Ford Explorer Complaints (1995)

843 consumer complaints on file.

#727050August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ROLLOVER ACCIDENT OCCURRING ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH DUE TO THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#727077August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. WE LOOKED INTO PURCHASING TWO OF THE SAME TIRES BUT INSTEAD GOT FOUR NEW TIRES FROM A DIFFERENT COMPANY. WE ARE CERTAINLY HAPPY THAT WE MADE THAT DECISION IN THE LIGHT OF WHAT IS BEING BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION NOW. BE ADVISED WE WOULD LIKE REPAYMENT FOR OUR EXPENSE OF THE NEW TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727107August 8, 2000
TIRES
IS THERE A POSS. RECALL , WHAT DO I DO THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215 75 15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867107August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE02000 TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50- 60 MPH, THE TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WENT FLAT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL EXPLORER. ONE OTHER PERSON WAS IN THE EXPLORER. NO ONE WAS HURT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, HT. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867142August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE02000, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, TREAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE CAME OFF AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT HURT. NO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE IN THE TRUCK. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 20,000. TIRE WAS SENT TO FIRESTONE. OWNER WAS SENT A CHECK FOR A NEW TIRE AND TO COVER DAMAGES TO TRUCK. PLEASE LIST DOT # . *AK THE FIRESTONE DEALER PAID FOR ONE NEW TIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHCILE. THE REST OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE CUSTOMER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726922August 7, 2000
TIRES
TIRE BLOW-OUT ON 2 YR OLD CAR WITH 32,000 MILES WITH NO APPARENT REASON. IMMEDIATELY REPLACED TIRES, WITH MICHELINS AT COST OF $500. STILL HAVE PAPERWORK. WITH ALL THE ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TIRES, HAS THERE BEEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST FORD AND FIRESTONE? IF NOT, WHAT IS MY RECOURSE FOR RECOVERY OF MONEY SPENT NOW THAT PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN SURFACED BY OTHER MOTORISTS. THANKS, R. VAUGHAN.....P.S. PLEASE GIVE MY REGARDS TO GENERAL WYKLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UNK TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726937August 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING ON I-90 AT ELLENSBURG, WA, IN LIGHT RAIN AND A TEMPERATURE IN THE 30'S, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY FAILED WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION, LITERALLY IT WAS JUST A BALL OF WIRE AND RUBBER. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TIRE FAIL SO COMPLETELY. THE TIRE EASILY HAD ANOTHER 10,000 MILES OF TREAD LEFT. HAD A TIRE ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FAILED IN SUCH A FASHION, I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. AS IT WAS, WE WERE SWERVING OVER BOTH LANES BEFORE WE COULD GET THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED. I WAS SO SHOOK UP BY THE INCIDENT I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO A TIRE DEAL AND PURCHASED A SET OF NEW TIRES AND THEY WERE NOT FIRESTONES! *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P325/75R-1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867065August 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PEOO 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON FREEWAYAND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. HE LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE ROLLED TWICE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. RIGHT TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEELS. THERE WERE SIX INJURIES, AND EVERYONE INSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. TIRE SIZE #P235/75R15/105FM+S, AND #DOT W2HL 1PM 105. FIRESTONE COMPANY IN OHIO HAS EVALUATED THIS TIRE LAST YEAR, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
6
Deaths:
0
#726608August 4, 2000
TIRES
ON MAY 9, 1998 MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A USED 1995 FORD EXPLORER FROM HOOKS FORD IN GRANBURY. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE MY HUSBAND COMMENTED ON ONE OF THE TIRES. THE SALESMAN ASSURED US HE WOULD HAVE THE SERVICE DEPT. CHECK THE TIRES. AFTER MERELY "ROTATING" THE TIRES, THEY DECLARED IT SAFE. THREE DAYS LATER, MAY 12, 1998 WHILE DRIVING HOME TO AUSTIN, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER AND ROLL 5 1/2 TIMES. A FOUR YEAR-OLD CHILD WAS THROWN THROUGH A WINDOW AND SURVIVED. A SECOND CHILD RESTRAINED IN A CAR SEAT WAS PHYSICALLY UNHARMED. THE DRIVER, MYSELF, REMAINED IN THE VEHICLE AS IT ROLLED BUT MY SEAT BELT FAILED AND I SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF MY NECK, LACERATION OF MY HEAD AND EAR, AND WENT INTO A COMA. WE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO FORD AND NEVER HEARD BACK FROM EITHER. WE CONSULTED AN ATTORNEY AND BECAUSE WE NO LONGER "HAD" THE VEHICLE IN HAND, HE COULDN'T PROVE ANYTHING. MY HUSBAND WAS FOLLOWING THE EXPLORER IN A U-HAUL AND WATCHED THE ENTIRE INCIDENT. THIS ACCIDENT CHANGED MY LIFE, AS I SUSTAINED PERMENANT INJURIES. OUR FAMILY WAS DEVISTATED. IF THERE IS EVERY A CLASS ACTION SUIT OR ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO PREVENT ANOTHER FAMILY FROM ENDURING WHAT WE WENT THROUGH. PLEASE LET US KNOW! WE DO HAVE PICTURES FROM THE ACCIDENT AND PROOF I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, WHICH FAILED. WE DO HAVE A PHOTO OF THE TIRE THAT BLEW, CAUSING THE WRECK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#726633August 4, 2000
SUSPENSION
ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN PURCHASED, CAR PULLED RIGHT,ROTATE TO BACK FIXED PULL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726642August 4, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726685August 4, 2000
TIRES
TIRE NUMBERS: 105S M/S; 20958URBW062(2)1; E4 02 6556. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866819August 4, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES BLEWOUT ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. FORD WAS CONTACTED. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866878August 4, 2000
TIRES
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A BUMPING NOISE. RIGHT REAR TIRES SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE SLID INTO AN ENBANKMENT AND RAN INTO A TREE. *AK FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX P235/75/R15 *MW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726543August 3, 2000
TIRES
COMPLETE # ON TIRE IS ATX FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE P235/T5R151055M+S. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/TR15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726495August 3, 2000
TIRES
RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSING THE FORD TO FLIP SEVERAL TIMES. I RECEIVED MAJOR INJURIES. I DO NOT RECALL ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, EXCEPT WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UNCU 1PL 0 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#726468August 2, 2000
SUSPENSION
ACTUALLY HAD TWO VERY SIMILAR SITUATIONS ALTHOUGH ONE WAS ON ICE AND THE OTHER DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE IN BOTH INSTANCES AT BELOW SPEED LIMIT AND CAR SEEMED TO FLOAT OFF TO THE RIGHT AND THEN GO INTO UNCONTROLLABLE SPINS BOTH INSTANCES WERE NEARLY IDENTICAL WITH THE LAST ONE RESULTING IN CAR CAREENING INTO DITCH AND STRIKING GUARDRAIL I DO NOT FEEL I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN EITHER INSTANCE BUT AM NOT FRIGHTENED TO RIDE IN VEHICLE DURING ANY KIND OF INCLEMENT WEATHER. THANKS DANIEL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866649August 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH LEFT REAR FIRESTONE ATX TIRE EXPLODED. CONSUMER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. TIRE SIZE T235/75R 15. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866205July 27, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON FREEWAY AND WAS GOING UNDER/OVER PATH WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE AND VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THEN, HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE TIRES ATX #@P235-/75RR15105S DOT W2HL1PN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866089July 26, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL HAD SIGNALED TO HIM TO PULL OVER. WHEN HE PULLED OVER, HE NOTICED THAT TREAD ON REAR TIRES CAME OFF. VEHICLE CAME WITH FIRESTONE ATM TIRES #P235/75R15105S. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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