2002 FORD F-350 SD Tirestreadbelt Problems

IN NOVEMBER 2007 MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. TWO YEARS AGO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. THANK FULLY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY EITHER TIME, WHICH PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO OTHERS. MY TRUCK DAMAGE TOTALED ABOUT $ 3500 TO $ 4000 FOR EACH EVENT. THE FENDER AND RUNNING BOARD AND OTHER ITEMS ON THE TRUCK WERE DAMAGED BY THE EXPLODING TIRE / TREAD THAT CAME APART. THE TIRES WERE OEM, GENERAL GRABBER TR, 235 85R16 LOAD RANGE E. THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 F 350 DUALLY. BOTH HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. I SENT THE LAST FAILED TIRE TO GENERAL AND THEY CLAIM THAT THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO AN IMPACT, NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I DISAGREE, THE TIRE JUST UNZIPPED ITSELF. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL STREETS. I HAVE NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES. THOUGH WE...

I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE ORIGINAL OEM TIRES , WHICH WERE CONTINENTAL SPORT LT/SUV, LT235/85R16E, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM, WAS INSTALLED ON F350 FROM THE FACTORY.*AK ON FRIDAY MARCH 23, 2007 I EXPERIENCED A TIRE SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF MY TRUCK. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH TOWING A LIGHT SINGLE WHEEL TRAILER WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED DAMAGING THE FENDER, INNER FENDER LINER AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRING ABOVE THE INNER FENDER. WE ALSO NOTICED SEVERAL WIRES WERE CUT AND NO TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING AFTER THIS INCIDENT. I HAVE SINCE INSTALLED 6 NEW TIRES OF THE SAME SIZE LT235/85R16E '' LOAD RANGE E AND IMMEDIATELY COMPARED THE SIDEWALLS OF BOTH THE OEM INSTALLED TIRES AND THE NEW TIRES I PURCHASED. I ASKED THE TIRE DEALER FOR THEIR OPINION ON THE TIRE SEPARATION ISSUE...

TREAD SEPARATION OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRE 265/75R16 LOAD RANGE E TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY F-350 ON I-95, THERE WAS A SUDDEN EXPLOSION AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY AND AS I SLOWED TO VEER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE A LOUD HAMMERING SOUND CAME FROM UNDER TRUCK. AFTER STOPPING AND CHECKING I FOUND THE RIGHT INNER DUALLY WHEEL HAD COME APART AND OVER HALF THE TREAD WAS MISSING FROM THE TIRE. THE TREAD SEPARATION RIPPED THE PLASTIC WHEEL WELL HOUSING OUT AND RIPPED TWO 6" AND 8" TEARS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE FIBERGLASS WHEEL WELL HAD LARGE CRACKS AND THE SUPPORTS WERE TORN LOOSE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS ALSO TORN LOOSE AND IN THE BED OF TRUCK, BEHIND THE WELL, THE METAL WAS BENT UPWARD ABOUT 4" IN A SQ. FT. AREA. THE TAIL PIPE CHROME END PIECE WAS KNOCKED OFF AND THE TAIL PIPE WAS SMASHED FLAT. I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. TWO WEEKS LATER...

DRIVING ON I-10 WEST ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE RUBBER PEALED OFF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING $3400.00 DAMAGE TO F-350 FORD QUARTER PANEL,BED,TAIL LIGHT,END GATE AND BUMPER.

LEFT FOR TRIP FROM PHOENIX TO TEXAS. STOP TO FUEL FOR THE TRIP. CHECK TIRE AIR PRESSURE AND FUELD UP. DROVE TO TEXAS. LEFT FOR PHOENIX AND STOPPED FOR FUEL AND CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE. AROUND 11PM JUST OUTSIDE TUCSON I HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLANTLY. I WAS TRAVELLING 75MPH AND RELEASED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND HUNG ON THE STREARING WHEEL. I SLOWED TO A STOP AND PULLED OF THE INTERSTATE. GOT OUT AND INSPECTED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF MY F350 DUALLY AND FOUND THE TREAD HAD SPERATED FROM THE TIRE. DUE TO SAFTEY REASONS, I DECIEDE TO LIMP TO THE NEAREST STATION ABOUT A MILE AWAY. THE TIRE STILL HAD SOME PRESSURE IN IT. I CHANGE THE TIRE, INSPECTED THE DAMAGE, AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE 150 MILES HOME AT A MUCH SLOWER PACE.

I HAVE A 2002 F350 DUALLY TRUCK WITH GENERAL GRABBER AW M + S LT235/85R16 TIRES WITH 21,700 MILES ON THEM. I HAD A TREAD SEPERATION AND BLOW OUT ON HIGHWAY. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS TIRE. THE TREAD ON TIRES IS GOOD NOT SURE WHY IT SEPERATED/BLEW OUT.*AK

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S LT265/R75-16 LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON RTE 95 IN S. CAROLINA, 36500 MILES ON TRUCK AT TIME OF BLOWOUT. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, WITH NO WARNING. FIRESTONE DEALER OFFERED 25% DISCOUNT ON TWO NEW TIRES, I SAID NO THANKS I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-350 SUPER CREW I WAS CARRYING A CAMPER APPROX WEIGHT 3500 LB AND TOWING A VW CABRIO ON A TOW DOLLY ALL TIRES HAD PROPER INFLATION ACCORDING TO FORD, 50 FRONT 80 REAR TRUCK WITH CAMPER WEIGHT 11,500 TOW DOLLY AND CAR 3,500 I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. *JB

FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TREAD SEPARATION IN JANUARY 2003 ON FORD F350 PICKUP RIGHT FRONT