I bought replacement wilderness tires for my Explorer last October. This past August two went bad. One blew going 55 mph. Nobody was hurt but I replaced them all. Four tires were not the ones made on decantor ill but the spare was. The original tires were the recall. I am wondering if the ones made "not at the ill" plant are bad as well. Mine certainly are not right. I have them saved if you would like to inspect them.( dot number: Not recall tire size: Recall )

- Waterford, CT, USA

Tire failure noted at inspection of vehicle, front drivers side. Tires were checked by dealer and not included in recall. Mechanic noted tire was threading, not safe to drive with, and installed spare. Consequently with two small children always in the car, I do not feel safe with these tires and will have to purchase all new. I do not feel confident that the Firestone wilderness tire recall has been sufficient and thank god that I was not driving when this tire went bad.

- Warrington, PA, USA

The vehicle experienced failure of the Firestone ATX tire causing loss of control and vehicle rollover, ejecting the consumer and resulted in death.

- Austin, TX, USA

The Firestone wilderness tire on the vehicle failed resulting in vehicle rollover accident and injury to the consumer.

- Dallas, TX, USA

Important: Dot code "vnhl". this tire has a crack around the entire tire on inside and outside where tread and side wall meet. It is not under the current "vd" recall but is evidence of early stage of failure mode on a tire made at the Canada plant. The recall should include all plants!!!( dot number: Vnhl tire size: P235/75R15 )

- Greenville, NC, USA

PE00 020; consumer was traveling 35-40mph on highway and heard a noise, front passenger's Firestone Wilderness AT tire P235/75R15 had popped out. She was able to pull over.

- Crown Point, IN, USA

No summary listed for above vehicle.( dot number: Tire size: P235/75R15 )

- Cypress, TX, USA

Original tires on a Ford, Explorer, 1997, P23575R15, dot W2hl. All 4 tires on vehicle are wearing faster than normal. Consumer feels its a design problem, and has nothing to do with where they were made. The customer had tires rotated every 3000 miles. Customer had all 4 tires replaced.

- New City, NY, USA

PE00-020 ; tire size P23570R16, dot W2cu. All 4 tires have separated, 2 of them have started with hairline cracks, and the other 2 completely separated.

- Cornwall, NY, USA

PE00-020; after inspecting the tires had found cracks on the four set of tires. Ford, Explorer, 1997, P235/75R15, dot vnhl. Firestone has informed the customer that the tires were not on recall and the customer intends to replace them.

- Manitou, KY, USA

Complained to dealer 3/07/00 about uneven tire wear; replaced 2 front tires myself 35,226 miles; subsequent inspections at 43,000 reveal hairline cracks on rear tires; dealer says tires not on recall; appalachian tire in hurricane, wv. Inspected tires and confirms that they must be replaced. There is slight vibration inside the vehicle. Feel that I must replace all 4 tires, not just the rear 2, as this appears to be a problem that will just re-occur. These tires should be recalled also. I will write letter to Ford/Bridgestone, asking for reimbursement of costs.( dot number: Tire size: R255/70R16 )

- Hurricane, WV, USA

I had a tire blowout for no apparant reason while driving home from a business trip. When I went to a Firestone dealership to get a new tire under warranty, they indicated that it was not coveraged as it was caused by a road hazard. When I argued that I did not hit anything, they still refused to cover the tire under warranty. Just prior to blowout, I noticed a vibration in the front section of the vehicle, but didn't think much of it.( dot number: Coil tire size: 225/70R15 )

- Mendota Heights, MN, USA

On 9/1/00 with my 2 children in the car, I suffered a blow-out on a highway @ 65mph. I was lucky beyond measure, traffic was light & I was able to pull over to safety. The tire was inspected by our mechanic at Goodyear & found to have no foregin objects in it; the tread was peeling away on the inside. The next morning I read that NHTSA had included my model tire in its warnings to Firestone & Ford. I called Firestone directly, they said that since my tire isn't included in the recall, I should just save my receipt for the replacements & watch the news for any additional info. This company didn't even take my name, or ask for the tire info, much less ask if there were any injuries.I am furious that my family came so close to being a statistic.inaction by Firestone will only lead to additional fatalities, please don't allow them to continue on the path of denial.( dot number: Vdhlawr457 tire size: P235/75R15 )

- Coventry, CT, USA

Please be advised that I have not had an incident with the tires as of yet. I forwarded an email to your organization on 11 Sept. 2000 to advise what I think is a potential problem with my current tires and received a return email from you on 12 Sept. 2000. Per your return email I was advised to fill out the "owner's questionnaire" form and submit it. Unfortunately certain fields have to be populated, which would indicate I had an incident already. This is not the case. The tires I currently have on my 97 Ford Explorer are Firestone wilderness, dot code vnhl, P235/75R15 105S M/S. as I'm sure you're aware these are not on the recall list but my dilema is the tires show, in my opinion, signs of "tread seperation" idntical to the tires being recalled. I discussed this with the Ford dealership as well as Firestone on the phone and they advise if they are not covered by the recall there's nothing we can do. I've taken digital pictures to show these lines unfortunately I don't think I can attach the pictures to this questionnaire. Please note that I will try and return email your message of the 11th to you at "hotline, auto " with your reference wt20000911_0000000518 / re: Wilderness tires (Ford Explorer) and I will attach all of the pictures. Please advise what course of action I have for (in my opinion) defective tires that are currently not covered by the recall? this is a real safety issue for anyone who is in our vehicle and I am extremely concerned ! ! ! please advise.( dot number: Vnhl tire size: P235/75R15 )

- Attleboro, MA, USA

I recently took the car to a Ford dealership to have a check-up. I knew that I would need to replace the tires soon, but have had trouble finding replacement tires due to the recall. The Ford service tech called me at work to tell me that my steel threads were showing through on one rear tire, and they did not have any replacements for me. He recommended that they put on the spare tire until I could get new ones. Since I knew that I would be driving on the highway for 120+ miles on labor day towing a horse trailer with my horse, I did not want to just have three worn tires and a spare. I started calling around and found four replacement tires (Goodyear Wrangler at/S) at a kaufman tire store. I drove from the Ford dealership that same day (on the original tires) to have the new ones put on. As they were switching the tires, the kaufman rep came to the waiting area to tell me - "you really dodged a bullet". apparently, not only were the steel threads showing, they were showing because the tread was separating. They did not mention this to me at the Ford dealership. I have kept the tires, and the one looks as if someone took a razor blade to the edge - all the way around. As this was on the inside edge, I could not see it. I have my tires rotated regularly - the last time about a month and a half ago, so either this is a recent split, or the servicer did not notice (or noticed and failed to mention it to me). Given the recall, I thought I should info the NHTSA. Thank you.( dot number: Vf... tire size: P235/75R15 )

- Atlanta, GA, USA

Susan crum. No safety defect listed in summary.( dot number: W2hcipy217 tire size: P235-75R15 )

- Jackson, TN, USA

All 4 tires are separating according to Ford dealer who replaced them. Only one under recall - others made in Canada. I had to pay for the other three. I have submitted a reimbursement request to Firestone.( dot number: Tire size: P235/75R15 )

- Silver Spring, MD, USA

I brought this vehicle to the dealer four separate times because I thought the front end was out of alignment. They charged me all four times and it turns out the tires were defective. They are not the recall tires but I have since replaced them (at my own cost) and the vehicle seems to be running fine now (last two weeks). I would like to know why all the wilderness brand tires were not recalled" they clearly are defective! if it was a design problem then would'nt every plant have the same design problem" if it is a quality control issue than would'nt that also be the same problem at other plants, companies like Firestone write one set of procedures for safety and inspections of tires. They don't have different inspection procedures for each plant! they certainly don't have separate procedures for the same brand of tires. You guys drop the ball, and now we are paying for it!!!!( dot number: W2hlipy426 tire size: P235/75R15 )

- Kenner, LA, USA

Returning home from myrtle beach, SC to wash, DC area, while in nc lost controll of car due to tire blowing - my serial number of the tires were not the official recall. Started with vh (?) instead of vd. Did evetually have to get all four replaced at the dealer in nc because the other three had defects. I still have the spare that matched the replaced tires. My insurance had to cover the damage to my car - Firestone would not. I'm upset that my old tires are not part of the recall - they should be for obvious reasons! I've had no success getting my point heard.( dot number: Tire size: 14 in )

- Annandale, VA, USA

I was driving my 1997 Ford Explorer with Firestone tires (not part of current recall) when my front right tire blew out causing me to lose control of the SUV and have the accident( dot number: W2hlipy077 tire size: E4027477 )

- Manassas, VA, USA