1993 Ford Explorer Tires

MICHELIN LTX M/S XL P235/75R-15 ON 93 EXPLORER XL. TIRES ARE 5 YRS OLD WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES. SERIES OF SIDEWALL CRACKS ABOUT 8" LONG APPEARED IN FRONT RIGHT TIRE, APPROX 5/8" FROM RIM, WITH THE LONGEST CRACK ABOUT 4" LONG AND 0.11" DEEP. NO FAILURE YET, AND THE AMERICAS TIRE DEALER SAYS THE CRACKS ARE NOT A PROBLEM, BUT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF SIDEWALL CRACKING AND BLOWOUTS IN MICHELIN TIRES CONCERNS US. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE ATX, AND LINE SIZE P235/75R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TREAD OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND FOUR PASSENGERS HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE TIRES WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL TIRES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE TRAVELING SPARE TIRE SHEARED OFF FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER, LTR 235/75R15. *AK

GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES.*MR ONE OF THE TIRES HAS A CONCAVE/CIRCULAR INDENTATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1/2-3/4 INCH BEGINNING AT THE TREAD SURFACE AND RUNNING VERTICALLY UP THE SIDEWALL ARE 2-3 INCHES FROM THE OUTER TREAD. *NM

DUNLOP LIGHT TRUCK TIRES LT 235-75R15 RADIAL ROVER AT FIRST PROBLEM WAS A TIRE BLISTER THAT CAUSED AN UNEVEN TIRE WEAR PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THE TIRE BACK TO THE TIRE STORE, WHERE I PURCHASED SAID TIRES, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. NO WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE TIRE, EVEN THOUGH I HAD PUT LESS THAN 50% WEAR ON TIRE. ON JUNE 13, 2004, WHILE RETURNING FRIM A TRIP DOWN TO LONG BEACH, HEADING NORTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 IN CALIFORNIA I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE DETREADED OR BLEW ITS TREAD OFF AND THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY FORD EXPLORER ( BUBBLES, WAS THE CARS NAME SINCE SHE WAS CHAMPAGNE COLORED ). I SLID BETWEEN THE LANES OF THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR. I DIDN'T REGAIN CONTROLL BUT ENDED UP ROLLING IT DOWN THE SHOULDER AND AFTER BOUNCING AROUND LANDED UPRIGHT ON MY TIRES FACING THE WRONG DIRECTION. SOME HOW I DIDN'T GET HURT BUT I DID DESTROY MY 1993 EXPLORER. THE TRUCK I LOVED AND SINCE I DIDN'T GET HURT IN THE ROLL OVER I HAVE ZERO COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY FORD IN FACT I THINK I WILL TELL THEM ABOUT THE ROLL OVER AND THANK THEM FOR BUILDING A CAR THAT I ROLLED AND STILL DIDN'T GET HURT. MY DUNLOPS TIRES ON THE OTHER HAND I HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS, ONE COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE THAT DIRECTLY LEAD TO ME WRECKING MY CAR AND ONE BLISTER THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A ROAD HAZARD. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS TO YOU TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES AND IF YOU NEED TO RESEARCH INTO THIS. I KNOW I AM LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED BUT FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. *AK, *GEM

RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AT 45 MPH IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES. *AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AT 45 MPH IN 4 DIFFERENT SECTIONS. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. *AK

THE TIRES FAILED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX IMATELY60 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL , CAUSING HER TO HAVE A BLOWOUT. SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IN A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING A 1993 ,FORD, EXPLORER. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, AND HAD ABOUT 3000 MILES.*AK

THE FRONT OF THE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY, ESPECIALLY WHEN EXCEEDING 65 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THE SHAPE AND DESIGN OF THE TIRES CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED ( NOV 2002) FOUR (4) BRAND NEW YKS RADIAL A/T LT235/75R15 TIRES. ON JAN 02,2003 AT APPROX. 1515 HRS- INTERSTATE 40, ASHEVILLE, NC. I WAS GOING EAST AT APPROX. 65-70 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT, CAUSING MY 1993 FORD EXPLORER TO QUICK TURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD NEARLY MISSING OTHER CARS IN THE LANE. I DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES OR TRY TO CONTROL THE TRUCK,BUT LET IT MOVE THE WAY IT WANTED. IF I HAD TIED TO CONTROL THE TRUCK, I FEEL THAT I WOULD HAVE ROLLED THE TRUCK. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK STOPPED, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE TIRE DAMAGE. THE TIRE HAD SEPERATED (RIPPED) FROM THE TOP SEAM OF THE TREAD.

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH SPARE TIRE DISENGAGED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT WIRING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ATLAS, SILVERTRAC, P23575R15 DOT UUTHLAJV331. REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A FORD EXPLORER, 1993. WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POP. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VIHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED. *AK *JG

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THERE WAS TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE 235R15. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER REGARDING TIRE REPLACEMENT AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURES IN THE FUTURE, CONSUMER WENT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO TIRES IN STOCK BUT TO KEEP CHECKING BACK, AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF CHECKING CONSUMER DECIDED TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE ACCEPTABLE REPLACEMENT TIRES FROM ANOTHER DEALER AND BRING THE RECEIPT AND DOT CODES FOR THE TIRES BACK TO THEM AND THEY WOULD PROCESS AND SUBMIT THE REFUND FOR REQUEST, AFTER NOT HEARING ANYTHING FROM THE LOCAL DEALER FOR MORE THAN 10 WEEKS CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT THE INFORMATION WAS NEVER SUBMITTED AND THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO CONTACT A FIRESTONE DEALER, CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS TOO LATE AND THAT THE DEADLINE FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS AUGUST 29, 2001, CONSUMER FEELS HE SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED BECAUSE OF THE MISCOMMUNICATION WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE 3 WILDERNESS ATX TIRES, CONSUMER STATED PREVIOUSLY, TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS RADIAL ATX TIRES, P23575R15 M/S, CAMPAIGN 00T005. *JB

WHILE DRIVING TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS A RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO WOULD NOT HONOR RECALL AND CHANGE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER REPLACED THE RECALL FIRESTONE TIRES AT OWN EXPENSE WITH B.F.GOODRICH RADIAL TIRES, SIZE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER IS NOW CALLING TO REPORT THAT ALL FOUR OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRE CORDS ARE PROTRUDING THROUGH SIDEWALL. CONSUMER FEELS THAT EXPLORER IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM NOT FIRESTONE OR GOODRICH TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED FORD TIRE RECALL AND HAD TIRES INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER WHO STATED TIRES WERE PART OF RECALL, CONSUMER FILLED OUT PROPER PAPERWORK AND HAD TIRES REPLACED BY A BRAND OTHER THAN FIRESTONE, NOW CLAIM IS BEING DENIED AND CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM FIRESTONE ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, FIRESTONE DESTROYED REPLACED TIRES, FIRESTONE ATX, DOT NUMBERS W2HL AND VDHL, SIZE P235/75R15. *SLC

WHEN FIRESTONE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED LAST AUGUST CONSUMER CHECKED HIS SPARE TIRE THAT WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING. STEEL CABLE THAT HELD SPARE TIRE IN PLACE SHOWED SIGNS OF RUST AND CORROSION. IT WAS ALSO FRAYED. CONSUMER THEN TRIED TO GET FORD TO REPLACE SPARE TIRE. BUT, FORD REFUSED.*AK

I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET REFUND FROM FIRESTONE FILED ON 09/01/00. WE HAVE CALLED 7 TIMES TO BE TOLD CALL BACK, YOU ARE NOT IN THE SYSTEM AS YET. I FINALLY ASKED FOR A FAX NUMBER SO THAT I COULD PLEAD MY CASE. THEY AT FIRST REFUSED AND CLAIMED THAT A FAX WOULD ONLY DELAY THINGS FURTHER. I DID OBTAIN THE NUMBER BUT THEY HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS RECEIVED. THEY ARE LUCKY, WE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES BEFORE THE RECALL BECAUSE WE FOUND TREAD SEPERATION WAS BEGINNING TO TAKE PLACE. IF YOU CAN PLEASE PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR JOHN T. LAMPE AT FIRESTONE; I WILL FILE A SMALL CLAIMS ACTION AGAINST FIRESTONE FOR ALL 5 TIRES.*AK

CONSUMER PUCHASED NEW TIRES TO REPLACE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES AND RETURNED THE RECALLED TIRES TO FIRESTONE DEALER, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, IT HAS BEEN 90 DAYS AND CONSUMER HAS NOR RECIEVED REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

BRIDGESTONE, D693P-MET 235/75R15; TIRES RUMBLE VERY BADLY. THESE WERE REPLACEMENTS, NOT ORIGINAL TIRES.*AK *JB

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH DUNLOP TIRES. DUNLOP REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. CONSUMER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF, AND SIDEWALLS EXPLODED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN I-95 IN SOUTH CAROLINA AT ONLY ABOUT 50 MPH DUE TO RAIN WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, LEFT THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES INTO A DITCH AND TOTALED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO APPARENT EXPLANATION FOR WHY HE LOST CONTROL. WE HAD JUST RECENTLY REPLACED TIRES WITH NEW FIRESTONE ATX II. WHEN WE ASKED THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ABOUT RECOVERING THE TIRES WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE BLOWN OUT. SINCE THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED PRIOR TO ANY PUBLICITY ABOUT FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURES WE DID NOT ASK TO SEE THE TIRES. MY SON WAS INJURED AND FORCED TO MISS CLASSES AT COLLEGE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 23575SR15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575SR15 )

I WAS NOTIFYED BY FIRESTONE AND FORD OF THE DEFECTED TIRES.I REPLACED THE TIRES BEFORE THE RECALL BUT HELD ON TO THE DEFECTIVE TIRES.MY CLAIM WAS REJECTED AVAE THOUGH I HAD PROOF OF REPLCEMENT COST AND RETURNED THE DEFECTIVE TIRES TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER.I FEEL IT IS UNFAIR THAT I AM PENALIZED FOR PREVENTING SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY AND MYSELF.PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE ON THIS MATTER.THANKS!!!! *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1M0083 TIRESIZE: 15 IN)