Tire Blowout problems of the 2004 Ford F-350

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-350 sd equipped with bf goodrich rugged terrain tires, sizes lt 265/75/r16. The contact stated that while driving 72 mph, the rear driver's side tire blew and caused damage to the rear driver's side quarter panel. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred twice before the most recent failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The tires were replaced. The tire failure mileage was 20,000 and the vehicle failure mileage was 332,000. The current mileage was 347,000. Updated 12/30/cn.

The contact owns a set of nitto mud grappler tires, size 35/14/16, that were equipped on a 2004 Ford F-350. While traveling 40 mph, the contact noticed that the front driver side tire had a sudden blowout. After examining the tire the contact noticed that the tire was split in several areas. The tires were not diagnosed for the failure. The current and the failure mileages were 14,000. The VIN was not available. Updated 04/18/12 . . . Updated 05/09/12 the consumer stated all of the tires had cracks on the inside of the side walls.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f350 super duty. In April of 2008, the contact purchased four used nokian vatiiva tires, size lt265/75r16. While driving 65 mph, the rear passenger side tire blew out. The contact pulled the vehicle over and replaced the tire with a spare. On September 5, 2008, while driving approximately 60 mph on an elevated road, the front passenger side tire blew out. He lost control of the vehicle and almost plummeted off the side of the road. After regaining control of the vehicle, the contact pulled over to the side of the road and changed the tire with another spare. The vehicle sustained front end damage. He called the manufacturer and they mailed him a claim form and asked him to ship them the defective tires. They wanted to perform an investigation to ensure that the blow outs were not due to any defects. When the contact received the claim form, he called the manufacturer again and they stated that they would not replace the tires because they were not included in a recall. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 45,000.