2001 Ford Focus Tires Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED GOODYEAR EAGLE AUTHORITY TIRES (SIZE 225-50-16). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING RUBBER SMELL AS AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL BARRIERS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ACTUAL TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE MERGING OFF THE HIGHWAY AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE ROLLING BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY. SHE RECOVERED THE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE BOLTS, LUGS, NUTS, AND WHEEL BEARING WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE TIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01I017000 (WHEELS LUGS, NUTS, BOLTS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD PROVIDE A WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE THEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRE HOWEVER; HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE NUMBER OF CYLINDERS AND TIRE INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 101,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR

COOPER COBRA GT RADIAL - MODEL: 87TP195/60R15 M + S PROBLEM: (2) TIRE SEPARATIONS AND (1) SEPARATION WITH BUBBLE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT NEW TIRES SHOULD BE INSTALLED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THE PRESSURE WAS 44 PSI. 20,000 MILES LATER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE TIRES WERE CUPPED AND THE BELT BROKE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS REGULARLY CHECKED WERE ROTATED REGULARLY. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO ADMITTED THAT FORD HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO ALSO ADMITTED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT OFFER TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. MAKE TIRE: DAYTON/MODEL: UNKNOWN/SIZE: F15/MANUFACTURED: DAYTON.*AK

DT: THREE TIRES ON THE CONSUMER'S RV HAD BLOW AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CONSUMER CONSULTED A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE TIRES AND NOTED THAT THE SIDEWALLS WERE TOO WEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP. FIRESTONE WILL NOT RETURN CONSUMER'S PHONE CALLS. THESE FAILURES OCCURRED AT 18,000 MILES. THE 4TH TIRE FAILED AT 15,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM WAS PREVALENT WITH THE REAR TIRES (FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES). *NM

A GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE ROUGHLY. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND REPLACED THE ALL FOUR TIRES. THEN, DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

I HAVE A 2001FORD FOCUS. MY DAUGHTER JUST HAD A BLOWOUT OF THE FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS IN DANBURY CT. THE TRACKS DO NOT STICK UP VERY MUCH. THIS IS THE 3RD BLOW ON THIS CAR. THE CAR ONLY HAS 35000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA 02. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE FORD FOCUS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY ALSO CLAIM THEY ARE AN ALL SEASON TIRE AND IF YOU LOOK ON TIRERACK.COM EVERYBODY SAYS THEY ARE TERRIBLE IN THE RAIN AND SNOW. THEY ARE THE LOWEST RATED TIRE ON THE SITE IN THEIR RELATIVE CATAGORY. MY BROTHER TALKED TO FIRESTONE WHEN THE FIRST TIRE BLEW OUT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PRORATE THE TIRE. THEY DIDN'T FEEL THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. WE ENDED UP GETTING 2 DIFFERENT BRAND TIRES AND THOSE ARE FINE. I NOW WILL GO AND PURCHASE 2 MORE, I WILL NOT WAIT FOR THE 4TH TIRE TO BLOW OUT! THEY STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD ON THEM SO ITS A SHAME, BUT I FEEL THESE TIRES DEFINITELY HAVE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

THE FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA-02 ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY 2001 FORD FOCUS ZX3 HAVE A DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALL. MULTIPLE LARGE BUBBLES AND SMALL SEPARATIONS IN THE RUBBER OF THE SIDEWALL ARE OBVIOUSLY APPARENT. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VIOLENT TIRE MALFUNCTION ESPECIALLY IF TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. I CONTACTED A FIRESTONE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIRE RECALL AT THIS TIME, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR NEW TIRES FOR THE SAME TIRE MADE BY FIRESTONE WHICH WILL PROBABLY MALFUNCTION ALSO. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *LA

(1) DRIVING ALONG I-80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN THE IOWA BORDER AND PERU, ILLINOIS. (2) REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. IT WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED. (3) THE TIRE (FIRESTONE FIREHAWK) WAS REPLACED. *LA

ON FEB 28, 2004, DRIVING ON I-10 FROM LOUISIANA TO HOUSTON, FIRST HEARD A POP NOISE, THEN IMMEDIATELY FELT LOOSING CONTROL OF WHEEL, TRIED TO HIT BREAKS TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR, AND THEN MY 3 YEARS OLD FORD FOCUS FLIPPED OVER, AND THANKS GOD NOBODY GOT INJURED, AND EVERYONE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. CHECKED THE CAR, THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE(GOOD YEAR) LOOKED RIPPED OFF, ASSUME THIS TIRE BLEW OR EXPLODED DURING THE DRIVE ON HIGHWAY, WHICH IS VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. INSURANCE IS STILL INVESTIGATING THE CASE. BUT MORE RIDICULOUSLY THE LA POLICE GAVE A TICKET FOR 'CAN'T MAINTAIN THE CAR". WE GOT 4 NEW TIRES FOR ONLY ABOUT 2 MONTHS, EVERYTHING IS IN GOOD MAINTENANCE, AND THERE WAS NO DRIVING FAULT OR OTHER ACCIDENT ASSOCIATED WITH MY ACCIDENT, PLUS WE WERE THE VICTIMS OF THIS TIRE EXPLOSION, WE ALMOST LOST OF LIFE DURING THE DEADLY FLIP OVER. THE INSURANCE IS DOING THE INVESTIGATING ABOUT TIRES, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TO COMPLAIN, BUT IT MAY TAKE A WHILE TO DEAL WITH GOODYEAR THEN. NOW FOR THIS 170$ TICKET, 5 HOURS DRIVE FROM MY HOME IN MISSISSIPPI, WHAT WE SHOULD DO TO DEAL WITH THE LA POLICE? I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD TICKET GOODYEAR INSTEAD OF INNOCENT VICTIMS LIKE US, BUT 5 HOURS DRIVING TO COURT IS REALLY ANNOYING ESPECIALLY WE ARE STILL DRIVING A RENT CAR DURING THIS MOMENT. IS THERE ANYWHERE WE CAN DISCUSS THIS POLICE MANNER EXCEPT 5 HOURS DRIVING TO LA COURT? FRUSTRATED CAR OWNER LINGYUN JIN SUN. *JB

REAR AND FRONT TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED, BUT THE EXCESSIVE WEAR STILL PERSISTED. DEALER AND THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED TIRES WITH SECOND SET OF DUNLOP SPORT AZ TIRES. *PH

FIRESTONE FIREHWAK GTA 02 TIRES THAT CAME WITH FORD FOCUS. AFTER READING REVIEWS ON THIS TIRE, I FEEL I'M NOT ALONE, I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REPLACE ALL MY TIRES WITH NEW TIRES, HELL I JUST GOT 2 NEW FRONT TIRES AND IF I READ REVIEWS BEFORE HAND I WOULD HAVE CHOSE A DIFFERENT COMPANY, WOW. PLEASE IS THERE ANYTHING FORD CAN DO TO REPLACE THESE TIRES, THEY HAVE NO TRACTION AT ALL IT SEEMS. I SLIDE OFF THE ROAD LAST MONTH GOING 2- MPH WITH 100 FEET BRAKING DISTANCE AND INTO SOME CONSTRUCTION ON A SLIGHTLY WET ROAD, I KNOW I'M A CAREFUL DRIVER, AND ALL THESE BAD REVIEWS GOD. *AK

BULGE FORMED IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA 02 TIRE, SIZE 205/50R16, AS PROVIDED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY 2001 FORD FOCUS ZX3. THE BULGE SEEMED TO INCLUDE THE AREA WHERE THE STEEL BELTS JOIN WITH THE SIDEWALL, SO I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY FOR FEAR OF A TREAD SEPARATION EVENT. *NLM

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE ARE TWO BUBBLES ON THE FRONT TWO TIRES. CONSUMER IS STARTING TO NOTICE THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A POTHOLE A BUBBLE FORMS. *AK

NAR 05/23/2003 *MR FAULTY FIRESTONE TIRES ON 20,000 MILE VEHICLE. *CB

ALL FOUR TIRES LOST AIR. THE CONSUMER HAD TO CONSTANTLY PUT AIR IN THE TIRES, WHICH ALSO CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR. *JB

TREAD SEPARATION ON FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA P205-50R16 TIRE. I WAS TOLD BY FIRESTONE DEALER # 591289 (JOHNSTOWN, PA) THAT THE TIRE WAS "CUT" ON THE SIDEWALL DUE TO ABUSE. THIS TREAD SEPARATION IS CLEARLY DUE TO A DEFECT AS IF IT WERE A "RE-CAP" IN MY OPINION. I ALSO HAD THE TIRES LOOKED OVER BY AN INDEPENDENT TIRE RETAILER WHO CONCURRED WITH MY SUSPICIONS. *JB

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A PROBLEM WHICH IS NOW A RECALL. HOW DO I KNOW IF I RECEIVE ALL RECALLS. IS IT MY RESPONSIBILITY OR FORDS TO KEEP ME INFORMED. PH

THE FIRST THING THAT I NOTICED WITH MY CAR WAS THE STALLING OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE CAR WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50-55 MPH. AT 12036 MILES, I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME CAR NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. IT ALSO NEED THE ROTORS TURNED AND THE TIRES ROTATED BECAUSE AT 12000 MILES THEY WERE STARTING TO WEAR. THEY GAVE ME A BILL FOR $101 THEY STATED THESE ITEMS WERE "WEAR" ITEMS AND WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY. I QUESTIONED WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING AT 12000 MILES. HE TRIED TO PUT THE BLAME OFF ON ME SAYING I BRAKE TOO HARD. YOU KNOW THAT IS REALLY FUNNY SINCE I HAVE A 1995 FORD ESCORT. I BOUGHT IT NEW. IT NOW HAS 170,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ESCORT. THE REASON I BOUGHT ANOTHER FORD WAS BECAUSE I WAS SO PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ESCORT. ABOUT THE STALLING, THEY SAID THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. BUT THEY WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS. WELL, ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE SHAKING AGAIN. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE SHAKING BEGAN, I HAD A FLAT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THE NEW TIRE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD THE ONE TIRE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE TIRE BUSINESS TOLD ME THE TIRE WAS SO WORE ON THE INSIDE (WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE) THAT THE WIRES WERE SHOWING. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I HAD ANOTHER FLAT. SAME THING. THE TIRE WAS SO WORE THE WIRES WERE SHOWING. I HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. $300.00. THE CAR IS STILL STALLING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID THE CAR WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC WHILE I HAVE MY TWO YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD AND THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THESE THINGS ARE MY RESPONSIBILITY. BUT I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY IF A DEFECT IN THE CAR IS CAUSING THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN. TS

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE ARE WARPED AND TREAD SEPARATION PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE TIRE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE TO SIDE WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, TOOK TO DEALER, THE DEALER ALLIGNED VEHICLE, TIGHTENED UP STABLIZER LINK. CONSUMER STATES' TIRES WERE REPLACED 20000, MECHANIC STATES ALL TIRES WERE COUPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES: EVERY 11 THOUSANDS MILES HAS TO CHANGE THE REAR TIRES. AT THIS MOMENT HAS CHANGED TWICE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. FIRESTONE DOES NOT HAVE AVAILABLE SIZE TO REPLACE IT AND SENT ME HOME WITH IT THAT WAY, WHICH I THOUGHT RATHER CARELESS. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE REPLACE 2 TIRES, AND NASSAR FORD REPLACED ONE TIRE. IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, I HAVE HAD 5 FLATS. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE DRIVING AND FIRESTONE HAS OFFERED NO VIABLE SOLUTION. DT

AT ABOUT 14,000 MILES I NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS CUPPING AND MAKING NOISE. FORD CHARGED TO REVISE ALIGNMENT AND THEN RECOMMENDED FOUR NEW GOODYEAR TIRES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FROM THE SUMMER OF 2001 THROUGH DEC. 11, 2001, MY REAR TIRES ON MY 2001 FORD FOCUS STARTING WEARING ODDLY ACROSS AND AROUND THE TIRE SHOWING HIGH AND LOW SPOT TREAD WEAR PLUS CUPPING THAT WENT UNDETECTED UNTIL 12/01. DURING 12/01, BIG "O" TIRE COMPANY DID AN ALIGNMENT CHECK AND TIRE ROTATION, BUT DIDN'T NOTICE THE TIRE PROBLEM. I LEFT ON A SHORT TRIP AFTERWARDS. THE REAR TIRES THAT HAD BEEN MOVED FORWARD, CHATTERED LOUDLY, ESPECIALLY, THE LEFT SIDE BUT DIDN'T BEFORE ROTATION. THE INSPECTION SHOWED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE THAT HAD BEEN ROTATED FROM THE REAR HAD SERIOUS TREAD WEAR DAMAGE, CUPPING, AND FLAT SPOTS, SOME HIGH AND LOW. THE LEFT FRONT THAT HAD BEEN ROTATED TO THE REAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE TIRE CO. FELT THEY HAD MISSED SOMETHING DURING ALIGNMENT AND ROTATION, SO THEY PAID FOR ONE OF MY FIRESTONE TIRES AND I PAID FOR THE OTHER TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW FULDA TIRES. FIRESTONE WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN MUCH CREDIT DO TO ODD WEARING PATTERNS. ALSO, THE RIGHT TIRES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT NEARLY AS BAD. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. YET, NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY FOCUS BUT ON 12/11/01 THEY REPLACED MY REAR WHEEL AXLE BEARINGS DUE TO A RECALL . FORD CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND SAID THE TIRES (FIRESTONE) MUST BE DEFECTIVE AND I BELIEVED THAT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED THE REAR TIRES WERE TOO. THE NEW TIRES MADE THE VEHICLE MORE STABLE AND EASIER TO CONTROL. THE FIRESTONE TIRES REPLACED WERE BADLY WORN AND I THOUGHT THEY CAUSED THE CAR TO SHIMMY FROM SIDE TO SIDE DURING RAIN OR SNOW AS IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND MAKING ME AFRAID TO DRIVE. IN 3/02, THE LAST TWO FIRESTONES WERE REPLACED WITH THE FULDA TIRES. I THOUGHT THE TIRE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. AS OF AUGUST 2002, THE NEW REAR FULDAS' ARE DOING THE SAME THING. NOW I KNOW THERE IS A REAR SUSPENSION DEFECT WITH THE FOCUS AND NOT TIRES. AFTER MANY CALLS, FORD STILL SAYS NO DEFECT FOUND

THE REAR TIRE DOES NOT HOLD AIR. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AT A LOW MILEAGE DUE TO WEARING OUT QUICKLY, NO TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS TO TIRES ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR DUE TO NAILS. THERE ALSO APPEARED TO BE BELT DAMAGE AND A BULGE ON THE OUTER SIDE OF TIRE WALL (LEFT FRONT). *JG (FIRESTONE P205/50R16 FIREHAWK GTA TIRES) *NM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A NOISE LIKE A BING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY ALL OVER THE PLACE. LATER, FOUND OUT THAT TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH.*AK

CONSUMER STATED HE COULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN 45 MPH, ANYTHING OVER FELT AS IF HE WAS LOSING CONTROL AND DRIVING THROUGH A CONTINUOUS PUDDLE, SWERVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, TIRES ONLY HAD 6500 MILES ON THEM, DUNLOP SP SPORT W-10, P205/50R16, DOTU22V4M61501MA2520. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE ABOUT 60MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT INTO TWO SEPARATED PIECE OF TREAD. FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK , DOT NUMBER W279. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK, P205/50R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, FORD, FOCUS WITH 6600 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *AK *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P195/60R15)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P195/60R15)

AT 23,000 TIRES ON FRONT OF CAR WORN RIGHT TO THR STEEL BELTS .I FAITHFULLY HAD TIRES ROTATED AND NOT ONE PERSON ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WERE SOMWORN. IF I HAD NOT GONE WHEN I HAD IT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED ABOUT HOW FORD MOTOR IS HANDLING THE SITUATION.THEY KEEP PASSING THE BUCK TO SOMEONE ELSE.*AK

REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AT 360 DEGREES FOR THREE TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE FLEW ACROSS THE FREEWAY. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE FLEW ACROSS THE FREEWAY. *YH

FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK GTA, P195/60R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, FORD, FOCUS WITH 22000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. NO INJURIES.*AK NLM

FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK GTA, P195/60R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, FORD, FOCUS WITH 20000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. AT 30 MPH, LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. NO INJURIES.*AKDOTV6V91RR. NLM

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN CANADA. I HAVE A CANADIAN ADDRESS. THE PROVINCE IS ONTARIO AND THE POSTAL CODE IS N8T 2J2. THE CAR WAS RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECTLY SET. AMBIENT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 30 CELCIUS. ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF TIRE SEPARATED. PHOTO OF TIRE WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.*AK (TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, FORD FOCUS. P195/60R15 SIZE. TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM BASE OF TIRES. FORD DEALER HAS INSPECTED TIRES. *AK CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. *SLC

I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND PARKED IT. IT WAS PARKEDFOR 6 HOURS. WHEN I LEFT WORK TO START THE CAR IT WOULDNOT START. THERE WAS NO NOISE NOTHING. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. NOTHING. I THEN PHONED THE ROAD SIDE DSERVICE. WHEN THEY ARRIVED IT SATARTED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO QUIRK FORD VIA THE ROAD SIDE DSERVICE. THAEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE SAME CONDITION HAS OCCURED 4 MORE TIMES. THE SECOND TIME WAS THE DAY I TOOK IT INFOR THE 6,000 MILE CHECK-UP. IT ACTUALLY WOULD NOT START FOR THE TECHNICIAN. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO PROGRAM THE THE PPATS KEYS WITH THE NGS SYSTEM. THAT WAS ON MAY 30,01. ON JUNE 10 IN OUR DRIVEWAY IT OCCURRED. IT FINALLY STARTED AFTER MULTIPLE TIRES AND PUSHING AND FIDGETING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THEN ON JUNE 13 IT HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE IN THE MORNING AND ONCE IN THE EVENING. AGAIN THE SAME ORDEAL FIDDLE, PUSH, SHOVE, TRY NOT TO THINK YOU ARE STRANDED. I AM CALLING QUIRK FORD TOMORROW AM AND WILL ALSO REPORT TO THIS TO FORD MAIN HEADQUARTERS. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *AK

I BOUGHT A NEW FOCUS 01 IN OCTOBER 00. YESTERDAY, I RECOGNIZED ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE A SIGNIFICANT BUBBLE. MOREOVER, I CHECKED ALL OTHER TIRES, AND ALL THREE REMAINING TIRES HAD DEFORMATIONS AT THE THREADS. I TOOK PICTURES OF ALL THE TIRES AND CAN PROVIDE IF REQUIRED. I SHOWED THEM TO MY COWORKERS, AND THEY DID COMMENT THAT THIS WAS UNUSUAL FOR THEM TOO. AFTER WORK, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MOONTOWNSHIP FORD DEALER IN PITTSBURGH, THEY JUST SAID EXCEPT THE BUBBLE SUCH FORMATIONS COULD OCCUR, THEY SAID THEY WERE USUAL INDENTATIONS. MOREOVER, I ALSO CALLED IN THE MORNING MY DEALER (PARKWAY EAST FORD). ONE SERVICE MAN SAID THAT THEY HAD A SIMILAR CASE WITH FOCUS RIGHT AT HAND. BUT I FORGOT TO GET THE SERVICE MAN'S NAME. THE NEXT TIME I CALLED THEM, NOBODY KNEW OF SUCH AN OCCURANCE, WHICH REALLY DISTURBED ME. THE BUBBLE AND THE SO CALLED HUGE EXPECTED "INDENTATIONS" FOR SUCH A NEW CAR IS REALLY UNEXPECTED AND I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL AND ENOUGH FOR YOU. HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/65R14 )