1999 FORD E-350 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

The contact owns a 1999 Ford E-350 Jamboree equipped with Sailun Tires, Tire Line: Terramax H/T, Tire Size: 225/75/R16, DOT Number: (535PLE50). The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, there were pieces of the driver's side inside dual tire striking the underside of the vehicle and hitting the highway. The contact managed to drive the vehicle back to his residence. The contact stated that the tread had separated leaving only the steel belt and the side wall. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 80,000 and the tire failure mileage was 5,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 24' 1999 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SPIRIT WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE AND AT THAT TIME I NOTICED A SHAKING OR VIBRATION PROBLEM POSSIBLY COMING FROM THE TIRES. I OWNED A MOTOR HOME IN THE PAST AND HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE. THIS MOTOR HOME SAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS SO I ATTRIBUTED THE SHAKING TO THE MEMORY IN THE RUBBER OF FLAT SPOTS ON THE BOTTOM FROM SITTING FOR A LONG TIME THAT USUALLY SMOOTH OUT WHEN DRIVEN ESPECIALLY AFTER 30 OR 40 MILES ON A WARM DAY, BUT AFTER A 400 MILE TRIP IT DIDN'T SMOOTH OUT, IN FACT IT SEEMS TO HAVE WORSENED. BEFORE PURCHASING IT FROM A PRIVATE PARTY I RAN AN INSTAVIN AND CARFAX REPORT AND ONLY DISCOVERED AN UNCOMPLETED NHTSA RECALL #05S28 ON THE SPEED CONTROL ONLY. I THEN SEARCHED SEVERAL FORUMS AND DISCOVERED MANY, MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SHAKING AND LEARNED IT IS DUE TO FAULTY WHEELS AND FORD IS NOT MAKING GOOD THE PROBLEM BUT OFFERED AN EXPENSIVE FIX THAT I UNDERSTAND IS ALSO IFFY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DRIVING ON THESE DEFECTIVE WHEELS AND FIRST LOOKED INTO REPLACING THE TIRES WHICH I LEARNED ISN'T THE PROBLEM BUT THE FAULTY WHEELS THAT WERE AN OEM FORD PART, SO I WANT TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE MANY YOU ALREADY HAVE AND MAYBE FORD WILL FIX THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 24' 1999 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SPIRIT WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE AND AT THAT TIME I NOTICED A SHAKING OR VIBRATION PROBLEM POSSIBLY COMING FROM THE TIRES. I OWNED A MOTOR HOME IN THE PAST AND HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE. THIS MOTOR HOME SAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS SO I ATTRIBUTED THE SHAKING TO THE MEMORY IN THE RUBBER OF FLAT SPOTS ON THE BOTTOM FROM SITTING FOR A LONG TIME THAT USUALLY SMOOTH OUT WHEN DRIVEN ESPECIALLY AFTER 30 OR 40 MILES ON A WARM DAY, BUT AFTER A 400 MILE TRIP IT DIDN'T SMOOTH OUT, IN FACT IT SEEMS TO HAVE WORSENED. BEFORE PURCHASING IT FROM A PRIVATE PARTY I RAN AN INSTAVIN AND CARFAX REPORT AND ONLY DISCOVERED AN UNCOMPLETED NHTSA RECALL #05S28 ON THE SPEED CONTROL ONLY. I THEN SEARCHED SEVERAL FORUMS AND DISCOVERED MANY, MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SHAKING AND LEARNED IT IS DUE TO FAULTY WHEELS AND FORD IS NOT MAKING GOOD THE PROBLEM BUT OFFERED AN EXPENSIVE FIX THAT I UNDERSTAND IS ALSO IFFY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DRIVING ON THESE DEFECTIVE WHEELS AND FIRST LOOKED INTO REPLACING THE TIRES WHICH I LEARNED ISN'T THE PROBLEM BUT THE FAULTY WHEELS THAT WERE AN OEM FORD PART, SO I WANT TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE MANY YOU ALREADY HAVE AND MAYBE FORD WILL FIX THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK I HAVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END AND REAR END

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-350 EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN TIRES, TIRE LINE: ROADIAN HT, TIRE SIZE: LT225/ 75R16 (N/A), AND DOT NUMBER: BEAKBAMR3312. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STEEL BELT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,012 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,913.