2002 FORD F-250 Tires Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH NITTO DURA GRAPPLER HIGHWAY TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

Mileage: 89,000

TIRES INVOLVED WERE PURCHASED ON 7/25/2012 (HAVE RECEIPT) AND AT TIME OF INCIDENT HAD 16,115 MILES ON THEM. TIRES WERE CORRECTLY INFLATED TO CORRECT PSI AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR OR CHECKING. TRIP WAS FROM ANTELOPE, CA TO SAN DIEGO, CA. (+/- 525 MILES.) OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95 DEGREES. DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE, TRUCK WAS RUNNING WITH NO LOAD/EMPTY AND IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 AT 65 MPH (CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON), APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES NORTH OF KETTELMAN, CALIFORNIA, DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE DELAMINATED (UNIROYAL LAREDO LT265/75R16 123Q LAR (DOT # BFW8JDUU5011) CAUSING SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL, BUT NO ACCIDENT RESULTED AND NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT. DAMAGE DUE TO THE DELAMINATION WAS EXTENSIVE TO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE PICK-UP BED (PHOTOS AVAILABLE.) AAA WAS CALLED TO REPLACE THE DELAMINATED TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE DELAMINATED TIRE WITH A GOOD SPARE I CONTINUED ON WITH MY TRIP. APPROXIMATELY 225 MILES LATER (SAME DAY 8/16/2015), STILL ON SOUTH BOUND INTERSTATE 5 IN LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA THE PASSENGER RIGHT REAR TIRE (UNIROYAL LAREDO LT265/75R16 123Q LAR (DOT # BFW8JDUU5011) ALSO DELAMINATED, AGAIN, CAUSING SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL, BUT NO ACCIDENT RESULTED AND NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT. DAMAGE DUE TO THE DELAMINATION OF PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS ALSO EXTENSIVE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE PICK-UP BED (PHOTOS AVAILABLE.) INSURANCE CLAIM WAS MADE TO INSURANCE CARRIER (PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE) AND A DAMAGE CLAIM HAS BEEN MADE TO UNIROYAL (CLAIM #6193621979.) TOTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IS $4,195.98 AND IS BEING REPAIRED AT CARSTAR GROVE COLLISION CENTER, 3580 OLIVE STREET, LEMON GROVE, CA 91945 (619-460-1367.) PHOTOS OF THE TIRES, AND DAMAGE TO THE PICK-UP TRUCK ARE AVAILABLE, AS ARE THE ACTUAL TIRE INVOLVED.

Mileage: 120,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 WITH DEFINITY DAKOTA A/T TIRES, SIZE LT 265/75R16, DOT NUMBER: UTW8PA91108. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE HE CHANGED THE TIRE AND INSTALLED THE SPARE. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE MERCHANT WHO RE-INSTALLED A NEW TIRE. A MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE UNDER CARRIAGE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED O BOTH FAILED TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT INSPECTED FRO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER OF WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 15,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI SCORPION ZERO ASIMMETRICO LT235/85R/16/E1 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THUMPING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE TIRE AND FELT THE TIRE HAD A RAISED PORTION ON THE TREAD AREA. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE NEW TIRE AS WELL AS THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TIRES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,250.

Mileage: 90,250

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DISCOVERER ATR TIRES, SIZE 265/75/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING HEAVY TREAD SEPARATION. THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO CRACK AS WELL. HE BELIEVES THAT THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT THAT IS PLACED ON THE FRONT TIRES HAS CAUSED THEM TO SEPARATE. HE TOOK THE TIRES BACK TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED, BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF ALL FOUR TIRES AND BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21000. UPDATED 05/11/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/11/09.*JB

Mileage: 21,000

VALVE STEM ON LEFT REAR TIRE OF FORD F250 FAILED. FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE ENTERING PARKING LOT SO SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10 MPH. TEMP WAS AROUND 108. TIRE REPLACED WITH FULL SIZE SPARE. TIRE WAS A MICHELIN XRADIAL LT LT265/75R16. MARKING ON VALVE STEM WAS TR 600. *TR

Mileage: 82,776

AT ABOUT 80MILES INTO A 1,000 MILE TRIP AFTER A SLIGHT VIBRATION THE LEFT REAR TIRE (FIRESTONE STEELE TEX A/T 265 75 R 16 LR-E TIRE VIOLENTLY LOST ITS TREAD CAUSING FENDER AND LIGHT DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND WRAPPING THE LOOSE TREAD AROUND VEHICLE REAR AXLE HOUSING. NOTE TIRE STILL REMAINED INFLATED. *TR

Mileage: 69,700

I BOUGHT A SET OF NEW FIRESTONE DESTINATION AT 285-75-R16. ON JULY 24, 2007. WERE I BOUGHT THE TIRES THEY DIDN'T HAVE ROAD HAZARD, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT TILL THEY ALL READY HAD THEM ON. THE COST OF THOSE WERE $673.52. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2007 I HAD A BLOW OUT GOING TO WORK WITH ONE OF THE TIRES IN FRONT AND I HAD TO BUY A BRAND NEW ONE. TO REPLACE THAT TIRE, IT COST ME $155.06 FOR A NEW ONE, AND THEY WOULD NOT GIVE US A ROAD HAZARD ON THAT ONE SENSE WE DIDN'T BUY IT FROM THEM. THEN ON JANUARY 22, 2008 I HAD ANOTHER FLAT BLOW OUT, ON THE BACK TIRE. IT COST ME AT A FIRESTONE PLACE $262.39 TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HONOR THE ROAD HAZARD FOR ALL 4 TIRES. SO NOW THAT I HAVE ROAD HAZARD I PROBABLY WON'T HAVE ANOTHER BLOW OUT. SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THEIR A RECALL WITH FIRESTONE DESTINATION AT TIRES? OR IS THEIR ANY OTHER PERSON HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES? *TR

Mileage: 97,265

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON A DOWNHILL CURVE, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE VEHICLE HIT A GUARD RAIL ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THEN, WHILE TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD, THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TREAD HIT THE SIDE MIRROR AND FENDER. A SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON. THEN, 175 MILES LATER THERE WAS A NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WAS PULLED OVER. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.

Mileage: 61,000

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD OF THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRE SEPARATED. THE CONSUMER'S 2002 FORD F-250 ONLY HAD 45800 MILES ON IT. *NM CONSUMER SENT A LETTER TO THE RUBBER MANUFACTURER'S ASSOCIATION ON JUNE 10, 2005, EXPLAINING TO THEM THE SITUATION WITH THE TIRES AND HOW IT DAMAGED THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED.*SB

Mileage: 45,800

THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TREAD ON THE TIRE FELL OFF. *AK

Mileage: 4,000

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND REPLACED IT WITH A SPARE TIRE. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX AT, SIZE LT26575R16. *AK (RIGHT REAR SIDEWALL) *SC *JB

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 36,500

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FRONT/REAR DRIVER SIDE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND REPLACED IT WITH A SPARE TIRE. GENERAL TIRES, SIZE LT235/85R16, DOT 8DOR1P6. *AK *JB

Mileage: 13,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE TREMBLED VIOLENTLY. CONSUMER PARKED AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER DROVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND THE TREMBLING STARTED AGAIN. SEVERAL SECONDS THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. CONSUMER EXAMINED THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND DETERMINED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. *AK

Mileage: 18,900

FRONTAL TIRES PRODUCED BUBBLES,AND CURRENTLY STARTED TO SEPARATE. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE TOWING A 24' TRAILER SPARE TIRE THAT WAS SUSPENDED UNDER VEHICLE BROKE FREE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS THEN RUN OVER BY THE TRAILER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 53,000

PE00-040/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION/TIRE FAILURE: RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIIVNG 60 MPH IN A 2002, FORD F250, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE 265/75R16, AND DOT#8XW81XM2202. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *YH

PE00-040/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION/TIRE FAILURE: WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN A 2002,FORD, F250 S/D, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE 265/75R16, DOT VNW81XM1002, LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS NOTICED WITH A BLISTER ON SIDEWALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES AT OWN EXPENSE. *JG

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH THE TIRES BLEW OUT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT AND DEALER REFUSED. *YH

I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SIDE WALL FAILURE OF A FIRESTONE LIGHT TRUCK TIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. WHILE ACCELARATING DOWN THE ENTRANCE RAMP I NOTICED A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WHICH STOPPED ONCE I MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT THE VIBRATION WAS DUE TO ROUGH PAVEMENT ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP. A SHORT TIME LATER, POSSIBLY 3 OR 4 MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW. THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK FELT AS IF IT WERE SLIDING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE TRUCK NOTICEABLY LEANED TO THE LEFT . THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALL (FACING THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK) OF THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED ENTIRELY LEAVING ONLY A SMALL RING OF RUBBER AROUND THE RIM OF THE WHEEL. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS IS THE TYPE OF FAILURE THAT HAS OCCURRED WITH OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THESE TIRE WERE SAFE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)