Six problems related to tire have been reported for the 2003 Ford F-350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Tire failure. Destroyed my outer fender on 2003 f350 dually damaged included, outer fender, inner fender, damage to the bed of the truck, and damage to the support brackets. Bought this truck used about a month ago. Not sure when the tires were purchased. Mileage on tires is an assumption.
Purchased 4 lt continental conitrac 275/70r18 tires/Ford oem wheels from barney's tire and wheel in temecula, CA for my 2003 f350 Ford truck. These tire and wheels were in new condition. June 2, 2011 I had dinsaur tire located in calimesa CA replace the left front tire due to tire separation. Neither I or dinosaur tire were aware of the continental tire recall. March 22, I had the left rear tire separate and again contacted dinosaur tire to schedule a replacement. Again, they were unaware of the recall. Thinking two tire separations were odd, I performed a search on the web for problems related to these tires and discovered continental had recalled certain tires. Emailed continental the dot numbers of the tires and they confirmed with a email these were tires subject to the recall and I was directed to contact an authorized dealer. Contacted dinosaur tire (authorized dealer) and faxed all correspondence to them. They were still unaware of the recall and did not know the process to file a claim. Dinosaur tire called continental with me in their company to get an authorization. Unfortunately and wrongfully, continental will only prorate the remaining three tires because there was a compliance date of October 15, 2011 and stated all persons who purchased the tires were contacted. Had the authorized dealer dinosaur tire been made aware of the recalled tires last June, I could of replaced the 4 tires without any fees and free of charge. However, because continental failed to communicate this to the public and authorized continental dealerships, demonstrates a lack to take full responsibility to the public for tires the public accidentally came in possession of, and sold by unaware tire companies. Continental would not provide any reimbursement for the tire replaced last June, 2011. Again - failure to communicate the recall to the public demonstrates a lack of responsibility.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Ford F-350sd. The vehicle was equipped with bf goodrich commercial t/a a/s tires, tire size 235/85/16. The dot number was unavailable. While driving approximately 65 mph, the rear tire exploded and caused rear end damage to the vehicle. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle to the side of the road and the rear passenger's side tire was replaced with a spare. The vehicle was taken to a tire center a where a new tire was mounted on the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. There was a recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 12t019000 (tires:tread/belt) and the tire was not included in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000. Js.
Tire explosion and tread separation bf goodrich rugged trail t/a tire (lt 265/75/16 e). Properly inflated on the read of Ford f350 truck. Traveling 55 mph with clear road conditions, no road hazard encountered. Tire has legal tread depth & even tread wear 54, 279 miles. Tread separation caused extensive damage to left rear of truck. Traveling south on j14 near byron, CA.
Tire warped while driving at about 70 mph.
The contact owns a 2003 Ford f350 super duty. The contact had a blowout on the front passenger side general ameri-trac tire. The tire is a factory tire with only 29,000 miles. The manufacturer has not yet been notified. The dot number was unknown. The current mileage is 29,130 and failure mileage was 29,000.