Problems with 2000 Ford Excursion TIRES

Pe00 020; consumer was inspecting vehicle and noticed that all four tires had a funny color . he has contacted firestone, and the attendant told him that the 16inch tire was not on recall. firestone wilderness steel tex 16inch. there were no injuries. *ak *slc

Tire failure due to tread separation--no evidence of road hazard( dot number: vnw81xy409 tire size: lt265/75r1 )

Found a one inch crack in the sidewall on the right rear tire. further investigation found that the lettering on all of the tires was peeling off.*ak (tiresize: 265/75 r16)( dot number: tire size: 265/75 r16 )

While driving the right rear tire blew out, firestone dealer stated the tire blew out because of a manufacturers defect and replaced the tire, this occured before the problem became public knowledge (firestone steeltex at 265-75r16). nlm

The tire failure was a blowout. the whole sidewall shredded. firestone said it was a road hazard even though we did not hit anything. ford would not replace because they don't cover tires. the fuel gauge was replaced twice by the dealer. the first time, the gauge read 1/4 tank left and it was dry. the second time the gauge read 1/4 tank and it was more than 1/2 full. the front stablizer assembly was popping so hard you could hear and feel it. the dealer replaced it. it seems to be popping again but i haven't taken it back in yet. i'm getting tired of taking it in. the rear side window motor was dying so i had it repaired. during repair, they noticed the glued piece that the motor attached to was coming off and had to replace the entire window. when does the lemon clause come into effect???( dot number: 008102 tire size: lt26575r16 )

On 04/28/2000, i was towing my boat and trailer to lake erie on ohio state route 11 north when my rig suddenly began to fishtail extensively in perfect road and whether conditions and at a speed of approximately 50mph. i immediately applied electric trailer brakes to all four trailer wheels which did operate but to no avail. i then tried to hold the brakes on the trailer and also apply acceration to the truck to pull this rig out of the fishtail. within a matter of 5 seconds or less, i was thrown off the right side of the road into the hillside with a blown right rear tire on the truck. having pulled boats and trailers all of my life i couldn't figure out why this rig got away from me so fast, especially at the speed i was going. after everything about firestone tires that came out in the following months, i feel that something definitely happened to this tire to cause the accident. after getting the truck repaired and then checking the consumer report's website about tires, i decided to check out the dot dates of the tires that remained on the truck and found out that all these tires that were installed as original equipment were manufactured in early 1990. as far as i'm concerned, this is fraud and negligence on both firestone's and ford's part since they sold and put outdated tires on this new truck. i emailed a complaint to ford's customer service with the same information that i am providing you, but it was to no avail. at this time i'm looking into possibly filing a suit against both ford and firestone. if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at home or work. thank you. robert e. archer, d.d.s. (tiresize: 265/75rx16)( dot number: tire size: 265/75rx16 )

At freeway speed - tire tread seperated and blew. *ak( dot number: unavailabl tire size: lt26575r16 )

Right front tire found with 1/2 inch vertical cut midway up sidewall. no evidence of road hazzard or other damage. ford dealer (island ford blufton sc) replaced at owners cost stating damage must have been road hazzard. april 2000 approx miles 10,000. additional info. while looking for dot number on tires, none is shown, all three origional tires have noticable sidewall indentations above the "r4x" inflation is approx 45psi. have notified ford. *ak (tiresize: lt26575r16)( dot number: tire size: lt26575r16 )

All four firestone tires failed (firestone steeltex a/t, lt265/75r16-119/116-l.r.dm/s). nlm