Ford F250 tire problems

TIRES

I WAS DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY (NO SHOULDER) WHEN BELT AND TREAD OF RIGHT REAR TIRE PEELED OFF SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. TIRE DID NOT LOSE PRESSURE IMMEDIATELY SO I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS TO NEAREST TURN OFF, PULL OFF ROADWAY, AND PUT MY SPARE ON. ON COMING AND FOLLOWING TRAFFIC HAD TO SWERVE (SOME OFF OF ROAD) TO AVOID PIECES OF DISINTEGRATING TIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10345185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

BELT OF TIRE IS SEPARATING (TIRE FEELS OUT OF BALANCE, BULGE IS NOW EVIDENT IN TREAD, 8/32'S OF ORIGINAL 15/32'S OF TREAD REMAIN). THIS IS SECOND TIRE IN SET OF FOUR TO SEPARATE (SEE ODI REPORT # 10345185 FOR FIRST).

NHTSA complaint #10345187 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

BELT OF TIRE IS SEPARATING (TIRE FEELS OUT OF BALANCE, BULGE IS NOW EVIDENT IN TREAD, 7/32'S OF ORIGINAL 15/32'S OF TREAD REMAIN). THIS IS THIRD TIRE IN SET OF FOUR TO SEPARATE (SEE ODI REPORTS #10345185 & #10345187 FOR FIRST & SECOND).

NHTSA complaint #10345191 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1968 FORD F250. THE VEHICLE HAS A SET OF COOPER PRO COMP MUDTRAIN TIRES (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE WALL DESIGN OF THE TIRES WAS SPLITTING APART, WHICH CAUSED THE INSIDE TO BULGE AND CRACK. THE FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A FLAT TIRE. HE CALLED COOPER TIRES AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO SEND THEM THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THIS COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE ANY TIRES AT ALL. THE MANUFACTURER WANTED THE CONTACT TO PAY FOR SHIPPING AND THE COST TO REPAIR THE TIRE FAILURE. THEY ALSO CHARGED $32 PER TIRE FOR EVERY TREAD THAT WAS USED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE TIRES DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE NEAREST STORE IS 25 MILES AWAY. THE DOT NUMBER, CORRECT TIRE SIZE, VIN, AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #10249447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WE (UNKNOWINGLY) BOUGHT $200 EACH, 10 PLY COOPER TIRES FROM DISCOUNT TIRE LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. THESE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF OUR TRUCK AND CAMPER. IN OCTOBER OF 2005, THE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF OF ONE OF THE REAR TIRES AND DAMAGED ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND PART OF THE CAB OVER CAMPER. THEN THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF, REALLY DAMAGED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND ALSO PARTIALLY DAMAGED THE BOAT WE WERE TOWING. THE TIRES BOTH TIMES WERE STILL HOLDING AIR, JUST THREW THE TREAD. MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY WENT AND RETRIEVED THE TREAD FROM THE HIGHWAY THIS LATEST TIME. DISCOUNT TIRE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRE, BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY, BUT THAT DOES NOT SOLVE THE DANGER OR THE DAMAGES THESE TIRES ARE CAUSING. THE SAME NIGHT AS THIS HAPPENED, ABC 15 NEWS SHOWED A STORY THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER WITH COOPER TIRES, AND SHOWED US HOW TO IDENTIFY THAT WE HAD SOME OF THESE TIRES THAT ARE THROWING THEIR TREAD. OURS ARE ON THE LIST.

NHTSA complaint #10157868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10096851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

BRIDGETONE, LT235/85R16, DOT: UNKNOWN. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS RESULT THE BUMPER, TAIL PIPE AND FENDER WAS DAMAGED. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10083966 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED.

NHTSA complaint #10067465 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE TREAD WORE OFF THE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FIRST TIRE BUBBLED AIR UNDER THE TREAD AND WAS ADJUSTED AT 11K MILES. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIRES ALSO HAD AIR BUBBLES UNDER THE TREAD AND HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASING AT 14K MILES. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10026627 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TREAD SEPARATION. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10023536 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER , THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. GOODYEAR PATHFINDER NT TIRE 16 INCH (DOT UNKNOWN). *JB THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #8010789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THE TIRE STARTED TO COME APART WHILE DRIVING THE OHIO TURNPIKE, SOUNDED LIKE RUMBLE STRIPS PRIOR TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 /16)

NHTSA complaint #754552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, HE NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL HAD DAMAGE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS ATX, P25585R16, DOT VD10AXD046. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED. *AK DOT NUMBER IS VD10AXD046.

NHTSA complaint #897683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

WITH NO WARNING, RT FRONT TIRE BLEW APART. LOUD, LOUD BANG AND TRUCK JERKED ONTO THE SHOULDER, UP OVER A 2 FOOT HIGH BERM, AND TOOK NEARLY 300 YARDS TO STOP. NOTHING SEEN IN THE ROAD THAT I MAY HAVE HIT, TIRES HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED 1 WEEK PRIOR. (WE ARE EXTREMELY WE DID NOT ROLL OVER) TIRE HAS 4-5 SLITS GOING FROM TIRE BEAD TO TIRE TREAD, AND LOOKS LIKE THE TIRE BLEW RIGHT ACROSS THE TREAD. I DO HAVE THE TIRE, AND RETRIEVED SEVERAL FEET OF TREAD. HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER, AS I DON'T KNOW WHO MADE IT. OTHER DOT NUMBERS ON THE OTHER 3 TIRES ARE AS FOLLOWS (THE DOT # I GAVE EARLIER APPEARS TO BE CORRECT, HOWEVER, DAMAGE TO THE NUMBER OCCURRED) DOT VDOR 8AC 315, VDOR 8AC 076, VDOR 8AC 076. TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES ON THEM AND WERE PURCHASED AT THE EDWARDS AFB EXCHANGE, EDWARDS AFB CA. 93524, ON 01/05/97. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER FAILURES SUCH AS THIS, AND ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS TIRE? THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDOR8AC245 TIRESIZE: L235/85R16) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #750892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A BLOWOUT WITH THESE TIRES. FORTUNATELY THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES, ONLY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. IF I WAS ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD, OR DRIVING ALONT THE COAST THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. BOTH TIMES VEHICLES HAD TO SWERVE INTO ADJACENT LANES TO AVOID TIRE DEBRIS (AND ME). I HAVE REPLACED ALL FIRESTONE TIRES AT MY EXPENSE. THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE. I HAVE A FULL SIZE CAMPER ON THIS TRUCK, AND WHEN A TIRE BLOWS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IS QUITE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN. IN OVER 400,000 MILES OF DRIVING I'VE HAD 2 BLOWOUTS. BOTH FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDOR1WW485 TIRESIZE: 23585R16)

NHTSA complaint #746145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A RED LIGHT LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE ANY SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #889028 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

WRANGLER LOADRANGE E LT 235/85R16, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT TIRES WITH 70000 MILES ON A 1985 FORD, F250. ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED SIDEWALL CRACKS. *AK DOT MDOR 1 DOV 155, TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL CRACKS NEAR THE RIM ON BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #886500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

PE 00 040/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION/TIRE FAILURE: LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, ON A 1988, FORD, F250 WITH AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT235/85R16, DOT# UNVAILABLE. NOTICED MULTIPLE HAIR LINE CRACKS WHERE TREAD MET TIRE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #878307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

FIVE OF THE BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS WITHIN 16 MONTHS AND 20000 MILES (245/75R1610). NLM

NHTSA complaint #556596 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.