The front, driver's side, tire came apart and caused considerable damage to my vehicle's body and possibly other damages not seen. i need to take the vehicle to a mechanic for an inspection to see if there are other damages. the tire is a good year eagle rs-a. the dot # is 4b08 dlwr 3701. tire size p235/70r16. i was driving on interstate i-75 when the tire came apart. it was terribly scary. i did not realize what had happened and thought the vehicle was falling apart. i pulled onto the emergency lane and realized the tire had come apart. the rubber coming off the tire caused quite a bit of body damage. the visible damages include damages to the driver's side head light, rubber ripped out the driver's side blinker, molding under the driver's door was ripped out, paint damage, tire well damage and loosening of other molding on driver's side. a mechanic will have to inspect for unseen damages.
This vehicle continuously just cuts off. we have tried several different costly repairs and the truck still does not run right, it is still cutting off. this is a safety issue because it can happen anytime anywhere, even driving down the road. i spoke with ford and all they did was open a case file but told me there was nothing that could be done. we purchased this vehicle in december 2014 and was told the only thing wrong with it was that it needed the rotors turned on the brakes which we have done. then it started doing this. we have had it towed 6 times in about 2 months. 3 mechanics have tried to repair the truck with no luck. we are tapped out trying to fix this truck. i feel sure the guy who sold it to us knew the truck was doing this but opted not to tell us. also i blame ford for the problems we are having, even their technician doesn't know how to fix the problem.