17 problems related to tire have been reported for the 2001 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2001 F-150.
While driving on the freeway here in san diego, CA. On Dec. 31, 2018 at 11:15 am, at 65 mph I noticed a car in front of me swerve and before a could Dodge the object I hit it with my left front tire. A delfinity, dakota, a/t 2, lt265/75 r16. With only 28,880 miles on them. Was not long before my steering became wobbly. After managing to get over to the right side of the shoulder of the road in heavy traffic I observed my tire was flat and destroyed beyond repair. After replacing it with the spare in the rain. I returned home to check for any damage to my truck, but found none. After a call the the pepboys store where I purchased them on Apr. 30, 2013, as well as the road hazard service plan, I learned they do not carry these tires any more. I was offered a different brand tire as a replacement. Can you imagine driving your pride and joy with three tires of one brand and one of a different brand. Unacceptable!! as of now reading the other many complaints about these tires I can only accept them replacing all the tires under warranty.
The family was traveling on us highway 77 about 45 miles north of raymondville on king ranch in 2001 f150 supercrew (lariet). We heard a loud explosion and saw smoke coming from rear tire on passenger side. We had complete tread separation but did not lose air. We were able to drive to crossover to change tires. There was extensive damage to the truck's wheel well, fiberglass fender, and rear panel of truck. According to collision center, it is at least $1800 worth of damage.
I heard a popping sound for a couple of days. Then it just blew out.
Yesterday I noticed one tire was flat - tried to put air into it and it wouldn't take the air. When I crawled under my truck I noticed the inside wall of the tire had dry rotted.
The top part of the tire separated from the tire.
Continental, general grabber aw, size p255/70r16 dot # unknown, all four tires cracked. Dealer admitted they were defective, but won't replace them.
The right front tire had a slow air leak. Further inspection showed a small puncture in the tire.
Right front vibration,right front floor and mirror vibration , this truck has been to the dealer four times without any satisfactory results.
Found tire separation on 3 of 4 original tires. Separation was located approx 1/2 from rim and approx 1. 5 inches long. On two of the tires the separation was located on the outside and one had the separation located on the inside of the tire. This was the one that concerned me more than the others because most people don't look on the inside of thier tires. These seperations were all noticed when tires where being rotated and balanced. Tires were shown to the local goodyear dealer who stated that they had never seen a tire seperate at that area of the tire and they would replace at a pro-rated price. I took the truck to the local Ford dealer and the dealership replace all three tires at no cost. The truck is still under warranty.
While driving up a hill front right tires snapped off. Dealer notified. Size ,/dot unknown. Please provide further information.
While driving at 45-50 mph consumer had to make a sudden stop, and then front two tires fell off. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.
The consumer states that the discription on the window of car when purchased, said the tires size was p275/70r17 and the tires on the vehicle is p275/60r17 which causes tire to wear down faster. The tires that came equipped with the vehicle are smaller that what the window sticker indicated, the tires are not wearing correctly and the consumer feels that the vheicle is not safe to drive.
Blowout occurred on open highway. Contacted Ford dealership and was advised they would not respond to the blowout problem. Contacted Ford factory and were told to refer the problem to firestone. Firestone referred to Ford. The firestone dealer where replacement was purchased advised us to contact firestone as it was definitely a defective blowout. (tiresize: lt265/75r1).
Firestone, wilderness at tire, p234/70r16 size. Original equipment on a 2001, f150 while driving left front tire went flat, causing a temporary loss of vehicle control. Dealer has been notified.
No summary for aboe vehicle. (tiresize: p255170r16).
I purchased this vehicle new , at about 10,000 mile I noticed that the tires were wearing very quickly. I brought the vehicle into the dealer and also an authorized bf goodrich dealer and they checked the wheel alignment which they both found to be with in specifications. Both the dealer and the bf goodrich dealer came up with almost the same conclusion. Which is why I am submitting this letter to you. My research on this matter with Ford found the following 1) Ford installed smaller tires on my vehicle then what was indicated on the vehicle description sticker that all new vehicles come with on the window. The sticker indicated that the vehicle have p275/70 r 17 installed but the vehicle was delivered to me with p275/60 tires. Seeing if this was a isolated case I found a different Ford dealer which also installed smaller tires than what was specified on the new vehicle description sticker. I took pictures of this practice which I have. When I confronted the service manager of why these tires are on these vehicles his answer was that Ford uses what they have on hand at the time. The 2nd important finding is that the air pressure that is indicated in the door pillar indicates to use 26 lbs of air in the front tires on my 2001 f 150, according to Fords own information and three authorized bf goodrich dealers that air pressure is not correct and should be within 30 to 35 lbs. I investigated the 2002 f 150 with the same tire size as my vehicle and they have the correct air pressure now stated on the door pillar sticker @ 30 to 32 lbs. The difficulty that I am having and probably many other owners of this vehicle is that bf goodrich will not warranty the tires because they say that I was using the inncorrect air pressure in the tires , when in fact I was only following Fords specifications that was on the door pillar for this 2001 Ford vehicle and which have now changed in the 2002 models without letting the 2001 owners aware of this change . Thank you dt.
Goodyear, wrangler rts 0265/70417:was driving on wet surface when vehicle started to slide due to tires not able to grip road. Problem only occurs when making turns, does not happen on dry surface. Taken to dealership. Informed by mechanic no option to get light truck tires for a light truck. The tires were wearing out excessively due to incorrect ones on vehcle.