Fools on Firestones

[leenjen]

Originally posted by BoatsRcool
ok i just figured out that my spare tire is a firestone ATX. i heard those got recalled awhile back, how can I get it replaced for free???

bring it to firestone or a ford dealership

 

[PLRBEAR]

GinaGem:" I don't understand why people don't get their new tires too. I mean, they're FREE"

Well Gina, as FREE as the tires are, there's still a waiting list involved. I had to wait about a month for them to call me, and that's already quite a short waiting period.
If you're talking about about coughing up the cash up front and then getting a reimbursement from Ford? Well...there are a lot of people out there who have bills to take care of, children to feed, tuition to pay. If it means waiting for a dealer to call you in so that you won't have to fork out ANY cash upfront, then it'll have to do.

 

[ok89]

i don't understand what everyone is so paranoid about. While I do inspect my tires I still feel safe driving on them. I think that some of the accidents are caused by the tires getting way too hot. I think people are driving these tires faster than the speed rating and for long times. I read about one accident where the guy drove about 3 or 4 hours at 90+mph before he had a tread separation. (That was in Florida) I have also talked to others who say that the Explorer has an Oversteer problem which means that when someone panics and overcorrects the X allows them to turn the wheel too fast. Most cars limit the amount you can correct. (That is what I heard from someone)

 

[espnfreak]

ford should cut you a check for ANY tire you want. i am waiting for tirerack to get my wrangler at/s 31"s in

 

[Xplodor]

Causion

I'm still on my Firestones. I'm waiting til I do my suspension before I get tires, so i can get them bigger. Meanwhile I'm getting a license plate frame that says

"CAUTION"


"Firestones in Use!""CAUTION"

 

[drvred]

Tires

I dont think just because you have Firestones on your Explorer, its automatically going to roll over and explode. My Brother in Law wore out 2 sets of Wilderness ATs on the X I have now with no problems.
Look at all the other makes on the road now with the same tires. I dont see them having problems.
I dont see why one particular vehicle has problems, and it is viewed as a tire caused death trap.
How much do you want to bet, that if the media keeps up with it, you will still see Xplorers blowing tires and crashing?

Rick Edwards
93 XLT
140000 miles