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 ...

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