1991 FORD F-150 Tires Problems

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE (SENTRY TRU-TRAC APT, SIZE LT235/75R15, DOT-CHHK) SUDDENLY HAD 28" OF TREAD SEPARATED FROM STEEL BELTS. TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT. THE SEPARATED TIRE TREAD DAMAGED PICK- UP TRUCK QTR PANEL, AND BENT THE WHEEL WELL SPLASH PANELS' METAL SUPPORT ARM INTO THE REAR GAS TANK FILLER TUBE, DENTING IT BUT DID NOT PUNCTURE IT. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE THE SAME. I PLAN TO HAVE ALL FOUR REPLACED EVEN THOUGH ALL STILL HAVE 9.5/32 TO 10/32 TREAD LEFT ON TIRES WHICH ORIGINALLY HAD TREAD DEPTH OF 11. *TR

Mileage: 82,200

FIRESTONE FR480 TIRES (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. *SLC

THE TREAD ON ONE OF THE FIRESSTONE TIRES PEELED OFF THE CASING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (P235/75R15), CONSUMER TIRES NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL NOTICE. NLM

TIRES WERE INCLUDED UNDER RECALL NOTICE 00T-005 BUT TIRE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE THROUGH FIRESTONE FOR 5-6 MONTHS, CONSUMER HAD TIRES REPLACED WITH COMPETITORS BRAND AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

BOTH INCIDENTS BEING REPORTED INVOLVED "TIRE TREAD SEPARATION". FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED APPROX 12/99. NO INJURIES OR DEATHS WERE INVOLVED BUT DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IN AMOUNT APPROX 1000.00 DID OCCUR. TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AT APPROX 55 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. SECOND INCIDENT OF TIRE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON 7/11/2000 WHILE TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. SAME OR SIMILAR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IN APPROX VALUE OF 1000.00 WITH NO INJURIES OR DEATHS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE TIRES ARE VISIBLEY SEPARATING AND IT HAS ME CONCERNED IN DRIVING MY 91 F150. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HL1PY TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: THREE TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION.TIRES HAVE A HAIRLINE CRACK 1/4 INCH BELOW THE TREAD, ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1991, FORD, F150. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 34,000, DOT # VNHL. *AK THE TIRES WERE FIRSTONE FR480,M & S, 235/75R15 AD DOT # VNHL 1M4. THESE TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL. *YH

PEE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO GO TO DEALERSHIP. TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#AT, 30X9DOT, 50R15LT. CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON I-40 NEAR LUDLOW, CALIFORNIA, WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED . THE SEPARATION BROKE THE FENDER WELL BRACES AND COMPLETELY CLOSED THE EXHAUST PIPE. OTHER PIECES WERE DAMAGED INCLUDING BODY DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THE COMPLETE CLOSING OF THE EXHAUST ACTED LIKE AN ENGINE BRAKE AND AIDED ME IN BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE STOP. A CALIFORNIA HWY PATROL OFFICER HELPED ME CHANGE TO THE SPARE. THE INCIDENT SO TIRED ME I COULD NOT CONTINUR TO MY DESTINATION. I HAD ALL TIRES REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL 1M4 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON I-40 NEAR LUDLOW, CALIFORNIA, WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED . THE SEPARATION BROKE THE FENDER WELL BRACES AND COMPLETELY CLOSED THE EXHAUST PIPE. OTHER PIECES WERE DAMAGED INCLUDING BODY DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THE COMPLETE CLOSING OF THE EXHAUST ACTED LIKE AN ENGINE BRAKE AND AIDED ME IN BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE STOP. A CALIFORNIA HWY PATROL OFFICER HELPED ME CHANGE TO THE SPARE. THE INCIDENT SO TIRED ME I COULD NOT CONTINUR TO MY DESTINATION. I HAD ALL TIRES REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL 1M4 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

GENERAL AMERICAN TIRES (P235/70R16 SL) HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 MPH IN A 1991 FORD F150, AFTERMARKET TIRE INSTALLED AT 4000MILE, TIRE SIZE P33X12.5/P16. RIGHT REAR TIRE COMMENCED TO SEPARATE AND CAUSED REAR END BODY DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P33X12.5/P16 *MW

I HAD THESE TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY FORD F-150 TRUCK AND TWO YEARS AGO, BOTH OF THE BACK TIRES LITERALLY DETONATED IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS ABOUT THREE MONTHS APART. IN EACH CASE IT BEAT THE HECK OUT OF THE WHEEL-WELL AND QUARTER-PANEL AREA AND SMASHED THE TAILPIPE AND AND GAS FILLER NECKS SHUT ALONG WITH BATTERING THE BACK OF THE QUARTER-PANEL UP ABOUT 8-10 INCHES ALONG WITH TEARING OUT THE SPLASH GUARDS IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE TIRE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE FROM THE TIRE CASING IN BOTH CASES.( DOT NUMBER: )

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING IT TO SUDDENLY GO FLAT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR SIDE PANEL OF THE TRUCK AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE (MICHELIN XC/LT4 ALL SEASON STEEL P235X75-15), THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REINBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. NLM