2000 Ford F-250 Tires

FIRESTONE, STEELTEX TIRES, LT265/75R16 LRE WERE REPLACED WITH FIRESTONE, STEELTEX LT265/75R16 LRD TIRES WHICH CURRENTLY WERE BEING RECALLED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH THE CONSUMER FELT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE CONSUMER CONTINUED WITH THE TRIP. CONSUMER STOPPED AT A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP TO FIND THAT TWO OF THE TIRES, FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WERE ABOUT TO SEPARATE. 2 TIRES WERE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE AND THE SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON THE VEHICLE. ONE TIRE WAS BOUGHT TO REPLACE TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES THE SAME SIZE ON THE GROUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THOSE TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL. *AK THE SPARE WAS FROM THE ORIGINAL SET AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. (REAR PASSENGER SIDE) *SCC *JB

VEHICLE SUFFERED TWO TIRE FAILURES.*MR. THE TIRE TREAD SEPERATED. *TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE LEFT REAR TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES TIRE ARE DRY ROTTEN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK BROKE. THE CABLE FRAYED AND SNAPPED. AS A RESULT, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

VEHICLE SUFFERED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER SENT THE TIRE TO THE MANUFACTURER. *PH *NLM

I HAD A FLAT SO I HAD ALL TIRES CHANGED AND TECNICIAN FOUND A LARGE BUBBLE ON THE INSIDE OF LEFT FRONT TIRE WHICH CAUSED SIDEWALL TO BE VERY WEAK. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY STATING IT WAS CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARD. NOT TRUE. TIRE DEFECT. WOULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR CRASH IF LEFT ON FRONT AND FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MR

TIRE BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH NO WARNING NO NAILS OR PUNCTURE INDICATIONS IN TIRE.

TIRE MFG., GENERAL; MS LT23585R16 GRABBER AW; THE TIRE DECENTEGRATED WHILE BEING DRIVEN 65 MPH ON A EIGHT LANE SECTION HIGHWAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. NLM

FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX TIRE, LT265/75R16SIZE, DOT# VNW81XM040. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, F250. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VALVE STEM SEPARATED. FORD AND FIRESTONE WERE NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

TREAD SEPARATED AND DAMAGED REAR FENDER. TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE, OTHER TIRES SHOW SIGNS OF RIPPLING IN SIDEWALL AND APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE. TIRES STILL HAVE VERY GOOD TREAD DEPTH. DEALERSHIP HAS ROTATED AND MAINTAINED TIRES ON SCHEDULE. THIS TIRE WAS NOT COVERED ON RECENT RECALL. HOW CAN I RECEIVE DUE PROCESS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A STEEL GRATE BRIDGE, VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE, THIS HAPPENS AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45MPH. FORD SAID FOR ME TO CONTACT FIRSTONE. FIRESTONE SAID THAT ALL TIRES DO THIS. TIRE DEALER AGREED TO PRORATE AND EXCHANGE TIRES, BUT DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

SIDEWALL BUBBLE; TIRE REPLACED BEFORE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *AK

DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, WHEN WE FELT A BAD VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK, WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD NOISE AND VEERED SHARPLY TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFICS LANE. WE GOT THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AND PULLED OFF AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE PLACE.THE TIRE DID NOT LOSE ANY AIR BUT IT DID LOSE ALL OF ITS RUBBER LIKE IT WAS A RETREAD TIRE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT WE WERE NOT TOWING HORSES AT THE TIME AND THAT THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT.*AK

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A FORD F250 2000, R4X2 L265/75R16 DOTVNW81XM349. TOWING AND TRAILING AT 65 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD COME COMPLETELY APART. THE CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL AND HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY DO NOT AGREE W/FIRESTONE IN REFERENCE TO THE 8 PLY TIRES AND IF A FORCE GREAT ENOUGH TO BREAK THE STEEL BELTS, THEY FEEL THAT THE 2 PLY SIDEWALLS WOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN DAMAGED. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM RIGHT REAR TIRE, TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. THIS CAUSED FENDER TO CURL UP AND MUDFLAPS TO BE TORN OUT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK *YD

HAD JUST COMPLETED DRIVING 280 MILES ON I-10 AND TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX. 100 DEGREES. TIRES WERE AT 80 PSI AND HAD BEEN CHECKED PRIOR TO TRIP. EXITED OFF I-10 ONTO COUNTY ROAD AND THEN ONTO ANOTHER SECONDARY ROAD. HAD JUST ACCELERATED TO 45 MPH WHEN I HEARD LOUD BANGING NOISE AND AND FELT BACK END VIBRATE. PULLED OFF ROAD AND STOPPED WITHIN 100 YARDS. FOUND THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM MOUNTED TIRE AND IT WAS NOW WRAPPED AROUND AXLE IN ONE PIECE. THE INTERIOR TIRE WAS DESTROYED AND WHEEL WAS RESTING ON SHREDDED SIDEWALL AND RIM. TIRES ARE 10 PLY, E RATED. INSPECTION OF ENTIRE SEPARATED TREAD REVEALED NO PUNCTURES OR OTHER DAMAGE. VEHICLE OFTEN USED TO PULL HORSE TRAILER. BELIEVE HAD TIRE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, COLLISION/ROLLOVER COULD HAVE RESULTED DUE TO RAPID TIRE DEFLATION ONTO RIM AND TREAD WRAPPING AROUND AXLE. AM STATE POLICE OFFICER AND HAVE INVESTIGATED MULTIPLE INJURY/FATALITY COLLISIONS INVOLVING FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. TIRE SEPARATION IN THIS INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR.*AK

ENTIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT AT 65 MPH. HAVE ENCOUNTERED 2 SIMMILAR INCIDENTS ALONG MN FREEWAYS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PHOTOS.*AK

TIRE FAILED DRAMATICALLY AT 70 MPH. ENTIRE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL SEPARATED. TRUCK WAS PULLING FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. TRAILER WEIGHT WAS 11,500 LBS WITH A HITCH WEIGHT OF 2000 LBS. TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED BEFORE HOOKING UP TRAILER, ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE FAILURE. REAR PRESSURE WAS 70 PSI AND FRONT PRESSURE WAS 45 PSI AS RECOMMENED BY FORD. FAILURE OF TIRE WAS ABOUT 10 MILES INTO TRIP. ONLY WARNING WAS A RUMBLING SOUND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE FAILURE. TIRE WAS CHECKED AT FORD. NO PUNCTURES WERE NOTICED. FIRESTONE HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BECAUSE ALL FIRESTONE TIRES WILL BE REMOVED FROM THIS VEHICLE BEFORE THE TRAILER IS AGAIN TOWED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ILLEGBLE TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

WHILE DRIVING DURING SNOWY WEATHER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED THEN THE OUTER WALL DISENTEGRATED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOOSE CONTROL AND GO INTO A DITCH(FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T LT265/75R16). NLM

I WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-10 @ MONROE ST. IN INDIO, CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I FELT THE TRUCK START TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE, IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I LOOKED IN MY MIRROR AND SAW THE TREAD COME OFF . WITHIN 1 - 2 SECONDS, I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION WHEN THE TIRE BLEW UP. AS ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING, I WAS PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPING. WHEN I DID GET STOPPED, I HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1/8 OF A MILE. LOOKING BACK AT THE TIRE TREAD, I OBSERVED ANOTHER VEHICLE STRIKING THE TIRE TREAD AND KNOCKING THE TREAD INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER AND UNFORTUNATELY, FELT IT FAR TOO UNSAFE TO TRY TO CROSS TWO OR THREE LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO RETRIEVE THE TREAD*AK. (DOT NUMBER: VDW81XM260 TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)