11 problems related to tire have been reported for the 1998 Ford Expedition. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Tl the contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition equipped with goodyear wrangler trailmark tires, size: p265/65/r18 (na). The contact purchased the brand new tires from walmart. While driving 35 mph on the highway, the rear driver's side wheel detached from the vehicle. A police report was filed that stated that the lug nuts were completely gone. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. Walmart filed a claim with their insurance company, which stated that walmart followed procedures when they installed the tires and were not liable. The dealer and manufacturer had not been contacted. The contact spoke with her state's attorney general's office. The tire failure mileage was unavailable. The failure mileage was 246,233.
Consumer writes in regards to tire defect issues purchased at a retail store. The consumer stated he believed he purchased unsafe tires from a local retailer. A technician informed him, the tires were showing signs of premature wear.
While driving on the highway on 02/20/2009 I experienced a blow out on the passengers right front tire. The speed was about 60 mph. I then experienced a second blowout 30 days later 03/20/2009 on the left rear drivers tire. Once again this was about 1. 5 -2 hrs of highway driving. My whole family of 4 was in the SUV at the time. Now I don't feel safe with the other two tires.
The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact heard a clunking noise underneath the vehicle. The rear driver's side tire detached from the vehicle. The contact veered to the other side of the road. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and repaired. The failure and current mileages were 308,000.
While driving 30-35 mph and making left turn, vehicle felt like it was going to flip over. This happened again at 20 mph while turning right. Dealer towed vehicle and was checking vehicle at this time. Consumer stated the dealer replaced all the tires.
Blow out problem similar to those reported for firestone tires. Tread separation. 8/32 left on tire at time of failure. (dot number: m6t6 wdor tiresize: p265/70r17).
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Left, rear tire completely disentegrated while driving on interstate at 65 mph. ( dot number: tire size: p255/70rx1 ).
Two front tires destroyed without impact to any object. (tiresize: p255/70516)( dot number: tire size: p255/70516 ).
Tires (255/70 r16 goodyear) failed. Yh.
The consumer was involved in an accident due to the failure of the tires. While the consumer was in the process of making a right turn, the tire fell off of the vehicle, causing the consumer to run into a concrete structure. Manufacturer has been contacted.