2000 FORD F-250 Complaints

THE TIRE BLEWOUT ON THE FREEWAY. UPON INSPECTION IT APPEARED TO BE NO REASON FOR THE BLOWOUT OTHER THAN TIRE FAILURE. THE SIDEWALL AT THE TREAD LINE WAS COMPLETELY SEPERATED ALL THE WAY AROUND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE. FIRESTONE WOULD ONLY HONOR THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY ON THIS ONE TIRE. IT WAS REPLACED AT A PRORATED PRICE WITH THE SAME MODEL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNW8 1XL TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )

PE#00020 - FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LT265/75R16. 3 TIRES DOT# VD W81XL110 110 DEFECTIVE INSIDE THE TIRE; VD# Q03L. DEFECTIVE INSIDE; AND VD# N03L DEFECTIVE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. 3 TIRES HAD EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION FROM WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE TIRE. FOR TWO. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS A FORD TRUCK 2000 F250. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ON OWN EXPENSE.*AK FORD AND FIRESTONE DID NOT REFUND THE COST OF REPLACEMENT TIRES. *YH

I HAVE THE SAME TIRES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED ON THE EXCURSION AND I WAS WONDERING IF THEY ARE THE SAME AS ON MY TRUCK. MY TIRES SEEM TO HAVE LUMPS IN THE SIDE WALLS. IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN RECALLED, SOMEONE MAY WANT TO LOOK AT THEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM TO ME THAT WOULD BE VERY SAFE. PLEASE GIVE SOME SORT OF FEEDBACK ON THIS. *AK

THIS TIRE WAS CHECKED OUT BY A TIRE STORE REPRESENTATIVE. I WAS TOLD THE TIRE WAS NOT RAN LOW OF AIR NOR DID RUN OVER ANYTHINGI HAD I HAD NO EARLY WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265-70R-16 )

CONSUMER WALKED BY VEHICLE AND HAPPENED TO NOTICE A BUBBLE THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE GENERAL GRABBER 16" TIRE, GENERAL TIRES WAS NO ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMER. *SLC

REAR SUSPENSION TOO WEAK TO CARRY TRUCK BODY CAUSING OVER TRAVEL ON SPRINGS WHEN DRIVING WITH 500LBS OR MORE IN TRUCK BED. MY TRUCK CAN EQUIPED WITH A SERVICE BODY TOOL BOX.THE TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO RUB TO UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK. FORD DECIDED TO REPLACE SUSPENNISION WITH A LARGER CAPICITY. I WAS STUCK WITH THE INSTALLATION COST OF $600.00 TIRES: MY LEFT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A SIDEWALL BLISTER THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL IN JUNE,2000. GENERAL TIRE REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES AT NO COST BUT AGAIN I PAID FORD $25 INSTALL COST. NOW A FEW DAYS AGO MY LEFT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A SIDEWALL BLISTER THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. I'VE REQUESTED THAT GENERAL TIRE REPLACE ALL TIRES WITH ANOTHER MANUFACTURE BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED. THEY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE BUT I DON'T TRUST THERE QUALITY ENOUGH TO RIDE MY FAMILY ON. FORD HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED AT LEAST 20 OR MORE GENERAL TIRES ON THE SAME STYLE TRUCK IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. SIDE WALL BLISTERS ARE VERY DANGERS AND CAN EXPLODE AT ANY TIME ESPECIALLY AS THE TIRE GETS HOTTER. GENERAL TIRE INFORMED ME OVER THE TELEPHONE THAT THEY ARE GETTING A UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER OF REPORTS FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAME TIRE. THESE TIRES MAY BE MISSING THE NYLON PLY IN THE SIDE WALL OR THE COMPONET COMPOUND USED FOR ADHESION IS DEFECTIVE.( DOT NUMBER: ADOR1JC289 TIRE SIZE: LT23585R16 )

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE GEARS SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF NUETRAL UNEXPECTEDLY. RECENTLY ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 40MPH WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DRIVER HAD TO PUT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND START VEHICLE BACK UP. AN HOUR LATER , VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED; NO BRAKES; NO STEERING; FORCED OTHER CAR OFF ROAD;TRUCK AT RED HILL FORD, RED HILL, PA.

#1 BUBBLES APPEARED AT ABOUT 11000 MI. #2 SIDEWALL BLEW A FLAP ABOUT 6 IN. LONG ALONG THE BEAD AND TORE OUT THE INNER FENDER ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. #3 TIRE WAS REPLACEMENT FOR #1 OR #2 AFTER ABOUT3300 MILES NOTICED VIB NOTICED RIDGE AROUND CIRCUMFRENCE OF TIRE TOOK TO SEARS AND HAD CHECKED FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRES CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIP ON F250 SUPER DUTY 2000 ,MODEL I'VE HAD GENERAL TIRES YEARS AGO WHICH BUBBLED AN SIDE WALL .( DOT NUMBER: ADOR TIRE SIZE: L2358516E )

WHILE DRIVNG APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH RIGHT REAR SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT THE SIDEWALL. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S, P265/75R16, AND THE ORIGINAL TIRES OF VEHICLE WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. VEHICLE WAS A FORD TRUCK, P250 PICKUP 2000 W/ 300 MILES. *AK