Ford Explorer Tires Problems
- 482
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 18
- Years with records
- 1999–2018
- Stored years
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 482 stored complaint records:
- 53 indicate a crash
- 48 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Tread/Belt · 24 records
- Sidewall · 11 records
- Valve · 6 records
- Bead · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 32 |
| 60–100k mi | 22 |
| 30–60k mi | 20 |
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Tires · Tread/Belt
2018 ford explorer. Hankook ventus s1 noble 2 tires. Size 255/50 r20 105h no crash. Mileage !2,066 miles. Tires are cracking and separating with chunks flying off as i drive. Ford offered me $500 towards replacing the 4 tires for the same brand. They would not replace it with a different brand that i feel safe with. I will be running into the same issues. These tires need to be recalled!
ODI 11270243
Tires
I have hankook tires on my ford explorer. Bought it new with these. Less than 25,000 miles and they look to be tearing up all over. Hankook says there's no warranty on their tires. Technician says i need them changed right away or they will 'blow out.' *js
ODI 11266310
Tires
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford explorer equipped with hankook ventus s1 noble 2 tires, size: 255/50/r20/105h. The contact noticed that the inner and outer areas of the two front tires were worn. The contact drove to performance ford lincoln bountiful (1800 s main st, bountiful, ut 84010, [redacted]), but the tires were not diagnosed or replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle and tire failure…
ODI 11231268
Tires
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford explorer equipped with hankook ventus s1 noble 2 tires, size: 255/50r20. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger side tire thread were prematurely worn. The contact had the tires rotated and also noticed that the rear driver and passenger tires also had loose thread and cracks. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate tire and…
ODI 11267051
Tires · Wheels
I purchased a 2017 ford explorer xlt and after 20,000 miles i was told the tires needed to be replaced. I agree with the service man and am looking to replace them. I looked at the tires, hankook, venous s1noble 2, 255/50r20 105h and saw the dot date was 002881, 2012.. If i'm reading this correct the tires were five years old upon buying the vehicle and they are now seven years old with 20,000 miles on them. I…
ODI 11206989
Tires · Unknown Or Other
I am requesting that the dot nhtsa look into the possibility of a tire defect that can affect the safe operation of vehicles with cooper discoverer srx tires. I purchased a set of 4 cooper discoverer srx tires and had them professionally installed on my 2013 ford explorer. The size is 255/50r20. During the winter of 2018-19 they began to leak air excessively when it was cold. The loss would grow to a point the low…
ODI 11203724
Tires · Wheels
Oem hankook tires on 2017 ford explorer: with less than 15,000 miles on my 2017 explorer, it began to hydroplane at much lower speeds than when new. The tires are oem, hankook, ventus s1 noble. I took the car to fugate ford, who said they recently processed two other vehicles with bad hankook tires. On closer inspection with doug at fugate, you could see the tire tread was ripping away from itself all the way around…
ODI 11165810
Tires · Wheels
Hankook ventus s1 noble2 (excluded from recall) are wearing extraordinary fast and the rubber is starting to pull apart, flake away. Chucks of rubber are coming off of the tire and leaving holes that appear to be about 1/4 inch deep . This will be our second set of tires with the same issue and the vehicle has only 40,000 miles.
ODI 11150869