Spare Tire Problems of Ford E-350

The contact owns a 2006 Ford E-350 equipped with bf goodrich tires, tire line: commercial ta, tire size: lt245/75r16 and dot number: bf11jd114411. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, she heard a load explosive noise and loss control of the vehicle moving across several lines of traffic but was able to regain control and stop on the side of the roadway. The contact stated that upon exiting the vehicle, the rear passenger side tire tread was missing but still had air. The spare tire was placed on the vehicle. The vehicle and the tire were taken to an independent tire store where three of the four tires were replaced free of charge but the contact stated she had to pay for the fourth tire. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was not made aware of the NHTSA campaign number: 12t019000 (tires) prior to the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 127,469 and the tire failure mileage was 10,000.

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Spare tire fell from holder.

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These tires has to be investigated! I've had 3 blowouts on separate occasions. Tires had 15,000 miles on them. First blowout occurred on highway at 65mph on front passenger side, tire had multiple belt seperations. Put on spare tire of same brand and size and barely got home before the belt started coming apart. Went to firestone dealer, and they sold me another steeltex for replacement. 2 months later went on a roadtrip to California at about 75mph and the front driver side tire tread completely came off and blew out. The van nose dived off the highway out into the desert and almost rolled. 8 people almost were killed. Every time the tire showed same symptoms before failure. Vehicle would be on highway cruising when suddenly it would shake violently and then bam! I am an mechanic by trade and I keep my vehicle in top shape with correct air pressure and rotation, so this is not human or road error. Severe damage was done to the van in the incident. I have since replaced the tires with another brand (bf goodrich) and have had no problems. The firestone steeltex has to be investigated as this is ridiculous aswell as dangerous! I feel I should be reimbursed for the replacement tires aswell as the damages!.

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