1998 FORD F-150 Complaints

THERE IS A VISIBLE SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE TREAD BODY JOINS THE SIDEWALL. SPLIT RUNS ABOUT 30-40% AROUND SIDEWALL. APPEARS THAT THE TREAD BELT IS SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL. NOT FROM ROAD HAZARD OR UNDERINFLATION. TIRE HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED AND KEPT BY OWNER. OWNER HAS ALSO REPLACED (AND KEPT) THE OTHER 3 ORIGINAL TIRES. ALL TIRE ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. (DOT NUMBER: A308443288 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

AT 15,000 MILES ALL THE TIRES ARE WORN DOWN PAST 2/32TH". WARRANTY STATES THAT THERE WARRANTIED TO 6 YEARS, 60,000 BEFORE THE TREAD WOULD WEAR DOWN THAT BAD. IVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS FORD AND FIRESTONE DEALERS BUT NONE WOULD HONOR THE WARRANTY. IVE ALSO LOCATED CRACKS IN THE TREADS. I STILL HAVE ALL 4 TIRES IN MY POSSESSION SINCE IVE REPLACED THE ORIGINALS. AT 15,000 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 1 YEAR AND 9 MONTHS OLD. FORD AND FIRESTONE ADMITTED THAT THERE "MIGHT" BE A PROBLEM BUT PAWNED IT OFF ON EACH OTHER. (DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT RIGHT REAR TIRE P25/70R16 MADE A THUMPING NOISE, AFTER INSPECTION FOUND TIRE HAD TREAD COMING UNGLUED FROM THE SIDEWALL. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATED BACK IN JANUARY. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID IT WAS UNDERINFLATED. THIS IS WHAT THEY ALWAYS SAY.THE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

WIRE HARNESS IN STEERING COLUMN FAILING, DUE TO THIS THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL, FORD HAS REPLACED THE HARNESS MANY TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *SLC

TIRES HAVE MASIVE CRACKS IN THE TREAD LOOKS LIKE DRY ROT BUT REAL BAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: 23570R16 )

PE00 020; VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND SHE NOTICED DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. TIRE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#HT P235/70R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK TWO TIRES HAD BUBBLE BY THE TREAD. *YH

THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH AN OCCURENCE DATE OF 10/9/99 WAS WHEN I LOCATED A LUMP IN THE LEFT SIDE FRONT TIRE. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE SIDE TO SIDE AS THE LUMP OR RAISED PORTION OF THE WHEEL WOULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT FELT LIKE THE TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. I FINALLY LOCATED THE LUMP AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED AT THE TIME THE BELTS HAD SEPERATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BUT ONLY AFTER THE PRICE HAD BEEN PRORATED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS MUCH MORE SERIOUS. WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPERATED ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I WAS TRAVELLING ON A HIGHWAY KNOWN AS THE CIMMARON TURNPIKE. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE TURNPIKE IS 75 MPH. I NOTICED A VIBRATION AND THEN THE WHOLE TIRE LET GO. THE TREAD STRIPPRD OFF AND TORE UP THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE FENDER AS IT CONTINUED TO GO AROUND. IT TORE OUT THE INNER FENDER WELL LINER . IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THE TIRES BEING SHOWN ON THE NEWS REPORTS CONCERNING FIRESTONE. AFTER THESE TWO INCIDENTS THESE TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY BUT ONLY AFTER THEY HAD BEEN PRORATED. I REPLACED THE TWO REAR TIRES IN APRIL OF 2000 PRIOR TO TAKING A TRIP BECAUSE I THOUGT THEY MIGHT DO THE SAME THING.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70SR16 )

I HAEV BEEN ADVISED AS FAR AS THE ADVISORY OF WILDERNESS HT TIRES CURRENTLY ON LIST, FOR 1 FIRESTONE DEALER IN MY ARE REFUSED TO INSPECT TIRES PERIOD. I DRIVE HIGHWAYS AND AT THIS POINT NOW WHERE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DOCKED DUE TO QUESTIONABLE SAFETY OF TIRES. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH FIRESTONE NUMEROUS TIMES AND FORD WHICH FORD WILL NO REPLACE THEM AT ALL PERIOD, THESE ARE FACT TIRES STILL ON VEH AND ARE LIKE NEW TO THIS DAY I REQUESTED REPLACEMENTS FROM FIRE WHICH THEY DENIED ME.( DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRE SIZE: 235 70 16 )

I TOOK MY TIRES TO A FORD DEALER AND SHOWED THEM. THE ONLY THING THEY SAID WAS THAT I BETTER GET THEM CHANGED OR PARK MY TRUCK. THESE TIRES STILL LOOK NEW. BUT THEY ARE GETTING AIR BUBBLES UNDER THE TREAD. BELTS ARE COMING APART OR BROKEN. BUT THE TREAD STILL LOOKS LIKE NEW. I DONT THINK IT IS FAIR , THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES AND WONT FIX THEM. I HAVE EVEN TALKED TO MY FORD DEALER ABOUT YOUR ADVISERY AND THEY SAID IT DOESNT MEAN ANYTHING TO THEM. PLEASE DONT LET THESE PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH THIS. MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS RIDE WITH ME, I CANT AFFORD TO LOOSE THEM BECOUSE SOME TIRE COMPANY FEELS LIKE THEY DONT HAVE A PROBLEM. THANKS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70/R1 )