Ford Explorer Complaints (1991)

609 consumer complaints on file.

#6900263September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEH1 BLEW OUT A TIRE-VEH FLIPPED 3 TIMES **TROOPER. OLD INSURED THEY COULD REMOVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM THE VEHICLE-INSURED WAS MOVING BACK FROM COLLEGE** THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX, BUT THEY ALREADY SOLD THE SALVAGE. (CLAIM# 53-C556-170) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#6900024September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING VEH TOP WORK AND RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW.. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES THAT HAS BEEN IN THE NEW.. AT TIME OF LOSS WAS UNAWARE OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEM SO HE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES BUT STILL HAS THE THREE THAT HE REMOVED. (CLAIM 34-W488-773) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731205September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC/RECOMMENDED TIRE REPLACEMENT DUE TO SHIFTING OF THE TIRE TREADS/SEPARATION...BAD TIRES TAKEN TO FIRESTONE AND REPLACED AFTER PRORATION....RECEIVED SAME TIRES EXCEPT FROM A DIFFERENT DOT (HYUU) TWO OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES FROM DOT (VDUU) STILL ON THE VEHICLE...AM CONCERNED AS I AM AT A 50% FAILURE RATE ON THIS SET. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDUU 4FA TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609975September 11, 2000
TIRES
THE VEHICLE HAD FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAD EXTENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731065September 11, 2000
TIRES
TIRES ARE SHOWNING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPERATION , CRACK ALL THE WAY AROUND TIRES ON SIDEWALL JUST BELOW TREAD AREA. YOU CAN STICK A DIME INTO CRACK IN TIRES. WAS TOLD BY FORD & FIRESTONE THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF RECALL AND WERE OK. FIRESTONE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR TIRES ON LARGE SUV'S. MY FATHER HAS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE CHEVY SUBURAN EQUIPED WITH UNAROYAL TIRES OF THE SAME SIZE AND NO CRACKING OR OTHER SIGNS OF TROUBLE HAVE SHOWN UP. HOW DO I GET THESE TIRES REPLACED< MY WIFE AND 2 GIRLS ARE NOT SAFE WITH THESE TIRES.*AK( DOT NUMBER: 8XHL TIRE SIZE: 235/75R/15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730636September 7, 2000
TIRES
I HAVE A 1991 EXPLORER WHICH I PURCHASED NEW.WHEN I RECENTLY INSPECTED MY SPARE FOR THE FIRESTONE RECALL, I WAS REMINDED OF A PROBLEM I FOUND BACK IN 1991 WHERE WHEN I LOWERED THE SPARE FOR THE FIRST TIME THERE WERE 2 CUTS ON EACH SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE;DEEP ENOUGH TO CUT THRU THE STEEL BELTS.THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE FRAME CHAFING THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED FORD DEARBORN AND WAS TOLD TO SEE THE TIRE MANUFACTURER.THE INSTALLATION CHAFED THE TIRE ,NOT FIRESTONE.I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND WILL TAKE A DIGITAL PICTURE AND FWD TO U.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869854September 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AFTER MARKET FIRESTONE ATX TIRES , P235/75R15 SIZE, DOT#: VDHL. ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730364September 5, 2000
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE LOCAL INTERSTATE, THE TREAD ON ONE OF OUR REAR TIRES SEPARATED. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS AT NIGHT AND NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRED BEFORE THE RECALL, WE JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A FLUKE ACCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE, WHICH IS ALSO FIRESTONE, AND ANOTHER SPARE WAS PURCHASED. NOW, WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER REAR TIRE -- WE HAVE CALLED OUR LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER DAILY, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SHIPMENT FOR RECALL REPLACEMENTS SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. WE ARE NOT IN THE POSITION TO MAKE A MAJOR PURCHSE OF 4 NEW TIRES, AND FEAR OUR SAFETY. WHAT IN THE WORLD CAN WE DO? PLEASE ADVISE -- I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE, BUT ONLY GET THEIR STANDARD SCRIPTED ANSWERS. I ALSO OBJECT TO THE WAY FIRESTONE IS PLACING THE BLAME OF THEIR FAULTY WORKMANSHIP ONTO THE CUSTOMER AND HOT WEATHER. IF THEIR TIRES CANNOT HOLD UP TO HOT TEXAS SUMMERS, THEN THEY SHOULD NOT BE SELLING THEIR PRODUCT IN TEXAS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO VENT.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730148September 4, 2000
TIRES
THE REAR TIRES BELTS APPEAR TO HAVE SEPERATED CAUSING LARGE KNOTS ALL AROUND THE TREAD OF BOTH REAR TIRE THEY EVEN HAVE BUBBLES ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE.ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN ABOUT A 30 MILE TRIP,YOU COULD FEEL A WOBBLE IN THE BACK THAT GROW WORSE, AND WORSE.IF I HAD NOT PULLED OF TO INSPECT THEM I AM SURE THEY WOULD HAVE BLOWN.I STILL HAVE THE TIRES BUT DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT ABOUT THEM BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND A LEMANS TIRE COMPANY AND THERE IS NO OTHER MANUFACTURES NAME ON THE TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730040September 3, 2000
TIRES
ON JULY 18, 1999, I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER (15 AT THE TIME) TO SUMMER CAMP FROM HENDERSON, NC TO BROWN SUMMIT, NC. SHE WAS DRIVING UNDER HER PERMIT, AND I WAS DOZING. I WAS SUDDENLY AWAKENED BY A SOUND LIKE A MACHINE GUN, AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW, WE WERE SPINNING IN CIRCLES ACROSS THREE LANES OF I-40/85. WE ENDED UP SPINNING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT FORTUNATELY DID NOT TURN OVER. I FOUND THAT MY RIGHT REAR TIRE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT) HAD LOST ITS TREAD, AND THAT WAS THE NOISE I HAD HEARD. A PASSING MOTORIST STOPPED TO SEE IF WE WERE OK, AND HE SAID THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE AVOIDED BEING CREAMED BY AN ONCOMING SEMI-TRAILER. THE NEXT DAY (MONDAY), I WENT TO A TIRE DEALER IN HENDERSON, AND FORKED OUT $400 FOR A SET OF MICHELIN M/S TIRES. THE DEALER COMMENTED ABOUT THE FIRESTONES, "OH, YEAH, SOMETIMES TREAD DOES COME OFF LIKE THAT." WE WERE LUCKY, AND ALL WE SUFFERED WERE PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES, AND DAMAGED WHEEL WELL. I RECENTLY TRADED IN THE VEHICLE AND PURCHASED A NEW ISUZU RODEO.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729928September 1, 2000
TIRES
AT THE TIME OF TIRE FAILURE WE WEREN'T AWARE OF THE GENERAL PROBLEMS, SO WE DIDN'T KEEP THE TIRE, GET INFO ON THE DOT NUMBERS, ETC. APRIL 2000 INCIDENT, TIRE HAD A BIG BUBBLE ON IT AFTER SLIGHTLY HITTING IT ON THE CURB AT A TURN. WE REPLACED THE TIRE IMMEDIATELY. MAY INCIDENT THE CAR SKIDDED AFTER TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND CAR SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE CURB. WE ASSUMED THIS WAS PURELY A SKID BECAUSE OF RAIN SLICK STREETS, BUT NOW ARE WONDERING IF THE TIRE FAILED FIRST. WE REPLACED THE TIRE AND PAID FOR OTHER DAMAGE (DAMAGE TO THE AXLE AND SEVERAL OTHER RELATED PARTS). 4 TIRES NOW ON THIS CAR ARE THE RECALLED TIRES, SO WE BELIEVE THE FAILED TIRES WERE THE RECALLED TIRES ALSO. THEY WERE BOTH WILDERNESS AT TIRES.IT NEVER OCCURED TO US TO SAVE INFO ON THE TIRES AT THAT TIME. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A FIRESTONE DEALER HAVING THE RECALLED TIRES REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729705August 31, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
SHEET METAL ROOF IS RUSTING BADLY AT THE POINT OF THREE OF FIVE SCREWS WHICH HOLD LUGGAGE RACK TO VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729520August 30, 2000
TIRES
BOTH TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPERATION. THE LEFT FRONT WENT FIRST. BENDING THE CHROME ON MY FRUNT BUMPER AND SCRAPING THE PAINT OFF OF THE LEFT FRONT FENDER( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869113August 30, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF EXPLORER AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TWO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE IN THE EXPLORER. NO ONE WAS INJURED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, P22570R156, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. ALSO, ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1998, TREAD CAME OFF THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE TIRE. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO FIRESTONE ON AUGUST 15, 2000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK FIRESTONE P225/70/R15 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729318August 28, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729258August 27, 2000
TIRES
WE JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW OF ANOTHER INSTANCE OF FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TIRES BLOWING OUT AND CAUSING A FORD ESPLORER TO FLIP THREE TIMES. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO FATALITY - ONLY INJURY AND PROPERTY LOSS.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#729260August 27, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
HAD TIRES FOR ABOUT 18000 MILES AND GOT BIG CRACKS AROUND THE SIDE WALLS RIGHT BELOW OF THE TRADE( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: LT2357515 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728983August 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION FROM LEFT REAR TIRE AT A HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65MPH. THE 1991 FORD EXPLORER IS EQUIPED WITH ORIGINAL FACTORY FIRESTONE P225/70R15 TIRES. THE TIRE SIZE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL. THE TREAD SEPERATION OCCURED AT FULL HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65MPH. THE TREAD LOOKS AS IF IT WAS PEELED OFF THE TIRE LIKE A BANANA PEEL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE VISIBLE STEEL BELT. I WAS DRIVING IN THE #1 LEFT LANE AT 65MPH AND THE FORCE OF THE TREAD SEPERATION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER RADICALLY TO THE RIGHT #3 LANE BEFORE I COULD GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE NARROWLY MISSING THE REAR SECTION OF AN 18 WHEEL SEMI TRUCK BY 15 FEET TO THE REAR. MY FAMILY AND I (AND THE DRIVERS AROUND ME)WERE EXTREAMLY LUCKY. OTHERS WILL NOT BE SO LUCKY. FIRESTONE NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND INCLUDE P225/70R15 TIRES IN THE RECALL.( DOT NUMBER: W2UU1MX131 TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729046August 25, 2000
TIRES
ALL FIRESTONE TIRES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES THAT CAME ON MY "91 FORD EXPLORER XLT AND THE SUBSEQUENT REPLACEMENT TIRES ALL DEVELOPED CRACKS ALL AROUND THE TIRES WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. I STOPPED BUYING FIRESTONE TIRES. THE TIRES I NOW HAVE, SHOW NONE OF THESE SIGNS OF CRACKING. INVESTIGATE ALL OF FIRESTONE TIRES, THERE IS A PROBLEM GREATER THAN CURRENTLY ACKNOWLEDGED!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728884August 24, 2000
TIRES
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH 3 CHILDERN IN THE CAR. THE BACK TIRE LOST THE TREAD AND IT CAUSED THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. NO ONE WAS HURT AND WE STAYED UP RIGHT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR FROM THE TREAD COMING OFF. THE LIGHT HANESS WAS DAMAGED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS DAMAGED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/R1 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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