2000 FORD F-350 Complaints

PE00040, FIRESTONE, STEELTEX R4S, ORIGNAL EQUIPMENT ON 2000, FORD, F350, TIRE SIZE LT26575R16, DOT VNW81XM409. DRIVER'S REAR TIRE TREAD COME OFF ENTIRELY, AND IN BETWEEN STEEL BELTS WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. SENT TIRE TO FIRESTONE FOR COMPENSATION. *AK *SLC

DRIVER GOING 55 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TRIED TO OVER CORRECT IT & WENT OFF THE ROAD & HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. VEHICLE END OVERENDED BEFORE ROLLING 3 TIMES. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHCLE WAS TOTALED. PASSENGER IN HOSPITAL WITH LEG INJURIES/ BROKEN COLLAR BONE & BRUISES OVER BODY. DRIVER HAD BRUISES & EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALLED, AND NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF. FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS PUSHED IN 18 INCHES.*AK

PE-00-040; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, F350, 2000, TIRE SIZE LT26575R16, TIRES HAVE SIX THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. DOT NUMBER VDW81XL. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAULING HEAVY LOADS, VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, POOR VEHICLE HANDLING, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT PROBLEM IS LINKED TO SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES THAT IS VERY BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK PROBLEM COULD ALSO BE SUSPENSION RELATED. *SLC

YESTERDAY ON I4 IN FLORIDA BETWEEN TAMPA AND LAKEFIELD [XXX] WAS CRITICALLY INJURED WHEN A 2000 FORD F350 ROLLED OVER AFTER A REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON A LT26575R16 FIRESTONE STEEL TEX. HE IS NOT EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SIDE WALL ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK AFTER THE SERVICE MAN POINTED OUT THAT THE LOUD NOISE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCED WAS COMING FROM THE TIRES, ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE NOISE STOPPED. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. FIRESTONE TIRE SXAT,265/75R16 AND DOT NO. VNW81XL469. *YH

THE SIDEWALLS HAVE DIME SIZE CHUNKS OF RUBBER THAT HAVE FALLEN OFF THE TIRE. THIS SEEMS TO BE FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE (RUBBING CURBS), BUT THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE ON ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. RUBBING A CURB SHOULD ONLY DAMAGE THE WHITE LETTERING, NOT PULL OUT CHUNKS OF RUBBER. (TIRESIZE: LT265/75)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT265/75 )

RIGHT REAR TIRE SHREDDED TO PIECES. TWO MONTHS AGO LEFT FRONT TIRE MESSED UP WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THAT TIRE, RIGHT REAR TIRE UNREPAIRABLE. TOOK TIRE TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THE TIRE. MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN WAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, THEY WERE ON A BRIDGE IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC, WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE WITHOUT WRECKING ARE CAUSING OTHERS TO WRECK. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE AND SHOULD BE MADE PART OF THE RECALL TO GET THESE TIRES OFF THE ROAD.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDW81XL469 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: L26575R16E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: L26575R16E )

PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE FIRESTONE #STEAL TEX,#R4 LT265R1575. *AK