There are 69 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 2001 Ford F-350 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)MY SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION THE CABLE THAT HELD THE TIRE UNDER THE TRUCK WAS FRAYED AND BROKE.
DRIVING MY 2001 F 350 AT 45 MPH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED LOUD ENOUGH FOR A NEIGHBOR TO COME OUT THINKING A SHOT HAD BEEN FIRED! THE TIRE'S SIDE WALL WAS SHREDDED. THIS WAS MY SECOND EXPERIENCE RECENTLY WITH A BLOW-OUT OF MY BF GOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN T/A LT275/65R18 TIRES. IN MAY THE LEFT REAR BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THE SIDE WALL SHREDDED SIMILAR TO THE RECENT BLOW OUT. I WAS PRO-RATED FOR THAT TIRE BUT AFTER THIS RECENT EVENT I AM CHANGING OUT ALL THE TIRES AND GOING BACK TO COOPER, I WOULDN'T CHANCE HAVING A MORE SERIOUS LOST-OF-CONTROL EVENT! I BOUGHT MY TIRES 3 YEARS AGO (2011) AND USE THIS TRUCK ON THE RANCH--THERE ARE LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES. FROM THE OUTSIDE THE TIRES APPEAR ALRIGHT, BUT THE HANDLING STARTED TO FEEL ROCKY PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT ALTHOUGH NOTHING WAS VISIBLY SHOWING ON THE EXTERIOR. *TR
ON SEPTEMBER 17 ONE OUR CREW VEHICLES EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN ONE SEVERE INJURY, TWO MUCH LESS SEVERE INJURY'S AND A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE IS A BF GOODRICH COMMERCIAL T/A LT 265/75/16 AND WAS PURCHASED ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 2012. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 40K MILES. THE DOT NUMBER IS BFW8JD110312. *TR
4 TREAD LEAKS REPAIRED AND A SIDE WALL BLOW OUT GOODYEAR SILENT ARMOR PRO GADE TIRE LT305/70R16 124/12 LOAD RANGE E DOTPJBV35HV. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY VEHICLE WITH COOPER DISCOVER STT P351/85R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A RACE CAR WHICH WAS DESTROYED ALONG WITH THE TRUCK AND ALL OF ITS CONTENTS, WHICH CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE BLOW OUT. A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A MAJOR CONCUSSION AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A COMPOUNDED LEFT WRIST INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.
TRAVELING FROM MASS. TO MAINE WITH MY FORD F-350 WITH "COOPER" MASTERCRAFT COURSER A/T TIRES. MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SEPARATED SENDING THE TREAD INTO WHEEL WELL..I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH...IT SHOOK THE TRUCK VERY HARD CAUSING LOSS CONTROL...THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS AROUND...SLOWED THE TRUCK TO STOP...MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF TRUCK...LOOKING AT TIRE THE METAL WIRE IS RUSTED...NOTE FOUND THERE WAS A RE-CALL ON THESE TIRES...(NEVER GOT MINE) CALLED THE COOPER HOT-LINE. THEY INSTRUCTED ME THEY WILL SEND PACKAGE IN MAIL AND FOR ME TO SEND THE TIRE TO THEM CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE THE SAME WITH NO RESULTS BLAMING THE DRIVERS FOR HITTING SOMETHING....NO INJURY OR DEATH...NOT OUT FOR THE MONEY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHREDDED. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE FRONT FENDER, UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,900.
WHILE PICKING UP SPEED ON AN ON RAMP JUST OUTSIDE LAS. VEGAS NV. UNTO THE I-15 MY F350 FORD TRUCKS FRONT END BEGAN A SHIMMY. AS WE WERE APPROACHING HWY. SPEEDS 71 OR 72 MPH. SUDDENLY THE LT. FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED THROWING US TOWARD THE NEXT LANE. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. ODDLY ENOUGH THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR IN IT. THE ACCIDENT HAS CAUSED APROX. $2600.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. TIRES, LT235/85R16 AMERI TRAC TR 10/32 TREAD.*TR
I HAD A TIRE THAT THE TREAD CAME OFF. IT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. THREE WEEKS LATER ANOTHER TIRE STARTED TO SEPARATE. I HAD THE TIRES REMOVED BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TIRES BUT FOUND THAT THE SAME TIRE IN A DIFFERENT SIZE WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE SAME FAILURE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TREAD DETACHED FROM THE TIRE DOWN TO THE BELT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04T003000 (TIRES). THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,660. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN THE COSNUMER STATED THERE WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE UNTIL DAYS LATER. UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB
WHILE DRIVING A 2001 FORD F350 PICKUP ON THE US HIGHWAY 50 FREEWAY IN THE SHINGLE SPRINGS, CA, AREA, I HAD A FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T LT265/75R16 TIRE BLOW-OUT AND TREAD SEPARATION. THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRE AND VEHICLE HAD 31,617 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. I OBTAINED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE FAILED TIRE REMOVED AND THE SPARE TIRE INSTALLED. I REMEMBERED THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH FIRESTONE TIRES INSTALLED ON FORD VEHICLES. I FOUND THAT RECALL NUMBER 04T003000 WAS ISSUED, WHICH STATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS THAT BEGAN ON MARCH 5, 2004. I NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR THE FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2001 CONCERNING THE TIRE FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT PER THE RECALL NOTICE. THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL NOTIFICATION AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RECALL NOTICE THAT WAS ISSUED APPLIED TO THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. I CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE WHO ADVISED ME TO SHIP THE FAILED TIRE TO NASHVILLE, TN, AT MY EXPENSE FOR THEIR "EVALUATION", BUT FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE SAFETY OF THE REMAINING 3 TIRES AND THE 1 INSTALLED SPARE TIRE THAT ARE STILL INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE THE FAILED TIRE AND I HAVE NOT SHIPPED THE FAILED TIRE TO BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 4 FIRESTONE TIRES THAT ARE CURRENTLY INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A CRACK ON THE RIM. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 143,505. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF. UPDATED 12/12/07
DRIVING WEST BOUND ON I-40 IN A 01 FORD F350 DUALLY DIESEL PULLING AN ENCLOSED CAR TRAILER W/55 CHEVY BELAIRE. FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF WHICH CAUSED US TO GO INTO MEDIAN AND THE TRUCK JACKKNIFED AGAINST THE CAR TRAILER AND WAS TITLED OFF THE GROUND ABOUT 3 FEET. TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. HUSBAND SUSTAINED BACK INJURY. TIRE WAS A COOPER DISCOVERER S/T LT255/85R16
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CONTACT FELT VIBRATION. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. WHILE PROCEEDING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD , WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T TIRE. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 38,000.*AK
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT GENERAL TIRE ON RIGHT FRONT OF 2001 FORD F350 HAD BELT/PLY SEPARATION WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 76. APPROXIMATELY 10 INCH FLAP TORE FENDER INNER-LINER LOOSE PULLING IT UP ON TOP OF TIRE AND DAMAGING THE FENDER. FRONT TIRES REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. HAVE OLD TIRES AND PICTURES. *JB
2001 FORD F-350 LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *KB AFTER THE BLOW OUT, THE CONSUMER CROSSED THE LEFT LANE AND STRUCK A CONCRETE DIVIDER WALL. *JB
IN REGARDS TO: WILDERNESS A/T 265/75 16 ROL TIRES I HAVE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION ON ONE OF THE TIRES ON MY 2001 FORD F-350 4X4 (55K MILES). WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN MY HOME AND COLUMBUS, OHIO ON JULY 3, 2006, THE TREAD ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF MY TRUCK SEPARATED FROM THE CASING. FORTUNATELY, I HAD PERCEIVED A PROBLEM DUE TO INCREASED VIBRATION AND HAD LOWERED MY SPEED AND WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. WHEN THE TIRE FAILED, I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK OR FAMILY. I AM, HOWEVER, QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THE REST OF THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK. HONESTLY, WHEN THE WHOLE EXPLORER MESS WAS GOING ON, I INSISTED THAT THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED TIRES, AND OWNER NEGLECT. I LOOKED AT IT AS A LITIGIOUS SOCIETY LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO BLAME AND SUE. WELL, MY THOUGHTS HAVE CHANGED CONSIDERABLY. I AM A CAR GUY. I AM DILIGENT WITH THE CARE OF MY VEHICLES, AND THEIR MAINTENANCE. I ROUTINELY CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURES (MY AIR COMPRESSOR AND DIGITAL PRESSURE GAUGE ARE SITUATED RIGHT NEXT TO MY GARAGE DOOR SO I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK FOR THEM). I HAVE OWNED AUTOMOBILES FROM MOST EVERY MANUFACTURER, INCLUDING SIX FORD TRUCKS SEVERAL OF THOSE ON FIRESTONE TIRES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A TIRE FAILURE WHILE OUT ON THE ROAD, AND THE MODE OF FAILURE OF THIS TIRE IS ESPECIALLY FRIGHTENING. LIKE I SAID, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NOTHING MORE THAN THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED, THE BETTER NEWS FOR FIRESTONE IS THAT I HAVE A TIRE THAT YOU CAN SURELY DO A FAILURE ANALYSIS ON, BECAUSE IT STILL HAS AIR IN IT, AND THE TREAD IS STILL PARTIALLY ATTACHED. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT NO ONE (FORD/FIRESTONE RETAILER) IS INTERESTED IN ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. I CAN ASSURE YOU, THIS IS A TIRE ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON HOW TO PROCEED, AS I AM CERTAIN THAT FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE IS INTERESTED IN MAKING THIS RIGHT. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. *JB
TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 70 MPH WITH MY 2001 FORD F350 WITH PASSENGERS AND NO TRAILER. SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK. REGAINED CONTROL AND PULLED OVER. DISCOVERED FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TREAD SEPARATED AND WRAPPED AROUND AXLE WITH TIRE STILL INFLATED. *JB
TIRE FAILURE: TREAD SEPARATION ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S SIZE LT265/75 R16, LOAD RANGE E. *NM
I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY FOR ABOUT 20 MILES AT 65 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 MPH) WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE (GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/S LT285/75R16) EXPLODED. IT RIPPED THE FUEL FILLER NECK OFF OF THE TRUCK BENT THE REAR BUMPER AND BENT THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK IN MANY PLACES. THESE TIRES HAD MORE THEN HALF TREAD LEFT ON THEM AND THERE IS NO REASON THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I WASN'T PULLING A LOAD OR DRIVING TOO FAST. FUEL SPILLED OUT OF THE GAS TANK AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON IF THIS TYPE OF THINK HAPPENS. *JB
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