Tire Sidewall problems of the 2006 Ford F-350

Six problems related to tire sidewall have been reported for the 2006 Ford F-350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 09/30/2015

Purchased tires on 2/27/2013 . Tires have 27,441 miles on them. They were originally warrented for 40 months or 50,000 miles. All 4 tires have sidewall cracking close to the wheel rim. Dot #'s are utot hwb 4212,utot hwb 5012, utot hwb 5012, utot hwb 5012.

2 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 07/22/2015

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-350 sd equipped with michelin ltx m/s2 tires, size: lt275/70r18 (na). While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle began to vibrate violently. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle to the emergency lane. The contact discovered that the sidewall and the steel belt of the front driver side tire separated. The tires were not inspected or replaced. The tires were replacement equipment. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 55,000 and the tire failure mileage was 20,000.

3 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 09/14/2010

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-350 equipped with michelin ltx a/t2 tires, size lt 275/70/r18. The contact noticed that all 5 tires (inclusive of the spare) developed cracks at the sidewall around the rim. The contact called the vehicle manufacturer who called the tire manufacturer who to pay 50% of the costs of new tires. The current and failure mileages were approximately 45,000.

4 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 03/17/2008

2 tires with in 7 months got bubbles in the side walls. I noticed the bubbles in the side walls and returned to goodyear with the problem. They told me that if the bubble would pop that the tire would not go flat , but the tire pop while I was there and the tire went flat. These tires are "e" ratrd and are on heavy duty trucks pulling heavy equipment and with a blowout at highway speeds some one could get killed. !st time date was 8/16/07. The tires were bought new on 7/17/07. Tire size not listed on next page lt275/70r18 silent armor. Wranglers.

5 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 01/12/2007

Continental contitrac tr lt275/70r18 tires bought 3 Ford F-350 brand new with these tires on them and we had a blowout on one truck on the highway and you can see the sidewall is blistering on the others- 15 tires in total. There is a recall on these tires in canada but not in the us.

6 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 08/14/2006

Was driving 2006 Ford f350 4x4 on toll road at approximately 60 mph. Without warning, vehicle pulled sharply and within seconds there was a loud explosion. Goodyear wrangler ar oem tire passenger side front had blown. Tire sidewall completely split and shredded. Fortunately, I was in the right lane and able to guide truck to the shoulder. Had I been towing a trailer, traveling at a higher speed, or in the left lane, the outcome could have been deadly. Now, I am concerned about the integrity of the 3 remaining wrangler at tires.


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