1999 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FROANTAL COLLISION OF 30 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AT 35MPH HITCH DISCONNECTED FROM TRAILER WITH NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

CLAIM NUMBER 22-V597-733 - WHILE PULLING A TRAILER IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS, STEERING SHAFT WHICH CONNECTS TO THE PITMAN ARM BROKE CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE ALL CONTROL OF STEERING AND VEHICLE TO FLIP, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *TT

CLAIM NUMBER 53-C783-964 - WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, HOWEVER CONSUMER COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT A POLE, CONSUMER ADDS THAT AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO DEALER THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF STEERING PROBLEMS. *TT

THE FRONT TIRES ALWAYS NEED AIR, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE TIRES MAY BE MISLABLED (THE TIRE SAYS 2 PLY BUT IT SHOULD HAVE AN 8 OR 10 PLY RATING), THE TIRE INFLATION SPEC IS 65 BUT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER HAS 80, THE OUTER DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAS A BULDGE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THERE ARE NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE TIRE SIDEWALL WHICH APPEARS TO BE DRY ROT (GENERAL GRIPPER LT235/85R16). NLM

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 )

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)

FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRES (P265 75 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ON ALL 4 OF THE TIRES THE RUBBER WAS CHEWED UP BY DIRT AND GRAVEL ROADS. *SLC

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, FORD, F350 SUPER DUTY, TIRE SIZE LT26575R16, TIRE MANUFACTURED IN CANDIA, AND TIRE HAD 27 THOUSAND MILES. WHEN DRIVING 69 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. TREAD WHICH SEPARATED DAMAGED THE VEHICLE,[XXX]. ENTIRE BOTTOM PORTION WAS MISSING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR