1999 FORD F-250 Complaints

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE P265/75R16 DOT VNW81XM258 EXPERIENCED A SPLIT ON SIDEWALL TOWARDS TOP OF TREAD, THERE WERE A LOT OF CRACKS WHERE TREAD MET TIRE. *SLC

PE00040; ORGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999, FORD F250, TIRE SIZE 16 INCH. IN RAIN OR SNOW WEATHER CANNOT HOLD ON THE ROAD WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLIDE EVERYWHERE.THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH.*AK THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH DIFFERENT BRAND. *YH

PE 00 040/TIRE FAILURE: REPORTING HAIR LINE CRACKS BETWEEN THE SIDEWALL AND LETTERING ON A 1999 FORD, F250; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT 265/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT TIRE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALLS. *AK

GENERAL GRABBER AW TIRES (P235 85 R16) EXPERIENCED INFLATING SIDEWALLS, BULGING TREADS, SLITS, AND RIPS. *SLC

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO EXTREME PULSATION WHILE BRAKING CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL, THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. *MJS

BOTTOM HALF OF BOTH, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS DO NOT ADJUST. IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE VEHICLE NEXT TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES VIBRATE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND BRAKING PRESSURES. PROBLEM STARTED AT 12,000 MILES. ACTS LIKE A ROTOR PROBLEM.*AK

RIGHT HAND EXTERIOR MIRROR HAS A REGULAR MIRROR. IT DOES NOT HAVE A WIDE ANGLE MIRROR ON IT. IT LIMITS VISION WHEN CHECKING TRAFFIC, BACKING UP OR EVEN CHANGING LANES. THE DEPTH PERCEPTION IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE.*AK

I HAVE A99 F250 WITH FIRESTONE 16IN STEELTEX A/T TIRES. I RECENTLY HAD A ROUTINE SERVICE VISIT TO MY FORD DEALER AND TOLD THEM MY TWO RIGHT TIRES LOOK LIKE THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE SIDE WALL. AFTER THEY INSPECTED THE TIRES THEY AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND TO TAKE IT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER IN WHICH I DID. UPON MY VISIT TO FIRESTONE THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE ME 45% REIMBUSTMENT ON THOSE TWO TIRES BECAUSE OF TREAD WEAR. THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY TO ME BECAUSE OF THESE FACTORS, WHICH I EXPRESSED TO THEM: THER IS ONLY 34,000 ON BOTH THE VEHICAL AND TIRES AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT TREAD WEAR BUT THE QUALITY OF THE TIRE; THE VEHICAL IS A 4X4 AND NOT HAVING THE SAME TIRES AND TREAD WEAR CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVETRAIN, THAT IS WHY BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONE RECCOMMENTS TO ROTATE THE TIRES ON A PERIODICALTIME FRAMEAND WHEN IT IS TIME TO PUT NEW TIRES ON THAT THEY ARE THE SAME TYPE OF TIRES;THIS VEHICAL IS ON ATHREE YEAR LEASE AND I EXPECT THE TIRES TO LAST AS LONG AS THE LEASE DOES; THE UNSAFE QUALITY ON THE 15IN TIRES ARE ALSO ON THE 16IN TIRES, BUT IT SEEMS EVERYONE THAT IS ENVOLVED IN THIS FIRESTONE PROBLEM HAS HAD THERE HEADS IN THE SAND ABOUT THE 16IN TIRES. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING ON THESE TIRES AND HOPE AND PRAY I HAVE NO ACCIDENT. IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME IN ANYWAY PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSLBLE. I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE BUT THEY WILL NOT RESPOND. (DOT NUMBER: 00 8061 TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)