1999 Ford Explorer Tires Problems
Owners have filed 370 complaints with NHTSA about tires problems on the 1999 Ford Explorer, 27% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 84,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “tire size” (31% of reports).
- 370tires complaints
- 84,000median miles at failure
- 46mention a crash
- 41mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 73%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Tire size: mentioned in 114 of 370 complaints (31%)
- Firestone wilderness: mentioned in 95 of 370 complaints (26%)
- P235 75R15: mentioned in 65 of 370 complaints (18%)
- Tread separation: mentioned in 33 of 370 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do tires problems happen?
Based on 21 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 370 complaints, 46 mention a crash, 2 a fire, 41 an injury.
Ford Explorer tires complaints by model year
| Model year | Tires complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Explorer | 2 | 1% | — |
| 2021 Explorer | 2 | 0% | — |
| 2020 Explorer | 2 | 0% | 267 |
| 2019 Explorer | 2 | 1% | 10,850 |
| 2018 Explorer | 10 | 1% | 24,000 |
| 2017 Explorer | 22 | 1% | 20,000 |
| 2016 Explorer | 15 | 1% | 16,132 |
| 2015 Explorer | 3 | 0% | 500 |
| 2014 Explorer | 4 | 0% | 102,500 |
| 2013 Explorer | 2 | 0% | 30,000 |
| 2011 Explorer | 2 | 0% | 26,000 |
| 2009 Explorer | 2 | 6% | 105,508 |
| 2008 Explorer | 1 | 1% | 11,300 |
| 2007 Explorer | 21 | 10% | 28,500 |
| 2006 Explorer | 4 | 1% | 58,043 |
| 2005 Explorer | 10 | 2% | 68,874 |
| 2004 Explorer | 19 | 1% | 31,104 |
| 2003 Explorer | 15 | 1% | 74,000 |
| 2002 Explorer | 38 | 1% | 58,600 |
| 2001 Explorer | 62 | 17% | 90,000 |
| 2000 Explorer | 217 | 23% | 62,500 |
| 1999 Explorer | 370 | 27% | 84,000 |
| 1998 Explorer | 696 | 36% | 86,000 |
| 1997 Explorer | 669 | 39% | 78,000 |
| 1996 Explorer | 570 | 39% | 139,500 |
| 1995 Explorer | 205 | 24% | 102,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists tires for the 1999 Ford Explorer. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer equipped with firestone wilderness at tires, size: p235/75/r15 (na). While driving approximately 60 mph, the rear passenger tire blew out. The vehicle was taken to a tire shop, where it was diagnosed that the tire needed to be replaced. The tire was…
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer equipped with good year wrangler tires, tire size 235-75-r15. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the rear passenger's side tire exploded due to tread separation. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and entered into oncoming…
1999 ford explorer. Consumer writes in regards to firestone tires (pr.15.75) recall on vehicle. *smd the would like a list of all the firestone tires that were recalled. The consumer believed the tires he had on his vehicle were defective, which caused him to have an accident in 2007, in which the…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1999 Ford Explorers have tires problems?
No. NHTSA has 370 owner complaints about tires for the 1999 Ford Explorer (27% of the 1,348 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Ford Explorer tires?
No recall currently lists tires for this vehicle.
At what mileage do tires problems start?
The median reported mileage is 84,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about tires problems on the 1999 Ford Explorer?
The most frequent phrase is “tire size”, in 114 of 370 complaints, followed by “firestone wilderness” (95).
Other 1999 Ford Explorer problems
See all 1999 Ford Explorer problems or tires problems across all Explorer years.