Tire Tread/belt Problems of Ford Explorer - part 1

I notice that my car is sliding in somewhat wet terrain situations. I did notice it last year but didn't think at 24k miles my tire treads were bad. I had my car serviced and they are telling me at 32k miles I need new tires and they are bad. These tires are warranted for 50k miles. There are rubber tears at the tread and well as complete baldness. Terrible! had I been driving much this winter there would no doubt be a incident. These are a issue on all 4 tires. I see there are many complaints with these hankook ventus noble tires. Something needs to be done or recalled. We are the consumer. Protect us!.

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Tl the contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer equipped with hankook ventus s1 tires, size: 255v/50r/20-105h. Upon inspection, it was discovered that pieces of the rubber tread had separated from the tire on both the front driver and passenger sides. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified. Veterans Ford (7201 linebaugh Ave, tampa, FL) was informed of the failure. The dot number and VIN were unknown. The tire and vehicle failure mileage was 21,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2018 Ford Explorer equipped with hankook tires, tire line: ventus s1 noble, tire size: 255/50/r20, dot number: 5mnc1ah3917. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal vibration in the vehicle due to cupping of the tires. The contact stated that the driver's side front tire had experienced tread separation. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer huntley Ford located at 13900 auto mall dr, huntly, IL 60142 and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 24,000. The VIN was not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer equipped with hankook ventus s1 noble 2 tires, size: 255/50r20. The contact noticed that the tire tread was separated on all four tires. The vehicle was taken to crossroads Ford of kernersville, inc (1330 nc-66, kernersville, nc 27284, 877-331-8058) where it was diagnosed that the tires had fractured. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate tire and vehicle failure mileage was 28,000. The dot number was not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer equipped with hankook ventus s1 noble 2 tires, size: 255/50r20. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the tread was separating and shedding on all four tires. The contact stated that the failure was more prevalent on the two front tires. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified. The local dealer (mossy Ford, 4570 mission bay dr, san diego, CA) was notified of the failure. The tire and vehicle failure mileages were unknown. The VIN was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Explorer equipped with michelin latitude tour green x tires, size: p245/65r17. The contact stated that area where the tread met the sidewall was separating. The failure was evident on all four tires. The contact had to replace all four tires on 8/29/2014 for the same failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The tires were not replaced again. The tire and vehicle failure mileage was 106,930.

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The contact owns a 2011 Ford Explorer equipped with michelin latitude tour tires, size p245/60r18 (na). While having the vehicle inspected, the mechanic noticed that the tread on all four tires was separating. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 13t006000 (tires), but the tire size was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate tire and vehicle failure mileage was 30,000.

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1999 Ford Explorer. Consumer writes in regards to firestone tires (pr. 15. 75) recall on vehicle. The would like a list of all the firestone tires that were recalled. The consumer believed the tires he had on his vehicle were defective, which caused him to have an accident in 2007, in which the SUV rolled over.

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The contact owns a 1998 Ford Explorer. The vehicle has cooper discoverer h/t tires, size lt235/75r15. While driving approximately 65 mph, the front end of the vehicle began shaking uncontrollably. The contact noticed debris coming from the tires and the vehicle, causing her to pull over onto the side of the road. She noticed that the tread was separated from the tire, which caused major front end damage. A spare tire was placed on the vehicle and she drove to her residence. The contact discovered a recall for her tires and called the manufacturer; however, her dot number was not included in the recall. The vehicle has not been repaired and the tire has not been replaced. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by a dealer. The current and failure mileages were 132,000. Updated 11/12/08. Updated 11/14/08.

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1996 Ford Explorer accident due to tread separation. Cw according to an eye witness statement, the driver of the vehicle crossed several lanes, struck a guardrail and went airborne and landed on it's roof. The witness stated two people were ejected from the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle eventually died. (lawyer wrote in on behalf of clients).

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While pulling out of local wal-mart parking lot in reverse an explosion that rocked my Explorer cross utility vehicle created some panic for my wife and myself. Upon checking the vehicle I noticed that the front left tire had exploded from one side of the rim to the other rendering the tire to be completely ruin. The rim was intact.

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On November 10th I replaced the rear passenger tire on my 97 Ford Explorer with the spare tire that was under the truck. On December 18th on my way to work traveling south on 95 at approx. 5:40am I heard a very loud noise, it was like a bomb went off. A second after the noise my truck was out of control and flipping down the highway. My truck was totaled, but I was lucky enough to live through this accident. The tire was a firestone wilderness at, which I have found out had a recall on it because over time would fall apart and the tread would come off the tire causing accidents that could result in injury's or death.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The vehicle has michelin cross touring (na), size lt235/70/r16 tires. While driving approximately 70 mph, the passenger side front tire blew out without warning. The contact pulled off the road and noticed that the only thing holding the tire to the vehicle was the tire mount. Prior to operating the vehicle, the tire pressure was normal. The dealer stated that the tire tread began to separate and the tread was 4 and 5/30 seconds. The contact has pictures. The current and failure mileages were 29,100. Updated 02/12/08. The tire blow caused damaged to the vehicle.

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My 4dr 1999 Explorer rolled over one time due to a possible defective goodyear wrangler p235/75r 15 on right rear when it lost tire pressure when I made a left hand turn on a dirt road causing minor injuries and totaled it. I was charged with endangering the welfare of a child which is my three yr old nephew because this tire caused me to roll my truck - it was a accident by dunklin county in kennett, mo.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Explorer with bf goodrich rugged trail t/a (tire size 245/65r17). She noticed the tread on three of the tires began to separate. The dealer advised the contact to take the tires to bf goodrich. The tire manufacturer stated that tire rot caused the tread to separate. The failure and current mileages were 24,650. The dot number was unavailable. The contact felt the tread should not have separated at 24,650 miles.

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1998 Ford Explorer. Consumer was traveling east on the ohio turnpike in the center lane when the right rear tire went flat which caused him to loose control of the vehicle going off the right side of the road into a ditch. The left rear tire tread separated from the casing which caused the consumer to lose control of the vehicle. (ohio traffic crash report).

I bought a used 2002 Ford Explorer from evergreen Ford in issaquah washington. The salesmen told me the car had great tires and they would not need to be replaced for a while. When I took the car to get serviced for the first time (about a month after I bought it) I was told the tires were bald and the car was deemed unsafe to drive - they could not believe I was driving around with such bad tires. When I called the dealership they were abusive and extreamly rude over the phone, they would take no responsibility.

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While driving on interstate, tire tread separated from the right rear tire causing vehicle to come into contact with gravel along the edge of the highway resulting in vehicle turning over several times. Driver and passenger injured and vehicle was a total loss.

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: the contact stated; two of the continental tires purchased for the vehicle had tread separation from the belt. The first tire failure was on 7/17/2006. The second failure occurred on 9/1/2006, while traveling 50 mph on a highway in clear dry conditions, the front of the vehicle began to vibrate. The vehicle was pulled off the road, and the right front tire was replaced. The tire was taken to the sales dealer, where the dealer informed the contact the warranty was expired on the tire. The manufacturer was not notified. Updated 10/31/2006 -.

We were traveling in the hov lane headed east on I-635 between 60-65 mph. One of the tires on our Explorer failed. When I got out to check the tire I found that the entire tread of the tire had separated and only the edge of the tire remained along the rim. We called both aaa and 911. The police arrived about 15 min later and stopped traffic so that we could move to a safer location as cars were speeding at us going 60-70 miles an hour with little room to react to our situation (b. F. Goodrich tire).

Tire tread came off of a michelin ltx m/s p235/75r15, left rear on a 1997 Ford Explorer, causing vehicle to loss control on interstate, coming to rest in the travel lanes and was struck head on by a tractor trailer.

I own a 1996 Ford Explorer. On may 9, 2006, I took it to a Ford dealer for a safety inspection (the multi-point inspection report card as recommended by Ford motor company) all four tire were marked on the tread depth scale in the green 7/32 or greater box. Later that same evening after school let out I proceeded on a trip. I left tucson, az around 5:30 to 6:00pm got no farther than yuma az when the tread from my right rear tire completely separated from the steel belt underneath tearing the rear right bumper off, the bumper area underneath the door was hanging on the ground and big black circular marks were on the back passenger door where the tread had hit during separation. The event itself was horribly frightening for us as well as my 3 children. Thank the lord we did not wreck and there was no turnover of the vehicle. We were able to change the tire with a spare but the damage was already done to the vehicle. The tire was a firestone wilderness ht p225/70r15. I went back to the Ford dealer who had safety checked the tire and he said it was a defect in manufacturing and had no way of knowing when these things would happen. The dot code on the tire is w2uu ipo . 99. I contacted firestone who said the last 2 numbers would be the date the tire was manufactured. My questions are is this a common thing for these types of tires and what is the life span of that tire. Shouldn't I have been made aware that the tire was 7 yrs old or does it matter how old the tire is. I bought new tires (certainly not firestones) but I feel like I should have been made aware of the age of my tire if its simply checking a manufacturing date. That way I could have chosen to not put my families life in jeopardy!!.

Contact states while driving vehicle on the interstate at 60 mph the tread separated from the tire. This, in turn, caused the vehicle to lose control. The vehicle bounced back and forth, sending the occupants from side to side, up and down, almost causing the vehicle to over turn. When the vehicle stopped it hit the pavement , causing extensive damage to the vehicle. There was no vibration in the vehicle or the tires prior to this incident. The tire was located on the back driver's side. Injuries were sustained. No police report taken.

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Bought a set of continantal tires for my 2000 Ford ranger. After using the tires for sometime (approx 40% ware) I noticed a slight shaking with the vehicle. I took the vehicle into the same shop I got the tires and had them rotated and the front end aligned. The vehicle immediately started to get worse. I was waiting for my next day off but the day before my day off I was traveling at 75 mph on I-95 in palm bay, florida and the tread on the right rear tire seperated. Although I was able to maintain control of the vehicle it did turn sideways on the road three times and at one point I was up on only two tires. Upon checking I found that all tires were inflated but the tire tread on the right rear side had seperated from the tire. That same day I returned to the tire shop and had the manager look at the tire. He said that the tire shoulg not have done what it did with that short amount of miles on it. He said that firestone would replace the tires and repair the damage done to the right rear area of my truck bed. I was instructed to call the the firestone clames officer which I did on the morning of 06-27-05. Also on that date I was contacted by the tire dealer that firestone would not handle the clame as the tires were "continantal". I had to call contintal and they were not very helpful. After a very long conversation they finally agreed to cover a new set of tires with a 60% discount. I got firestone tires. They are also insisting that I send them the defective tire for their examination to see if they would fix the damage to my truck. I do not think that I should send the evidence of their defective tire to them and loose custody of it. I asked if someone in florida could check the tire and they said no> I feel that the tire was defective, I feel that my life and safety was in question and I feel that contential tire company is attempting to conceal this by taking, or attempting, to take possession of the tire.

The left rear tire exploded. Goodyear, wrangler rt-5 p235/75. R16 tires are regularly serviced. There was no vibration prior to explosion. No bulging in the tires. Tires just checked 3 weeks ago. 40 mph on highway, clear weather. No problems with the tires before.

1997 Ford Explorer rear wheel bounced and tire tread came off.

The tread peeled off of the tire while the consumer was doing 55 miles per hour. The consumer made her way off of the freeway this tire included in the tread separation NHTSA recall 01t016000.

The vehicle started vibrating without warning the driver was able to pull over. The driver noticed the right side tire tread separated from the wheel. The driver was able to change the tire. The tire was a goodyear . Please provide additional information on the serial and dot number.

Driving home from school on interstate 20 my car started to shake. I reduced the speed of my vehicle from about 68 mph to 60 mph. Then I heard a loud pop and my car started to fishtail across three lanes of traffic, missing a tractor trailer by about one foot. I finally handled the truck and pulled onto the side of the interstate. I proceeded to get out of my vehicle to try to control my nerves and try to figure out what happened. I walked over to the rear passenger side of my vehicle and the entire tread of my tire was gone. It was strewn about. The tire other than the tread was in perfect condition. It was the full size spare on the car when I bought it and it had only been driven on for aprox. 6 months with no problems. I proceeded to look at the side of my vehicle and my sidestep was missing, and my car was dented up. It looks terrible. The scratches start at the rear passenger door and went all the way to the back of the vehicle. I do not have the money to fix my car. The incident was not my fault. My car is well taken care of. I have to take care of it because I have three children. This is my only mode of transportation. The firestone that was on my car is model, p235/75 r15 atx. It has the beginning dot letters vd from decatur, illinois. I have a 1996 Ford Explorer.

While driving 55 mph, the tire tread separated. This caused a roll over. The vehicle was towed. Please provide more information.

While driving a loud noise was heard coming from the rear. Consumer pulled over, and noticed that the passenger's front and rear tire tread separated, and the tread came off. Firestone wilderness a/t, p225/75r15, dotw1345600.

Driver's rear tire experienced tread separation while driving 70 mph on a Ford Explorer 2001 vehicle. The tire remain inflated. Original equipment, tire size 275/60r17, and dot# adt044t0101.

Tire failure on left rear tire. This occurred while traveling at highway speeds. The tire was completely shredded. The consumer replaced the firestone tires with goodyear tires because of the recall he heard about in July 2001. The tires that experienced the failure were goodyear tires and the consumer has since replaced all the tires with michelins.

While driving at 60 mph consumer heard a loud explosion and the vehicle veered to the left. Vehicle ended up in a gully facing oncoming traffic. Consumer examined the vehicle and found that the tread peeled completely off of the right rear tire.

While driving 65 mph, a loud knocking noise was heard from the rear. The driver was able to pull over. The driver noticed that the driver's front tire separated from the wheel. The driver wa able to change the tire. Firestone lt p18575r14 #dot vnj7791. The driver contacted the firestone to make a appointment for replacement of the tires. Please fill in additional information.