1999 FORD F-250 Tires Problems

The Belt in the tire separated while driving. This caused a "Bubble" to form causing my truck to shake violently and required changing to the spare tire. If this happened on the highway I could have lost control and caused an accident. I took my truck to a tire installer who documented the above finding and noted the tire was properly inflated and there were no impact marks on the tread or sidewalls. I am currently working with the supplier but they are being unreasonable with the requirements to have it inspected. No other reps have been contacted at this time. No ( its a 24 year old truck, I don't have any tire related warning lamps) LT235/85 R16

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED TRAILERED TO 2019 FOREST RIVER EAST TO WEST TRAVEL TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH TBC BRAND LLC TIRES, TIRE LINE: TRAILER KING, TIRE SIZE: ST225/75R15, DOT NUMBER: 1ADB4HFT1). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND PLACED THE SPARE ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES LATER, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE ALSO EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES. THE CONTACT CONTACTED CAMPERS INN RV OF MACON - BYRON (125 PEACHTREE PKWY, BYRON, GA 31008, (478) 956-6111) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 221,000 ON THE VEHICLE AND 1,000 ON THE TIRES...

TIRE BLEW OUT ON INTERESTATE. TIRES ONLY 1-2 MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME OF BLOW OUT. CAUSED THE TRUCK TO FLIP ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC AND LAND ON ITS SIDE IN THE MEDIAN. PASSENGER WAS INJURED. TIRES WERE FEDERAL COURAGIA M/T. *TR

I FILED A CLAIM WITH MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC (MICHELIN), THAT WAS DENIED, FOR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF $3,000.00 INCURRED BY MY PERSONAL VEHICLE RESULTING FROM THE COMPLETE TREAD DETACHMENT OF A UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRE (DOT# BFW8FEUU4107), AFTER 13,586 MILES. DETACHMENT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65MPH) WITH PROPER INFLATION PRESSURE, CHECKED PRIOR TO BEGINNING OF TRAVEL. PRIOR TO COMPLETE TREAD DETACHMENT, THE SUBJECT TIRE WAS REPAIRED FOR DAMAGE INCURRED BY A COMMON ROAD HAZARD (I.E., A NAIL PUNCTURE). THIS, THE TIRE?S ONLY, REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY A REPUTABLE SERVICE CENTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES SET BY US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. MICHELIN DOES NOT CALL INTO QUESTION TIRE REPAIR AS THE CAUSAL FACTOR. RATHER, MICHELIN ASSERTS THAT THEIR INSPECTION OF THE TIRE INDICATES TREAD DETACHMENT RESULTED FROM TIRE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE PUNCTURE. AND, ?EVIDENCE OF THIS IS FOUND WHEN TRACING THE STEEL CORD PATH FROM THE PUNCTURE/REPAIR TO THE INITIAL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER LT TIRES, SIZE: 265/75R16. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND FENDER. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FAILED TIRE AND INSTALLED THE SPARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT THE TIRES COULD BE RETURNED TO WHERE THE CONTACT HAD PURCHASED THEM, AND THEY WOULD FORWARD THEM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DT COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS WOBLING. PULLED OVER, THERE WAS A CHUNK OF TIRE MISSING. CONTACTED THE SHOP WHERE HE PURCHASED THE TIRES ,AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TIRESL. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUITE. THESE WERE COOPER DISCOVER HT TIRES. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE A LOST THE TREAD, DID DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, IT WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. TORE OUT THE MUD FLAP IT FLUG AND SCRAPED OUT THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE LINE WAS LT265/75R16.*AK

FRONT TIRES WEAR OUT UNEVENLY, AND ARE UNABLE TO HOLD AIR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER AT, 285/75R16, DOT#PJYUJ3H2700. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT, THE PARTICLES FROM THE TIRE CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE, AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWOUT. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX RADIAL AT, SIZE LT265/75R/16, DOT# IS VDW8-1XL-060. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FIRESTONE TIRE EQUIPMENT. *MR WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, WITHOUT WARNING, THE OUTSIDE CAP OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD COME OFF AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE HAD NEVER GONE FLAT BEFORE AND HAD 6/32 AND 8/32 TREAD REMAINING. THE TIRE DISINTEGRATED AT 8/32 TREAD REMAINING. *SCC *JB *JB

WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

I HAVE A FORD F250 TRUCK. BOTH FRONT TIRES(FIRESTONE) HAD A TRED SEPARATION WITHIN 15HRS OF EACH OTHER. THE FIRST OCCURRED 7/11/03 AT APPROX. 1700HRS. IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, THE SECOND OCCURRED 7/12/03 AT 0720HRS. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE.NO-ONE WAS HURT, BUT MY VEH. DID HAVE A LOT OF DANAGE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE TIRE REMAINED FULLY INFLATED . THE TIRE WAS NOT AN ORIGINAL TIRE AND IT HAD 30000 MILES ON IT. IN TOTAL THE CONSUMER HAD THREE VEHICLES EXPERIENCED THREE DIFFERENT FAILURES: TWO BLOW OUTS AND ONE SEPARATIONS. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ON TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES; ON THE 99 FORD THE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE STEELTEX/AT), AND ON THE SECOND VEHICLE (5TH WHEEL CAMPER)THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE AS WELL(STEELTEX RADIAL/LT 245 75 R16-120/116 RM/S, DOT # VN2081XL00). *AK *SCC *CB *NLM

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT, THE TIRE WERE CUPPING ON THE EDGES, THE CLOTH SEAT WERE WEARING, THE RADIUS ARMS WERE LOOSE, THE LIGHTS WERE INOERATIVE, THERE WAS A SQUEAK IN THE COWEL, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED GASKET AND SEAL PROBLEMS, HOWEVER ONCE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, IT BURNED OIL FAST.*SCC *JB

FIRESTONE STEEL TEX 26575R16, THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE PARKWAY WHEN THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDESIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CAUSE IN UNKNOWN. PH

TREAD BLOCKS ALONG OUT EDGE SEPARATING. DT

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION ON FRONT END OF TRUCK WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES VIBRATION IS SO BAD IT FEELS AS IF MAY LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TRUCK CHECKED BY DEALER WHO INSTALLED A FRONT STABILIZER KIT. REPAIR ONLY WORKED TEMPORARILY, VIBRATION HAS STARTED AGAIN.*JBTHE LATEST VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE VIBRATION HAS CEASED. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FROM FORD. *JG

AFTER THE FIRESTONE PROBLEM, I NEEDED NEW TIRES ~40K. I WENT TO GOODYEAR, THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN "E" RANGE TIRE IN THIS SIZE SO THEY PUT "D" LOAD RNAGE TIRES ON. AFTER 5000 MILES, FIRST ROTATION, THERE WERE BUBBLES ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THEY REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. AT THAT TIME THEY START TO OFFER "E" SO I SWITCHED TO "E" RANGE. AFTER 5000 MILES THEY STARTED TO DEVELOP A VIBRATION, LIKE AN OUT OF BALANCE PROBLEM. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO TAKE THEM IN BEFORE THE NEXT ROTATION WAS DUE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE PULLING MY BOAT DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN NEW YORK. I LOST CONTROL WHEN IT GOT DOWN ON THE RIM AND THE BOAT JACKKNIFED. IT SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE MEDIAN. POLICE WERE CALLED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEABLE. I CHANGED TIRE AND DROVE HOME. NO PUNCTURES WERE NOTED AFTER INSPECTION BY TIRE DEALER...

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, OUTSIDE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. HAD TO WAIT UNTIL TIRE HAD COOLED DOWN BEFORE CHANGING. FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LT265-75-R16 DOT VNW8 1XL - 079E4 - 008062 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR A 1999, FORD, F250. *AK CONSUMER SUSTAINED CUTS AND MINOR BURNS DUE TO CHANGING THE TIRE. *TT

TIRE HAS A BULGE IN ONE-HALF OF THE TREAD APPROXIMATELY 16 INCHES LONG. I NOTICED THE TRUCK STEERING OUT OF CONTROL AND I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE BEFORE IT BURST. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND IT HOLDS AIR BUT I INTEND TO REPLACE ALL MY TIRES WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. SINCE IT HASN'T FAILED I THOUGHT IT MAY BE VALUABLE TO YOU FOR CLOSE SCRUTINY. I ALSO HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOS IF YOU LIKE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK BECAUSE THE TIRE WILL BE DISCARDED. THANK YOU. THIS TIRE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE PREVIOUS FIRESTONE RECALLS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL129 TIRESIZE: LT265/65R1) (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL129 TIRESIZE: LT265/65R1)

VIOLENT SHUDDER AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. CONTINUED SHAKING TILL SPEED DECREASED TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE EXTREME TWISTING AND TIRE BOUNCING MADE CONTROL ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, FORTUNATELY, I HAVE A CLASS A CDL AND WAS ABLE T STOP THE TRUCK SAFELY . FORD DEALER HAS TRUCK AND CAN FIND NOTHINING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK ITSELF. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 1231200/S TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY. THE TREAD CAME OFF AND THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE TO REPLACE THE TIRE--THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THE TIME. THE SECOND TIME, 2 WEEKS AGO, THE TIRE TREAD WHIPPED AROUND INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL AND WRECKED MY FENDER AND RUNNING BOARD. I ALMOST GOT RUN OFF THE ROAD AND CAME CLOSE TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I THEN PURCHASED 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES FOR SAFETY SAKE. I CALLED FIRESTONE AND THEIR "CUSTOMER SERVICE " SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AS THESE TIRES AREN'T UNDER RECALL!! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE TIRES---PEOPLE WILL GET HURT AND/OR KILLED WITH THEM!!!!! THANK YOU. P.S. AFTER REVIEWING THIS, WE TYPED 0 PEOPLE WERE INJURED OR KILLED, BUT YOUR SYSTEM PUTS IN A NUMBER????*AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

PURCHASED NEW TIRES ON 3/16/2001. ON 4/23/2001 FOUND HOLE ON OUTERWALL OF TIRE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD NOT PURCHASED ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY. HE ATTRIBUTED THE DAMAGE TO THAT. PURCHASED AT TOM FROST FIRESTONE IN WARRENTON, VA. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75R16E)

TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, F250, 1999, TIRE SIZE LT26575R16, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, AND TIRES HAVE OVER TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND MILE S ON THEM. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION WHEN MECHANIC NOTICED THAT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE EXTERIOR. CRACKS HAVE STARTED TWO INCHES FROM THE RIM. *AK FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND CRACKS ON ALL FOUR TIRES NEWAR THE RIM, DOT NUMBER EXBM14474-3. *SLC

TIRES REMOVED FROM VEHICLE AND REPLACED DO TO SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT TIRES FAILING DO TO TREAD SEPARATION ON SIMILAR VEHICLES. TIRES SHOW DRY ROTTING OF WHITE LETTERS. ALL FIVE TIRES REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER FOR A COST OF OVER 1 THOUSAND DOLLARS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: P26575R16)

THE FRONT TIRES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE INDENTIONS IN THE TREAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FIRESTONE DEALER TO INQUIRE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND IF THESE TIRES WERE BEING RECALLED OR NOT. THE SERVICE MAN SAID IT APPEARED AS IF THE BELTS HAD BROKEN LOOSE IN THE TIRE. THE MANAGER CAME OUT AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A TIRE DEFECT, MY FRONT END WAS OUT OF LINE. (EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE DOES NOT PULL TO EITHER SIDE) THESE DECISIONS WERE REACHED JUST BY LOOKING AT THE TIRES IN THE PARKING LOT. ARE THERE ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF TIRE? WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?*AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE P265/75R16 DOT DA217PF136 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, A FEW WEEKS LATER, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS STARTING TO EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

GENERAL GRABBER AW TIRES (P235 85 R16) EXPERIENCED INFLATING SIDEWALLS, BULGING TREADS, SLITS, AND RIPS. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATION -- FIRESTONE CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY (TIRESIZE: 265 75R 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75R 16 )

PE00040; ORGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999, FORD F250, TIRE SIZE 16 INCH. IN RAIN OR SNOW WEATHER CANNOT HOLD ON THE ROAD WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLIDE EVERYWHERE.THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH.*AK THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH DIFFERENT BRAND. *YH

TIRES HAVE FLAT SPOTS IN THEM AND THE TREAD IS COMING OFF. (TIRESIZE: 245/75R/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R/16 )

THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO (2) SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED TIRE BLOWOUTS AT HIGH SPEED. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD PROPER INFLATION AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT 70 MPH JUST AS I WAS APPROACHING A BRIDGE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED ME TO IMPACT BRIDGE ABUTTMENT/RAILING. BLOWN TIRE WAS INSPECTED BY FIRESTONE DEALER AND DEALER SUSPECTS TREAD SEPERATION. I HAVE KEPT TIRE FOR FUTURE INSPECTIONS. OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS I HAVE DRIVEN APPROX. 40,000 MILES PER YEAR ON 16 INCH NON-FIRESTONE LIGHT TRUCK TIRES AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A BLOW-OUT OF A TIRE AS I HAVE WITH THESE TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL248 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

THE TIRES HAVE BLOWN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. THE CLUTCH PROBLEM IS A RECURRING ONE. 3 TO 4 TIMES A DAY THE CLUTCH PEDAL STAYS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAVEL DISTANCE OR ONLY COMES HALF-WAY BACK UP. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. (TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT23585R16 )

DRIVING CONDITION GOOD DRY HIGHWAY - DRIVING 65 MPH FELT SUDDEN VIBRATION PULLED OVER LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF TIRE DID NOT HAVE A FLAT (BLOW OUT) X (DOT NUMBER: ADXT1J2048 TIRESIZE: 12.50R16.5)

ALL 5 TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE BADLY CRACKED GOODYEAR REP SAID TIRES MADE 1988 HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED . TIRES ARE 11 YEARS OLD ON THIS TRUCK AND I AM THE ORIGANL OWNER. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FIRST TIRE AT 30 MILES WHEN A CHUNK WAS MISSING OUT OF IT THE DAY I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE TRUCK. THE WHOLE DOT CODE IS AS FOLLOWS MDOR RTOV 088. THAT IS FOR JUST ONE TIRE THEY ALL LOOK AS BAD AS CAN BE. I AM GETTING READY TO HAVE TO GO PURCHASE NEW TIRES, AND IF ANYONE ASKS THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR EVEN OFF THE PAVEMENT. I USE IT TO PULL MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, I DONT WANT ANYONE HURT BECAUSE THERE VEHICLE MIGHT HAVE THE SAME AGE TIRES ON IT. (DOT NUMBER: MDOR TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)

TIRE SEPARATION RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO TRUCK - REPLACED FUEL FILL LINE, REPAIRED LT SIDE PANEL 8 FT BOX, PAINT TOUCH UP.*AK (TIRESIZE: 26575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 26575R16 )

TIRE SEPARATION - RESULTED IN TRUCK DAMAGE - REPLACED LEFT FRONT FENDER, INSULATOR, SPLASH SHEILD, NAME PLATES, DOOR SHELL, OUTER PANEL, WEATHERSTRIP LOWER DOOR CAB, ROCKER PANEL FRONT, BUG DEFLECTOR (TIRESIZE: 26575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 26575R16 )

THE TIRE BLEW AT 55 MPH. NO ACCIDENT, DAMAGE, OR INJURIES RESULTED IN THE INCIDENT EVENTHOUGH THE TIRE WAS ON THE LEFT FRONT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XM079 TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)

WE FIRST NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A CRATER LIKE CRACK BETWEEN ONE TREAD. THE CRACK WAS ABOUT 3" LONG. WE THEN INSPECTED THE REST OF THE TIRE. WE FOUND SMALLER CRACKS ALL AROUND THE TIRE AND INBETWEEN OTHER TREADS. WE INSPECTED THE OTHER TIRES AND FOUND THAT ALL THE TIRES HAD SMALL CRACKS INBETWEEN THE TREADS, THEY WERE NOT AS BIG AS THE LEFT REAR, BUT THEY WERE ALL AROUND THE TIRES. THE CRACKS IN THE OTHER 3 TIRES RANDGED FROM ABOUT 1/8" TO 1/2" IN LENGTH. WE CONTACTED OUR FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WE THEN CONTACTED A FIRESTONE DEALER IN OUR AREA AND BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR INSPECTION. THEY SAID THE TIRES SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH THE SAME TIRES. WE EXSPESSED OUR CONCERNS...

TIRE BLEW OUT AND SEPERATED AT SEAM AND TREADS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

TIRE LEAKED AIR, CRACKS IN SIDE WALLS. FIRESTONE DEALER WOULD NOT ADJUST. DO NOT KNOW IF OTHER TIRES ARE CRACKED ALSO. A NEW TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM!*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )

FORD F250, 1999, FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL, 265/75R16. LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH FOR NO MORE THAN 3 MILES. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK FIRESTONE OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER REPLACED IT WITH A BRAND OTHER THAN FIRESTONE. *SLC

I WOULD NOT HAVE CONSIDERED CONTACT HAD NOT THE OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES SHOWN A PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE CAME WITH THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES. I CHANGED THEM AFTER ABOUT 18000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE SO SCARY ON WET PAVEMENT OR SNOW. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TOLD FIRESTONE USED TOO HARD A COMPOUND IN ORDER TO GET EXTRA MILEAGE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MY FORD AGENCY AND NOTICED THE MODEL TYPE FOR THAT TIRE IS NO LONGER THE R4S. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY RESULTED ALTHOUGH SEVERAL AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES RESULTED, EACH OCCURING WITH DIFFERENT DRIVERS.

TIRE DID NOT "BLOW OUT" OR MAKE LOUD NOISE TO INDICATE A SUDDEN PUNCTURE. WHILE MAKING INITIAL ENTRANCE ONTO TWO MILE LONG BENICIA BRIDGE THE DRIVER HEARD A "FLAPPING" NOISE WHICH GOT LOUDER. SINCE I COULD NOT STOP ON BRIDGE SAFELY, I SLOWED SPEED AND WAS "SHEPHERDED" TO END OF BRIDGE BY A ANONYMOUS SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER WHO SAW THE TIRE FALLING APART. I REPLACED TIRE WITH SPARE WHEN SAFELY OFF THE BRIDGE. AS A RESULT OF HAVING TO DRIVE ON THE WHEEL ONLY THE FLAPS OF SIDEWALL WERE LEFT OF THE TIRE. I REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE AND PROCEEDED ON MY WAY AND CONTACTED THE DEALER.( DOT NUMBER: VNW81XM TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )

HAVE HAD TO REMOVE GEN'L GRABBER AW,AP,AND TR FROM 1999-2000 FORD F250 P/U DUE TO INNER LINER SPLIT WHICH CREATES MULTIPLE BUBBLES IN TIRE SIDEWALL( DOT NUMBER: ADOR TIRE SIZE: 235/85/16 )

TIRE DID NOT "BLOW OUT" OR MAKE LOUD NOISE TO INDICATE A SUDDEN PUNCTURE. WHILE MAKING INITIAL ENTRANCE ONTO TWO MILE LONG BENICIA BRIDGE THE DRIVER HEARD A "FLAPPING" NOISE WHICH GOT LOUDER. SINCE I COULD NOT STOP ON BRIDGE SAFELY, I SLOWED SPEED AND WAS "SHEPHERDED" TO END OF BRIDGE BY A ANONYMOUS SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER WHO SAW THE TIRE FALLING APART. I REPLACED TIRE WITH SPARE WHEN SAFELY OFF THE BRIDGE. AS A RESULT OF HAVING TO DRIVE ON THE WHEEL ONLY THE FLAPS OF SIDEWALL WERE LEFT OF THE TIRE. I REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE AND PROCEEDED ON MY WAY AND CONTACTED THE DEALER.( DOT NUMBER: VNW81XM TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )

HAVE HAD TO REMOVE GEN'L GRABBER AW,AP,AND TR FROM 1999-2000 FORD F250 P/U DUE TO INNER LINER SPLIT WHICH CREATES MULTIPLE BUBBLES IN TIRE SIDEWALL( DOT NUMBER: ADOR TIRE SIZE: 235/85/16 )

2 TIRES IN A 1 WEEK PERIOD WITH SAME DOT # FAILED OTHER 2 TIRES O.K.( DOT NUMBER: PJ11B7LV05 TIRE SIZE: P245/75/R1 )