2002 FORD F-350 SD Tires Problems

TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 8 JUST WEST OF CA/AZ BORDER AT 3PM PDT. WEATHER IS SUNNY WITH AMB TEMP APPROX 105 DEGREES. WITHOUT WARNING AN EXPLOSION / COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. 2-3 SECONDS AFTER EXPLOSION TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATES FROM TIRE. DAMAGE TO LR BODY PANEL, WHEEL WELL AND ASSOCIATED PARTS. TIRE REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED BODY PARTS DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM.

AFTER EXPERIENCING TIRE FAILURE / TREAD SEPARATION ON LR TIRE, INSPECTION OF REMAINING TIRES PERFORMED FOR SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. CRACKS NOTED IN TIRE ON RR WHICH WAS PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME AS LR BETWEEN TREAD AND SIDEWALL.

THIS SPECTOR TIRE JUST BLEW UP. THE TIRE SEPARATED AT THE TREAD AND SPLIT OPEN 6-8 INCHES. *JB

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE A CONTINUOUS CUT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SIDEWALL. BF GOODRICH LT285/75R16. *TR

I AM WRITING TO REPORT A TIRE DEFECT AND A RESULTANT ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO BODILY INJURY TO MYSELF OR TWO YOUNG GRANDSONS I HAD APPROXIMATELY $2,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THANKFULLY I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. *TR

MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE RUPTURED WHILE TRAVELING NORTH, ON I-15 ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF PAYSON, UTAH. THE TRUCK WAS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY AND THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65-70 MPH WHEN THE TIRE BURST AND WAS LUCKY TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE TORE APART AND CAUSED ABOUT $2800 WORTH OF BODY DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. IT HAS NOW BEEN REPAIRED BY GREINER FORD IN CASPER, WYO. WHILE THE TRUCK WAS A 2002, IT HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND THE TIRES. THE TREAD DEPTH WAS STILL EXCELLENT. THE FACTORY EQUIPPED TIRES ARE THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T SIZE LT265, 75R16. IF THE TRUCK HAD ROLLED OVER THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE LT26575R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AND SHATTERED INTO PIECES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 154,000.

ON JUNE 12, 2008 WE WERE DRIVING UP ROUTE 301 NORTH JUST AFTER THE RT. 50 SPLIT WHEN THERE WAS A BLOW OUT ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ON OUR TRUCK. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND GET TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. I OBSERVED A PORTION OF THE TIRE FLYING OFF TO MY LEFT. WE CALLED THE MD STATE HIGHWAY PATROL AND AN OFFICER RESPONDED AND EXAMINED THE WHEEL AND REMAINDER OF THE TIRE. THIS WAS A CLASSIC CASE OF TREAD SEPARATION AND THERE WAS OVER $2000 OF DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT FENDER, BUMPER AND RUNNING BOARD OF THE TRUCK. GEICO HANDLED THE INSURANCE CLAIM AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN REPAIRED. ALL OF THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK AT THAT TIME WERE GENERAL GRABBER TR, LT 235/85R16, DK-6559 32628 *TR

I FIRST BOUGHT PRO COMP TIRES A COUPLE OF YEARS A GO. WITHIN TEN THOUSAND MILES I HAD A BULGE ON ONE TIRE AND A VIBRATION AT 55 MPH AND OVER. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO 4WHEEL PARTS AS THAT IS WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED. I HAD TWO BAD TIRES ACCORDING TO THEM AND THEY REPLACED THEM WHICH COST ME APPROXIMATELY $200. AFTER A TRIP TO ARIZONA AND LESS THAN 7000 MILES I STARTED HAVING A VIBRATION PROBLEM AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO 4WHEEL PARTS AND THEY SAID ONE WAS COMING APART AND ONE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. IT COST ME $150 THIS TIME. I TOLD THEM THAT THE COST WERE INAPROPRIATE AS PRO COMP IS A COMPANY THAT THEY OWN. TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT UP WITH PRO COMP. THESE TIRES ARE A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE ONES THAT BUY THEM. MY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL GENERAL AMERI, SIZE 235/85/R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND DAMAGED THE REAR FENDER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS SPLITTING AT THE TOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE BLEW DUE TO IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,600. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE GENERAL AMERI-TRAC TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON THE TIRE AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUT. THE TIRE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THE BLOWOUT. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ANOTHER BLOWOUT ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES ON THE TIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 43000 MILES. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH DUAL REARS. THE TRUCK CAME WITH SEVEN GENERAL TIRES, 23585R16. OF THE SEVEN TIRES, FOUR HAVE FAILED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WITH TREAD/PLY SEPARATION AND BLOWOUTS. THE MOST SERIOUS WAS A LEFT FRONT THAT SUDDENLY BLEW OUT IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-35 JUST SOUTH OF THE TWIN CITIES AND AT 70 MPH. THAT FAILURE WAS A VERY NEAR ACCIDENT, BUT OTHER DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY WAY AS I FOUGHT TO RETAIN CONTROL AND GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE OTHER THREE BLOWOUTS WERE ON THE REAR AND THE DUAL WHEELS SAVED ME FROM A SERIOUS LOSS OF CONTROL. TWO OTHER ORIGINAL TIRES SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND WERE REMOVED FROM SERVICE BEFORE FAILURE. ONLY ONE OF THE SEVEN ORIGINAL TIRES HAS NOT FAILED AND THAT ONE HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE AS A SPARE. SO OVERALL...

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...