Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 0637 | 01/01/2006 | 10019384 | Low tire indicator on - tpms system sensor wake up. *tt | 03/13/2006 | |
| 16252 | 09/01/2002 | 10008607 | Running change. *mj | 08/09/2004 | |
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||||
| 17411 | 12/01/2003 | 10008289 | Tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) module configuration - service tip. *mj | 07/26/2004 | |
| 17621 | 03/01/2004 | 10007402 | Tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) low tire or tire very low message and/or the tpms light on. *tt | 06/17/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 05/11/2008 | 61000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. the vehicle has continental tires. the contact stated that the inside of both front tires on his vehicle were slick. the dealer rotated the tires, but currently the rear tires are experiencing the same failure. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. the tire line and size were unknown. the failure mileage was 61,000. | |||
| 01/16/2006 | 22300 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. the vehicle has bf goodrich tires, size p245/65r17, rugged trail t/a. the rear passenger side tire keeps losing air. the dealer replaced the valve stem, but the failure persists. the tire is fine for two weeks and then needs to be inflated again. the dot number was unavailable. the failure mileage was 22,300. | |||
| 12/16/2007 | 1 | ||
| I have a set of wild country xtx tires that has some sort of manufacture default. they are chopping something terrible. i have only had the truck for 6 months and i went into have them rotated and they wouldn't rotate them because of the way the tires look. the tire size that i have is lt 235/70 r16 ..i don't know if u need anymore info on them. but they look like they could be getting very dangerous to drive on. and would like to know what else i could do bout this problem . they didn't look this way when i bought the suv. otherwise i would have had the car company put new tires on the suv when i bought it. i tried looking up the company who made the wild country tires but didn't have any luck. so i thought i would let u know bout it. *tr | |||
| 02/19/2008 | 87000 | 1 | 08/08/2007 |
| The shocks and the wheel bearings on the back left passenger side tires on my 2003 ford explorer are shot. my explorer has 87,000 miles on it!!! *tr | |||
| 09/02/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving at 40 mph right front tire blew out, causing, the driver to pull of the road. the dealership has been notified.*ak | |||
| While driving the steering wheel began to vibrate excessively. the consumer looked out of the rear view mirror and noticed the tire was rolling down the highway. *nlm | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 06/09/2007 | 31000 | 1 | 06/28/2003 |
| My michelin cross terrain tire blew out at the sidewall. it was a clear sunny day, 30 mph, on a smooth highway. i check my tire pressure regularly so i know the tire was properly inflated. i contacted michelin and they referred me to melody lakes tire and auto. my wife called and the receptionist told her it wouldn't do any good to come in but she could. the receptionist told my wife the problem was heat infraction? and it was not covered. it is incredible to me a receptionist, over the phone, can diagnose tire problems. michelin, nor the dealer had any intentions to determine why a blowout occurred, let alone try to fix it. i will forward this complaint to the nhtsa and hopefully you will have to listen to them. i have 4 more of those defective tires which i have no idea when they will blow!! updated 02-01-08. *kb | |||
| 06/12/2005 | 1 | 07/10/2003 | |
| Dt: contact states while driving the right driver's side tire blew out. the entire side of the tire came apart where it was glued. *ak | |||
| 09/09/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving a loud popping noise was heard from inside of the vehicle. consumer was able to pull over and noticed that the passenger's front tire sidewall blew out. consumer called for road side assistance to change the tire. consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for a replacement of michelin tire. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 02/11/2008 | 1 | ||
| 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. *tr | |||
| 01/13/2007 | 96000 | 3 | 08/28/2003 |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. after installing two new tires on the front of the vehicle the contact heard a thumping sound while driving. the dealer stated that the sound was caused by the difference in tread between the new tires and older rear tires, causing the front differential and transfer case to fail. the current and failure mileages were 96,000.*ak | |||
| 01/14/2005 | 1 | ||
| 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. *jb | |||