1995 FORD F-350 Complaints

WAS STARTING VEHICLE WHEN GLOW PLUGS FAILED TO HEAT UP/ MOVE OR START ENGINE. NEED TO WIGGLE IT OFF & ON A FEW TIMES BEFORE STARTING. HAD A GAUGE TO INDICATE IF IT WAS ON OR NOT.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES WIGGLING THE GLOW PLUG TO START THE VEHICLE COULD CAUSE FIRE EXPLOSION OR PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *YH

PE00040; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TWO REAR TIRES ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAVE BULGE SPOTS ON SIDEWALL.TIRES ONLY HAVE 28,380. TIRES ARE FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX R4S, 21585R16. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1995, FORD, F350. *AK

PE00040, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1995, F-350, TIRE SIZE 21585R16. INSIDE REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. A PREVIOUS TIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 DID THE SAME AS THIS ONE BEING REPORTED. (CONSUMER INDICATED 2 FATALITIES ON THE REPORT, HOWEVER NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED). *AK *MJS

I TOOK THESE TIRES OFF OF THE TRUCK WHEN NEW AND INSTALL THEM ON MY RV TRAILER WHERE THEY FAILED. THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THEY HAD 50% TREAD LIFE LEFT, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNOR1WT134 TIRESIZE: LT235/85/R)

I WAS DRIVING ON I30, 70 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I GOT STOPPED WITHOUT ANY INJURIES AND CHANGED TIRE. THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 6 INCHES OF THE SIDEWALL LEFT ON THE BLOWN TIRE. I STILL HAVE 6 OF THE SAME ORIGNAL TIRES LEFT ON THIS FORD 350 DULLY TRUCK. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNOP1WV174 TIRESIZE: LT21585R16)

PANEL ON THE DASHBOARD HAS BROKEN, CAUSING VIBRATION. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

BRENT, I NEED THE INFO ON THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL. OUR INSURED INSISTS THIS IS A RESULT (TIRE FAILURE). INSURED HAD FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL. AT LT 235/75R16..THANKS..LJE (CLAIM# 02-0431-113) *MW

TIRE TREAD CAME OFF VEH AND HIT VEH DAMAGING IT. INSD WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEH AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. NEED TO SUB FIRESTONE TIRE IS A 235 85 R 16 FIRESTONE R4S. (CLAIM# 59-V549-291) *MW

MY TRUCK FRACTURED THE FRAME ON BOTH MAIN RAILS RIGHT BEHIND THE CAB AT THE FRONT OF THE CARGO BOX. THE FRACTURES RUN FULL HEIGHT OF BOTH BEAMS AND THE ONLY REMAINING ATTACHMENT WHEN I FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS THE VERY BOTTOM LIP OF THE C-SHAPE CHANNEL. WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE THE TRUCK IT BENT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRAME - RIGHT OVER THE FRONT GAS TANK. AT THE TIME THE TRUCK WAS CARRYING A 9 1/2 FT. TRUCK CAMPER WITH A LIT AND OPERATING PROPANE REFRIGERATOR. IF THE FRAM HAD SEPERATRED WHILE DRIVING AN EXPLOSION WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY FOLLOWED. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT ALLSTATE HAS HAD CLAIMS ON 3 OF THESE IN THE RECENT PAST IN THE ANCHORAGE, AK CLAIM OFFICE ALONE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

I TOLD YOU BACK IN 1996 ABOUT THIS, BUT YOU KEPT PUTTING ME OFF. AND I TOLD YOU ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD AND TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION ON AMBULANCE THAT HELPED ME WAS A FORD 350 AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, ME AND THE DRIVER TALKED.( DOT NUMBER: NONE TIRE SIZE: 16 )