Problems with 2001 Ford Explorer WHEELS

Main problem at the moment is a clicking, knocking noise that sounds like is coming from underneath truck in the middle. you can feel truck shake/vibrate when you hear the noise. previous problems lug bolts came loose and almost cause tire to fall off. other problem truck started off sounding like the brake pads were going then the truck started making a horrible grinding noise . felt like the engine was going to fall out. ended up being front passenger side tire. rim had stattered.

An accident occurred wherein a young man was severely injured. he survived, but has a plate in his jaw, and severe scarring on his face. his sister was also a passenger and was injured, but less severely. the right rear tire appears to have blown out, causing the crash. a witness immediately behind the car at the time of the accident stated: "i noticed what looked like one of the right side tires bend to the side and suddenly explode. at that point the driver lost control due to the tire explosion and swerved to the center divider and crashed. information on the tires is as follows: radial sxt all terrains. dot number on the tires were xfa 0307 and the tire size was 75/16. all tires passed inspection three months before, with a tread of 6/32. the officer noted the tread separated from the tire. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer. the chrome steel wheels have exterior corrosion. this condition has caused the tires to lose air pressure. this failure has occurred twice before. she was advised by a technician at the dealer to pay $257.00. to replace bother rear tires. the failure mileage was 105,000.

Vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. vehicle was taken to the dealer, and mechanic determined that all four wheels were defective. a mechanism inside of the wheel tread sheared off into the manufacturer's tires, and caused the uneven wear and tear. *ak

While driving on the freeway doing 65 mph passanger side rear tire fell off due to lug bolts breaking. vehicle almost rolled, but was brought under control before that hapened. spoke with dealership and they are not willing to help and said it was not under warranty. ford motor has also ben contacted and they are not willing to help either. (tiresize: 16 inch)

The driver side wheel made a noise.*jb

Firestone, wilderness at tires mounted on ford, explorer ,2001. while traveling at 35-40 mph consumer hit a construction site and passenger rear tire fell off, then vehicle rolled over. contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.*ak analyst is unsure ofcomponent, possible tire failure, possible lug, nut, and bolt failure, causing rollover, consumer was injured in accident. *slc

Right front wheel rim cracked while traveling at approximately 65 mph. tire had blown. when wrecker came to change tire, driver discovered inside of wheel rim was broken off. consumer stated that nothing was hit that would cause rim to break.*ak *jb

While riding down highway part of rear left rim came off of automobile. consumer was traveling approximately 70 mph.*ak