general problems of the 2003 Ford F-250

~tl the contact owns a 2003 Ford F-250 equipped with federal couragia a/t tires, size 285/75/r16 (na). The contact stated that the tires were wearing out faster than normal. The dealer was not contacted. The tire manufacturer was notified, but did not return the contact's call. The VIN and dot number were unknown. The vehicle failure mileage was 158,000 and the tire failure mileage was 6,000.

Tire failure.

Threed separation , thsi is the second bfg tire that has seperated refer to odi number 10508448.

Tire tread came off the tire at the steel belts.

On Friday, June 8th 2012, on my 2003 Ford f250, the front left (drivers side) tire tread separated from the rest of the tire and caused extensive damage to my vehicle. The tire is a dick cepek fun country 2 purchased in July 2007. At the time of the accident, the tire had 60,000 miles on it and was properly inflated, there was adequate tread on it. My 15 1/2 year old son, who has his permit, was driving at the time in heavy traffic, but was able to control the vehicle enough to avoid an accident and remove the truck from the roadway; we were traveling at 50 mph at the time. The tire size is 315/75/16.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford F-250 equipped with cooper discoverer atr (lt265/75/r16 dot3dw8) tires. While driving approximately 50 mph the contact noticed the steering wheel was feeling awkward. The contact stopped the vehicle on the shoulder of the road and noticed the tread separation on the front driver and passenger side tires. The vehicle was taken to a tire shop where the technicians stated the tire needed to be replaced due to tread separation. The front driver and passenger side tires were replaced. The tread on the rear driver and passengers side tires also separated causing damage to the wheel well and fender. The rear tires were not replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 8/29/11.

Tire separation, I was driving down the freeway at approx 70 mph when the right rear tread separated from my tire causing extensive damage to my f250 2003 Ford pick up truck. My truck surged to the right and I corrected back to my lane. There were no injuries to the passengers of my truck or any other vehicles. This is the second time this has happened in 2 years. These are the original tires with only 38,000 miles on them. The tires are general ameritrac lt 235/85/r16.

During the period of June through July 2010 3 of the set of 4 kumho road venture 285/75r16 8 ply tires had tread separations. The mileage span was less than 300 miles. The tires had 28,000 miles on them. Thy were manufactured 2006 dot codes h2ha yc4a. 2 of the tread separations happened while driving on the interstate. The first blew out within 100 yards of feeling the bounce of the tread separating. This tire damaged the rear fender of the 2003 f 250 Ford pick up. The last 2 tread separations happened within 100 miles of each other.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford f250 sd with big o big foot ht tires, size lt265/75r16, dot number: upw8t264005. The contact was driving 65 mph when the vehicle started shaking abnormally. The dealer advised that three of the tires exhibited tread separation and needed to be replaced. The tires were replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage of the tire was 948. The vehicle failure mileage was 50,988. Updated 10/04/bf.

We were returning home and pulling our RV when the right rear tire shed all the surface cover but did not lose it's air and almost caused us to crash. The tire is a uniroyal lt 265-75-r16 made by michlin. I now have 2500. 00 in truck damages and no recourse.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford 250 with general grabber at2 tires; size 235/85/16. While driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle began to drift across the roadway. He then driver reduced the vehicles speed to 50 mph. After two new tires were mounted on the vehicle the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The tires at this time have not been determined as the cause of failure. The steering assembly was repaired, but the failure continued. The failure mileage was 131,681. The current mileage was 132,000. Updated 12/08/09. Updated 12/10/09.

The tire lost its tread doing great damage to the side of my truck. The tire did not loose air, it was still properly inflated. This is the second tire of my originals to loose the tread. The first one damaged my front fender.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford f250. The vehicle has replacement fts yks tires that were purchased on October 27, 2004. The contact stated that the tires are out of round and that he received recall notice number 07t003000 (tire:tread/belt) on July 26, 2007. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 40,282.

All 4 tires had very poor traction which resulted in the truck skidding on wet roads. A tire shop indicated the problem occurred because the outside ribs of the tires had no grooves in them, so the rain, etc. , could drain. The liquid was trapped, which caused the vehicle to hydro-plane. The dealership is aware of the issue but is not providing any assistance. These are load range e tires.

All four tire go flat. Dealer notified. Ph.

Consumer stated while driving noticed vibration. Vehicle was serviced, technician changed rim, but tires still have problems. Technician put four michelin tire on the vehicle. Vibration continued to exist. Consumer don't think its the tires, she believes it's something major like the driveshaft.

The vehicle shakes really badly which makes it hard to control the vehicle. Vehicle has been taken to the dealer three times. The consumer received a letter from the manufacturer stating that tires were outside the road force specifications.