1999 FORD F-350 Complaints

THE RIGHT REAR AND LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES P265/75R16 DOT VNW81XM FAILED, THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A LARGE BUBBLE. *SLC

FRONT END WAS CAUSING TIRE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY TO THE CORE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLES WAS DUE TO THE FIFTH WHEEL. HAD THE TIRE REPLACED & SUSPENSION REALIGNED. *AK

WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON, WHILE LOADING VEHICLE, IT ROLLED FORWARD. EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD VEHICLE, IT STOPPED IN A DITCH. *AK

WHEN BRAKING UNDER A LOAD OR BRAKING HARD THE POWER BRAKES LET GO AND THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUMPED. NLM

WE WERE TRAVELING HWY 40 AT ABOUT 60 MPH AROUND 2:00 P.M. WHEN OUR RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. AS THE TIRE TREAD WAS PEELING OFF, I TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY TRUCK/CAMPER TO AVOID GOING OFF THE SHOULDER OR A HEAD-ON CRASH. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED ABOUT $2000.00 IN DAMAGES BESIDE COMPLETE TIRE REPLACEMENT. I MADE A CLAIM THROUGH FARMERS INSURANCE AGENCY AND THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED. ADDITIONALLY, I STILL HAVE THE DAMAGED TIRE AND RIM. UPON MY RETURN FROM THIS TRIP, I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE TIRES BECAUSE I FELT I MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY IF I HAD ANOTHER BLOWOUT LIKE THIS. I FEEL THIS BLOWOUT WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE TIRE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE TREAD UNRAVELED AND THE STEEL BELTS BLEW OUT. I WOULD LIKE SOME INFORMATION HOW TO PURSUE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE DAMAGES. YOUR PROMPT REPLY WILL BE APPRECIATED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNW8 TIRE SIZE: 265/75/R16 )

HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICAL FAILURES ON VEHICLE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO WARRANTY REPAIRS WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER 36000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.

THE TRUCK IS BEING BOUGHT BACK BY FORD; SO I DON'T KNOW THE SIZE / MAKE; I'M 99% SURE IT WAS FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE TRUCK. THE THREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE FRONT SUSPENSION THEREBY LOCKING THE TIRE FROM MOVING CAUSING ALMOST LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE (I'VE RACED STOCK CARS 10 YEARS AND AM FAIRLY USED TO BLOWOUTS, THIS WAS FAR MORE VIOLENT THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER FELT IN A RACE CAR). THE TIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE FRONT SUSPENSION DAMAGING THE FENDER, INNER FENDER WELL, BRAKE LINE AND POWER STEERING LINES. THE TIRE COULD NOT BE GOTTEN OFF THE TRUCK UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS OF WORK IT WAS WRAPPED AROUND THINGS SO BAD. THE VEHICLE IS IN TN WHERE THE TIRE BLEW OUT; I LEFT IT THERE FOR FORD TO DECIDE TO BUY BACK OR NOT AS IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AFTER THIS WITH THE DAMAGE, NOT TO MENTION WE DIDN'T TRUST THE OTHER TIRES ON THE TRUCK AFTER THIS. THE TIRE WAS IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK (IN THE BED), HOWEVER AS I SAID; FORD IS BUYING BACK THE VEHICLE (ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE THAT IN WRITING YET; ONLY VERBAL CONFIRMATION). THE TIRE LOOKS WORSE THAN ANY OF THE PICTURES ON CNN TODAY OF BLOWOUTS, IT'S WORTH GETTING A PICTURE OF. THE PASSENGER AND MYSELF HAVE NO INJURIES NOR CLAIMS AGAINST FIRESTONE / FORD FOR THE PROBLEM; OTHER THAN THE PASSENGERS ALMOST HEART ATTACK (WE HAD TRACTOR TRAILERS SURROUNDING US IN FRONT, BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT). PS: THE TRUCK HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CLUTCH NOT WORKING, BRAKES, AND ENGINE PROBLEMS; HENCE THE BUY BACK.

WIFE WAS DRIVING IN MIDDLE LANE ON RT95 SOUTH TOWARD RICHMOND, VA FROM NO-VA ARE WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WAS HIT!! TREAD ON OUTTER TIRE STILL IN TACT HOWEVER OUTSIDE WALL WAS TOTALL TORN APART. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS KILLED SINCE MY WIFE IS A EXCELLENT DRIVER SHE WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR IN RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TRUCK (ALONG WITH OUR 30FT CAMPER TRAILER). ALL TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIP FROM FORD FOR WHICH WE SPECIAL ORDERED ON TRUCK TO ENSURE WE HAD BIGGEST TIRE AVAIL AS OPTIONS FOR TRUCK THAT YEAR WE ORDERED IT. NOW ALUM RIM IS RUINED AND FORD WILL NOT REPLACE TIRE(S) NOR RIM. CLOSEST FIRESTONE DEALER IS VERY FAR AWAY 1.5/2 HOURS. ASKED STERLING FORD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES (SINCE THEY NO LONGER FEEL SAFE AND SHOW BUBBLES ON SIDEWALLS) AND THE RIM BUT THEY WILL NOT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY SAYING THAT IT IS FIRESTONE DEALER RESPONSIBLE. HOWEVER, STERLING FORD SELLS FIRESTONE TIRES BUT OBVIOUSLY DOESNOT WARRANTY ANY OF THEM!?!? ALSO, ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER VALVE STEM ON RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT BAD.. SO, I HAVE HAD TWO (2) INCIDENTS WITH FIRSTONE PRODUCE. ALSO, ALL TIRES ARE SHOWING EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR AND THERE IS ONLY 25K MILES ON TIRES. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL TIRES BEFORE WINTER AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME HOW LONG THESE TIRES ARE WARRANTIED FOR; 50 OR 60K?? IF 60K TIRE WEARS OUT HALF WAY AND BLOWS OUT ON SIDEWALL SOMTHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THESE TIRES!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. WHEN ATTEMPING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, DRIVER COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. WHEN OPENING THE HOOD, DRIVER SAW POWER STEERING FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE WAS BUSTED. THIS WAS DETERMINED BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS LOOKED AT. THE TRUCK WILL BE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH WHILE REVERSING AND PULLING A TRAILER, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND BURNED OUT. DEALER REDESIGNED THE TRANSMSSION AND COOLING SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM, AND VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED, IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPED WITH MECHANISM TO CONTROL VEHICLE'S SPEED WHEN DESCENDING STEEP GRADES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE PREMATURELY. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO OVER HEATS UNDER HEAVY LOAD AND WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. *YH