2003 Firestone Firestone problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires:tread/Belt (9) · Tires:sidewall (4) · Tires (4)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Firestone Firestone model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2004-07-23 · Tires:valve“i own an rv with duel rear wheel's. in this case, it is on a ford chassis. to check or add air to the tires, we are required to install extenders. myself like thousands of others have experienced this same problem. the valve stem eventually breaks, causing immediate air loss, causing tire failure, unless extreemly carful could cause an accident bec…”
2004-06-08 · Tires:tread/Belt · 💥 crash“driving on expressway home going approxiately 55 -60 miles an hour. car began to feel odd while driving . left tire malfunctioned , driver lost the ability to contol car. ford explorer rolled over, continued to speed across uncoltrollable for about 100 feet in busy expressway. *ak…”
2004-03-31 · Tires“two firestone tires on my truck blew out on the freeway within 10 days of eachother, while my wife was driving. this put her in extreme danger and a very unsafe situation.*ak…”
2004-03-12 · Tires“bad shimmy and wobble in front drivers side also makes steering wheel wobble bad. *jb…”
2004-02-26 · Tires:sidewall“the consumer complained about a firestone tire problem. all 5 tires split on the sidewall. firestone sent an inspector, and was told it was a road hazard. vehicle was driven less than 1000 miles and the tires were defective. *ak the second set of tires had three tires with splits in the same area. the firestone inspector suggested that thi…”
2004-01-25 · Tires:tread/Belt“my gas gauge reads improperly. i will leave my car showing over 1/4 of a tank, not use the car after that and the next day the gas gauge will show it is on e. i have only been averaging 18-21 mpg for city and 25 for highway. *la…”
2004-01-21 · Tires:tread/Belt“while driving 70 mph front passenger tire tread separated. dealerships mechanic was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak…”
2003-12-18 · Tires:tread/Belt“while driving tread separated on the front inside tires. consumer heard a loud bumping noise coming from the front of the vehicle. dealerships was notified, but was unable to resolve the problem. size 2255518 please provide the dot number. *ak…”
2003-12-04 · Tires:bead“left front tire is delaminated. the tire size is 215/50 -zr -17. the d.o.t. number is d.o.t. 34815exbm25055-1. provide further details. *ph…”
2003-11-11 · Tires:sidewall“firestone p205/65r15 peeled and shredded on the rear of my 1997 ford, taurus and caused extensive damage to the rear driver side of car.*ak…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.