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 1998 Ford Mustang submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
EAGLE ZR 45, SIZE 245 45 ZR17,DOT M68RF62R267, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, MUSTANG . WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A LARGE BUBBLE ON FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. *AK THE SLIGHT WVINGS AROUND THE TIRE WAS NOTICED, ONE SHOWS SOME SMALL CRACKS DEVELOPING AND THE TIRE POPPED WHILE PARKED. *YD
THE MICHELIN XGTZ (245 45 2R 17) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND BULGE. *MJS
NONE (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16 )
SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON TURNPIKE. TIRES WERE CHECKED PREVIOUS WEEK BY ANOTHER FORD DEALER DURING OIL CHANGE SERVICE, OK. OTHER TIRES HAVE PERFORMED NORMALLY SINCE INCIDENT. SENT TIRE TO MICHELIN, DENIES CLAIM, SAID WAS PUNCTURED CAUSING RUNFLAT. BLOW-OUT WAS INSIDE TO OUTSIDE. FAILURE IN WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIAL. DAMAGED TIRE, RIM (WHEEL), AND STRUT. (DOT NUMBER: BET4HR1068 TIRESIZE: P22555H16)
MY RT. FRONT TIRE BLEW WHILE I WAS TRAVELING. EVEN THOUGH I WAS GOING SLOW, THERE WAS ENOUGH FORCE TO TAKE OUT A PEICE OF MY WHEEL COVER & DENT THE FRONT DOOR. I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT T LITTLE TIRE STORE IN THE TOWN IT HAPPENED IN. I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THE SHOP WORKER SHOWED ME A PLACE ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE THAT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS SEPARATING TOO. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT THAT A BIG-BRAND NAME LIKE FIRESTONE SHOULDN'T DO THAT, SO I REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER BRAND. I REALIZED THAT IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED, I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR & I FELT LUCKY. BUT IT WAS COSTLY & I STILL HAVE THE DENT & PEICE IF FENDER IN MY FLOORBOARD. I DO NOT HAVE THE TIRES SO I DO NOT KNOW ANY PARTICULARS ABOUT THEM, BUT THE DEALER SHOULD. I PROBABLY CAN GET THE TOW SERVICE TO ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT IT DID BLOW, HE PUT ON ONE OF THOSE LITTLE TEMPORARY TIRES & SUGGESTED A FEW SHOPS I COULD TRY TO GET A TIRE AT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE SIDEWALL SPLIT ALL THE WAYAROUND( DOT NUMBER: 00000 TIRE SIZE: 16 )
HAD A BENT RIM AND GOT A NEW RIM AND TIRE TEAM FORD PUT THE REAR TIRE ON BACKWARDS AND MONTHS LATER IN THE SNOW AND RAIN THAT TIRE LOST TRACTION AND I WAS PUT IN THE DITCH DUE TO RAINY WEATHER( DOT NUMBER: BE8RK11049 TIRE SIZE: 24545ZR17 )
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH REAR TIRES SLIPPED OFF AND FELL ONTO THE PAVEMENT. LOST CONTROL, AND VEHICLE TURNED OVER ON ITS ROOF. SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, AND SHE WAS INJURED. *AK
TIRE OUTER SIDE WALL SPLIT ALL THE WAY AROUND.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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