general problems of the 2002 Ford Windstar

Goodyear assurance touring tires dot lot identifier: mdxo jd1r 4109 size: p225 60 r16 purchased at sam's club, December 2010. I got four (4) of these tires on my 2002 Ford Windstar van, on December 23, 2010. Early in 2011, Ford had my van for six (6) months (fixing several Ford recalls with axles and suspension) so the tires didn't get much mileage until later in 2011. In 2012, I had one of the tires separate into chunks on the highway. There was no other damage, except the tire was history. I had it replaced with another tire of the same type/model. In July of 2013, I had two (2) more of the tires replaced because they were "cupping" and out of round. I had the van checked for camber, caster, and toe-in, and it was up to factory specs. No alignment necessary and tires were maintained with correct pressure. Today, (09/05/2013) I am having the 4th tire replaced, because it is becoming "out of round" and "cupping" (I believe). This failure causes a vibration that you would not believe. The last time sam's club replaced the tires (just two months ago in July 2013) the installer said that they "have had a lot of these tires spontaneously destroy themselves", and they opted to put goodyear assurance "fuel max" tires on, in lieu of the discontinued "touring" model. I checked goodyear's website, and the "touring" model is in fact, not discontinued. Maybe sam's club just stopped getting them because they're tired of replacing them? if sam's club has no confidence in the touring model (and is opting to replace them with the fuel max model) I am beginning to think that the last touring model tire (replaced in 2012) may destroy itself, as well.

Blowout on highway on (goodyear viva touring )purchased at walmart washington missouri. Incurred $377. 00 bill, new tire and towing bill. Neither goodyear or wal mart will take responsibility. Wife and daughter in vehicle thank god nobody was hurt. Blowout in 2002 Ford Windstar, less than 15,000 on tire. Thank you.

While driving my 2002 Ford Windstar I noticed that there was some vibration coming from the front of the car. Once I pulled into our hotel I notice a rattling coming from the left front hub cap. When I pulled the hubcap off three of the lug nut suds were sheared off. Ford fixed the problem but could not tell me why this happened. Thier theory is that the tire was not properly put back on. The only time the tire was off was in July of 2002. My feeling is that if the wheel was not put on properly it would not take a year to notice. I may be wrong but I want to bring this to your attention in case there any other instances of this happening. Thank you.