS IT IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE; IF NECESSARY I WILL DO SO.. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: STANDARD )

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD DISINTEGRATED AND FLEW OFF INTO THE DESERT TAKING ALONG A PIECE OF OUR BUMPER AND SIDE PANEL TRIM. WE WERE RETURNING FROM OUR VACATION AND THE CAR WAS LOADED DOWN WITH LUGGAGE, A COOLER, ETC. WE FELT THAT THIS EXTRA WEIGHT HELPED SHIFT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY, KEEPING US FROM LOOSING COMPLETE CONTROL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: E235/75R15 )

JULY 19, MID-AFTERNOON, WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON I-35W NORTH OF HILLSBORO, TX, MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SUFFERED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION, ALERTING US TO A PROBLEM WITH A LOUD SOUND. I PULLED ON TO THE SHOULDER WITH TRUCKS WHIZZING PAST; AND WITH MY 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, WE "EYE-CHECKED" TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. WE COULD SEE BLACK STUFF ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 75 YARDS BACK AND ASSUMED I'D HIT SOME ROAD DEBRIS. WE SAW THAT THE FRONT-UNDER-BUMPER SPOILER WAS DRAGGING THE GROUND AND THAT THE FRONT LEFT FOG LIGHT WAS DAMAGED. WE RETURNED HOME THAT AFTERNOON, TRAVELING WITHIN THE STREAM OF TRAFFIC. ONCE WE WERE HOME, IN EXAMINING THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK MORE CLOSELY IN MY DRIVE, WE SAW THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE WITH JUST THE STEEL BELT SHOWING. I DROVE CAREFULLY TO THE NEAREST TIRE COMPANY THE NEXT MORNING AND HAD TWO FRONT TIRES REPLACED WITH NEW WILDERNESS AT TIRES, UNAWARE THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THIS BRAND OF FIRESTONE TIRE. I HAD MY TRUCK REPAIRED. ON AUGUST 5, 2000, AS A RESULT OF NEWS ACCOUNTS I CALLED FIRESTONE AND FOLLOWED THEIR DIRECTIONS TO HAVE MY BACK TIRES EXAMINED, CARRYING THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE MONEY I'D ALREADY SPENT REPLACING TWO TIRES AND REPAIRING THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE REMAINING TWO TIRES IMMEDIATELY, GIVING ME CREDIT FOR MY CONTRACT ON THE TIRES OF APP $25 PER TIRE. THEY REPLACED THE TIRES WITH TWO MORE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. THE TOTAL COST OF THE TIRE REPLACEMENTS AND REPAIR TO THE TRUCK IS $493.04. I NOW HAVE JUST HEARD ON ABC TV NEWS (08/10/00) THAT THE REPLACEMENT TIRES ARE PROBLEMS, ALSO. MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE LUCKY THAT WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TIRE FAILED AND THAT ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUFFERED BY THE TRUCK. HOWEVER, I'M NO LONGER SURE ABOUT MY SAFETY WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS DURING OUR HOT SUMMERS HERE IN TEXAS.*AK( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRSTONE WILDERNESS 235/75R15. VEH 1 WAS TRAVELING ON 285 WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. VEH 1 SPUN COMPLETELY AROUND WHEN THE TIRE EXPLOED THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRE AND HIT THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEH 1. (CLAIM# 11-3496-517) *MW

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 75R15 65 )