Problems with 2002 Ford Focus TIRES

Daughter drove home from hi school. heard it suddenly release pressure at low speed. drove home another half mile. ford had road service put the donut on. tire is with us until saturday when we'll go get a new one. long gash thru sidewall as well as drive tread. second small crack in sidewall that why off of main gash. mr

Problem i'm still having and was reported to dealership is car pulls to left, ( not corrected) back end of car or tires bounce on road and especially when hitting a bump, cannot stay on road in slush or snow, back end is all over road, ( nothing done) tires are completely groved in many spots on the tires, caused by rear end bouncing on road, firestone won't replace they say it is focas's rear end and it wears out the tires, dealer or ford won't do anything about rear end or tires, car vibrates badly, rear doors barley open are so stiff, looks like door locks are coroaded nothing was done by dealership even though they said they lubricated, nothing is on the locks to show lubrication of locks.

Vehicle's left rear tire is wearing excessively. the dealership cannot fix problem, cause the camber cannot be set per dealership. mr

Premature tread separation after only 11,700 miles.*ak

The 2002 ford focus se comfort wagon has been a continual problem of not staying in alignment (named the rear wheels worst that the front) for more than 5000 miles before needing addition adjustments. tires have lasted less than 20,000 miles (regardless of manufacturer) before totally worn out and needing replacement. *tr

Rear passenger tire thread separation: driving to work at 8:40a, on a 3 lane freeway plus a carpool lane. i was in the middle line, when the car vibrated. i thought i could get to work to take it to a dealership. drove another 1-2 miles, when the vibration became violent. i swearved into the fast lane, cringing and waiting for someone to hit me, since i jumped into their lane. i attempted to straighten the car , but was losing control. i veered back to the 3rd lane and then fishtailed , heading for the center divider. i crossed over into the fast lane and the carpool lane , stareing at the wall. i managed to struggle with the steering wheel to turn the front of the car away from the wall, just in the nick of time to fishtale away. my left rear bumper sideswiped the wall as i headed back across overall 4 lanes, to the right shoulder, where i came to a stop. it was a miracle that no one hit me when i first went out of control. it was a miracle that no one slammed into someone else, as they slowed down to let me continue stay " out of control" until i came to halt. it was the most horrifiying 20 seconds of my life. my life was spared, and so was someone else's, if the time had been different. i had to purchase another firehawk tire and firestone request that i mail them the damage tire!!! how do you mail a tire!?!?!?! insane.*ak

The firestone firehawk gta-02 original tires that came with my 2002 ford focus zx3 appear to have a flaw. shortly after purchasing my focus, i noticed a "bubble" on the right front tire's sidewall. the other three tires have been fine over the past ensuing 21 months so i have to be believe that this one tire was flawed coming out of the factory. my ford dealer will not replace it without charging a full price since there is no known recall on this particular tire. yet, i see now through the nhtsa that there are several "sidewall bubble" complaints against this tire model. please add my complaint to the list, since i have driven a lot of cars over the years, and never saw a "bubble" pop up like this ....seemingly out of nowhere! tom. *ak

Abnormal tire wear

The consumer experienced a sudden loud explosive noise while pulling out of parking and making a turn. then, another explosive noise occurred involving the rear tire. *yh *scc

Front driver side tire blewout while driving, causing consumer to pull over. dealer notified.*ak *jb

Inside corner of rear tire, approximately three inch strip on each tire, wears excessively. tires have been replaced at 9,000, and at 20,000. still belt tread is showing. consumer maintains problem is vehicle and not tire. contacted manufacturer and dealer. problem has not been resolved.*ak *slc

The original firestone tires (205/50r16) wear out prematurely. the vehicle becomes unsteady on bumpy, wet or snow covered roads, causing the driver to lose control. the rear tires vibrate and chatter when driving on wind roads and on open roads at highway speeds, also the rear tires were showing irregular and premature wear. the manufacturer representatives stated that improper factory alignment specification were the cause of the problems. auto door locks malfunctions. the rear hatch door was misaligned and would not close properly, the rear window washer would not spray properly and the rear window washer nozzle failed, there was an odor coming from heating or a/c system, the power steering line was leaking. the transmission was difficult to shift into 2nd gear and reverse when it was cold, the child restraint brackets was putting dents in the rear seat *yh

While traveling at 55 mph right rear tire suddenly exploded. cause unknown. dealer has been contacted.*ak

I have a 2002 ford focus station wagon and the tires wear out too fast i have 45000 miles and two sets of tires. they shimmy bad. its a vehicle problem with the rear wheels. ford won,t fix the problem vin [xxx]. *ak *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

If consumer travels above 50 mph vehicle begins to shake. she has taken this vehicle to a mechanic three times for samething, and was told that problem were the tires. consumer did not think this was true because tires had been rotated twice within 2 weeks.*ak