1999 FORD F-250 Complaints

PE 00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD F250, 265/75R16, DOTVNW81XM089. WHILE DRIVING WITH 5TH WHEEL ON BACK AND RIGHT REAR TIRES BLEWOUT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL. TREAD DAMAGED THE VEHICLE.*AK THE SIDE WALLS BLEW AWAY FROM THE TREAD LEAVING THE TREAD INTACT, AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BUT FIRESTONE PAID FOR IT. *YH

AN EMPLOYEE TOLD ME MY TIRES WERE WEARING AROUND 5000 MILE ON THE TRUCK BUT I IGNORED HIS COMMENTS. AROUND 20K MILES I DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND THOUGHT IT TO BE AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND I HAD TIRES CK'ED AT 38900 AND WAS TOLD AT TOMS TIRES THE TIRES WERE JUNK. I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER TIRES BUT TO GO TO FIRESTONE TO POSSIBLY GET AN ADJUSTMENT. THE FIRESTONE REP CK'ED TIRES AND ALSO SAID THEY WERE BAD. THEIR PRICE FOR THE SAME TIRE WAS $380 AND $200 LESS THAN TOMS TIRES PRICE FOR A SIMILIAR TIRE. I FOUND THIS TO BE ODD. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER FIRESTONE CK'ED TIRES, THE ARTICLE ABOUT FIRESTONES DEFECTIVE TIRES CAME OUT. I NOTIFIED MY DEALER BUT WAS INFORMED MY TIRES ARE NOT IN THE RECALL. I ALSO NOTIFIED FORD TODAY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )

PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND T VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD SEPARATED. TIRES WERE FIRESTONESTEEL TEX#AT, DT26575 R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO REPORT.*AK FIRESTONE AT 265/75/R16 *MW

ROTORS HAVE BEEN RECUT 3 TIMES. BRAKE PADS HAVE NOT NEEDED REPLACEMENT YET.WHEN I JAMED ON BRAKES THEY VIBRATED THEN FADED CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. *AK

I THINK THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IT IS NOT A COMPLETE FAILURE BUT IT WILL LEAD TO SOME FAITAL PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM ON CURRENT MODELS BUT THE OLDER ONES ARE STILL DRIVING AROUND ON INADAQUIT BRAKES. THE ROTORS ARE WARPING WITH LITTLE USE AND LEFT UNATTENDED WILL CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS PUTTING A BANDAGE ON A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *AK

I SUFFERED CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA WITH AMNESIA IN THE ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK HAD NO GRASS OR DIRT ON THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE. THE FRONT BODY CLIP WAS DESTROYED AS WELL AS THE SIDE DOORS AND BED. THE LEFT WHEEL STEERING LINKAGE WAS SHEARED OFF. TURNING THE STEERING WOULD NOT TURN THE WHEELS. I READ IN THE PAPER THAT YOU HAVE UPGRADED INVESTIGATION ON STEERING PROBLEMS IN THIS MODEL.

THIS MAY BE IMPORTANT ON FINDING OUT WHY THESE TIRES ARE BLOWING. ONE OF MY TIRES BLEW OUT. BUT ON THE OTHER TWO THE VALVE STEMS WERE LEAKING AIR AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE (EACH AT DIFFERENT TIME). WHEN WE STOPPED THE TRUCK WE NOTICED THE TIRE LEAKING AIR AND HAD A FLAT IN A MATTER OF MINUTES (NO WE DIDN'T HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING IN THE ROAD). THIS LEAKING VALVE STEMS HAVE MADE ME BELIEVE THAT IS WHY BRIDGESTONE KEEPS SAYING THE TIRES ARE UNDER INFLATED. I BELIEVE THE STEMS START LEAKING AS YOU ARE DRIVING WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE BLOW OUT. WE WERE LUCKY WITH THE LAST TWO TIRES THAT WENT FLAT, AS WE WERE ON SURFACE STREETS AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY.( DOT NUMBER: EXBM14480- TIRE SIZE: LT23575R16 )

SIDEWALL COMPLETELY BLEW OUT OF TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON I35 NORTH OF EDMOND, OK. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE'S BACK QUATERPANEL AND TO THE WHEEL ITSELF. I HAD TWO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE THAT CAN STATE THAT I DIDN'T RUN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE TIRE TO FRED JONES FORD AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO FIRESTONE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE, THE MANGER SAID THAT I MUST HAVE RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD BECAUSE THEIR TIRES DO NOT FAIL ON THEIR OWN. ANYWAY, HE EXAMINED MY TIRE AND HE COULD NOT FIND A PUNCTURE, BUT HE STILL SAID THAT I HAD TO HAVE PUNCTURED THE TIRE. FIRESTONE EVENTUALLY PAID FOR HALF THE COST OF THE NEW TIRE, BUT THEY DIDN'T PAY FOR THE BODY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE ONLY REASON I AM REPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE I SAW THAT FIRESTONE HAD RECALLED OTHER TIRES AND I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO BE KILLED BECAUSE THESE ARE DIFFERENT TIRES THAN THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT265/75R1 )

FROM 12000MILES WE REPORTED TO FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRUCK IS UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF ANY ROAD IS SLIGHTLY UNLEVEL THE TRUCK BEGINS TO TRAVEL FROM LANE TO LANE ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY AND RANDOMLY. THE TRUCK HAS 25000 MILES AND SIX WEEKS AGO I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL ON A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD GOING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 THE TRUCK BEHAVED AS IF IT WERE ON ICE!!! I'M A COMMERCIAL DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO REACT TO THIS SURPRISE. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE FIRESTONE RECALL AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WITH BETWEEN 40 TO 60 PERCENT TREAD REMAINING ARE SEPARATING. I VALIDATED THIS AT A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND THEY CLAIM THESE TIRES ARE NOT IN THE RECALL. THE UNSTABLE RIDE IS TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE, IF YOU APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE CONDITION ESPECIALLY AT 60-65MPH BECOMES TRECHEROUS. THIS HEAVY AND OTHERWISE ROAD STEADY TRUCK MOVES LIKE A BASKETBALL. LETTING OFF THE FUEL PEDDLE WORKS BEST. THE DEALERSHIP PEOPLE HAVE NOT HELPED AT ALL. THEY SUGGEST WE ARE MAKING UP THE PROBLEM. AS YOU LOOK AT THE CENTER TREAD AREA OF THE TIRES IT APPEARS TO BE WEAK AND UNEVEN TO THE TOUCH. THE FIRESTONE REP. SUGGESTED A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER REASONS BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN TIRES WITH SEPARATIONS BETWEEN THE TREADS AS ARE NOW FORMING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. I HAVE NEVER USED THE SPARE. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO PURCHASE MICHELIN TIRES VERY SOON. THE FIRESTONE REP WANTS NEARLY $400 TO REPLACE WITH OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. I'D RATHER SPEND $600 AND WAIT FOR ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOUR AGENCY, FIRESTONE OR FORD. I CONCEDE THAT THERE MAY BE MORE GOING ON WITH THE TRUCK BUT I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE 12000 MILES. FORD IS WILLING TO REALLIGN THE FRONT END AND IF I AGREE THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IN THIS FEW MILEAGE. I CLOSE BY STATING THAT THIS IS A SHOW VEHICLE AND I CARRY NO TOOLS OR OTHER WEIGHT IN THE TRUCK AND BASICALLY PUT HIGHWAY AND LOCAL ROAD MILEAGE ONLY.( DOT NUMBER: 008061 TIRE SIZE: LT265R16 )

DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, TIRE SEPARATED AND SPLIT OPEN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: RS4 )