66 of the 552 complaints filed about the Ford F Super Duty are about the tires — 12% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1999.
66
Complaints
12%
Share of all complaints
5
Crashes
1
Fires
TIRES
PURCHASED 6 TOYO HT OPEN COUNTRY TIRES. 4 OF THE 6 HAVE SEPERATED
NHTSA complaint #11064078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TRAVELLING ALONG ALCAN HIGHWAY IN REMOTE CANADA. WE HAD TREAD SEPERATION BLOWOUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT THAT DAMAGED THE F350 DUALLY. TIRE SIZE WAS 285/75/16 WITH AROUND 20,000 MILES ON THEM. TIRE WAS UNUSABLE AND REPLACED WITH SPARE. SCRAPPED THE RIM AS WELL DUE TO DAMAGE WHEN ARRIVING IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA. DO NOT TRUST THESE TIRES FOR LONG ROAD TRIPS.
NHTSA complaint #11045941 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
SET OF 5 UNIROYAL LIBERATOR TIRES PURCHASED NEW, LT265-75-16 LOAD RANGE E, 2002 F-250 4X4 (OEM SIZE) *THESE TIRES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE THRU WAL-MART WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. THE FOLLOWING OCCURRENCES WERE/ARE DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIRES, NOT ANY ACTIONS COMMITTED BY WAL-MART, THE INSTALLER/SELLER. OWNER OF VEHICLE IS CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND MAINTAINS VEHICLE & TIRES TO OEM SPECS. AT APPROX. 10,000 MILES ON TIRES, WE EMBARKED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRIP FROM FLORIDA TO IDAHO AND BACK, TRAVELING THRU UTAH, NOTICED AN IMBALANCE AT 70MPH. ENTERING IDAHO THE IMBALANCE NOW OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS. INSPECTION OF ALL TIRES REVEALED DRIVER-SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD HAD A PRONOUNCED BULGE A FOOT LONG IN THE CENTER OF TREAD. SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED, AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO WAL-MART IN BOISE. (MANAGER VERIFIED TREAD/BELT SEPARATION, TIRE STILL AT 70PSI.) REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SAME SIZE. RETURNING TO FLORIDA, ANOTHER IMBALANCE OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE IN SOUTH-DAKOTA. INSPECTION REVEALED DRIVER-SIDE FRONT TREAD BULGED AND SEPARATING. THAT TIRE WAS REPLACED AT WAL-MART WITH A GOODYEAR WRANGLER. TRAVELING THRU WEST-MEMPHIS, THE ENTIRE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING AND DEMOLISHED THE REAR QUARTER PANEL AND TAIL-LIGHT. (TIRE DID NOT BLOW-OUT/LOSE AIR PRESSURE, 80 PSI) VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 3 MILES ON STEEL BELT TO HOTEL OFF OF INTERSTATE. SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO WAL-MART FOR 3 GOODYEAR WRANGLERS. ALL 3 INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. TIRES WERE AT CORRECT AIR-PRESSURE AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY. TIRES WERE NOT/HAD NOT BEEN OVERLOADED. WE SAVED THE TREAD SEPARATION TIRE CARCASS AND THE 2 REMAINING "GOOD" TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #10904574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN THE RIDE AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WHICH WAS NOT THERE ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. IT FELT LIKE AN UNRESPONSIVE STEERING AND A VIBRATION. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION 50 MILES FROM WHERE I STARTED AND LOOKED AT ALL OF MY TIRES. VISUALLY THERE WAS NO APPARENT DEFORMITIES OR ANYTHING OUT OF NORMAL CHARACTER. LATER WHEN I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING HOME THE SAME EFFECTS WERE PRESENT. ABOUT 10 MILES LATER IT SUDDENLY GOT WORSE JUST BEFORE A BANG AND A SUDDEN PULL TO THE LEFT AS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A TIRE BLOWS OUT. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING ENOUGH TO PULL TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET OUT OF THE TRAVELED PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I OBSERVED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE, IT WAS FLAT AND SECTIONS OF THE TREAD LAYER WERE MISSING AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND VACUUM HOSE FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL.THE VACUUM LINE WAS RIPPED FROM BOTH ENDS OF ITS CONNECTORS. FORTUNATELY THE BRAKE LINE WAS STILL CONNECTED AS IT IS DRESSED TO THE VACUUM LINE. AFTER CHANGING THE TIRE, I LOOKED AT IT AND OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING; LARGE SECTIONS OF THE TREAD LAYER MISSING WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ON THE TIRE, STEEL BELTS DAMAGED AND BROKEN APART AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE INNER LAYER, 2 SLITS GOING FROM NEAR THE BEAD ON ONE SIDE ACROSS THE AREA WHERE TREAD AND BELTS HAD EXISTED TO THE OTHER BEAD AREA. THE TIRE AND RIM WERE THE REMOVED AND THE SPARE PUT ON TO CONTINUE BACK HOME. AFTER THE SPARE WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM NOTICED PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING DID NOT EXIST ANYMORE.
NHTSA complaint #10282781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
GENERAL AMERITRAC TR LT23585R16 TREAD SEPARATION ON TIRES MADE 3304 YEAR MONTH. I HAVE HAD 3 FAILURES ON THE LAST MONTH...
NHTSA complaint #10277368 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POUNDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. A TIRE SHOP INSPECTED THE TIRE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
NHTSA complaint #10195171 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BELTS SHIFTING IN TREAD OF TIRE, CAUSING TIRE TO BECOME OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND WONDER VERY BADLY. BOTH TIMES AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC.
NHTSA complaint #10116224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
I HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED TO THIS SITE AND THE FIRESTONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS OF MY STEELTEX A/T TIRE CRACKING ON THE SIDE WALL. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THEM CHECKED AT A FIRESTONE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE INTEGRITY OF THE TIRE WAS NOT COMPROMISED. ON JULY 7, 2004, MY FAMILY AND I WERE ALMOST KILLED (MINOR INJURY) WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRE EXPLODED, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AS WE WERE TRAVELING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON I-85 NORTH. THIS IS A BAD PRODUCT AND I BELIEVE MY SUSPICIONS WERE CORRECT WHEN I PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED TO EVERYONE.
NHTSA complaint #10080558 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
HAVE A 2002 F350. PART OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES. THE LEFT RIGHT REAR SIDE OF TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD PART OF THE TIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10041749 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING EAST ON INTERSTATE 40 IN BARSTOW, CA THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T LT265-75R16 123/1200 LOAD RANGE E M/S TIRE ON THE LEFT REAR OF MY FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. NO INJURIES BUT DAMAGE SUFFERED TO THE WHEEL WELL AND UNDERCARRIAGE. THEN, ON JULY 19, 2003 WE NOTICED A BULGE ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. UPON EXAMINATION IT APPEARS TO BE THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER TREAD SEPARATION. WE HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF BOTH TIRES AND ARE STILL IN POSSESSION OF THE 2ND TIRE WITH THE BULGE.
NHTSA complaint #10029047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S ON MY 2002 F250 FORD. AT 4000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, BLISTERED ON THE OUTSIDE AND STARTED COMING APART. THE DEALER REPLACED THAT TIRE AND ANOTHER HE IDENTIFIED AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER THE FAILURE OF THE TIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CATASROPHIC IF I DIDNT SEE IT. THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH OTHER F250 OWNERS AND I WANT TO REPORT IT. THE DEALER KEPT THE TIRES TO ATTEMPT TO TURN INTO FIRESTONE FOR REPLACEMENT
NHTSA complaint #10020715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
MY REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MILES AN HOUR. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND HAD LESS THAN 30000 MILES OF WEAR. THE TIRE LOOK AS IF IT CAME UNGLUED. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10018993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BOTH TIMES IT WAS A TREAD SEPARATION. ONE COMPLETELY BLEW, THE OTHER JUST LOST THE TREAD. WE WERE TRAVELING, AND CHECKED WITH THE DEALER THERE FOR ANY RECALLS, WHICH THERE WERE NONE. WE DID NOT BRING THE 2 TIRES HOME WITH US, BUT LEFT THEM AT THE DEALER. WE HAVE RECEIPTS FOR THESE TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES. THIS WILL SHOW THE ACTUAL DATES OF INCIDENT. WE ALSO HAVE A PICTURE OF THE TIRE AND DAMAGE DONE FROM THE LAST ONE. THE EMERGENCY REPAIR SERVICE WHO REPLACED OUR TIRE WILL REMEMBER THE INCIDENT. IF NEEDED, I CAN CONTACT THEM FOR VERIFICATION.
NHTSA complaint #767223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
OHIO POLICE REPORT. MOTORHOME WAS PULLING A HALFTON PICKUP WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT (TIRE INFORMATION UNKNOWN) AND CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTORHOME CAUSING DAMAGE THROUGHOUT MOTORHOME INTERIOR. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #566992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
HAD TREAD SEPARATION OCCUR AT 60 MPH ON RIGHT REAR INBOARD DULEY. AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 90 F.
NHTSA complaint #764359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL FAILER FOUND BY EAST COUNTY ALLINGMENT, SANTEE, CA. THEY HAVE FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL TIRE. ON SEARCHING FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE TWO DEALERS WOULD NOT RECOMEND THIS TIRE AND ONE, SOUTHERN TIRE, RAMONA CA. , HAD A NEW ONE BLOW UP.
NHTSA complaint #764245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TRAVELLING WITH EMPTY PICKUP TRUCK BED AND 1 ADULT AND 3 CHILDREN PASSENGERS. 50 MILES FROM LAKE CHARLES, LA. AFTER DRIVING FOR 9 HOURS, THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX 16 INCH TIRE HAD A CATASTROPHIC SIDEWALL FAILURE. THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED ENTIRELY FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. I HAVE PHOTOS AND HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRE AND SIDEWALL. I REPLACED ALL THE FIRESTONE TIRES WITH MICHELINS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET FIRESTONE TO LOOK INTO THIS. THE TIRE WAS MADE IN CANADA AND THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS ARE ON THE SIDEWALL IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS: 30362 EX BM14480-3 BM14973 AND BM15211 ON THE TIRE BEAD. THEY ARE E RATED TUBELESS RADIAL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON MY FORD SUPERDUTY. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR PHOTOS OR TO SEE THE TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #763580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, CAUSING TOTAL STEERING LOSS.
NHTSA complaint #762278 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THIS TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THE OUTSIDE SIDEWAL, THERE ISNO EVIDENCE OF THE TIRE BEING RUN HOT OR LOW. IT APPEARS AS IF THE TIRE CAME APART AT THE THE JUNCTURE OF THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD. IT ALSO APPEARS AS IF THE RUBBER SECTIO9NS AREN'T BONDED WELL. THIS TIRE ON THE BACK SIDE IS STILL ON THE BEAD,THE TREAD IS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE. IT LOOKS AS IF SOMEONE JUST CUT AROUND THE SIDEWALL AND TOOK IT OFF THE TIRE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ABOUT THESE TIRES?
NHTSA complaint #761331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
2 BACK TIRES BLEWOUT AT DIFFERANT TIMES, NO ACCIDENT, DAMAGE TO VEHICAL $300.00. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1X2188 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)
NHTSA complaint #753307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.