Problems with 1999 Ford Explorer TIRES

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer equipped with firestone wilderness at tires, size: p235/75/r15 (na). while driving approximately 60 mph, the rear passenger tire blew out. the vehicle was taken to a tire shop, where it was diagnosed that the tire needed to be replaced. the tire was replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate vehicle and tire failure mileage was 150,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer equipped with good year wrangler tires, tire size 235-75-r15. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the rear passenger's side tire exploded due to tread separation. as a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and entered into oncoming traffic, crashing into a concrete barrier. the contact suffered injuries to the wrist, lower back, and neck. a police report was filed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was destroyed. the current and failure mileage of the vehicle was 180,000. the dot number was not available. the failure mileage of the tire was not available.

1999 ford explorer. consumer writes in regards to firestone tires (pr.15.75) recall on vehicle. *smd the would like a list of all the firestone tires that were recalled. the consumer believed the tires he had on his vehicle were defective, which caused him to have an accident in 2007, in which the suv rolled over. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer with wilderness tires, size p255/70/r16. he stated that while driving 70 mph the driver side rear tire blew out. as a consequence the vehicle rolled over and was completely destroyed. he was taken to the hospital and sustained severe injuries. the tire that failed was the spare tire installed by the dealer. a police report was filed. the failure and current mileages were 105,000.

While driving on the highway at 70 mph my husband noticed our 1999 ford explorer not driving right. he pulled onto a side road to take the scenic route home. he was going 50 mph, with our 3 year old in the car, and the sidewall blew completely off the tire. the entire sidewall separated from the tread and bead. thank goodness it was the back passenger tire that blew otherwise the outcome would have been different. as it was nobody was hurt. he could barely control the suv as it was. the tire has only barely 6000 miles on it. when we called the store where it was purchased they said even though we paid for the road hazard we still had to pay for a new tire. *tr

Two tires have come apart and had a blowout at highway speeds of 55 to 70 mph. this was two separate incidents. one tire was replaced and we are dealing with the other now. damage to car. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the vehicle has goodyear wrangler rts tires, size 235/75r15. the contact stated that the rear passenger side tire appeared to be flat. the contact replaced the tire with the spare and drove to the dealer. the dealer stated that the tire was under-inflated, which caused the tire to explode. the dealer also stated that this type of failure was common at this time of year. the current and failure mileages were 121,000. update 09/10/08 *cw the tire had a bubble on the side. the consumer stated this was the second time he a problem with the tire. updated 09/19/08. *jb

My 4dr 1999 explorer rolled over one time due to a possible defective goodyear wrangler p235/75r 15 on right rear when it lost tire pressure when i made a left hand turn on a dirt road causing minor injuries and totaled it. i was charged with endangering the welfare of a child which is my three yr old nephew because this tire caused me to roll my truck - it was a accident by dunklin county in kennett, mo. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. while driving 25 mph on a sunny day heard and felt a bump. she observed from the rearview mirror that there was a tire in the road and realized it was the emergency spare tire. there was a broken bolt found with the tire in the street. the consumer stated the bolt, cable, and suspension mechanism was apparently rusty and worn. the number of cylinders were unavailable. the failure was 82,185 ,and the current mileage is 82,189. *ak the consumer provided the repair invoice. the dealer stated replaced front and rear brakes, rotors and serviced caliper. the dealer also replaced the spare tire. updated 05/23/07 *tr

On 10/06/2006 my daughter was driving her 1999 ford explorer on i-35 at approx 70 mph when her right rear tire blew out. on 10/19/2006 she was driving on the same stretch of road and her left rear tire blew out. both tires were goodyear wrangler ht with approx 21k miles on them and were inflated to 35 psi. she was extrememly fortunate in both cases and did not roll the suv however, she did total the suv.

Dt*: the contact stated the tire threads separated from the rear passenger tire causing the vehicle to spin out of control at 55 mph, and almost caused an accident. the contact purchased the vehicle used and was unsure how old the tire was. the tire manufacturer was dunlop. size: p235/75r15.

On 10/06/2006 my daughter was driving her 1999 ford explorer on i-35 north of waco, tx when her right rear tire blew out. it was a goodyear wrangler ht. the tire was replaced the next day in dallas by a dealer. this is related to complaint # 10171809.

1999 explorer left rear tire blew out and then vehicle caught on fire. *ts the vehicle caught on fire near the left rear tire. the entire vehicle caught on fire and burned. *nm

Dt*: the contact stated; two of the continental tires purchased for the vehicle had tread separation from the belt. the first tire failure was on 7/17/2006. the second failure occurred on 9/1/2006, while traveling 50 mph on a highway in clear dry conditions, the front of the vehicle began to vibrate. the vehicle was pulled off the road, and the right front tire was replaced. the tire was taken to the sales dealer, where the dealer informed the contact the warranty was expired on the tire. the manufacturer was not notified.*ak updated 10/31/2006 - *nm

Dt*: the contact stated while driving at 55 mph the right and left front tires blew out one week apart. there were no problems with the steering prior to the incident. the tire pressure was 32. there was no bulging noticed in the tires.

I purchased a set of tires for my car on feb 2003 (michelin ltx a/t all season p235/75r15 105s from costco) on june 2004 one of the tires blewout on the sidewall and separated, on march 2006 one of the tires blewout on the sidewall and separated, and on june 2006 one of the tires blewout on the sidewall and separated, i have only put a total of 18,000 miles on the tires. i don't understand how the tires keep blowing out on the freeway. the michelin manufacturer just blew me off, and was of no help. *nm

While driving 40 mph right rear tire experienced a tread separation. goodyear wrangler ap, aftermarket equipment, tire size 265/70r16, dot# unavailable. goodyear was notified. *ak *nm

While driving 40 mph, the right rear tire tread separated. this was the replacement tire for the tire recall 01t016000. *ak *sc *jb

While driving at 30 mph rear passenger's side tire separated from the rim. no impact reported. *ak

Saturday, nov , 3:00 pm. driver (17), was making a left turn at xxxxxx & xxxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxx) and suddenly lost control of 1999 ford explorer which jumped curb and slammed into a tree. no other vehicles involved. apparent cause: right rear tire -- goodyear wrangler ht -- seemed to have blown to pieces. vehicle had traveled approximately 2 miles prior to incident ( from cold start, so no significant pre-incident travel time). driver had just stopped at a red light and had traveled less than 1/5 of a mile (est) while making normal left turn in route home. police at scene issued no citation. driver taken to e.r. and released subsequently. one witness said tire was "on fire." both air bags deployed upon impact with tree. prior to accident, tires appeared in good shape, left- rear companion tire is same age, model and mileage as right-rear. left rear is available for insurance adjuster inspection. vehicle is at collision clinic inc., on xxxxxx xxxx in missouri city, texas (small sub-division adjacent to xxxxx xxxx). allstate insurance company. tire was completely withered after incident. no precursor problems whatever with either tires or vehicle (other than earlier recall with which we complied and received new tires). *la , gem

Driving on highway and i started feeling the whole truck bounce, i went to the tire shop to find out. the tire was separating from the tread or spliting down the middle. this has happened twice and now a new one that was bought to replace one of the old ones is also beginning to separate.*ak

While driving, the left front tire tread separated and blew out, causing extensive damage and injury to the consumer. delta sierra radial, 2,387 miles on tire .firestone recall replacement tire. *ak

As i was driving 45 mph the front tire blew out and taking the car out of control these tires has a recall by ford and these were changed by firestone in sept 2000..my wipes neck has been injured..the tread is great but the bet inside let loose. *nlm

On saturday may 31, 2003, my wife and i were on our way to tucson, az from san diego, ca in separate vehicles. we were in arizona on interstate 8 travelling eastbound, 23 miles west of casa grande. the speed limit was 75 and that is what my wife was doing. the air temperatureound 100 degrees. all four michelin ltxams 255 70 r 16 tires were properly inflated. the right rear tire completely blew out. the outside sidewall completely separated from the tire at the shoulder. these tires are two years old and hadless than 20000 miles on them. *ak

While driving 70 mph the vehicles tire blew out. *nlm. *ak

While driving, the emergency spare tire fell off the vehicle. the dealer replaced the cable twice. *jb

I purchased my explorer about 1 year ago. i have had nothing but problems with it since i bought it. just in the last 3 months it has been in the shop at hometown motors at least 4 or 5 times. and everytime they get it in they charge me a hundred dollar deductable plus what the warranty won't cover. i had to pay 1300.oo for my warranty and i have had to pay almost 700.00 since then on the work for everything going wrong with the explorer. i have all of my receipts being gathered . who can i get ahold of to tell them about this lemon that i bought. i cannot afford for this to keep going on.i still owe the car company almost 300 dollars from last week when my explorer was in the shop for almost 2 weeks. please email me back and tell me everything i should do to get this problem fixed. i really appreciate it.

While driving the vehicle experienced sever vibration due tot he vehicles faulty tires (size#p23575r15) please provide the dot #. *nlm

Ltr fm john murphy owner of a 1999 ford explorer reporting spare tire dropped from vehicle. writer concerned with position of spare tires and vehicle. the consumer's son had gone to the dealer to replace the defective part (fmc# f7721a480ab) which was in stock. the part was not suppose to fail per parts department. *scc *jb *cb *jb

Consumer was involved in a collision, and the air bags failed to deploy, consumer was also informed the tires were too big for the vehicle.*jb

While driving 40mph front right tire blewout, causing consumer to lose control of vehicle. tire size and dot# unavailable. 1999, ford, explorer.*ak

Dealer was to replace all firestone tires on vehicle under ford motor company recall. they replaced only four (4) tires, they did not replace spare tire, when asked about this they said recall program was over. if there is a safety defect in these tires it would appear this is an accident just waiting to happen! have checked other vehicles in parking lots and have found goodyear or michelin tires mounted but some spare tires were still firestone! should ford motor company be asked to check recall vehicles to see if tires have been changed or is it really too late? mr

The check engine light illuminated on vehicle. consumer took vehicle in to a ford dealership and was informed the problem was hard to detect. after many deductions(fuel jet cleaning, fuel system module replaced, and the replacement of the chain guides) the clutch mechanism was frozen together because of the many different brands of tires on the front versus the rear. *jg

Tire was new and replaced firestone tire following ford's recall. one side of the tire burst without much warning. absolutely no trace of nail or anything that could have caused this. tire is available for inspection. thank you.*ak (tiresize: p235/75r15)

Engine makes a rattling noise, consumer constantly went to dealer to diagnose the problem. after doing 2-3 diagnostic tests, no problem was found, consumer went to another dealer for a second opinion and a rebuild engine was put in. bolt to engine cylinder broke off and a new head was ordered. *ak consumer is still not satisfied that engine is not running smoothly and still hear irregular noises, dealer identified the noise and informed consumet that is was normal, consumer also blames dealer for selling her the vehicle with defective firestone tires, consumer had to purchase 5 new tires. *slc

Rollover almost occurred from blown tire/excessive play in steering-bad service-no one wants to take responsibility. vehicle frame is bent and a lot of damage to vehicle-i feel that the vehicle is unsafe to drive. insurance does not want to cover costs on tires because tire was brand new was replaced by drew ford on 7-2-01 and blew out on 7-6-01. they said something about it being caused by low inflation and the tire was just replaced on 7-2-01. the service men should have checked the pressure at that time of replacing the tire. *ak (dot number: m6hltb2r21 tiresize: p235/75r15)

For the second time in just a couple of weeks i_x0012_ve had another one of my firestone (steeltex radials r4s) tires have a blowout and this time it included a complete tread separation. the tire location was the left rear inner tire... temp outside was approx. 105 or greater (arizona). my highway speed was around 65mph. with less than 14000 miles on the tires, i should not be having this type of problem. interesting to find out my tires are from the decatur plant, yet firestone refuses to admit there is a defect or they_x0012_re not designed to handle the heat in this area. since this was my first trip since my last blowout, i have no confidence any of the remaining tires will last. i_x0012_m replacing them all. neither ford nor firestone will meet me half way on the cost.*ak (dot number: vd1l1xd059 tiresize: lt22575r16)

My firestone tires were replaced by ford with tiger paws. after only a few thousand miles, while on a trip, my right front wheel split. ford gave me a new wheel, but would not replace the tires because they were on ford's replacement list. i requested new ones. a tire dealer told me all my tires had to many weights on them. the split tire did so along a row of three weights(14 ounces). *ak

Pe00 020; rear tire tread separated from tire. general tire, 15inch. dealership was aware of problem. *ak

Consumer has complained to dealer that steering wheel shakes out of control. steering makes dashboard rumble like front end has hydraulics. turning vehicle right or left, steering shutters hard. consumer would have to add a quart of power steering once a week. dealer found power steering leaking, and replaced rack and pinion and realigned vehicle. on 6-29-01, vehicle was taken back to dealer for still having the problem. dealer found nothing wrong with vehicle. problem has not been remedied. *ak the brake light switch was inoperative causing the brake lights to be inoperative, the brakes squeak and the dealer treated the pads with an anti squeak solution, the a/c blows out warm air due to a leaky compressor and o-ring, the torque converter failed causing the transmission to lock up, passenger side goodyear tire blewout while driving, the window on the right side shakes when going up or down. nlm

When roads were wet vehicle started to fishtail. consumer had an accident while driving 65-70mph in rain. vehicle started to fishtail, spun 180' went down an embankment then hit a tree. consumer could not control vehicle. vehicle was totalled. on december 15, 2000 consumer had a similar accident, road was wet, hit a patch of slushy snow, vehicle went into tailspin, and rolled over, damage was around $ 4500. *ak tires were firestone wilderness, p235/70r16. *slc

The front tire blew out causing me to lose control, then both rear tires blew. this seems pretty extreme for tires that had very little tread wear to out and not perform as they should. even with a trailer attached, the explorer rolled over and was uncontrollable. the explorer was equipped with a ford hitch and the trailer towing package. the weight of the trailer was under the weight specified by ford, 4990 lbs. this accident should not of happened.*ak (tiresize: p255r75x16)( dot number: tire size: p255r75x16 )

While driving about 20 mphm left front tire had a blowout with no damage to vehicle, tire was replaced. then, while driving about 40 mph same place where other tire was also had a blowout, side of tire separated, damaging vehicle.*ak firestone wilderness at tire, p255/70r16, dot vdcu19x. *slc

Consumer heard noise from the left front tire, vehicle was taken to dealer and mechanic found tread separation, firestone offered discount, however consumer replaced tires with a different brand, tire size p255/70r16, dot w2cu1px398. *slc

Consumer could hear a noise on left front firestone wilderness at tire p255/70r16, technician found tread separation and offered 4 new tires at 50% charge, however consumer had them replaced elsewhere with a different brand, dot# w2cu1px398. *slc

Original equipment, firestone wilderness at tires, p225/75r16 size dot#: vnhl. left front tire blewout at highway speeds of 65mph, causing vehicle to swerve off road. left rear tire blewout, causing vehicle to flip four times, resulting in 2 people receiving minor injuries. vehicle was totalled.*ak *slc

Tires began to vibrate suddenly at 65 mph one day. no visual problems, but the balance machine checked ok. problems persisted. bought other tires and want payment for the cost.*ak (dot number: wzhl tiresize: 235/75/r1r)

Automatic transmission is slipping in any gear. it doesn't shift gears correctly when accelerating. transmission only shifts correctly into 1st gear, and double shifts into 2nd and 3rd gears after letting off gas. transmission shifts sometimes from high to low, causing vehicle to pull. overdrive light intermittently would go on and off. was repaired at dealer. on 1-18-2001. dealer replaced multiple parts in transmission 02-15-2001, transmission locked up and wouldn't move.torque converter and pump with housing were replaced. on 6-29-2001, transmission was still pulling. dealer replaced a stuck evr valve and replaced it. *ak front and rear rotors warped, dealer replaced, abs light illumianted, dealer replaced rear speed sensor, brakes are noisy. passenger window shakes, dealer lubed tracks. motor makes rattling noise when being driven steadily. steering gets stiff and makes a whining noise. air conidtioner was repaired. goodyear tire blewout, this tire was a replacement for firestone recall 00t005. *slc

Vehicle puchased 10/27/99, after vehicle was taken to another dealership to check a noise, owner was informed that all four tires were included in recall 00t-005, tires have been replaced. *cj

Firestone, wilderness, p235/70r16, dot- vn, original equipment with 23198 miles; left rear tread separation in cold weather. *ak tires are not part of recall. *slc