2000 FORD F-250 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH T DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRES TREAD SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, BUT IMMEDIATELY REGAINED CONTROL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER CHANGED THE TIRE. FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T, SIZE 265/75/R16. *AK THE CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. *AK THE CABLES END HAD COME OF DUE TO THE RUSTING AND FRACTURING OF THE CABLE AT THE END PIECE WHICH WAS CAST ONTO THE CABLE END. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THESE FAILURES WERE A COMMON PROBLEM. *SC

ALL 4 TIRES DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THESE TIRES, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK *LA

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT TIRES, SIZE 285/75R16 . THERE WERE 3 TIRE BLOWOUTS WITHIN 16,000 MILES. THERE WERE 2 BLOWOUTS ON THE REAR TIRES. 1 FRONT TIRE BEGAN TO VIBRATE BEFORE IT BLEW OUT. *AK

BRIDGESTONE DUELLAR AT LT285/75R16 S/N# K9801D693AZ. DRIVING E/B 210 FRWY BETWEEN SAN DIMAS AND FONTANA, NOTICED A VERY UNUSUAL VIBRATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE LEFT MIRROR WAS ALSO VIBRATING. CAME TO THE END OF THE FREEWAY IN RIALTO, AS I SLOWED DOWN TO A STOPP LIGHT THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SQUIRMING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I FOUND THAT THE TREAD HAD BUBBLED UP FOR APPROX. A QUARTER OF THE TIRE, I PUT MY SPARE ON AND EXAMINED THE TIRE. THERE IS STEEL POPPING OUT OF THE INSIDE PART OF THE TREAD, IT'S OBVIOUS THE TREAD IS SEPERATING AND COMING APART. WHAT IS BRIDGESTONE GOING TO DO ABOUT THESE TIRES? I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TIRES THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM, BOTH UNFORTUNATELY SUFFERED BLOWOUTS AND MAJOR BODY DAMAGE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE RAIN PUT OUT THE FIRE. *AK

STOPPED FOR FUEL. SMELLED SOMETHING HOT. RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER PISTON STUCK IN CALIPER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, WHEEL BECAME EXCESSIVELY HOT, WAS HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BURN ON FINGER. DROVE TO NEARBY REPAIR CENTER FOR REPAIR. DURING REPAIR IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT LEFT FRONT CALIPER WAS ALSO STICKING.

WHILE TOWING THE CAMPER DRIVER HIT A BUMP AND THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER FELL OFF BECAUSE THE CABLE SNAPPED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE SIDEWALL RUPTURED ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. DEALER EXAMINED THE TIRE AND CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE *AK. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL FORD F250 MODELS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TIRE FAILURE. *LA