Tire Bulge problems of the 2004 Ford Explorer

Two problems related to tire bulge have been reported for the 2004 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2004 Explorer.

1 Tire Bulge problem

Failure Date: 01/13/2021

While driving home from work last week I noticed a slight 'bumping' feel like an unbalanced tire, so I took a look when I got to my driveway but found nothing. The next day on my way to work the "bumping' was much worse so I stopped to check and found a large bulge on the tread of the right front tire. After slowly returning home I removed it and set it aside. A few hours later the treads were separating badly so I let the air out before it blew apart. I ordered a replacement tire(different brand) but I've still got three more of these on the vehicle . They have 36k miles on them and a 60k warranty with only modest tread wear but I still check them every day. I don't feel safe.

2 Tire Bulge problem

Failure Date: 04/19/2015

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Explorer equipped with capitol precision trac ii tires, size: 245/65r17. While driving approximately 55 mph, the contact was alerted by another driver that there was a bulge in the rear passenger side tire. The contact discovered that the tire had a bulge on the outside wall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14t013000 (tires). The VIN was unavailable. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 147,000 and approximate tire failure mileage was 3,500. The dot number and VIN were not available.


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