2005 FORD F-250 SD Tires Problems

TIRE BEGAN TO SHIMMY, PULLED OVER FOUND NOTHING WRONG, 25 MILES LATER TIRE BLEW AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING LOSE OF CONTROL. TIRE BELTS DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. SAME TIRE AS NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 15T-061 BUT MANUFACTURED 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO EARLIEST RECALL PRODUCTION DATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH AND UP OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIS GRIP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED INSTEAD BY INADEQUATE TIRE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

FORD F250, 2005 SUPERDUTY - FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD IMPERFECTION (BRIDGE TRANSITIONS, BUMPY ROADS ETC..) I'VE BROUGHT IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE FIRST STEERING SHIM RECALL AND MADE CALLS BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE. THEY TOLD ME TIRE PRESSURE , BUY NEW TIRES AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO! NOW MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY SAY BRING IT IN WE'LL FIX IT. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES! I NEVER KNEW ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT SIGHT BEFORE, I WISH I DID THEN. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD F250 WITH 35X12.50X17 IN TIRES ON STOCK RIMS. I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON ROUTE 8 WITH MY DAUGHTER OF 30 DAYS..YES 30 DAYS OLD AND MY DRIVERS FRONT TIRE FELL APART. THIS RESULTED IN A HORRIBLE CRASH. WE WERE TORN OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND WENT THROUGH LOTS OF WIRE GUARD RAIL, DOWN A 40 FOOT CLIFF AND TOOK OUT DOZENS OF TREES, SOME OF THEM WERE 14" ROUND. WE ROLLED END OVER END AND AGAIN SIDEWAYS DURING THIS TIME. I WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH THE ROOF. THERE WAS SOME SERIOUS HEAD CUTS ON ME ALONG WITH SWOLLEN SORE BRUISED ETC EVERYTHING ELSE. MY 50,000 TRUCK IS TOTALED. ITS NOW JUNK AND I COULD HAVE KILLED MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TR

TIRE BLOW-OUT. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING POTHOLES OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS AT HIGH SPEEDS - MUST STOP OR SLOW WAY DOWN TO CORRECT. FORD HAS CHECKED THE FIRST TIME STEERING DAMPER . SECOND TIME CHANGED TIRE PRESSURE. THIRD TIME REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND REPLACED TIRES. *AK