NHTSA Complaint #10130905 — 2002 FORD F-350 SD

COMING HOME FROM SHAWNEE ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME,AND AT ABOUT 20 MILES FROM BEING HOME FELT A BAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL PULLED OVER TO CHECK TIRES,FELT ALL AROUND THEM NOTICED THAT THERE WHERE INDENTATIONS IN SIDE WALLS,LATER FOUND OUT THAT THESE ARE CALLED LEMMONING MARKS,GOT BACK IN TRUCK AND CONTINUED ON AT A SLOWER SPEED OF ABOUT 60 MPH,AND ABOUT 3 TO 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD A SEVERE VIBRATION STARTED AND THEN THE LEFT FRONT BLEW OUT BAD CAUSING TO ME BE SWEPT OFF ROAD TO LEFT SEVERELY INTO THE MEDIAN,THESE TIRES ONLY HAVE 29096 MILES ON THEM I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND AFTER BEING STRANDED ON ROAD FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS WAITING FOR FORDS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I AM IN A WHEELCHAIR I HAD TOO BE TOWED HOME. WHERE UPON CHECKING SEVERAL WEB SIGHTS I FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGES THE REST OF MY TIRES SEAM TO BE HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS PLUS SOME SIGNS OF CHALKING THIS IS ALSO A SIGN OF DEFECTIVE TIRES. ALSO I HAVE NOT DRIVEN ON THEM SINCE,I AM TRYING TO GET SOME RESPONSE OUT OF GENERAL TIRES BECAUSE MY TRUCK SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE WHOLE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND ALL THE ABS WIRING SYSTEM IS TORE UP AND HANGING LOOSE,I COULD NOT GET THE SPARE TIRE OFF OF ITS RACK BECAUSE FORD DID NOT PUT THE SPARE TIRE KEY THAT YOU NEED TO LOWER THE TIRE DOWN OFF OF IT'S RACK,WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE TOWED AGAIN TO BRING IT IN TO HAVE SPARE TIRE RACK CUT!! OFF TO GET TO SPARE,I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOME TYPE OF NOTICE PUT OUT BY FORD ABOUT THIS SPARE TIRE PROBLEM BECAUSE I FOUND OUT ALSO THAT THE KEYS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE,THIS IS WHY I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AGAIN TO GET MY SPARE. CUT OFF. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SO THAT NO LIVES ARE LOST OR PEOPLE INJURED. THANK YOU DONNIE. *NM