Problems with 2000 Ford Taurus TIRES

Bad shimmy and wobble in front drivers side also makes steering wheel wobble bad. *jb

No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak

I was traveling south on route 301 from crofton, md at 55 miles per hour when the rear right side tire blew out. i did not hit or run over anything on the road. a driver behind me stopped and told me he saw a puff of smoke when the tire blew. i am concerned because of the way the tire blew out. the tire blew from on the inside of the rim and the inside of the tire separated completely from the rest of the tire. it looks as if the inside rim of the tire was cut out. the tire did not appear to be under inflated before i began driving. i took the tire back to the ford dealer, they told me that they were not liable for the tires, take it to a firestone dealer. the firestone dealer told me that the tire may have been under inflated, or that there may have been a puncture to the tire (i do not beleive either theory). i had two other tire technicians look at the tire, and they had never seen a tire blow this way. i reported this problem to ford motor company, and firestone. i have replaced all four tires on my car. i still have the firestone tires if there is a need to investigate this problem. (dot number: 8xx8 tiresize: p21560r16)

I was driving down the highway at the posted speed limit when i heard a sound as if a large truck was approaching. i checked to see if that were the case, saw no vehicle, realized the car was beginning to vibrate and slow down so i decided that it might be a tire. at this point, i began to slow and drive to the shoulder. as i pulled off the road onto the shoulder, i heard the tire hitting the car. i was very lucky that i was able to stop the car without serious injury or damage to the car.( dot number: 8xx81rt110 tire size: p215/60r16 )

Pe00020, 2000 ford taurus, tire size p215/60r16, front passenger's tire had a flat due to a screw in the tire and the passenger rear tire had already been plugged. *ak the customer states that the dealer sold the new vehicle with a plugged tire, but the dealer deny pugging the tire. *yh

Tire completely blown out--no tread remained (just came apart). lost control of car and was able to pull over to side. next day took the remining tire part (limited to the rim only) to jack roach ford (where i have my car serviced). they informed me that they had no responsibility and to take it to firestone. i did and they replaced the tire with a similar tire. i have serious concerns about the overall reliability of these tires. i sent a letter to ford and to firestone requesting them to replace all of my tires with a more dependable and higher quality tire. this letter was sent on august 10th. i faxed a copy to your office on august 15 with th firestone invoice(which also indicated that no tread remained on the tire). a representative from ford called on saturday, september 2nd indicating that ford acknowledged the receipt of the letter, and will not accept any responsibility and will not replace the tires. they insisted that i need to follow-up with firestone. when my tire blew out on a six lane highway, my six year old son and i were in the car. i hate to think that we could have been fatalities. i feel it was a manufacturer's defect that put my life and son's life at risk. i request that you look into this situation before someone loses their life based on these tire blow-outs.( dot number: tire size: p21560r16 )