1999 FORD F SUPER DUTY Tires Problems

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN THE RIDE AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WHICH WAS NOT THERE ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. IT FELT LIKE AN UNRESPONSIVE STEERING AND A VIBRATION. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION 50 MILES FROM WHERE I STARTED AND LOOKED AT ALL OF MY TIRES. VISUALLY THERE WAS NO APPARENT DEFORMITIES OR ANYTHING OUT OF NORMAL CHARACTER. LATER WHEN I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING HOME THE SAME EFFECTS WERE PRESENT. ABOUT 10 MILES LATER IT SUDDENLY GOT WORSE JUST BEFORE A BANG AND A SUDDEN PULL TO THE LEFT AS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A TIRE BLOWS OUT. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING ENOUGH TO PULL TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET OUT OF THE TRAVELED PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I OBSERVED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE, IT WAS FLAT AND SECTIONS OF THE TREAD LAYER WERE...

TIRE HAS A 2 INCH DIAMETER, 1 INCH HIGH BULGE PROTRUDING FROM THE SIDEWALL. ALL FOUR TIRES SHOW SIDEWALL IRREGULARITIES. THIS MAJOR BULGE DEFECT WAS NOTED DURING ROUTINE TIRE PRESSURE CHECK. NO BLOWOUTS, CRASHES, INJURIES, OR DEATHS TO REPORT YET. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XM178 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 24570R19.5)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 24570R19.5 )

ON APRIL 17 I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I 75 IN MICHIGAN WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT EXPLODED . I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR 8 HOURS AND IT WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES . THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SENT ME TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER . I WAS TOLD THE FIRESTONE DID NOT MAKE BAD TIRES AND TOLD ME IT WAS FORD PROBLEM. CALLED FORD BACK TOLD SERVICE MANGER WHAT I WAS TOLD . HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK IN TO IT . SEVERAL DAY LATER FORD CALLED BACK AND SAID ALL THEY WOULD COVER WAS ONE TIRE . I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE TIRES AND WOULD LIKE FORD REPLACE THESE TIRES WITTH A DIFERENT BRAND . I PULL A 8000 LBS BOAT AND AM GLAD I WAS NOT TOWING IT AT THE TIME THE TIRE BLEW OUT . I HAVE PICTURES...

THE TIRE SEPARATED AND COMPLETLY CAME APART WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY,OUR EXPERIENCED DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING A ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FENDER, SIDE OF TRUCK AND EVEN TOPPER OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, OUR EMPLOYEES FELT THE VEHICLES WERE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THESE TIRES ON THEM. AS A RESULT WE HAVE REPLACED THE EXISTING FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES ON OUR WORK VEHICLES, 20 TIRES. WE DID NOTIFY MATTHEWS CURRIE FORD(OUR DEALER) REGARDING THE PROBLEM IMMEDIALTY. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE TIRES AT NO COST TO US, WE PAID FOR ALL OF THEM. WE ALSO HAVE RECORDS OF THE REPAIR AND HAVE WHAT IS LEFT OF THE DAMAGED TIRE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. WE CAN EMAIL PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED TRUCK AND TIRE TO YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XM TIRESIZE: 265/75R1)

I WAS EXPERIENCING A VERY BAD SHAKE TO MY TRUCK. IT WAS WANDERING ON THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND A 14 INCH CRACK DOWN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD OF ONE TIRE. THE OTHER TIRES TREAD WERE WORN IN AN UNEVEN PATTERN (CUPPING) . I CONTACTED FIRESTONE DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THEIR WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. DUE TO SAFTEY REASONS I PURCHASED NEW GOODYEAR TIRES THE SAME DAY. I HAVE RETAINED THE OLD TIRES. PLEASE ADVIES IF THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WHAT OPTION ARE AVAILABLE. THANKS,JEFF. *AK (DOT NUMBER: F07D-G061 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

I HAVE HAD TWO BASICALLY IDENTICAL VEHICLES IN 18 MONTHS. I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK AND DID NOT WANT THE WRECKED $40,000 VEHICLE AFTER THE DAMAGE DONE DUE TO THE BLOW OUT A FIRESTONED TIRE CREATED. I NOW HAVE A 2000 MODEL WITH THE SAME TIRES AND THEY TOO ARE SHOWING ODD WEAR PATTERNS AND SIGNS. *AK (TIRESIZE: (LTP265R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: (LTP265R16 )

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. IT WAS NOT AN ORDINARY TREAD BLOWOUT. 3/4THS OF THE SIDEWALL BLEW APART AND THE TIRE WAS NOT REPARABLE.. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS A RIGHT REAR TIRE AND I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. (DOT NUMBER: DA217P TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)