2000 FORD F-350 Complaints

FIRST FAILURE AT 15900 MILES WAS A TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT. SECOND FAILURE AT 20445 MILES WAS A TREAD SEPARATION ONLY. (TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE) TIRES WERE LOADED NEAR THE MAXIMUM LOAD RANGE AND PROPERLY INFLATED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDW81XM509 TIRESIZE: LT265/7516)

FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S, LT265/75R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, F350 WITH 17800 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT.*AK CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD AND FIRESTONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT ONE ANOTHERS FAULT, FIRESTONE STATED IT WAS FORDS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE BAD VALVE STWM THAT WAS PUT ON BY FORD, CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE 2 MORE BAD VALVE STEMS FOUND IN BAD CONDITION AND WERE REPLACED.*JB

TIRE HAD CATASTOPHIC FAILURE, POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVOIDED. TIRE INFLATED TO CORRECT SAFE PRESSURE. TIRE INFO. STICKER ON VEHICLE IS DISPUTED BY FIRESTONE, HOWEVER TIRES WERE INFLATED CORRECLTY. 2 INDEPENDENT FIRESTONE STORES SAID TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. BOTH STORES CHECKED AND VERIFIED PRESSURES AS BEING SAFE AND ADEQUATE. CLEARLY, IT IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. TIRE SENT TO FIRESTONE FOR EVALUATION, RETURNED WITH EXCUSES LETTER ATTACHED. FIRESTONE REFUSES TO MAKE GOOD ON DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I HAVE DESTROYED TIRE/RIM IN MY POSSESION, I WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE IT EVALUATED AGAIN. I HEREBY REQUEST PAYMENT FOR REPLACEMENT TUIRES AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGES FROM FIRESTONE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL010 TIRESIZE: 265-75R16E)

WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT END/WHEEL WELL AND RUNNING BOARD. TOW DRIVER PULLED BUMPER OUT BEFORE TOWING VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER AND REPLACED THE TIRE. BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT, LT285/75R16 WITH 22,000 MILES.*AK *SLC

THE OCT. 5TH. INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE MY CAMPER WAS ON THE TRUCK. TREAD WAS THROWN AND THEN THE TIRE EXPLODED. IT TORE THE FENDER, BODY PANEL AND RUNNING BOARD. THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED THIS TIRE HAD BEEN A SPARE AND HAD ONLY ABOUT 14000 MILES ON IT. I SENT THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUG. 30 WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE TRUCK BED AND CAUSED ABOUT $1,700.00 DAMAGE. FIRESTONE COMPENSATED ME FOR THIS INCIDENT. I AM SURE BOTH TIRES WERE FAULTY AND PLAN TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMES COURT FOR DAMAGES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDW81XM399 TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)

MY FIRST SERIOUS SITUATION OCCURRED WHEN I WAS PULLING A 6000LB TRACTOR. CONDITIONS WHERE GOOD WEATHER CLEAR AND OUTSIDE TEMP 98. WHEN APPROACHING AN AREA OF HWY FOUR LANE DIVIDED HWY( 2 NORTH 2 SOUTH). THIS AREA OF HWY HAS SEVERAL TRAFFIC LIGHTS SPACED ABOUT TWO MILES APART FROM ONE ANOTHER. THE TRUCK OPERATED AS EXPECTED ON THE FIRST THREE OF LIGHTS. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR THE FOURTH TIME MY TRUCK PULLED LEFT SO HARD THE CROSS BAR ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN AND I WAS STILL HEADED INTO THE MEDIAN TOWARD NORTH BOUND TRAFFIC, I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS SOON AS I WENT INTO THE GRASS TO REGAIN CONTROL, ONCE STOPPED I CHECKED UNDER MY TRUCK FOR A POSSIBLE BROKEN BRAKE LINE, BUT I SEEN NOTHING WRONG. I PROCEEDED TO THE OFFICE AFTER CHECKING EVERYTHING AND THINGS SEEMED OK AFTER THE BRAKES COOLED DOWN. DURING CHECKING THE BRAKES AND LINES THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR SEEMED VERY MUCH HOTTER THAN THE RIGHT FRONT! THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DOING THIS AND CONTINUES TO DO THIS. SOUTHWEST FORD IN WEATHERFORD IS THE ONLY DEALER THAT HAS WORKED ON IT FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY KEEP CHANGING THE PADS AND ROTORS AND GIVING IT BACK. I TOLD THEM THE CONDITIONS IN WITCH THE TRUCK PULLS BUT THEY WILL NOT LOAD IT. THEY WANT ME TO LOAD IT AND BRING IT TO THEM!!! I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND WORRIED TO LOAD IT, AND DRIVE IT. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE ASKED AND I GUESS I WILL LOAD IT TOO. BUT THIS WILL BE THE LAST STRAW! I HAD FOUND AN OLD MESSAGE ON THE INTERNET FROM "THE CARRINGTONS" THAT HAD THE SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR 99 MODEL AND GOT A 2000 TO REPLACE IT. THEY SAID THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT AS BAD AS THE 99. IF YOU COULD HELP ME AND POSSIBLE OTHERS, I REALLY THINK IT WILL SAVE LIVES!*AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL OF 5 SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS ON NEW GENERAL TIRES SUPPLIED ON A F-350 200 FORD TRUCK. THE APPEARANCE IS THAT FORD'S TIRE PROBLEMS EXTENDED TO OTHER MAKES AND MODELS IN ADDITION TO THE FIRESTONE RECALL. I STILL HAVE MOST OF THE TIRES THAT BLEW/BECAME SEVERELY WARN/UNBALANCED. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THESE VEHICLES? *AK (TIRESIZE: 235_75_R16)

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF GEAR BECAUSE SPRING IN CLUTCH HOUSING FAILED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE THE REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

GENERAL, GRABBERS TIRES, DOT9113 23585R16; AFTER HAVING TIRES SERVICED NOTICED SIDEWALL WITH CRACKES/ BUBBLES.*AK THE BUBBLES ON TIRES EXPAND TO THE POINT OF ERUPTION DOWN TO INNER LINING OF TIRE.*JB

I T-BONED A VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. I WAS TRAVELLING BETWEEN 50 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY PICKUP. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS INJURED IF MY AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED.*AK