1999 FORD F-350 Complaints

WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, LOST ALL STERRING CONTROL-UNABE TO STEER VECHICLE. *AK

EVERY 20,000 MILES ROTORS WENT OUT. FRONT END BOUNCED AROUND, AND STOPPING DISTANCE HAD INCREASED. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME THAT ROTORS WORE OUT. DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF IMPROPER BRAKING. *AK

ON OCTOBER 17, 1998 AFTER DRIVING ON A US MONTANA 300 MILES I HAD A FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLOW OUT. THE LAST I RECALL WAS JERKING THE WHEEL AND WHEN I CORRECTED I STRUCK A SMALL IRRIGATION BRIDGE IN THE ON COMING LANE CAUSING MY TRUCK TO ROLL. THIS CAUSED ME TO FRACTURE MY SKULL, BREAK MY NECK, AND BE HOSPITILIZED FOR SEVEN WEEKS. I HAD AN ENGINEER, WHO IS A PRIVATE CONSULTANT FOR GOODYEAR, EXAMINE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY TIRE AND SENT ME A REPORT SAYING THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO LW AIR PRESSURE. I HAD MY TIRE CHECKED BY A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP THE DAY PRIOR TO MY ACCIDENT AND I HAVE PROOF OF THAT. IF THIS TIRE IS THE FAULT OF GOODYEAR IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE OTHERS NEARLY DIE LIKE I DID. I HAVE TWO PEICES OF THE TIRE AND THE RIM IN MY POSSESSION. THE ENGINEER SAID IF I FOUND THE TIRE I MAY FIND MELTED NYLON ON THE SIDEWALL WHICH I DID FIND THE TIRE. IT DOES HAVE MELTED NYLON ON THE RUBBER AND IT IS A 360 DEGREE SEPERATION WITH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE STILL ON THE RIM AND THE TREAD SECTION MISSING. (TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/85R16 )

I NEARLY DIED AS A RESULT OF A FRONT, PASSENGER TIRE THAT FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AFTER I TRIED TO CORRECT AFTER THE BLOWOUT. I STRUCK THE END OF AN IRRIGATION BRIDGE AND ROLLED MY TRUCK, BREAKING MY NECK, FRACTURING MY SKULL AND BEING HOSPITILIZED FOR SEVEN WEEKS. I HAD A PRIVATE ENGINEER WHO IS A CONSULTANT FOR GOODYEAR LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY TIRE AND GIVE A REPORT THAT IT WAS A FAILURE DUE TO RUNNING LOW ON AIR. I HAD MY TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED 1 DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND HAVE PROOF OF THAT. I FOUND TWO PARTS OF THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL RECENTLY AND AS THE ENGINEER SAID I WOULD FIND MELT NYLON ON THE SIDEWALL, I DID FIND MELTED NYLON. I HAVE THE TWO PIECES OF THE TIRE IN MY POSSESSION. (TIRESIZE: 235/85R 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/85R 16 )

ALL OF THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S LOT 235-85R16 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED DUE TO DRY ROT AND CRACKING. *MJS

CABLE THAT ATTACHES SPARE TIRE TO VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BREAK. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPARE TIRE CARRIER SEVERAL TIMES. *AK SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY. *YH

A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WAS TRAVELLING HOME WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF MY 1999 FORD SUPER DUTY BLEW OUT. AS I WAS DRIVING, A HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND MAJOR VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE TRUCK OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NO ONE IN THE TRUCK WAS INJURED. IT APPEARS TO ME BY LOOKING AT THE TIRE, THAT THE TREAD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. I TOOK THE TIRE INTO FIRESTONE TO LET THEM EXAMINE IT. THE MANAGER HAS GIVEN ME A REPORT THAT STATES "FOUND NO VISUAL PROBLEMS IN THE TIRE". WITH THIS TYPE OF BLOWOUT, I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO SEE SOME SCRAP STEEL IN THE TREAD OR A LARGE NAIL HOLE (OR SOMETHING). WE FOUND NO INDICATIONS THAT THE TIRE WAS INJURED. THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLACTED BECAUSE I ALWAYS MAKE IT A POINT TO CHECK AIR PRESSURE ON ALL LONG ROAD TRIPS, JUST AS I DID ON NOVEMBER 19, 2000. THE TIRES HAVE MORE THAN HALF TREAD REMAINING ON THEM. I'VE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. NO ONE IS RESPONDING OTHER THAN TO TELL ME THAT THIS IS NOT A TIRE THAT IS BEING RECALLED.6 MAYBE IT SHOULD BE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL119 TIRESIZE: 265/75/R16)

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, FORD, F350. TREAD ON LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE (P265 75 R16) SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FIRESTONE WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK DOT VNW81XL098. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL ROAD THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE. THE AIR PREASURE IN THE TIRE WAS ABOUT 60 PSI. SPEED WAS ABOUT 55 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOTAL. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OFF. TIRE WAS INSPECTED BY SEARS (THE INSTALLER) WHO FOUND NO ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE OR PUNCTURE. (TIRESIZE: 295/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 295/75R16 )

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND NOTICED A BULGE ON SIDE OF TIRES. AFTER A DEALER INSPECTED ALL TIRES, HAIRLINE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL THE TIRES (FIRESTONE TWX R4S P265 75 R16). DOT #VNW8IXM. *SLC