1996 Ford Explorer

AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE, TIRES WERE REBALANCED AND ROTATED, BUT THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTED, CONSUMER DECIDED TO REPLACE THE FIRESTONE P235/75RX15 TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES AND THE VIBRATION IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM OCCURRED PRIOR TO RECALL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR HIS EXPENSE AND TIME OF RESOLVING THE VIBRATION.*JB

I HAVE HAD FOUR TIRE SEPARATIONS ON THIS SAME EXPLORER. TWO WERE ON THE ATXII 235/75R15 - BOTH VDHL FROM DECANTUR, IL PLANT. THE COMPANY (AFTER MUCH HASSLE) REPLACED THEM WITH THE FIREHAWK R45 ALSO VD DOT NUMBERS INDICATING THEY ARE FROM THE SAME PLANT. BOTH BLOWOUTS CAUSED OVER $1000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY VECHICLE. THIS LAST TIME, I HAD TO PAY $350 FOR NEW TIRES. I SUSPECTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ATX LONG BEFORE THE RECALL (AUG. 3, 1997 WAS THE FIRST BLOWOUT, JUNE 9, 1998 WAS THE SECOND). NOW I SUSPECT SOMETHING MUST EITHER BE WRONG WITH THE FIREHAWKR45, OR THE FORD SUSPENSION SYSTEM. PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL OR WRITE IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDHKFMA457 TIRESIZE: LTP235/75)

THE 1990 EXPLORER HAD TIRE RECALL 00T-005 RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR TIRES, THE 1996 EXPLORER EXPERIENCED TIRE SEPARATION PRIOR TO RECALL, AND WAS REPLACED BY THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE 1996 EXPLORER TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED PER RECALL ALSO. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES . *YH

THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO HEAR NOISE IN THE FRONT END IF THE VEHICLE AT 9K MILES, THE CONSUMER HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED AND THE TIRES ROTATED, AT 22K MILES THE NOISE DEVELOPED AGAIN AND ONE TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ANOTHER 10K MILES WHEN THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN AND UPON INSPECTED IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES (FIRESTONE P 235 AT). NLM

FRONT DUNLOP RADIAL ROVER TIRES , SIZE: LT235/75R15, DOT: DAHK ON 1996, FORD, EXPLORER WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE , AS IF A ROCK WAS IN TREAD OF TIRE. CLICKING NOISE TURNED INTO A THUMPING NOISE, AND CONSUMER REPLACED FRONT TIRES. SERVICE CENTER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOISE WAS DUE TO IMPROPER ROTATION/MAINTENANCE OF TIRES. *AK TIRES EXPERIENCED CUPPING. *SLC

LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATION CONTRIBUTED TO ROLLOVER ACCIDENT ON MARCH 10, 2001. TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL BUT THEY WERE UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND BY THE ACCOUNT OF THE EMERGENCY PERSONEL, AT THE SITE,THE TOW COMPANY, AND BODY SHOP, AHVE ALL SAID THE SEPARATED FRONT TIRE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ROLLOVER. WHAT IS MY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT?*AK (TIRESIZE: 255/70R/15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R/15 )

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, HOWEVER IN SEPTEMBER 1998 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH AND CONSUMER WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE STEERING, ONCE CONSUMER RETURNED HOME SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE THREAD OF THE REAR TIRE HAD STARTED TO PEEL OFF, CONSUMER EVENTUALLY REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES, CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL INFORMATION FROM FIRESTONE AND SENT IT BACK, ONLY TO RECEIVE A DENIAL LETTER STATING THAT THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION.(FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 SERIAL # VDHLATN368.*JB

TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1996, FORD, EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P255/70R16, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRES HAD 80 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT REAR PASSENGER AND FRONT DERIVER'S SIDE TIRES WOULD NOT STAY INFLATED. ALSO, REAR TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION . CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. PLEASE.*AK *JB

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND TO HAVE TIRES BALANCED, BUT WAS ADVISED BY DEALER TAHT TIRES COULD NOT BE BALANCED BECAUSE THEY WERE BEYOND BALANCING AND THAT INSIDE CONTAINED ONLY WIRE, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE ATX TIRES, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE TIRES WERE PURCHASED BEFORE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT. *JB