Problems with 1999 Ford F-250 TIRES

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-250. while driving approximately 55 mph, the spare tire detached and went under the trailer that was being hauled. the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the median. a police report was not filed. the contact went to the hospital, but there were no injuries. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was being repaired. the vin was unknown. the approximate failure mileage was 165,000.

I filed a claim with michelin north america, inc (michelin), that was denied, for damages in excess of $3,000.00 incurred by my personal vehicle resulting from the complete tread detachment of a uniroyal laredo tire (dot# bfw8feuu4107), after 13,586 miles. detachment occurred at highway speed (65mph) with proper inflation pressure, checked prior to beginning of travel. prior to complete tread detachment, the subject tire was repaired for damage incurred by a common road hazard (i.e., a nail puncture). this, the tire?s only, repair was performed by a reputable service center in accordance with guidelines set by us department of transportation. michelin does not call into question tire repair as the causal factor. rather, michelin asserts that their inspection of the tire indicates tread detachment resulted from tire damage caused by the puncture. and, ?evidence of this is found when tracing the steel cord path from the puncture/repair to the initial detached area?. michelin feels they are not responsible for any damages. i challenge michelin?s denial based on (1) michelin?s admission that the ?initial detached area? occurred at some distance from the repair/puncture; (2) michelin has a history of tire recalls pertaining to defects and potential tread detachment of similar tires; and (3) the subject tire was manufactured during a period bounded by two laredo tire recalls, due to the potential for tread detachment: ?september 2004, uniroyal voluntary recall of 46,000 tires due to possible tread/belt detachment. ?july 2012, national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa #12t-019) recall of approximately 800,000 uniroyal tires, due to possible tread belt separation. further, a modicum of research clearly indicates that insufficient tire bonding and other manufacturer defects are the most frequent cause of tread detachment. therefore, i would suspect complete tread detachment would result from a preexisting tire defect, rather than a nail puncture. *tr

Tire blew out on interestate. tires only 1-2 months old at the time of blow out. caused the truck to flip across lanes of traffic and land on its side in the median. passenger was injured. tires were federal couragia m/t. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f250 equipped with goodyear wrangler lt tires, size: 265/75r16. the contact was driving 65 mph when the front passenger side tire exploded. the failure caused damage to the front passenger side door and fender. the contact removed the failed tire and installed the spare. the manufacturer was notified of the failure who advised the contact that there were no recalls and that the tires could be returned to where the contact had purchased them, and they would forward them to the manufacturer. the vehicle failure mileage was 137,000. the tire failure mileage was unknown. the dot number was unavailable.

1999 f250 tread separated while driving at 55 mph. *ts the separated tread caused some damage to the vehicle's fender. *nm

Dt: the consumer purchased a used vehicle in july, a 1999 ford f250. while moving back to washington from new mexico, the left rear tire tread peeled off, resulting in an accident while driving. this happened without warning. there was some wear on the tires. there are 64,000 miles on the truck, and owner does not know a lot about the mileage of the tires. the consumer consulted the nhtsa website and discovered recall campaign. 04t003000 on the same tires. bridgestone/firestone, model steeltex ,at lt265/75/r16. the consumer went to two different bridgestone/firestone delaers, and they would not help because the tires were not a part of the recall-these were for excursion vehicles only they noted. the consumer had to replace tires at his own expense. *ak

Dt: the contact owned a 1999 ford f250. the contact experienced tread separation on driver side rear tire. there was no accident, but it caused damage vehicle. it was hauling a trailer, and did not hit any kind of pot hole. tire manufacturer was eldorado, tire line i 265/75r16.*ak

Dt couple of months ago the front passenger side tire was wobling. pulled over, there was a chunk of tire missing. contacted the shop where he purchased the tires ,and they said there was no problem with the tiresl. found out there was a class action suite. these were cooper discover ht tires. the rear drivers side a lost the tread, did damage to the vehicle, it wrapped around the axle. tore out the mud flap it flug and scraped out the whole side of the vehicle. the tire line was lt265/75r16.*ak

While driving the passenger side front tire blewout on the inside sidewall. the vehicle swerved to the right, across a median and into 2 lanes of oncoming traffic (michelin mnrht, p225/60t16, dot # 09575883). *nm *tc

While driving 10 to 15 mph consumer heard an noise. the spare tire carrier located underneath the truck broke. the cable frayed and snapped. as a result, the spare tire fell off. *ak

Tread separation from firestone "steeltex radial a/t" tire at aprox 60 mph tire tread seperated without warning while driving on dry level ground there was no road hazard involved, tire never lost pressure and remained inflated until 2 days after event the tire was replaced at time of event with a spare tire, there was signifigant damage to the drivers bed section of my truck. an insurance claim was filed with my insurer and setteled with a repairthat totaled aprox $2258.00. *ak

Front tires wear out unevenly, and are unable to hold air. *ak

While driving 65 mph rear driver side tire blew out. consumer managed to pull over to change the tire. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. goodyear, wrangler at, 285/75r16, dot#pjyuj3h2700. *ak *nm

While driving at 55 mph driver heard a loud noise coming from the left front of the vehicle. consumer pulled over to investigate the noise, and noticed that the left front tire had blowout. firestone, steeltex radial at, size lt265/75r/16, dot# is vdw8-1xl-060. *ak

Problems with vehicle's firestone tire equipment. *mr while driving up a hill, without warning, the outside cap of the left rear tire had come off and damaged the vehicle. the tire had never gone flat before and had 6/32 and 8/32 tread remaining. the tire disintegrated at 8/32 tread remaining. *scc *jb *jb

1999 ford f250 pickup is experiencing problems with firestone steeltex a/t tire equipment.*mr after the consumer heard of the firestone tire problems he took his vehicle to a local dealer. the dealer checked the tires and indicated none of them were part of the recall. while driving the tread of the left rear tire came off but the tire remained inflated. this incident caused extensive damage to the vehicle. the consumer went to the local dealer who handled the handled the tire replacements. the tire were looked at and the consumer was told that the tires were not included in the recall. *nlm

While driving 20 mph front passenger's side tire blew out. as a result, the particles from the tire cracked the windshield and damaged the vehicle's frame. *ak

While driving front passenger's side tire blewout without warning. dealer notified.*ak

I have a ford f250 truck. both front tires(firestone) had a tred separation within 15hrs of each other. the first occurred 7/11/03 at approx. 1700hrs. it was the right front tire, the second occurred 7/12/03 at 0720hrs. the left front tire.no-one was hurt, but my veh. did have a lot of danage.*ak

Consumer states that while driving and without warning the rear passenger side tire blew out, causing the consumer to pull over. size#lt265175r16, dot#123/12q. dealer notified. *ak *scc *jb

While driving 50 mph the rear passenger tire tread completely separated. the tire remained fully inflated . the tire was not an original tire and it had 30000 miles on it. in total the consumer had three vehicles experienced three different failures: two blow outs and one separations. the consumer experienced this problem on two different vehicles; on the 99 ford the tread separated and caused damage to the vehicle (firestone steeltex/at), and on the second vehicle (5th wheel camper)the tire had blown out and damaged the vehicle as well(steeltex radial/lt 245 75 r16-120/116 rm/s, dot # vn2081xl00). *ak *scc *cb *nlm

Firestone steel tex 26575r16, the vehicle was sitting in the parkway when the right passenger sideside tire blew out. cause in unknown. ph

Consumer states vehicle is experiencing excessive vibration on front end of truck while driving. consumer states vibration is so bad it feels as if may lose control of vehicle. truck checked by dealer who installed a front stabilizer kit. repair only worked temporarily, vibration has started again.*jbthe latest vibration was caused by a faulty tire. the tire was replaced and the vibration has ceased. consumer seeks reimbursement from ford. *jg

On 7-28-02 i was driving westbound with my 26' fifth-wheel trailer on u.s.90 east of syracuse, n.y. when i felt a slight shimmy in my steering. the shimmy soon became a severe wobbling so i slowed down and pulled off the highway at the first exit i came to in syracuse. on examining the tire i saw that the steel core had separated from the tire. i put on my spare tire and the next day continued by trip. on 8-7-02 i was northbound on north dakota 281 south of jamestown when i felt another shimmy in the truck near highway 34. this time i discovered that the steel core of the left rear tire had separated the same as the first. in the first instance i contacted local ford and firestone dealerships and was told by both that these tires are no longer warranted and there was nothing they could do to replace them.*ak

When changing a tire consumer noticed spare tire had 8 grooves in the sidewall, 3 inches long and 1/4 inch deep. this was caused by tire rubbing underneath vehicle.*ak

After the firestone problem, i needed new tires ~40k. i went to goodyear, they didn't have an "e" range tire in this size so they put "d" load rnage tires on. after 5000 miles, first rotation, there were bubbles on all four tires. they replaced them under warranty. at that time they start to offer "e" so i switched to "e" range. after 5000 miles they started to develop a vibration, like an out of balance problem. i didn't have time to take them in before the next rotation was due. the right rear tire blew out while pulling my boat down the interstate in new york. i lost control when it got down on the rim and the boat jackknifed. it spun out of control into the median. police were called. vehicle was driveable. i changed tire and drove home. no punctures were noted after inspection by tire dealer and insurance investigator.. switched back to firestone steeltex. awaiting goodyears response. other problems noted as having occurred immediately prior, unknown if causal, for completeness only.*ak

While driving 70 mph, outside sidewall separated from the left rear tire. had to wait until tire had cooled down before changing. firestone steeltex at lt265-75-r16 dot vnw8 1xl - 079e4 - 008062 original equipment for a 1999, ford, f250. *ak consumer sustained cuts and minor burns due to changing the tire. *tt

While parked, side wall of tire exploded and instantly went flat. (firstone steeltex) *jg

Sidewall failure, splits and cracking on sidewall. *ak (tiresize: lt26575r16)

While traveling approximately 75 mph in a 1999 ford f250, the left-rear firestone steeltex a/t tire, size: lt265/75r16, experienced tread separation. there was approximately 16,000 miles on the tire and it was original equipment. *ak the consumer stated that the passenger side rear tire had thrown all of the tire tread off in one piece and the tread had beat up the truck body around the wheel. dot # vnw81xl039. *yh

Tire has a bulge in one-half of the tread approximately 16 inches long. i noticed the truck steering out of control and i was able to change the tire before it burst. i still have the tire and it holds air but i intend to replace all my tires within the next week or so. since it hasn't failed i thought it may be valuable to you for close scrutiny. i also have digital photos if you like. please let me know within the next week because the tire will be discarded. thank you. this tire was not involved in the previous firestone recalls.*ak (dot number: vnw81xl129 tiresize: lt265/65r1) (dot number: vnw81xl129 tiresize: lt265/65r1)

Sidewall blew out on right front tire going down the interstate at 72 mph. left front is now making a slapping noise. ford dealer said to contact firestone. firestone dealer said no warranty or recall, offered to sell new tires at 25 % discount.*ak (dot number: vnw81xl108 tiresize: lt265/75r1)

Violent shudder at 65 mph on highway. continued shaking till speed decreased to around 50 mph. the extreme twisting and tire bouncing made control almost impossible, fortunately, i have a class a cdl and was able t stop the truck safely . ford dealer has truck and can find nothining wrong with my truck itself. *ak (dot number: 1231200/s tiresize: lt26575r16)

The first failure occurred on the freeway. the tread came off and the tire was completely destroyed. i took it to firestone to replace the tire--there was no recall at the time. the second time, 2 weeks ago, the tire tread whipped around inside the wheel well and wrecked my fender and running board. i almost got run off the road and came close to a major accident. i then purchased 4 new michelin tires for safety sake. i called firestone and their "customer service " said they wouldn't do anything about this as these tires aren't under recall!! please do something about these tires---people will get hurt and/or killed with them!!!!! thank you. p.s. after reviewing this, we typed 0 people were injured or killed, but your system puts in a number????*ak (tiresize: lt26575r16)

Complete tread separation. tires are fairly new and in very good shape.*ak (tiresize: 3057060)

Original equipment on a 1999, f250, lt265/75r16size. rear tires have developed a split resulting in air loss, causing a blowout from sidewall which resulted in damage to vehicle. *ak

Tires were original equipment on a ford, f250, 1999, tire size lt26575r16, dot number not available, and tires have over twenty-two thousand mile s on them. vehicle was taken to dealer for routine inspection when mechanic noticed that front driver side tire and right rear passenger side tire had developed cracks on the exterior. cracks have started two inches from the rim. *ak further inspection found cracks on all four tires newar the rim, dot number exbm14474-3. *slc

Pe 00 040/tire failure: while traveling at 45 mph with only the driver in a 1999, ford, f250 super duty; original equipment, tire size lt265/75r16, dot# vnw81xm019 heard a roaring sound. pulled vehicle over and noticed a left rear flat tire. towed to an independent tire repair shop, and was informed of severe cracking inside sidewall. firestone was notified and unwilling to assist.*ak consumer made a second call to firestone and at that time, all 4 tires were replaced. *slc

Three tires have tread separation as stated by dealership. firestone says "bull" but, will replace at a prorate which is basically i must pay full price to replace defective tires with a lot of tread left on them. i called firestone consumer affairs and they told me to go jump in the lake. *ak (dot number: 008062 tiresize: lt26575r16)

Tires removed from vehicle and replaced do to safety concerns about tires failing do to tread separation on similar vehicles. tires show dry rotting of white letters. all five tires replaced with a different manufacturer for a cost of over 1 thousand dollars.*ak (dot number: unknown tiresize: p26575r16)

Caught tread separating from sidewall. tire appeared to be dry rotting or cracking along sidewall and tread meeting area. firestone prorated a warranty. *ak (dot number: vnw81xl tiresize: 265-75-16)

Purchased new tires on 3/16/2001. on 4/23/2001 found hole on outerwall of tire. dealer would not replace due to the fact that we had not purchased road hazard warranty. he attributed the damage to that. purchased at tom frost firestone in warrenton, va. *ak (tiresize: 265/75r16e)

While driving with the cruise control set on 70 mph on the interstate, the truck started to shake and then the tire thread cap blew off the truck damaging right passenger side fender brace, muffler, fender well skirting, and paint. a state trooper witnessed the whole incident. *ak (dot number: ejlfccb459 tiresize: lt28575r16)

Firestone steeltex tire experienced a bulge in the sidewall, tire size lt265/75r16, made in canada 303 66 ex bm 14474.3, consumer noticed the bulge when vehicle was parked. *slc

Tire size lt23585r16, dot md0rrtov528, original equipment 24,000 miles. driving at approximately 70 mph on interstate with 70 degree weather, right rear tire failed.consumer looked in rear view mirror and noticed smoke and pieces flying. pulled over to side, and noticed about 4-6 inches of sidewall left on each side of wheel. prior to incident, tire had good amount of tread, was not worn out. *ak goodyear wrangler rts tires. *slc

While driving, firestone steeltex at tire p265/75r16 dot da217pf136 experienced blowout, a few weeks later, front passenger tire was starting to experience tread separation. *slc

Tread separation. *ak (dot number: vnw8 1xl tiresize: lt265/75r1)

Firestone, steel tex, lt26575r16, 123120q on a ford, f250, 1999. tow of tire is showing some cracks in sidewalls. *ak consumer states he drove truck to florida and upon cleaning truck he noticed cracking was seriously worse, consumer contacted firestone and they replaced tire free with the exception of mounting and balancing. *jb

Bulges on sidewalls of tires. *ak (tiresize: lt23585r16)( dot number: tire size: lt23585r16 )

All 5 goodyear warngler ap tires as original equipment on truck were defective with bulges on sidewalls. bitterroot ford rep denied that tires had any defects and would have "put them on his wife's car" and in fact said that they had the exact same model tires in their inventory with the same bulges on the sidewalls, but for customer relations they would replace them and he refused to give us goodyear phone number. however, we did get the goodyear phone number from other sources and called goodyear tire direct who had us go directly to their goodyear tire dealer in polson, montana, who examined all 5 tires which included the spare (which had never been on the ground) and verified that all 5 tires were defective with bulges on the sidewalls. he then directly informed goodyear tire and they immediately authorized him to replace withno pro-rate reduction all 5 of the goodyear wrangler ap tires with another model their tires. (dot number: 302003-grf tiresize: lt23585r16)