2001 Ford Escape Tread/Belt Problems
- 9
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 9 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- tread separated · 4 records
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Tread/Belt
Consumer experienced a tread separation on all four tires. *ts each tire was replaced. Continental rejected the consumers claim stated that the problem was due to a repaired puncture in the tire. *sc
ODI 10141007
Tread/Belt
I was driving my car on i-75 near gainesville, florida last week. I was in the passing lane when i heard and felt the left rear tire tread beating on my car. It had separated from the tire without warning. It all happened so fast, i immediately attempted to get onto the shoulder safely. My car began to pull to the left uncontrollably, crashed into the guard rail at over 60 mph, bounced off and sent me sliding…
Crash reported
ODI 10082838
Tires · Tread/Belt
My 2001 ford excape has 27,600 miles on it. My tires have worn out from the outside in. I carried it to the local ford dealer and was told i needed a 4 wheel alignment. My dealer said i had received a check before i bought it. I did not. I drove it off the showroom floor. Now i have to buy over $400 worth of tires and have an alignment. The local dealer said i would have to have had a pretty good lick for it to have…
ODI 10000226
Tread/Belt
Heard a noise, took vehicle to dealer and was informed that front driver's side tire was begining to separate, original tire. *ak firestone tires.*jb
ODI 8012852
Tread/Belt
While driving the driver's side front and rear continental tires experienced tread separation, causing tires to go flat. Original equipment, 12000 miles, mounted on a ford, escape, 2001. *ak *yh
ODI 8009415
Tread/Belt
Pe00 020; consumer was traveling about 75mph on highway heard a popping noise ten minutes before incident. Then he felt vibration, and the vehicle was traveling rough. He was able to pull over to the shoulder and was in control. Consumer noticed that right/rear tire was blown out, and tread separated from tire. Firestone, wilderness at. *ak *jb
ODI 899275
Tread/Belt
Was driving vehicle and heard a loud noise, drove home and parked, noticed a large bulge on inside of left rear tire, next to rim, tread was coming loose, took vehicle to dealership, and checked on tire. Mechanic put two plugs in tire because of a hole on outside of tire. Firestone, wilderness ht, b235/70r16. *ak
ODI 897698
Tread/Belt
While driving at highway speed driver heard a thumping noise. Driver pulled over, and noticed rear passenger side tire tread separated. Two weeks later, front driver's side tire tread separated. Consumer felt tires should have lasted longer than 20, 000 miles. General, grabbers aw, 225/70r15. *ak consumer also felt severe vibration on steering wheel when tread separated from steel cord. Also, it was measure by a…
ODI 10059231
Tread/Belt
While driving steering wheel would perform erratically. Took vehicle to dealer, and mechanic indicated that tires were the cause of the problem. Had noticed some tread separating on the tires. *ak all four tires showed excessive wear at or around 14,000 miles. Two showed the steel tread, as a result vehicle was unsafe to drive. Vehicle was routinely serviced with additional repairs. *ph
ODI 10044257