Tire Tread/belt Problems of Ford F-250 - part 2

Bulge in tire due to tread separation. Firestone steeltex radial a/t bsw - lt265/75r16 load range e. This is an oem tire installed on a 1999 Ford F-250 super duty pickup truck. The tire will have to be replaced, but has not yet been done.

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Tire tread separating and is causing an adverse impact on the steering of the vehicle.

My wife and I were traveling in our 2003 Ford F-250 super duty long-bed pickup with 4 firestone steeltex r4s tires filled to about 70psi (cold). The truck was carrying a light 8. 5' pop-up truck-camper (2500lbs) and pulling a small 18' open-bow ski boat (2300lbs) on a single-axle trailer (850lbs - measured tongue weight of boat & trailer = 260 lbs. We began from an RV park in red bluff, California, at approximately 10:30 am, northbound on interstate 5. Traffic moderate and weather was clear, dry approximately 95 deg f. Thirty minutes later, we were about 1 mile south of redding, California, driving approximately 58 mph in the right lane, when the truck suddenly began to shudder. Seconds later there was a loud thud, and all indications of a right rear blowout. I was able to safely pull onto the shoulder and stop. Investigation revealed a right rear tire failure. The tread was separated from the sidewall and all but wrapped around the axle. The mud flap and well lining was gone. The chrome wheel-well trim was mangled, the bed side-panel support arm was ripped away from the bed body, and the outside wall of the truck bed was folded under and bent around the exhaust pipe. There were numerous scratches and black marks all over the outside bed body and bumper. Later inspection revealed that the right rear shock mount was out of alignment and the shock jammed closed. After removing the ripped tread, blown tire and other broken pieces, I installed the spare. We were able to safely proceed to a nearby les schwab tire store a few miles away. I decided that I could not trust the remaining tires, so I purchased four new tires, new rear shocks and had the shock mount repaired at a total cost of $1000. I asked several technicians as well as the tire store manager to inspect the failed tire. They all agreed that the blown tire appeared to fail as a result of tread separation, rather than a puncture or sidewall failure.

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While driving at approximately 60 mph in my 2001 Ford f250 super duty pick up truck, the truck started to vibrate. I shifted into neutral, thinking it might be a u-joint or driveline problem and the vibration got worse. I went back into drive and it settled down somewhat. I stopped and looked over the tires, u-joints (what I could see of them, the truck is 4-wheel drive) and other suspension components. I did not notice any lumps or bumps on any of the tires. I decided to return home, a distance of about 20 miles. Approximately 3 miles form home, the truck shook violently and then there was a loud "slapping" noise. I pulled over and saw that I had separated a tread from the right rear tire. I picked up the separated tread and drove home at about 25 mph. I changed the tire at home. The tire was inflated to 55 psi and is still holding that pressure. The tire is a firestone steeltex radial a/t, lr e, dot number vdw8 txl 4400.

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Tread separated from tire causing a big dent in fender and caused me to leave the highway at a high speed. This seems to be the same problem that firestone had with their tires. I still have the tire if you would like to have it for study (general tire).

: the contact stated while driving 70 mph the front driver side tire tread separated without warning, resulting in damage to the fender. The vehicle was maneuvered off the road and the tire was changed. Both the tire and vehicle dealer were alerted.

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: the contact stated while driving 65 mph a noise was heard when the tread separated from the front driver side tire. The vehicle was maneuvered off the road where the tire was changed. The vehicle incurred minor damages. The dealer has not been alerted. Updated.

: the contact stated that noise was heard coming from the rear of the vehicle while driving on normal road conditions . Upon inspection, the rear right tire presented tread separation which caused body damage to the vehicle. The same incident occurred with the front left tire on a later date after the first incident.

Three of four cooper tires suffered tread separations within a month. Two completely separated on the highway nearly causing loss of control and causing extensive vehicle damage from the tread impacting the vehicle. Tires were replaced with another brand. Cooper tire was notified. So far they claim no responsibility for damage to the vehicle. They have the first tire and I have the second and third as well as the separated tread. While cooper tire CO. Was evaluating our claim for the vehicle damage another cooper tire separated causing additional vehicle damage. This time I was driving, and can tell you there was no warning before the tread peeled off and smashed the rear taillight, dented the rear of the vehicle and bent the rear bumper!.

1999 f250 tread separated while driving at 55 mph. The separated tread caused some damage to the vehicle's fender.

Three continental general tire ameritrak's have failed on my 2003 f250 supercab (tire tread separation) since Jan. 2006 and non-responsive continental tire has failed to contact me, as they said they would, to expedite resolution of my claim! here are the actual facts: in Jan 06, the first tire, front passenger, failed with tread separated from tire while I was driving on the highway. During dealer vehicle/tire damage inspection, it revealed the other front tire showed signs of tread separation. Under warranty, the dealer repaired all body damage (over $3000. 00) and replaced the two failed front tires. My vehicle had 9600 miles on it. The dealer did the right thing. On 10-26-06 at 1:33 pm the 3rd "general tire ameritrak" tire tread on my 2003 f250 supercab separated, causing over $3000. 00 in body damage & at 16,194 miles on the vehicle/tires. On 11-20-06, continental tire, north carolina, received my claim (#6300003). On 11-27-06, continental tire received the failed tire. On 11-28-06, I e-mailed an inquiry to continental. On 11-29-06, I received a phone call and the unidentified female stated I should hear something within the next week. It is now 12-13-06 and I have heard nothing. My vehicle remains damaged, and it is unbelievable to me that continental is permitted to sell defective "general" tires and not expeditiously settle claims stemming from those defective tire failures. It's past time for continental to do the right thing and restore my vehicle back to pre-damage condition. Since tire tread separation has been well-established, historically, continental needs to be held accountable for the after-affects of their defective products . These tires are dangerous!!! I was driving on both occasions. I could have been killed. Continental is dragging their feet on settling the damages. These tires should not be on the market! how can continental conduct business as usual and not be held accountable for damages caused by failures in their product?.

Firestone steeltex at tire 265/70/16 --complete tread separation. Nothing left but the steel belt; the tire did not blow out, all of the tread came off with only 29,000 miles on the tire which is the original tire on my Ford 2001 f250. I was traveling at the posted speed limit of 70 mph.

I was traveling on interstate 80 in the fairfield, California area. My speed was approximately 65 mph. The left rear tire suffered a major tread separation which was very violent. I was able to keep the vehicle under control I believe due to my 24 years of police driving experience. My vehicle is a 2000 Ford f250 superduty pick up truck. I have firestone steeltex a/t tires on the vehicle. I am the original owner and the vehicle has approximately 47,000 miles. I did not receive any safety or recall information in regard to the tires from Ford or firestone. Due to the seriousness of the event I feel very lucky not to have been involved in a major crash.

Incident I was on a trip to point reyes this last weekend. On the way home I had a front tire delaminate while I was towing my 27 foot travel trailer. Fortunately no one injured and I was able to exit the freeway safely. The tire did not deflate until after it was removed. The vehicle sustain about $2,000 in damage. I have approximately forty six thousand miles on the tires. When looking at pictures of the tires of the firestone/Ford recall this tire could looks be ones of the tires in the photos. 2001 f250 crew cab 4x4 short wheel base stock tire I bought the truck in October of 2000 new with these tires on it. Nomad 27ã‚?? approximately 7700 lbs dry about two weeks ago I had a lady in a small Honda civic with her small children run a red light in front of me. I was going about 45 miles per hour. I almost t boned her, I was fortunately able to swerve into on coming traffic (cars were in the slow lane) I swerve again and made an unexpected left turn. I had the truck lockup as hard could to stop, I was surprised as was wife that we did not hit the car. After that the front end felt off, I thought the alignment was off. I was planning on putting the truck in the shop for it's 45k checkup after our last planned camping trip of the year. On the trip I felt the alignment just did not feel right. On the way home on black point turn off hwy 37& hwy 80 on ramp we had a small car cut in front of us last minute to get on the freeway we had to lock up the rig, missed rear ending him by about 3ã‚??. The tire gave way about approximately 5-10 miles down the road. The reason for my email is if these tire are also defective, we did not get hurt but I do not want to see any one else get hurt. Thanks,.

1. Driving 60 mph down highway 290e near elgin, rear passenger tire tread came flying off. 2. Tire dented panel, scratched chrome and did other damage to truck. 3. I have personally purchased 4 new tires but have kept the damaged tire and the old tires.

: the contact stated while driving 60 mph, the rear driver side tire shredded without warning. The contact sustained minor injuries. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, who was unable to provide a resolution. There was a NHTSA recall # 00t005000 which pertains to the tire tread. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. The tire manufacturer was firestone. Tire line: steel belted tire. Size: p265/75r16.

Threads on the rear cooper tire of my pickup truck came off the tire while driving on the expressway. The threads scattered all over the road and the cars and truck in back of me had to slow down to avoid the debris. The complete side of my pickup had to be replaced. This " load range e "tire still had all of the air in it when I changed it. I sent the tire back to cooper tire company at their expense along with pictures of the damage to my truck. Cooper inspected the tire and determined the air pressure had been low, apparently for some time, and denied my claim. This load range e tire has a maximum inflation of 80 psi. The firestone / bridgestone - Ford court case apparently has given tire manufacturers a green light to manufacture defective tires and any problems associated with these tires are blamed on the consumer not keeping the tire pressure at maximum psi.

While pulling my fifth wheel trailer, at 5:30 a. M. , 68 degree temperature, traveling at 55 to 60 miles per hour, the right front tire tread separated from tire and bent the right front fender, broke the right running board, and damaged the bumper. The tire remained inflated. I sent the defective tire to firestone/bridgestone and they said the steeltex r4s, lt 265-75r16, had been under-inflated, causing overheating and the subsequent separation. They would not replace or repair anything in this situation. I do not agree with them in regard to the inflation pressure that they say caused the separation. I am very conscientious about maintaining tire pressure due to towing a 10,000 pound trailer. The pressures maintained were 55 psi(no trailer weight) and 75 psi(with trailer weight). This is very important and I am offended that they would claim otherwise. I replaced the defective tire and have it and the other three tires available for testing.

The consumer purchased a used vehicle in July, a 1999 Ford f250. While moving back to washington from new mexico, the left rear tire tread peeled off, resulting in an accident while driving. This happened without warning. There was some wear on the tires. There are 64,000 miles on the truck, and owner does not know a lot about the mileage of the tires. The consumer consulted the NHTSA website and discovered recall campaign. 04t003000 on the same tires. Bridgestone/firestone, model steeltex ,at lt265/75/r16. The consumer went to two different bridgestone/firestone delaers, and they would not help because the tires were not a part of the recall-these were for excursion vehicles only they noted. The consumer had to replace tires at his own expense.

The contact owned a 1999 Ford f250. The contact experienced tread separation on driver side rear tire. There was no accident, but it caused damage vehicle. It was hauling a trailer, and did not hit any kind of pot hole. Tire manufacturer was eldorado, tire line I 265/75r16.

I was northbound on interstate i95 in florida traveling at 60 mph in the right lane pulling a 32 ft 5th wheel trailer at approx 09:00 when the right rear tire tread on my pickup came off and caused approximately $7000. 00 in damage to the truck, I was able to control the truck and trailer without further damage. The tire had less then 10000 miles on it and was a firestone lt265/75r16 steeltex at.

Tire tread seperation.

Tire tread separation: tire tread separated while towing 5th wheel trailer at 60 mph. Tire located rear, passenger side of pickup truck. Tire inflated to correct pressure of 80 psi. Tire info: general grabber aw lt 235/85r16 load range e.

2004 Ford f250 suffered tire tread separation while driving. The consumer stated the tire was still inflated with the majority of the tread missing.

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While traveling my left front firestone steeltex r4s ii lt265/75/r16 separated from the tire and then blew out, causing me to swerve left of center, luckily there was no other traffic coming. When I sent my tire to firestone they had said that it looked like separation. Firestone/bridgestone stated in a letter that the tire was over loaded. The tire is oem for my 2000 Ford F-250. The tires on front we replaced full cost to me with transforce.

Driving 2001 Ford f250 4x4 on I-10 freeway at approximately 75 mph. When the left front tire (firestone steeltex lt265/75r16e a/t) which failed due to tread separation. This failure of the tire resulted inloss of control of the vehicle and moderate damage to the vehicle. The tire had approx. 39,450 miles of use. There were no injuries or other property damage. All 4 tire have been replaced and I have possession on the damaged tire.

: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked, it was noticed there were chunks of rubber missing from the tread and the wires were exposed. This occurred on three of the four original tires at 48,000 miles. The tires were changed, but the dealership was unable to determine what caused this problem. Updated 10/2/2006 -.

While driving the tire tread on the consumer's 2001 Ford f250 separated.

The right front tire tread of the firestone steeltex a/t tire separated. The consumer's 2002 Ford F-250 only had 45800 miles on it. Consumer sent a letter to the rubber manufacturer's association on June 10, 2005, explaining to them the situation with the tires and how it damaged the vehicle when the incident happened.

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While driving on freeway my wife noticed a slight vibration from the rear of the truck (2001 Ford f250) as she began to slow down and move to the shoulder the tire tread separated from the firestone steeltex a/t tire. The tread separation damaged the left side of the truck including the rear bumper.

A tire tread separation started with the left rear driver 's side tire. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and pulled over. Consumer was able to change the tire. Firestone, steel at, p265/75r16, #dot vnw81xl0701.

Tires were purchased in December, 2001 from a goodyear dealer. Tires have recently separated (two front tires last week) (two back tires this week). No blowouts have occurred; however, we were lucky. Goodyear agreed to replace the tires for us at a discounted price, which price was figured based on the "life left on the tire". They had no knowledge of this recall and now we are out of $232. + for the replacement of the first two tires. They are currently in the process of replacing the second two tires at a rate of $96. 00 a tire. Goodyear apparently has no knowledge of this defect/recall and should be notified immediately of their incompetence.

Rear tire experienced a tread separation while driving 35 mph with only the driver. The tire remained inflated while driving home in this condition. The tire was mounted on a 2000 Ford f250- super duty truck. After market equipments made by general, model name apache, installed at 46,000 miles, tire size lt265/75r16, dot# adw81ee1202. Tire dealer was contacted.

The left rear tire experienced a tread separation while driving 35 mph, the tire was still inflated. With only the driver. The tire was on a 2000, Ford, f250-super duty truck. After market equipment installed at 46,000 miles, tire size lt 265/75r16, and dot # adw81ee1202.

While driving 45 mph vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that driver's front tire needed to be replaced due to tread separation. A couple of months later, the passenger's rear and driver's rear tires were replaced due to tread separation.