2000 Ford F-250 Tires & Wheels Problems

Left front tire blew without warning, lost control of truck and trailer and crossed the median into oncoming interstate traffic. Stearing link on truck broke, not sure when. Truck and trailer were totaled. LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW WHILE PARKED A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. No visible defects. I have attached two pictures of the left front tire taken at the scene of the accident and three pictures of the left rear tire taken as it failed in two stages, first a bulge in the tread, followed a few weeks later by a zipper-like sidewall separation. Tires were less than 10 years old when they failed. I still have the tires as well as the other two matching tires from the set. The accident occurred in Bath NY. Michelin LT235/85R16

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL GENERAL (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 265/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE, TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE, AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TIRE HAD BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAD MORE THAN ADEQUATE TREAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES, SIZE: 235/85/R16. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES BECAME UNRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12T019000 (TIRES) BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE WARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,500. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE TIRES ON A VEHICLE THAT ARE ON RECALL #12T-019. HAVE VISITED SAMS CLUB IN MONTGOMERY AL MONTHS AGO ABOUT REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID TIRES WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT, TOOK MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER TO CALL WHEN THE TIRES ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL A/T TIRES, DOT VDWD1XL150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS TWENTY YEARS OLD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRE WAS 41,930.

DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 DRIVING SOUTH ON THE 605 FREEWAY REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT THE TREAD BELT PORTION OF THE TIRE TORE OF AND CAUSED BODY AND PAINT DAMAGE TO THE REAR FENDER. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND BODY DAMAGE IT CAUSED. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND I MAILED THE DOCUMENTS REQUESTED. BF GOODRICH NOTIFIED ME THAT MY TIRES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE AND MY TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL NOTICE. I TOLD THE PERSON ON THE PHONE THE INCIDENT IS THE SAME AS NOTED "TIRE TREAD SEPARATION" AS ON THE RECALL NOTICE. I ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON THE TIRES WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

TIRE SEPARATED LIKE A RETREAD AND CAUSE OVER $3500 DAMAGE TO THE BED OF THE PICKUP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR

I OBSERVE THE VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUES BY GOODYEAR (NHTSA 12T0030000) AND SINCE I OWN A 4 WHEEL SET OF THOSE TIRES ON MY FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, I NOTICED THAT MY SIZE WASN'T LISTED. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY SET OF SILENT ARMOR TIRES IN THAT THEY CAN NOT BE BALANCED AS THEY SHOULD BE AND VERY PRONOUNCED CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE SIDE WALLS CLOSE TO THE TREAD LINE. I LIMIT MY SPEED TO NO MORE THAN 50MPH. MY TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER, 2009 AND IF I COULD CRAWL UNDER MY TRUCK IN SEARCH OF THE PRODUCTION DATES, I'M SURE THEY WOULD BE IN OR CLOSE TO THE LISTED PRODUCTION DATES. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WITH THE SILENT ARMOR PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND SHOULD NOT BE RECALLED IN SUCH A NARROW DATE RANGE OR SIZE RANGE. PLEASE EXPAND THE RECALL TO ALL SIZES AND A BROADER PRODUCTION DATE RANGE. *TR

NOISY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL GRINDING NOISE. UNSAFE TO DRIVE, THE BEARING HAD APPROX 3 INCHES OF PLAY AND GRINDING ON THE ROTOR. REPLACED FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY AND BEARING AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE IDENTICAL FAILURE JULY 2010 ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH.

SEPARATION OF STEEL BELTS ON TIRES IMPORTED BY FOREIGN TIRE SALES OF NEW JERSEY. AFTER CONTACTING THEM TWO YEARS AGO ABOUT THE RECALL, THEY SAID MY TIRES WERE NOT IN THE BATCH FOR THE RECALL. TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES I PURCHASED HAVE FAILED WITH BELT SEPARATION ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. MY TIRES DOT NO. S ARE DOT7DT4FTS 1303 AND 0403. THE BATCH IN THE RECALL ARE DOT7DT4FTS 0404. *TR

THE TREAD CAME OFF REAR TIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE COOPER DISCOVERER ATR LT285/75R16, THE YEAR OF THE TIRES IS 2005. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DISCOVERER S/T TIRES, SIZE 285/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 78 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SAFELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. INSTEAD, THE TREADING SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BED OF THE VEHICLE AROUND THE WHEEL WELL, WHICH WAS SHREDDED. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP FROM WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WHERE UNAWARE OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED FOR FREE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,350.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250. THE CONTACT OWNS A TIRE BUSINESS AND HAS HAD TEN NANKANG MUDSTAR RADIAL TIRES, SIZE 305/70R16 (NA) RETURNED BY CUSTOMERS. THE TIRES ARE COMING APART WITH VERY LOW MILEAGES. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST. AS OF APRIL 18, 2008, THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT ASSISTED. THE CONTACT HAS ALL THE RECORDS FOR EACH TIRE THAT WAS REPLACED. NO OTHER VEHICLE OR DEALER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E106000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB), WHICH STATED THAT HE SHOULD CHECK THE HUB TO VERIFY IF THE COMPONENT WAS DEFECTIVE. UPON INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY HAD RUSTED, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM SEEING A CODE FOR THE HUB. THEREFORE, HE COULD NOT DETERMINE IF HIS COMPONENT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SEE ANY CODES, THAT MEANT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY A RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 232,000. UPDATED 10/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB

TIRE BEGAN TO BOUNCE AT 40 MPH. RETURN TO RETAILER AND FOUND THAT TIRE WAS SEPARATING. REPLACE 2 TIRES UNDER WARRANTY,LATER 1 MORE TIRE DID SAME . REALTOR WAS ASK IF THIS WAS PROBLEM. NOT A PROBLEM, INSTALLER STATED THEY HAD SEEM MANY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND PULLING A FIFTH WHEEL, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION. A SECOND LATER, SHE HEARD A LOUD BUMP AND THEN A BANG. SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,098. THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2000 F-250 FORD PICKUP RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT. WE HAD OVER $3,000 DAMAGES TO THE BOX AND EXHAUST OF THE PICKUP. WE REPLACED TIRE OURSELVES AND INSURANCE PAID FOR DAMAGES TO PICKUP. WE HAVE PICTURES AND INSURANCE COMPANY HAS PICTURES AND STILL HAVE WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT. DO NOT HAVE PARTS OF PICKUP THAT WERE REPLACED. *AK

WHILEDRIVING HOME FROM VACATION ON I 65 SOUTH OF MONTGOMERY ALABAMA A FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRE, LL 265 /75 R 16 ON THE RIGHT REAR HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE, AND DID DAMAGE TO THE TOW VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER. THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED, AND I STILL WAS WORKING ON RESTITUTION FOR THE DAMAGE.*AK

THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER'S DODGE RAM WAS TOWING (2000 FORD 250) HAD A BLOWOUT. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER OF THE RAM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE RAM AND TOW VEHICLE ENTERED THE NORTHSIDE DITCH AND THE TOW VEHICLE OVERTURNED. *TS *NM