4.8
definitely annoying- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 21,667 miles
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Spare tire is stored underneath rear of car secured by a winch and cable which rusted and broke, dropping spare tire to ground, creating a high speed hazard for traffic following me.
- Galveston, TX, USA
While driving at a low speed in the driveway spare tire detached from vehicle. Driver found the cable that was holding the tire, it looked shredded.
- Hancock, ME, USA
When a Michelin dealer recently replaced the four 16 inch 255 Firestone tires, he commented that the spare is a Firestone 15 inch 225 tire. Is it safe to mix thes sizes? the 16 inch tires were original equiupment on the car -- not purchased as an option. Ford has not responded to my inquiry.
- Ft. Thomas, KY, USA
I purshased a Ford Explorer Sport 4X4 with 16 inch tires and I went to replace my tires because of the recall on the Firestone tires and I found out that the spare tire is only a 15 inch so I called the dealer and customer service to ask them why I recieved a 15 inch tire as a spare and they told me that it was O.K. to use a 15 inch tire until I could have my other tire fixed in case of a flat.I thought that it was wrong an a safety issue but they assured me that it would be O.K. so I was trying to find out if that was true if you could please let me know if that is safe or not you can E-mail me at jenet97@aol.com. Thank you.
- Aurora, IL, USA
After buying vehicle, found out that spare (P255/70R15) tire is a different size than regular tires (P255/70R16) on vehicle. Consumer believes it is unsafe in case of replacing tires with spare one.
- Neoga, IL, USA
Consumer feels the wheel design of the spare tire is defective.
- Burke, VA, USA
Spare tire size is insufficient for vehicle.
- Beaver, WV, USA
The spare tire is smaller than the original tires.
- Port Crane, NY, USA
- King Of Prussia, PA, USA