2000 Ford Taurus Tires & Wheels Problems

2 MONTHS AGO ADVISED BY WALMART THAT TIRES WERE DRY ROTTING. 3 WEEKS AGO TOOK CAR IN TO MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED TIRE WAS SEPARATING AND THAT ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO AGE AND DRY ROT. WENT BACK TO SAM'S CLUB BECAUSE I STILL HAD ABOUT 40% LEFT ON MY WARRANTY. THEY ONLY WOULD COVER THE ONE SEPARATING AND REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE OTHER 3 TIRES. TODAY, DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, THE TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE DAMAGING MY CAR BUT LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. ALSO FOUND OUT THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED OVER ONE YEAR BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. PLEASE CRACK DOWN ON RETAILERS SELLING OLD TIRES AND NOT HONORING WARRANTES AND TELLING PEOPLE TO DRIVE ON DANGEROUS TIRES. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE. UPDATE 9/15/15*CW UPDATED 11/02/2017*CN

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, TREAD SEPARATION, POOR HANDLING, VIBRATION. *JS

FRONT TIRES PURCHASED AT WALMART P215 60 16 DOUGLAS XTRATRAC. WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING IN CURVES AND TO A STOP, VIBRATES VERY BAD AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD WALMART LOOK AT THEM FOR A BROKEN BELT. THEY BALANCED THEM AND SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I DROVE THE CAR HOME ,THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE. I GAVE A TWO WEEK TRIAL THEY JUST GOT WORSE. I WENT BACK TO THEM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION I HAD TO PURCHASE TWO NEW TIRES,(NOT DOUGLAS) I NOW HAVE UNIROYALS, THE PROBLEM IS GONE. I HAVE THE OLD TIRES, I WANT TO HAVE THEM LOOKED AT BY SOMEONE BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TAKE THEM. IF OF GOVERNMENT HAS CONTROL OVER THIS TYPE OF THING WHY DON'T WE HAVE A PLACE TO GO TO FOR HELP. AND I AM TALKING ABOUT A BUILDING WITH PEOPLE IN IT. SO I CAN SHOW THEM THESE TIRES. OR ARE THESE PEOPLE PRODUCING THESE PRODUCTS PROTECTED BY THE RONALD REAGAN ACT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAD COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE T-RATED TIRES, SIZE 215/60/R16, THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS DAMAGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,005.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE GENERIC O/P LT RS, SIZE 16/165/184 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD HAMMERING NOISE FROM THE TIRE TREAD STRIKING THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE SHOP AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COMPLAINED TO THE SHOP REGARDING THE NOISE AND ROUGH RIDE FROM THE TIRES BEFORE THEY FAILED. HE HAS ALL OF THE PAPERWORK, PICTURES, AND THE TIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK TO MY TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES WENT BAD WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I BEGAN TO FEEL BUMPING ON THE ROAD, AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS IT WAS BAD ENOUGH TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE FORD SHOP. I WAS SHOWN WHERE EACH TIRE HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE AND GET WARPED. I COULD FEEL THE UP-AND-DOWN BUMPINESS IN THE TIRES WITH MY OWN HAND WHEN THEY SHOWED IT TO ME. THIS WAS ON ALL THE TIRES. ONE WAS SO BAD IT LOOKED LIKE A BUBBLE. THESE TIRES ONLY HAD 53,800 MILES ON THEM; ON A NEW CAR I GOT THROUGH MILITARY OVERSEAS CAR SALES IN APRIL 2000. I HAVE HAD ALL THE REGULAR SERVICING/ROTATION/CHECKS AND MY HUSBAND ROUTINELY CHECKED THE PRESSURES. MY CONCERN IS THAT THESE ALL HAD THE SAME LOT NUMBER - WE CHECKED THEM TO BE SURE. THE A3X844P0400 NUMBER WAS ON ALL OF THEM. THE REPORT READS "ALL 4 TIRES ARE WORN OUT - BELT SEPARATED." THE FORD SHOP PERSONNEL SAID THIS IS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE AND THEY FELT IT WAS WORTH REPORTING. IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS THESE TIRES AND AND ACCIDENT RESULTS FROM THIS SEPARATION, IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD. THEREFORE, I AM REPORTING MY EVENT SO THAT IF THERE ARE OTHERS, YOU MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO PREVENT INJURIES/DAMAGES. I WILL ALSO SEND A COPY OF THIS NOTE TO DOT AND MIL OVERSEAS SALES. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES @ A COST OF $717.91 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. LINDA SHIRAISHI 1760 150TH AVE SAN LEANDRO CA 94578. *NM

2000 TAURUS LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH IN THE MEDIAN.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL THE LUG NUTS HAD SHEAR OFF. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *JB

SLIGHT NOISE AND VIBRATION BUT COULD NOT LOCATE WHERE FROM IN THE CAR. RONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. ALL STUDS WERE BROKE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION PASSENGER REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND FISH TAILED AND STRUCK A CEMENT BARRIER NEAR THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGH WAY. THERE WAS NO SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE POLICE DID ARRIVE. P21560R16942. *AK

WITH ONLY 24,533 MILES ON OUR 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON, THE FIRESTONE STORE, HURST, TX, REPLACED FOUR TIRES DUE TO BELT SEPARATION. REPLACED WITH ORIGINAL FORD TIRE: DOT#VN8XT3B2503 AFFINITY TOURING T3 P215/60R16 TLBL PS . *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND NO WARNING, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT, AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO SPLIT. CONTINENTAL MODEL CONTACT SA,SIZE#P21560R16,DOT#ACX844P1900. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. *AK *CB *JB

VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR TIRE FELL OFF . MR WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE DECELERATION RAMP TO A PLAZA THE LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF. THE WHEEL WENT INTO THE PARKING AREA, STRUCK A VEHICLE THEN BOUNCED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE WHEEL CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NLM

THE VEHICLE'S TIRES WERE CRACKED AND SEPARATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM

THE TIRE DEVELOPED A BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL AT 15,000 MILES. *JB

I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON SE WITH OEM TOURING CONTACT AS - P215/60R16 - 94T TIRES. THE FORD'S B-COLUMN STICKER LISTS THE CORRECT TIRE INFLATION AS 30 PSI, BOTH FRONT AND REAR. THE AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTOR 2003 TIRE GUIDE, PUBLISHED BY BENNETT GARFIELD LISTS THE CORRECT PRESSURE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AS 33 PSI. I HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEVERE CUPPING THAT I BELIEVE TO BE RELATED TO FOLLOWING, THE FORD INFLATION SPECIFICATION. I AM FORCED TO REPLACE MY TIRES WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES AFTER AT LEAST 12,000 MILES OF CHATTER FROM THE DAMAGED TREADS. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE USING THESE TIRES. *JB

ON LEFT REAR WHEEL, THE NUT WHICH HOLDS THE TIRE TO THE SPINDLE SPUN OFF OF THE AXLE/SPINDLE ASSEMBLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE ENTIRE WHEEL/DRUM ASSEMBLY PARTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BOUNCED OFF DOWN THE ROAD AS I WAS DRIVING. *NLM MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE PARTS WHICH ARE MACHINED NOT TO COME LOOSE, BUT ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE NO SAFETY MECHANISMS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN TO OTHER DRIVERS OR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE RIGHT SIDE REAR WHEEL SPINDLE BROKE AND THE WHEEL ROCKS BACK AND FORTH.PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT AS, 215/60R/16-94T. TIRES THE FIRST WENT OUT OF ROUND AT 2400 OR SO MILES THIS THE FRONT 2 PER THE DEALER ARE OUT OF ROUND ALSO AND PER THE SERVICE REP BRIAN BRANSON AFTER 20000 MILES IT SHOULD BE EXPECTED, AND NEEDS TO ADDRESSED WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURE SINCE THEY CHANGED THE TIRES ONCE AND THE MILEAGE AT 22997 IS TO GREAT FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND HE SAID THAT, FOR $15.00 EACH THEY COULD GET THE TIRE BACK IN ROUND THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO HELP AND CHARGED $75.00 TO TELL ME THE TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND NOT COVERED BY FORD, I GUESS SO MUCH FOR SERVICE BEING NUMBER 1. DT

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND TIRE BLEW OUT FOR NO REASON RIP OCCURRED ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE THE WERE CHECKED A FEW DAY' S BEFORE AND HAD THE PROPER AIR PRESSURE AND NO DEFECTS WERE OBSERVED AND I DID NOT RUN OVER ANY FOREGIN OBJECTS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY , THE POLICE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF NORTHLAKE ASSISTED ME IN CHANGING THE FLAT. *AK