THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES DEVELOPED FLAT SPOTS, ERRATIC WEAR PATTERNS, NOISE AND DETERIORATION AT THE SIDEWALL AT THE TREAD LINES, CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A SET OF FIRESTONE HT TIRES WHICH ARE STARTING TO DEVELOP FLAT SPOTS LIKE THE ATX'S DID.
2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN WE HAD THE COLD SNAP A FEW WEEKS AGO, A PLASTIC PANEL, UNDER THE REAR WINDOW CRACKED. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS IS ABOUT $450 TO $550. SEARCHING ON LINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM OVER A NUMBER OF MODEL YEARS, AS THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED REPORTS. IN THE PAST WEEK, I HAVE SEEN 7 MORE EXPLORERS WITH A SIMILAR CRACK. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR
