1997 Ford Club Wagon Tires Problems

“Due to a bad valve stem, the tire and rim were removed from the vehicle and taken to a tire dealership (big o tires) in monument co. For repair. The valve stem was removed and replaced without the trie being removed from the rim. The tire was reinflated to manufacturer specsof 80 PSI cold. The tire and rim were picked up and placed in the back of my jeep grand cherokee for transportation back to my residence. After about 5 minutes of being in the back of the jeep, the tire exploded tearing a 6 inch gash in the sidewall of the tire, an inch and a quarter from the tread surface. …”

“This was an r-16, load range e tire. The 3rd to delam on us in the past year. The tread depth was still healthy on all three tires. All three came apart at highway speeds, in summer weather on interstate highways (two in montana, one in missouri) they de-lammed quite violently, in two cases the body of our motorhome was damaged. Had any other cars been in the area when the tires blew apart they would have been at risk from the debris. We maintained the inflation levels recommended on the tires and rotated the tires every 5000 miles. (tiresize: lt225/75)( DOT number: tire size: lt225/75 )”

“We have a vibration in the tires and two dealers have told us it is the tires. Rancho Ford is our closes dealer so we have gone there. They replaced two tires 6 month's ago and that hepled a little. Since that time we have had three flats because of the valve stems ripping, my thought the vibration has caused this and it cost us a new tire. We have paid to have tires balanced even at the dealer but it still vibrates. The rancho Ford customer relations manager told me that they consider the vibration a characteristic of the van.( DOT number: tire size: lt245/75r1 )”

“Consumer received a recall notice for the tires. The recall only applied to the spare because consumer had previously replaced the other four tires. Consumer took vehicle in to have the recall performed. The sales associate inspected the tire and informed consumer he could not replace the tire with out a code from goodyear. Consumer took vehicle and tire to another dealer. The dealership did not have one in stock and told consumer to come back on monday to have the tire replaced. On monday the tire had not been ordered. …”