Tire Sidewall problems of the 2002 Ford Escape

Two problems related to tire sidewall have been reported for the 2002 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2002 Escape.

1 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 04/05/2003

Tire blew out in the sidewall. Tire is a continental contitrac SUV 235/70r16 (note that you do not have this tire size listed for this tire model but this is the correct size). Area where defect occurred appears to be where tread and sidewall meet. There is no evidence of prior damage to tire. I did not hit anything prior to the blowout. Defect is approximately 6 inches long.

2 Tire Sidewall problem

All four tire sidewalls were thin and punctured easily. The tire will be replaced. Please provide further details.


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