Tread separation on bf goodrich - all terrain t/a; lt285/65r20 tires -- dot be3f uh11 1313. in the past few months i have re[;aced two of these tires due to tread separation. in total that is 4 tires (bf goodrich - all terrain t/a; lt285/65r20) tires that have had this problem. i do believe that this tire is defective and should be recalled!!!
At speeds between 50 and 62 mph the vehicle will begin a violent uncontrollable shaking in the steering requiring the driver to decrease speed below 45 mph to stop the oscillations. at the time this is happening there is little control over steering and front wheel traction is reduced to almost nothing when it happens on a curve resulting in the inability to remain on the roadway. this is commonly referred to as the "for death wobble" and can be seen on youtube. the earliest incidence i've seen dates to 2007. the dealer tells me that ford has prescribed a number of things to remedy this situation which the dealer has done and it still hasn't resolved the situation. the repairs have be covered under warranty thus far, but now they have no further solutions to fix the issue. wet or slick conditions renders this vehicle unusable because of the loss of the ability to steer the vehicle. *tr