Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Ford Excursion submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 58 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 58, in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXCURSION EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75R16 119/116R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TIRES EXPLODED AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
COPPER TIRES DOMINATOR AT LT 305 70 16 PURCHASED FROM DISCOUNT TIRE 10-14-2005. THE VEHICLE A FORD 2001 EXCURSION HAD 86000 MILES ON IT. ON 11-24-2009 A BLOWOUT OCCURRED, RIGHT REAR TIRE. DAMAGING REAR TAIL LIGHT THE PAINT ON REAR DOOR AND REAR QTR PANEL WHEEL WELL TRIM DAMAGE RUNNING BOARD DAMAGE AND WHEEL DAMAGE. THE BLOWOUT SEPARATED THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE LEAVING THE BELTS EXPOSED. *TR
3 BLOWN TIRES W/STEERING AND BODY DAMAGE, NEAR ROLL OVER. I HAVE ALL THE BLOWN TIRES. *NM
CONSUMER GOODYEAR TIRE SEPRARATED WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TS HE CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACED THE VEHICLE GOODYEAR TIRES A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES (AT TOTAL OF 12 TIRES). EACH TIME THE VEHICEL WAS TAKEN TOT HE TIRE DEALER THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *NM
1. I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXCURSION. I HAD FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T LT 265-75 R16'S ALL THE WAY AROUND MY VEHICLE. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD A BLOW OUT; IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. WE GOT OUT LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE STEEL IN THE TIRE TORN UP THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND WHEEL WELL AND DID A LOT OF DAMAGE UNDERNEATH AND TO MY GRILL GUARD. WITHIN LESS THAN 50 MILES, MY OTHER FRONT TIRE WENT OUT. BUT WITH THIS ONE THE TREAD WAS PULLING AWAY AND FALLING OFF (AGAIN TEARING UP THE BODY AS IT WENT). THE TIRE NEVER BLEW BUT THE TREAD DID ENOUGH DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED ON THAT SIDE ALSO. THE BODY OF MY TRUCK WILL NEED WORK. WHEN I OPEN MY DOORS THEY POP BECAUSE IT IS RUBBING ON THE FRAME THAT HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK. WHEN WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION IT WAS LATE SATURDAY SO WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL SUNDAY (WHICH WAS EASTER SUNDAY AND NOT MANY PLACES WERE OPEN). WE WENT TO SEARS AND HAD NEW TIRES PUT ALL THEY WAY AROUND THE VEHICLE. WE WERE NOT GOING TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF THE BACK ONES SEPARATING ON THE WAY HOME. *JB
THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT & ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH!!!
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD EXCERSION, WITH MY WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS, ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE BLEW OUT AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE TRED SEPERATING FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD 49530 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND FENDER WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE BLOW OUT. ON 06-20-05, FIRESTONE REPLACED FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE TIRES I HAD ON THE VEHICLE AS PART OF A RECALL. THE SPARE TIRE IS ON ODER, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE IT IN STOCK.
THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES ON HIS 2001 FORD EXCURSION PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE FORM AND RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT HASN'T HEARD FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM *SC *JB
STEELTEX RADIAL BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES HAS A RECALL BUT THE CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. *SC *JB
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT RETAIN AIR. AT A LATER DATE A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED. CONSUMER SENT THE RECEIPTS REQUESTED AND HAD BEEN DENIED REIMBURSEMENT.*AK
FAILURE OF BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRE. REPLACEMENT OF TIRE AT OWNER EXPENSES.. *BF THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE DUE TO A BLOW OUT. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DENIED THE CLAIM STATING A TIRE BLOW OUT WAS NOT A TIRE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION OF A TIRE FAILURE. *JB
AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER, SENDING IN THE RECEIPTS, ALONG WITH THERE FORMS, THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. ALL TIRES BUT ONE WERE REPLACED. *NM. *AK
CONSUMER NOTICED ON MANY OCCASIONS THAT BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS LT STEELTEX, P265/75R16. *AK
SIDEWALL FAILURE OF 4 FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S 265/75/16 TIRES THAT WERE OEM ON FORD EXCURSION. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR FIRESTONE TIRES ONE YEAR AGO. THE TIRES HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED WITH BRIDGESTONE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED. AFTER SENDING THE RECEIPT TO DEALER IT WAS RETURNED. SINCE HE DID NOT REPLACE THE TIRES WITH FIRESTONE TIRES THE CLAIM WAS DENIED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A BLOW OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE. AFTER CONTACTING THE TIRE COMPANY THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER THE LEFT DRIVER'S TIRE MELTED FROM THE INSIDE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT TIRE WAS TOO LARGE, AND HE NEEDED TO DISCUSS IT WITH THE DEALER.*AK
I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FIRESTONE TIRES CORPORATE OFFICE REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL ON 2001 FORD EXCURSION STEELTEX RADIAL A/T TIRES LT265/75R16 LR D [XXX] AND PROMPTLY SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED INFORMATION VIA MAIL ON JUN3 4, 2004. I HAVE TRIED REPEATEDLY TO CONTACT FIRESTONE VIA MAIL, TELEPHONE, AND E-MAIL SINCE THAT TIME WITH NO RESPONSE.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
THE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON MY 2001 FORD EXCURSION SEPERATED FROM THE PLY EXPOSING THE CORD. THIS HAPPENED DURING HIGHWAY USE, WITH THE TIRE PROPERLY INFLATED TO VEHICLE SPECS. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. *AK
PROBLEMS WITH TIRE FAILURE ON 2001 FORD EXCURSION. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 2 CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURES WHILE DRIVING. DURING THE FIRST FAILURE THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A ROAD HAZARD AND THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE CONSUMER SIMPLY ACCEPTED THE TIRE FAILURE AS A FLUKE. THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE PLIES ACROSS THE TREAD FACE AND A VERY NOTICEABLE THUMP WAS HEARD AND FELT. NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED OR ALTERNATE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE PRODUCT WITH HIGHER LOAD RANGE WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ALL 5 TIRES. *NM
PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE EQUIPMENT ON 2001 FORD EXCURSION. *MR THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT THE PROPER TIRES. THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RANGE E AND RANGE D. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WHICH RANGE E. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE FOR FREE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REMAINING TIRES. *JB
DEALER CALLED THE CONSUMER FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL ON FIRESTONE TIRES. A DATE WAS SET. BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR THE APPOINTMENT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER DID FIND SPLITS IN THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES, SPLITS EXTENDED FROM THE RIM TO THE TREAD.*AK
REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALLED TIRES THE CONSUMER REPLACED. *PH CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACING TIRE EQUIPMENT ON HER 2001 FORD EXCURSION. THE TIRES FAILED PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *MR *NM
TIRE FAILURE OF BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL, LT265/75RX16D OWL ALL TERRAIN TIRES. FIRST FAILURE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, SECOND WAS DURING SECOND WEEK. IRST WAS TOTAL FAILURE AT EXPRESSWAY SPEED. SECOND SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION ACROSS FACE OF TIRE. *AK
CONSUMER HAD AN ISSUE TO THE TERMS OF AGREEMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE. (NAR) *PH THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE OF WHEN HE PURCHASED THE TIRES. *JB THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO SUDDEN DEFLATION. THE STEELTEX TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH EQUIVALENT YOKOHAMA TIRES. THIS ALL OCCURRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD 100 MILES. *SC
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. WHEN THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE WARRANTY SERVICE, AND DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE TIRE RECALL 04T003000. *AK
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