2000 Ford F-350 Tires

DRIVER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH.*MR WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. ABOUT FOUR HOURS LATER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. TS *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH TWO REAR TIRES TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A LETTER RECEIVED IN REFERENCE TO THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES. SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CAUSE OF SEPARATION HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK *PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRESTONE, LT # P265/75/R16 DOT#- UNKNOWN. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING EAST BOUND IN THE FAST LANE. THERE WAS A "THUD" AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE EAST BOUND LANE AND HAD GONE OVER THE MOUND OF GRAVEL, CROSSED TWO LANES OF CONSTRUCTION OVER THE CEMENT DIVIDER WALL AND BROKE OUT TWO CHUNKS OF CEMENT, LANDED OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE, SLIDING, ROLLED OVER ON TOP, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WEST BOUND SLOW LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. (STATE OF MINNESOTA POLICE REPORT) *SCC

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH RIGHT TIRE CAP CAME OFF TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT , TIRE CAP DID VEHICLE WHEEL WELL DAMAGE THIS IS SECOND TIRE FROM SAME SET ON VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASE VEHICLE DID SENT INFO ON 10-13-01 FIRESTONE WAS GIVEN THE TIRE AND ALL INFO, THEY DEINE SAYING LOW TIRE PRESSUE WAS NOT SO BOTH TIRES WERE AT THE CORRECT PRESSURE, THE OTHER TWO TIRES SHOW SIDEWALL CRACKING, AND ARE BEING TAKEN OUT OF SERVICES BY ME, DURING THIS TIRE FAILURE THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPURE WAS AT 115 DEGREES AND DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MILES WHEN IT FAILED, THE TRUCK BED DID NOT HAVE ANY LOAD IN IT JUST VEHICLE WEIGHT AND TWO PERSONNEL INSIDE AT THE TIME LOCATION OF TIRE FAILURE WAS SOUTH BOUND HIGHWAY 14 ON CEMENT ROAD BED PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I DO BELIEVE THIS TIRE SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK

TREAD SEPERATION ON 2 TIRES AND POSSIBLE ANOTHER. CONTACTED FIRESTONE DEALERS AND DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WHATSOEVER. HAVE A SIGNED CARD BY A DEALER FOR THE 3RD TIRE SAYING NOTHINGS WRONG THAT HE COULD SEE. DT

TIRE PROVIDED TO STATE FARM INSURANCE CLAIMS CENTER FOR ADJUSTMENT WITH FIRESTONE. TO DATE (10/24/02) NO RESPONSE FROM FIRESTONE. DT

LF CAME APART GOT RID OF ALL 4 SAVED ONE I TOW A 14000 LB BOAT COULDN'T TAKE A CHANCE OF LOOSING ANOTHER ONE AT 75 MPH ALL FIRESTONE TIRES ARE JUNK ALSO ONTARIO FIRE DEPT. WAS RESPONDING ON FWY TO A CALL & LOST ONE ON THERE BRAND NEW FORD 4X4PICKUP PULLING A HAZEMET TRAILER. FORD & FIRESTONE BOTH TOLD ME SORRY, PLEASE CALL ME. DT

LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX R45 TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *SCC ...*AK

THE TIRE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND IN ABOUT 20 SECONDS (ABOUT THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO REALIZE THAT THE VIBRATION WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE ROAD) THE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE, WHICH DID NOT IMMEDIATELY LOSE AIR. THE TRUCK SWERVED WILDLY TO THE RIGHT AND THANKS TO A WIDE SHOULDER, FRONT & REAR WAY BARS, AND AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER IT DID NOT ROLL OVER. THE TIRE LOAD WAS APX. 200 LBS UNDER IT'S MAX. LOAD RATING, INFLATED TO MAX. PRESSURE OF 80 LBS, AND WAS NOT OVER HEATED. THE AIR TEMP WAS ABOUT 95 DEGREES. I HAVE THE TIRE AND TREAD IN MY POSESSION. THE FORD DEALER CLAIMED THAT FORD HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT A FIRESTONE DEALER. I DID CONTACT A DEALER, THEY GAVE ME AN 800 NUMBER WHICH I CALLED, THAT PERSON TOLD ME HE WOULD FILE A CLAIM AND THAT THE FIRESTONE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTACT ME. THE FIRESTONE 800 NUMBER ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE REFERED ME TO A DEALER OR THEIR WEBSITE. PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IF I CAN BE OF ANY ASSSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, THANK YOU, JIM WELLS. *AK

1ST TIRE SEPARATED ON 07/01/02; 2ND TIRE SEPARATION DID DAMAGE TO TRUCK'S BRAKE LINE AND LR QUARTER PANEL. NHTSA APPEARS NON-RESPONSIVE, AS IS FIRESTONE. DOCUMENTATION ON RECORD TO SHOW TIRES ROTATED & CHECKED EVERY 3,000 MILES BY FORD. TIRE CHECKED FOR PROPER INFLATION 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO 2ND BLOW OUT ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, NOT OVERLOADED, MODERATE TEMPERATURE. TWO REMAINING (NOT BLOWN) TIRES REMOVED AND ALSO SHOW IMPENDING SIGNS OF FAILURE. FIRESTONE SENT TIRE AND "RUBBER STAMPED" RESULTS AS DUE TO UNDERINFLATION FOR UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME. UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME IS WHEN TREAD SEPERATED, REVEALING BELTS AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEFLATING TIRE. THE NOW UNDERINFLATED TIRE CAUSED RIM TO DAMAGE TIRE WALL WHICH ALLOWED FIRESTONE'S INEPT CONCLUSION. DISCOUNT TIRE, GCR (BRIDGESTONE/FIRE STONE), AND TED WEIN'S (FIRESTONE), AGREE INDEPENDENTLY ON TIRE FAILURE. APATHY SEEMS TO SWEEP THRU NHTSA AND FIRESTONE SETTING IN MOTION CIVIL LITIGATION/CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION IF NOTHING IS DONE. ADD THIS TO THE OVER 162 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE STEEL TEX, ALONG WITH ARIZONA'S DPS PROBLEMS. THIS IS THIRD SUBMITTAL TO NHTSA WITH NO RESPONSE ON FIRST TWO!!! SEN. REID, NV, ALSO BEING ADVISED. *AK

TIRE FAILED ON ASPHALT, NO WARNING. TOTAL SEPARATION , ONLY BEAD THE TIRE TREAD LEFT. NO ROAD HAZARD AT TIME. FOURTH FIRESTONE FAILURE, SECOND FOR SAME TIRE SIZE. *AK

BULDGE (THE SIZE OF AND APPLE) IN SIDEWALL ON 2 DIFFERENT TIRES ON THE SAME VEHICLE.*AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE TO TOTALLY SHREAD TO WHERE AFTER THE TIRE IS TAKEN OFF OF THE WHEEL BOTH OF THE BEADS ARE TOUCHING.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HIS TIRES LEFT REAR DRIVER SIDE HAD A FLAT DOWN THE TIRE VALVE HAD COME OUT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. FIRESTONE TIRE SIZE LT285/75/16. TS

FRONT END STARTED TO SHIMMY, THEN FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. VEHICLE WAS JERKED OFF THE ROAD. MODEL, DUELER AT, DOT EJLF, SIZE LT28J-75R16, NOT ORIGINAL.*AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS TIRE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, AND HE IS CONCERNED THAT THIS TIRE MAY BLOW OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND HOPES TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY ON A TWO LANE ROAD. *SCC

TIRE BLEW OUT ON INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH...2ND INSTANCE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW8TXM429 TIRESIZE: 265 75 R16)

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 TO 70MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, GOT OFF THE ROAD AND CHECK THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, FOUND LEFT REAR TIRE FLAT. THE TRUCK WAS NOT TOWING NOR WAS THERE A LOAD ON THE BED.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN TIRE SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. TOOK TIRE TO SELLING DEALER THEN TO LOCAL FIRESTONE STORE. HE EXAMINED TIRE FOR ROAD HAZARD DEFECT AND FOUND NONE. HE OFFERED TO PRO-RATE THE TIRE AS HE FELT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDW81XL220 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

FIRST FAILURE AT 15900 MILES WAS A TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT. SECOND FAILURE AT 20445 MILES WAS A TREAD SEPARATION ONLY. (TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE) TIRES WERE LOADED NEAR THE MAXIMUM LOAD RANGE AND PROPERLY INFLATED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDW81XM509 TIRESIZE: LT265/7516)

WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT END/WHEEL WELL AND RUNNING BOARD. TOW DRIVER PULLED BUMPER OUT BEFORE TOWING VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER AND REPLACED THE TIRE. BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT, LT285/75R16 WITH 22,000 MILES.*AK *SLC

THE OCT. 5TH. INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE MY CAMPER WAS ON THE TRUCK. TREAD WAS THROWN AND THEN THE TIRE EXPLODED. IT TORE THE FENDER, BODY PANEL AND RUNNING BOARD. THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED THIS TIRE HAD BEEN A SPARE AND HAD ONLY ABOUT 14000 MILES ON IT. I SENT THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUG. 30 WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE TRUCK BED AND CAUSED ABOUT $1,700.00 DAMAGE. FIRESTONE COMPENSATED ME FOR THIS INCIDENT. I AM SURE BOTH TIRES WERE FAULTY AND PLAN TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMES COURT FOR DAMAGES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDW81XM399 TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL OF 5 SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS ON NEW GENERAL TIRES SUPPLIED ON A F-350 200 FORD TRUCK. THE APPEARANCE IS THAT FORD'S TIRE PROBLEMS EXTENDED TO OTHER MAKES AND MODELS IN ADDITION TO THE FIRESTONE RECALL. I STILL HAVE MOST OF THE TIRES THAT BLEW/BECAME SEVERELY WARN/UNBALANCED. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THESE VEHICLES? *AK (TIRESIZE: 235_75_R16)

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W10P TIRESIZE: LT215/85R1)