2000 FORD F SUPER DUTY Tiressidewall Problems

THIS TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THE OUTSIDE SIDEWAL, THERE ISNO EVIDENCE OF THE TIRE BEING RUN HOT OR LOW. IT APPEARS AS IF THE TIRE CAME APART AT THE THE JUNCTURE OF THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD. IT ALSO APPEARS AS IF THE RUBBER SECTIO9NS AREN'T BONDED WELL. THIS TIRE ON THE BACK SIDE IS STILL ON THE BEAD,THE TREAD IS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE. IT LOOKS AS IF SOMEONE JUST CUT AROUND THE SIDEWALL AND TOOK IT OFF THE TIRE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ABOUT THESE TIRES?*AK

ON 07/05/00 THIS VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE TWO LARGE BUBBLES ABOUT THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF BOTH TIRES. THE VEHICLE WHICH HAULS HAZMAT MATERIALS WAS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE AND TOWED TO ACADEMY FORD WHERE BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH LIKE TIRES OF SAME MANUFACTURER AND SIZE. ON 07/31/01 THIS SAME VEHICE WAS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE ENROUTE AND WAS TOWED BACK TO MAIN SHOP FOR THE SAME TYPE OF DEFECT IN TIRE ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIRE OF THIS TYPE TO DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM ADN WE FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS JUST AND ISOLATED INCIDENT. WE HAVE OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME IDENTICAL TYPE WITH DIFFERENT MANUFACTURED TIRES, AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ADOR 1JC TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)

TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT AT 75 MPH WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

TRAVELING WEST ON I-40 IN OKLAHOMA GOING 75 MPH WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. PULLING TO RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD SAFELY AND QUICKLY AS I COULD. AFTER EXISTING THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERING THAT THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE COMPLETLY. I AM TAKING TIRE TO FIRESTONE ON 23 APR 2001 TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. I DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING WHEN THIS BLOWOUT HAPPENED. I WANTED YOU TO BE BEWARE OF THIS SITUATION SINCE IT IS ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE SIDE WALL SEPERATION. I COULD NOT FIND ANY RECALLS ON THIS TIRES EVEN THOUGH FORD INSURE ME THESE TIRES WERE NOT PART OF THE LAST RECALL. IF YOU CAN SHED ANY LIGHT ON THIS TIRE OR WHAT OTHER PRECAUTIONS I SHOULD TAKE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. RIGHT NOW I WILL NOT TRAVEL ANYMORE LONG DISTANCES UNTIL I HAVE FIRESTONE REPLACE ALL MY TIRES. I HAVE...

I PURCHASED MY YEAR 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP IN JAN 2000. IT WAS DELIVERED EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRES. AT APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MILES, CRACKS BEGAN APPEARING IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. ON ONE TIRE, A WHITE LAYER IS NOW EXPOSED BENEATH THE CRACKS.( DOT NUMBER: VDWB TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )