1996 Ford F-250 Tires & Wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRES, SIZE: 265/75R16 (NA). WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TWO OUT OF FOUR KUMHO TIRES HAVE FAILED WITH A THIRD ONE ON ADVISEMENT IN POOR CONDITION. ONE TIRE SEPARATED IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY VELOCITY. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, BODY AND FUEL SYSTEM. VERBALLY AND IN WRITING I ASKED FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN. I HAVE MAINTENANCE LOGS, RECEIPTS, PICTURES, ESTIMATES AND ALL EMAIL CORRESPONDENCES FOR YOUR REVIEW. *TR ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2010, UPON A VISUAL INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS GETTING READY TO SEPARATE. SO, HE REPLACED IT WITH ONLY 15, 979 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2012, THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH 22,642.6 MILES ON THE TIRE, THE APPROXIMATE TREAD WAS 7/32. UPDATED IVOQ 11/19/12

I HAVE A FORD F-250 POWERSTROKE YEAR 1996. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE SEPARATED, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. THE TIRE WAS A TRAIL CUTTER RADIAL R/T. LT 265/75/R16. *TR

THE VEHICLE TIRE TREAD HAS BEGUN TO SEPARATE. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT BUT DRIVER DID NOT LOSE CONTROL, OWNER NOTICED THAT A 4'WIDE-6'EDGE CHUNK HAD PEELED AWAY. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. *AK *NLM

THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED (FELT VIBRATION) I TRAVELED APPRX 200 YARDS AND THEN THE TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE EXHAUST PIPES /WHEEL WELL/ WHEEL LINER/BED, AND WHEEL WELL TRIM.*AK

WHILE PULLING HIS 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF THE TOW VEHICLE. THE BLOW OUT HAPPENED ACROSS THE TREAD AREA. *CB

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE EXHAUST PIPES AND WHEEL WELL OF THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE HAD 30774 MILE ON IT AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE AND DAMAGES BUT WAS DECLINED BY THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER FOUND EVIDENCE THAT THE TIRE WAS OPERATED FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME WITH INSUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE, THE CONSUMER (FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRES, SIZE LT 235/85R16, DOT#VDORRAA507, SET OF FOUR TIRES WAS PURCHASED 24-JUL-1999). NLM

FIRESTONE STEEL TEX TIRES R4S LT235/85R16, DOT VDORTWC415; WHILE TRAVELING IN A FORD, F250 VEHICLE AT 60MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL. *AK DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE QUARTER PANEL AND WHEEL WELL, THE STEEL BRAID PULLED TAILPIPE FORWARD DAMAGING THE PIPES AND WHEEL HOUSING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THESE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

WHILE TOWING RV ON STRAIGHT SECTION OF INTERSTATE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. FORCE PUSHED UP RHT REAR 1/4 PANEL, TAIL PIPE, WHEEL HOUSING, CANOPY. VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANY DEBRIS IN ROAD TO CAUSE TIRE FAILURE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDOR1WT TIRESIZE: LT235/85R1)

TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, JUST LIKE THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDOR 1W1 TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CONSUMER FEELS THE TIRES WERE THE CAUSE, HOWEVER NONE OF THE TIRES ACTUALLY BLEWOUT, PRIOR TO ACCIDENT A DEALER NOTICED STEELBELTS COMING THROUGH CENTER OF THE TREAD, FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES P235/85R16 DOTVD0RTWW046. *SLC

TIRES WORE OUT IN ONE SECTION ONLY. THE REST OF TIRE TREAD GOOD FOR ANOTHER 20000 MI. DEALER SAID TIRES WERE MADE INCORRECTLY AND WERE EGG-SHAPED INSTEAD OF ROUND. I HAD TO PAY $137.69 TO REPLACE TIRES THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE NEEDED REPLACING YET IF THEY WERE MADE CORRECTLY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDOR1WW445 TIRE SIZE: 23585R16 )

FIRESTONE: DRIVING ON TURN PIKE WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT, TIRE DENTED REAR QUARTER PANEL. (CLAIM#38-J518-357) *MW

FIRESTONE STEELER 4RS TIRE (P235 85 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. THE TEMPERATURE ON THE DAY OF THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES. THERE WAS SUFFICENT TREAD ON THE TIRE AND THE PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED AT 70 PSI. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE. WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT THE TREAD SLUNG UPWARD INTO THE TAIL PIPE DRIVING IT INTO THE FENDER, CAUSING $800.00 WORTH OF BODY DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE NOT RECEIVING THE ATTENTION OF THE TIRES ON THE FORD SUV'S BECAUSE TRUCKS DO NOT TEND TO ROLL OVER, THEREFOR FATALITIES ARE NOT REPORTED. THIS DOES NOT HOWEVER NEGATE THE FACT THAT FIRESTONE HAS PRODCUED A BAD TIRE THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/85 R16 )

PE00020, ORIGNAL EQUIPMENT ON 1996, FORD, F250, TIRE SIZE LT23585R16. DUE TO A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL DRIVER'S REAR TIRE EXPLODED FROM THE SIDEWALL, WHICH ALMOST CAUSE A CRASH. FIRESTONE PRORATED THE TIRE. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER , RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. THERE WAS A SECOND INCIDENT WHERE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX RADIAL#AT,#LT2358516E HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. TIRES WERE REPLACED BY COOPER TIRES, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK FIRST TIRE SEPARATION OCCURED AT 25000 MILES. THE REPLACED TIRE FAILED SIMILARLY AT 37OOO MILES, FIRESTONE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THE TIRE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *YH

THESE 4 TIRES FAILED.THE CENTER STEEL CHORDS WERE SHOWING ON ALL 4 TIRES UPON INSPTECTION. I IMMIDEATLY REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL THE TIRES. I HAVE ONE TIRE LEFT THAT WAS A SPARE SERIAL NUMBER 20881URBD96426-4.THESE TIRES ARE THE ORGINAL TIRES BOUGHT ON A 1996 FORD 250 NEW AT COUNTS FORD, SULLIVAN, MO. I FEEL THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THE INFORMATION ON THESE TIRES BEING THAT YOU HAVE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH FIRESTONE TIRES.I REPLACED THESE TIRES OUT OF MY POCKET MYSELF AND CAN BE VERIFED OF THEIR CONDITION BY MONROE CITY TIRE& BATTERY, MONROE CITY, MO 63456.BUSINESS HWY. 36. *AK (TIRESIZE: 2358516M8)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2358516M8 )

ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAVE SUFFERED TREAD SEPERATION ON 4 TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16 )