Tire Tread/belt Problems of Ford E-350 - part 2

Consumer has a 1997, Ford, e350 van. The original tires with 27,700 miles. Tire size lt225/75r16 dot# unknown. Rear passenger firestone steeltex tire tread separated going 65mph. Vehicle turned 180 degrees & hit the guardrail front & rear, and was totalled. Firestone will be contacted.

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Tread separation/blowout at high temperatures, one of the right rear dual tires (tiresize: lt225/75rm)( dot number: tire size: lt225/75rm ).

Pe00-040; consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and felt vibration inside of the bus. This was the second blowout this month. She was able to pull over and noticed that internal passenger rear tire. No one was hurt, steeltex #r4s, 2257516. She has contacted firestone at this time.

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1st tire experienced a bubble in the center of the tread, 2nd tire was a catastophic failure at speed w/ total tread separation. (tiresize: lt225/7516)( dot number: tire size: lt225/7516 ).

3 of 4 tires threw tread, 1 is ready to throw tread. Have 2 tires for inspection. (tiresize: 245/75r16)( dot number: tire size: 245/75r16 ).

The rear right tire tread came off causing damage to the vehicle. Yh.

Had tread separations on 4 of the original 6 tires. At advise of dealer replaced oem tires with a larger size bridgestone tire which has not failed to this point. We were told by the tire dealer that the bridgestones had a greater load capacity than the firestones. The problem is the brigestones are larger, have a greater rolling diameter and affect the overall gearing to a point where the vehicle is sluggish (well, it was always sluggish, but now it's more so) and the transmission now hunts in and out of o/d. This is not the answer. We need the oem size tire back on the vehicle but it has to hold up. The failures started at 12,00 miles and occured at 14,000 and the last 2 @ 16,000. Two times the tread separation destoyed the storage boxes adjacent to the rear wheel wells resulting in a damaged propane line, the wiring to a portion of the cabin was severed and structural damage to the basement storage boxes. When we saw the investigation into steeltex tires it only confirmed what firestone would not say; that is there is a problem with these tires. Copies of receipts for the damaged parts and repairs can be furnished upon request. (dot number: vn1l1xa176 tiresize: lt22575r16).

Consumer has a 1996, Ford, 350 and left rear tire tread came off without warning. Tire was still inflated. Tread got caught and wiped out heater and a/c line. Consumer was was traveling 60mph. Dealer replaced tire with a spare. At this time vehicle had 21,000 miles. Right rear tire also experienced tread separation, firestone tires, p225/75r16.

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While being driven truck started to wobble. Front tires had developed a bubble, and the tread was separating. Owner took truck to dealership, who then replaced the tires. Later, owner received recall notice in which dealership refused to do repairs because original tires were not on truck. No specific tire information given.

While traveling 20 mph and without any indication left outer side tire tread separated.

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Consumer noticed while driving 65 mph and without any indication outer right tire separated.

Original manufacturing equipment on a Ford, e350, 1996. 10,000 miles on tires. Tire size lt24575r16. Tread separated from sidewall of right passenger side tire. Consumer replaced tire with same model tire that had developed splits in the sidewall.

The regional transit authority was experiencing tread separation of firestone tires (steeltex r4s 225-75r16) used on their buses. (e-350 super duty chassis 1996,1997 and 1999).

Rv pulles to the side, alignment did not fully correct, vehicle shook at highway speed, diagnosis as tread separation with danger of tire failure and loss of vehicle control.

The regional transit authority was experiencing tread separation of firestone tires (steeltex r4s 225-75r16) used on their buses. (e-350 super duty chassis 1996,1997 and 1999).

Tire tread separation.

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