First the independent company will find a problem with your tires, they want to sell you new ones. Second the tire company does not know Fords warranty. Third the tire company wants you to haggle with Ford so they will not have to replace the tires. Fourth I find it hard to believe three tires have seperated belts. Even the cheapest tires going do not have that high of a failure rate. Finally the original Ford/Firestone recall was pure bs. Total driver neglegance.