Such evidence help to support the argument among many plaintiff lawyers that represent Explorer rollover victims that the Ford Explorer and Ford Explorer Sport Trac are unstable and can flip over or overturn when the driver is faced with an emergency maneuver, hard braking or other evasive driving maneuvers to avoid an animal, a pothole, black ice, road hazard or another vehicle. In 2006 in a Ford Explorer rollover trial, evidence was introduced that indicated that the Explorer is unstable not only on Firestone tires but also on tires made by Goodyear, Cooper, Michelin's Uniroyal, BF Goodrich, Kelly Springfield, Continental General and other tire manufacturers. The Explorer rollover trial. Mr. John Lampe - Bridgestone / Firestone CEO "You can take our tires off the Ford Explorer and it would continue to roll over.". The testing and accident data we have done proves it," Lampe said. "There is something wrong with the Ford Explorer. "Firestone will no longer sell tires to Ford for use on the Explorer. In fact, immediately after the Ford Explorer rollover problem became, Bridgestone -Firestone started the finger pointing at Ford Motor Company. While Firestone turned out millions of sub-standard and potentially defective tires, and was the initial cause of loss of control many Ford Explorer Firestone tire tread separation rollovers, the blame has shifted toward Ford for a defectively designed and unstable vehicle. A recent rollover study analysis of national and Florida crash statistics, the Ford Explorer, even when fitted with tires other than Firestone, has a higher rate of tire-related accidents than other sport utility vehicles. Even today, more Ford Explorers are rolling over at alarming rates, even after the Ford Firestone recall and replacement of the Firestone tires.Įxplorer rollover rates rank higher than any of it's current competitors.
The Ford Explorer has been rolling over and killing it's occupants since the first months it was sold. But apparrantly Ford's engineers didn't design the rollover out of their new SUV. The Ford Explorer was introduced the motoring public in 1991 and was marketed as a safe passenger friendly replacement to the Ford Bronco II, the former rollover king. The Ford Explorer and similar models, the Mercury Mountaineer and Mazda Navajo are in a class of their own in regards to the large numbers of rollovers.
This design problem has resulted in many drivers unable to control the vehicle in emergency situations, especially after a tire blowout or sudden deflation from a tire tread separated resulting in a rollovers. have been blamed on a faulty design that creates an instability in the Ford Explorers. Ford Explorer Rollover Lawsuits & Safety Recall Informationįord Explorer rollovers and rollover safety concerns have been in the public spotlight almost daily since 2000 when the Ford Explorer - Firestone tire tread separation roll over accident problem was revealed.
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