1999 Ford E-450 Complaint Log

REAR CALIPER BOOTS BROKEN AND REPLACED, LATER REPLACEMENT OF THE GROOVED REAR CALIPER PISTONS WHICH WERE CAUSING LEAKAGE. *MJS

BRAKE CALIPER PISTON LOCKING UP RESULTING IN BURNING AND DAMAGE TO BOOTS AND PADS. *MJS

BRAKE CALIPER BOOTS LEAKING, CALIPERS REPLACED. *MJS

BRAKE CALIPER PISTON LOCKING UP RESULTING IN TORN BOOTS. *MJS

REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOISE, REPLACED DRIVE LINE TO RECTIFY. *MJS

BRAKE CALIPERS REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, CALIPER PISTONS BINDING AND CRACKED BOOTS. *MJS

BRAKE CALIPER BOOTS CRACKED. *MJS

CALIPER BOOTS SPLIT. *MJS

CALIPER PISTONS STICKING CAUSING BOOTS TO CRACK. *MJS

CALIPER BOOTS CRACKED. *MJS

CALIPER BOOTS CRACKED. *MJS

BRAKE CALIPERS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING ON TWO OCCASIONS. *MJS

RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. *MR THERE WERE CHUNKS OF RUBBER AND BIG PIECES OF TREAD FLYING FROM UNDER THE MOTOR HOME. THE TIRE LOOKED AS IF IT WERE PARTIALLY DEFLATED. (1999 BIG FOOT MOTOR HOME MOUNTED TO THE FORD E450) *SC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH TIRES ON 1999 BIG FOOT MODEL MOTOR HOME. *MR AS THE CONSUMER MADE A TURN, A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER SAW IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, LARGE CHUNKS OF RUBBER AND BIG PIECES OF TREAD FLYING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED AND WHAT WAS LEFT WAS 2 INCH RINGS MOUNTED ON THE RIM, ALSO THE OTHER TIRE LOOKED AS IF IT WAS PARTIALLY DEFLATED. THIS PROBLEM REPEATED, BUT THIS TIME THE INNER TIRE WELL AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT. *SC *JB

BRAKE CALIPER BOOTS ARE BURNT. *MJS

RING AND PINION FAILED CAUSING NOISE. *MJS

CALIPER BOOTS CRACKED. *MJS

THIS TIRE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS WHAT IS BEING REPORTED IN THE NEWS FOR FIRESTONES ON FORD SUVS - THE SIDEWALLS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO FIRESTONE SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT - REFERENCE NUMBER 018525. THE TIRE WAS SENT BACK TO FIRESTONE FOR EVALUATION, AFTER WHICH THEY REFUSED TO COMPENSATE US OR ADMIT FAULT BASED ON THEIR STATEMENT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSE BY LOW TIRE-PRESSURE. AFTER ADDITIONAL REQUESTS, FIRESTONE PAID FOR OUR TIRE AND RELATED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IN THE AMOUNT OF $685.27 WITH CHECK NUMBER 231704, DATED 11-300-1999. I CALLED THEIR HOTLINE TONIGHT TO NOTE THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MY PROBLEM AND THOSE IN THE NEWS - FORD VEHICLE, TREAD SEPERATING, DOT #S STARTING WITH VD. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP ME (I REQUESTED REPLACEMENT OF ALL TIRES) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE THERE FOR INSPECTION.( DOT NUMBER: VD111XD119 TIRE SIZE: 24575R16 )

IN 1999 I PURCHASD A NEW GULFSTREAM '30 FOOT MOTOR HOME, IT WAS BUILT ON A FORD E450 CHASSIS. THE UNIT WAS SHIPPED WITH "E" RANGE TIRES. I HAD A SEVEN TIRE ROTATION AT 5000 MILES, AT WHICH TIME THE SPARE WAS PUT INTO USE. IN A CHECK OF TIRE PRESSURES BEFORE MY LAST TRIP I FOUND A "D" RANGE TIRE(THE ORIGNAL SPARE?). I HAVE DRIVEN 25000 MILES ON THIS TIRE AT 20PSI OVER MAX RATED PRESSURE. I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT THIS TIRE DID NOT BLOW AT 65 MPH. IS THIS A STANDARED PRACTICE TO SHIP CUTAWAYS WITH LOWER RANGE(CHEAPER) TIRES?

BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST BOOSTER FAILED. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIGHT REAR INSIDE (DUAL) TIRE CAUSING IMMEDIATE DEFLATION OF TIRE AND DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL, AIR BAG SUSPENSION SYSTEM, AND RIGHT REAR BASEMENT STORAGE BOX. GVW AND GAW WELL BELOW MAXIMUM RATED WEIGHTS. TIRE CHECKED 6 HOURS PRIOR TO FAILURE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS 80 PSI COLD AND NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT THAT TIME. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XD259 TIRESIZE: LT225R7516)

THIS TIRE WAS ON A JAYCO EAGLE CLASS C MOTORHOME. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XD438 TIRESIZE: LT225/75R1)

THESE TIRES ARE MOUNTED ON A 32 FOOT JAYCO CLASS C MOTORHOME ON A FORD CHASSIS. THE FIRST TIRE TO BLOWOUT WAS THE LEFT SIDE INSIDE DUAL TIRE AT 15000 MILES. THE SECOND TIRE TO BLOWOUT WAS THE OUTSIDE RIGHT DUAL AT 17180 MILES. THIS BLOWOUT CAUSED $3243.00 TO MY MOTORHOME. AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE WAS 72PSI AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES F. MY INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM MUTUAL, HAD THE TIRE INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT CAUSED THE THREAD SEPARATION. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR FAMILY'S SAFETY SINCE THERE ARE STILL FIVE OF THE ORGINIAL SEVEN TIRE STILL ON OUR MOTORHOME. DY