2001 Ford F-350 Tires

AT INTERSTATE SPEED VALVE STEM CAME OUT OF LF TIRE, FOLLOWED SHORTLY THERE AFTER BY ALL THE AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY STOPPED AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR WHEEL. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE AT AN EARLIER TIME TO THE VALVE STEM. UPON REPLACEMENT OF TIRE AND STEM, THE BACK PIECE OF THE STEM WAS INSIDE THE TIRE. NEXT WEEK THE 5 REMAINING VALVE STEMS ON THE FORD F350 DUALLY WILL BE REPLACED, BECAUSE IT WAS A PECULIAR FAILURE TO SAY THE LEAST. I HOPE ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS THIS EXPERIENCE IS AS LUCKY AS WE WERE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 235/85/16)

WHILE DRIVING ON A WELL MARKED AND WELL USED DIRT/ROCK BACKROAD AT 10-20 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS AND THE INNER SIDEWALL WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE AXEL SEVERING THE FLEXIBLE RUBBER HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE. SINCE THE SIDEWALLS WERE DESTROYED, I AM UNABLE TO FURNISH THE DOT NUMBER YOU REQUESTED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75 R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75 R16 )

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, F350, AMBULANCE, LT215/85R16 SIZE. LEFT REAR INSIDE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. *AK TWO FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO BEING OUT OF ROUND AND CUPPING, FIRESTONE STEELTEX, DOT 8X0P. *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2001, FORD TRUCK, F350 WITH 3,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT26575R16. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A LARGE BUBBLE ABOUT 10-12 INCHES ACROSS SIDE OF TIRE.*AK FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S, DOT NUMBER VDW810XM. *SLC

THREE OUT OF THE FIVE NEW TIRES DELIVERED WITH VEHICLE HAD BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 75 R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75 R16 )

TIRE PRESSURE ON OTHER TIRES AFTER BLOWOUT: LEFT FRT. 47 PSI, RIGHT FRT 46 PSI, RIGHT REAR 68 PSI, SPARE 50 PSI. RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE FROM DATA PLATE IS FRONT 50 PSI AND REAR 80 PSI. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XM130 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)