2006 FORD F-250 Structurebody Problems

I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE JUST BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. I HEARD AN ODD NOISE FELT THE TRUCK FEEL UNSTABLE. I SLOWLY COASTED TO A HALT TO FIND THAT MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL WAS DISINTEGRATED AND THE TIRE WAS DETACHED FROM THE RIM. IT BENT IN MY THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF MY BED CAUSING AN ESTIMATED $1200 IN DAMAGE.

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-85 IN MEBANE, NC ON THE NIGHT OF 07/29/19 WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF OF THE TREAD DETACHED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK BED. MICHELIN LT 265 70 R 17 LTX AT/2, 10 PLY TIRES WERE ON THE TRUCK. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRE. I CONTACTED MICHELIN ON 08/02/19 TO FILE A CLAIM AND WAS TOLD THAT WITHOUT THE TIRE THAT EXPLODED, A CLAIM COULDN'T BE FILED. I CONTACTED THE TIRE SHOP AND THE TIRES THAT WERE REMOVED FROM MY TRUCK HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISPOSED OF. I HAVE PROOF OF PURCHASE AND PHOTOS OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND DAMAGE DONE TO MY TRUCK. MICHELIN STATED THAT PROOF OF PURCHASE AND PHOTOS WERE NOT ACCEPTABLE. I'M...

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS SEPARATING FROM THE HEADS (BOTH SIDES); CAB CORNERS AND REAR OUTSIDE FENDERS RUSTED THROUGH NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT; BACK OF MUFFLER BLEW OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE RUSTED AND ROTTED AWAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOTHING WAS DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

ON JULY 4, 2016 MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE TRAVELING HOME, ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF INTO OUR TRIP WE NOTICED A WEIRD VIBRATION, WE DECIDED TO GET OFF ONTO SATE RD 429, WE SLOWED WAY DOWN LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PULL OVER, WHEN THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. ONCE WE PULLED OVER WE NOTICED THE DAMAGE THE SEPARATED TIRE TREAD DID TO THE TRUCK BODY. I HAVE CALCULATED THE TOTAL MILEAGE OF 25196 ON THE TIRES, SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM KISSELBACK FORD IN ST. CLOUD FLORIDA WHO INSTALLED THE TIRES. I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE OTHER 3 TIRES FOR OUR SAFETY EVEN THOUGH THESE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 50,000 MILES. THE TIRE SHOP THAT INSTALLED THE NEW TIRES DID NOTE THE FRONT TIRE HAD BUBBLES FORMING, THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THIS TIRE WAS ALSO PRONE TO TREAD SEPARATION POSSIBLY LEADING...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK BED CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 06/25/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/29/10