2001 Ford Expedition Tires Problems

“My family's Ford Expedition had a goodrich long trail t/a tire disintegrate due to ply separation. We did not hit anything and the tire was properly inflated. This happened at 10:30 pm on a 70 MPH highway.”

“Since I got the truck the electric system has been failing, also the brakes failed to operate while on the freeway and almost had us killed. The back door locks by itself and can't be opened. Air comes in from the front windshield and it also leaks when it rains. All four tires were very wasted, also I was lied about the interest rate. I was told that my interest would be 6.78% and in the contract it appears as 12.15%.”

“Purchased a 2001 Ford Expedition from maroone Ford in margate on 11/05/2004. The tires that came with this vehicle were the contitrac aw id # 02t012000. On 04/02/05 while traveling on I-95 at the speed of 55 MPH my left rear tire blew out. I was able to get the truck under control without hitting any other cars and I was not injured. I had that tired replaced the same day and thought it must have been something on I-95 that caused the tire to blow out. …”

“While driving from la to oh we experienced tire tread separation on the rear driver side tire while going 70 miles an hour on the hwy.the tires are original to the 2001 Expedition.continental issued a recall on certain p275/60r17 tires on 2000 & 2001 expeditions and navigators.the recall was issued due to potential tread detachment or separation.when I found out about the recall at the beginning of last year I had the tires checked and found they were not part of the recall.after our tread separation and numerous calls to conti's corporate office in south carolina and last time speaking with…”

“As we were driving we had a tire tread separation. Luckly, we did not flip over in our 2001 Ford Expedition. To our knowledge when we got home we checked the tires number and it was a recalled general- grabber aw.fortunately, we all survived but our car has major damage. The recall on the tires ended april 1st, 2003 and we purchased the SUV the same month.now the tire manufacture doesnot want to do anything, Ford company says-they wont do anything- the dealership that we purchased the SUV from says they're not responsible how does the dealership not know about the grenade they sold me? …”