1FMDU34X7PUC362711993 FORD ExplorerXL

IGNITION SWITCH TURNS WITHOUT A KEY AND THEN IT IS HARD TO INSERT THE KEY. ENGINE STALLED POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE SWITCH WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE TO GREEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. *BF *AS

THE ABS MODULE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 20 MPH.

MICHELIN LTX M/S XL P235/75R-15 ON 93 EXPLORER XL. TIRES ARE 5 YRS OLD WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES. SERIES OF SIDEWALL CRACKS ABOUT 8" LONG APPEARED IN FRONT RIGHT TIRE, APPROX 5/8" FROM RIM, WITH THE LONGEST CRACK ABOUT 4" LONG AND 0.11" DEEP. NO FAILURE YET, AND THE AMERICAS TIRE DEALER SAYS THE CRACKS ARE NOT A PROBLEM, BUT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF SIDEWALL CRACKING AND BLOWOUTS IN MICHELIN TIRES CONCERNS US. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO MY CONDO'S PARKING GARAGE WHEN DRIVER IN CAR BEHIND ME ALERTED ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MY FEET GOT REALLY HOT. EXITED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FIRE DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 TO REPORT FIRE, AS THE FIRE UNIT WAS ON ITS WAY THE VEHICLE HAD TWO OR THREE EXPLOSIONS UNDER THE HOOD AND THE HORN CAME ON. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE 22 STORY CONDOMINIUM FIRE ALARMS WENT OFF, ALL THE ELEVATORS STOPPED WORKING AND THE FIRE MARSHALL EVACUATED THE ENTIRE BUILDING. THE PARKING GARAGE WAS FULL OF SOOTH AND DENSE BLACK SMOKE. THE MAIN LOBBY AND ELEVATOR LOBBY WAS FULL OF SMOKE. THE ER DIAGNOSED ME WITH SMOKE INHALATION AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. SUBSEQUENT LUNG TEST SHOWS 30% DECREASED LUNG CAPACITY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE ATX, AND LINE SIZE P235/75R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TREAD OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND FOUR PASSENGERS HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE TIRES WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL TIRES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ALMOST HOME, WHEN I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IT THEN BEGAN TO SLOW SPEED, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE INSIDE AND OUT WHILE PULLING INTO YARD. GOT OUT AND THEN NOTICED FIRE DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND SMOKE EXITING FROM HOOD. IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 TO REPORT FIRE, AS THE FIRE UNIT WAS ON ITS WAY THE VEHICLE HAD A EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD AND WAS TOTALED. THE ATTENDING FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS TYPE OF FIRE BEFORE WITH FORD F150'S AND OTHER FORD SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLES AND THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY THE SPEED OR CRUISE CONTROL THAT STARTED THE FIRE, AND TO LOOK. PLEASE RESPOND SO THAT I KNOW WHICH STEPS TO TAKE. *TW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. . AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS OF ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE MISFIRED. A BYSTANDER NEAR THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER EYES, HAIR, AND UPPER PORTION OF HER BODY. SHE HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE A LITTLE OVER 200,000.

FUEL FILLER HOSE HAS LEAK SO IT DID NOT PASS SMOG, NONE AT USED CAR LOTS, REPAIR SHOP STATES HE HAS SEEN THIS ALOT. *TR

SUN ROOF FLEW OFF THE EXPLORER ONTO THE ROAD AND SHATTERED IN A MILLION PIECES ALMOST HITTING A BIKER. *TR

THE WHOLE '!@#$% FRONT END OF MY 93 EXPLORER KEEPS FALLING APART AFTER FIXING IT TWICE AND IT IS STARTING TO DO IT AGAIN. I CANT KEEP TIRES ON IT AT ALL. *TR

WHILE MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING IN THE CAR, WITH TWO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS IN THE BACK SEAT, THE TWO YEAR OLD STARTED CRYING AND TOLD US THE BABY'S CAR SEAT WAS BROKEN. WE LOOKED BACK AND THE CAR SEAT WAS SIDEWAYS- THE SEAT BUCKLE THAT HELD IT IN PLACE HAD COMPLETELY GIVEN OUT! WE WERE DRIVING AND I HAD TO LEAN BACK FROM THE FRONT SEAT AND RIGHT THE BABY SEAT WHILE WE PULLED OVER AND MANAGED TO REBUCKLE THE BABY'S SEAT INTO THE MIDDLE. THE SEATS DO NOT ACTUALLY FIT THAT WAY FOR EVERYDAY USE AND OUR CAR HAS BEEN UNUSABLE TO US EVER SINCE BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS AND NO OTHER WAY TO ARRANGE THEM IN THE CAR. WE CALLED ABOUT A PART TO REPLACE THAT SEAT BUCKLE AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE ANY MORE. I THINK THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN- TO HAVE A SEAT BUCKLE GIVE OUT - WHILE DRIVING - WITH A BABY IN IT! WE HAVE TRADED CARS WITH OUR PARENTS IN THE MEANTIME AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THE PART TO FIX IT. (THIS IS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BUCKLE.) *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THEY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 02/13/2008, AND THE VEHICLE OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE COST OF THE VEHICLE REPAIR WAS HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL 94V169001 - PARKING BRAKE CONVENTIONAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,700, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 03-11-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED DARK SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT WHEN THE SMOKE CEASED. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SMOKE REAPPEARED. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE HEATER FUSE REMOVED, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM SMOKING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000. UPDATED 05/27/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AC ONLY WORKED ON HIGH AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DID NOT WORK. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL INSIDE HIS HOME. HE GOT HIS FAMILY OUT OF THE HOME AND THE HOME ALARM BEGAN TO SOUND. WHEN THEY EXITED THE HOUSE, THEY DISCOVERED THE GARAGE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE HOME WAS ALSO ENGULFED IN FLAMES. BOTH VEHICLES IN THE GARAGE AND THE HOUSE WERE DESTROYED. THE CONTACT AND HIS WIFE WERE CHARGED WITH ARSON; HOWEVER, THE DAY BEFORE THE TRIAL, THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED, THE FIRE IS STILL LISTED AS SUSPICIOUS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 99V062001 AND 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WERE REFERENCED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS IS WHAT STARTED THE FIRE, BUT THERE IS NO VEHICLE LEFT TO EXAMINE. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN FOUR DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE AS ELECTRICAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 125,000. PICTURES AND FIRE REPORT WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

STARTED 1993 FORD EXPLORER AND HEATER FAN WAS ON SETTING 2. BURNING LEAF SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE DEFROST VENTS (HEATER SELECTOR WAS SET TO DEFROST). IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF IGNITION AND HAD TO DRIVE OTHER VEHICLE TO WORK. WILL HAVE TO REMOVE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ASSEMBLY AND CLEAN OUT DEBRIS FROM BLOWER HOUSING. NOTICED BURNT LEAF SMELL BEFORE BUT NEVER SAW SMOKE UNTIL TODAY. *NM

DURING NORMAL OPERATION LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE CRACKED, LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID, MANAGED TO STOP VEHICLE ON IN MEDIAN, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, AFTER LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED MECHANIC WAS BLEEDING BRAKE SYSTEM, DURING THE PROCESS THE MAIN BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE REAR BRAKE LINES CRACKED AND DEVELOPED A LEAK, LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID AGAIN!FORTUNATELY THIS TIME IT HAPPENED AT SHOP, HAD ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED, ADVISED SHOP TO HOLD ON TO OLD (ORIGINAL) BRAKE LINES. *JB

1993 FORD EXPLORER SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED IN DRIVEWAY, DAMAGE ORIGINATED IN THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD AREA. VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVEN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE. NO RECALL FOUND FOR YEAR/MODEL, BUT COUNTLESS FIRES REPORTED FOR BASE FORDS OF ALL MODELS AND YEARS. *NM

I BOUGHT A CAR FROM A DEALER AND HAVE THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE ME A TEMPORARY TAG UNLESS I WENT TO HIS MECHANIC FOR A INSPECTION ALSO THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY LEAKING OIL SINCE THE 2ND DAY I PURCHASED. *JB

I OWNED A FORD 1992 EXPLORER AND ONE MORNING IT JUST CACTH FIRE FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE LET IT RUN BEFORE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AS WE DO EVERY COLD MORNING AND IF A LITTLE GIRL HAD BEEN WALKING TO THE BUS STOP AND SAW THE CAR ON FIRE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN BURN UP IN THE HOUSE SO LUCKLY SHE SAW AND LET US NO BEFORE IT GOT TO THE PORCH WE CALL THE FIRE DEPT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT CAME UNLATCHED. THE SAFETY BELT NO LONGER WORKED. THE BUTTON ON THE BUCKLE WAS STUCK ALL THE WAY IN AND LOOSE TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC.*AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCK BROKE AND THERE ARE LOOSE PARTS MOVING AROUND INSIDE THE LOCK. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE STAYING IN PLACE. THE PARKING BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT HOLD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED BY A DEALER. *AK UPDATED 01/23/06. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE HEATING AND COOLING VENTS. AS SOON AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER SMOKED STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT RECALLING THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT BUT WERE NOT SURE WHERE THE FIRE STARTED FROM. THIS HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 1, 2004. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED ACCELERATOR STUCK ONCE IN MARCH 2005, AND HE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE REPAIRMAN SAID SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. HE DID NOT RECALL THE PART THAT MECHANIC CLEANED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD NOTICED THIS HAPPENING A LOT IN FORD EXPLORERS. CONSUMER HAD NOT NOTICED IT HAPPENING SINCE THEN. HE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO THE MAXIMUM. HE STOMPED THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER TO MAKE IT DISENGAGE. THERE WAS NO CRASH. HE HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AS OF YET. *AK *JB

TOGGLE SWITCH ON SUNROOF HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NOW IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. DOES NOT STOP ON ITS OWN FOR OPEN AND CLOSE. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO BREAK.

DT: DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE MODEL IS 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE OWNER HAS JUST SEEN THIS ON THE NEWS. THE OWNER SAYS, YES, HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, HIS HOUSE MAY BURN DOWN. THIS IS COMING FROM WHAT THE CONSUMER HAS SEEN ON THE NEWS. THE OWNER HAS BEEN ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND INVESTIGATIONS. THE OWNER HAS NOT HAD THIS CHECKED YET, BUT THE OWNER HAS ALREADY CONTACTED FORD WITH NO COOPERATION AT ALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO COOPERATION WITH THE 2 DEALERSHIPS THAT THE CONSUMER HAS TALKED TO. CONSUMER FEELS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BECAUSE OF SAFETY. ISSUES.*AK

1993 FORD EXPLORER NEEDS HUBS FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE.*MR *NM

DT: VECHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE STALLING. *JB

I OWN A '93 FORD EXPLORER. ABOUT 4-5 YEARS AGO, THE LIFT BACK DOOR TOTALLY SEPARATED FROM THE BODY - THE HINGES TORE OUT OF THE METAL. I TOOK IT TO MERIDIAN FORD IN MERIDIAN IDAHO FOR REPAIR - AND THEY REPAIRED IT AT NO CHARGE, INFORMING ME THAT THE DOOR PROBLEM WAS ON "RECALL". I STILL OWN THE CAR, AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS DEVELOPING AGAIN; I CAN TELL THE DOOR HINGES ARE AGAIN BEGINNING TO SEPARATE FROM THE CAR BODY AND I TRY TO AVOID USING THAT REAR DOOR IN ORDER TO KEEP IT FROM COMING LOOSE AND FALLING OFF AGAIN. I CALLED MERIDIAN FORD SERVICE DEPT. ABOUT REPAIRING IT, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHARGE ME TO DO THE REPAIR AND THAT THEY ONLY GUARANTEE A REPAIR FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. I THEN CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND GOT THE SAME RESPONSE: "IF A REPAIR IS MADE ON A RECALL, IT IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. THIS HARDLY SEEMS EQUITABLE - GIVEN THE FACT THAT IF THAT DOOR COMES LOOSE WHEN SOMEONE IS FOLLOWING MY CAR - IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR TRAGEDY. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC "INCIDENT" DATE - OTHER THAN THE DAY I FIRST HAD THE DOOR REPAIRED, AND THE GARAGE "GUARANTEED" IT. I DON'T HAVE THAT DATE, BUT I'M SURE IT WOULD BE RECORDED ON MY VIN NUMBER. IN THE FOLLOWING SPACE FOR "INCIDENT DATE" I HAVE NOTED 12-01-04 AS THE APPROXIMATE DATE WHEN I CALLED BOTH THE MERIDIAN FORD GARAGE, AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING SPARE TIRE SHEARED OFF FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER, LTR 235/75R15. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. *AK

MULTIPLE FAILURES, CONTINUALLY BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE ALSO OVERHEATED, THERMOSTAT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. A/C COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION, ETC. *BF A BLOWOUT RIPPED THE RUNNING BOARD ASSEMBLY, THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE AND VIOLENTLY SKIDDED TO A STOP, THE EXHAUST WAS REPLACED TWICE, THERE WAS A NOISE THAT LINGERED ON IN THE FRONT END AND A LOUD CREAKING SOUND. *SC

WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WENT UP. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE, SNAPPED CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB WHEN THE TIRE FELL IT THREW THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE INTO THE AIR. *TC

GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES.*MR ONE OF THE TIRES HAS A CONCAVE/CIRCULAR INDENTATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1/2-3/4 INCH BEGINNING AT THE TREAD SURFACE AND RUNNING VERTICALLY UP THE SIDEWALL ARE 2-3 INCHES FROM THE OUTER TREAD. *NM

DUNLOP LIGHT TRUCK TIRES LT 235-75R15 RADIAL ROVER AT FIRST PROBLEM WAS A TIRE BLISTER THAT CAUSED AN UNEVEN TIRE WEAR PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THE TIRE BACK TO THE TIRE STORE, WHERE I PURCHASED SAID TIRES, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. NO WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE TIRE, EVEN THOUGH I HAD PUT LESS THAN 50% WEAR ON TIRE. ON JUNE 13, 2004, WHILE RETURNING FRIM A TRIP DOWN TO LONG BEACH, HEADING NORTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 IN CALIFORNIA I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE DETREADED OR BLEW ITS TREAD OFF AND THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY FORD EXPLORER ( BUBBLES, WAS THE CARS NAME SINCE SHE WAS CHAMPAGNE COLORED ). I SLID BETWEEN THE LANES OF THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR. I DIDN'T REGAIN CONTROLL BUT ENDED UP ROLLING IT DOWN THE SHOULDER AND AFTER BOUNCING AROUND LANDED UPRIGHT ON MY TIRES FACING THE WRONG DIRECTION. SOME HOW I DIDN'T GET HURT BUT I DID DESTROY MY 1993 EXPLORER. THE TRUCK I LOVED AND SINCE I DIDN'T GET HURT IN THE ROLL OVER I HAVE ZERO COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY FORD IN FACT I THINK I WILL TELL THEM ABOUT THE ROLL OVER AND THANK THEM FOR BUILDING A CAR THAT I ROLLED AND STILL DIDN'T GET HURT. MY DUNLOPS TIRES ON THE OTHER HAND I HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS, ONE COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE THAT DIRECTLY LEAD TO ME WRECKING MY CAR AND ONE BLISTER THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A ROAD HAZARD. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS TO YOU TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES AND IF YOU NEED TO RESEARCH INTO THIS. I KNOW I AM LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED BUT FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. *AK, *GEM

CONSUMER STATED THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL #95V164001 FAILED. THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS WERE ATTACHED TO BRACKETS THAT WERE WELDED TO THE LIFTGATE. THE BRACKET WELDS CAN FRACTURE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY DID ALL THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FROM FIRST TO THE SECOND GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

INTERMITENT - ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILURE. PEDAL DROPS DOWN AND NOISE (GROWL) OCCURS, FOLLOWED BY VEHICAL PULLING TO ONE SIDE WITH LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. RECENT INCIDENT REQUIRED EXTREME BRAKING AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SLID OUT OF CONTROL.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL GOT STUCK. THIS CAUSED THE ABS LIGHT TO APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAIN ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *MR THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS UNTIL ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A BAD BATTERY CABLE. *SC *JB

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES GETTING THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS LOCKED. THE HINGES BROKE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS OPERATE ERRATICALLY*AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AT 45 MPH IN 4 DIFFERENT SECTIONS. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. *AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AT 45 MPH IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES. *AK

1ST CASE WAS SUMMER TIME, ENGINE WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER WHEN TRYING TO START IT. AIR CONDITIONER HAD BEEN ON EARLIER. TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH TO OFF AND ENGINE STARTED AND RAN JUST FINE. ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO BAD COMPRESSOR LOADING DOWN THE ENGINE. $900 LATER WITH NEW COMPRESSOR AND CONVERSION TO NEW REFRIGERANT I ASSUMED EVERYTHING WAS FIXED. TRUCK IS 2ND VEHICLE NOT USED MUCH UNTIL WINTER. DECEMBER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, I ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE HEATER SWITCH IN, (AIR-CONDITIONER ON MODE) AND THE ENGINE INSTANTLY SHUT OFF, AS WELL AS ALL THE LIGHTS AND THE HORN. RESET THE SWITCH AND ONCE AGAIN EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NEVER BLEW A FUSE! EXPECTED A WIRE HARNESS FIRE AFTER THAT! I'D EXPECT THE LOAD LINE TO THE COMPRESSOR TO BE ON A SEPARATE CIRCUIT AND ISOLATED BY A FUSE LINK OR REPLACEABLE FUSE! REPLACED THE $95 SWITCH AND INSPECTED IT. IT WAS ALL MELTED INSIDE. I WONDER IF THE SWITCH WAS THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM AND THE COMPRESSOR WAS ACTUALLY GOOD SINCE THE AIR WAS COLD WHEN IT WAS RUNNING. COULD IT GO FROM GOOD TO INSTANTLY SEIZED? COULD THE CIRCUITRY IN THE EXPLORER SPORT ALLOW A LARGE CURRENT DRAW TO MELT THE SWITCH? IF SO FORD OWES ME FOR THE COMPRESSOR AND LABOR. CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY A FUSELINK OR FUSE DIDN'T BLOW. ONLY A DEAD SHORT WOULD KNOCK OUT THE LIGHTS, AND HORN. LUCKILY THE SWITCH COULD BE SWITCHED OFF, AS I ROLLED TO A STOP. SECOND ITEM TO REPORT WAS THAT WHILE REPLACING THE BAD RESISTOR COILS FOR FAN'S SPEED CONTROL, THE HEATER ENCLOSURE WAS PACKED WITH LEAVES- VERY DANGEROUS. VACUUMED EVERYTHING OUT. NEED TO FIND OUT WHY THERE IS NO SCREEN SOMEWHERE. *AK

FAILURE OF 1993 FORD EXPLORER FRONT SEAT LOWER HALF AT MOUNTING POINTS. FORD PART 61704, LEFT AND RIGHT. MATERIAL FAILURE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. MOVEMENT AND FLEXING OF LOWER SEAT FRAME CAUSES MATERIAL FAILURE APPROX. INCH ABOVE ATTACHMENT BOLT POSITION. REPEATED LOSS OF SEAT ATTACHMENT BOLT TORQUE ALLOWED FRAME MOVEMENT, WHICH RESULTS IN MATERIAL FAILURE. SEAT MOVES BACK AND LATERALLY AWAY FROM NORMAL DRIVING POSITION. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS INJURY.

MANUFACTURER CLOSED THE RECALL CASE AND WILL NOT PERFORM REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. *LA THE SERVICE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE REAR LIFT GATE AND SAID THAT THE REPAIR WAS SUBJECT OF A RECALL THAT FORD ISSUED. RECALL#95V164001 *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THE PAPER WORK STATED THE REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED WHEN IT HAD NOT BEEN, BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP, DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE. *JB

FIRE IN HEATER BLOWER, 1993 FORD EXPLORER, HEAVY SMOKE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN INCIDENT OR ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK REPAIR COMPLETED 9/18/03. CONSUMER NOTED HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND WITH 27K MILES ON IT, IT HAS ALREADY BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE IN ONE YEAR. *PH

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING, THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING DUE TO OVER HEATING. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO WEAR OUT ONCE A MONTH, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN RESURFACED, ADJUSTED AND REPLACED 5 TIMES. *AK *TT *JB

THE VEHICLES COOLING FAN CRACKED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAN WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

CYLINDER HEADS NEED REPLACING. *LA

CRUISE CONTROL:1993 FORD EXPLORER- WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON. AS I APPROACHED ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTROL DID NOT DEACTIVATE, AND I HAD TO PUSH THE "OFF" BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GAIN CONTROL. THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON 3 OTHER OCCASIONS. ALSO WHEN THIS SWITCH GOES BAD, IT IS APPARENTLY TIED INTO THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS, AS THEY DON'T WORK WHEN IT GOES OUT. ON ALL OCCASIONS WHEN THIS SWITCH GOES OUT, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALER(ROSS FORD- PIEDMONT, MO.) TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, SO IT SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *LA

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. *JB PRIOR TO IMPACT THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVERS BODY WAS TOSSED TO THE LEFT ONTO THE DOOR AND THE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *SCC *NLM

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK SHOULDER BOLT AT THE BASE OF THE SEAT SNAPPED. VEHICLE LEFT ROADWAY BUT CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *PH *NLM

THE CONVERTIBLE CHILD SAFETY SEAT BUCKLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY DISCONNECT FROM THE LATCH IN THE CHILD SEAT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CONSUMER HAD CHECKED ON THE CHILD TO FIND THE CHILD NOT SECURED IN THE SEAT.*AK

1993 FORD EXPLORER THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO FALL BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEATS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

UNDERMOUNT SPARE TIRE BOLT RUSTED CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO DROP FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. TIRE WENT FLYING,BOUNCING AND ROLLING ACROSS ROAD LUCKILY BYPASSING TRAFFIC TO MY REAR. 1993 FORD EXPLORER WITH NEW TIRES AND SPARE TIRE DUE TO FIRESTONE RECALL (2 OR 3 YRS. AGO), ALL MOUNTED BY FORD DEALER. *NLM

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK DECLINED BACKWARDS, AND BROKE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BOLT FAILURE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX IMATELY60 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL , CAUSING HER TO HAVE A BLOWOUT. SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IN A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING A 1993 ,FORD, EXPLORER. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, AND HAD ABOUT 3000 MILES.*AK

DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE WHILE OWNER DRIVING RESULTING IN SEAT BACK FALLING TO FULL RECLINING POSITION. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT INJURY OR ACCIDENT AND HAD TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN UNSAFE CONDITION UNTIL WAS ABLE TO FIND AN OBJECT TO BRACE THE SEAT BACK IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. BROKEN PART REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE AT NON-FORD GARAGE. COMPLAINT FILED AFTER OWNER RECENTLY LEARNED OF NUMEROUS OTHER SUCH INCIDENTS, THEREFORE DATE OF INCIDENT IS APPROXIMATE SINCE IT WAS NOT DOCUMENTED AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE. MR. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

THE FRONT OF THE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY, ESPECIALLY WHEN EXCEEDING 65 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THE SHAPE AND DESIGN OF THE TIRES CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE INSPECTOR INDICATED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. *JB JAMIE CONADAY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. SCC

THE TIRES FAILED.*JB

CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE SERVICE GAS STATION FOR SERVICE. TWO DAYS LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY SHORT CIRCUIT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE.*JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED ( NOV 2002) FOUR (4) BRAND NEW YKS RADIAL A/T LT235/75R15 TIRES. ON JAN 02,2003 AT APPROX. 1515 HRS- INTERSTATE 40, ASHEVILLE, NC. I WAS GOING EAST AT APPROX. 65-70 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT, CAUSING MY 1993 FORD EXPLORER TO QUICK TURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD NEARLY MISSING OTHER CARS IN THE LANE. I DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES OR TRY TO CONTROL THE TRUCK,BUT LET IT MOVE THE WAY IT WANTED. IF I HAD TIED TO CONTROL THE TRUCK, I FEEL THAT I WOULD HAVE ROLLED THE TRUCK. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK STOPPED, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE TIRE DAMAGE. THE TIRE HAD SEPERATED (RIPPED) FROM THE TOP SEAM OF THE TREAD.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN CONSUMER REMOVED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN PREPARATION FOR EXIT, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE "CLUNKING" NOISE AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. ATTEMPTS TO SLOW DOWN UTILIZING THE BRAKES AND DOWNSHIFTING TRANSMISSION WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND ENGINE WAS STILL "REVVING" HIGH. TS

THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERELY RUSTED POWER STEERING HOSES WHICH WERE REPLACED WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED SEEPAGE OF FLUID THROUGH THE STEEL LINES.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE LINE ON THE RIGHT REAR AXLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED.*JB

ATLAS, SILVERTRAC, P23575R15 DOT UUTHLAJV331. REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A FORD EXPLORER, 1993. WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POP. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VIHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED. *AK *JG

VENT HOSE IS ON REAR AXLE HOUSING AND RUBBING ON REAR BRAKE LINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING NEEDS EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO PROPERLY APPLY BRAKES. CONSUMER HEARS SQUEAKING NOISE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THERE WAS TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE 235R15. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING. CONTACT DEALER . TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD PART REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 YEARS.*AK

VEHICLE SHAKES AT 60 MPH AND HIGHER. DEALER STATED A KIT TO REPLACE MOTOR MOUNTS WAS NEEDED. *AK

I HAVE HAD 3 BLOWOUTS AT 60-70 MPH ALL ON THE RIGHT REAR, 2 WITH FIRESTONE AND 1 WITH GOODYEAR, ALSO PREMATURE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE THAT I FEEL HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY VIBRATION AT HIWAY SPEEDS. FORD HAS A TSB 96-04-16 THAT REPAIRS THIS VIBRATION AT A COST OF $1600. WITH THE EXPLORER THESE FAILURES ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE MADE A SAFETY RECALL MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL 90-94 EXPLORER OWNERS AT NO COST . THANK YOU.*JB

ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING INTO EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH MAKE IT HARD TO SEE WHEN ANTI-FREEZE IS NEEDED TO DEFOG WINDOW.

IN 1998 MY FORD EXPLORER WAS RECALLED FOR NHTSB ID # 97V083000, COMPONENT: VISUAL SYSTEMS: MIRRORS. THE RECALL WAS TO CORRECT A SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT COULD OCCUR IN THE REMOTE POWER MIRROR CONTROL SWITH CIRCUIT BOARD AS A RESULT OF A SEPARATED PART OF THE CONTACT ASSEMBLY BRIDGING THE SWITCH POSITIVE BATTERY PAD AND ADJACENT CHASSIS GROUND PAD. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. BUT, THE EXACT DEFECT STATED IN THE RECALL OCURRED ON MY VEHICLE. EVIDENTLY THE INSTALLATION OF A 10 AMP INLINE FUSE WAS NOT A POSITIVE CORRECTION TO THIS DEFECT! I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE "SWITCH". I HAVE THE SWITCH IN MY POSSESSION IF NEEDED FOR AN INVESTIGATION. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WHEEL HUB CAME OFF. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMERS NEIGHBOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE WINDOWS, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, HOWEVER BY THE TIME THE DOORS WERE OPENED FLAMES WERE SMOLDERING IN THE FRONT SEATS, FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMERS NEIGHBOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE WINDOWS, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, HOWEVER BY THE TIME THE DOORS WERE OPENED FLAMES WERE SMOLDERING IN THE FRONT SEATS, FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

THE ALUMINUM FINNED HEAT EXCHANGER UNIT UNDER THE HOOD HAS A PLASTIC SHROUD AROUND IT THE DUCTS FRESH AIR INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATER BLOWER DUCTING. THIS SHROUD BECAME FULL OF LEAVES WHICH EVENTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE , FILLING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITH DENSE SMOKE. I HAD TO PULL THE DUCT WORK UNDER THE HOOD APART AND BLOW OUT THE REMAINING ASH AND LEAVES TO ALLEVIATE ANY FUTURE FIRE SOURCE. FORD HAS A DEFECT IN THE WAY THEY DESIGNED THE FRESH AIR INTAKE DUCTING WHICH ALLOWS LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS TO DRIFT DIRECTLY INTO THE BLOWER HOUSING SHROUDING WHICH BECOMES A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD. I NOW HAVE TO COVER THE LOWER HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE UPPER HALF OF THE HOOD INCLUDING THE FRESH AIR INTAKE DUCTS WITH FIBERGLASS WINDOW SCREEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OUTSIDE TO ASSURE LEAVES DO NOT FILL THE DUCTING SYSTEM AGAIN CAUSING ANOTHER FIRE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND 2 OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS BLOWER HOUSING FIRES IN OTHER NHTSA INCIDENTS ON THIS SITE AS REFERENCED BY THIS :*AK

BOTH REAR ROCKER PANELS WERE RUSTED OUT. THE BODY HAS A 6 YEAR WARRANTY AGAINST RUST, BUT THE RUST WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL THE SIDE SKIRTS OVER THE ROCKER PANELS WERE KNOCKED OFF. WHEN I CALLED FORD, THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 6 YEARS OLD. THE RUST WAS BAD ENOUGH , THAT IT HAD TO BE DEVELOPING WELL WITHIN THE 6 YEAR TIME FRAME.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER REGARDING TIRE REPLACEMENT AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURES IN THE FUTURE, CONSUMER WENT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO TIRES IN STOCK BUT TO KEEP CHECKING BACK, AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF CHECKING CONSUMER DECIDED TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE ACCEPTABLE REPLACEMENT TIRES FROM ANOTHER DEALER AND BRING THE RECEIPT AND DOT CODES FOR THE TIRES BACK TO THEM AND THEY WOULD PROCESS AND SUBMIT THE REFUND FOR REQUEST, AFTER NOT HEARING ANYTHING FROM THE LOCAL DEALER FOR MORE THAN 10 WEEKS CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT THE INFORMATION WAS NEVER SUBMITTED AND THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO CONTACT A FIRESTONE DEALER, CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS TOO LATE AND THAT THE DEADLINE FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS AUGUST 29, 2001, CONSUMER FEELS HE SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED BECAUSE OF THE MISCOMMUNICATION WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE 3 WILDERNESS ATX TIRES, CONSUMER STATED PREVIOUSLY, TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS RADIAL ATX TIRES, P23575R15 M/S, CAMPAIGN 00T005. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH SPARE TIRE DISENGAGED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT WIRING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS A RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO WOULD NOT HONOR RECALL AND CHANGE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. CABLE THAT HOLDS TIRE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE HAD SNAPPED. NO INJURIES.*AK *TT

CONSUMER REPLACED THE RECALL FIRESTONE TIRES AT OWN EXPENSE WITH B.F.GOODRICH RADIAL TIRES, SIZE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER IS NOW CALLING TO REPORT THAT ALL FOUR OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRE CORDS ARE PROTRUDING THROUGH SIDEWALL. CONSUMER FEELS THAT EXPLORER IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM NOT FIRESTONE OR GOODRICH TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BALL JOINTS ARE COMPLETELY SHOT. CONSUMER FEELS WHEEL COULD FALL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

EXPLORER - REAR ENDED. BOTH BUCKET SEAT |"BACKS" FELL BACKWARDS ONTO REAR PASSENGERS. SEAT RECLINE MECHANISM DESTROYED IN BOTH. *AK

THE ENGINE, REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR DRIVING CONDITIONS SHUTS OFF AND CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE LIGHTS, HORN, FLASHER FUNCTION ,BUT THE ENGINE JUST CRANKS WITHOUT STARTING SOMETIME 5 MINUTES, SOMETIMES ONE OR MORE HOURS BLOCKING TRAFFIC LANES. AAA HAS TOWED TO GARAGES A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WHEN THE MECHANICS TURN THE KEY, THE CAR STARTS RIGHT UP AND A DIAGNOSTIC CANNOT BE PERFORMED. I DO NOT WISH TO BE A VICTIM IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANY VEHICLE BEFORE FORD DECIDES TO INVESTIGATE THIS FAILURE THAT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. I CHECKED WITH FORD IN ORDER TO SEE IF THIS PROBLEM WAS RE CALLED, BUT IT WAS NOT AS OF 10/29/01. *AK

COPY OF NOTICE SENT TO FORD MOTOR CO ON 10/10/2001 -- > URGENT I REPLACED MY 5 FIRESTONE TIRES, AND ALMOST LOST MY SPARE BECAUSE THE 1/8" INCH CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE UP ROTTED THROUGH. FORTUNATELY IT FELL OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND NOT WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE TIRE DEALER ON INTERSTATE 87! -- END OF MESSAGE TO FORD. I AM SURPRISED THAT THIS 1/8" CABLE THAT HAS NO PROTECTION FROM CORROSION, IS THE SOLE METHOD USED TO HOLD THE SPARE IN PLACE! THIS PROBLEM PROBABLY EXISTS IN MANY OTHER OLDER EXPLORERS... AND IF YOU NEVER NEED THE SPARE... YOU MIGHT NOT FIND OUT UNTIL SOMEONE BEHIND YOU GETS INJURED!

I HAD MY FIRESTONE ATX TIRES REPLACED BY SEARS. I SENT THE NECESSARY PAPER WORK TO FIRESTONE ON AUGUST 21, 2001 FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I HAVE CALL FIRESTONE TWICE SINCE I SENT THEM THE INFORMATION (OCTOBER 2, 2001 AND NOVEMBER 5, 2001). THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGE RECIEVING MY PAPER WORK, BUT I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVE MY CHECK FROM FIRESTONE. THIS IS GOING ON FOR THREE MONTHS AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVE A CHECK. I CALL FIRESTONE AND I GET NOTHING BUT A RUN-AROUND. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP. THANKS.*AK

TIRE SIDE WALL TOTALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE THREAD AND BLEW OFF THE TIRE WHILE TRAVELING A 50MPH. TIRE BELT CAME APART.

DOOR HINGES WOULD CAUSE DOORS TO BE UNEVEN. DRIVER'S DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE PROPERLY DUE TO THE HINGES. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED HINGES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER ADDED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR HANDLES MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SHUT DOOR. *TT

ON ICEY ROAD THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING SIDEWAYS AND ENTER INTO A DITCH AND TIPPED OVER. VEHICLE TIPPED OVER ONE OTHER TIME IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER MAKING AN SHARP TURN.

CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE UP BROKE DUE TO FATIGUE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SPARE TIRE FELL OUT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE CABLE WILL RUST AND BREAK DUE TO FATIGUE AND WEIGHT OF THE TIRE.

THE SPARE TIRE CRANK WIRE FRAYED AND BROKE RELEASING THE SPARE TIRE ON TO THE ROAD. FORD MOTOR OWNER RELATIONS WAS CONTACTED AT 1-800-392-3673 AND INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS DEVICE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE WHEN THE WIRE FAILS THE TIRE RELEASES ON TO THE ROAD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *AK

ON AT LEAST 4X THE IGNITION CUT OF AT HIWAY SPEEDS.MAGARITY. *AK

BRIDGESTONE, D693P-MET 235/75R15; TIRES RUMBLE VERY BADLY. THESE WERE REPLACEMENTS, NOT ORIGINAL TIRES.*AK *JB

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH DUNLOP TIRES. DUNLOP REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. CONSUMER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF, AND SIDEWALLS EXPLODED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDHLAWR330 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RUSTING, REAR QUATER PANEL, AROUND GAS CAP(INSIDE AND OUT.)FILLER TUBE COULD COME LOSE. KNOW OF 30 VECHICALS 1993-1994 WITH THIS PROBLEM. COULD BECOME A GAS FILLING PROBLEM. CLARKE FORD IN HUDSON, OHIO " THE CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD, WE DONT CARE." CALLED FORD SERVICE 1-800-392-FORD, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. ALSO FORD SAID IF I REPAIR IT, SAVE ALL RECIEPTS INCASE OF RECALL. *AK

THE CAR SHAKES AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. IT SHAKE SOO MUCH I BELIEVE WE ARE DAMAGING PARTS OF THE CAR THAT COULD LEAD TO AND ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DETERIORATION AND WEAR AND TEAR. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DEALERS RESPONSE SIGHTING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I BELEIVE THERE TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR MORE THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. OTHER PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR INCLUDE 3 FRONT END WHEEL BEARING REPLACEMENTS WHICH IN HINDSIGHT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS VIBRATION BEFORE IT BECAME SO NOTICEABLE. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS. THEY ARE A BASIC AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE CAR THA SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT. I AM CONCERNED ENOUGH THAT THIS SEVERE VIBRATION COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND WARRANTS CONSIDERATION FROM NHTSA AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

CONSUMER RECEIVED FORD TIRE RECALL AND HAD TIRES INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER WHO STATED TIRES WERE PART OF RECALL, CONSUMER FILLED OUT PROPER PAPERWORK AND HAD TIRES REPLACED BY A BRAND OTHER THAN FIRESTONE, NOW CLAIM IS BEING DENIED AND CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM FIRESTONE ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, FIRESTONE DESTROYED REPLACED TIRES, FIRESTONE ATX, DOT NUMBERS W2HL AND VDHL, SIZE P235/75R15. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS APPLIED IT SLIPS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD SLIGHTLY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE CHANGING MY REAR BRAKES LAST FRIDAY ON MY FORD EXPLORER I DECIDED TO CHECK MY SPARE TIRE WHICH HAPPENS TO BE A FIRESTONE ATX. TO MY SURPRISE THE TIRE HAD ACTUALLY "BLOWN-OUT" AND SEPERATED WHILE IN THE SPARE TIRE RACK UNDER MY VEHICLE. THIS TIRE HAS NOT BEEN ON MY VEHICLE SINCE JULY OF 1999 WHEN I PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES AND PUT THE BEST LOOKING TIRE IN THE SPARE TIRE RACK. I BELIEVE SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS TIRE IN THE RACK AND DOCUMENT THIS BEFORE I REOMVE IT. THIS BACKS UP FORD'S CLAIM THAT IT IS THE TIRE, NOT THE VEHICLE THAT IS AT FAULT. YOU CAN SEE I HAVE NOT TAMPERED WITH TIS TIRE IN ANYWAY, THERE ARE NO FRESH MARKS ON THE SPARE TIRE SYSTEM SHOWING THE TIRE HAS NOT MOVED IN MANY MONTHS. (DOT NUMBER: B081 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

INSUFFICIENT BRAKING RESULTED IN REAR END COLLISION. 2ND ACCIDENT OF SAME NATURE AFTER FORD SERVICE INSPECTION. INDEPENDENT BRAKE SHOP REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND PROBLEM IS OK. FORD ARGUES THAT BRAKES AND VEHICLE WERE OK. *AK

WHEN FIRESTONE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED LAST AUGUST CONSUMER CHECKED HIS SPARE TIRE THAT WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING. STEEL CABLE THAT HELD SPARE TIRE IN PLACE SHOWED SIGNS OF RUST AND CORROSION. IT WAS ALSO FRAYED. CONSUMER THEN TRIED TO GET FORD TO REPLACE SPARE TIRE. BUT, FORD REFUSED.*AK

IN 1996 I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH. A VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT BEGAN TO COME INTO MY LANE. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT I SWIRVED TO THE LEFT THEN CORRECTED BACK TO THE RIGHT. THIS WAS NOT AN OUT OF CONTROL MANEUVER. WHEN CORRECTING BACK TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE MOVED SIDEWAYS AND PROCEEDED TO ROLLOVER ONTO A GRASSY MEDIAN.*AK

INSIDE LEFT DOOR HANDLE COMES COMPLETLY OFF IN HAND WHEN CLOSING DOOR. BOTTOM HINGE ON LEFT DOOR BROKE. CATALATIC CONVERTER RATTLES WHEN ACCELERATED TO 55 MPH. *AK

LATCHING POST ON DOOR FRAME BUSHING HAS DETERIORATED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND LATCH DOOR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THERE WAS A RECALL 95V164001/ HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS. . WENT BACK TO DEALER FOR A WATER LEAK COMING FROM DOOR, DEALER READJUSTED DOOR, BUT IT WAS STILL LEAKING. DEALER WILL NOT CORRECT PROBLEM AGAIN. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE CALIPER STICKING AND CAUSING ROTORS TO BE CUT AND WARPED. VEHICLE BEEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OWNER'S WIFE JUST TOUCHED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ENGINE SUDDEN ACCELERATED AND CRASH INTO A TREE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THROTTLE VALVE WAS OPEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM SANDIEGO, MY VEHICLE SEEMED VERY UNSTABLE. THREE DAYS EARLIER I HAD JUST HAD MY 4 MONTH OLD TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED AND ALIEGNED. IMMEDIATLY RETURNED TO DEALER TO BE TOLD I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE A BLOW OUT, THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD A 10" BULGE ON THE INSIDE WALL. THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. 30 DAYS LATTER, I NOTICE A SIMILAR UNSTABLE RIDE, WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE TOLD IT WAS NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WITH A SIMILAR DEFECT. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE, I OPTED TO UPGRADE TO A MICHELLIN TIRE. 2 WEEKS LATTER, I NOTICE I AM MISSING A LUG NUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. THE BIG "O" TIRE DEALER TELLS ME THE BOLT IS STRIPPED AND FORGOT TO TELL ME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM SANDIEGO, MY VEHICLE SEEMED VERY UNSTABLE. THREE DAYS EARLIER I HAD JUST HAD MY 4 MONTH OLD TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED AND ALIEGNED. IMMEDIATLY RETURNED TO DEALER TO BE TOLD I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE A BLOW OUT, THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD A 10" BULGE ON THE INSIDE WALL. THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. 30 DAYS LATTER, I NOTICE A SIMILAR UNSTABLE RIDE, WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE TOLD IT WAS NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WITH A SIMILAR DEFECT. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE, I OPTED TO UPGRADE TO A MICHELLIN TIRE. 2 WEEKS LATTER, I NOTICE I AM MISSING A LUG NUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. THE BIG "O" TIRE DEALER TELLS ME THE BOLT IS STRIPPED AND FORGOT TO TELL ME.*AK

THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS DERIVED FROM A MAZDA MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IS WELL-KNOWN TO LEAK LUBRICANT RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION GEAR FAILURE.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS MOSTLY AFTER DRIVING FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OF 40-70 MPH. HAS STALLED AT LEAST 12 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

WIRE UNDER POWER SEAT CAME LOOSE, SHORTED AGAINST SEAT TRACK, SEAT CUSHION CAUGHT FIRE. DRIVER BARELY ESCAPED WITHOUT SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ABOUT $2100.00. WIRING SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO NOT COME LOOSE AND SEATS SHOULD NOT BE COMBUSTIBLE.*AK

I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET REFUND FROM FIRESTONE FILED ON 09/01/00. WE HAVE CALLED 7 TIMES TO BE TOLD CALL BACK, YOU ARE NOT IN THE SYSTEM AS YET. I FINALLY ASKED FOR A FAX NUMBER SO THAT I COULD PLEAD MY CASE. THEY AT FIRST REFUSED AND CLAIMED THAT A FAX WOULD ONLY DELAY THINGS FURTHER. I DID OBTAIN THE NUMBER BUT THEY HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS RECEIVED. THEY ARE LUCKY, WE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES BEFORE THE RECALL BECAUSE WE FOUND TREAD SEPERATION WAS BEGINNING TO TAKE PLACE. IF YOU CAN PLEASE PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR JOHN T. LAMPE AT FIRESTONE; I WILL FILE A SMALL CLAIMS ACTION AGAINST FIRESTONE FOR ALL 5 TIRES.*AK

AFTER 25 MINUTES, BOTH HI AND LOW BEAMS BEGIN TO FLASH STEADILY. YELLOW RUNNINGS LIGHTS DON'T FLASH. WHEN THE MULTI-FUNCTION HANDLE IS PULLED TOWARD DRIVER SO THAT BOTH HI AND LOW BEAMS ARE MANUALLY LIT, FLASHING CEASES.*AK

I WAS NOTIFYED BY FIRESTONE AND FORD OF THE DEFECTED TIRES.I REPLACED THE TIRES BEFORE THE RECALL BUT HELD ON TO THE DEFECTIVE TIRES.MY CLAIM WAS REJECTED AVAE THOUGH I HAD PROOF OF REPLCEMENT COST AND RETURNED THE DEFECTIVE TIRES TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER.I FEEL IT IS UNFAIR THAT I AM PENALIZED FOR PREVENTING SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY AND MYSELF.PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE ON THIS MATTER.THANKS!!!! *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1M0083 TIRESIZE: 15 IN)

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, PULLED OVER, AND SAW FLAMES UNDERNEATH FENDERS. VEHICLE BURNED, TOTALLED. FIRE CHIEF THOUGHT THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSED FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE LEFT REAR TIRE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING VIBRATION/NOISE, PEELED OFF THE ENTIRE TREAD SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND DECORATIVE MOLDING. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P23575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL IS ENGAGED IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE TEETH ON THE RACHET MECHANISM DO NOT ENGAGE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL ENDS UP ON THE FLOOR, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS DEFECT IS THE SAME AS RECALL 94V-169 BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. NLM

WHILE STEERING VEHICLE OFF DIVIDER STRIP, IT CAUSED A ROLLOVER CRASH, NO INJURY REPORTED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF ADJUSTING PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH SELF-ADJUSTED RACHET, CAUSING PAWL TO SLIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN RACHED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

WHILE TRRAVELING ON SNOW AND ICE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE,RAN INTO A TREE, AND HIT HEAD-ON STEERING WHEEL. AFTER A WHILE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE GETS WARMED UP IT WILL STALL BECAUSE IGNITION MODULE WILL MALFUNCTION, AND VEHICLE WILL CUT OFFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. NO INJURY, BUT SEAT FOLDED BACK AND THERE WAS NO SUPPORT BEHIND ME. HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO MAKE A SAFE STOP.

UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKE. ; DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN DEPRESSING PARKING BRAKE TO FLOORBOARD CONSUMER NOTICED BRAKE SKIPING TEETH. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN 4.5 HRS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE BURNED TO GROUND, AND SET VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO IT ON FIRE TOO. TOTAL LOSS TO CONSUMER. *AK

THIS IS ONE OF TWO EXPLORERS ON WHICH THE SAME COMPONENT FAILED. I HAD THE GUAGE REPLACED AT THE DATE AND MILEAGE NOTED, BUT IT FAILED LONG BEFORE THAT DATE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE I WAS UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TWO BAD TEMPERATURE GUAGES. ESPECIALLY SINCE A FRIEND TOLD HIM HE HAD TO REPLACE THE GUAGE ON HIS 1997 EXPLORER. *AK

THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 5 RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DISINTEGRATED, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED (FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 RADIAL TIRES). NLM

ON THREE OCCASIONS THE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE ATX TIRES). NLM

FUEL LINES ON THE SENDING UNIT HAD CORRODED/ROTTED SO THAT RAW GASOLINE WAS SPRAYING UP ONTO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE CREATING, IN MY OPINION, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT STOPPED WORKING. *SCL

GAS TANK FILL PIPE ASSEMBLY FAILED BY THE HOSE CLAMPING AT THE END CLOSEST TO THE TANK. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235/75R15), THEY HAD TROUBLE STAYING IN BALANCE EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCING, CONSUMER LEARNED OF RECALL 00T005 AND IS BEING DENIED DUE TO PURCHASING THE TIRES PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000. *SLC

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235/75R15) WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE SHAKING, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM FIRESTONE, HOWEVER FIRESTONE REJECTED CLAIM DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT TIRES BEING PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000. *SLC

CONSUMER TURNED IN SPARE TIRE TO BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL 00T005, THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE (P235/75R15) WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO CONSUMER PURCHASING IT PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000, CONSUMER ALSO HAD OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES (NO SPECIFIC TYPE) THAT WERE REPLACED DUE TO A TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

THE PROBLEM FIRST DISPLAYED ITSELF AT 8000 MILES, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN. ON 7/14/93 THEY DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. WHEN I PICKED IT UP I QUESTIONED THE UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR ON THE FRONT, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, ABOUT THIS. THIS CONDITION PERSISTED AND I AGAIN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN ON 10/19/193. THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND ROTATED THE TIRES DUE TO THE EXTERME WEAR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED I AGAIN CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING IT IN ON 2/11/94 AT WHICH TIME ANOTHER REALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND A PART REPLACED. THE PROBLEM ONLY BECAME WORSE I AGAIN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS STALLED REPEATEDLY. IN DESPERATION I CONTACTED THE FORD REP IN ATLANTA (MATT DARNELL) AND REQUESTED HIS ASSISTANCE. AGAIN I WAS STALLED ALMOST IGNORED, THE PROBLEM BECAME SO BAD WHILE WAITING FOR MR. DARNELL THAT I WAS FORCED TO TAKE IT TO FIRESTONE WHO PERFORMED ANOTHER FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND REBALANCED THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE WORN SO BADLY BY THIS TIME , THE DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE. THERE WERE OTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THIS VEHICLE BY CLAXTON LAWRENCE FORD WHO AT ONE POINT REFUSED TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE WE DID NOT PURCHASE IT THERE. AT THIS POINT WE HAD TO CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY AND THREATEN LEGAL ACTION IN ORDER TO EFFECT REPAIRS. AT THIS TIME THE EXPLORER WAS NEW ON THE MARKET AND INFORMATION THAT IS NOW WIDELY AVAILABLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO US OR OTHERS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWINGLY KNEW THEY HAD PROBLEMS AND NOW THAT I REFLECT BACK ON IT MR. DARNELL ALLUDED TO ME IN ONE CONVERSATION TO THAT EFFECT, BUT AT THE TIME I DID NOT PUT IT TOGETHER. I TOO WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER WITH MY EXPLORER AND IT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED ALONG WITH MY LIFE AND CAREER. HAD FORD BEEN MORE FORTHCOMING WITH INFORMATION THAT THEY HAD THINGS MAY HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT FOR MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY WHO TOLD ME TO MUCH TIME HAD PASSED FOR ME TO TAKE MY CASE TO COURT. *AK

THE PAINT ON THE ROOF OF MY EXPLORER IS FLACKING OFF , THERE WAS SMALL FLACKING WHEN I PURCHASED THE EXPLORER , BUT NOW THERE ARE LARGE PIECES COMING OFF EVERY TIME I WASH THE SUV . I 'VE HAD THE SUV FOR 2.5 YEARS . I'VE TALKED TO THE BODY SHOP MGR AT JOHN NOLAN FORD . HE SAID THE PAINT SHOULD LAST FOR 3YRS OR LONGER . I WOULD THINK THAT MY SUV 'S PAINT SHOULD LAST AT LEAST LONGER THAN 6 YRS. THE PAINT IS ONLY PEELING ON THE ROOF OF THE SUV NO WHERE ELSE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHATS THE PROBLEM? NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

THE VEHICLES RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEEL BRAKE DRUM BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT AND CONSUMER CAN SMELL AN ODOR OF HOT OIL EMANATING FROM THE WHEEL ONCE PARKED IN GARAGE. NLM

THE CONSUMER HEARS A HEAVY CLUNK WHEN ENGAGING 4X4 ON THE FLY AS PER OPERATING MANUAL. NLM

ALL FOUR FIRESTONE P23575R15 RADIAL ATX TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF PREMATURE TREAD WEAR AT A LOW MILEAGE, OWNER HAS BEEN DENIED REIMBURSEMENT UNDER RECALL 00T-005. CJ

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE AND TIRE BOUNCED ON A SLOW ROAD WITH NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AT THE MOMENT. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT CABLE DID BREAK DUE TO CORROSION. *AK THE SPARE TIRE, WHICH WAS SECURED UNDER THE VEHICLE BY A CABLE WITH A LARGE WING NUT, DROPPED ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE WING NUTS WERE BREAKING OFF DUE TO AGING. *YH

CONSUMER PUCHASED NEW TIRES TO REPLACE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES AND RETURNED THE RECALLED TIRES TO FIRESTONE DEALER, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, IT HAS BEEN 90 DAYS AND CONSUMER HAS NOR RECIEVED REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

RE: FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY: FAILED INFIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AND WAS REPLACED BY FORD. SECOND FAILURE THIS YEAR. ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS A LOT OF MILES ON IT I ONLY RARELY USE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I WOULD ESTIMATE ABOUT 1000-2000 MILES OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE RUNNING TIME. DANGER INVOLVES NOT BEING IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE. SECOND CONCERN: CAR HAS OCCASIONALLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE AND WILL RESTART AFTER 20 -30 SECONDS. HAPPENS IN WARM WEATHER AFTER CAR IS WARM. SEEMS SIMILAR TO CALIFORNIA COURT MANDATED RECALL ISSUE BUT FORD DENIED ANY RELATIONSHIP. DANGER IS CAR MAY STALL WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC.

MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN I-95 IN SOUTH CAROLINA AT ONLY ABOUT 50 MPH DUE TO RAIN WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, LEFT THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES INTO A DITCH AND TOTALED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO APPARENT EXPLANATION FOR WHY HE LOST CONTROL. WE HAD JUST RECENTLY REPLACED TIRES WITH NEW FIRESTONE ATX II. WHEN WE ASKED THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ABOUT RECOVERING THE TIRES WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE BLOWN OUT. SINCE THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED PRIOR TO ANY PUBLICITY ABOUT FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURES WE DID NOT ASK TO SEE THE TIRES. MY SON WAS INJURED AND FORCED TO MISS CLASSES AT COLLEGE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 23575SR15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575SR15 )

TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUEL FILLER PIPE, INSIDE FENDER WELL AND CRACKED THE PLASTIC TRIM ALONG THE REAR FENDER PANEL, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (FIRESTONE FIREHAWK P23570R/15). NLM

CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRE DUE TO NOISE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005, THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE WAS RETURNED TO FIRESTONE AND FOUND TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOW THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES WHICH WERE REPLACED BELIEVING THEY WERE ALSO INCLUDED. NLM

RECALL 97V235000/SUN ROOF: SUN ROOF MALFUNCTIONED WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

I EXPERIENCED TWO DIFFERENT TIRE FAILURES WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER, SEPTEMBER 1998. FIRST TIME, I WAS AWARE OF VIBRATION FRONT PASS. SIDE. TREAD WAS SEPARATING; REPLACED TIRE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THOUGHT I HAD FLAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. TREAD SEPARATED WHILE MOVING. FLAPPING TREAD DAMAGED THE WHEEL WELL LINER (BLACK PIECE). REPLACED TIRE AND TRIM.

MY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE TIRES WERE FOUND TO HAVE TREAD SEPARATION WHEN I BOUGHT THEM IN BECUASE OF EXCESSIVE WOBBLE. I HAD THESE 4 TIRES REPLACED ON MY OWN. NOW THERE HAVE RECALLED THESE SAME TIRES FOR THE EXACT ISSUE I HAD TO REPLACE THEM. I HAVE WRITTEN TO FIRESTONE AND COMPLETED ALL OF THEIR REIMBURSEMENT FORMS ONLY TO BE REJECTED SINCE MY REPLACEMENT WAS BEFORE THEIR RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CANNOT REIMBURESE ME FOR DEFECTIVE TIRES SIMPLY BECUASE I REPLACED THEM EARLIER. THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE FIRESTONE INTO REIMBURSING ALL OWNERS OF THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES WHO HAD THEM REPLACED REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE REPLACEMENT TOOK PLACE. WE WERE IN JUST AS MUCH DANGER DRIVING ON THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES AS ANYONE WAS WHO HAD THEM REPLACED IN 2000 AND WAS ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THANK YOU. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHEN CONSUMER USED HIGH BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY GO OUT. *SLC

REAR VIEW MIRROR KEEPS FALLING OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT CONSUMER SHOULD TAKE IT TO A GLASS DEALER. *AK

HAD ARRIVED AT CEMETERY WHEN A KNOT WAS NOTICED IN RIGHT REAR TIRE. AFTER LEAVING CEMETERY & HEADED FOR HOME AT 55 MPH A LOUD BUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD. STARTED TO SLOW DOWN & THEN THERE WA SAN EXPLOSION. CENTER OF TIRE HAD LOST TREAD. THEN, WENT FLAT. PUT ON SPARE IN PLACE OF TREADLESS TIRE. DOES NOT HAVE TIRE.*AK

ON JULY 1, 2000 RIGHT REAR TIRE SHREDDED;REPLACED TWO; ON RETURN TRIP ON JULY 4, 2000 THE OTHER TIRE SHREDDED LIKE THE RECALL TIRES, REPLACED TWO MORE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235 75XR15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 75XR15 )

TIRE TREAD PEALED OFF; LOST CONTROL AND CAR ROLLED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 23575R15LT)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15LT )

CABLE THAT ATTACHES SPARE TIRE HAS CORRODED, CAUSING TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VERY BADLY WITH TIRES WHETHER AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER & HAD TIRES ROTATED & BALANCED 4 TIMES. LATER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE & CONTACTED FIRESTONE. WAS REFERRED TO LES SCHWAB WHO WAS DOING RECALLS. LES SCHWAB REFUSED TO EXCHANGE TIRES DUE TO NOT RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT FROM FIRESTONE MANUFACTURER. ALSO, INDICATED THAT TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL.*AK

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235/75R15) DUE TO EXCESSIVE NOISE AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, CONSUMER STATED THAT SOME TIRES STARTED TO SHOW SOME TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC *JB CONSUMER STATED HE BOUGHT BRIDGESTONE TIRES BECAUSE FIRESTONE REJECTED HIS CLAIM AND ALL OTHER TIRES WERE OUT OF STOCK OR TOO EXPENSIVE, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT A FRONT TIRE WENT SOFT AND THE FRONT END PUSHED BADLY IN THE CORNERS, ANOTHER TIME A REAR TIRE WENT SOFT AND THE TAIL SWUNG OUT IN THE CORNERS, THIS WAS WITH THE NEW REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES DUE PROBLEMS WITH TREAD SEPARATION, LATER 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO ONE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE OTHERS EXPERIENCED VIBRATION, THESE WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FIRST SET OF TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES DUE PROBLEMS WITH TREAD SEPARATION, LATER 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO ONE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE OTHERS EXPERIENCED VIBRATION, THESE WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FIRST SET OF TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD CLICKING SOUND WHILE AT STOP LIGHT, PULLED OVER,AND NOTICED THAT FLYWHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF AT 33000 MILES. *AK

WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED IF ANY RECALLS OR INFORMATION REGARDING THIS VEHICLE COME UP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING PEDAL LINKAGE BROKE WHICH CAUSED NO BRAKING ABILTIY AT ALL, AND RESULTED IN A CRASH. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FAULTY SUSPENSION CAUSED SHIMMY/VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAS BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES 4 TIMES, REPLACED RADIUS ARM BUSHING, ALIGNMENT, REPLACED INNER AND OUTER BEARINGS, REPLACED SHOCKS AND REPLACED THE GOODYEAR TIRES, THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT ABOUT TSB 960415A, THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE. *SLC

THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT CRASH OR ROLL-OVER. A LARGE PART OF THE TIRE DESINTEGRATED WITHIN SECONDS.( DOT NUMBER: )

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX II TIRES(P235/75R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ON ONE OCCASION THE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES AND THE DAMAGED DONE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX II TIRES(P235/75R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ON ONE OCCASION THE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES AND THE DAMAGED DONE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS, SHREDS FROM THE FRONT STEEL BELT KNOCKED PAINT OFF THE OUTSIDE OF WHEEL WELL, 2 OTHER TIRES WERE REPLACED WHEN SEPARATION WAS NOTED 9FIRESTONE ATXII P235/75R15). NLM

CONSUMER HAS NOT YET RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RECALLED FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRES 00T005. (CONSUMER IS AN ATTORNEY) *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE ATX 235/75R15 DUE TO CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREAD AND SIDEWALLS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00T-005), CONSUMER HAS BEEN DENIED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO PURCHASING THE TIRES FROM A COMPETITOR PRIOR TO AUGUST 9, 2000, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING THE FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO RECALL (00T-005), CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE AND TIRES. *MJS

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) WENT FLAT ON THE FRONT 2 TIRES, THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO RECALL (00T-005) NOTIFICATION, THE SECOND SET OF TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

METAL IN STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

PEOO 020; CONSUMER SAID THAT WHEN VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL UP TO 40MPH AND OVER IT WOULD VIBRATE AND SHAKE. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A KNOT ON THE TIRE. FIRESTONE REPLACED IT, BUT HE HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, FR410, P22570R15. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

OWNER REPLACED TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL (OOT-005), ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SERIOUS BULGES (BALLOONING) AT THE SEAM BETWEEN THE CASING AND CAP, OWNER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. *CJ

THE INSULATION BLANKET UNDER VEHICLE'S HOOD DETERIORATED AND FELL DOWN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE BEEN PEALING AWAY THE HANGING DOWN MATERIAL PERIODICALLY, HOWEVER MY CONCERN IS THAT MATERIAL MAY FALL APART, FALLING UPON THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE.*AK

DESIGN OR BAD DIE, THESE NEVER BREAK, DRIVER WAS AT LOW SPEED, BUT COULD NOT TURN.*AK

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE RAIDAL ATX TIRE (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE (P235/75R15) TIRES DUE TO SPLITTING, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENTS. *MJS

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TREAD WEAR ON THE FIRESTONE (ATX P235/75R15) TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICAITION WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT (00T-005). *MJS

MY DRIVER'S REAR TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE FORD EXPLORER HAS A PROPENSITY FOR THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE TO BLOW OUT--REGARDLESS OF THE MAKE OR BRAND OF THE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00T005 REGARDING FIRESTONE TIRES, HOWEVER REPLACED FAULTY FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235 75 R15) IN 1998, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWERVING INTO THE LEFT LANE. CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS REGAINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO SHOULDER AND TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATED FROM THE RIME.. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER REPLACED THE TIRES 12 MONTHS AGO, THE TIRES WOULDN'T STAY INFLATED. *SLC

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235 75 R15) INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 00T005 FAILED. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005 (235/75R15 ATX II), TREAD SEPARATION WAS PRESENT CAUSING VIBRATION. NLM

FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005 (235/75R15 ATX II), TREAD SEPARATION WAS PRESENT CAUSING VIBRATION. NLM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING WHEN WINCH CABLE BROKE. CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTED. FORD COULD ONLY SAY THEY HAD NO PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS.*AK THE SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING AS THE RESULT OF WINCH CABLE FAILURE. *YH

CONSUMER REPLACED THE RECALL (00T-005) FIRESTONE TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION DUE TO SEPARATION PROBLEMS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO SLIPPED BELTS AND WOBBLING WHILE DRIVING. *SLC

THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR THE 1994 CARS BUT NOT THE 1993 CARS. A HEAD GASKET ON A CAR SHOULD NOT BE GOING AT 73,000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING . IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE SITUATION.*AK

REPEATED TRIPS FOR BALANCING,ALIGNEMENT, NEWBALL JOINTS, BUSHINGS, U-JOINTS..FINALLY REPLACED TIRES WITH OTHER BRAND, PROBLEMS RESOLVED...BUT I'M P.O.'D AT EXPENSES INCURRED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225R15 )

VIBRATION AT 60 MPH AND ABOVE. HAVE REPLACED 3 SETS OF TIRES (GOOD YEAR) AND VIBRATION PERSIST. OTHER USED SETS OF TIRES RESOLD AND NO VIBRATION WAS REPORTED BY NEW OWNERS. WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD EXPLORER BY TIRE BALANCING COMPANY. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY BELIEVED THE PROBLEM MAY BE IN THE SUSPENSION.*AK

THE RECALLED (OOT-005) FIRESTONE P235/75 R15 M/S TIRE EXPERIENCED FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING ONE FIRESTONE TIRE SEPARATED, CONSUMER PURCHASED FIVE NEW TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES DUE TO BUBBLING ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE TIRES, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

WAS DRIVING 60MPH NORTH BOUN; HAD SHORT ACCELERATION LANE. ANOTHER VEHICLE TRIED TO PASS SEMI -TRAILER & HIT TRUCK. WENT ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC & HIT PASSENGER FRONT & SIDES (EXPLORER). VEHICLE ROLLED 3 TIMES. AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER HAD SEAT BELTS ON, BUT WAS HOSPITALIZED. SUFFERED INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WAS DRIVING 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. WAS EXITING FREEWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN 2 MORE TIMES. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER 4 OR 5 TIMES. EACH TIME WAS DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS & HAD IT REPLACED. HAPPENED MOSTLY WHEN IT WAS HOT.

THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DO ALL MY OWN SERVICING AND AS INDICATED THIS IS THE 5 FAILURE. INDICATIONS ARE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT SUSPEND AND THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. IN EVERY CASE I HAVE DISASSEMBLED THE DEVICE AND THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ARE PITTED AND DEFORMED FROM USAGE. ALSO APPEARS TO BE INDICATIONS THAT THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF THE SWITCH HAS BEEN EVOLVING, I SUSPECT DUE TO USAGE RELATED FAILURE.

THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DO ALL MY OWN SERVICING AND AS INDICATED THIS IS THE 5 FAILURE. INDICATIONS ARE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT SUSPEND AND THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. IN EVERY CASE I HAVE DISASSEMBLED THE DEVICE AND THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ARE PITTED AND DEFORMED FROM USAGE. ALSO APPEARS TO BE INDICATIONS THAT THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF THE SWITCH HAS BEEN EVOLVING, I SUSPECT DUE TO USAGE RELATED FAILURE.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 70MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. BRAKES WERE SLIGHTLY APPLIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP BRAKING TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, THINKING IT WOULD ELIMINATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AGAIN, BUT DEALER WAS NEVER CONTACCTED.*AK THE ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES STICKS WHEN PRESSED HARD AND THE VEHICLE GOES FAST UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AGAIN POSSIBLY DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL OR ACCELERATOR OR BOTH MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

IGNITION HAS BEEN CHECKED, REPLACED, AS WELL AS ENDLESS OTHER POTENTIAL CAUSES, BY TWO MECHANICS, NEITHER BEING ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FORD DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES RECALL (OOT-005) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THEY WERE REPLACED BY A COMPETITIVE DEALER PRIOR TO AUGUST 9, 2000. *MJS

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMER CONTROL MIRROR SWITCH IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL ON VEHICLE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER REMEMBERS RECEIVING RECALL 97V083OOO/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S70. WILL CONTACT THE DEALER FOR A COPY. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WHEN THE RECALL WAS RECEIVED. *AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT DRIVER AND REAR SIDETIRES P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER STATES THAT TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSED ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND ADDITIONAL WEAR. *SLC

EA00023, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE SOMEWHAT. DRIVER AND ONE OTHER PASSENGER IN VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED.TREAD DID SOME DAMAGE TO EXPLORER. THIS WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE, TIRE SIZE P22570R15. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1993, EXPLORER. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 43,000. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE TIRE. FIRESTONE WAS NOT CONCERNED. *AK THE CUSTOMER HAS DIFFICULTY IN REACHING FIRESTONE BUT FORD COMPNAY AND NHTSA HAS INDICATED THAT THE TIRE IN QUESTION WAS NOT A RECALL TIRE. *YH

ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE WHILE TRAVELING, CAUSESING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF DEACELERATE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR TEMPORY REPAIRS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO STOP WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS PUT INTO A LOWER GEAR. THEN, VEHICLE WILL STOP SLOWLY. *AK

THE BRACKETS ATTACHING THE HATCH DOOR STAY UP WHEN OPENING TRUNK EVEN THOUGH RECALL 95V164001 WAS COMPLETE, DEALER TWEEKED UPPER BACK REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN DOING RECALL. *SLC

TIRE(NO BRAND, NAME, OR SIZE GIVEN) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, OVER TURN, AND CAUSE MANY INJURIES. *SLC

SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WERE SEPARATING AND HAD BULGES ON THE TREAD WITH UNEVEN WEAR. I STILL HAVE ONE OF THE TIRES AS A SPARE. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1MO TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND LEAVE THE ROADWAY, AFTER LEAVING THE ROAD THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE AND SLID APPR. 20 YDS. BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A DITCH, THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED, THE DRIVER COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, CRASH REPORT NUMBER 53648116, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE P235/75R15 RADIAL ATX M/S, W2HL1M0422). NLM

THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AN WENT INTO A SKID, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND EJECTED THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER, PASSENGER WAS KILLED, DRIVER SUSTAINED NON-INCAPACITATING INJURIES(TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VDHL10M0184, LEFT REAR). NLM

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST A LAYER OF ITS TREAD WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKID OFF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN AND CAME TO REST, ALL OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED NON-INCAPACITATING INJURIES (TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VDHL1PM196, RIGHT REAR). NLM

A RECAP CAME OFF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL, EXIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SIDE SKID AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, THE DRIVER SUFFERED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT,BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VNHL1M0093, RIGHT REAR). NLM

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A DELINEATOR POST, THE VEHICLE THEN CAME BACK ON THE ROAD, ROLLED AND VAULTED ONE TIME, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WAS EJECTED DURING THE ROLL, THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (COLORADO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VDHL1PM225, LEFT REAR). NLM

THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST ITS TREAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A BROADSKID ACROSS BOTH LANES, THE VEHICLES RIGHT SIDE TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE WHEELS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO DIG INTO THE GROUND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (POLICE REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, W2HL1M0203, LEFT REAR). NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND LEAVE THE ROADWAY, AFTER LEAVING THE ROAD THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE AND SLID APPR. 20 YDS. BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A DITCH, THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED, THE DRIVER COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, CRASH REPORT NUMBER 53648116, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE P235/75R15 RADIAL ATX M/S, W2HL1M0422). NLM

THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AN WENT INTO A SKID, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND EJECTED THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER, PASSENGER WAS KILLED, DRIVER SUSTAINED NON-INCAPACITATING INJURIES(TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VDHL10M0184, LEFT REAR). NLM

A RECAP CAME OFF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL, EXIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SIDE SKID AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, THE DRIVER SUFFERED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT,BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VNHL1M0093, RIGHT REAR). NLM

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST A LAYER OF ITS TREAD WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKID OFF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN AND CAME TO REST, ALL OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED NON-INCAPACITATING INJURIES (TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VDHL1PM196, RIGHT REAR). NLM

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A DELINEATOR POST, THE VEHICLE THEN CAME BACK ON THE ROAD, ROLLED AND VAULTED ONE TIME, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WAS EJECTED DURING THE ROLL, THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (COLORADO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VDHL1PM225, LEFT REAR). NLM

THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST ITS TREAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A BROADSKID ACROSS BOTH LANES, THE VEHICLES RIGHT SIDE TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE WHEELS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO DIG INTO THE GROUND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (POLICE REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, W2HL1M0203, LEFT REAR). NLM

THE GLASS SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. REPORTED TO FORD BUT THEY DID NOT SEEM TO CARE!. *AK

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT, PREVIOUSLY 2 OTHER TIRES EXPERIENCED CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO SKID. *SLC

PE00 020; SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE. VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND PULL IT OVER. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. ALSO, DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #ATX, P23575R15. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. *AK

ALL 4 OF MY MICHELIN LTX M/S P235/75 R15 TIRES ARE EXHIBITING SEVERE CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION. BASED UPON SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS' TIRES, I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE GREAT HARM AND DAMAGE. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PRODUCT FOR POTENTIAL RECALL. (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NEW FIRESTONE ATX TIRES PUT ON 2/18/99. ONE CAR ROLLOVER ON 8/28/99. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 94 MINNESOTA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. INSURANCE CONTACTED AND PAID FOR VEHICLE AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ALL 4 OF MY MICHELIN LTX M/S P235/75 R15 TIRES ARE EXHIBITING SEVERE CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION. BASED UPON SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS' TIRES, I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE GREAT HARM AND DAMAGE. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PRODUCT FOR POTENTIAL RECALL. (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: NOTICED CRACKS AROUND THE SIDEWALL ON ALL FOUR TIRES, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 30,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT# VNHL. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER PURCHASED TIRES IN JUNE OF 1997.

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH TIRE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DISINTERGRATED. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED. NO OTHER PASSENGERS WAS IN THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS INJURED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX, P23575R15. NOT ORGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 15,000. AS A RESULT OF INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE DOT # AND VIN # IF POSSBILE.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE EXPLODED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED). TIRES FAILED ON APRIL 7TH, 2000 ALSO, CAUSED COLLISION WITH GUARDRAIL, NO INJURIES. *AK *MJS

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN ROLLOVER AND INJURING CONSUMER *SLC

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN ROLLOVER AND INJURING CONSUMER *SLC

APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS SUV (BRAND NEW, 0 MILES) TWO OF THE TIRES DEVELOPED BUBBLES ON THEM. I NOTICED THEM DURING A WEEKLY INSPECTION THAT I PERFORM ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THOSE TWO TIRES REPALCED BY A LOCAL TIRE STORE. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER A 3RD. TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBLE. AT THAT TIME I HAD THE REMAINING TWO ORIGINAL TIRES REPLACED. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN ON THE GROUND. I DIDN'T GET THE NUMBERS OFF OF IT HOWEVER, WITH THE DEFECTS ON THE OTHER ORIGINAL TIRES OF THIS VEHICLE I WOULD BET IT IS ONE OF THE TIRES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL.

PHIL LONG FORD DIAGNOSED THE INTERNAL FAILURE IN JUNE 1996. FIRESTONE THRU SEARS PAID FOR MICHELIN REPLACEMENT TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: NA TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE BLEW AT FREEEWAY SPEED. ACTUAL DATE UNCERTAIN. DEALER WROTE IT OFF AS A ROAD HAZARD, ALTHOUGH THE TREAD HAD FAILED. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SAFE STOP AND NO INJURY OR DAMAGE OCCURRED.VEHICLE TOTALLED LATER IN 1993 AS A RESULT OF OTHER DRIVER FAILING TO STOP AT SIGNAL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75:15? )

THE TIRES NEVER 'FAILED' PER SE. WE BOUGHT THEM NEW A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO (1998) FOR OUR FORD EXPLORER. FROM THE DAY WE HAD THEM INSTALLED, THE EXPLORER WOULD VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH OR HIGHER. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE RETAILER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE VIBRATION. SINCE WE HAVE RECENTLY HAD THE TIRES REPLACED WITH MICHELINS (DUE TO THE RECALL), THE VIBRATION HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED. IT NEVER OCCURRED TO US OR THE RETAILER THAT IT WAS THE TIRES CAUSING THE PROBLEM - BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WAS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TREAD ON DAYTON TIRE DISINTEGRATED AND THE ENTIRE TIRE FELL APART; LEFT REAR AXLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

TREAD ON DAYTON TIRE DISINTEGRATED AND THE ENTIRE TIRE FELL APART; LEFT REAR AXLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND DID BODY DAMAGE TO CAR, FIRESTONE WON'T TALK TO ME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-75-15 )

THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE FREE CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. *MJS

FORD EXPLORER VERY UNSAFE IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A QUICK MOVE USE LOSE ALL CONTROL AND VEHICLE JUST WANTS TO START ROLLING OVER

JUST ONE MOUNTH AFTER PURCHASE AT COSTCO ONE OF THE TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF THE STEEL BELTS COMING THROUGH THE SIDEWALL BELOW THE TREAD LINE ON BOTH SIDES. WE HAD COSTCO REPLACE THE TIRE. AND THEY DID BUT! THEY SEEMED TO WANT TO BLAME IT ON DRIVING THRU POTHOLES OR HITTING CURBS BUT IT WAS OBVIOUSE THERE WERE NO SCUFF MARKS ON THE TIRES FROM CURBS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THESE WILDERNESS AT P235/75 TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE PRESENT FIRESTONE RECALL. THE TIRES HAVE CRACKS THAT RUN AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON BOTH SIDES WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE BODY OF THE TIRE. A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER EMPLOYEE INSPECTED THE TIRES ON AUGUST 11, AND I WAS TOLD THAT FIRESTONE WOULD REPLACE THE TIRES, AND I WAS PLACED ON A WATING LIST. ON SEPTEMBER 4, I RETURNED TO THE STORE TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF MY TIRE REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT FIRESTONE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE "DL" DOT CODE. I ASKED IF THE TIRES WERE SAFE TO DRIVE ON AND WAS TOLD BY THE FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THE TIRES IF I COULD AFFORD TO DO SO. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MONTHS, HAVE APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES OF SERVICE AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 9/32" OF TREAD REMAINING. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED FREQUENTLY AND MAINTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 32 PSIG. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES OTHER THAN THOSE WITH DOT CODE "DL" ARE FAULTY AND WOULD LIKE THESE TIRES INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF NHTSA SO THAT THE RECALL CAN BE BROADENED TO COVER OTHER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES BEFORE OTHER ACCIDENTS OCCUR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 8XHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75 )

THESE WILDERNESS AT P235/75 TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE PRESENT FIRESTONE RECALL. THE TIRES HAVE CRACKS THAT RUN AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON BOTH SIDES WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE BODY OF THE TIRE. A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER EMPLOYEE INSPECTED THE TIRES ON AUGUST 11, AND I WAS TOLD THAT FIRESTONE WOULD REPLACE THE TIRES, AND I WAS PLACED ON A WATING LIST. ON SEPTEMBER 4, I RETURNED TO THE STORE TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF MY TIRE REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT FIRESTONE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE "DL" DOT CODE. I ASKED IF THE TIRES WERE SAFE TO DRIVE ON AND WAS TOLD BY THE FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THE TIRES IF I COULD AFFORD TO DO SO. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MONTHS, HAVE APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES OF SERVICE AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 9/32" OF TREAD REMAINING. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED FREQUENTLY AND MAINTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 32 PSIG. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES OTHER THAN THOSE WITH DOT CODE "DL" ARE FAULTY AND WOULD LIKE THESE TIRES INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF NHTSA SO THAT THE RECALL CAN BE BROADENED TO COVER OTHER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES BEFORE OTHER ACCIDENTS OCCUR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 8XHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75 )

P235/75R15 SIZE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LEFT REAR TREAD SEPARATED. *AK WHILE TRAVELING ON HOT DAY WITH THE VEHICLE. LOADED FAIRLY HEAVILY, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE CUSTOMER AFTER STOPPING DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. *YH

I HAD TWO EARLY TIRE PROBLEM ONE BUBBLE ON TREAD AREA AND THE OTHER A CHUNK 5X10 INCHES CAME OFF WITH NO DAMAGE. IN EARLY SUMMER A LARGE SEPERATION FLAP CAUSED ABOUT $1500 DAMAGE TO THE LT REAR QUARTER PANEL AREA, WHICH FIRESTONE PAYED WITH NO QUESTIONS. LATER IN AUGUST THE RT. REAR SEPERATED WITH A SMALLER FLAP THAT DID ABOUT $500 DAMAGE. A CLAIM WAS NOT SUBMITTED HERE AS THE FAMILY WAS ON THE WAY TO ROCKY PT AND HAD NO ROOM TO STORE THE OLD TIRE. WE JUST HAD TO BUY ANOTHER ATX FIRESTONE TIRE BECAUSE THE TIRE STORE WASN'T A FIRESTONE STORE. JUST LAST MONTH, JULY 2000 I HAD A NOTICABLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS YOU GUESSED IT, THE TREAD WAS STARTING TO BUBBLE. I BOUGHT A USED FIRESTONE ATX FROM THE DEALER THAT USED TO HANDLE MY TIRES. I NEEDED TO MATCH THE WEAR ON THE OTHER TIRE AS 4 WHEEL DRIVES REQUIRE EQUAL ROLLING RADIUS ON ALL WHEELS. I TOOK THE OLD TIRE TO THE FIRSTONE COMPANY STORE AND WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER THAT THEY COULDN'T WARRANTEE IT BECAUSE THAT TIRE WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THAT I CONCIDER TO BE AN INTENTIONALLY MISS LEADY STATEMENT WHEN A TOTAL RECAL COME OUT TWO WEEKS LATER. I WAS NEVER OFFERED A SUBTITUTE FOR TIRES! I ALSO HAVE A SPARE THAT HASN'T BEEN ON THE GROUND IN YEARS, SINCE THE EARLYEST TIRE PROBLEM. THIS TIRE IS CHECKED, PEALING AND HAS PEA SIZED VOIDS IN THAT HAVE FALLEN FROM THE TREAD AREA. MY GUESS IS THAT THIS IS CAUSED BE THE HIGH RAD HEAT IN THE LOCAL AND IS GUARENTEED NOT FROM OF ROAD USE. I DECIDED TO RIGHT THIS BECAUSE ON THE TV NEWS TONIGHT THERE WAS A SEGMENT WEREIN IT WAS STATED THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN THAT MANY COMPLAINTS. WELL--- PHOOEY! NOT EVERYBODY COMPLAINS, IF A SET OF TIRE COST ME A WEEKS TAKE HOME PAY I'D COMPLAIN HARD. I THINK A LOT OF BETTER OFF PEOPLE (OR YUPPIE STAGECOACH DRIVERS) JUST THINK OH WELL BAD LUCK AND BUY MORE TIRES. I DO HATE TO GET SCREWED THOUGH. IV'E BEEN WAITING TWO WEEKS NOW FOR ACCEPTABLE ATX TYPE TIRES THAT WILL RUN ON A LITTLE SNOW OR ICE. LOOK DEEPER.

TIRE SEPARATED, BUT, DID NOT BLOWOUT, BECAUSE I HEARD THE NOISE AND IT STARTED SHIMMYING, SO I SLOWED WAY DOWN AND MADE IT TO THE TIRE STORE (15 MILES). AFTER I HEARD ABOUT THIS TIRE BEING IN THE RECALL, I TOOK IT TO A FIRESTONE STORE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX, WHERE THEY DENIED IT BEING IN THE RECALL, AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY OTHER TIRES. (SAME TIRES, EXCEPT OTHER 3 ARE DOT W2HL) I REPLACED THEM ALL ANYWAY, SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS PRIMARY VEHICLE, BUT I NO LONGER ALLOW HER TO DRIVE IT OVER 55MPH. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE AND TIRES WERE DESIGNED WHEN THE SPEED LIMITS WERE LOWER, WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE TIRE FAILURES. MY QUESTION NOW IS HOW CAN I GET FIRESTONE TO HONOR THE RECALLED TIRE, AND ARE MY OTHER 3 IN THE RECALL, YET?*AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHLIPY147 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN ENDING UP UPSIDE DOWN IN A DITCH, THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

HELLO, I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY 1993 EXPLORER ( [XXX]) - POWER MIRROR SWITCH. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TIRE BLEW CAUSING DAMAGE TO V1. FIRESTONE 235/75/R15 1055 M/S RADIAL ATX (CLAIMS 51-0479-732) *MW

INSURED HAD AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 20,1998. TIRE TREAD CAME OFF OF VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE. SHE IS SAYING THIS IS THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED. WE NEED TO VERIFY THIS. FIRESTONE TIRE P235/75/R15. (CLAIM 01-6023-249) *MW

FIRESTONE ATX (CLAIM# 59-V497-828) *MW

FIRESTONE: INSURED WAS DRIVING TO FLAGS STAFF WHEN RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD STARTED PEELING AND FLOPPING ON HWY..FLAPPING OF STEEL BELTED TIRE DMGD VEH. (CLAIM# 03-3161-989) *MW

FIRESTONE: INSURED'S SON WAS TRAVELING THROUGHT RIVERA TX WHEN HIS REAR TIRE BLEW. THE BLOWUT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP. INSURED & ALL PASSENGER'S WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION:ALL WERE RELEASED. (CLAIM#53-C594-414) *MW

FIRESTONE: #1 WAS DRIVING ABOUT 1/2HR AWAY FROM VEGAS, WHEN FELT AND HEARD A SOUND SOMEWHERE IN REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE, CONTINUED DRIVING FOR A HALF HOURS STOPPED IN BAKER AFTER PROCEDDING TO DRIVE AGAIN, FOR A HALF-HOUR TIRE BLEW APPROX, IN BARSTOW. #1 PROCEEDED TO CHANGE TIRE AND NOTICED OTHER DAMAGED TO CAR, FLOOR-BOARD, PASSENGER FLOOR-BOARD, WHEEL-WELL, HEAT SHIELD IS LOOSE DUE TO SOMETHING THAT STRUCK CAR WHE #1 HEARD THE FIRST SOUND. (CLAIM# 75-A143-331) *MW

THE INSURED HAD FIRESTONE ATX TIRES. (30K ON TIRES AND ABOUT 2YRS OLD). (CLAIM# 55-S529-257) *MW

FIRSTONE: TREAD SEPARATION. (CLAIM# 01-6195-406) *MW

PLEASE REV TO ADVISE IF FIRESTONE TIRES RECALL APPLIES TO THIS LOSS (RT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING COLL LOSS) S1 SHOP HANDLED-NO INFO RE TIRES (PHOTOS). (CLAIM# 38-J209-284) *MW

FIRESTONE TIRE CAME APART. WHAT ARE WE DOING ON THIS ISSUE? CALLED TRESA SHE ADVISED THIS TIRE FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15. (CLAIM# 46-0334-047) *MW

FIRESTONE FAILURE WILDERNESS ATX 235-75-R15. (CLAIM# 43-R528-761) *MW

FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE-RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW, INSURED LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. A TOTAL OF THREE TIRES WERE DAMAGED DURING COLLISION. SALVAGE SOLD 7/27/00 AND THEN EXPORTED OUT OF COUNTRY. ONE PHOTO INDICATES THIS IS A FIRESTONE TIRE, BUT UNKNOWN EXACT MODEL AND/OR SIZE. TIRES ARE VISIBLE IN PICTURE BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TREAD SEPARATION. 40% WEAR INDICATED ON TSLR. INSURED HAS NO PAPERWORK INDICATING WHAT KIND OF TIRES THESE WERE. SOME INJURIES, SOFT TISSUE INJURIES AND INJURIES. 10 YEARS OLD SON EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. INSURED WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE. FIVE DAYS BEFORE LOSS, INSURED HAD PUT SOME AIR IN ONE OF TIRES AND REMAINING TIRES APPEARED TO BE OKAY. (CLAIM# 53-C564-046) *MW

FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 TREAD SEPARATION. (CLAIM# 53-P013-005) *MW

V1 SB ON RANDALL RD WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT DAMAGING FRONT BUMPER AND GROUND EFFECTS. PLEASE ADVISE IF WE HAVE PLANS TO PURSUE SUB FROM FIRESTONE ON RECALL TIRES. NI IS SENDING RECEIPTS TO SUPPORT THIS LOSS WAS CAUSD BE BLOWOUT OF P235/ ATX FIRESTONE AXT II P235/75R15. (CLAIM# 13-9099-897) *MW

FIRESTONE 235/75/R15. 3 BLOW OUTS IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. VEH1 N/B ON I-57; REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW, VEERED TO LEFT AND HIT GUARD RAIL SPUN AROUND AND HIT GUARD RAIL AGAIN. (CLAIM# 13-9897-782) *MW

THREE TIRES BLEW..N/I WONDERING IF DEFECT IN EXPLORER CAN CAUSE. THE INSURED HAS FIRESTONE ATX TIRES ON THE VEHICLE-APPARENTLY THE TREAD PEELED BACK WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. (CLAIM# 53-C597-904) *MW

RT REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND CAUSED ACCIDENT CR CALLED TO ADVISED TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. (CLAIM# 59-V511-654) *MW

CONSUMER WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES 00T005, WHILE WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL, THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING A FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE ATX TIRE'S (NO TIRE SIZE MENTIONED) TREAD SEPARATED, FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE, NO CLAIM NUMBER GIVEN. *TT

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE ATX TIRE'S (NO TIRE SIZE MENTIONED) TREAD SEPARATED, FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE, NO CLAIM NUMBER GIVEN. *TT

I AM A CURRENT OWNER OF A 1993 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. AS YOU KNOW THERE IS A NATIONWIDE RECALL ON SPECIFIC FIRESTONE/FORD TIRES. ON MAY 6TH 2000, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DEFECTIVE TIRES, HEADING EAST-BOUND ON INTERSTATE 4 (I-4) FROM TAMPA, FL TO ORLANDO, FL. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, NEAR EXIT 16, AS MY TIRE TREAD RIPPED/PEELED OFF OF MY REAR TIRE (DRIVER SIDE), CAUSING ME TO LOOSE TOTAL CONTROL, NEARLY FLIP OVER, COMPLETELY SPIN OUT INTO THE MEDIAN AND STOP FEET AWAY FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC (I-4 WESTBOUND). MY TIRE WAS NOT FLAT AFTER THE INCIDENT, ALTHOUGH THE TREAD ON THE TIRE WAS NEARLY RIPPED OFF. DUE TO THE TREAD RIPPING OFF AND FLAPPING, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE REAR PANEL OF MY TRUCK. (THE DEBRIS IN THE MEDIAN DAMAGED MY MUFFLER AND TAIL PIPE AS WELL). IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS WAS MORE THAN A CLOSE CALL, I REALIZE THAT THIS WAS A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT. BESIDES MY BEING BLESSED, THE ONLY REASON THAT I COULD CREATE OF WHY I AM STILL HERE TODAY, IS DUE TO THE WIDTH OF THE MEDIAN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS SAGGING DOOR DOES NOT SEAL, ARE THERE ANY KNOWN RECALLS ?

EXPLORER CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WE HAD NO IDEA UNTIL WE WERE FLAGGED DOWN. I STOPPED THE CAR AND THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE KIDS AND I JUMPED OUT AND STARTED TO RUN IN FEAR OF IT EXPLODING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT, PUT OUT THE FLAMES AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A FAULTY FUEL LINE.

THESE TIRE ARE ON RECALL. I'VE HAD ONLY TWO REPLACED BY FIRESTONE AND I'M WAITING FOR THE OTHER TWO. I'M LOSING BUSINESS BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF WHEN WILL MY TIRES EXPLODE. I TRANSPORT MY 1 1/2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON BACK & FORTH TO DAY CARE. I DO NOT WANT HIM TO BE A STATISTIC.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: 235/70/R15 )

23362 UR BM03008-2 I PURCHASED FOUR TIRES BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR...AFTER 10,000 MILES TWO TIRE HAVE COMPLETE DRY ROT ON THE SIDE WALL AND ARE FALLING APART...PLEASE HELP AND GIVE ME GUDIENCE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15/ )

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS SAGGING DOOR DOES NOT SEAL, ARE THERE ANY KNOWN RECALLS ?

EXPLORER CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WE HAD NO IDEA UNTIL WE WERE FLAGGED DOWN. I STOPPED THE CAR AND THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE KIDS AND I JUMPED OUT AND STARTED TO RUN IN FEAR OF IT EXPLODING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT, PUT OUT THE FLAMES AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A FAULTY FUEL LINE.

THESE TIRE ARE ON RECALL. I'VE HAD ONLY TWO REPLACED BY FIRESTONE AND I'M WAITING FOR THE OTHER TWO. I'M LOSING BUSINESS BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF WHEN WILL MY TIRES EXPLODE. I TRANSPORT MY 1 1/2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON BACK & FORTH TO DAY CARE. I DO NOT WANT HIM TO BE A STATISTIC.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: 235/70/R15 )

23362 UR BM03008-2 I PURCHASED FOUR TIRES BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR...AFTER 10,000 MILES TWO TIRE HAVE COMPLETE DRY ROT ON THE SIDE WALL AND ARE FALLING APART...PLEASE HELP AND GIVE ME GUDIENCE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15/ )

THE TIRES EXPLORED IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENCES.

THE TIRES EXPLORED IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENCES.

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER DUE TO TIRE TREAD WEAR PER INVESTIGATING OFFICER'S OPINION( DOT NUMBER: )

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER DUE TO TIRE TREAD WEAR PER INVESTIGATING OFFICER'S OPINION( DOT NUMBER: )

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A HOT DAY. TIRE DID NOT LOSE AIR PRESSURE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: HYVV4FA358 TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )

FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT IN COLD WEATHER, 70 MPH, LEFT REAR. REPLACED W/NON-FIRESTONE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: N.A. TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A HOT DAY. TIRE DID NOT LOSE AIR PRESSURE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: HYVV4FA358 TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )

FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT IN COLD WEATHER, 70 MPH, LEFT REAR. REPLACED W/NON-FIRESTONE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: N.A. TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A RUBBLE AND VIBRATION, LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE #ATX, P23575R15. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE STORE WHERE HE PURCHASED THE TIRE FROM.*AK ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOGIC DOES NOT ALLOW/PERMIT BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHCILE AFTER TIRE FAIURE. THIS IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *YH

WHILE DRIVING SON TO WORK, HAD A BLOWOUT, AND TIRE LOOKED LIKE SPAGETTI.- CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO INJURIES.*AK

INTAKE GASKETS FAILED / LOST COOLANT

NO SUMMARY

CABLE IS RUSTED UNABLE TO OPERATE

WEAK CAUSING A SHAKE / UNABLE TO BALANCE OR ALIGN TO STOP SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

RUSTED CAUSING LOUD NOISE

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON HWY 21 FROM NORTH ZULCH, TEXAS TO BRYAN, TEXAS I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AN HOUR, BUILDING SPEED TO 70. I HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE . I STOPPED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOLD ME THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BACK QUARTER PANEL WAS DAMAGED AND THE SIDE MOLDING WAS TORN OFF.MY HUSBAND TOOK THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE WHERE THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT WE SHOULD REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON THE VECHICLE. AT THIS TIME WE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH NEW FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX II . THE CAR WAS REPAIRED IN CALDWELL TEXAS AT AUTOFRAME BODY WORKS AT A COST OF 19, 0215.34.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

IN A SLOW TURN AROUND A CORNER, THE FIRESTONE ATX BLEW OUT ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE WALL.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: UNKNOWN )

INTAKE GASKETS FAILED / LOST COOLANT

NO SUMMARY

CABLE IS RUSTED UNABLE TO OPERATE

WEAK CAUSING A SHAKE / UNABLE TO BALANCE OR ALIGN TO STOP SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

RUSTED CAUSING LOUD NOISE

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON HWY 21 FROM NORTH ZULCH, TEXAS TO BRYAN, TEXAS I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AN HOUR, BUILDING SPEED TO 70. I HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE . I STOPPED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOLD ME THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BACK QUARTER PANEL WAS DAMAGED AND THE SIDE MOLDING WAS TORN OFF.MY HUSBAND TOOK THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE WHERE THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT WE SHOULD REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON THE VECHICLE. AT THIS TIME WE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH NEW FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX II . THE CAR WAS REPAIRED IN CALDWELL TEXAS AT AUTOFRAME BODY WORKS AT A COST OF 19, 0215.34.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

IN A SLOW TURN AROUND A CORNER, THE FIRESTONE ATX BLEW OUT ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE WALL.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: UNKNOWN )

I HAVE WILDERNESS AT'S, P235/75/15, WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. ONE WAS MANUFACTURED IN DECATUR, THE OTHER THREE WERE NOT MANUFACTURED IN DECATUR (DOT CODE 8XHL). ALL HAVE AN INTERMITTANT SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES ABOUT 1/2" DOWN THE TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND. I SHOWED THEM TO A FIRESTONE DEALERER AND HE AGREED TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES. HAVE YOU HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE.( DOT NUMBER: 8XHL TIRE SIZE: P135-75-15 )

LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BELT CAME LOOSE (BROKE) WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. NLM

NO INJURY MAJOR FIRESTONE OEM EXPLORER FAILURE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/65SR15 )

PEOO 020 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS GOING DOWN A HILL WHEN HE FELT VIBRATION, AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRE WAS HITTING UP AGAINST VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE #ATX, P23575 R15. HE WENT TO FIRESTONE, AND THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK

ON 8/15/97 WE WERE TRAVELLING WEST ON I-40 BETWEEN WINSLOW, AZ AND FLAGSTAFF, AZ WHEN OUR REAR PASSENGER TREAD CAME FLYING OFF OUR TIRE. FORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE, REDUCE OUR SPEED AND PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE EXAMINED THE DAMAGE, THERE WAS SOME SMALL AMOUNT OF BODY DAMAGE, BUT THE TIRE, STILL INFLATED, HAD NO TREAD. WE REMOVED THE TIRE, REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE AND MADE OUR WAY SLOWLY TO FLAGSTAFF WHERE WE FOUND A DISCOUNT TIRE CO. AND HAD THE DAMAGED TIRE REPLACED, NOT WITH FIRESTONE TIRE, AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY TO LAS VEGAS THE NEXT DAY. IN NOVEMBER WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO DISCOUNT TIRE TO HAVE THE OTHER 3 TIRES REPLACE AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY ALL SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION AND WE WERE LUCKY. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE FIRESTONE TIRES AS A SPARE AS IT SHOWED THE LEAST TO NO SEPARATION. THE DOT # I PROVIDED IS FROM THE SPARE. I DO NOT HAVE THE NUMBER OFF OF THE ACTUAL DEFECTIVE TIRE. NO REPORTS FILED SINCE THERE WAS, THANKFULLY, NO SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE RECEIPTS FROM BOTH TIRE PURCHASES AND ONE FROM FORD STATING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE MATCHING TIRES SINCE WE'D REPLACED THE ONE, SO THEY COULDN'T DO THE ALIGNMENT REQUESTED THAT WE THOUGHT WAS WHY THE SUV PULLED TO THE RIGHT SO DRASTICALLY. WE WERE TOLD, BY DISCOUNT TIRE CO. REP., THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE SEPARATION THE OTHER TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING. WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE AFTER LEARNING OF THE RECALL. WE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT TYPE OF TIRE SEPARATION BEFORE AND THE TIRES APPEARED TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE! THEY WEREN'T ALL THAT OLD NOR WORN. THIS WAS OUR FIRST TRIP IN THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS FRIGHENING BUT WE CHALKED IT UP TO A BLOWOUT TYPE OF INCIDENT AND DID NOT REPORT IT. THE SLIGHT BODY DAMAGE HAS SINCE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF TOO.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL1M0083 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (235/7515) SHREDDED. *MJS

THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND RESULTED IN VEHICLE ROLLOVER AND INJURIES TO CONSUMERS. *MJS

TIRE SHREDDED. DID NOT DEFLATE. TREAD TOTALLY DEPARTED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

TIRE BLEW OUT AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED (75MPH) ON INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF GALLUP, NM. AIR PRESSURE SET TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECS APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES EARLIER. SUBJECT TIRE APPERENTLY NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL AT THIS TIME, ALTHOUGH I WOULD ENCOURAGE IMMEDIATE RECALL. NOTE THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURED PRIOR TO NATIONAL ATTENTION TO PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE A/T TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: W2HHAWA196 TIRE SIZE: P225/75R )

INCIDENT 1 HAPPENED ON HWY 5 GOING NORTH TO SANTA ROSA. TIRE TREAD SPUN OFF AND DESTROYED THE WHEEL WELL AND SIDE MOULDINGS. SINCE FIRESTONE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN I BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES TO REPLACE THE ALL BUT THE SPARE. THE ORIGINAL TIRES CAME FROM CANADA. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED IN PALM SPRING AND AGAIN THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST HAPPENS. THIS SECOND DETREADING OCCURRED AFTER ONLY 27000 MILES. I REPLACED THE SECOND TIRE WITH WILDERNESS BUT I AM CURRENTLY USING THE ORIGINAL SPARE SINCE I DIDNOT WANT TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES TO MATCH.( DOT NUMBER: W1HL TIRE SIZE: 235R15 )

PEOO 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPYING NOISE. LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WAS DAMAGES TO VEHICLE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE 440. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONSUMER BOUGHT FOUR NEW TIRES PRIOR TO FIRST INCIDENT. AT SECOND INCIDENT SIX DAYS LATER, LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIRES.*AK WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED ON TWO TIRES WITHIN SIX DAYS CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THESE TIRES WERE FIRESTONT 440. *YH

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON TURNPIKE. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING, AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL. RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED, AND THE TREAD SEPARATED. ALSO, TIRE DAMAGED RIGHT REAR MOLDING/ MUDD FLAPPS AND THE TRIMMING ON THE SIDE OF VEHICLE. TIRE WAS FIRESTONE #ATX, P23575 R15, AND #DOT VD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH RIGHT REAT TIRE BLEWOUT AND WENT FLAT. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER 3 TIMES. CONSUMER WAS INJURED, AND AUTOMOBILE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *MJS

THE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING ON I-8 AT 70 MPH AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT FRONT AND SIDE MY EXPLORER. THE TREADLESS TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE AND I SAFELY SLOWED AND GRADUALLY STEERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE OTHER 3 ATX'S ALSO HAD A NETWORK OF CRACKS ON THE TREAD NEAR THE SIDEWALL. INCREASED HANDLING PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PB196 TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON TEXAS HIGHWAY 288 BETWEEN MANVEL AND LAKE JACKSON, THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAME OFF. THE TREAD DAMAGED THE WHEEL WELL, THE CORNER OF THE REAR BUMBER, AND THE TRIM BELOW THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE TIRE DID NOT LOSE AIR AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND SAFELY STOP. THIS HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES. THERE WERE FOUR ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 2 RIDING IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 10, THE TREADS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN. IT HIT A TURNAROUND DIVIDER, CONTINUED AROUND AND HIT ONE SIDE RAIL OF THE INTERSTATE, CONTINUED TO SPIN AND CAME TO REST WITH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE ATOP THE CURB WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: VDHLITM056 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: VDHLITM056 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT OF THE (FIRESTONE ATX P235-75R15) TIRE, WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE ACCIDENT, VEHICLE OVERTURNED AND OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED WITH SEVERE INJURIES. *MJS

HAD BEEN DOING SOME LOCAL RESIDENTIAL DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, STOPPED FOR SHOPPING ABOUT 30 MINUTES THEN ENTERED I 75. AFTER ABOUT 5/10 MINUTES I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS'NT ACTING AS NORMAL, I MENTION THIS TO MY WIFE, THIS ALL LASTED 3/5 SECONDS, THEN STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL, REDUCED SPEED GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND CHANGED TO MY SPARE. TOOK THE DAMAGED TIRE BACK TO DISCOUNT TIRE WHERE I PURCHASED AND ASK WHAT CAUSE THIS BLOWOUT SINCE I COULD'NT FIND ANYTHING IN THE TIRE. HE SAID PROBABLY SOMETHING IN THE ROAD( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ON TWO OCCASIONS (AUG/1998 & MAY/2000) I EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE - TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION. EACH INCIDENT OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED IN EXTREME HEAT. MY EXPLORER WAS FULLY LOADED WITH PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE (DRIVING FROM PHX ARIZONA TO MEXICO). FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS THE TIRES HELD AIR PRESSURE EACH TIME. THERE IS BODY DAMAGE FROM THE TREAD SLAMMING THE BODY OF THE CAR.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75-15 )

TIRE DEVELOPED A "BULGE" IN SIDE NEAR TREAD. TIRE MADE THUMPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL 1MO TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ENGINE OIL LEAK SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK

TREAD PEELED ON HIGHWAY, MOST LIKELY WRAPPING AXEL. CAUSED SUDDEN PULL TO LEFT. VEHICLE ROLLED 1 1/2 TIMES. INJURIES LIMITED TO SOFT TISSUE. PASSENGER SEAT FORTUNATELY EMPTY - RIDER THERE WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: ?15 )

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER SLOWLY STEERED THE TRUCK TO THE EMERGENCY LANE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. *YH

TREAD OF TIRE TORE LOOSE FIRST, THEN BLOWOUT OCCURED. BLOWOUT DAMAGED MUFFLER, TAILPIPE AND SIDE MOLDING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/R15 )

TRAVELING FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON TO HELENA MONTANA I EXPERIENCED A STRONG SHAKE IN MY FRONT END. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME ANYWAY AS I HAD BEEN GONE FOR OVER A WEEK AND NEEDED TO GET BACK TO WORK. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME IN HELENA I WENT TO A ALIGNMENT SHOP A FEW DAYS AFTER MY ARRIVAL. I WAS TOLD BY THE ALIGNMENT PERSON THAT MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WOULD NOT BALANCE PROPERLY. AFTER THIS I INSPECTED THE TIRE MYSELF ONLY TO FIND THAT I COULD VISUALLY OBSERVE SEVERAL BUMPS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I HAD GOT THE TIRES (I HAD ONLY 5,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES), AND THEY CONTACTED FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE SENT A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND THE DEALER PUT IT ON FOR ME. THE NEXT DAY I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL AND BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED WITH THE ONE TIRE THEY SENT ME FOUR NEW TIRES. I AM SATISFIED THAT MY TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT EXPERIENCE A BLOW OUT AS I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE TIRES WAS OBVIOUSLY BAD. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE CORDS INSIDE THE TIRE HAD RIPPED CAUSING THE OBVIOUS WARPING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00020 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD EXPLORER 1993. P23575R15. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATTED, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, TREAD HAD CAME OFF AND HIT CAR. ONLY THING THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE PART OF TIRE THAT HELD AIR. ENTIRE TREAD HAD COME OFF. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE, THEN LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. SHE WAS BOUNCING ACROSS HIGHWAY. REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. SHE PULLED OVER AND CHANGED TIRE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT,SIZE P22570 RX5 THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P225/70/R15 *MW

IN JULY OF 1999, I EXPERIENCED HEAVY VIBRATION (NOT FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL) AND LOUD POUNDING NOISES ON THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE. I WAS AT FREEWAY SPEED PULLING A SMALL MOTORCYCLE TRAILER (APPROXIMATELY 1000 LB.) NORTH OF LOS ANGELES ON I-14 AND HAD A PASSENGER ABOARD WHO CAN CONFIRM THE EVENTS. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT ACCIDENT AND COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SEE ANY TREAD MISSING. I HAD THE TIRES INSPECTED AT A WINSTON TIRE STORE AND THEY REPORTED MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION. I SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THE TIRES BUT RETAINED THE DEFECTIVE FIRESTONES. THESE TIRES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA INSPECTION.( DOT NUMBER: H4BNDFA016 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND AT THE TIME I WAS'NT ABLE TO KEEP THE TIRE SO I WAS'NT ABLE TO FILE A CLAIM WITH FIRESTONE SINCE THEY SAID I MUST HAVE THE TIRE IN MY POSSESSION. THE TIRE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TEARING THE MOLDING FROM THE SIDE OF MY VECHIAL. I NOW OWN A 1999 EXPLORER SPORT WITH WILDERNESS AT TIRES AND I DON'T FEEL THEIR SAFE DECATUR OR NOT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WAS DRIVING 75MPH WHEN VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE SHOOK & VIBRATED. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT CAME TO A STOP. CHECKED VEHICLE & NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED, BUT TREAD HAD PEELED COMPLETELY OFF. VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. POLICE OFFICER HAS INCIDENT REPORT. HAD CONTACTED FIRESTONE & MAILED TIRE TO MANUFACTURER. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX P23575R15 *AK DOT#VNHL1M0033. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THE CAR VIBRATED AND UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, BUMPER, LEFT QUARTER PANEL AND THE REAR TAIL LIGHT (FIRESTONE ATX). NLM

TREAD ON REAR LEFT ATX TIRE STRIPPED OFF ON TEXAS HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 75 MPH IN JULY, 1999, CAUSING '93 FORD EXPLORER TO FISHTAIL VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST FLIP OVER--STRIPPED TIRE TREAD LASHED SUV BODY, CAUSING APPROX. $4,000 IN DAMAGE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED I HAD THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES PUT ON THE EXPLORER BY FORD, ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE THE MODEL NUMBER AVAILABLE ANYMORE. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH ON A WARM SUMMER EVENING, GOING FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MY THEN-HOME IN WOODLAND, CA (A HIGH TEMPERATURE AREA) WHEN I EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW-OUT. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ANY OTHER CARS, AND THUS THERE WERE NO INJURIES. I SPECIFICALLY REMEMBER BEING TOLD BY THE PERSON WHO HELPED ME CHANGE THE TIRE THAT THE TREAD HAD SHREDDED OFF THE TIRE, AND THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ANY SIGN OF A NAIL PUNCTURE, ETC. I IMMEDIATELY HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH BRIDGESTONE TIRES, AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $400. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FROM TEH REPLACEMENT TIRES, BUT HAVE NO RECORD OF THE ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH FRIENDS REMEMBER ME DESCRIBING THE BLOW-OUT AND WOULD SIGN A DECLARATION ABOUT IT. I HAVE ASKED FORD TO CHECK THEIR RECORDS FOR WHAT SPECIFIC TYPE OF TIRE WAS ON MY VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

MY WIFE, TWO CHILDREN AND MYSELF EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION ON OUR FORD EXPLORER. THE TIRE SEVERED THE FUEL LINE AND REAR QUARTER PANEL CAUSING APPROXIMATELY $3K IN BODY DAMAGE. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE TIRE AND CONTACTED FORD AND FIRESTONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. WE DID NOT PURSUE IT. I HAVE THE TIRE AND PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND I HAVE THE INSURANCE CLAIM. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TOW OTHER TIRES SINCE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES WHEN I NOTICED A VIBRATION. I SLOWED FROM 65 MPH TO 60 MPH. WITHIN THE NEXT MILE OR SO, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND I WAS INSTANTLY GOING SIDEWAYS. WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND STOPPED, I INITALLY THOUGHT I HAD STRUCK SOMETHING ON THE ROAD BECAUSE ALL OF MY TIRES WERE STILL INFLATED. THEN SOMEONE WHO STOPPED TO HELP ME POINTED OUT THAT I HAD LOST ALL OF THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE. I BELIEVE IT IS SIGNIFICANT TO NOTE THAT I HAD JUST HAD MY TIRES ROTATED ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR AT A TIRES PLUS STORE AND THEY DID NOT INFORM ME OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY PEELED OFF WHILE DRIVING. YH

TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON OK TURNPIKE AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS APPX 100 DEG. TIRE INFLATION WAS 35 PSI IN ACCORDANCE WITH LABELING ON TIRE SIDEWALL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HL1M0113 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING ON I95 IN NORTH CAROLINA , ON JULY 06, 2000 THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHED ITS TREAD AND LEFT US WAITING ABOUT FOUR HOURS UNTIL THE LOCAL FIRESTONE TIRE STORE OPENED SO WE COULD GET THE TIRE REPLACED AND CONTINUE ON OUR TRIP TO MARYLAND. UPON RETURN TO MYRTLE BEACH , S.C. I HAD RECENTLY LEARNED OF RECALL AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE TIRE DEALER THAT I HAD PURCHASED MY TIRES FROM. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE THE TIRES IN SOMETIME THIS NEXT WEEK AND THEY WOULD REPLACE ALL FOUR AT NO COST TO ME. BUT THEY ALSO SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE MY TIRES WITH THE WILDERNESS TX AND I DONT THINK I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH ANYMORE OF THEIR TIRES, SO I WILL RETURN TO THE STORE THIS WEEK AND SEE IF I CAN GET ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE AS MY REPLACEMENT AT THEIR EXPENSE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1268.00 AND I HOPE THEY WILL AGREE TO THIS BUT I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT FIRESTONE AND THE NUMBER THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN ON THE NATIONAL NEWS AND OF COURSE I CAN NOT GET THROUG( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

WHILE ON VACATION TO MONTANA IN AUGUST 1998, WE HAD A FLAT TIRE, WHICH WE DISCOVERED IN THE MORNING AFTER PARKING THE CAR IN A BOZEMAN, MT, MOTEL LOT OVERNIGHT. WE REPLACED IT WITH A SPARE. WHEN WE TOOK THE FLAT TIRE TO OUR MECHANIC AFTER WE GOT HOME TO WISCONSIN, TO HAVE IT FIXED, HE SAID IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. WE HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE. IT WAS HOT (IN THE 80S) IN MONTANA DURING OUR TRIP THERE AND, PRIOR TO THE FLAT, WE HAD DRIVEN SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AT SPEEDS OF 70-75 MPH, INCLUDING DRIVING OVER A HIGH PASS ON THE IDAHO BORDER AND DRIVING FOR MANY MILES ON UNPAVED ROADS. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS, THOUGH WE DO HAVE 4 OF THE RECALLED TIRES CURRENTLY ON OUR EXPLORER. PLEASE NOTE, WE BOUGHT THE EXPLORER USED (4 YEARS OLD), CONTAINING FOUR NEW TIRES (THE RECALLED MODELS) INSTALLED BY THE DEALER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE PROBLEM STARTED CLOSE TO 6 MONTHS AGO. I NOTICED ANYTIME I REACHED SPEEDS ABOUVE 60 MPH MY EXPLORER WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME. I ALWAYS KEEP MY TIRES ROATATED AND INFLATED PROPERLY, SO I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I RECENTLY WAS GOING DOWN A BACK ROAD AND HIT A BUMP. I FELT MY CAR JERK AND THEN FELT MY TIRE WAS FLAT. UPON EXAIMING THE FLAT TIRE I OBSERVED THAT THE TREAD HAD PEELED PARTLY OFF. AT THE TIME I WAS UNAWARE THAT MY TIRE WAS PRONE TO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED WITH A UNIROYAL. UP TO THIS POINT I HAD BEEN TOTALLY UNSATISFIED WITH MY TIRES. THEY HANDLE POORLY IN WET CONDITIONS AND ARE NOISEY. RECENTLY THE SHAKING BECAME MORE FREQUENT. I HAD THE SHOCKS REPLACED THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE SHAKING CONTINUED. AND LAST WEEK I STARTED READING THE FIRST STORIES ABOUT MY TIRES. UPON EXAIMING MY TIRES, IT WAS QUITE APPARENT THAT TREAD FAILURE WAS THE PROBLEM. I OBSERVED A LARGE CRACK ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE TREAD ON ALL THE OF MY FIRESTONE TIRES AND THE SPARE. I DOCUMENTED THIS ALL WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. I WAS IN A BIND ABOUT WHAT TO DO. I GO BACK TO COLLEGE THIS COMING FRIDAY, THE 18TH. THIS WILL INVOLVE A LONG DRIVE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND CARRYING HEAVY LOADS. I REALIZED I NEED TO HAVE MY TIRES REPLACED ASAP. I BEGAN LOOKING AT TIRES AND BECAME CONCERNED THAT I, A CASH-STRAPPED COLLEGE STUDENT, WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE RELATIVLY NEW TIRES BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT. LUCKY A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS HAS DONE LITTLE TO RESOLVE MY PROBLEM. WITH MY MOVE-IN DAY RAPIDLY APPROACHING I HAVE BEEN PLACED ON A WAITING LIST FOR TIRES. I FELT THE NHTSA SHOULD BE AWARE OF MY STORY AND THE FACT THAT I'M A RESIDENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN A LOW PRIORITY IN THE RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU IN INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE TRAVELING IN A 1993 FORD EXPLORER, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT/, DOT# AND TIRE SIZE UNAVAILABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED 0F 65 MPH, REAR TIRE COMMENCED TO SEPARATE. CONSUMER LOST OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A ROLLOVER COLLISION. DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELINING NORTHBOUND ON I/5 IN NEAR BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE L/FRONT AND L/SIDE OF THE CAR. CLAIM HAS BEEN MADE WITH FIRESTONE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE000200 TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, ABOUT AN EIGHTEEN INCH PIECE OF THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE EXPLORER. ONE OTHER PASSENGER WAS IN THE EXPLORER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX, P23575R15, NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE MILEAGE AROUND 20,000. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. OWNER WAS GIVEN A 70% DISCOUNT BASE ON TREAD LEFT ON TIRE.*AK THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

WHILE ENROUTE TO VACATION ON THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA,OUR EXPLORER HAD A BLOWOUT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM CHARLESTON ON I-26. THE TIRE WAS ONLY 4-6 MONTHS OLD WITH EXCELLENT TREADS, WE HAD TO GET TWO NEW FIRESTONES INSTALLED AT SONNY'S TIRE & ALIGNMENT IN SUMMERVILLE, SC. BECAUSE THE BLOWOUT OF THE TIRED OCCURRED ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE EXPLORER, MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME, WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL ON THE INTERSTATE UNTIL WE COULD PULL OFF ONTO THE SAFETY LANE. AT THE TIME, WE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND WE DID NOT REPORT THE BLOWOUT. THE FIRM IN SUMMERVILLE THAT INSTALLED THE NEW TIRES STATED THAT THE BLOWOIT HAD OCCURRED DUE TO TIRE FAILURE FROM TREAD SEPARATION AND NOT FROM RUNNING OVER A FOREIG OBJECT. THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. WE STILL HAVE THE MATE TO THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT , SINCE IT WAS MOUNTED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AS A SPARE. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

RETURNING TO HOME IN FLORIDA AFTER VISIT TO TENESSSEE, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON ATLANTA BYPASS, EVERYBODY DOING 75 MPH, FORD EXPLORER WENT OUT OF CONTROL, BEGAN FISHTAILING, HEARD LOUD BANG ON RIGHT REAR AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS DRIVING. THREE TEENAGE CHILDREN AND TWO DOGS WERE PASSENGERS. NOTHING I COULD DO TO STOP THE EMERGENCY FISHTAILING. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME BACKED OFF, VEHICLE ROCKED VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT, THEN SHARPLY RIGHT, THEN SHARPLY LEFT AGAIN, THEN BEGAN TO STREIGHTEN OUT . VEHICLES AROUND ME SAW TIRE PARTS FLYING AND BACKED OFF AND ALLOWED ME TO COAST TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. ON INSPECTION, RIGHT, REAR FIRESTONE TIRE WITH RAISED LETTERS HAD NO TREAD, AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, AND ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE INFLATED STEEL BELTS. I NURSED IT TO THE NEXT EXIT AND CHANGED THE TIRE BEFORE PROCEEDING ON HOME. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING SITUATION, AND NEARLY FLIPPED THE EXPLORER, WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED US ALL. AS I THINK NOW THAT FIRESTONE KNEW ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME, IT MAKES ME MORE ANGRY AND SCARED THAN EVERY. PLEASE HELP. RONALD C. CAYLOR JR.( DOT NUMBER: DO NOT HAV TIRE SIZE: NO LONGER )

PE00200 ;TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 - 60 MPH, TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE PEELED OFF. EXPLORER RAN OFF THE ROAD. DRIVER AND ONE OTHER PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, ATX. NOT SURE IF TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME TIRE. PLEASE LIST TIRE SIZE AND DOT #. *AK

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TREAD ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATING. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX. NOT SURE IF TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. OWNER PAID LABOR CHARGES ONLY. PLEAES LIST THE TIRE SIZE AND DOT #. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15 *MW

PE 00020: TRAVELING 68MPH & HEARD A NOISE. PULLED OVER & STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK TIRES. NOTICED LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD HAD SHREDDED. EXCHANGED TIRE WITH SPARE. TIRE DAMAGED UNDERBODY OF VEHICLE. TOOK TIRE TO TIRE SHOP & HAD IT CHANGED. DO NOT HAVE TIRE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX, SIZE P235/75R15 WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION, AND CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, SIZE P235/75R15. *AK

THE TREAD SEPARATED AT 60MPH AND DAMAGED THE REAR OF THE CAR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 75R15 )

HIGH SPEED TREAD SEPARATION ON I-95 NEAR BRUNSWICK, GA. MODERATE TEMPERATURES (70'S). VEHICLE WAS PULLING A U-HAUL TRAILER WELL BELOW VEHICLE OR TIRE LOAD LIMITS. SEPERATION OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 1.0 HOURS INTO DRIVE. AIR PRESSURE APPROX. 30 PSIG. TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW OF SAME MODEL. ALTHOUGH I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, THE TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE DISENTIGRATED. PULLING A LOADED TRAILER WAS NOT ROUTINE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

A 2 1/2 FOOR SECTION OF TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH DURING A WINTER MONTH IN VIRGINIA. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERLOADED, WITH ONLY THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/R1 )

ON MAY 30, 2000, I WAS HEADED TO TUCSON ON I-10 FROM PHOENIX GOING 75 MPH AND PASSING ANOTHER CAR WHEN I HEARD THIS LOUD SOUND COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATLY STARTED BREAKING AND GOT OVER INTO THE RIGHT-HAND LANE AND THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER. I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES WHEN I HAD SEEN WHAT MY TIRE HAD DONE. THE WHOLE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE WAS GONE. SOMEONE WAS LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER THAT DAY BECAUSE NOT ONLY WAS I NOT HURT BUT I WAS RIGHT BY A TRUCK STOP AND THERE WAS A TIRE SHOP NEARBY. I LIMPED OVER TO IT AND THEY PUT ON ANOTHER TIRE FOR ME AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I WAS NOT HURT, BUT THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS EXTENSIVE. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1P8485 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TREAD ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATING. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX. NOT SURE IF TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. OWNER PAID LABOR CHARGES ONLY. PLEAES LIST THE TIRE SIZE AND DOT #. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15 *MW

PE 00020: GOING 65MPH & HEARD 2 LOUD BANG NOISES. PULLED OVER & CHECKED TIRES & HAD A FLAT. MOTHER CONTACTED SON, WHO NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT REAR TIRE. TIRE WAS CHANGED WITH THE SPARE. TOOK TIRE TO FIRESTONE & IT WAS REPLACED. FIRESTONE IS REQUESTING THE TIRE. *AK FIRESTONE ATX RADIAL 235/75R15 *YH

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM REAR TIRES. THEN, PULLED OVER AND SAW TREAD SEPARATION. THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED FIVES TIMES. *AK SOMETIMES THE TIRE WOULD BE FLAT WITH TREAD SEPARATION. AT OTHER TIMES, THERE WOULD BE JUST TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE DEALERS CONSIDERED THESE INCIDENT AS NORMAL. *YH

WE WERE PREPARING TO LEAVE ON VACATION TO GO TO WASHINGTON D.C. WITH OUR 2 SMALL GRANDDAUGHTERS AND WE TOOK OUR FORD EXPLORER TO VARNADORE AUTO & TIRE SALES, 1706 8TH AVENUE W, PALMETTO, FL 34221. IN THE AFTERNOON I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MR. VARNADORE TELLING ME THAT HE FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES AND ASKED US TO COME IN SO THAT WE COULD DECIDE WHAT WE WANTED TO DO. WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I GOT THERE HE SHOWED US TIRES THAT HAD SPLITS IN THEM RIGHT WHERE THE TREAD CONNECTED TO THE TIRE. HE SAID THAT HE WOULDN'T GO ON A TRIP WITH THEM BECAUSE THESE TIRES HAVE A TENDACY TO PEEL OFF AND HE WOULD REPLACE THEM. WE BOUGHT 2 NEW IDENTICAL TIRES AND HAD HIM MOUNT THEM ON THE FRONT AND PUT THE BEST OTHER TWO TIRES ON THE BACK. WE ALSO TOLD HIM WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO HIM WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD SAFE TIRES THAT WERE PROPERLY ALIGNED FOR OUR TRIP AND STRESSED THAT TO HIM AGAIN. HE SAID THAT WE WERE NOW IN GOOD SHAPE AND DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY. NOT SO,MUCH TBL ON TRIP( DOT NUMBER: 0 )

I HAD TIRES INSPECTED PER FIRESTONE RECOMENDATION DUE TO CURRENT KNOW ISSUE. FIRESTONE FACTORY STORE FOUND 2 OF THE 4 TIRES TREAD SEPERATING. THEY OFFERED NO COMPENSATION EXCEPT TO SELL ME NEW TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE TIRE (REAR DRIVER'S SIDE) BLEW -- THE TREAD PEELED OFF. AFTER THE TIRE BLEW, AND BECAUSE I WAS GOING SLOW IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THE SPARE WAS PUT ON. I WAS VERY WORRIED THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO THE OTHER TIRES SO 08/08/2000 I WENT TO NTB AND HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH MICHELINS AT A COST OF $561.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTOWN INTERSTATE, THE REAR LEFT TIRE SEPERATED, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE AT THE TIME WITH DELIVERY OF THE ACTUAL TIRE PER THEIR REQUEST. WE LATER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THEIR OPINION OF THE CAUSE OF SEPARATION WAS NO RELATED TO MANUFACTURE DEFECT. ALTHOUGH, APPOX. 30% USABLE TREAD WAS LEFT ON TIRE. AS A SAFE DRIVER I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHERS. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE. WE HAVE READ THE CURRENT ARTICLES RELATING TO THIS BRAND & MAKE OF TIRE AND FEEL THIS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT FIRESTONE DENIED AT THE TIME OF OUR CLAIM. WE STILL HAVE OUR CLAIM FORMS AND INFORMATION FROM THE INCEDENT. PLEASE LET US ENTER OUR CLAIM IN THIS CURRENT EVENT. THANK YOU( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING FROM JACKSONVILLE,FL. TO NORMAN,OK. ON 12 APR. 95 I NOTICED A THUMPING VIBRATION FROM THE REAR OF MY FORD EXPLORER. FOLLOWING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WHEELS I DETERMINED THE VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY A SWELLING OF THE THREADED SURFACE OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. NEARING OUR DESTINATION MY PARTNER AND I DECIDED TO DRIVE ON INTO OKLAHOMA AND HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON APR 14TH REYNOLDS FORD OF NORMAN,OK REFERRED ME TO FIRESTONE MASTERCARE CAR SERVICE IN NORMAN,OK. THE TIRES WERE THEN BALANCED AND ROTATED AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED I HAVE THE SHOCKS REPLACED WHICH I DID WITH THE TOP OF THE LINE SHOCKS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED ON THE RETURN TRIP TO JACKSONVILLE AND CONTINUED TO WORSEN. HAVING BEEN BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FORD AND FIRESTONE NEITHER CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIRE PROBLEM NOR ABLE TO FIX IT , I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES BF GOODRICH AND HAVE HAD NO TIRE PROBLEMS SINCE. I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOTTEN THE RUN A ROUND ABOUT MY ATX TIRES AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPENSATED FOR TIRES AND SHOCKS NOT TO MENTION THE TIME WASTED AND THE EXPOSURE TO A HAZARDOUS CONDITION HAD THE TIRE EXPLODED DURING HIGH SPEED DRIVING ON MY RETURN TRIP FROM OKLAHOMA. I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THAT MY TIRES WERE OK AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MERELY AN OUT OF BALANCE TIRE PROBABLY CAUSED BY BAD SHOCKS.THEY COMPLETELY IGNORED THE SWELLING AT HIGH TEMPERATURE WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS.( DOT NUMBER: )

THE TREAD SEPARATED AND TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. THE OTHER 3 TIRES HAD CRACKS ALONG EDGES ALSO. 40,000 MILES ON TIRES AND PROPERLY INFLATED. HAD HANDLING PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE TREAD SEPARATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )

THERE IS ANOTHER FAILURE MODE ON ATX TIRES. IN OUR CASE, THE THREE FAILURES THAT OCCURRED ALL HAD STRIKINGLY SIMILAR FEATURES. THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL IN EACH CASE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL APPEARED TO BE SHREDDED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITHOUT WARNING. TIRES WERE AT FORD'S RECOMMENDED INFLATION PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE DID NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR AS THE FAILURES OCCURRED AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE YEAR. I ATTEMPTED TO E-MAIL FIRESTONE AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM FIRESTONE ON THE FAILURES.( DOT NUMBER: )

THE TIRE SEPARATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT CRASHING. IT WAS THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET NEW TIRES THE DEALER SAID THAT TWO MORE OF THE TIRES WERE CLOSE TO SEPARATING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 75/15 )

PE 00020: GOING 65MPH & HEARD 2 LOUD BANG NOISES. PULLED OVER & CHECKED TIRES & HAD A FLAT. MOTHER CONTACTED SON, WHO NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT REAR TIRE. TIRE WAS CHANGED WITH THE SPARE. TOOK TIRE TO FIRESTONE & IT WAS REPLACED. FIRESTONE IS REQUESTING THE TIRE. *AK FIRESTONE ATX RADIAL 23575R15 *YH

PE02000, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TREAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. TWO OTHER PASSENGER'S WERE IN THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS HURT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, ATX. NOT SURE IF TIRE WAS ORGINAL EQUIPMENT BECAUSE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED. TIRE SIZE, P2357515. OWNER WILL BE CONTACTING FIRESTONE. PLEASE LIST DOT #. *AK

WAS DRIVING 75MPH WHEN DRIVER HEARD A NOISE. HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & WENT ALL OVER HIGHWAY AND LANDED IN GRASSY MEDIAN. GOT OUT & CHECKED TIRES & NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE HAD AIR IN IT, BUT TREAD HAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY. CHANGED TIRE & WENT TO DEALERSHIP & THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. WAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE & COULD NOT GIVE TIRE SIZE. *AK

PE02000; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: BECAUSE OWNER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT STEERING WHEEL SHIMMYING WHILE DRIVING AT 65/70 MPH. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP. TIRE DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE FOUND SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE ATX, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. TIRE SIZE P235/75R15 AND DOT #. VDHL. *AK THE CUSTOMER ALSO HAD A LEFT TIRE BLOW OUT TRAVELLING AT 45 MPH. *YH

TIRE TREAD BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ROAD AT ABOUT 35MPH. SOME TREAD REMAINED HANGING OFF THE TIRE. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. WAS ORIGINAL TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. ROTATION OCCURRED AT ABOUT THE PROPER INTERVALS. DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR TIRES AT THE TIME. NEW TIRES PLACED ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. OLD FRONT TIRES (STILL FIRESTONE ATX) WERE MOVED TO THE REAR. MY PROBLEM SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE THOSE BEING REPORTED ON THE NEWS, SO I THOUGHT THAT I BETTER REPORT IT. WHEN IT HAPPENED I JUST ATTRIBUTED IT TO OLD AGE AND DID NOT THINK IT MIGHT BE PART OF AN OVERALL PROBLEM. I SUSPECT THERE ARE MANY MORE CASES LIKE THIS OUT THERE. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W1HL AT5 TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )

TIRE LITERALLY BLEW APART CAUSING VEHICLE TO VEER INTO MEDIAN, RUINING THE RIM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235X15/75 )

COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO FENDER AREA. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TO BE DET. TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. WAS HIT IN REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THE EXPLORER TO ROLL OVER 3-4 TIMES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN PHOENIX AND FLAGSTAFF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. INITIALLY THE TREAD DID NOT SEPARATE COMPLETELY AND CAUSED SUSBTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE FORD EXPLORER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

I WAS DRIVING FROM HOUSTON TO AUSTIN ON INTERSTATE 10. I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN MY REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, AND THEN MY FRONT LEFT TIRE TREAD FOLLOWED SUIT. I CAREENED INTO THE LEFT GUARD RAIL, HIT ANOTHER CAR, AND SPUN AROUND TO THE FAR OPPOSITE END OF THE FREEWAY. I CAME OUT WITH A FEW SCRATCHES AND A TOTALLED CAR. I AM THANKFUL THAT I'M ALL RIGHT...BUT I FEEL LIKE THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. I HAD JUST HAD MY TIRES CHECKED OUT AT A FORD DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE WEEK THAT I LEFT TO GO TO AUSTIN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

ODI# 6141; WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS 1 SEVERE INJURY AND 1 MINOR INJURY. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 45000 MILEAGE, AND SIZE WAS P235/75R15 . TIRE WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. VEHICLE WAS FORD TRUCK EXPLORER 1993. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15 *MW

AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 ON NOVEMBER 25, 1999, WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-81 ONE MILE NORTH OF THE WVA/VA STATE LINE THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BODY. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE. THE TREAD SEPERATION WAS ABRUPT, BUT THE CORDS MAINTAINED INTEGRITY LONG ENOUGH TO SAFELY SLOW THE VEHICLE AND GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ON OR ABOUT 11/03/99 THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED WHILE IN A MALL PARKING LOT. THE TIRE FAILED THROUGH LOSS OF AIR AND A BLISTERING EFFECT ON THE TREAD AND BODY. THE VEHICLE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT THIS TIRE REFUSED TO LET THE DRIVE LEAVE THEIR ESTABLISHMENT WITH THE TIRE ON THE GROUND. THEY WOULD PUT THE SPARE ON FOR FREE, INDICATING THEIR CONCERN, NOT JUST AN EFFORT TO SELL A NEW TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT BLEW AGAIN, AND WAS LUCKILY, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE FACT THAT 2 TRANSMISSIONS WERE REPLACED IS VERY TROUBLING. WE NOW CALL OUR EXPLORER, THE EXPLODER! I RECENTLY READ OF THE STUDY UNDERWAY INTO THE FIRESTONE TIRES PEELING OFF THEIR CASINGS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO US. THANK GOODNESS, NO ONE WAS HURT, JUST MAJOR VEHICLE DAMAGE. HAD IT BEEN THE FRONT TIRE, I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ALIVE TO WRITE THIS. PLEASE GET THESE TIRES OFF THE MARKET, BEFORE OTHERS ARE KILLED! *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HL1MOO15 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX LEFT REAR TIRE P235/75R15 DOT W2HL1M0023 BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO REAR. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

PE00 020; WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY SHE HEARD A BANGING NOISE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON A NARROW BRIDGE, I DECIDED TO PASS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS TRAVELING ON THE RIGHT LANE, I MOVED TO THE LEFT AND ACCELERATED TO OVERCOME THE OTHER VEHICLE, AND WHEN I WAS DRING TO THE RIGHT LANE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF THE FORD EXPLORER BLEW OUT. I HIT BOTH SIDES OF THE BRIDGE RAIL WHILE TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL1MO333 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

EVERY TIRE ON VEHICLE PLUS SPARE HAD TO BE REPLACED EITHER FAILED OR COULD NOT BE BALANCED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE PASSING A TRUCK AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH AT 8 AM NEAR DEMING, NM. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP SAFELY, HOWEVER IF THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT WE LIKELY WOULD HAVE ENDED UP UNDER THE TRUCK!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-75R15 )

EA0012; SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE EXPLORER, WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. DEALERSHIP AND FORD WERE CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CABLE THE HOLDS THE TIRE SNAPPED/ BROKE. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PE00-00; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WAS ON THE TOP OF STEEP BRIDGE AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM LEFT DRIVER REAR TIRE. TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL. VEHICLE WAS TURNED THE OPPOSITE WAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

PE00.020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND THERE WAS A NOISE DUE TO RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATING FROM WHEEL. CONSUMER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE FIRESTONE #ATX THE ORIGINAL FACTORY BOUGHT TIRES. *AK

THE TIRE BLEW WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. I HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD THAT I HAD NOT SEEN. SINCE THE RECENT REPORTS I DO NOT THINK SO. IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE SOME OF THE PICTURES I SAW ON THE NEWS. IN OVER 40 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SIDEWALL SEPERATE LIKE THAT. I DID NOT PAY THAT MUCH ATTENTION TO THE TREAD. THE TIRE HAD 20K+ MILES ON IT BUT WAS NOT IN BAD SHAPE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235X15 )

A FIRESTONE ATX BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON OUR 1993 EXPLORER. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAUSED OVER $600 DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES AND NOW WE HAVE A NEW SET OF FIRESTONE ATX TIRES WHICH WE REALLY DO NOT WANT IF THERE IS A KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

THIS IS SECOND SET OF THESE TIRES. FIRST SET HAD SAME PROBLEMS. PURCHASED 2ND SET IN SEPT 1997..TOOK BACK IMMED, WAS TOLD THEY FORGOT TO BALANCE.. PROBLEM OF SHIMMY AT 55 TO 65 MPH REMAINED, RETURNED TO FIRESTONE ON 2/16/98 FOR SAME...RETURNED AGAIN ON 2/17/98...ON 5/6/98 TOOK TO DOWNTOWN FORD AND IN 1999 TOOK TO TIRE AMERICA...HAVE TOLD ALL WE FEEL IT IS A TIRE SEPERATION AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS BALANCING, TRAIT OF EXPLORERS AND WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. HAVE PAPER WORK TO BACK UP ALL THE TIMES WE HAVE TAKEN THESE TWO SETS OF TIRES IN TO BE CHECKED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00-00; CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES BECAUSE THE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WERE KNOTS AND BUMPS ON THE TIRES. TIRE SIZE WAS P23575R15. *AK

MY FORD EXPLORER HAS ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAST TIME, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BEING USED AND AFTERWORDS, IT STOPPED WORKING. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN SLOWS DOWN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AT FULL ENGINE RPM FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT SLOWED DOWN. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD BUT THE DEALER SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT. HAVE YOU HAD REPORTS OF THIS, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR WHAT REPAIR IS NECESSARY. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS, IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO, I THINK FORD SHOULD FIX IT FREE BUT THEY DON'T EVEN ADMIT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IS IT? *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH LEFT FIRESTONE ATX TIRE BLEWOUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 60-65MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW & THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE FOR A WHILE. HIT SIDE OF ROAD. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. HAPPENED 3 YRS AGO & HAD 60,000 MILES. REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TIRE WITH SAME TYPE OF FIRESTONE ATX. THE 2ND TIME WAS THE LEFT REAR TIRE AT SAME SPEED & 100,000 MILES. ALSO REPLACED TIRE 1 1/2 YRS AGO WITH SAME TYPE OF FIRESTONE ATX. HAVE NO PROBLEM, YET, WITH THIRD SET OF FIRESTONE. THE FIRESTONE ATX LT22575R15 WERE THE SIZE. DID NOT REPORT TO DEALER, TIRE CO. OR INSURANCE COMPANY. DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE OR DOT NUMBER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND USING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL WOBBLE, AND HAS A TENDENCY TO FLIP OVER. CONSUMER HAS BEEN ON TWO WHEELS AND SLAMMED BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BOUNCING, CONSUMER NOTICED 2 REAR FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRES P235/75R15 DOT 233 WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THAT TIRES WERE NOT PART OF RECALL AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE 4 TIRES HAD TO PURCHASED. *SLC

PE00-020, FIRESTONE ATX TIRE TREAD SEPARATION; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, TREAD ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL TRUCK AND NO ONE WAS HURT. OWNER BELIEVED THAT TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. OWNER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE TRUCK WITH OTHER FIRESTONE ATX TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATON.*AK

TRANSMISION FAILED GOING UP A HILL AND ALL TRANSMISION FLUID WAS LOST AT ONLY 78000 MILES. TRANSMISION HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE ALSO HAS ABNORMAL SHAKING ABOVE 55 MPH.*AK

I'M TRYING TO FIND THE RECALLS ON MY AUTO. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND THE RETRACTOR WERE BROKEN. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND BUCKLE DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE BOTTOM. CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD TO USE A KNIFE IN ORDER TO GET LOOSE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT. REAR MIDDLE SEATBELT WILL GO INSIDE OF THE RETRACTOR, BUT IT WLL NOT RELEASE PROPERLY.*AK

PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS APPARENTLY A COMMON FORD PROBLEM. THIS HEAD GASKET BLEW AT ONLY 70,000 MILES ON A 6-YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THIS IS TOO EARLY FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. IT COULD BE A FLUKE, BUT THERE ARE INTERNET SITES ABOUT FORD VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. REPAIRS ARE VERY COSTLY FOR PARTS THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT EVER DRIVEN ROUGHLY OR PUT UNDER UNUSUAL STRESS--JUST CITY DRIVING. I THINK THAT THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH FORD HEAD GASKETS THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU.*AK

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, OWNER REPORTING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THREE SETS OF THESE TIRES. ON THE SECOND SET OF TIRES AFTER 40,000 MILES OF WEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH, DRIVER NOTICED A FLAPPING SOUND AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER, FOUND TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. LAST TWO SETS WERE BROUGHT FROM A TIRE STORE. TIRE NOT AVAILABE FOR INSPECTION. *AK *SLC

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT VEHICLE FISH TAILED, FLIP OVER ON THE DRIVER SIDE THEN BACKUP, RUBBER PEELED OFF LIKE A RECAP, THEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT.

TOTAL FAILURE OF EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE - WENT TO APPLY BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ENGAGING BRAKE; REPEATED ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL - THE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED CAN ONLY BE KEPT FROM MOVING BY THE FOOT BRAKE, OR PLACING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. THIS DEFECT IS THE SUBJECT OF PRIOR RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 94V169000) COVERING THE SAME FAILURE. THIS RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE IN 1994. BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE, MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE TO ENGAGE, BUT RELEASING THE PEDAL AND RE-APPLYING WOULD ALWAYS WORK. NOW, THERE HAS BEEN A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE PEDAL SYSTEM AND FORD & THE DEALER INDICATE THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE ABOVE-REFERENCED RECALL SINCE THE WORK WAS ALREADY DONE. THIS FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD! *AK

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE, IT WON'T WORK.*AK

CAR WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING ON MY RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY IN PARK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO BRIEFLY GO INTO THE HOUSE TO GET MY SON. I WALKED FROM THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE, AND WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE HOUSE THROUGH THE DOOR INSIDE THE GARAGE WHEN I SAW THE CAR ROLLING INTO THE GARAGE. I TRIED TO GET INTO THE CAR TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR HIT THE WATER HEATER. THE WATER HEATER WAS MOVED OFF ITS BASE AND INTO THE WALL. DAMAGE TO THE WATER HEATER, GARAGE WALL AND INTERIOR UTILITY ROOM WALL OCCURED AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO MY EXPLORER. I HAVE TRIED ON MANY OCCASIONS TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION BUT CANNOT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND GET OUT WITHOUT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ROLLING FORWARD. THE DRIVEWAY HAS A SLOPE GOING AWAY FROM THE GARAGE AND YET IT STILL IMMEDIATELY ROLLS FORWARD. IN FACT, IT ROLLS FORWARD FASTER THAN I CAN WALK AT A NORMAL PACE. HOWEVER, I HAD WALKED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET WHEN I NOTICED IT COMING TO ME THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. I'VE TRIED TO DUPLICATE THIS WITH BOTH A COLD AND WARM ENGINE, BUT CANNOT. IN OTHER WORDS, IT ALWAYS ROLLS FORWARD AS SOON AS I RELEASE THE BRAKE WHILE IN DRIVE. THIS SHOWS ME THAT I COULDN'T HAVE LEFT IT IN DRIVE. IF I WOULD HAVE LEFT IT IN REVERSE OR NEUTRAL, IT WOULD HAVE GONE BACKWARD. I LEFT IT IN PARK, BUT SOMEHOW IT WENT FORWARD, AFTER I LEFT THE CAR AND WALKED SOME DISTANCE. I'VE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS MY INSURANCE COMPANY FILES A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. APPARENTLY MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS NOT INTERESTED IN DOING SO. MEANWHILE I AM OUT 2 DEDUCTIBLES (AUTO AND HOME) AND BEWILDERED AS TO HOW THIS HAPPENED AND CONCERNED IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN TO ME OR SOMEONE ELSE WITH MORE SEVERE RESULTS. *AK

FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WEAR ABNORMALLY FAST, I'VE REPLACED THE PADS 5 TIMES IN 100000 MILES OF OPERATION. WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE YOU CAN FEEL THAT MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE BREAKING IS DONE BY THE FRONT BREAKS, I FEEL THAT THE BRAKE DESIGN FOR THIS VEHICLE IS INADAQUATE IT SHOULD HAVE DISC BREAKS INSTALLED IN THE REAR TAKING UP MORE OF THE BRAKING LOAD. *AK

SOMETIMES WHILE BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD THE BRAKES RELEASE AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. IF RE-APPLIED QUICKLY BRAKES WILL WORK, FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT FOLLOWING TO CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V310001 AND MANUFACTURE'S RECALL 99S34/ HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS BROKE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

MY FUSE BLEW, WHEN WE LOOK TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WE SAW THAT THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR (ELECTRIC) HAD EVIDENTLY GOT ON FIRE BECAUSE THE UNDERNEATH WAS MELTED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO. I NEED TO HAVE THIS REPLACED AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I WAS AT FAULT AND WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THE FORD PLACE SHOULD REPLACE THIS FREE OF CHARGE DO TO THE SWITCH BEING FAULTY. *AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE, ACCELERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CONSUMER FOOT WAS ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC

WHILE CAR POOLING ON THE HIGHWAY HEARD A BOOM. THEN VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE, BUT THEN LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE FLIPPED 3 TIMES. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE AXLE. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SERIOUS DEFECT, AND WERE LUCKY THAT THEY WEREN'T KILLEED. POLICE TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE WHOLE RIM AND TIRE HAD COME OFF. *AK

WHEN CLOSING DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE DETACHED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

LIFTGATE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-164). YH

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND TRUCK ACCELERATED AND PUSH BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET TRUCK DID NOT STOP. TILL IT HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME THING HAPPEN. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN (94-8-14), HOWEVER REPAIRED PRIOR TO BULLETIN, REPAIRED STARTER, BATTERY AND CABLES, BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE CAUSED DAMAGE. *MJS

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED INTO SPLINTERS OF GLASS ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AND I HAD MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OPEN. *AK

RECALL REPAIR FOR LIFT CYLINDER BRACKETS (99V310001) WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. NLM

MASTER CYLINDER TO BRAKE BOOSTER STUD SHEARED OFF PROBABLY DUE TO STRESS CORROSION CRACK AS DETAILED IN NHTSA RECALL # 96V024001. BRAKING SERVICE SEVERELY DIMINISHED AS MASTER CYLINDER DEFLECTS TO ONE SIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST IN REPAIR COST EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO THEM.

RECALL OF THE BREACKET ON THE LIFTGATE 99V-310 CANNOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NLM

RECALL OF THE BREACKET ON THE LIFTGATE 99V-310 CANNOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NLM

RECALL 99V310000/ HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS. PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

THE SPARE TIRE WHICH IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, BY A SUPPORT BRACKET, BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AFTER HITTING A BUMP. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO DISMOUNT AND FLY FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH , THE SPRING FOR THE THROTTLE GAUGE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO FULL THROTTLE. IN ORDER FOR CONSUMER TO STOP VEHICLE HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY WERE WORN DOWN AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. *AK.ET.

THE LIFTGATE CYLINDER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V310001. NLM

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, HOWEVER VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEM, CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT AMOUNT OF TIME REQUIRED FOR REPAIR (99V-310). *MJS

SPRING TO THE TROTTLE GAUGE STUCK, CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE AT FULL THROTTLE. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STUCK BECAUSE AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. IN A PANIC BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR WITH MY BRAKES, I THREW IT INTO PARK KNOWING THE VEHICLE MUST SLOW DOWN. I WAS GOING 55 MPH AT THE TIME AND COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AT ALL WITH THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THIS IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE NOT COVERED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. MY INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER THE DAMAGE TO CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED AND CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I DIDNT DECIDE TO STOP THE CAR IN THE MANNER I CHOSE. *AK

WE HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS W/ OUR 93 EXPLORER. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 93000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHICH SENSOR IS OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE AN ARM & LEG JUST TO TELL US WHICH SENSOR IT IS. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN POSITIVE. THEY CHARGE TOO MUCH FOR SIMPLE TASKS AND I HAVE BEEN LIED TO ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ABOUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE. IT IDLES ROUGH AND WE HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE PARTS THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID WERE BAD AND IT STILL IDLES REAL ROUGH. WE HAVE SPENT MORE ON AUTO REPAIRS THAN WHAT THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. THE AIR CONDITIONER RECENTLY WENT OUT, THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED, NOW THEY ARE TELLING US IT IS THE FAN SWITCH - SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GIVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY A SWIFT KICK. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE AS LONG AS I LIVE. IT SEEMS THAT FOREIGN VEHICLES ARE WORTH THE FEW EXTRA BUCKS IN THE LONG RUN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, DRIVER TURNED ON DEFROSTER AND FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. DRIVER THEN TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND TOOK FIRE OUT. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND FIRE STARTED AGAIN.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE HANDLE FOR FRONT LEFT SIDE DOOR IS LOOSE. YH

THE BUILT IN HANDLE USED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS BROKEN OFF FROM THE DOOR PANEL. I HAVE BROUGHT THE FORD EXPLORER TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE DOOR PANEL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT INADEQUATE MATERIALS WERE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS DOOR PANEL AND HANDLE UNIT. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A FORD EXPLOERE, LIMITED EDITION THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON I10 & THE TIRE THREW THE TREAD WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING AND MOVING ERRATICALLY. SHE ALMOST LOST CONTROL, BUT FORTUNATELY MANAGED TO GET IT STOPPED WITHOUT A ROLLOVER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: P235 TIRE SIZE: 75R-15 )

BRAKES LOCK UP ON ICE AND WATER AND WHILE HITTING A BUMP AND APPLYING NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE. HAVE TAKEN TRUCK TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS; NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM INCLUDING DEALERSHIP. *AK

MANUFACTURER FAILS TO MAKE LEFT ENGINE VALVE COVER FOR HIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. FINALLY RECEIVED PART 5 WEEKS TO THE DAY AFTER IT WAS ORDERED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO FLIP OVER 3 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOUNCE, BUT CONSUMER MAINTAINED CONTROL, AND PULLED TO THE SIDE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 70MPH HEADING SOUTH, RUBBER ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FISHTAIL. AS HE WAS TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. DIDN'T CALL DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK

STARTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. YH

BATTERY SYSTEM FAILED. YH

THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO YOU ONGOING INVESTIGATION...NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE99072 MAKE: FORD TRUCK MODEL: EXPLORER YEAR: 1993 COMPONENT: STRUCTURE MANUFACTURER: FORD MOTOR COMPANY DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: TUE, NOVEMBER 30, 1999 SUMMARY: SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE. THE SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE HAD DETERIORATED TO JUST ONE SMALL WIRE HOLDING UP THE TIRE. I HAD THE SPARE TIRE CHANGED AND THE MECH. SAID THAT I SHOULD GET A NEW WINCH. FORD WAS HAPPY TO SELL ME ONE AT $70, THEY HAD THEM RIGHT IN STOCK, SINCE I GUESS THEY FAIL ALL THE TIME. MINE DID NOT ACTUALLY FAIL BUT WAS VERY CLOSE TO IT. THE WIRE WAS BROKEN/ROTTED JUST ABOVE THE PIECE THAT IS CRIMPED ON TO HOLD THE PIECE THAT GOES IN THE CENTER OF THE SPARE TIRE. *AK

RESULTS IN OIL LEAK WHICH COULD LEAD TO FIRE AS WELL AS A SOURCE OF POLLUTION. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT VALVE COVERS ON HAND. HOW CAN A COMPANY OF THIS SIZE GET AWAY WITH SELLING AS MANY OF THESE VEHICLES AS THEY HAVE AND NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE TO THERE CUSTOMERS? *AK

3 OF THE 4 TIRES HAD THE TREADS OPENNING AND SEPARATING ON THEM SHOWING THE WIRES INSIDE THE TIRES, SOME SEPARATION ALSO OCCURED AROUND THE OUTSIDE RIM OF THE TIRE, THIS RESULTED IN HANDLING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, THE TIRES WERE LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD WITH 83% OF THE TREAD REMAINING, FIRESTONE REFUSES REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS THE TIRES. NLM

THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO SUFFER FROM PREMATURE WEARING OUT OF FRONT DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS. NEW PADS AND ROTORS RESURFACING WERE NEEDED AT APPROX 15400 MILES, AND NEW PADS AND COMPLETE NEW ROTORS WERE REQUIRED AT APPROX 28608 MILES. WHEN FORD SERVICE WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS FREQUENT DISC BRAKE REPLACEMENT, THE RESPONSE WAS "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH EXPLORERS FROM THIS SAME MODEL YEAR WHO HAVE REPORTED EVEN MORE FREQUENT DISC BRAKE AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT. *AK

APPLICABLE FORD RECALL LETTER #95M87 ISSUED OCTOBER 1995. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

THE WELD FAILED DUE TO MANUFACTURE DEFECT UNDER NORMAL USE. THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF THE MANUFACTURE WITH NO LIMITATIONS TO MILEAGE OR YEARS ON THE ROAD.

MADE A TURN & CAME TO A STOP, DRIVER'S SEAT WENT FORWARD. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD & CHECKED THE SEAT. NOTICED THE BOLTS WERE BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ANCHOR SUPPORT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. YH

THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE HUBCAPS ON BRAKE WAS BROKEN CAUSING THE HUBCAPS TO FLY OFF. YH

HINGE THAT HOLDS THE BACK DOOR OPEN WAS WELDED INCORRECTLY, WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED THE HINGE BROKE AND THE DOOR FELL ON THE CONSUMER'S HEAD. YH

PASSSENGER SEAT FELL APART AND SEAT BELT UNLOCKED. YH

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. YH

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON A 7 HOUR TRIP THERE WAS VERY BAD VIBRATION. REPLACED TWO TIRES ON FRONTS, DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID SHAKING PROBLEM WAS WITH THE 1993 VEHICLES. NEEDED TO INSTALL MOTOR MOUNTS BRACKETS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS ON THE REAR. NOT UNDER WARRANTY WILL NOT REPAIR. *AK

SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED BY H&L ON 4/19/99 PART # AWSF-4C, MILEAGE WAS 74,497. FAILURE OF PLUGS WAS DURING TRIP, AT ANOTHER DEALER RHINEBECK FORD, 914-876-4440, THEY REPLACED THEM WITH AWSF-42P- STATING WRONG PLUGS INSTALLED BY H&L. H&L RESPONDED INITIALLY THAT THESE WERE THE CORRECT PLUGS, BUT LATER AGREED THAT THE 42P WERE THE RIGHT ONES. SUBSEQUENT, THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH AND HAD POOR PERFORMANCE. H&L CONTACTED REGARDING THIS, NOTED TO MONITOR FLUID LEVELS, TUNE UP WOULD NOT CURE PROBLEM. MANAGER STATED IT COULD BE A CRACKED HEAD. WITHIN 7 DAYS SINCE 10/11/99, ENGINE IS IN SHOP, WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST AND FLUIDS INDICATE A LEAK. MANAGER ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE EXPLORER FOR THAT YEAR. CAR NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, EXPIRED AT 89,830. FEEL FORD IS RESPONSIBLE!

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE LIKE METAL. THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS, THAT ARE ATTACHED TO BRACKETS AND WELDED TO THE LIFTGATE, BROKE OFF. THE BRACKET WELDS FRACTURED.

VEHICLE IS USED. OWNER HAD PARKED VEHICLE & WENT TO REAR TO LIFT HATCH. THE CYLINDER ATTACHMENT HAD BROKEN OFF FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME AS IT WAS CLOSING. THE LEFT SIDE HAD FAILED TO HOLD & FELL ON THE OWNER. HATCH WAS HEAVY & NEEDED 2 INDIVIDUALS TO LIFT IT. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO WAS UNWILLING TO AUTHORIZE REPAIRS UNDER A RECALL THAT HAS EXPIRED. *AK

CONSTANT FAILURE OF POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AS A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH ALLLOWS MOISTURE TO SIT, AND CAUSES RUST TO EAT THE SEAL IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK

RIGHT SIDE REAR QUARTER WINDOW LEAKED ALSO. BOTH WINDOWS HAD ALL OF THE ATTATCHING NUTS LOOSE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK

I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS OPENING UP THE GLASS PORTION OF THE TAILGATE WHEN IT SUDDENLY EXPLODED IN MY FACE. THE GLASS BROKE INTO A MILLION SMALL PIECES AND MANY LARGE JAGGED PIECES. I FOUND GLASS AS FAR AS 20 FEET AWAY, I ALSO FOUND SEVERAL PIECES IN MY FACE AND HAND. WHEN I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON AND EVERY VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A REAR DEFOGGER WILL HAVE THIS HAPPEN. USUALLY AS THEY ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR SHUTTING ONE OF THE SIDE DOORS. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO A LOCAL GLASS REPAIR SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AT ALL. I PLAN ON SENDING FORD A LETTER, IF I CAN EVER FIND AN ADDRESS TO THEIR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, BUT I WANTED TO TELL EVERYONE POSSIBLE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END WAS MAKING A BANGING NOISE, IT WAS AN ANOYING NOISE THAT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BECOME WORRIED. WHEN IT WAS LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BUSHINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ACCELERATOR COLLAPSED AND ENTERED INTO FULL ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING

PLASTIC ENGINE COOLING FAN HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT, CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WHILE IN PARK. CONSUMER HAD THE SPEED CONTROL DISENGAGED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

REAR TAILGATE LIFT CLINDER MOUNTING BRACKET WELD FAILED ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE WELD THAT BROKE WAS FROM LIFT CYLINDER BRACKET TO TAILGATE. TAILGATE WILL NOW NO LONGER STAY OPEN ON ITS OWN.

WHEN DRIVING ANDI APPLYING BRAKES THEY MADE NOISE, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF TOTAL BRAKING POWER. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER CHECKED THE BRAKING FLUIDS ALL THE TIMES AND ITS ALWAYS FULL THE CONSUMER HAD TWO RECALLS. THE MILEAGE FOR THE FIRST RECALL WAS 35000, AND VEHICLE LOST BRAKING POWER AT 50000 MILES. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THERE WAS A NOISE AND TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WERE TWO RECALLS, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. NEED NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION PLATE RUBBER PLUGS ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK RAPIDLY FROM THE CASING WHILE DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION PARTS AND CASE WERE "MELTED" DUE TO THE HEAT CAUSED BY THE FRICTION OF THE PARTS. MECHANICS AGREE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON DESIGN FLAW IN THE FORD TRANSMISSION. IF FORD WOULD HAVE USED A BETTER SEALING SURFACE FOR THE PLUGS, THEN THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. FORD NO LONGER MANUFACTURS THESE TRANSMISSIONS.

THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 97V083000. FORD MAINTAINS THAT MY VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED EVEN THOUGH IT FALLS WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEARS DESCRIBED AND I HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED. I PURCHASED A $32 REPLACEMENT SWITCH (IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL) AND I AWAIT THE NEXT FIRE.

LIFTGATE WELDS BROKE. RECALLED BY FORD, HOWEVER ONLY FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JAN 1992 TO MAR 1993. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 5/26/93. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR. CLAIMING VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY DUE TO MANUFACTURE DATE.

THE BRAKE CALIPERS STICK TO THE FRONT ROTOR, CAUSING THE BRKE FLUID TO OVERHEAT, AND THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO NOT RESPOND IN LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WIRE CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH CHASSIS BROKE RELEASING SPARE TIRE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CABLE HAD RUSTED AND FRAYED TO FAILURE

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. BRAKE PEDAL LOCKS IN UP POSITION. WON'T GO TO FLOOR. NO BRAKES. HIGH PRESSURE (PERHAPS 300 LB) WILL FORCE PEDAL DOWN AND GET BRAKES. REMOVAL OF ABS FUSE PREVENTS RECURRANCE, BUT NO ABS BRAKING THEN.

THE VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION/SHAKING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED WITH NO PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL DEALER IN BLACKFOOT, ID. THE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW AND THEY ARE BALANCED PROPERLY. FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I WROTE THEM A LETTER EXPLAINING THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE BUT THEY BLEW IT OFF AS AN EXPIRED WARRANTY ISSUE. FORD HAS ADMITTED TO THE DEFECT THROUGH PUBLISHING OF A TSB # 96-4-15. IT RESOLVES A VIBRATION/SHAKING PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF WHICH MY PROBLEM EXISTS AT 60-75 MPH. IT VIOLENTLY SHAKES THE FRONT END TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO BRAKE HEAVILY AND MAINTAIN CONTROL ON ALL ROAD SURFACES. THE FIX IS A NEWLY REDESIGNED LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT AND AN ADDITION OF A LATERAL SHOCK ABSORBER INSTALLED IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. I WANTED THEM TO FIX IT AS A SAFETY RECALL BUT THEY REFUSED. I'M CURRENTLY TAKING OTHER ACTIONS SUCH AS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM THROUGH YOUR SITE. EVIDENTLY, FORD THINKS THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT.

THE STUDS WHICH ATTACH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY HAS DEVELOPED CORROSION AND CRACKED . VEHICLE INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 96V024001. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, GOING AROUND A CORNER AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID, AND CONSUMER HIT A CURB, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER LANDED ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE PAVEMENT WAS WET. *AK

THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN OFF OVER 20 TIMES, RESULTING IN MYSELF AND PASSENGERS FALLING IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE. THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY IS PART OF THE INTERIOR DOOR AND WOULD COST OVER $300 EACH SIDE. FORD SAID THAT THIS ISN'T A DEFECT. THE HANDLES HAVE BEEN GLUED REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS! A DOOR HANDLE SHOULD NOT BREAK OFF WHEN YOU OPEN IT OR CLOSE IT FROM THE INTERIOR! THANKS! *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT FIRE WAS DUE TO LEAVES BUILDING UP IN THE VENTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AN OIL LEAKAGE OCCURRED. IT SMOKED UP THE WHOLE VEHICLE .THEN WE STOPPED AND THE LEAK STOPPED ALSO AND DID NOT REOCCUR. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED WITH NO BACK PRESSURE NOR BRAKING EFFECT; NO SKID; NO ABS INDICATOR LIGHT/WARNING OF SYSTEM FAILURE.

WANTAGH FORD, THE SERVICING DEALER HAS ADVISED ME THAT THERE IS INTERNAL ENGINE WEAR/ LOW OIL PRESSURE, AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK

EA96017; INTERMITTENTLY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED UP WHILE IN USE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT ANY INICATIONS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REAR PASSENGERS DOORS ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, THEY DONT OPEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SPARE TIRE CABLE/HOLDER BROKE OFF RESULTING IN TIRE FALL OFF OF VEHICLE. MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE PARKED. CAUESED DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE GOT STUCK IN WIDE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND 60 MPH, LEFT FRONT WHEEL BROKE OFF THE SPINDLE NEXT TO THE AXLE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP ON THREE TIRES, AND SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE FLYING ACCROSS THE HIGHWAY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE LOSS DUE TO SPARE TIRE CABLE BREAKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WILL BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

BRACKET & CYLINDER TOTALLY BROKE/DETACHED FROM LIFTGATE. DEALER HAS FAILED TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE TO FIX @ NO CHARGE. I DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL LETTER UPON PURCHASE OF USED VEHICLE & WAS NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECT UNTIL IT OCCURRED. REQUESTING WRITTEN NOTICE FROM NHTSA TO DIRECT DEALER TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE @ NC UNDER RECALL PROGRAM. THANK YOU. RECALL 95V16401. *AK

EA99004, WHILE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS ON AND IN VENT MODE, SMOKE CAME FROM THE VENTS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL WIRE MELTING. THIS MAY STARTED A FIRE IF VEHICLE DID NOT SHUT OFF. *AK

THE RIGHT REAR BRACKET SEPARATED FROM THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER CAUSING FAILURE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (95V164000 & 95V164001). *YC

MY 93 FORD EXPLORER HAD APPROXIMATELY 3 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WITH RESULTS THAT SHOW THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE VEHICAL CONSISTENTLY OVER 7 MONTHS HAS BEEN STALLING, DIEING, AND SURGING. IT USUALLY STALLS AT STOP SIGNS OR WHILE WAITING IN A LINES OF CARS. IT DIES AT STOP SIGNS OR WHEN TRYING TO START IT UP. IT SURGES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND FEELS LIKE A TUGGING MOTION. THE RPMS AND AMPS GO WAY DOWN AND FEELS LIKE IT MAY STALL THEN IT SURGES AND GETS POWER. WHEN IT GETS POWER IT ALMOST JUMPS FORWARD AND HITS THE CAR IN FRONT WHILE MY FOOT IS STILL ON THE BREAK. IT ALSO JUMPS AROUND AT STOP SIGNS WITH THE RPMS AND AMPS GOING UP AND DOWN. MOSSEY FORD IN SAN DIEGO, CA HAS REPLACED THE OIL AND FILTER AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE CAR OF THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT. THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE DOMINANT, PERSISTENT, AND DANGEROUS. THIS WORK COST APPROXIMATELY $300.00, SO DUE TO HIGH COST AT FORD. I TOOK THE VEHICAL TO GREG'S AUTOMOTIVE IN EL CAJON, CA. I THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY AND WAS CHARGED USELESSLY FOR FINDING NO PROBLEMS. AT THIS POINT, I SPEND ABOUT $400.00 MORE DOLLARS FOR NOTHING. THEY HAD A HUNCH THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE TIMING BELT, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $600.00 JUST FOR THEM TO CHECK. I HAVE BEEN SPENDING HARD EARNED MONEY USELESSLY AND DISREGARDING MY BILLS FOR MY VEHICAL NOT BEING FIXED. I AM SCARED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHER'S SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THE EXPLORER UNDER THESE UNFIXABLE CONDITIONS. I NEED HELP AND HIGH QUALITY SERVICE TO PIN POINT THE EXACT PROBLEM. I DEPEND ON MY VEHICAL AND MUST USE IT TO GET ME PLACES I HAVE TO GO. MY FORD VEHICAL IS STALLING, DIEING, AND SURGING. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND FORD SHOULD DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM BY RECALLING VEHICALS WITH THESE TYPE OF COMPLAINTS.

NO SUMMARY

RETAINER SCREW HOLDING SUNROOF SHADE WHICH SLIDES UNDERNEATH THE SUNROOF FELL OFF, CAUSING THE SUNROOF SHADE TO FALL AND HIT DRIVER'S HEAD, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. FORD REFUSED TO FIX, SO OWNER FIXED HIMSELF. *AK *ML

CONSUMER HAD BECOME AWARE OF RECALLS 95V164 AND 94V169. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER , HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALLS HAD EXPIRED. CONSUMER IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

LEAVES WOULD ENTER THE HEATER SYSTEM FROM THE OUTSIDE AND WOULD START TO BURN WHILE DRIVING. *AK

TRANSMISSION GEARS GRIND AND STICK, REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT RECTIFY STICKING PROBLEMS. MJS

HUB FAILED INTERNALLY (SEENHTSA BC2261060194) AFTER DESCRIBED NOISE. LOCKING PINS BROKE. FORD DEALER(SAME) ADVISED MUST REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AS PART HAD BEEN RE-ENGINEERED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. FAILURE OF PART ON LOW USE VEHICLE VERY PRE-MATURE. FORD HAS OFFERED PARTIAL $$. DEALER HAS ADDED TO THIS. MY DECISION PENDING. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR @$679.00.IF THIS IS A RECURRING I QUESTION FORD HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO RE-CALL. WHEN CONTACTED FORD, REP SAID WOULD NOT/ COULD NOT DO ANYTHING - OUT OF WARRANTY. ISSUE SEEMS BIGGER THAN THAT. I WAS TOLD THIS MIGHT ENGAGE AT HIGH SPEED IF NOT (BOTH HUBS) REPLACED. POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS? I HAVE BEEN TOLD I HAVE 30 DAYS FROM 3/29/99 TO ACCEPT OR DECLINE CASH SETTLEMENT. THANK YOU.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN CRASHED INTO A GAURDRAIL. MECHANIC REPLACED FENDER/BUMPER/RADIATOR/GRILL/ RADIALAND RADIAL SUPPORT/BALL JOIN, AND INSTALLED LIFT KIT. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL VIBRATED, EVEN MORE WHEN DRIVING WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING LOCKED UP IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. CONSUMER THEN REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. VEHICLE STILL VIBRATED. MECHANIC SAID THE RADIUS ARM WAS BENT, AND REPLACED IT. ALSO, REPLACED THE SPRINGS SHOCKS/ ABS SENSORS/ REAR SHIELD AND BEARINGS. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHORS BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH, AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, ALMOST CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKE PADS WERE CRACKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP NINE TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE PASSANGER SEAT MOTOR WAS BURNING WITH THE CAR OFF. THE FUSE DIDN'T BLOW. IF THIS WAS IN A PERSONS GARAGE, IT COULD HAVE SET THE HOUSE ON FIRE. *AK

SEAT BELT BROKE AT TIME OF IMPACT WITH TREE, RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURIES. *AK

BURNING SMELL AND A BIT OF SMOKE COMING FROM VENTILATION SYSTEM. HAPPENS ONLY OCCASIONALLY. SMELLS LIKE BURNING LEAVES SOMETIME. ONCE ENTIRE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH SMOKE BUT CLEARED OUT QUICKLY WHEN WINDOWS OPEN. I HEARD THAT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE AND IS ATTRIBUTED TO A HOT ELEMENT IN THE BLOWER UNIT. IS THIS SOMETHING FORD DEALERS HAVE A READY REPAIR FOR?

WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE AND STARTING IT UP EVERYTHING WILL GO OUT, SUCH AS THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINING ON, AND CONSUMER SMELLING SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE MOVEMENT FREQUENCY OF THE ENGINE ALIGNS WITH THE TIRE ROTATION FREQUENCY CAUSING A VIRBRATION/SHAKE THAT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANAGE. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH EXPLORER, HOWEVER THEY CLASSIFY IT AS A PROBLEM NOT A DEFECT. REQUIRES HORIZONTAL STABLIZERS TO BE ADDED TO THE TRUCK TO ELIMINATE THE VIBATION. FORD WILL NOT COVER AS A DEFECT.

NO SUMMARY

HEATER SYSTEM SMELLS LIKE BURNING LEAVES EVERYTIME YOU OPERATE HEATER

NO SUMMARY

WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED, LEAVES AND OTHER FOREIGN ITEMS WOULD ENTER HEATER/VENTILATION AREA. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF IGNITION SOURCE IS NEAR. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE VENTILATION CLEANED OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE VIBRATES BADLY AND CONSUMER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER SAID HAD TO REPLACE A BUSHING, BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING NEEDS TO HAVE A NEW "KIT". PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.

ENGINE MOUNTS AND REAR AXLE-TO-FRAME LATERAL SHOCK ABSORBER KIT INSTALLED AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION DUE TO COMPONENT FAILURES.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS ELEVATED FOR TIRE ROTATION, I NOTICED A CRACK IN WHAT I CALL THE TORSION BAR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. THE TORSION BAR IS ATTACHED TO THE OUTER END OF THE CROSS BEAMS INSIDE EACH WHEEL. THE CRACKS LOOKED LIKE FATIGUE FAILURES. THEY ENCIRCLED THE REAR END OF THE TORSION BAR BUSHING WHERE IT GOES THROUGH THE SUPPORT BRACKET. BOTH SIDES WERE ABOUT TO COMPLETELY FAIL. TO MY KNOWLEDGE I HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THESE PARTS TO FAIL. IF I HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND A FAILURE HAD OCCURRED I WOULD HAVE POTENTIALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY HAVE ROLLED OVER. I RETURNED THE FAILED PARTS TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, KEN STOEPEL FORD IN KERRVILLE, TEXAS, AND SUGGESTED HE LET THE MANUFACTURER KNOW. *AK

CONSUMER WAS OPENING THE LIFTGATE WHEN BRACKETS BROKE, CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL ON TOP OF CONSUMER. OWNER PAID FOR REPAIRS AFTER FORD REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL, THERE IS A PROBLEM DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL SURGING BACK AND FORTH, AND SPEED DOESN'T INCREASE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOUR TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

LEAVES IN THE BLOWER MOTOR CAUSED SMOKE TO FILL THE CAB OF THE CAR.

THE GAS GUAGE FAILED. DEALER SAID IT WAS A "SENDING UNIT" LOCATED ON GAS TANK. COST TO REPAIR $350 LABOR TO REMOVE TANK PLUS COST OF PART. I'M OUT OF WARRANTY BUT A TRUCK WITH UNDER 70,000 (AT THE TIME) SHOULD HAVE A WORKING GAS GUAGE! *AK

NO SUMMARY

YES, WHEN THIS CYLINDER EXPLODED. MY WIFE BECAME STARTLED AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF CAR. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS. THEY NEEDED TO BE REINFORCED.LOOKING AT THE PART THIS WAS A DEFECT, IT JUST PULLED LOOSE. *AK

VENTILATION SYSTEM HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE 3 TIMES WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IT MELTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DEALER HAS REPAIRED 3 TIMES. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. 3RD AND 4TH GEAR CAME APART.

THE ENTIRE AUTOMOBILE SHAKES WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH, AND DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS A MODIFICATION KIT FOR SHAKE, BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR IT. *YH

THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE STREET AND ANOTHER CAR CUT IN FRONT OF HER, RESULTING IN COLLISION, ALSO HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE FUEL SAFETY SHUT-OFF SWITCH DIDN'T TURN OFF. *AK

VIOLENT SHAKING STARTS AT ABOUT 63 MPH., *MJS

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TOWARDS THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE CONTROL ARM TO THE FRAME BROKE LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VIBRATION, SOMETIMES SEVERE, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND FASTER. FORD DEALER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT SAY THEY CANNOT REPAIR. DEALER HAS SUGGESTED THAT TIRES AND SHOCKS BE REPLACED, WHICH I HAVE DONE BUT TO NO AVAIL. HAD FRONT END ALIGNED, LEFT CAMBER SHIM INSTALLED, RADIUS ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED, TIRES BALANCED AND RE-BALANCED, FRONT RIGHT TIRE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. VIBRATION BECOMES SEVERE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. NOT SAFE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE REP., BUT THEY TELL ME TO SEE THE DEALER! GETTING THE RUN-AROUND. VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 68000 HIGHWAY MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! I HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. PLEASE HELP ME! I AM CONCERNED THAT, WITH ALL OF THE VIBRATION, SOMETHING WILL LOOSEN WHILE I'M DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER EXPLORER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE HARD. I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND, FOR THE MOST PART, IT HAS BEEN A GOOD VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE INCESSANT VIBRATION. I FEEL THAT IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FORD TO PAY THE PRICE OF REPAIR (OR REPLACEMENT) BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED FROM THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, GREG HALPERN.

WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON, THE THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT IS FILLED WITH SMOKE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

ON ABOUT 12/1/97 MY RIGHT FRONT INSIDE DOOR PANEL HANDLE TO MY EXPLORER GAVE WAY. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS EXITING MY VEHICLE. I NEARLY FELL OUT OF THE DOOR. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP (PALMETTO FORD) WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1995. THE AUTO BODY SHOP FOREMAN TOLD ME THIS WAS A REGULAR OCCURANCE WITH FORD EXPLORERS. HE SAID THERE WAS NO KNOWN RECALL FOR THE HANDLE AND THE PRICE TO REPLACE IT WAS ABOUT $600.00 I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE BUREAU AND LEARNED THE SAME. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO HELP ANY FURTHER. I ENDED UP PURCHASING ANOTHER PANEL FOR $200.00 FROM A USED PARTS DEALER. THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/03/98 WITH THE LEFT FRONT DOOR HANDLE. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ALL PERSONS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THIS VEHICLE (CUSTOMERS, DEALERS, AND REPAIR SPECIALISTS) THAT THIS IS A KNOWN HAZARD AND DEFECT. IN BOTH CASES THE HANDLE (WHICH IS FITTED INTO THE INTERIOR PANEL) BREAKS AWAY FROM THE PANEL WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS MAY CAUSE AN INDIVIDUAL TO FALL DUE TO THE SUPRISE OF THE EVENT. ALSO, IF A MAJOR EVENT SHOULD OCCUR AND THE HANDLE DID BREAK DURING THIS INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER WOULD BE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE UNTIL HE/SHE OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I AM CERTAIN ONCE YOU INVESTIGATE MY REPORT, YOU WILL FIND IT VERY ACCURATE AND WELL KNOWN TO THE FORD COMPANY, DEALERS, ETC. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO ALLOW THIS DEFICIENCY TO CONTINUE WITH DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY AND ECONOMIC HARM TO IT'S CUSTOMERS.

PE98048; BLOWER ASSEMBLY FIRES; WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. TRUCK CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP. DEALER FOUND TH FIRE STARTED IN THE VENTS WHICH WAS CAUSED BY DEBRIS. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE HATCH WAS OPEN THE WELD BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND THE HATCH SHEARED CAUSING IT TO FALL ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE DRIVER.

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEAT ON, VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE DUE TO LEAVES GETTING INTO THE HEATER BOX. *AK

SPARE TIRE IS MOUNTED ON A RIM THAT DOES NOT FIT THE VEHICLE. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK.ET.

BATTERY EXPLODED.

VEHICLE VIBRATES DUE TO TINY IMBALANCES IN DRIVETRAIN. THESE TINY FORCED VIBRATIONS IN DRIVETRAIN BEGIN TO EXCITE RESONANT VIBRATIONS IN EXHAUST SYSTEM. NEED STO REPLACE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

REAR LIFT GATE HINGE (WINDOW HINGE ONLY) FAILED. HINGE SNAPPED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT INDICATES CASTING WAS LIKELY BAD AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE OR THAT DESIGN IS FAULTY.

SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN NEEDED, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO RELEASE SEAT BELT WHEN NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO GIVE A REPLY.

BATTERY/MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE (MAP) SENSOR/RADIUS ARM BUSHING/HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS (REAR DOOR) AND DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FAILED.

DRIVER EXPERIENCING SHIMMY AND VIBRATION FROM VEHICLE AT 65 MPH. THE TIRES WERE CHANGED OUT, ROTATED BALANCED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.

SHOCKS FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION.

FRONT END SUSPENSION CONTINUALLY VIBRATES REPLACEMENT OF THE SHOCKS DID NOT REMEDY VIBRATION.

WHILE MAKING A TURN BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR AND A GRINDING NOISE, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

MANUAL 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY AT APPROX 65 MPH, RESULTING FROM ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM THAT FORD IS AWARE OF.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER ROTOR LOCKED UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO A/C AND SERPENTINE BELT BURNED.

EVAPORATOR FAILED CAUSING LEAKING.

CENTER CONSOLE FOLDING ARM PLASTIC SUPPORT BROKE.

DOOR GRAB HANDLES ON DRIVE FRONT AND PASSENGER REAR PLASTIC BROKEN.

AIR CONDITIONER VENTS BROKEN.

INTERIOR LIGHTRS STAY ON WITH DOORS CLOSED AFTER RAIN OR CAR WASH, RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND BURNING OF OVERHEAD RECEPTICLE.

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOOSE AND MISALIGNED, NEEDS TO BE LIFTED TO CLOSE.

HORN WORN OUT TWO TIMES.

STEERING WHEEL LEATHER HAS A HOLE.

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OVER 60 MPH.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LOST SECOND GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE FIRE. (QC-AW)

OIL PAN GASKET FAILED, CRANKSHAFT SEAL ASSEMBLY FAILED,RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

SPARK PLUG FAILED.

PISTON RING FAILURE RESULTING IN LEAKING.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, VALVE ROCKER GASKET FAILURE.

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT MODERATE SPEED ON THE FREEWAY.

REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING FROM IGNITION TO FUEL PUMP.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 5 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE OR DID NOT ACCELERATE, LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER AND ON POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. *AK

RECALL WORK ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL CAUSES THE WARNING LIGHT TO STAY ON.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

THE TRUCK HAS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW CAUSING THE TRUCK TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY BETWEEN 52 AND 67 MPH. THE DEALER GRAHAM FORD IN DICKSON LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND WILL ONLY REPAIR THE TRUCK IF I BUY THE SERVICE KIT AND PAY LABOR. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THAT THEY HAD TO BUY BACK A TRUCK THEY SOLD NEW ON ONE OCCASION. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND EVEN SUPPLIED THIS DEALER A KIT WHILE UNDER DEVELOPMENT TO SEE IF FIXED THIS PROBLEM. THIS VIBRATION CAUSES THE TRUCK TO BECOM DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVE IN THE ABOUT SPEED RANGES.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, CAUSING A TOTAL SHUTDOWN, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

DESIGN OF AUTO HEATER MOTOR SPEED CONTROL IS DEFECTIVE. SPEED IS CONTROLLED BY SWITCHING IN VARIOUS WIRE RESISTORS MOUNTED IN THE AIR PLENUM WITHOUT A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RESISTANCE WIRE ELEMENTS. RESISTORS GET HOT AT LOW MOTOR SPEEDS AND INCINERATE LEAVES OR PAPER IN THE AREA. THIS FIRE MELTS THE PLASTIC HEATER FAN HOUSING, AS WELL AS THE A/C EVAPORATOR. SITE OF ENTRY OF LEAVES IS UNKNOWN, BUT ONE DEALER REP SAID THERE IS A GAP IN THE FENDER WALL. TWO DEALERS' SERVICE WRITERS AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGED SEVERAL SUCH FIRES IN EXPLORES AND F-150'S A PERFORATED METAL COVER OVER THE RESISTOR ELEMENTS IS MANDATORY.

HYDRAULIC HATCHBACK FAILED.

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IAC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE SUN ROOF DISENGAGED AND SHATTERED ONTO THE HIGHWAY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE CALIPERS LOCKED UP, MELTING THE BRAKE LINING. OWNER HAS HAD THE CALIPERS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS BRAKES ARE NOISY.

RUBBER PLUGS ON THE TRANSMISSION SHRINK AND LEAK FLUID.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25-30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAD SOME TYPE OF LEAKS FROM A FILTER, WHERE TRANSMISSION LOST FLUID AND MADE TRANSMISSION FAIL. *AK

DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT FAILS BECAUSE THE BOTTOM FRAME ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH. FRAME BENT BACKWARDS FROM NORMAL EVERYDAY USE. SLIDER RAIL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT SITS BACK AS FAR AS IT CAN GO TO ACCOMODATE DRIVER WHO IS 6'2" IN HEIGHT.

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOESN'T LINE UP TOO CLOSE THE DOOR. HAVE TO PICK UP THE DOOR IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR TO CLOSE. TOOK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT MUST BE A FAULTY DESIGN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES,WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ALSO BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN APPLIED.CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

VIBRATION DUE TO DESIGN FLAW.

AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE

BATTERY ACID CAUSED CABLE CORROSION WHICH CAUSED LOW VOLTAGE TO STARTER, CAUSING IT TO FAIL.

VACUUM MODULE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP UNDER LOAD.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH THE BRAKES HAD FAILED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WORK WHEN DRIVER APPLIED THEM. THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED TWICE AND REPAIRED TWICE. DEALER SAID THE BRAKES HAD SUFFERED FROM OVERHEATING. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS VEHICLE ENTERED A BUSY HIGH SPEED FREEWAY.

WHEN SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF LATCHING, PEDAL SPRUNG UP. ALSO, ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING HUBS WILL NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME HARD TO STEER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND PLACING VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS FAILED.

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY, VIBRATION, PULLING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, REPAIR MADE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT.

DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE.

FAILED THIRD GEAR WELD CAUSING PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE IS MISALIGNED. WHEN DOOR OPENS, IT MOVES A LOT OR HAS A LOT OF PLAY. DOOR NOT ABLE TO SHUT PROPERLY DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. HAVE TO PUSH OR LIFT DOOR UP ON HIGHES TO REALIGN IT. *AK

BOUGHT TRUCK IN DECEMBER 1995, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 1997. HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHY THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT. *AK

BOLTS ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BROKE, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING POWER

INTERMITTENTLY THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF ADJUSTED PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE SELF ADJUSTED BRACKET. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DESIGN OF HEAR SEATS DO NOT CONTAIN HEAD RESTS, WHICH DOES NOT OFFER PROTECTION.

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF.

ABS BRAKES ARE SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS BRAKES MADE GRINDING SOUNDS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CAUSING TRUCK NOT TO STOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VAN GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE THE VAN ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY. WHEN TAPPING THE BRAKE THE VAN WENT INTO FULL POWER. THERE WAS SO MUCH TORQUE IN THE REAR WHEEL, THE VAN WENT INTO A SPIN AND HIT A DITCH. VAN WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. BODY SHOP CLEANED BALL JOINT ON ACCELERATOR CABLE WHICH WAS ACCUMULATED WITH RUST BUILD UP BELIEVED TO BE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS HARD STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE OIL SEALS ARE LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. CONSUMER CANTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL 96V02400; MS. ROBERSON PURCHASED VEHICLE USED, AND IS NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAFETY DEFECT. CAONTATED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, AND SHE WOULD LIKE PROOF SHOWING THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE. THEY WILL NOT GIVE OUT THAT INFORMATION. *AK

REAR HATCH BACK ROD BROKE LANDING ON CONSUMER'S HEAD DUE TO WELD FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED.

DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

SUSPENSION DEFECT, CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING THE SUN ROOF GLASS BLEW OFF OF THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE HESITATES TO STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

POWER WINDOW STICKS AND MAKES NOISE WHEN OPERATING.

GAS PEDAL OPERATES WITHOUT BEING DEPRESSED.

COLUMN GEAR SHIFTER MOVES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION.

HATCHBACK CYLINDER BROKE AND FELL ON OWNER'S WIFE . THE DOOR WAS HANGING OFF ON ONE SIDE. OWNER HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALERAND MANUFACTURER. *AK

EA97-011; WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE DEFECTIVE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH IS UNSAFE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT SUN ROOF WAS GOING TO SHATTER. THE WHOLE SUN ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE HINGE. THIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION EA-97 011. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 55 MPH TO 65 MPH, IS AT ITS WORST AT 57 MPH. *AK

LEFT MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH SHORTED OUT , CAUSING ELECTRICAL FIRE IN DOOR TRIM PANEL.

ELECTRICAL: DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING HOT. NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY. *AK

SPARE TIRE RESTRAINING CABLE RUSTED, ALLOWING TIRE TO DROP ONTO THE GROUND FROM UNDER VEHICLE. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKE RELAY FAILED, ALSO SENSOR REPLACED.

SUN ROOF FELL OFF ONTO OCCUPANTS WHILE DRIVING, THE PLASTIC HOUSING HAD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES.

VEHICLES SUN ROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. *AK *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45 MPH TRYING TO SHIFT VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SMOKE WAS STARTING COMING UNDER THE HOOD. COMSUMER'S HUSBAND SAID THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED BY A SHOP. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD OWNER THAT THEY WILL CONTACT DEALER, AND THAT THE DEALER WILL CALL CONSUMER ON AUG. 12,1997. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WILL NOT DEAL WITH THE DEALER THAT SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BECAUSE SHE HAD A HARD TIME WITH THEM IN THE PAST. THE CONSUMER DID NOT CONTACT THE DEALER HERSELF, SHE ALLOWED THE MANUFACTURER TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR HER WHICH NO ONE KNOWS IF THEY DID OR NOT. 97V-083000. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH, AND UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE. VEHICLE AWAITING SERVICE FROM DEALER. *AK

TRANSMISSION JUMPED FROM PARK TO DRIVE ON ITS OWN VEHICLE PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, UNOCCUPIED, CRASHED INTO BUILDING, NOT CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL . AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE POWER MIRROR DID NOT TURN, AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DID NOT LOCK AND WERE OFF CENTER. OWNER SAID THAT THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE HAS GOTTON WORSE DUE TO THE REPAIRS. 97V-083000. *AK

FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED.

WHEEL BEARING FAILED.

LEFT MIRROR BROKE.

NOISE COMING FROM DASH BOARD.

THE BRACKETS ON THE LIFTGATE BROKE OFF COMPLETELY. DEALER WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THE CAR EXCEEDED MILEAGE. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V083000). CALLED FOR APPOINTMENT, DEALER SAID WILL ORDER PARTS & TO CALL BACK IN 2 WEEKS. RETURNED CALL IN 2 WEEKS & INFORMED STILL NO PARTS. ON BACK ORDER. *AK CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE. *SLC

NO HEADREST ON REAR SEATS.

REMOTE POWER MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.

THE VEHICLE FLOOR AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AT 55-65 MPH. ASSUMED TO BE "AFTERSHAKE" ADDRESSED IN TSB #94-2-20 (NHTSA#SB035605).

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH COLLAPSED ON OWNER'S HEAD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILED

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START OR STALLS DURING OPERATION.

BRAKES/ROTORS: EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR. BRAKES ALSO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. *AK

THE CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE CRACKED & BROKE, FALLING FROM UNDER VEHICLE INTO THE HIGHWAY CROSSING ONTO UNCOMING TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER SAID THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 20 MPH THE ABS DID NOT RESPOND WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL; THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP MANY TIMES, THE MECHANIC DID REPLACED THE TOTAL BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK ALSO THE LEFT SPEAKER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COVER GASKET DUE TO AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK. *JB

THE DRIVERS'S SIDE DOOR WELDING IS COMING APART FROM THE TRUCK AND THE DOOR NO LONGER CLOSES RIGHT AND MAY NOT BE LATCHING RIGHT. *AK

PLAIN CHEVROLET 97S70/97V083. DEALER REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH RECALL, REASON: TOO MUCH MILEAGE. *AK

GAS PEDAL FELL OFF DUE TO BOLT THAT HOLDS THE PEDAL FALLING OFF. WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN THE PEDAL FELL OFF. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY/CAUSE WHEEL TO LOCK UP.

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED.

VEHICLE STALLS.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY LOCK UP CAUSING SKIDDING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

RADIO SPEAKERS SHORT OUT.

ENGINE STALLS ON OCCASION.

ANTI-FREEZE LEAKS.

AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED ITS SPEED AND WOULD NOT DECREASE SPEED. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH THE REAR SEATBACK BROKE. THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK DRIVERS SEAT BACK HAS JUST COLLAPSE THREE TIMES AND REPLACED. BRACKETS AT BASE OF SEAT WAS LOOSE AND CRACKED AT THE SAME SPOT MANY TIMES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. *YH

CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S NOTICE IN THE FALL OF 96, HE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE; WHEN HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED, AND IF HE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. *AK

RECALL # 97V083000, DEALER HAS NO INSTRUCTIONS FROM MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO PERFORM RECALL WORK. *AK

THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER CAME DETACHED. REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE TOP CYLINDER, NOW BOTTOM CYLINDER IS DETACHED. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BURNED TOTALLY WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE, ALSO BURNING THE GARAGE, CAUSING $6,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO GARAGE ALONE. *AK

VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR. *AK *SLC

RECALL RELATED HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER FAILURE, 95V164-001, NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP; EXPIRED THE RECALL TIME FRAME, AND WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO SHORT IN CONTROL PANEL OF REMOTE FOR MIRROR AND DOOR. *AK

LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING LOCKED, CAUSING SPINDLE, ROTOR AND HUB DAMAGE.

LOW SPEED ROLLOVER: TURNED WHEELS TO RIGHT WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE ON INCLINE, WHEELS SPONTANEOUSLY MOVED TO RIGHT ON THEIR OWN, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON LEFT SIDE, THEN ON TOP, WITH AUTO REPAIR SHOP. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD: PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE ON MAR.14, THE NEXT MORNING THE WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. WEATHER CONDITION NORMAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN, HAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, WAITING FOR ESTIMATE FROM DEALER. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT REATRACTOR WILL NOT RELEASE, ONCE FASTENED, IT WILL NOT UNLOCK. TO GET OUT, NEED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND SLIDE UNDER THE SEAT BELT. *AK

THE MOUNTING RAIL THAT HOLDS THE SEAT AND TRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN JUST ABOVE THE FLANGE. PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION STICKS IN FIRST GEAR.

DRIVING VEHICLE AND GOING ABOUT 55 MPH, STARTED SLOWING DOWN; APPLIED (ABS) BRAKES, THEY HESITATED BEFORE CATCHING; HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE LEFT REAR SIDE; HAPPENED BEFORE, A MONTH LATER ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AT 5 MPH. *AK

DEALER'S INSTRUCTIONS FROM MANUFACTURER INDICATES ONLY TO INSPECT FOR FRACTURE OF STUDS, AND TO REPLACE ONLY WHEN CRACKED, OUR INFORMATION INDICATES THE STUDS SHOULD BE REPLACED REGARDLESS. WHEN CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, OWNER GOT NO ASSISTANCE. DEALER REFUSED TO DO RECALL, 96V024-001, MFR CAMPAIGN 96S35. *AK

FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARK LEVER : CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE THEN JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE IMPACTING UPON A LAMP POLE. *AK

THE INPUT SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER TO MELT.

PROCESSOR FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER. *AK

WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE WASN'T SHIFTING RIGHT, LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK THERE WAS A LEAK, TOOK TO DEALER HESAID THE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FOOT BRAKE FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR . *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE ELECTRIC MIRROR ADJUSTER ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR , DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

VEHICLE INTERMITANTLY HAS NO BRAKES. DEALETR SAID TO PUMP ABS BRAKES TO WORK

OWNER STATES THAT HIS ABS BRAKES GO OUT COMPLETELY AT TIMES, HE ALSO NOTES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED, AND IN THE OFF POSITION PRIOR TO RECALL. POLICE REPORT INDICATED THAT IT WAS IGNITION-RELATED. (96V-071). *AK *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEGINNING REPAIRS AFTER 42 DAYS. AK

WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION ON THE IGNITION SWITCH SPINS HALF WAY AROUND AND SOMETIMES WHEN PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN IT ON , THIS WOULD TURN IT OFF AND VICE VERSA. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

LEFT FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, ENDED UP WITH NO BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AFTER IT SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

#EA96-017, WAS DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER AND ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLLOVER . *AK

LIFTGATE BRACKET FAILED, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE RECEIVING REPAIR WORK, NO NOTICE RECEIVED BY CONSUMER OF THE RECALL MALFUNCTION.

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS CONSTANTLY REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, MORE THAN NORMAL PULSATION IN BRAKES, DEALER ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND REAR BRAKE SHOES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55MPH, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING SEIZED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *AK

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE COMPUTER ENGAGED THE 4- WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED.

DRIVING DOWN HWY, HOOD LATCH SUDDENLY CAME APART, HOOD FLEW UP AND AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VISION, DEALER SAID TO CONTACT INS. CO. FIRST, OWNER HAS VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

SUPENSION VIBRATION.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT AN ICE SPOT AND ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SPEEDED UP AND THERE WAS NO STEERING OR BRAKES. *AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE CLIMATE CONTROL SHUTDOWN AND THE TURN SIGNAL, AND BACK UP LIGHTS WENT OUT, RESULTING IN THE MELTING DOWN OF THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL BACKWARDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT THE UPPER DOOR HINGE IS WEAK AND SOMETIMES DOOR MUST BE SLAMMED TO CLOSE; ALSO THE LOWER HINGE HAS STARTED TO WEAKEN DUE TO THE LACK OF SUPPORT FROM TOP HINGE. *AK RECEIVED FROM CONSUMER WHO STATED THIS IS NOT HIS VEHICLE OR PROBLEMS. *SLC

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK

THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, THE ROAD WAS SLIGHTLY WET. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS AND THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON & OFF.*AK

HATCHBACK SUPPORT ROD FAILED, CAUSING INJURY.

VEHICLE WAS PULLING A CAR DOLLY WHEN THE RIGHT WHEEL ON THE CAR DOLLY CAME OFF, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE RIM ON THE SPARE WAS THE WRONG SIZE FOR THE VEHICLE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER - WILLIAM GREENBERG).

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

DRIVERS SEATBACK REAR REINFORCING BAR ON SEAT CONSTANTLY HITS SPINAL BONE. UPON REPLACEMENT PROBLEM STILL EXITS . *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, A SMELL LIKE LEAVES BURNING AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE HEATER SYSTEM. *AK

ELECTRICAL DOOR PANEL SHORT CIRCUIT, CAUSING FLAMES TO IGNITE FROM PANEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE FUTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKS UP INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS IN HARD BRAKING CONDITIONS AND WHILE ACCELERATING IN SPEED. THE ACTIVATOR PUMP IS OPERATING WHEN IT IS NOT NEEDED./ CAUSING PREMATURE LOCKUP. PHONE EXT 240. *AK *JB

FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED TWICE.

FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15M/S WERE INFLATED TO 35 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE AS INDICATED ON LABEL , CAUSING 2 FLAT TIRES/FIRESTONE INDICATES TIRES SHOULD ONLY BE INFLATED TO 26 POUNDS, LABELS ARE INCORRECT.

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

POOR ABS PERFORMANCE, A VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXPERIENCED. ALSO THE WHEELS LOCK UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED (PE 96 -016).*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY THE TRUCK PULLED TO THE SIDE, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP.

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.

WHEELS LOCKED UP WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, PE96-016. *AK

TRAVELING ON SLUSHY EXPRESSWAY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN IN A 30-60 DEGREE ANGLE, NO RESPONSE FROM ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING FAILED.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE; ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND REATTACHED REARVIEW MIRROR. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STAYS ILLUMINATED 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT'S OFF AND BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE SWERVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK DISCONNECTED. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL INFORMATION. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STICK INTO GEARS.

PLASTIC BRACKET TO SUPPORT THE ARMREST BROKE.

TURN SIGNAL SIGNAL HAS TO BE RESET OF SOME TURNS INTERMITTENTLY.

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMS INADEQUATELY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.

SINCE MARCH 1996 (2) AREA DEALERSHIPS REFUSED TO ORDER PARTS FOR RECALL BRAKE POWER ASSIST; TAUDER FORD, PHOENIXVILLE PA AND OLD FORGE FORD, SPRINGHOUSE PA. RECALL 96V024000. *AK

EA96-017 ACTIVE , ABS BRAKE FAILURE, ROTORS LOCK UP, CAUSING VIBRATION IN FRONT AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES EMIT BURNING ODOR AFTER DRIVING.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT ABS BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED THREE TIMES.

EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL ABS BRAKES, BRAKES SQUEAL WHEN APPLIED CONSTANTLY ON WET OR DRY ROAD SURFACE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND PARKED, LEFT SIDE CONTROL PANEL ON DRIVER'S DOOR BURNT. LOCAL FIRE DEPT FOUND FUSE BLOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

FOUR OUT FIVE TIMES ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

WHILE DRIVING MOSTLY WHEN ROAD IS WET, FRONT RIGHT ABS BRAKE LOCKS UP, WORKS FINE AFTER RELEASING BRAKES; ALSO, BETWEEN 65 TO 75 MPH VEHICLE SHAKES SEVERLY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE SUN ROOF GLASS TOP JUST SHATTERED.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE GLASS SUN ROOF TOP JUST SHATTERED.

ABS: WHEN BRAKING, GENERALLY WHEN TRAVELING DOWNHILL OR ON WET SURFACE WHEELS LOCK UP, WITHIN SECONDS FEELS AS IF WHEELS ARE TURNING AGAIN, WHEN RAINING DRIVER FEELS VERY APPREHENSIVE, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

ABS BRAKE LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER AND QUICK STOPS, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

FAILURE OF THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKES, WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCK UP.*AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOW AND WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IT GOES TO THE FLOOR. YOU HEAR A SQEAKING NOISE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS ALSO RAN A STOP SIGN AND HAS GONE THROUGH (3) SETS OF BRAKE PADS. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS.*AK

VEHICLE HAS REAR BRAKE LOCKUP, THIS OCCURS IN HARD STOPPING CONDITIONS ONLY.*AK

IN DRY AND WET WEATHER THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL/ LOCK UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

THE BRAKE DRUM HAS RUSTED, CAUSING THE ABS TO LOCK UP ON THE REAR WHEELS.*AK

EXPERIENCING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WHEEL LOCK UP. THE BRAKES LOCK AND GRAB. REPAIRED ONCE AND BRAKES STILL ARE GRABBING AND LOCKING.*AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE, INITIALLY FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP AND CHATTER.*AK

IN DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE REAR END PULLS TO THE RIGHT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

VEHICLE'S REAR ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS OR RAIL ROAD TRACKS AND WILL NOT STOP.*AK

FAILURE ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN MAKING A STOP THE REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, PE96-016.*AK FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTION AFTER DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER TWO TO THREE FEET HIGH, WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WORK NORMALLY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *SLC

THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT SEEMS TO GO ON AND OFF, PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

IN DRY AND WET WEATHER THE THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GRAB HARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

IN DRY WEATHER WHEN SLOWING DOWN HIT A BUMP AND THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, #PE96-016. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WILL EITHER LOCK UP OR THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL ACT LIKE IT IS TRYING TO PUSH ITSELF BACK UP WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH ROADS. *SLC

PE96-016, WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, INSTEAD OF GRIPPING THE ROAD ,THE BRAKES FREEZE OR LOCK AND VEHICLE SKIDS FORWARD.*AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARNING LOCKED UP AND PINCHED OFF THE HUB FROM THE AXLE. *AK

DRIVERS INSIDE SEAT TRACK BRACKET BROKE, ALLOWING BOLT TO LOOSEN.

REAR ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED, VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKES ONLY 16, 000 MILES AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT.*AK

NUMEROUS EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURES AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.

BRAKE PEDAL STICKS.

AFTER STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN , THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP, IT BEGAN TO TURN VERY FREE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES RELEASE WHENEVER DRIVER HITS A BUMP OR POTHOLE.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, ALSO CLUTCH ASEMBLY FAILURE/GAS INDICATOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE (ABS) ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS APPLIED, THE WHEELS LOCK UP WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO BE REAPPLIED IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN THIRD GEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, DOWN HILL EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE, UPON APPLYING BRAKE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKE UP, CAUSING TO SKID, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO, DUE ROTOR DISTORTION EXP. EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS, REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS.*AK

WHEN PRESSING ON THE PEDAL TO BRAKE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A NOISE , AND PEDAL PRESSURE GOES SOFT. ALSO A DELAY IN BRAKING.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED. *SD

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY, ALSO MAKES NOISE WHEN CROSSING BUMPS.

FAILURE ON THE REAR WHEELS, WHEELS LOCK UP WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, PE96-016.

TRANSMISSION FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD

THROTTLE RETURN SPRING STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *SD

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL ON WET ROADS.

ABS WARNING LIGHT FLICKERS ON/OFF.

POWER LUMBAR SEATS AIR PRESSURE BAG FAILED TO INFLATE.

ABS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS OR AFTER RAINING THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP. *AK

ABS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS OR AFTER RAINING THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ANTILOCK BRAKES ON WET ROADS, WHEELS LOCK UP.

VEHICLE VEERS TO ONE SIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, ALSO BRAKES CYCLE UNNECESSARILY.

BUSHING REPLACED. *SD

TIRES REPLACED DUE TO SKIDDING ON WET PAVEMENT. *SD

FRONT BRAKES MAKE NOISE/VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED ON SLICK ROADS. *AW

UPON BRAKING OMN DRY SURFACE, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCK UP, CAUSING TIRES TO SQUEAL. *AK

DURING WET CONDITIONS REAR ABS BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK

# PE96-016 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES LOCK UP SOMEIMES, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

ABS: WHEELS LOCK UP DURING HARD BRAKING, DRY/WET SURFACE, NO WARNING. *AK

THE WHEELS LOCK UP OCCASIONALLY DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ABS: WHEN APPLIED, BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN, AT TIMES, FEEL OF LOCKING UP; INCREASED STOPPING, EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOCK UP. *AK

WHEELS LOCKED UP WHEN BRAKES WAS APPLIED SUDDENLY. *AK

REAR ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROAD. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS LOCKED UP DUE TO THE ABS BRAKES.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

BRAKES LOCKING UP, NO INJURIES. *AKS

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IT HAS WHEEL LOCKUP. PE96-016

THE ABS ANTI-LOCK SENSOR WHEN OUT, PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHEEL LOCKED UP WITH ABS, THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP, PARTICULARLY ON WET SURFACES PE96-016. *AK

APPLIED BRAKES, WHEELS LOCK UP ABRUPTLY WHEN ABS IS ACTIVATED.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT ACT AS IF THEY WANT TO STOP SOMETIMES. *AK

RECALL RELATED, 96V024001, BRAKES POWER ASSIST: PRIMARY BOOSTER FAILED, IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 55 MPH NEVER RECEVIED NOTICE. *AK

6094655600:ROSE FOX: ABS: BRAKES LOCK UP, TRUCK PULLS HARD TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING HIGH SPEED, NO WARNING. *AK

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING COLUMN, REDERING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. *AK

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP TWICE WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION; JERKED STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HAND TO RIGHT SIDE. *AK

FAULTY PITMAN ARM CAUSED DIFFICULT STEERING PROBLEM. *AK

FAULTY PITMAN ARM CAUSED DIFFICULT STEERING. *AK

PLASTIC PLUG ON TRANSMISSION CASE FAILED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION OIL TO LEAK/OVERHEATING OF THE GEAR COMPONENTS. *SD

DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARINGS CAUSE GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT END.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE DUE TO DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL DOOR PANELS MALFUNCTIONING AND CATCHING ON FIRE. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T HAD THE PART YET SHE KEEPS GETTING THE RUN AROUND CONCERNING RECALL REPAIR OF BRAKE POWER ASSIST PRIMARY BOOSTER 96V024001. *AK

TRANSFER CASE REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION REBUILT.

WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED.

RADIUS ARM BUSHING REPLACED.

PE96-016, ABS BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES FAILED.

LIFT GATE CYLINDER BRACKETS FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES.

FRONT DOOR PANELS HAVE STRESS CRACKS IN THEM.

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO CONDENSER 'O'-RINGS AND ACCUMULATOR.

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO CONDENSER 'O'-RINGS AND ACCUMULATOR.

REAR MAIN SEAL AND OIL PAN GASKET LEAK.

THERMOSTAT STICKS.

SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED.

VEHICLE DRIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE DUE TO STEERING MISALIGNMENT. *SD

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

RADIUS ARM BUSHES FAILED. *SD

SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED. *SD

UNIVERSAL JOINTS FAILED. *SD

CALIPERS REPLACED DUE TO SQUEAKING BRAKES. *DSH

ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO SQUEAKING BRAKES.

DURING REAR IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK FELL ONTO THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SD

AFTER ENGAGING IN DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERTED INTO THE HOUSE, DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

EXPERIENCED FIRE WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN FRONT DASH. *AK

DRIVER EXPERIENCED ABS BRAKES WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK

SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BOLTS FALL OUT. CAUSING THE SEATS TO FALL INTO THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD. *AK

RECALL RELATED, 95I007000, RECEIVED 2ND NOTICE, CONTACT DEALERSHIP/MFR. PARTS ARE NATIONAL BACKORDER NO KNOW DATE OF DELIVERY

EXPERIENCING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONS, HAVE TO PUMP TO BE ABLE TO STOP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS RAMMED IN REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STOP LIGHT, DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE UPON IMPACT. *AK

ABS BRAKES; ON DRY ROAD SURFACE, REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT. *AK

THROTTLE CABLE FAILED WHILE IN MOTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM, WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON AFTER BEING FIXED. *AK

TAILGATE HINGE TORN LOOSE AT WELD.

FRONT HEADLIGHT FAILED, REDUCING VISIBILITY. *DH

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, RECALL #95S21, DEALER WOULD NOT DO THE REPAIRS. *AK

HAS CONTACTED THREE DEALERSHIPS TO GET RECALL DONE 95S21 STRUCTURE; HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

EXPERIENCED FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN AREA. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

EXPERIENCED FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN AREA. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

WATER WAS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE, CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE/STALLING.

(ABS) FAILURE ON THE BRAKES SYSTEMS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

(ABS) FAILURE ON THE BRAKES SYSTEMS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH PITTED. COULD RESULT IN BODILY INJURIES. *AK

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH PITTED. COULD RESULT IN BODILY INJURIES. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601380) *DSH

DRIVER BROADSIDED ONCOMING VEHICLE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND REARVIEW MIRROR. TT

SAFETY LATCH FOR THE HOOD FAILED, RESULTING IN A FLY-UP, DEALER SAID THE CATCH NEEDS TO BE LUBRICATED. TT

EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL NOT MAINTAIN THE PROPER SPEED. TT

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

VEHICLE PULLS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *SD

THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUSTING PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH SELF-ADJUSTING RACHET CAUSING THE PAWL TO SLIP. TT INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR WILL NOT STAY ATTACHED TO GLASS.*JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHEN ENGAGING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. TT

THE FRONT END PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND WATER LEAKS FROM THE FRONT WINDOW. TT

THE FRONT END PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND WATER LEAKS FROM THE FRONT WINDOW. TT

ABS: WHEN APPLYING ANTI LOCK BRAKE, BRAKES LOCK UP; VEHICLE STOPPED SO HARD AND FAST, HIT CURB/FLIPPED OVER. TOTALED. DRIVER'S WINDOW SHATTERED, INJURED DRIVER.

THE ABS IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

STEERING HAS TOO MUCH PLAY PULLING EITHER DIRECTION W/SOME WHEEL BOUNCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

LIFTGATE HAS STRESS CRACKS AT THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE GAS ASSIST CYLINDER. *SD

WHILE DRIVING, IN WET WEATHER EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, THEN CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT

WHEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

MANUAL STANDARD TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND LEAKED CAUSING MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE. TT

DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE PLASTIC CAME APART, RESULTING IN NO LATCHING ACTION. TT

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. TT

DEALER REPAIRED RECALL PROBLEM ON PARKING BRAKES CREATING A DIFFERENT PROBLEM, THE PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM WAS OVER ADJUSTED. TT *JB

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING PUT TRUCK INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THE FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP . TT

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. TT

ABS DOES NOT WORK, BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

RECALL RELATED, 95V164000, STRUCTURE HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC LIFT, IN FOR REPAIR OCT.15,1995 DID NOT REPLACE PARTS ON BB ORDER. TT

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ARE CORRODED, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

VEHICLES FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY HAD 3 REPLACEMENTS AT 20, 35, AND 56,000 MILES. TT

TRANSMISSION HAS BEING FIXED FOUR TIMES ALL READY. TT

THERES NO CAMBER ADJUSTMENT. TT THIS CAUSES EXCESS TIRE CUPPING AND WEAR. *SLC

THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE CAN NOT FIND THE THE PROBLEM. TT

THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE CAN NOT FIND THE THE PROBLEM. TT

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WORN THIN WHILE LATER DEVELOPING A CRACK W/THUMPING. EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDS UP RESULTING EXTENSIVE FAILURE.TT CONSUMER STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACING, ALSO THE ROTORS CRACKED AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES THE CRACKING OF THE ROTORS ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CALIPERS.*JB

BATTERY FAILED.

OIL LEAKS.

CAR PULLS TO RIGHT DUE TO FRONT BRAKES BEING METAL TO METAL. *DSH

MOTOR MOUNTS WEAR OUT; FRONT END SEVERELY SHAKES AT 55 MPH; FRONT END CONSTANTLY REALIGNED. TT

WHEN APPLYING, FRONT BRAKE PADS STAYING TOGETHER DUE TO CALIPERS FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

WHEN APPLYING, FRONT BRAKE PADS STAYING TOGETHER DUE TO CALIPERS FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 15MPH, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, CLIMBED FENCE, RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE. AT APPROX. 70MPH.

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT 60MPH, CANNOT FIX FRONT END. TT CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TIRES AND VIBRATION IS STILL PRESENT. *SLC

THE REAR HATCH BRACKET BROKE BUT SHE HAS NOT RECIEVED A LETTER FROM FORD TELLING HER SHE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. TT

VEHICLES PROTECTIVE SHIELD OF EXHAUST SYSTEM FELL OFF DUE TO DEFECTIVE WELDING/BRACKETS.DLR HAS SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE FAILURES. TT

NOISY BRAKES FAILED SEVEN TIMES. *DSH

BODY SHOP MANAGER @ TIPTON FORD IN BROWNVILLE TX., FAILED TO RESPOND ON (2) REQUESTS TO CORRECT RECALL 95S21. TT *SLC

THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN AND CAUSING A VIOLENT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

BRAKE HUB/ROTOR DETERIORATED BEYOND THE POINT OF REPAIR, CAUSING GRINDING NOISE. *DSH

ABS, VIBRATION IN FRONT END CAUSED BY THE ROTORS REPLACED, NEED TO REPLACE INSULATOR MOUNTING BRACKET. TT

ABS, VIBRATION IN FRONT END CAUSED BY THE ROTORS REPLACED, NEED TO REPLACE INSULATOR MOUNTING BRACKET. TT

HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC BRACKET WELDS FAILED, ALLOWING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL. TT

CONSUMER OPEN THE REAR HATCH LATCH AND THE BRACKET BROKE OFF TODAY RECEIVE IN THE MAIL THE RECALL ON THE REAR HATCH LATCH . TT

ON TWO OCASSIONS THE REAR HATCH LATCH SEAL CAME OFF TWO TIMES. TT

THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED MADE A NOISE . TT

HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS EVERY TWO MONTHS, PREMATURE WEAR. TT

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES, BRAKE PADS NEED REPLACING 2K MILES. TT *JB

FRONT ROTORS CRACKED. *DSH

FRONT AXLE MISALIGNED, CAUSING TIRES TO HAVE IRREGULAR WEAR. *SD

PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, CAUSING FRONT BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT QUICKLY. *DSH

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 52K MILES. TT

RIGHT REAR WHEEL PULLED TO RIGHT, DUE TO FAILED BRAKES, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *DSH

CONSUMER WAS OPENING THE DOOR WHEN A BRACKET CAME LOOSE AND HIT CONSUMER IN BACK. TT

EMERGENCY BRAKE REPAIRED EIGHT TIMES. *DSH

REAR VIEW MIRROR REPAIRED FIVE TIMES.

ALARM FAILS TO FUNCTION WHEN IT SHOULD/GOES OFF WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, DUE TO LOOSE PARTS/WIRE DANGLING UNDER DASH.

REAR HATCH WINDOW REPAIRED FOUR TIMES.

REAR HATCH HANDLE REPAIRED SIX TIMES.

SMALL CHIP IN WINDSHIELD SPREADS ACROSS WINDSHIELD, INTERFERING WITH VISION. *DSH

DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING TWICE, BRAKE PEDAL FADED TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN TWO DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS, REPLACE PAD/SHOES/ROTOR TO NO AVAIL. TT

THE TRUCK HAS HAD SEVERAL BRAKE JOBS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE GOES ALL OVER THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND PUSHES THE OCCUPANTS FOOT BACK UP AND WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHEN START THE CAR THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON . TT

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ARE SOFT WHEN STARTING THE CAR, SQUEAL AND LOCK. THE BRAKE FEELS WET HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

BRAKE FLUID ACCUMULATES ON INSIDE RIM OF FRONT TIRES. TT

ABS: WHILE BRAKING, WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES/SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY; HARD TO CONTROL. TT

WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD ABS BRAKES HAVE TO BE TAPPED IN ORDER TO BRAKE PROPERLY ALSO ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM. TT

TRANSMISSION RACES OCCASIONALLY. KT

VEHICLE SLIDES TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER. *DH

COMING OUT OF PARKING LOT WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND HAD NONE THIS IS THE ABS SYSTEM. TT

VEHICLE VIBRATES 20 TO 65 MPH; VIBRATES MORE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD TO RIGHT, SOMETIMES TO LEFT; POSSIBLY CAUSED BY FAULTY ENGINE MOUNTS.

TIRES ARE CUSPING OUTWARDS CAUSING WEAR ON INSIDE. KT

PUT AUTO IN REVERSE AND AUTO ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKES, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IN FOR REPAIR CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. TT

SMELL OF LEAVES BURNING WHEN AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING; LEAVES WERE DISCOVERED IN BLOWER; OWNER WARNED NOT TO PARK VEHICLE UNDER OAK TREE OR PINE TREE. TT

PURCHASE NEW HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTOR, FRONT END ALIGNMENT WEAR OUT THE FRONT TIRE . TT

PURCHASE NEW HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTOR, FRONT END ALIGNMENT WEAR OUT THE FRONT TIRE . TT

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKES WOULD LOCK WHEN STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS. TT

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT VERY HIGH SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. TT

WHEN OPEN THE REAR HATCH LATCH TRY TO CLOSE IT, THE HINGES FELL OFF . TT

ABS: WHOLE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED 14 TIMES WITHIN 38,000 MILES; BRAKES GRIND, CHEWED PADS, LOCKED UP, SOMETIMES NO BRAKES AT ALL; NO WARNING. TT

ABS: WHOLE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED 14 TIMES WITHIN 38,000 MILES; BRAKES GRIND, CHEWED PADS, LOCKED UP, SOMETIMES NO BRAKES AT ALL; NO WARNING. TT

CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. . *AK

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, VEHICLE BURNED A HALF QUART OF OIL EVERY 900 MILES. *AK

CONSUMER REPLACED THE CALIPER A YEAR AGO BECAUSE BEING WORN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THE CAR IS OFF WARRANTY . TT

THE BRAKE PADS THE INNER PADS HAS WORN OUT THIS IS SEVEN PADS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE CAR . TT

PE95-032; REAR HATCH BRACKET BECAME DETACHED FROM HATCH DOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

VEHICLE DISCONNECTED FROM TOW BAR, LOST CONTROL/VEERED TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE VEHICLE SHAKES AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 55MPH, THE DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, MFG HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT, BUT NO REMEDY. TT

DRIVER SIDE, ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED EXPERIENCE FIRE IN THE DOOR CONTROL PANEL, WILL PROVIDE FIRE REPORT. TT

THE FRONT END JUST EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ROTORS REPLACED. *SD

BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SD

HARD PEDAL OCCURRED WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH SNOWY ROAD/COULD NOT GET GOOD SLOWING AND STOPPING ACTION. *AK

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM COMES ON TOO FREQUENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

GLOVE BOX IS SMALL AND ITS LOCKING MECHANISM INHIBITS STORAGE CAPACITY.

SMALL HORN BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SOUND THE HORN IN AN EMERGENCY.

WORN OUT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS, CAUSING FRONT OF VEHICLE TO BOUNCE. *AK

ENGINE MOUNT DESIGN PROBLEMS, CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OF 63 MPH. *SKD

REAR LEFT DOOR SUPPORT BRACKET BROKE, RESULTING IN GATE COLLAPSING.

UPON APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND DUE TO MASTER CYLINDER. MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED W/CONDITION ,STARTING TO REOCCUR. *AK

THE ABS BRAKES WHEN YOU APPLY THEM IN AN EMERGANCY MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR SLIDES. *AK

THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE TRUCK SHAKES AND A THUMPING SOUND IS HEARD *AK

THE WELD ON THE BRACKET FOR THE REAR CARGO DOOR BROKE. TT

THE REAR HATCH LATCH SUPPORT ROD BROKE. TT

BRAKES WERE SPONGY, HAD WHOLE SYSTEM REPLACED, SPONG` AGAIN. TT

THE BRAKES ARE MAKING NOISE, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE S. TT

REAR HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS SNAPPED OFF AND WERE REPLACED; HYDRAULIC SYLINDERS ARE BREAKING AGAIN. TT

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, OVERSENSITIVE ABS SYSTEM. TT

PE95- 032 ACTIVE,BRAKE FAILURE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

BACK HATCH BROKE AND HIT OWNER IN THE HEAD. TT

PE95-032 ACTIVE, REAR HATCHBACK SUPPORT FAILED WILL NOT SUPPORT THE HATCHBACK. TT

DURING BRAKE APPLICATION NOTICED A SQUEAKY SOUND WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN A LOSS OF BRAKES. TT

PE95-032 ACTIVE, SUUPPORT RODS HOLDING HATCH FELL OFF, HATCH OPENED UP, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED, CAUSING GATE TO CLOSE ABRUPTLY AND KNOCKED DRIVER UNCONSCIOUS/INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD

THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE AT APPROX. 25MPH. TT

POWER STEERING UNIT LOCKUP, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, POSSIBLE PUMP LEAKED. TT

THE BRAKE CALIPER STICK THAT CAUSE THE ROTOR TO BE REPLACE. TT

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT A WALL. TT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 10 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN, STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. TT

BRAKES FAILED TWICE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *SKD

DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER BRAKES SQUEAL NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKES. TT

REPLACED WARPED FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/ROTOR/PADS. *AK

ROUGH IDLE. *AK

COOLANT LEAK. *AK

RADIUS ARM FAILED, CAUSING FRONT END NOISE WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER BUMPS. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING, ALSO ABS LIGHT COMES ON. *AK

FRONT BRAKE FAILURE, EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEM. TT

717-232-1254:ABS: BRAKES SQUEAKED; GRAB/RELEASE; FEEL LIKE WARPED DRUM; LOCKS UP; SOUND OF METAL AGAINST METAL GRINDING. TT

717-232-1254:ABS: BRAKES SQUEAKED; GRAB/RELEASE; FEEL LIKE WARPED DRUM; LOCKS UP; SOUND OF METAL AGAINST METAL GRINDING. TT

ABS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HAVE PEDAL FADED COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. TT

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES TEND TO MAKE LOUD NOISES SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

VIBRATION OF FRONT END AT SPEED BEYOND 65 MPH. TT

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. TT

EVERYTIME CONSUMER GOES TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE, CAR VEERS TO THE RIGHT, THERE HARD BRAKING SYSTEM IS ABS ANTI LOCK. TT

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FROZE UP/BROKE, CAUSING WHEEL TO LOCK UP/LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD

DRIVING ON FLAT LEVEL SET CRUISE CONTROL IT ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE. TT

THE FRONT DISC ROTOR CRACK. TT

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE DRIVING, SMELL OF FUEL BEFORE CATCHING ON FIRE, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TT

VEHICLE REAR GATE LIFT WELD BROKE OFF WHILE IN USE AND KNOCKED PERSON OFF. TT

REAR HATCH FAILS TO SUPPORT ITSELF. DOOR FELL DOWN HITTING OWNER IN SHOULDERS DUE TO WELD ON FRAME BREAKING. TT

LIFTED HATCH, BROKE OFF HINGE AND FELL ON OWNER'S HEAD. TT

WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKES WENT OUT CAME BACK AND WENT OUT AGAIN. TT

ENGAGE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT

PROBLEM W/ENGINE MOUNTS CAUSES WHEELS TO VIBRATE/PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *AW

REAR BRAKES SQUEAK/LOCK UP, ALSO VEHICLE PULLS TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD

ARM REST VIBRATES AND SQUEAKS.

ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, ALSO VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START.

LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE.

LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT/LEFT REAR POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY/MAKE NOISE.

NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING VEHICLE.

HEADLIGHTS ARE INADEQUATE WHEN USING THE HIGH BEAMS. TT

EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION WHEN TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. TT

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENT OCCURANCE. TT

DURING BRAKE APPLICATION THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TT

BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY BURNED/SHORTED OUT; OWNER COULD NOT START UP VEHICLE; CABLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. TT

REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO HANG UPS. CAUSING THEM TO DRAG. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. TT

REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS,PULLING TO THE LEFT VERY VIOLENTLY.FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. TT

REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS,PULLING TO THE LEFT VERY VIOLENTLY.FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. TT

LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP TURNING VEHICLE INTO WALL/TUNNEL OWNER RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL AND TRUCK STRAIGHTENED. SEVERE GRINDING AFTER INCIDENT. TT

WHILE REPARKING VEHICLE, TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT

SEAT BELTS ARE NOT THE RIGHT SIZE FOR A SHORT PERSON. TT

PROCESSOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING. *SKD

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY.

DEFECTIVE CALIPERS, CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP/VEHICLE TO TO PULL TO RIGHT/NOISE. *SKD

OIL FILTER REPLACED 4 TIMES/ENGINE OVERHAULED DUE TO LARGE OIL CONSUMPTION, ALSO EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED DUE TO OIL ENTERING PIPE/NOISE.

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY. TT

ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DEALER SAY THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS BUT DOESN'T APPLY TO CONSUMER. TT

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN GOING OVER 60 MPH. TT

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED-UP THREE TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE TOO SENSITIVE, CAUSING ABS TO ENGAGE CONTINUALLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER IMPERFECTIONS IN ROADWAYS. *SKD

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED SHOES AND OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS AND SELF ADJUSTING SYSTEM, STILL FAILS. TT

FUEL FUMES ENTER VEHICLE FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. TT

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON CURVED ROADS OR OVER POTHOLES, CAUSING PEDAL TO PUSH UP/LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD

BRAKES FAILED TWICE ON INCLINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. *AK

STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED IN GARAGE. *SKD

EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL BINDS AGAINST FIREWALL AFTER WEDGE WAS INSTALLED DURING RECALL REPAIRS (94V-169.001). *AK

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AW