general problems of the 2001 Ford F-350

Driving my 2001 f 350 at 45 mph the left front tire exploded loud enough for a neighbor to come out thinking a shot had been fired! the tire's side wall was shredded. This was my second experience recently with a blow-out of my bf goodrich rugged terrain t/a lt275/65r18 tires. In may the left rear blew out at highway speed with the side wall shredded similar to the recent blow out. I was pro-rated for that tire but after this recent event I am changing out all the tires and going back to cooper, I wouldn't chance having a more serious lost-of-control event! I bought my tires 3 years ago (2011) and use this truck on the ranch--there are less than 4,000 miles on these tires. From the outside the tires appear alright, but the handling started to feel rocky prior to the blow out although nothing was visibly showing on the exterior.

On September 17 one our crew vehicles experienced a tread separation of the right front tire at highway speeds resulting in one severe injury, two much less severe injury's and a total loss of the vehicle. The tire is a bf goodrich commercial t/a lt 265/75/16 and was purchased on or about February 2012. The tire had aproximately 40k miles. The dot number is bfw8jd110312.

4 tread leaks repaired and a side wall blow out goodyear silent armor pro gade tire lt305/70r16 124/12 load range e dotpjbv35hv.

Traveling from mass. To maine with my Ford F-350 with "cooper" mastercraft courser a/t tires. My rear drivers side tire separated sending the tread into wheel well. . I was traveling at 65mph. . . It shook the truck very hard causing loss control. . . Thankfully no one was around. . . Slowed the truck to stop. . . Major damage to the rear of truck. . . Looking at tire the metal wire is rusted. . . Note found there was a re-call on these tires. . . (never got mine) called the cooper hot-line. They instructed me they will send package in mail and for me to send the tire to them checked on line and found other people have done the same with no results blaming the drivers for hitting something. . . . No injury or death. . . Not out for the money.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-350 sd. While driving at 55 mph, the right front tire shredded. The failure caused damage to the front end of the vehicle including the front fender, undercarriage and the brake pads and rotors. The vehicle was at the dealership being inspected at the time of the complaint. The VIN was unavailable when the complaint was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000. The current mileage was approximately 49,900.

While picking up speed on an on ramp just outside las. Vegas nv. Unto the I-15 my f350 Ford trucks front end began a shimmy. As we were approaching hwy. Speeds 71 or 72 mph. Suddenly the lt. Front tire tread separated throwing us toward the next lane. We were able to bring the vehicle under control. Oddly enough the tire still had air in it. The accident has caused aprox. $2600. 00 in damage to the vehicle. Tires, lt235/85r16 ameri trac tr 10/32 tread.

I had a tire that the tread came off. It resulted in damage to my truck. Three weeks later another tire started to separate. I had the tires removed but was told that there was no problems with other tires but found that the same tire in a different size was recalled due to the same failure.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford f350. The vehicle has firestone steeltex a/t tires. While driving 70 mph, the front passenger side tread detached from the tire down to the belt. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number 04t003000 (tires). The failure has not been repaired. The VIN and tire size were unknown. The contact has pictures available. The current mileage was 32,000 and failure mileage was 31,660. Updated 11/6/08 the cosnumer stated there was a slight vibration before the failure. The tire did not deflate until days later. Updated 11/07/08.

Tire failure: tread separation on firestone steeltex radial r4s size lt265/75 r16, load range e.

I had been driving on the high way for about 20 miles at 65 mph (the speed limit was 70 mph) when the left rear tire (goodyear wrangler at/s lt285/75r16) exploded. It ripped the fuel filler neck off of the truck bent the rear bumper and bent the side of my truck in many places. These tires had more then half tread left on them and there is no reason this should have happened. I wasn't pulling a load or driving too fast. Fuel spilled out of the gas tank and could have caused a fire. These tires are unsafe to drive on if this type of think happens.

There is a safety campaign for the same type of tires but with a different load range. The tires on this vehicle lost air over several days. This problem has happened several times with these tires. Dealers will not replace the tires. The tire lost air pressure for no apparent reason. When the tire failed, there was a lot of tread.

All 4 tires failed on our new 2001 F-350 and had to be replaced by 02/2003 at 62000. Cost was $1100.

This super swamper tire is the second one that has exploded while driving on the highway, both were front mounted tires. I am getting the tire replaced with another manufacturer's tires, but I felt that these tires and their manufacturer should be checked for problems. My f350 is a fairly heavy vehicle and I was pulling a trailer when this tire explosion occured. At the very least these tires should have a warning that they do not dissipate heat sufficiently at highway speeds.

The consumer was driving, and at about 3/4 way up the hill going at 52-56 mph, for about 4-5 seconds, there was a wash board effect, where the road was grooved sidways for another 4-5 seconds. The vehicle headed for the side of the road, then the vehicle dropped to the right rear to the rim. The tire had come completely apart. Consumer would like replacement for the tire bought for the spare-($123).

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Firestone at tire failure.

Tires are wearing excessivly in the middle of the tread. The front tires have been replaced 4 times and the rear tires have been replaced twice. The dealer cannot remedy the problem.