general problems of the 2004 Ford F-150

While driving the truck began vibrating, pulled over to see if the tires were the issue. Nothing appeared to be wrong, tire pressure was fine and no weights had fallen off. At times the vibration was violent, shaking the whole truck. Drove another 10 miles without any issues and the vibration would start again, looked on line and there were several posts identifying the same problem with other Ford trucks.

I am so mad. I thought I was dealing with a great store. Not. First I find out that the tires that they sold be are rated for cars, not full size trucks. Im driving on the interstate and it raining. Im hydroplaning all over the place. I take it to the shop and he tells me that we were lucky that we were not killed. I had a defective tires. And I need to got ASAP and have them replaced. Im on my way now to go and deal with them. I counted on them to keep my family safe. Just because I am a women they sold me something that I should not have had in the first place.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f150 equipped with cooper discoverer atr tires, tire size 265-70-17. The contact stated that the front passenger and driver side tires exhibited excessive cracks and were dry rotted. The vehicle was taken to an independent tire center where they refused to provide a refund for the defective tires. The tires were not replaced. The failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN and dot numbers were unavailable.

Pro comp tires side walls are falling apart while driving, this is my second replacement tire out five, don't trust them anymore to drive safely down road. I'll keep them for testing purposes.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. The vehicle has bf goodrich rugged trail ta tires, size 275/65/r18 (na). While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle would vibrate drastically. The dealer stated that the belt inside the tire had rotted and began separating from the tire. The tires had not yet been replaced. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were less than 40,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. The vehicle has bf goodrich rugged trail t/a tires, size p245/65r17. While washing the vehicle, the contact noticed that all four tires were rotting an inch down from the tread. He emailed the manufacturer and they advised him to take the tires to a dealer for inspection. The dealer did not state why the tires were rotting. Another dealer stated that the failure occurred to numerous bf goodrich tires. The tires have not been replaced at this time. Updated 07/16/09. Updated 08/04/09 the consumer stated the defect extends around the entire circumference of all 4 tires. Updated 08/05/09.

We have had problems with the general ameritrac tr p255/70r17 tires on our truck. Within the last 3 months we have had to replace 3 tires, they are very easily punctured. We have not done out of the ordinary driving. It is normal ground and normal driving. When the tires go flat, the puncture sites are too big to plug. Our Mini van tires hold up much better than these truck tires. Is anyone else having this problem? the truck and tires are only a year old and the tread is still good.

The front steering on my 2004 Ford F-150 truck will start to wobble after slowing down from highway travel. It acts like the wheels are out of balance. However, I just had the tires rotated and balanced because of this, but it did not help. The vehicle has 23,000 miles. Another person I know is experiencing the same problems with his 2004 Ford F-150 with 17,000 miles.

Vibration problem started at 26k. Had vehicle into dealer 5 times. Road force balance didn't resolve problem. Told I needed new tires which I bought at 30k, but didn't totally eliminate vibration. Ford corp. Nor several dealers are interested in resolving. Next step lemon law arbitration.

While driving at highway speed my left front tire came off. The tires were rotated and torqued 5,000 miles ago. The truck was towed to a Ford dealer who dismissed us and told us that its our problem because we rotated and torqued the wheels. I talked to a relative who is an asst. Plant mgr. For Ford and he said that this happens quite often and that there might be some issues with the material that is used as the final coating on these stems and nuts which cause theme to come loose. We declined to have the dealership fix the truck and took it elsewhere for a second opinion. The dealership wanted to charge approximately $1,700 to fix the problem. The second opinion told us that only a few things needed to be repaired. Stems and bolts were replaced and the rest of the wheels were checked for $211. 00! pleases check into this for me. I wouldn't ask for your help if I really felt that this was our problem. Thank you, nancy jowiski.

I purchased a 2004 Ford 150 4 wheel drive crewcab. Living in oregon we have snow during the winter. When I attempted to purchase chains for this vehicle I was told they would not fit. When I contacted Fords customer relations I was told I should have read page 276 of the owners manuel prior to purchase so I know own a $41,000 4 wheel vehicle that can not be driven in the snow. Fords attitude was so what!.

While driving the consumer felt vibrations coming from the front and rear of the vehicle. In the first week of driving the vehicle the consumer detected a vibration in the front and rear of the vehicle. All four tires wore out around the outer edges. The consumer paid cash for a new vehicle and expected new tires. The consumer was refused a new set of tires.

Vibrations throughout the chassis at speeds between 50-60 mph. Vehicle is at dealership for 3rd time for same problem. So far just road force balance of tires, and both front tires replaced. Problem first noticed with less than 700 miles on vehicle, the day after delivery of vehicle. Ak.

Severe steering wheel shake at 50 mph plus. Roush tejon f150 supercrew. 20" roush wheels with 20" bfg all terrain ta tires. Dealer has tried to balance 2 times. Ntb cannot balance. Local shop at my expense cannot balance. Dealer is not test driving to verify repair is correct and complete.

While performing schedule maintenance service, the dealership noticed that the front tires were wearing prematurely in the center, and rotated them. The tires wear is inconsistent with the air pressure.

: the contact stated while driving the vehicle 70mph it started to vibrate. The vehicle was taken to a tire dealership to have the vehicle inspected. The mechanic found the problem to be in the tires, there was unusual wear on the tires and severe rounding. Therefore, the tires were rotated. The vehicle was driven for three months before the vibration was felt again. The vehicle was taken back to the tire repair shop and all four tires were replaced. Once again after driving the vehicle for a short period of time the problem began with the vibration. The vehicle was taken back for inspection, the mechanic found severe rounding of the tires. All four tires were replaced again. The tires on the vehicle have been replaced a total of three times. The manufacturer has been alerted.

Dealership indicated that the tires were improperly made from the factory which did not allow them to be balanced, and they shimmied while driving.