1995 Ford Explorer Tires & wheels Problems

TURNED IN FOUR RECALLED TIRES TO FIRESTONE STORE IN SLC UTAH NEVER RECEIVED ANY REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10264503

Incident

Jan 3, 1999

CONSUMER FIRESTONE 500 TIRE EXPLODED. *TS THE TIRE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE SEPTEMBER 2006. WHEN THE CONSUMER ORIGINALLY NOTICE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE HE CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER. THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THERE NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A GOODYEAR DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE TIRE WAS OBVIOUSLY SEPARATING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. FIRESTONE REQUESTED THAT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE BE RETURNED TO THE BUT THE TIRE DEALER HAD ALREADY DISPOSED OF THEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10174309

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE IN SEPTEMBER 2006 AND REPLIED THAT I HAD PAID DOWNTOWN FIRESTONE IN MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN ROUGHLY $300 IN 2003 TO REPLACE FOUR OF MY TIRES BUT THE SPARE WAS NOT CHANGED. I HAVE SINCE E-MAILED TWICE DURING THE PAST TWO MONTHS AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171561

Incident

Nov 25, 2003

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE P23575R15 COOPER DISCOVERY ATR TIRES WERE LOSING AIR. THIS OCCURRED IN ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES HAD BEEN CHECKED FOR HOLES AND CRACKS AND NONE WERE FOUND. THE TIRES MUST BE FILLED 3 TO 4 TIMES PER WEEK. THE TIRES WERE KEPT AT 35 POUNDS.

NHTSA ID

10170693

Incident

Mar 1, 2006

Mileage

155,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, MATERIAL OF THE TIRE WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGED PART OF THE REAR WHEEL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10090166

Incident

Aug 28, 2004

Mileage

102,000 mi

WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR A TRIP CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES HAD BUBBLES ON THE TREAD ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10079341

Incident

Jun 15, 2004

Mileage

179,000 mi

HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10045575

Incident

Aug 20, 1998

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTF TIRE MODEL # P235/75R15. THE TIRES HAD CRACKS AND BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRES. *NLM THESE WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR THE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10025131

Mileage

30,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE ( FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX P235/75R15 ) HAD FULL TREAD SEPARATION FROM TIRE. WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND PULL OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ONLY TO FIND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR OF MY '95 FORD EXPLORER. TREAD PIECE HAD COME OFF THE TIRE AND UP HITTING THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FENDER BENDING IT UPWARD TOWARD THE SUPPORTS FOR IT AND THEN HITTING THE PASSENGER REAR TAIL LIGHT COMPLETELY BREAKING IT ENOUGH TO NEED FULL REPLACEMENT. AFTER HITTING THE LIGHT, IT CAME DOWN AND HIT THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WINDOW AND LEAVING MULTIPLE BLACK TIRE/RUBBER MARKS DOWN THE DOOR TILL IT HIT THE RUNNING BOARD ON THE SIDE.*JB

NHTSA ID

10018851

Incident

May 15, 2003

Mileage

90,500 mi

BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM MY PARENTS. TIRES WERE NEW TIRES DUE TO FORD/FIRESTONE RECALL. A SECOND TIRE IS NOW EXHIBITING A BELT SHIFT CONDITION. SYMPTOM IS A SPEED RELATED TIRE NOISE SIMILAR TO A FLAT SPOT ON THE TIRE BUT NO VIBRATION OR BUMP IS FELT. FIRST REPLACEMENT PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE BY DEALER. SECOND FAILURE TO BE LOOKED AT BY GOODYEAR RETAILER DUE TO DISTANCE TO FORD DEALER. GOODYEAR RETAILER HAS ADVISED OF A PRORATED CHARGE DUE TO WEAR ON TIRES. MR

NHTSA ID

767956

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER. BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FIRESTONE TIRES HAD BLOWN. CONSUMERS WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HEAD AND BACK. *JG

NHTSA ID

564983

Incident

Apr 7, 2000

SPARE TIRE IS SMALLER IN WIDTH AND IN DIAMETER THAN REGULAR VEHICLE TIRE. SPARE TIRE SIZE IS P22570R15 WHILE REGULAR TIRE SIZE IS P25570R16. CONSUMER CALLED AND ASKED A FIRESTONE DEALER WAS THIS SAFE AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH DIFFERENT SIZE TIRES ON VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT DOING SO COULD RUIN THE DIFFERENTIAL. CONSUMER STATED THAT ACCORDING TO FORD, THIS IS STANDARD EQUIPMENT.*AK *TT

NHTSA ID

899056

FORD WON'T REIMBURSE ME FOR HAVING MY TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE I HAD IT DONE 29 DAYS BEFORE THEY STARTED THEIR START DATE. EVEN THOUGH I FELT OUR LIVES WERE IN DANGER DRIVING ON THOSE TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 255/16)

NHTSA ID

754457

PE00 020; REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE ,WILDERNESS ARX, P235/75R15.*AK

NHTSA ID

897627

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT ,NO TREAD SEPERATION ,VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245-16)

NHTSA ID

752920

Incident

Jun 24, 2000

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FIRESTONE TIRES TWICE FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT TIRES DUE TO RECALL 00T005, FIRESTONE HAS NOT YET RESPONDED BACK TO CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, TIRE SIZE IS P235/75R15. *SLC

NHTSA ID

562881

Incident

Feb 27, 1995

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TIRE TREAD SEPARATION (BLOWOUT) WHILED DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND ONE DAY BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED (DEC 31, 1999), THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000 (FIRESTONE ATX). NLM

NHTSA ID

562336

Incident

Dec 26, 1999

TWO GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES (SIZE: LT235/75R15, DOT#: T300863GRF-92W) ON 1995, FORD, EXPLORER HAVE EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL PROBLEMS. LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS A TWO SQUARE INCH SECTION THAT HAS STARTED TEARING OFF OF THE SIDEWALL WITH APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES ON THE TIRE. ALSO, LEFT REAR TIRES SIDEWALL IS BEGINNING TO SPLIT WITH 25 TO 30,000 MILES ON THE TIRE. THESE TIRES ARE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

892874

Incident

Jul 16, 2001

THE DRIVE GEAR IN THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, 27K MILES LATER THE PROBLEM REOCCURED, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT AN INCORRECT COMPONENT WAS INSTALLED, THEREFORE CAUSING IT TO FAIL AGAIN, WHILE THIS WAS BEING REPAIRED THE DEALER TORE THE DOOR MOLDING AND THE DASH LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. *NLM

NHTSA ID

561982

Incident

Jun 7, 2000

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL TIRES REPLACED BUT WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO THE CUT OFF DATE (FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX, P235/75R15 DOT#W2HL-1PM-105). NLM

NHTSA ID

561802

Incident

Aug 25, 1998

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING, ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A GRASSY MEDIAN, IN JULY OF 2000 PRIOR TO THE RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TWO MORE TIRES DUE TO BAD BELTS,CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAULTY TIRES (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX, P235/75R15). NLM

NHTSA ID

561476

Incident

Aug 1, 1998

TIRE FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

746313

REPEATED FAILURES OF FIRESTONE TIRES OVER 3 YEARS. REPORTED TO FRIESTONE W/ NO ACTION. THIS WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST MAJOR RECALL/SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT. REFUSED TO WARRANTY AND CLAIMED TO HAVE A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT HD WIPED OUT ALL INFO PRIOR TO JAN 2000. WILL F/U WITH LETTER TO YOU. MY APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE REPORT. THOUGHT I HAD MAILED THE LETTER PREVIOUSLY. CURRENTLY HAVE SPARE TIRE FIRESTONE AND WILL REPORT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. *AK (TIRESIZE: STANDARD)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: STANDARD )

NHTSA ID

745936

Incident

Jul 1, 2000

TREAD SEPARATION/DEFECTS ALL FOUR TIRES AFTER 7 MONTHS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

NHTSA ID

745738

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

MY THREE OTHER TIRES WERE ALSO SEPARATING AND WERE REPLACED. I AM STILL WAITING FOR FIRESTONE TO PAY ME FOR MY MEDICAL AND EIGHT MONTHS LOSS TIME FROM WORK AND VEHICLE RENTAL. THEY HAD REIMBURSED ME APPROXIMATELY $2,700.00 ONLY FOR DAMAGE TO MY EXPLORER. THE TIRES THEY HAD REPLACED I BELIEVE NOW HAS A RECALL ACCORDING TO THE NEW REPORTS OF 5-21-01. IF YOU CAN GIVE ME SOME ASSISTANCE IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1PM135 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

NHTSA ID

745694

Incident

Jul 11, 2000