Firestone Firestone Firestone !!
#34
Lexus Fanatic
I did a write-up and a whole thread on just this subject some time ago.....the Ford-Firestone problem. The tires affected were only Wilderness AT's, and then only certain ones, not all Wilderness tires. That's why you still see a lot of Wilderness tires on the road...they are not the recalled AT's ( or shouldn't be ).
I'm not going to rehash all of the details again about the Explorer's suspension, the conflict between Ford and Firestone on recommended tire PSI's, and the low safety margin of error in the Wilderness AT design. This has all been explained by myself and many other sources.....and the public also shares in the blame for not checking the tire PSI's and then foolishly driving overloaded Explorers at high speeds on very hot roadways that contributed to tire heat buildup....most of the failures happened in the South and particularly the Desert Southwest in summer when the roadway gets to blistering temperatures.
I'm not going to rehash all of the details again about the Explorer's suspension, the conflict between Ford and Firestone on recommended tire PSI's, and the low safety margin of error in the Wilderness AT design. This has all been explained by myself and many other sources.....and the public also shares in the blame for not checking the tire PSI's and then foolishly driving overloaded Explorers at high speeds on very hot roadways that contributed to tire heat buildup....most of the failures happened in the South and particularly the Desert Southwest in summer when the roadway gets to blistering temperatures.
Last edited by mmarshall; 03-27-05 at 05:19 PM.
#35
Lexus Champion
It's not Firestone's fault. It was Ford's fault. Toyota and GM used the same Wilderness tires with no problems. ANY tire can separate without warning, even your beloved Michelins or Toyos.
#36
Lexus Fanatic
Originally Posted by nthach
It's not Firestone's fault. It was Ford's fault. Toyota and GM used the same Wilderness tires with no problems. ANY tire can separate without warning, even your beloved Michelins or Toyos.
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