Ford Explorer Complaints (1998)

2,085 consumer complaints on file.

#6900072September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
08-17-00 11:49AM MOVING TO SUB TO ATTEMPT RECOVERY FOR LATENT DEFECT IN TIRE--PHOTOS OF TIRE IN FILE--NI HAS OTHER 3 TIRES AND HAS CONFIRMED WITH FIRESTONE THESE ARE INCLUDED N RECALL. (CLAIM# 16-N116-274) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900073September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL 4 TIRES BLEW ON INSD VEH CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL--TIRES ARE 16" FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. PLEASE ADVISE TIRES HAD 40,000 MILES. (CLAIM# 14-1306-507) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900075September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ANY RECALL ON FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, MODEL #P255/70R16? DRIVING AT 73 MPH AND FELT A PULL TO THE RIGHT. LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER TWICE. (CLAIM# 06-6479-663) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#6900077September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
INSURED BELIEVES THAT HE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION OCCUR CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE. WILDERNESS A/T P255/70R16. (CLAIM# 42-1278-129) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#6900083September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT SIZE P235/75R15 105SM/S SOT VDHL 1P1Y028 THE TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL WITH 38,037 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900084September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE-FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (SIZE UNKNOWN). TREAD SEPARATION-INSURED WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY (INTERSTATE 10). INSURED FELT VIBRATION IN REAR OF VEHICL. INSURED DROVE INTO SERVICE STATION AND HAD TIRES CHECKED. ATTENDANT ADVISED TIRES IN REAR OKAY. INSURED RE-ENTERED HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL FLIPPING VEHICLE OVER. TIRE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND RETAINED. REP HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. TIRE HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO FIRESTONE WITH CERTIFIED LETTER. FIRESTONE HAS NOT REPLIED TO DATE. (CLAIM# 24-5124-255) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900085September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON FIRESTONE TIRES PUT ON FORD VEHICLES? WE HAVE TIRE AS EVIDENCE. PLZ ADVISE ON HANDLING. ANN CALLED CONFIRMING TIRE TO BE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 DOT N/A. (CLAIM# 75-A259-335) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900090September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
INSURED ON THE HIGHWAY, HIT SOME OIL IN ROADWAY, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, ROLLING IT OVER SEVERAL TIMES. HE WAS TAKEN TO ER WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES. PASSENGER ALSO SUFFERED UNKNOWN INJURIES. PASSENGER IS INSURED'S ROOMMATE IN COLLEGE. VERIFIED THAT IV HAS 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. ALL 4 TIRES ARE FLAT. (CLAIM# 59-V467-108) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#6900091September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
APPEARS TO BE TIRE FAILURE. SIDE OF THE TIRE HAS BLOWN OUT. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15. (CLAIM# 01-6196-609) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900092September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEH#1 HAD A BLOW OUT & VEH OVERTURNED COMMENTS FROM THE ADJUSTER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE P235/75/R15. (CLAIM# 53-C586-926) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#6900096September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ONE CAR ACCIDENT OF THE FREEWAY. RIGHT REAR TIRE DESTROYED. INSURED HAD COMPLAINED OF FOATING FEELING PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. (CLAIM# 47-4079-724) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#6900097September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE: INSURED SEVERELY INJURED IN SINGLE VEHICLE ROLL-OVER CRASH. WILDERNESS TIRES INVOLVED. WITNESS (TRUCK DRIVER) INDICATED HE THOUGHT TIRE BLEW. EVIDENCE AT SCENE CLEARLY INDICATED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT PRIOR TO THIS LOSS-THAT IT BLEW OUT FROM THE SIDEWALL. SIDEWALL BLOW OUT NO TREAD SEPARTION WILDERNESS AT TIRES SHOW EVEN WEAR PATTERN. SIZE UNKNOWN. (CLAIM# 22-V083-768) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#6900099September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 235/75R15 INSD IS CURRENTLY IN POSS. OF THE TIRE THAT BLEW APART AND THE TREAD THAT CAME OFF. (CLAIM# 03-3162-844) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#6900103September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE: FRONT & REAR LEFT TIRES BLEW OUT CAUSING COLLISION W/DRIVER TIRE CONFIRMED TO BE A WILDERNESS P235/75R15. (CLAIM# 30-V250-841) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900105September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PLEASE ADVISE IF ANY MANUF. DEFECT ON FIRESTONE TIRES AND ON REAR SEATBELTS ON THE EXPLORER IN THIS SITUATION THANKS THEY ARE THE WILDERNESS TIRES BUT HE WILL MAKE PHOTOS OF THEM. ONLY TWO ARE FLAT AND THAT IS BECAUSE IT LANDED ON THOSE TWO WHEN IT CAME TO REST AND FINISHED IT'S ROLL. (CLAIM# 11-3502-573) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#554527September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16 TIRE IS EXHIBITING CRACKS ON THE BASE OF THE TREAD, TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL HOWEVER EXPERIENCE THE SAME DEFECT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554530September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE STABILITY PROBLEMS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554538September 12, 2000
TIRES
WHILE STEERING VEHICLE TO TRY TO AVOID OBJECT IN THE ROAD, THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRES BLEW OUT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND INJURY TO CONSUMER. (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED) *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#731116September 12, 2000
TIRES
ALL TIRES CRACKING AROUND ENTIRE PERIMETER AT SIDEWALL/TREAD INTERFACE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: CANADA TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731130September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THREE TIRES ARE CRACKING AT EDGE OF TREAD. FIRESTONE STORE CHECKED THEM AND SAID THEY ARE OK. WHY ARE THEY SHOWING CRACKS AROUND THE TIRE ?? *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHLST381J TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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