Spare Tire Problems of Ford F-250 - part 1

I have bf goodrich rugged trail t/a 275 70 r18 tires on my 2006 Ford f250 which were purchased 25 months ago and have 22000 miles on them. While towing my travel trailer I experienced a slight vibration while driving. I immediately pulled over and checked the vehicle and camper for NY visible signs of a problem. Everything a appeared to be in good working order so I continued on driving slower. After about 10 miles the tire completely blew up damaging my vehicle and sending the tread of the tire across the other lanes traffic which almost caused a major vehicular accident. I thought it was bad luck. I changed the tire and continued down the road. After approximately another 200 miles I started getting the same vibration from the rear drivers side tire. Fearing another blow out and having no spare tire I pulled over and spent the night in a campground. The next morning I went out to get tires and upon the tire personal inspecting the tire they said that it had a air bubble under the tread and that it too would have more than likely blown out on me. I didn't think that this was coincidence anymore. So upon getting home I called bf goodrich and made a complaint. Then I researched the tires and saw that a bunch of them were recalled. Just that mine was not within the the manufacture's date code with in a few weeks. I feel that if I hadn't had that camper behind me that I probably could have lost control of my truck with possible catastrophic consequences.

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The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-250. While driving approximately 55 mph, the spare tire detached and went under the trailer that was being hauled. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the median. A police report was not filed. The contact went to the hospital, but there were no injuries. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was being repaired. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.

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We own a 2008 Ford F-250 super duty truck with bf goodrich rugged terrain t/a tires. On or about 7/5/15, the passenger side rear tire developed tread failure as a portion of the tire tread began peeling off while travelling on I-75. A spare tire was put on and the tire was replaced and a warranty claim was submitted as it was still under tread warranty. On or about 8/21/15, the drivers side rear tire experienced complete tire failure while traveling on I-95, which caused nearly $3000. 00 in damage to the truck. There is currently a recall on the bf goodrich rugged terrain t/a tires but not for the 20 inch tires which are the ones described here. We feel that the 20 inch tires need to be investigated for possible recall as well. These tires only had 37,667 miles on them and were purchased new from Ford on 7/23/12. This tire failure nearly caused a serious accident which could of lead to death or serious injury. I have documentation showing the tires have been regularly maintained/inflated and rotated.

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We own a 2008 Ford F-250 super duty truck with bf goodrich rugged terrain t/a tires. On or about 7/5/15, the passenger side rear tire developed tread failure as a portion of the tire tread began peeling off while traveling on I-75. A spare tire was put on and the tire was replaced and a warranty claim was submitted as it was still under the tread warranty. On or about 8/21/15, the drivers side rear tire experienced complete tire failure while traveling on I-95, which caused nearly $3000. 00 in damages to the truck. There is currently a recall on the bf goodrich rugged terrain t/a tires but not for the 20 inch tires which are the ones described here. We feel that the 20 inch tires need to be investigated for possible recall as well. These tires only had 37,667 miles on them and were purchased new from Ford on 7/23/12. This tire failure nearly caused a serious accident, which could of led to death or serious injury. I have documentation showing the tires have been regularly maintained/inflated and rotated.

Tires involved were purchased on 7/25/2012 (have receipt) and at time of incident had 16,115 miles on them. Tires were correctly inflated to correct psi and showed no signs of excessive wear or checking. Trip was from antelope, CA to san diego, CA. (+/- 525 miles. ) outside temperature was approximately 95 degrees. Driver was the only person in the vehicle, truck was running with no load/empty and in the right hand lane of a two lane highway. Traveling south bound on interstate 5 at 65 mph (cruise control was on), approximately two miles north of kettelman, California, drivers side rear tire delaminated (uniroyal laredo lt265/75r16 123q lar (dot # bfw8jduu5011) causing slight loss of control, but no accident resulted and no other vehicles involved in the incident. Damage due to the delamination was extensive to the drivers side of the pick-up bed (photos available. ) aaa was called to replace the delaminated tire with the spare tire. After replacement of the delaminated tire with a good spare I continued on with my trip. Approximately 225 miles later (same day 8/16/2015), still on south bound interstate 5 in laguna niguel, CA the passenger right rear tire (uniroyal laredo lt265/75r16 123q lar (dot # bfw8jduu5011) also delaminated, again, causing slight loss of control, but no accident resulted and no other vehicles involved in the incident. Damage due to the delamination of passenger rear tire was also extensive to the passenger side of the pick-up bed (photos available. ) insurance claim was made to insurance carrier (progressive insurance) and a damage claim has been made to uniroyal (claim #6193621979. ) total damage to vehicle is $4,195. 98 and is being repaired at carstar grove collision center, 3580 olive street, lemon grove, CA 91945 (619-460-1367. ) photos of the tires, and damage to the pick-up truck are available, as are the actual tire involved.

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Tl-the contact owns a 1996 Ford f250 equipped with uniroyal tires, tire line: laredo, tire size 265/75r16. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, and made a right turn over a rumble strip, the passenger front tire ruptured. The contact installed the spare tire and drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who confirmed that the tread separated from the tire and needed to be replaced. The tire was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 185,000 and the tire failure mileage was 15,000. Dot number was unavailable. Jw.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Ford F-250. The vehicle was equipped with continental conti trac tires, tire size 275/70/18. The dot number was a31546u00909 the contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph up an incline, the steering wheel began to vibrate and shake violently. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the contact noticed that the front driver's tire sidewall exhibited cracks and the inner wire belts were visible. The defective tire was replaced with a spare tire. The tire had not been replaced with a new one. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 7,548. Js.

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The contact owns a 2000 Ford f250 the vehicle was equipped with bf goodrich tires, size: 235/85/r16. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph when the front driver¿s side tires became unraveled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the spare tire was installed. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 12t019000 (tires) but the dealer would not honor the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made ware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 200,500. The tire failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-250 sd equipped with nitto duragrappler tires, size 265/75/16. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the front passenger's side tire exploded. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where a spare tire was installed. The vehicle was taken to a tire center and they informed the contact that there was severe tire separation on the remaining three tires. The four tires were replaced with new ones. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 108,539.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford f250 with definity dakota a/t tires, size lt 265/75r16, dot number: utw8pa91108. The contact was driving 70 mph when the tread separated from the front passenger tire. The contact merged to the shoulder where he changed the tire and installed the spare. There were no road hazards that could possibly have contributed to the failure. The tire was taken to a local tire merchant who re-installed a new tire. A month later while driving 70 mph, the front driver and the rear passenger side tires experienced tread separation, causing damage to the front driver side under carriage. The spare tire was installed o both failed tires. The tires were not inspected fro the cause of the failure and the manufacturer of was not contacted. The failure mileage was 160,000 and the current mileage was 183,000. The failure mileage of the tire was 15,000.

The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-250 equipped with copper discover a/t tires, 285/75/16. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, a noise was heard coming from outside of the vehicle. After reaching a safe location, the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the front passenger tire exhibited a substantial amount of tread separation. The tire was replaced with a spare tire. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000. The dot number was upyuc722503. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2009 Ford F-250 superduty. While driving approximately 65 mph, the tire pressure light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over and inspected the tires. The rear passenger side tire pressure, which was also the spare tire, was low. The contact added air but continued to notice the same problem. The contact read the owner's manual and it stated that the light would turn off when air was added. The contact stated that the light continued to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that there was no sensor in the spare tire and that it was causing the light to stay illuminated. The dealer advised him to purchase a sensor. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would contact the manufacturer and call him back. When he spoke with the manufacturer, the information by the dealer was verified. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 6,500. The current mileage was approximately 6,600.

Driving my truck on highway. The spare tire cable broke the tire went under a trailer and bent two rims and the axle. I bought the truck new has 60,900 miles the spare has never been of the truck.

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The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-250 super duty equipped with ameritrack tr tires. While driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle began to shake excessively. The vehicle was pulled over and the contact noticed the tread had separated from the front drivers side tire. The vehicle was driven to an independent repair center where a full sized spare was installed on the front drivers side. Six days later while driving at approximately 65 mph; the failure recurred on the front passenger side tire. The vehicle was pulled over and the contact installed a spare tire on the front passenger side. The vehicle was not diagnosed for the cause of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 43,900.

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I was driving approximately 45 miles per hour on the highway. I had the rear driver side tire blow out on the highway. This occurred without any warning of imminent failure. The tires had approx 40,000 miles on them and are the original tires supplied with the vehicle. It is a 2004 Ford F-250 lariat diesel extended cab. The vehicle has approx. 40,000 miles on the odometer. I purchased it used in December of 2008 and was not informed of any recalls. I believe these are defective tires. Splits are evident in at least one more tire. Bf goodrich tires. My VIN is [xxx] . I have changed all four tires and retain possession of all the remnants collected from the roadway. I also retain possession of the original spare tire supplied with the vehicle. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Purchased new 2008 F-250 on 3/21/09. Upon detailed insp of vehicle's undecarriage, I noticed the spare tire was 2" smaller than the road tires. 18" vice 20". I was told by the dealer that this is standard practice. This truck was purchased with the intent of towing a fifth wheel camper. If I am 30-100 miles from civilization and have a flat, the tire size difference with the load on the truck can't be that safe. Is this a legal practice?.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford f250 ld. While driving various speeds, the vibration of the spare tire rubs against and creates a hole in the rear fuel tank. The spare tire is securely mounted underneath the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the failure was not covered under the warranty. They refused to send anyone out to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was 57,300. Updated 11/17/08 updated 11/18/08.

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I was driving on a 2-lane state highway at approximately 65mph. My pickup is a 2001 Ford superduty diesel supercab 4x4. The weather was overcast, temperature about 75 degrees. I was pulling an 18' flatbed "car hauler" type trailer, total weight (trailer & load) approximately 1,000lbs. I had driven 60 miles with no indication of vibration or problems. I stopped for an hour then resumed driving. I noticed some vibration, so stopped and checked both pickup and trailer tires. Inflation was good and there were no indications of problems with any tires. I continued my trip. Within the next 5 miles the tread separated from the left front (drivers side) tire on my pickup. The pickup immediately lurched to the left across the centerline. I regained control and was able to pull off the shoulder without further incident. The tread separation damaged the fender, running board, inner fender, insulation liner, and front bumper. There were no persons injured. I was able to "tie-wrap" the inner fender panel back in place and install the spare tire to continue the trip.

: the contact stated while traveling 50 mph, the rear passenger tire blew causing the vehicle to jolt backwards. This caused damage to the wheel well. The spare tire was installed and then the tire was taken to the dealership. There was body damage repaired. Later, while traveling 55 mph the vehicle began to shimmy up and down then left to right. The driver side front tire blew out, the vehicle was pulled over and wheel well damage occurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealership; the vehicle has been at the dealership since the incident in September. The manufacturer of the tire was alerted. The tires were sent to the manufacturer and it was determined the blowouts were a result of impact damage. Updated 07/17/07.

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I had just driven about 10 miles on I-25 from work to my house. I pulled into my driveway, got out of the vehicle and opened the gate, then I got back in the vehicle and drove on to where I park. After parking, I glanced back at the driveway, where I had stopped to open the gate, and there was a tire laying on the ground. It was actually my spare tire, that had been mounted up under the bed of my truck. Also on the ground was the bracket that holds the tire onto a cable and the nut-like device that holds the bracket onto the cable. The nut-like device apparently sheared off from the cable and the tire fell off. Looking under the bed of the truck, you can see the fraayed cable hanging down. I am so extremely relieved that this happened in my driveway instead of on the highway. Had the tire fallen off on the interstate, there is no telling what would have happened. I notified Ford motor company, via there web site. They acknowledged and suggested I take the truck to a local dealer to get the cable fixed.

While driving the spare tire fell off ontohe highway because the cable that held the spare tire to the bed of the truck broke.

Contact states while driving vehicle the cable that holds the spare tire underneath the bed broke, causing the spare tire to separate from the vehicle.

Ford full size pickup trucks (150/250/350 etc) spare tire held by cable, cable wears and brakes w/out warning. Spare tire held up by cable under trucks comes loose on highway @ speed !.

While driving 10 to 15 mph consumer heard an noise. The spare tire carrier located underneath the truck broke. The cable frayed and snapped. As a result, the spare tire fell off.

The cable holding the spare tire under the vehicle broke. This caused the spare tire to seperate from the vehicle and fall to the road. There was no one behind the vehicle at the time so an accident did not occur.

While towing the camper driver hit a bump and the spare tire carrier fell off because the cable snapped. Dealer was contacted.

While driving at 35 mph spare tire carrier cable located underneath the vehicle broke. As a result, the spare tire fell off in a residential area. The cables end had come of due to the rusting and fracturing of the cable at the end piece which was cast onto the cable end. The consumer was told by a Ford service department that these failures were a common problem.

When the consumer went use the spare tire, he discovered the tire was too small for the vehicle, which caused the vehicle to ride abnormal.

While towing a 24' trailer spare tire that was suspended under vehicle broke free. The spare tire was then run over by the trailer. There were no injuries involved in this incident. The manufacturer and the dealer were notified of the problem.

Recall on tires not received until after replacement, manufacture will not honor recall for consumer, spare tire still in need of replacement. (97s90). Mjs (97v-187).

First tire failure the truck was only a few months old and had about 4000 miles. I was doing about 60 mph on i75 when the tire blew. I called the Ford service number and a service vehicle came and put my spare tire on. The next day I took the tire to the firestone dealer at dadeland in miami. There they said that there was nothing they could do since I had driven on it. My complaint was that no other record was made of the early tire failure. (dot number: 20891ur tiresize: lt235/85r1).

The spare tire carrier located underneath the truck broke. The cable frayed and snapped. As a result, the spare tire fell off while driving on the highway.

When rotating the tires, tire on passenger's front side had a big bulge in inside of tire by the sidewall. Tire size lt23585r16. Original tire equipment on a 2000, Ford, f250. Tire mileage is 26,000. Owner replaced the tire with the spare tire.

Vehicle purchased new and the spare tire was not included, however the dealership did not notify consumer that spare tire was not listed as standard equipment. Mjs.

Vehicle does not come with a spare tire. Consumer questions the safety of vehicle. Please provide further details.