2001 Ford Excursion tire problems

TIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXCURSION EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75R16 119/116R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TIRES EXPLODED AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

NHTSA complaint #10783698 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

COPPER TIRES DOMINATOR AT LT 305 70 16 PURCHASED FROM DISCOUNT TIRE 10-14-2005. THE VEHICLE A FORD 2001 EXCURSION HAD 86000 MILES ON IT. ON 11-24-2009 A BLOWOUT OCCURRED, RIGHT REAR TIRE. DAMAGING REAR TAIL LIGHT THE PAINT ON REAR DOOR AND REAR QTR PANEL WHEEL WELL TRIM DAMAGE RUNNING BOARD DAMAGE AND WHEEL DAMAGE. THE BLOWOUT SEPARATED THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE LEAVING THE BELTS EXPOSED.

NHTSA complaint #10293692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

CONSUMER GOODYEAR TIRE SEPRARATED WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TS HE CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACED THE VEHICLE GOODYEAR TIRES A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES (AT TOTAL OF 12 TIRES). EACH TIME THE VEHICEL WAS TAKEN TOT HE TIRE DEALER THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION.

NHTSA complaint #10158390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

1. I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXCURSION. I HAD FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T LT 265-75 R16'S ALL THE WAY AROUND MY VEHICLE. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD A BLOW OUT; IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. WE GOT OUT LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE STEEL IN THE TIRE TORN UP THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND WHEEL WELL AND DID A LOT OF DAMAGE UNDERNEATH AND TO MY GRILL GUARD. WITHIN LESS THAN 50 MILES, MY OTHER FRONT TIRE WENT OUT. BUT WITH THIS ONE THE TREAD WAS PULLING AWAY AND FALLING OFF (AGAIN TEARING UP THE BODY AS IT WENT). THE TIRE NEVER BLEW BUT THE TREAD DID ENOUGH DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED ON THAT SIDE ALSO. THE BODY OF MY TRUCK WILL NEED WORK. WHEN I OPEN MY DOORS THEY POP BECAUSE IT IS RUBBING ON THE FRAME THAT HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK. WHEN WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION IT WAS LATE SATURDAY SO WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL SUNDAY (WHICH WAS EASTER SUNDAY AND NOT MANY PLACES WERE OPEN). WE WENT TO SEARS AND HAD NEW TIRES PUT ALL THEY WAY AROUND THE VEHICLE. WE WERE NOT GOING TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF THE BACK ONES SEPARATING ON THE WAY HOME.

NHTSA complaint #10155856 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT & ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH!!!

NHTSA complaint #10128295 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD EXCERSION, WITH MY WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS, ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE BLEW OUT AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE TRED SEPERATING FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD 49530 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND FENDER WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE BLOW OUT. ON 06-20-05, FIRESTONE REPLACED FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE TIRES I HAD ON THE VEHICLE AS PART OF A RECALL. THE SPARE TIRE IS ON ODER, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE IT IN STOCK.

NHTSA complaint #10126624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES ON HIS 2001 FORD EXCURSION PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE FORM AND RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT HASN'T HEARD FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM *SC

NHTSA complaint #10115545 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

STEELTEX RADIAL BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES HAS A RECALL BUT THE CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10106621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

FAILURE OF BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRE. REPLACEMENT OF TIRE AT OWNER EXPENSES.. *BF THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE DUE TO A BLOW OUT. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DENIED THE CLAIM STATING A TIRE BLOW OUT WAS NOT A TIRE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION OF A TIRE FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10099489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT RETAIN AIR. AT A LATER DATE A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED. CONSUMER SENT THE RECEIPTS REQUESTED AND HAD BEEN DENIED REIMBURSEMENT.

NHTSA complaint #10099626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:BEAD

AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER, SENDING IN THE RECEIPTS, ALONG WITH THERE FORMS, THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. ALL TIRES BUT ONE WERE REPLACED. *NM.

NHTSA complaint #10096946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE EQUIPMENT ON 2001 FORD EXCURSION. *MR THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT THE PROPER TIRES. THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RANGE E AND RANGE D. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WHICH RANGE E. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE FOR FREE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REMAINING TIRES.

NHTSA complaint #10073788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

CONSUMER NOTICED ON MANY OCCASIONS THAT BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS LT STEELTEX, P265/75R16.

NHTSA complaint #10089918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

SIDEWALL FAILURE OF 4 FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S 265/75/16 TIRES THAT WERE OEM ON FORD EXCURSION.

NHTSA complaint #10088381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A BLOW OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE. AFTER CONTACTING THE TIRE COMPANY THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER THE LEFT DRIVER'S TIRE MELTED FROM THE INSIDE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT TIRE WAS TOO LARGE, AND HE NEEDED TO DISCUSS IT WITH THE DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #10089389 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR FIRESTONE TIRES ONE YEAR AGO. THE TIRES HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED WITH BRIDGESTONE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED. AFTER SENDING THE RECEIPT TO DEALER IT WAS RETURNED. SINCE HE DID NOT REPLACE THE TIRES WITH FIRESTONE TIRES THE CLAIM WAS DENIED.

NHTSA complaint #10089397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

CONSUMER HAD AN ISSUE TO THE TERMS OF AGREEMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE. (NAR) *PH THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE OF WHEN HE PURCHASED THE TIRES. *JB THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO SUDDEN DEFLATION. THE STEELTEX TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH EQUIVALENT YOKOHAMA TIRES. THIS ALL OCCURRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD 100 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10067476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FIRESTONE TIRES CORPORATE OFFICE REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL ON 2001 FORD EXCURSION STEELTEX RADIAL A/T TIRES LT265/75R16 LR D [XXX] AND PROMPTLY SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED INFORMATION VIA MAIL ON JUN3 4, 2004. I HAVE TRIED REPEATEDLY TO CONTACT FIRESTONE VIA MAIL, TELEPHONE, AND E-MAIL SINCE THAT TIME WITH NO RESPONSE.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint #10086408 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALLED TIRES THE CONSUMER REPLACED. *PH CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACING TIRE EQUIPMENT ON HER 2001 FORD EXCURSION. THE TIRES FAILED PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *MR

NHTSA complaint #10072130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

THE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON MY 2001 FORD EXCURSION SEPERATED FROM THE PLY EXPOSING THE CORD. THIS HAPPENED DURING HIGHWAY USE, WITH THE TIRE PROPERLY INFLATED TO VEHICLE SPECS. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD.

NHTSA complaint #10074787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

PROBLEMS WITH TIRE FAILURE ON 2001 FORD EXCURSION. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 2 CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURES WHILE DRIVING. DURING THE FIRST FAILURE THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A ROAD HAZARD AND THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE CONSUMER SIMPLY ACCEPTED THE TIRE FAILURE AS A FLUKE. THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE PLIES ACROSS THE TREAD FACE AND A VERY NOTICEABLE THUMP WAS HEARD AND FELT. NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED OR ALTERNATE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE PRODUCT WITH HIGHER LOAD RANGE WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ALL 5 TIRES.

NHTSA complaint #10073932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

DEALER CALLED THE CONSUMER FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL ON FIRESTONE TIRES. A DATE WAS SET. BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR THE APPOINTMENT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER DID FIND SPLITS IN THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES, SPLITS EXTENDED FROM THE RIM TO THE TREAD.

NHTSA complaint #10072190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TIRE FAILURE OF BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL, LT265/75RX16D OWL ALL TERRAIN TIRES. FIRST FAILURE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, SECOND WAS DURING SECOND WEEK. IRST WAS TOTAL FAILURE AT EXPRESSWAY SPEED. SECOND SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION ACROSS FACE OF TIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10067944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT,' THE FIRESTONE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL DEALING WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL TIRE A/T.' THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #10065488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. BRIDGESTONE, SIZE 285/75R16, DOT K99001D693A7. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #10061497 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

EMAIL SENT TO FIRESTONE TODAY. I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THAT THE SERIOUSLY FLAWED SIDEWALLS ON MY STEELTEX LT265 R75 R4S TIRES ON MY 2001 EXCURSION WOULD NOT LEAD TO A REPLACEMENT. I REPORTED A PROBLEM ON THESE TIRES TO THE BRIARWOOD FIRESTONE STORE IN 2002 AND AGAIN TODAY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING SINCE I WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE A TIRE IN 2002 AT MY COST AND HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SIDE WALLS OF THE REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH I CONTINUED TO USE THE SAME CAR WASH I HAVE USED SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR NEW IN AUGUST 2001. ALSO, I RAN FIRESTONE FIREHAWK 31-10.5-15 ATXS ON MY SEMA SHOW JEEP IN 1995 AND 1996 ONLY TO BE FORCED TO REQUEST REPLACEMENTS FROM NASHVILLE AFTER SERIOUS SIDEWALL DAMAGE IN COMPLETING THE RUBICON. THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO MAJOR SIDEWALL WEAKNESS LEADING TO LARGE AREAS OF THE SIDEWALL PEALING AWAY TO REVEAL THE WHITE SUB LAYER. JOHN TAYLOR OF FIRESTONE GRACIOUSLY REPLACED THE ATXS WITH BRIDGESTONE MTS THAT PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY IN ALL TRAIL TESTS (INCLUDING A RUN THROUGH THE RUBICON IN 1997) AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THE TYPE OF SIDEWALL DESTRUCTION SEEN ON THE ATXS. THE TYPE OF DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALLS ON MY EXCURSION IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE ATX'S, BUT MUCH DEEPER AND MORE PRONOUNCED. IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE CAR WASH AS THE SPLITS RUN BOTH DIRECTIONS (FORWARD AND BACK). ALSO, I TAKE MY OTHER VEHICLE THROUGH THE SAME CAR WASH AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY DAMAGE ON MICHELIN OR B. F. GOODRICH TIRES ON THAT VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH TRAIL TESTING FIRESTONE TIRES, THAT I AM AN ENGINEER, AND THAT I REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE ATX'S IN 1996 SHOULD SHOW A LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE NOT CHARACTERISTIC OF THE NORMAL USER. THIS DID NOT MATTER TO THE STORE MANAGER. FURTHERMORE, ONE OF THE STORE PERSONNEL MADE A SILLY REMARK THAT THE DAMAGE WAS FORD'S FAULT BECAUSE THEY ADVISED USERS TO RUN THE TIRE PRESSURE TOO LOW.

NHTSA complaint #10060015 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

BOTH FRONT TIRES LEAKED AIR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE FOR AIR ESCAPING FROM THE TIRES. FIRESTONE STEELTEX, P265/75R16.

NHTSA complaint #10060973 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

BOTH FRONT TIRES LEAKED AIR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE FOR AIR ESCAPING FROM THE TIRES. FIRESTONE STEELTEX, P265/75R16.

NHTSA complaint #10060973 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.