Ford Explorer Complaints (1997)

1,773 consumer complaints on file.

#6900030September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE: #TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE THIS TIRE IS ON RECALL LIST. (CLAIM#53-C608-193) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900035September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE AT P235/75/R15---THE TIRE THAT FAILED WAS OEM PER THE NI. (CLAIM#43-R430-696) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#6900043September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
NO INJURIES, ONE CAR ACCIDENT. CR ADVISED FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15. (CLAIM# 59-V543-719) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900046September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE: V 1 SOUTHBOUND ON I294-THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT DAMAGING THE FENDER, BUMPER & MOLDING UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR-SOMETHING ALSO FLEW UP AND PUT A SMALL CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. (CLAIM# 13-7010-249) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900074September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE-WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY-TIRE BLEW, INSURED LOST CONTROL WENT OVER SIDE AND HIT TREE. INSURED IS ATTORNEY REPRESENTED. REP IS UNCERTAIN OF TIRE MODEL AND SIZE. HE WILL TRY TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TOMORROW. WILDERNESS AT P250/70R16. (CLAIM# 13-7027-812) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#6900078September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
A FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE FIRSTONE WILDERNESS HT P225/70R15 100S. (CLAIM# 03-3164-305) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900079September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LEFT REAR TIRE HAD THE TREAD SEPERATE ON THE "FIRESTONE AT" TIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE GAS TANK, GAS PLUG, GAS LINE, REAR FENDER, AND MOLDING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE TIRE THAT HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS CAUSING ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE "FIRESTONE AT" TIRES BEING DEFECTIVE. (CLAIM# 43-R530-570) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900086September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE AT WILDERNESS TIRE FAILURE-WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ONE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THEN SECOND TIRE FAILED. INSURED LOST CONTOL AND SPUN VEHICLE. (CLAIM# 53-C586-873) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900087September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLEW OUT ON VEH AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS TOTALLED. THE TIRES VERE FIRESTONE, INSURED DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. (CLAIM# 42-1283-914) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900093September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON IH 37 & HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70MPH.(SPEED LIMIT 70MPH)& LT FRT TIRE THREAD CAME APART. PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 12/97. FIRESTONE TIRES/ORIGINAL. OUR POLICYHOLDER INDICATES THE TIRE BRAND & MODEL WERE THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, SIZE 15 WHICH WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEH. WHEN SHE PURCHASED VEH. FROM COVERT FORD IN AUSTIN TX BACK IN 12/97. POLICYHOLDER HAS SUBMITTED INVOICE ON NEW TIRES & AS WELL AS COPY OF INVOICE REFLECTING OPTIONS WHEN SHE PURCHASED VEHICLE. (CLAIM# 53-C545-115) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900102September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE: CONTROL LOSS POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE 8 YEAR OLD SON IN A COMA CR DOES NOT KNOW IF TIRE FAILED OR OTHER FACTORS CAUSED LOSS TIRES ARE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15. (CLAIM# 47-4185-156) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#554529September 12, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE LANDED IN A DITCH, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED (FIRESTONE TIRE). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#554535September 12, 2000
TIRES
THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE ON THE VEHICLE FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#731129September 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 1998. AT THE TIME IT HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD WHAT SEEMED TO BE A SHUTTER OR VIBRATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE WITH ME FOR MANY MILES. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. EVERYTHING IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT SHOP AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE FLASHED TO CHANGE THE STRATEGY OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED AS IT CAUSES MY VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSAFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731159September 12, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON SIDEWALL JUST BELOW THE TREAD. THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT ALL AT A SUDDEN, BUT SLOW ENOUGH FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF AUTO. THE FAILURE BEING SO CLOSE TO THE TREAD AND BEING THAT THIS SERIES OF TIRES IS IN QUESTION I FEEL THAT A REPORT SHOULD BE MADE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HLRININT TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731181September 12, 2000
TIRES
ALL 4 TIRES ARE SEPARATING ACCORDING TO FORD DEALER WHO REPLACED THEM. ONLY ONE UNDER RECALL - OTHERS MADE IN CANADA. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE OTHER THREE. I HAVE SUBMITTED A REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST TO FIRESTONE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731209September 12, 2000
TIRES
SUSAN CRUM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HCIPY217 TIRE SIZE: P235-75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870311September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING TIRES WOULD WOULD WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY & WOULD FAIL TO MAINTAIN AIR IN TIRES. WOULD BE DRIVING ON THE STEEL BELT IN TIRES. FRONT TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM. TWO REAR TIRES COULD NOT MAINTAIN AIR, BUT WERE NOT WEARING EXCESSIVELY. TIRES WERE NOT RECALLED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15 WITH 15,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870337September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PEOO 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT A SHAKING VIBRATION. RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#AT, P23575R15, #DOT W2HL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE NO NAILS, ETX DETECTED WHEN TIRE WAS REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870272September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P235/75R15) DOT W2HL CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE RODE ROUGH, LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED STEEL BELT SEPARATION, VISUAL INSPECTION OF TIRES SHOWED NO PROBLEMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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