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1997 Ford Thunderbird Tires & wheels Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA

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Tires & wheels reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
16
Latest May 3, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 169 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Ford Thunderbird submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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.

Owner reports naming tire or wheel

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Tires & wheels
Filed May 3, 2001

NO ACCIDENTS, 1-TREAD PEALED FROM TIRE, 1-TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE. *AK (TIRESIZE: R215/70/15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R215/70/15 )

NHTSA ID
744892
Incident
Dec 17, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 2, 2001

ORIGINAL FIRESTONE FR680 TIRES, SIZE P21570R15 97TMTS, ALL 4 TIRES' STEEL BELTS HAVE SEPARATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY, AND WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY BLOWN OUT.*AK CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA ID
881982
Incident
Oct 1, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 30, 2001

TREAD SEPARATION ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER QUARTER PANEL, TRIM ON THE PANEL AND AROUND THE WHEEL, FIRESTONE 721 P22575R15, TEN YEARS AGO THE FRONT TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION. *CJ

NHTSA ID
559255
Incident
May 29, 1995
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 11, 2001

TWO OUT OF FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES (P215/70R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

NHTSA ID
558918
Incident
Oct 12, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 28, 2000

LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAD NOTICED AN UNUSAL SOUND BEGINNING THE PREVIOUS DAY, BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT IT WAS. THE NOISE DISSAPEARED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILED TIRE WAS CHANGED, WHICH WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE A DEFECT MORE LIKELY THAN A ROAD HAZARD. FAILURE INDICATED BY CATASPROHIC OUTTER SIDEWALL RUPTURE ADJACENT TO TREAD EDGE. TREAD SHOWED SEPARATION IN VICINITY RUNNING ABOUT TEN INCHES ALONG CIRCUMFERENCE. WILL KEEP TIRE ON HAND FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT WANT TO SEE IT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2M3IPN237 TIRESIZE: P21570R15)

NHTSA ID
738448
Incident
Dec 28, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 28, 2000

THE FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL (00T-005). *MJS

NHTSA ID
558159
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 6, 2000

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING @ 70 MPH, 2ND TIRE HAS TREAD STARTING TO SEPARATE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2M3 TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

NHTSA ID
735875
Incident
Aug 13, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 7, 2000

THE TIRE EXPLODED AT 65MPH. WE REPLACED THE REMAINING TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )

NHTSA ID
730715
Incident
Jul 17, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 5, 2000

TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDE OF WALL @ 60 MPH. TREAD FLEW OF AND PUT 7 INCH HASH IN SIDE OF BUMPER ON THE PASSENGER DIE BUMPER WHEN REAR TIE BLEW( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )

NHTSA ID
730218
Incident
Sep 3, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 1, 2000

TIRE SEPARATION CAUSES EXTREME SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/70/R15 )

NHTSA ID
729861
Incident
May 1, 2000
SuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Aug 28, 2000

PE00 020;VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE,AND PULLED TO LEFT/ RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. TOOKVEHICLE TO THE THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT TIRES WERE SEPARATED. SHE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE 205/70R15 FR710. *AK

NHTSA ID
868939
Incident
Jun 5, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 11, 2000

TREAD SEPARATED ON 2 TIRES AND BLEW OUT. FIRST TIRE WAS AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND LESS THEN 20000 MILES, 2ND TIRE WAS AT 50 MPH AND 30000 MILES. I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES, IN FEAR OF MY SAFETY.( DOT NUMBER: W2M3 TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )

NHTSA ID
727621
Incident
Oct 1, 1999
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 10, 2000

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR TIRE. THEN, WHEN GOING HOME FOUND OUT THAT TIRE HAD ALREADY SEPARATED, AND LEFT REAR TIRE WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE. THEY WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES, SIZE P275/70R15. *AK

NHTSA ID
867416
Incident
Aug 9, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 1, 1999

TIRE BLOWOUT-(FIRESTONE P215/70R1597 TMTS FR680). *YC

NHTSA ID
607463
Incident
Nov 12, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 1, 1999

FIRESTONE FR 350 P21570R15 TIRES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
607035
Incident
Oct 16, 1998
EngineTires & wheels
Filed Feb 1, 1999

VEHICLE PERFORMING SLUGGISHLY. NLM

NHTSA ID
605913

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine54Brakes22Suspension18Transmission13Fuel system13Driver assistance11Steering9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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