Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 05/25/2011 | 8295 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that while having the tires checked, she was notified that the rear passenger's side tire pressure valve stem sensor was defective, causing the tire to deflate. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician stated that the valve stem was cracked and the tire needed to be replaced. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 8,295 and the current mileage was 13,250. | |||
| 05/25/2011 | 8295 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that while having the tires checked, she was notified that the rear passenger's side tire pressure valve stem sensor was defective, causing the tire to deflate. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician stated that the valve stem was cracked and the tire needed to be replaced. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 8,295 and the current mileage was 13,250. kmj | |||
| 05/25/2011 | 8295 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that while having the tires checked, she was notified that rear passenger tire pressure sensor valve stem was defective causing the tire to deflate. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician stated that the valve stem was cracked and the tired needed to be replaced. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 8,295 and the current mileage was 13,250. pm | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| Se v6, tires: when i inflate the tires to the pressure recommended by ford on the door sticker, the result is rapid tire wear on the outsides of the tires (under inflated). when i inflate the tires according to the tire manufacturers recommendation on the sidewall, the tires do not wear out on the outside (under inflated), nor in the middle (over inflated). ford recommends a tire pressure that is 9 psi lower than the tire manufacturer recommends. apparently they did not learn from firestone that the tires can fail due to overheating when they are under inflated, resulting in blow outs at freeway speed and deaths due to the resulting accidents. nor did they change their ways as a result of damage awards for lawsuits due to under inflated firestone tire failures. perhaps the damage awards were too small. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2011 | |||
| Se v6, tires: when i inflate the tires to the pressure recommended by ford on the door sticker, the result is rapid tire wear on the outsides of the tires (under inflated). when i inflate the tires according to the tire manufacture's recommendation on the sidewall, the tires do not wear out on the outside (under inflated), nor in the middle (over inflated). ford recommends a tire pressure that is 9 psi lower than the tire manufacturer recommends. apparently they did not learn from firestone that the tires can fail due to overheating when they are under inflated, resulting in blow outs at freeway speed and deaths due to the resulting accidents. nor did they change their ways as a result of damage awards for lawsuits due to under inflated firestone tire failures. perhaps the damage awards were too small. | |||