2000 FORD F-350 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING S/B INTERSTATE 5 - 11:00 AM AT 65 MPH SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS, I HAD A TREAD SEPERATION OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE (SINGLE REAR) CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND TAIL LIGHT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATION CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. SIZE#P18565R,15 DOT#123/120QM/S. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE'S TIRE VALVE STARTED LEAKING AND WAS SPLIT AT THE BASE. PART WAS REPLACED , PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

MY 2000 F-350 FORD PICKUP EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT AND CONTINUAL SHAKING WHILE PROCEEDING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON I-5 ON 24 MAY,2003. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BUBBLE AND TREAD SEPARATION ON MY LEFT REAR LT 26575R16 FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL R4S TIRE. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLED AND TIRE CHANGED PRIOR TO ANY INCIDENT. *NLM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 F350 FORD TRUCK. IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES ON THE REAR. AT A SPEED OF 55-60 MPH ON I17 IN ARIZONA MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE TIRE SIMPLY SEEMED TO COME APART. SHE MANAGED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT SAFELY TO A STOP ON THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD. IT WAS APPROX. 12:30 PM, THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 90'S, AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. AFTER ROAD SERVICE CHANGED THE TIRE SHE CONTINUED ON TO FLAGSTAFF, AZ AND DROPPED THE RIM AND DESTROYED TIRE OFF AT A DISCOUNT TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT WAS THE WORSE FAILURE HE HAD SEEN ON A TIRE. THE TIRES WERE OEM. THEY HAD BEEN INSPECTED THE WEEK BEFORE BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AS PART OF ROUTINE SERVICE THE SAME WEEK AS THE INCIDENT. THE DISTRUCTION OF THE TIRE RESULTED BODY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FENDER AREA OF THE VEHICLE. I REQUESTED AND HAVE THE DESTROYED TIRE. I AGREE IN OVER 20 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE I HAVE NEVER SEEN TIRE THAT FAILED IN THIS MANNER. *NLM

BLOWOUT WITH TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON LEFT FRONT R4S II LT265/75/R16 STEELTEX RADIAL M/S LOAD RANGE E CAUSING AN ACCIDENT CROSSING MEDIAN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC BARELY MISSING AN ONCOMING 18 WHEELER THROUGH A DITCH/6FT CULVERT THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO FIELD. EXTENSIVE ($8.000+) DAMAGE TO F-350 SCLWB 4X4 FRAME AND FRONT END. 22800 MILES ON FACTORY TIRES, FORD HAD REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES IN 2000 WHEN ASKED "THEY WEREN'T ON THE LIST" TIRES VDW8-DECATUR PLANT. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *JB

THE "DOOR AJAR" DASH LIGHT IS ON OFTEN. NO DOORS ARE OPEN. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR BED LIGHT ARE ALSO LIGHT UP. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES-OFTEN. I HAVE FOUR YOUNG KIDS, IT IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I SEE THE LIGHTS COME ON HEADING DOWN THE FREEWAY. *NLM

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE TREAD OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AND WRAPPED COMPLETELY AROUND THE AXLE. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED (FIRESTONE STEELTEX, 265/75R16, LOAD RANGE E, VNW81XL2500). *NLM *NLM