Table 1 shows one common wheel related problems of the 2013 Ford E-350.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
(hk - should this be a tire complaint?) tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford E-350. While driving approximately 55 mph, the rear passenger side tire blew out without warning. The contact stated that the dealer (jack schmitt Chevrolet of wood river, 1870 e edwardsville rd, wood river, IL 62095) knew the tires were not for the vehicle when it was sold to the contact. The manufacturer was contacted. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 67,000.
I am owner of jwd delivery, a fedex home delivery contractor, I have 4 of the same trucks 2012/2013 and there are many others in our terminal. They all have the same issue, excessive tire wear of front tires. The tires fail inspection after 5-7k miles. Over $8k in tires on four trucks in less than a year and a half. Trucks have between 25k and 50k miles on them. Had a Ford engineer look at them and the body company did not factor in the weight and distribution when they but this body on this chasis. The engineer stated these trucks are dangerous and can flip over or fail to stop due to this problem. The body company will not fix the problem or take responsibility. These need to be fixed, replaced, or taken of the road as dangerous. I have been working on this myself for over a year to get fix and find the problem before someone does get injured or killed. I would like to talk to someone about getting them recalled, that is the only way the body company will take care of the problem. Utilimasters solution is to continue to replace the tires and do front end alignments each time which I had initially tried and the tire wear is no better. Basically the weight of the packages is on the shelves on the outside of the body and the trucks are driving on the tire edges not flush to the road. I can document everything.