We have classified the 4 complaints from 2006 Ford F-350 about TIRES into the following categories.
Had a continental contitrac 275/70r18 blow out on the highway while towing. it was a rear drive tire on a 2006 f350 diesel. the tire blew right apart, tread separated from the tire, causing entire left side bed damage, resulting in over $3,000 of damage to the truck
1. traveling at 65 mph hitting a bump in the road 2. front axle begins oscillating with such violence that control of the truck is difficult until slowed down, the entire vehicle shakes to the point you feel it will come apart. i was traveling on a highway when i experienced this. i nearly caused an accident. i'm terrified when this will happen on a icy road. someone is going to get killed. 3. nothing. apparently there is no fix as it is unknown. ford is aware of the problem but refuses to be held responsible. vehicle information: ? 2006 ? ford ? f350 ?? entire front suspension component ? vin - [xxx] ? tires bfg all terrain 325/65 r18. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
I have had two (2) f350 2006 super duty ford trucks that the wheel bearings are completely gone at 54,000 miles and at 58,000 miles. costing at total of $2,200.00. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f-350. the vehicle has continental contitrac tr bsw, size lt275/70r18 125/122s tires. while driving 5 mph, the vehicle vibrated. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the passenger side rear tire was flat. the face of the tire detached and he noticed premature wear on all four tires. as of november 14, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the tires. the tow truck operator felt that the tire was defective. there is a recall for the tires: tread/belt (nhtsa campaign id number 05t022000); however, the manufacturer had not verified if his tires were included. the failure mileage was 16,000 and current mileage was 25,000.
Continental contitrac tr lt275/70r18 tires bought 3 ford f-350 brand new with these tires on them and we had a blowout on one truck on the highway and you can see the sidewall is blistering on the others- 15 tires in total. there is a recall on these tires in canada but not in the us.*jb
Dt*: the contact stated while towing a double axle trailer at 55 mph on normal road conditions one of the trailer's tires exploded. the tire failure was not apparent until the contact was alerted by another driver. the trailer double axle prevented the contact from loosing control of the vehicle. there is not dot# for the misssion tires.