# 1999 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `256516` · 2000-11-15 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Speed:** 3 mph
## Narrative
COMING TO STOP , PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, AND ABOUT TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED/ SURGED FOWARD AT A HIGH RATE SPEED,  CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OVER CONCRETE PORCH ,KNOCKED OVER 6*6 POLE, AND HIT WALL OF RESTAURANT. DURING ACCELERATION CONSUMER SLAMMED ON  BRAKES,  BUT VEHICLE  WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL 5-6 FEET LATER.*AK  FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES CAUSED TRAUBLE TO THE CONSUMER AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY BF GOOD RICH TIRES.  *YH
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