Problems with 1999 Ford Expedition TIRES

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition equipped with firestone wilderness p265/70/r16 dot8x72 tires. the contact stated that the drivers side rear tire blew out while driving 65 mph, causing the vehicle to crash into a cement divider. the contact suffered injuries to the face and mouth. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 127,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition with cooper discover lfx tires with dot number 4909. the contact stated the rear passenger side tire was replaced twice. the contact had a rear alignment performed on the tire, but the side walls burst on each tire. the contact had the same tire placed on the vehicle by the manufacturer after the original one split. the failure mileage was 250,000.

The flared portion of the terminator fob on the retaining/retracting cable for the spare tire fractured and separated on my 1999 ford expedition eddie bauer (i am the original owner). *tr as a result, the spare tire and the metal crosspiece retainer dropped onto the street pavement, and in front of oncoming vehicles, which swerved and avoided colliding with the loose spare tire. i am just glad, and fortunate, that the spare tire did not bounce into the air, or end up crashing through the windshield of an oncoming vehicle. there are numerous reports of similar, if not identical incidents of this spare tire cable breakage posted on the internet. according to the owners manual, the crank mechanism is driven using the jack handle, and it is supposed to "ratchet" when the spare tire becomes snug against the vehicle undercarriage, preventing over tension on the crank mechanism and cable. upon inspection, there were no signs of rust, or corrosion, or attempted theft or tampering. a small collar portion of the terminator fob remained on the cable, while flared portion broke and slipped off of the end ...

Well me and some of my family members was heading to destine we was on i-10 south when the covering of the tire came off and bent the finder. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition. the vehicle has firestone wilderness at tires. while driving 70 mph, the spare tire blew out. the contact was able to drive the vehicle to a repair shop and had the tire changed. it was also discovered that the fender was folded under the vehicle near the fuel line. the tire size and dot number were unknown. the failure mileage was 200,000. updated 8/10/09 *cn updated 08/13/09. *jb

Purchase 4 new interco tsl/thornbird tires about 1 1/2 years ago. purchased in murrieta ca at the time of residence. june 2008 moved to yuma az. on 9/2/08 a big chunk blew out the center of the tire in tucson az. contacted ramona tire via email. explained what happen . they were suppose to get back in touch with me to tell me who to take it to. never returned a message. on 11/28/08 another tire did the same thing. *tr

My ford expedition was outfitted a little over 3 years ago with goodyear wranglers by ford due to the firestone tire failure. recently, while washing the vehicle i noticed failure in the sidewall of the driver's side rear tire. all around the rim approximately 1/2 to 3/4" from the rim there are cracks in the rubber sidewall opening up as the earth does during an earthquake. these are approximately 2-3" long and a little over 1/8" deep so far. this is highly unusual for three year old tires. these will be removed before the next long trip as i will not wait for failure and put my or my family in danger. *jb

The spare tire cable snapped on ford expedition at high speed and almost caused several accidents. the tire crossed the median, after being narrowly missed by the person behind me, and went into opposing traffic.*ak thankfully, no one was hurt or injured but i was extremely lucky!

1999 ford expedition left rear tire blew out. *ts the consumer lost control of the vehicle rear ended a truck and then struck a guard rail. *jb

While consumer was driving on the expressway at 75 mph spare tire cable broke, and the tire flew off. there was no report of accident/injury. *ak

Defective tires, resulting in need for replacement had tread seperation from steel belts on all four tires manufacturer id on tires (3) 4bcuc6wr1201, (1) 4bcuc6wr3900. *jb

While the vehicle was parked spare tire cable broke. this caused the tire to fall off from underneath the vehicle. consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the spare tire cable assembly needed to be replaced. *ak

While driving the vehicle suddenly began to shake. the consumer stated they heard a pop and pulled over on the service road. upon inspection the consumer noticed that the passenger side right front tire had shredded completely. she said her husband changed the tire. she tried to get a replacement for the shredded tire, she was told no, because that was not on recall. the tire was an original equipment firestone wilderness at p265/70 r 17 which had about 20,680 miles on them. the consumer feels that this is a safety issue especially since the tire blewout during heavy traffic. *nm *nm

I own a 1999 ford expedition. i was driving home when i heard a bump in the back of my vehicle. i looked in the rear view mirror to see my spare tire bouncing off another vehicle and rolling down the street. if i had been going at a faster rate of speed, someone could have been seriously injured if not killed. i stopped to retrieve the tire when i noticed that the cable holding the tire had just snapped. after a little research on the internet i have discovered that this is not an isolated incident. when i called the dealer to see if there had been a recall they said there had not, but they could sell me a replacement for $78. this is not just about money, it's about a known problem that ford needs to fix. as i said before, "someone can be seriously injured by this problem". can you look into this problem? thanks. *ak

Purchased a new set of yokohama geolander at tires size 265/70/17 mounted on 1999 ford expedition. tires were rotated with every oil change, and after 17,000 miles have completely worn out.