general problems of the 2014 Ford Escape

I would like to voice concern about the 2 pc lugnuts that Ford places on vehicles. They are not good & after doing some research & talking with other suppliers and companies regarding this matter, it is my understanding this is an ongoing issue that Ford continues to ignore. This is not safe. My tire had a slow leak in it. I took it to a local tire shop who advised the tire could not be fixed because the tear was in the sidewall. They also advised the lugnuts were swollen & in terrible condition & then went on to show me the lugnuts & educate me on the design that Ford has. The reason for the terrible condition is likely because the nuts have to be beaten off unless the work is done at Ford, as they have special tooling & capabilities to deal with the nut. He also advised, instead of recalling, Ford opted to come out with a special tool or tooling that is specific to only their dealers. Not ok. Not all people want to use Ford for their tire needs. Nobody should ever take one opinion at face value. I went to another local tire shop to make sure the info I was given about my tire and the lugnuts was correct. However, when I went, I made no mention that I already had the first opinion, nor did I share any of the info with the 2nd company. Same information was repeated to me, both about the lugnuts & my tire. Very concerning on the lug nuts & I now believe this to be accurate. This place felt so bad for me & for the condition the nuts were in, that they put gently used ones on 1 of my tires, free of charge, just because they had the tire off to look at it & knew the Ford ones were total "garbage". As of today, I went to my local Ford dealer for a tire rotation & oil change. Low & behold, they mention all of my lug nuts are swollen & that I need new. I voiced concern to the service manager about the lugnut information. He & the service advisor both advised that yes, this was an ongoing complaint & it was bad for them too. This is ridiculous & I complained to Ford also.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape equipped with continental conti pro contact tires, size: 235/55/r17 99 h. While driving 40 mph, the contact felt a vibration and stated that the tires would skid while accelerating from a stop. The front passenger and both rear tires lost pressure. In addition, the tread separated in chunks from the front passenger and both rear tires. The contact also stated that the tires did not grip the road and would slip when making turns. The dealer diagnosed that the tires needed to be replaced. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 35,288 and the tire failure mileage was 15,748.

Continental contiprocontact 235/50r18 97h dot: 431pwbk32014 20k on 2 yr old purchase new 2014 Ford Escape titanium. Tire treads have chunks missing all over 2 tires, previously on rear tires now rotated 1000 miles ago to the front. Unsure how long this has been going on since I can't see my treads normally but I happened to have had my steering wheel turned out and noticed this scary defect. Normal use is on city streets, black top. Rarely on a gravel road. I have pictures and I hope I can upload them as I continue on through this form.

Brand new tires on a brand new 2015 Ford Escape titanium. The tires on this new car are the contintental contiprocontact. The right rear tire had a flat when my wife was driving it. The flat was on the side of this tire near the rim and there was also air leaking from the edge of where the tire and rim meet. Only 1,600 miles on this car when we had this flat. Do not recall driving over anything that would have caused this. Slash/slit was on the side of the tire near the rim and then also the leak on the edge as I mentioned. I could not enter a 2015 Ford Escape titanium awd so I had to select a 2014 Ford Escape, but our car is a 2015 Ford Escape titanium awd.

2 tires from same lot on brand new car have been defective in one month's time, causing blowout on freeway at high speed. Thankfully, no injuries were incurred. This happened 100 miles away from nearest services, requiring tow to nearest dealership. Ford motor company replaced each defective tire at time of incidents; however, 2 remaining tires will not be covered for replacement until such time as they become defective. I am concerned that the entire lot number is defective and that I may incur the same problem in the future with the remaining 2 tires with possible loss of life as a result.