1999 FORD F-350 SD Tires Problems

I WIAS TRAVELING ON HWY. 27 OUTSIDE OF BLAKELY GA ON 09-17-15. MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE TREAD BELT SEPARATED. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS A PRO-COMP ALL TERRAIN LOAD RANGE E 265/75/16.

Mileage: 253,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350 DIESEL EQUIPPED WITH NITTO LOW RANGE E TIRES, SIZE: LT 245/75/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BLEW. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE ALSO BLEW SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE LEFT WITH HALF OF THE TREAD LIFE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 40,000. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION WE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS A LARGE BULGE ON THE TREAD OF THE TIRE. WE WENT ON LINE TO INVESTIGATE THESE TYPE OF TIRES AND FOUND THAT COOPER TIRE CO. HAD A RECALL ON THOSE SIMILAR TYPE OF TIRES HOWEVER, WE HAVE THE MT STYLE TIRE AND THEY HAD RECALLED THE RT STYLE DUE TO STEEL CORDS BUSTING IN THE TIRES. THE RECALL IS FOR THE EXACT SAME TIRE EXCEPT THAT OURS ARE A MUD TERRAIN AND THE RECALL IS FOR THE RADIAL TREAD TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 76,380

MY FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ON MY TRUCK WHILE DOING 75 MPH. I ALSO SPOKE WITH ANOTHER GUY THAT HAS HIS TIRES LISTED ON CRAIGSLIST THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN MY TIRE CAME OFF IT DAMAGED MY FENDER, RUNNING BOARD ON THE EXTERIOR HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT OTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE. NO ONE WAS HURT NO OTHER KNOWN DAMAGED WAS CAUSED TO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 197,290

4 TIRES PURCHASED FROM COOPER TIRES FAILED. *GR ON JULY 22, 2006, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A SET OF SIX COOPER DISCOVER ST TIRES. ON OCTOBER 21, 2008, THE FIRST TIRE FAILED, WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE CARCASS WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. ON JULY 8, 2009, THE SECOND TIRE FAILED WITH INCIPIENT TREAD SEPARATION. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2009, THE THIRD TIRE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION AND SUDDEN EXPLOSIVE RUPTURE OF THE CARCASS, WHICH CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. ON APRIL 17, 2010 THE FOURTH TIRE FAILED WITH PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION AND SUDDEN EXPLOSIVE RUPTURE OF THE CARCASS AND THE TREAD AREA. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT COOPER CHANGES ITS RUBBER COMPOUND, PERHAPS MANY TIMES WITHOUT INFORMING SUPPLIERS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIFTH TIRE IS NOW CRACKING DEEPLY BETWEEN THE TREAD. UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB

Mileage: 23,000

WITHOUT ANY WARNING (I.E., NO NOISE, NO VIBRATION, NO SOUND), ALL OF SUDDEN HEARD VERY LOUD SLAPPING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WELL OF F350 TRUCK. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A 50+% TREAD BELT SEPARATION WITH NO LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL, TWISTED RUNNING BOARD, QUARTER PANEL, AND FRONT BUMPER MOVED. *TR

Mileage: 143,815

ON 9/23/2008 I ORDERED AND RECEIVED 4 DAYTON (E) RATED 265/75R/16 TIRES FROM H&F TIRE IN LANCASTER, PA. THEY ARE MADE BY FIRESTONE/ BRIDGESTONE. I MOUNTED, BALANCED, AND INSTALLED THEM ON A CUSTOMERS F350 SUPERCAB WORK TRUCK. ON 9/25 I ORDERED 4 MORE OF THE SAME TIRES FOR THE SAME CUSTOMERS OTHER WORK TRUCK. ON 9/26 THERE WAS A RIM AND TIRE LEFT AT MY FRONT DOOR THAT HAD A LARGE BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL. IT WAS ONE OF THE TIRES THAT I INSTALLED 2 DAYS PRIOR. I ORDERED A REPLACEMENT. I INSTALLED BRAKES AND THE NEW TIRES ON THE SECOND TRUCK. THE OWNER (AMISH) HIS TWO CHILDREN AND A DRIVER PICKED UP THE TRUCK THE FOLLOWING DAY. I WAS CALLED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF THEIR DEPARTURE AND TOLD A TIRE HAD JUST "BLEW UP". I GRABBED THE REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM THE 1ST TRUCK AND RAN TO ASSIST THEM. I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT I SAW. THE TIRE EXPLODED AND NEARLY TORE IN HALF. THEY WERE SHOOK UP, BUT NOT INJURED AS THE DRIVER GOT THE TRUCK INTO A DRIVEWAY SAFELY. I WAS QUESTIONED BUT COULD GIVE NO ANSWERS. 2 DAYS LATER ANOTHER TIRE BULGED AND WENT DOWN. H&F STATED IT WAS INSTALL DAMAGE. I ASKED THEM TO SHOW ME HOW? ON 9/30 2 REPLACEMENT TIRE WERE SENT. WHY WOULD THEY CONTINUE TO SENT TIRES IF I AM DAMAGING THEM? I CHECKED OUT THE TIRES BEFORE MOUNTING AND 1 TIRE CLEARLY HAS DEFECTS IN THE CORD AREA CONSISTENT WITH WHERE THE TIRES ARE COMING APART. 1 REP FROM H&F AND 2 FROM FIRESTONE CAME AND ACKNOWLEDGED, CIRCLED, AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE AREAS AND WANTED TO TAKE THE TIRE. I REFUSED TO GIVE IT UP. THEY HAVE THE OTHER 3. I WAS BILLED FOR 12TIRES AND A FINANCE CHARGE FOR NOT PAYING LAST MONTH. I PAID THE BILL AND DEMANDED THE OTHER TIRES BACK. THE TIRE I HAVE WAS NEVER MOUNTED AT THIS SHOP. THE TIRES ARE EITHER MANUFACTURING RELATED OR THESE TIRE WERE MOUNTED,DISMOUNTED, AND SOLD AS NEW WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS NOT THE CASE. I WILL TAKE A LIE DETECT TEST STATING I AM NOT DAMAGING THESE TIRES. THE QUESTION IS, WHY ISN'T ANYONE CONCERNED ABOUT THE 8 TIRES ON MY CUSTOMERS 10,000 LB TRUCKS. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT FRONT TIRE, RUINED WHEEL. AFTER INSTALLING SPARE TIRE AND DRIVING 12 MORE MILES. TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE. BOTH TIMES TIRES BLEW OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY 99 FORD F-350 PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS I WRESTLED THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. AS FAR AS I COULD TELL, EVEN THE ELECTRONIC BRAKES ON THE TRAILER WEREN'T HELPING TO STOP ME AS I DRIFTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. THE TIRE TREAD WHEN IT SHREDDED APPARENTLY BLEW OUT A VACUUM HOSE AND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME OTHER CONNECTOR OR LINE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS SYSTEM THAT WAS AFFECTED - BUT I THINK IT WAS JUST THE VACUUM HOSE. THE MECHANIC WHO GOT US BACK ON THE ROAD SAID THAT WHEN THE HOSE WENT OUT, THE ABS SYSTEM THOUGHT THE TIRE WAS LOCKED SO IT SHUT OFF THE BRAKES - APPARENTLY ALL OF THEM. IF I HAD BEEN IN CITY TRAFFIC, WE'D HAVE PLOWED INTO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY FOR SOMEONE. TRYING TO REMEMBER TO DOWNSHIFT OR HIT THE PARKING BRAKE WHILE WRESTLING A TRUCK PULLING A TRAILER THAT IS RIDING ON THE FRONT WHEEL RIM AND TRYING TO PULL BACK INTO TRAFFIC IS RATHER CHALLENGING. I'VE LOST A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN ABS AND WONDER IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, SOMETHING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE OR A BASIC HAZARD OF ABS SYSTEMS THAT IS UNKNOWN TO THE PUBLIC. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELLING 65 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SHREDDED WITH NO WEAR TO THE TREAD AND THE TIRE BLEW. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND KEPT AT REGULAR AIR PRESSURE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. THE BLOWN TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 92,000

1. LEFT FRONT TIRE ON 1999 FORD F350 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DUALLY WITH 18,800 ODOMETER MILES STARTED TO SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS BEFORE TIRE BLEW FROM CORD SEPARATION. TIRE HAS ALMOST FULL TREAD DEPTH AS NEW TIRE. IT IS A GENERAL GRABBER TR IN 235/85-R16 SIZE THAT WAS EQUIPPED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE. TIRE WAS INFLATED TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFIED AIR PRESSURE OF 65 PSI. ALL SEVEN TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECENTLY CHECKED (WITHIN THE LAST WEEK) FOR PROPER INFLATION AND ANY ABNORMALITIES. I WAS NOT TOWING A TRAILER. THERE WERE FOUR ADULTS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. 2. TIRE BLEW VIOLENTLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME. TIRE REMAINS RUINED FENDER, ABS SYSTEM, BUMPER GUARD, AND INNER FENDER WELL, ALONG WITH WHEEL AND OTHER COMPONENTS BEFORE VEHICLE COULD BE STOPPED FROM 60 MILES PER HOUR. 3. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES USING SPARE TIRE, AND WIRING, FENDER WELL, ETC. OUT OF CONTACT WITH TIRE. I DO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. *JB

Mileage: 18,800

DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A FORD F350 EXTENDED CAB DUALLY IN 1999. THREE YEARS AGO THE TIRE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BROKE WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE CABLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED. SINCE PURCHASE THE SPARE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN USED OR TOUCHED BY ANYONE. RECENTLY, WHEN AT A TIRE SHOP WHILE GETTING TIRES REPLACED AND AN OIL CHANGE THE SERVICEMAN NOTED THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CABLE WAS AGAIN BROKEN. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS, AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD DEALER, BUT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE CABLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY TOO DECLINED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SPARE TIRE CABLE COULD BREAK ON THESE VEHICLES, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO OTHERS. *AK *JB

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *NM THE FIRST TIRE WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS LEAKING AIR. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE THIRD AND FOURTH TIRES DEVELOPED A BUBBLE. *JB

NOTICED TIRE WABBLING ON HIGHWAY DRIVING HOME STOP TO SEE IF TIRE WAS FLAT/FOUND IT INFLATED OK DROVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE AT 45 VMPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF COULD NOT STOP DUE TO NO PULL OVER ON INTER CITY XPRES WAY.TIRE STAYED INFLATED NO TREAD ATTACHED,FOUND A PLACE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY LOTS OF DAMAGED TO TRUCK FENDER, BRAKE, LINE 4-WHEEL DRIVE HUBS, BUMPER, AND RUNNING BOARD PLUS PAINT ON DOOR.DUE TO STEEL CORDS FROM TIRE.I SENT TIRE TO COOPER TIRE COMPANY THEY INSPECTED UNIT SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT! COST OF TIRE WAS $123.95 REPAIR TO TRUCK WAS ABOUT $3700.00 FORD DEALER. AUG 03 2004,5DAYS AFTERIGOT TRUCK FROM DEALER AND DRIVING TRUCK ONLY 34 MILES A SECOND TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPRATION I TOOK TIRE TO LILBURN TIRE (770)923-4400 /IT WAS REMOVED INSPECTED FOUND TO HAVE HAVE SPERATED ALSO :NOTE TIRE WAS INSPECTED FOUND NO DAMAGED TO INSIDE ,NO REPAIR DONE OR BRUSING BOTH TIRES ARE CHAPARRAL A/P LT265/75-R16 WITH THE SER NUMBER OF WEW-081-N07R COOPER TIR HAS FIRST TIRE AT THEIR PLANT IN OHIO.*AK

Mileage: 78,567

DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON I-95 AT 60MPH HEAVY VIBRATION FOR 15 TO 20 SEC THEN TIRE EXPLODED. REPLACED WITH SPARE. DEFECTIVE TIRE IS AVAILABLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE FROM A SET OF FOUR I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH. THE OTHER TIRE HAD THE BELTS SLIP CAUSING VIBRATION AND LOUD NOISE. ANOTHER TIRE FROM THAT GROUP IS CHUNKING IN THE CENTER. *AK

BOUGHT 6-10PLY HEAVY DUTY TRUCK TIRES FOR MY FORD 350, DUALLY, DIESEL TRUCK & I ROTATED THEM EVERY 6 MONTHS. WHEN I WAS IN A MALL, A PASSER-BY STOPPED ME TO TELL ME MY LEFT FRONT TIRE, ON THE INSIDE HAD A HUGE BUBBLE IN IT. WHEN I LOOKED, IT WAS AROUND 8 TO 10 IN. AROUND & WHEN I STOPPED, IT DID NOT GO DOWN, IT STAYED THERE. I ONLY HAD THEM FOR ABOUT 2 YRS. I BOUGHT THEM FROM A & K TIRES ON MOODY BLVD., IN FLAGLER BEACH, FL. 32136 GOODYEAR WOULD NOT EVEN PRO-RATE THEM, I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER TIRE. NOW, I AM AFRAID THE OTHER 5 WILL DO THE SAME & AS A RETIREE, I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY 6 TIRES EVERY TWO YEARS FOR MY TRUCK. I AM AFRAID ANOTHER BUBBLE WILL COME UP ON THE OTHER TIRES, BUT I AM STUCK WITH THEM. IF IT HAD BLOWN OUT ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, BUT THANKS TO A CONCERNED PASSERBY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. HOPE I AM THAT LUCKY AGAIN, IF THE OTHER TIRES GO OUT TOO. *JB

Mileage: 72,200

WHILE CHANGING A TIRE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CARRYING DEVICE CABLE FRAYED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CABLE TO SNAP AND THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE HAD TWO SEPARATE FIRESTONE LT265/75R16 STEELTEX RADIAL R4S TIRE FAILURES WITHIN 700 MILES ON MY 2000 FORD F-350 PICKUP, RESULTING IN OVER $4,000. DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. FIRESTONE HAS DENIED THE FIRST CLAIM STATING I MUST HAVE HIT A POTHOLE. THE SECOND CLAIM IS PENDING, WAITING FOR ME TO SEND THEM THE OTHER TIRE. I EXPECT THE SAME RESPONCE FROM FIRESTONE,AS THE TIRES LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME, LIKE A HAND GRENADE BLEW UP INSIDE THEM. THESE ARE THE SAME TIRES THAT CBS NEWS HAD A REPORT ON LAST FRIDAY NIGHT ABOUT FAILURES ON RESCUE VEHICLES FROM 82 RESCUE SQUADS IN 26 STATES.*AK

Mileage: 21,631

FRONT LEFT ALUMINUM WHEEL CRACKED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR. *AK

TREAD SEPARATION AT FREEWAY SPEED

Mileage: 24,000

A BRIDGESTONE TIRE THAT WAS 14 MONTHS OLD AND HAD ONLY 14,000 MILES SEPARATED CAUSING A 2 FOOT SECTION TO PEEL OFF AND DAMAGE THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 70,000

THE FRONT TIRES ALWAYS NEED AIR, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE TIRES MAY BE MISLABLED (THE TIRE SAYS 2 PLY BUT IT SHOULD HAVE AN 8 OR 10 PLY RATING), THE TIRE INFLATION SPEC IS 65 BUT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER HAS 80, THE OUTER DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAS A BULDGE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THERE ARE NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE TIRE SIDEWALL WHICH APPEARS TO BE DRY ROT (GENERAL GRIPPER LT235/85R16). NLM

I NEARLY DIED AS A RESULT OF A FRONT, PASSENGER TIRE THAT FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AFTER I TRIED TO CORRECT AFTER THE BLOWOUT. I STRUCK THE END OF AN IRRIGATION BRIDGE AND ROLLED MY TRUCK, BREAKING MY NECK, FRACTURING MY SKULL AND BEING HOSPITILIZED FOR SEVEN WEEKS. I HAD A PRIVATE ENGINEER WHO IS A CONSULTANT FOR GOODYEAR LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY TIRE AND GIVE A REPORT THAT IT WAS A FAILURE DUE TO RUNNING LOW ON AIR. I HAD MY TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED 1 DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND HAVE PROOF OF THAT. I FOUND TWO PARTS OF THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL RECENTLY AND AS THE ENGINEER SAID I WOULD FIND MELT NYLON ON THE SIDEWALL, I DID FIND MELTED NYLON. I HAVE THE TWO PIECES OF THE TIRE IN MY POSSESSION. (TIRESIZE: 235/85R 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/85R 16 )

ON OCTOBER 17, 1998 AFTER DRIVING ON A US MONTANA 300 MILES I HAD A FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLOW OUT. THE LAST I RECALL WAS JERKING THE WHEEL AND WHEN I CORRECTED I STRUCK A SMALL IRRIGATION BRIDGE IN THE ON COMING LANE CAUSING MY TRUCK TO ROLL. THIS CAUSED ME TO FRACTURE MY SKULL, BREAK MY NECK, AND BE HOSPITILIZED FOR SEVEN WEEKS. I HAD AN ENGINEER, WHO IS A PRIVATE CONSULTANT FOR GOODYEAR, EXAMINE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY TIRE AND SENT ME A REPORT SAYING THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO LW AIR PRESSURE. I HAD MY TIRE CHECKED BY A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP THE DAY PRIOR TO MY ACCIDENT AND I HAVE PROOF OF THAT. IF THIS TIRE IS THE FAULT OF GOODYEAR IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE OTHERS NEARLY DIE LIKE I DID. I HAVE TWO PEICES OF THE TIRE AND THE RIM IN MY POSSESSION. THE ENGINEER SAID IF I FOUND THE TIRE I MAY FIND MELTED NYLON ON THE SIDEWALL WHICH I DID FIND THE TIRE. IT DOES HAVE MELTED NYLON ON THE RUBBER AND IT IS A 360 DEGREE SEPERATION WITH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE STILL ON THE RIM AND THE TREAD SECTION MISSING. (TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/85R16 )

A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WAS TRAVELLING HOME WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF MY 1999 FORD SUPER DUTY BLEW OUT. AS I WAS DRIVING, A HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND MAJOR VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE TRUCK OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NO ONE IN THE TRUCK WAS INJURED. IT APPEARS TO ME BY LOOKING AT THE TIRE, THAT THE TREAD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. I TOOK THE TIRE INTO FIRESTONE TO LET THEM EXAMINE IT. THE MANAGER HAS GIVEN ME A REPORT THAT STATES "FOUND NO VISUAL PROBLEMS IN THE TIRE". WITH THIS TYPE OF BLOWOUT, I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO SEE SOME SCRAP STEEL IN THE TREAD OR A LARGE NAIL HOLE (OR SOMETHING). WE FOUND NO INDICATIONS THAT THE TIRE WAS INJURED. THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLACTED BECAUSE I ALWAYS MAKE IT A POINT TO CHECK AIR PRESSURE ON ALL LONG ROAD TRIPS, JUST AS I DID ON NOVEMBER 19, 2000. THE TIRES HAVE MORE THAN HALF TREAD REMAINING ON THEM. I'VE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. NO ONE IS RESPONDING OTHER THAN TO TELL ME THAT THIS IS NOT A TIRE THAT IS BEING RECALLED.6 MAYBE IT SHOULD BE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL119 TIRESIZE: 265/75/R16)

FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRES (P265 75 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ON ALL 4 OF THE TIRES THE RUBBER WAS CHEWED UP BY DIRT AND GRAVEL ROADS. *SLC

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, FORD, F350 SUPER DUTY, TIRE SIZE LT26575R16, TIRE MANUFACTURED IN CANDIA, AND TIRE HAD 27 THOUSAND MILES. WHEN DRIVING 69 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. TREAD WHICH SEPARATED DAMAGED THE VEHICLE,[XXX]. ENTIRE BOTTOM PORTION WAS MISSING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR