Since aug. Of 2008 I've had four flats all at the valve stem. Tires were replaced by a ford dealer in may of 2007. One tire was destroyed,two others have damage.
1998 Ford F-150 tires complaints
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I have pep boys (cooper tires) on my 1998 f-150 ford. Futura adventure h/t p265-70r17 and with 55 thousand miles on them the radial belt has slipped on 2 of the tores and is causing a very ruff bumpy ride. The tires have plenty of tread left and should have lasted 70 thousand miles. What a shame they have not been recall for being defective. I bought the truck from a ford dealer and they put on the new tires. I do not have a receipt. The design number is 9351 another number I took off the tire is 29122-1 and 1135.
Purchased 4 new tires approximately june 2006 from ntb. One year later had blow-out and purchased new tire. Shortly thereafter had 3 flat tires and ntb said that the valve stems were defective and replaced. I believe that the blow-out that I had was a result of a defective valve stem, but there was no way to prove.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. The vehicle has toyo open country at tires, size p235/70/r16. The contact noticed that the sidewalls of the front driver's side, front passenger side, and rear passenger side tires were cracked. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop and all four tires were replaced. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure and current mileages were 116,000. Updated 12-01-08 *bf updated 12/02/08.
This is for defective valve stems. I purchased new tires from mavis tire corp. In november 2006 and in june 2008 I had 1 valve stem fail. It happened while the car was parked. I brought it back and had to insist to have it replaced free of charge since it was a defective part. At that time I did not know of the problem that existed with the stems. Now I am beginning to wonder if the other 3 valve stems will fail as well. I am sure they will not replace them free of charge without a recall.
I have had 2 valve stem, break causing the tire pressure to decrease. About 3-4 months apart.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. The vehicle has general grabber aw tires, size p275/60/r17 (na). The contact noticed that within the last three years, all three tires (excluding the driver side rear tire) have spontaneously blown out. The failures have occurred while driving 60 MPH. After inspecting the tires, he noticed that the tread was separating from the tires and the wires were sticking out. He inspected the rear driver's side tire and noticed a large bubble forming on the interior of the sidewall. The contact has pictures of the failed component, and still has possession of the defective tires. The tire failure mileage was 10,000. The current and failure mileages were 40,000.
What isn't wrong with this truck? With less than 80,000 miles on it...spare tire fell off while being driven, interior lights randomly stay on, both doors are rusting out from the bottom, knob to regulate temperature fell off and assembly needed replacement, front brakes calipers stuck and caught on fire, exhaust system has rusted off twice, transmission went up and was replaced under warranty at less than 20,000 miles, radiator rusted through, and the headliner is falling down off the ceiling. I've probably missed something but can tell you that I will never own another ford.
Traveling on highway, front-end begin to shim. Shim became so hard speed was reduced to 45 MPH. Loud pop followed by huge piece of trend coming off & being left on highway. Slowly pulled over thinking a blow-out & found front-left driver's side tire had top layer of trend gone, but no air lost.
1998 f150 tire blew out while driving. *ts the consumers vehicle had minor damage when he grazed the median wall. *jb updated 03/08/06
My husband and I were on I-95 the rear tire thread separated and lost complete control of truck which cause it to hit the wall in the median twice. As a result we both sustained injuries in which we are currently under doctors care along with therapy. Bottom line we almost lost our lives. The tire had been purchase almost 6 months prior of accident to replace another one we told was defective. It was a p275/70r16 continental tire on our 1998 f-150 truck.
While driving at approximately 55 miles left rear tire blew out and came off the vehicle, and there was a roll over.*ak wheel and tire brook off. Both consumer and passenger where injured in the accident. Consumer and passenger filed a claim due to the injuries sustained during the accident. Claim number 00181339133.
While driving at less than 10 miles per hour on a country road the spare tire support cable on my 1998 ford f-150 failed, causing the tire to fall beneath the truck, bounce, and strike the undercarriage. The unit had not shown prior signs of wear when the spare tire was last serviced about 16 months ago. The unit has been cycled probably five times during the life of the vehicle. There were no warning signs of "thumping" which would indicate a loose fitting of tire in the spare well. While no one was injured due to the low speed and location, a release on a highway would likely have resulted in an accident and possible serious injury. I plan to order a replacement part and will retain the damaged unit for inspection.
While driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle vibrated violently, seconds later a loud explosion was heard. The consumer pulled over to the shoulder and found that the front left tire lost its tread. The tread was wrapped around the axle of the wheel. *ak
The consumer heard a loud noise while driving 20-30 MPH. The spare tire attached to the rear of the vehicle fell off. The cable securing the tire disconnected. *ak *sc
While driving 35 MPH driver's front tire blew out. This caused consumer to pull off the road to change the tire. The consumer stated tha the right passenger tire blew out less then a month ago.
While at home after parking my f-150 in the driveway. An hour later I went to get my kids from school. The right rear tire was flat. I went to change the tire and saw that it was cut. Took the tire off and saw that the rubber and came off from the metal that goes around the rim. Took the tire to the nearest goodyear dealer. They said that it was a bead separation and thay have never saw a tire do that before. The bad thing is that I have another tire about to do the samething. It is the spare, and I am using it.
Firestone tire wilderness ht p235 70/16 104s m/s tread seperation (can see steel cords) (bulge) tire hasnt failed yet but probably would if I didnt see ? 98f150 about 60k miles on tire still lot of tread left. Know similiar tires recalled but were at models looks like other models are ? Also (ht).
Driving down navy rd. During rush hour traffic when spare tire fell off my 1998 ford f150. Cable holding tire snapped. Spare tire was struck by another vehicle that was behind me. Was told by other owners of this type vehicle of similar situations, of spare tire just falling off vehicle because retracting cable breaking. Could only imagine what would have happened if this would have happened on the interstate.
While attempting to back up my vehicle(1998 ford f-150 4 x 4 6 cyl) I thought I was hung up on something as there was a great deal of resistance in doing so. When I got out to check for obstructions in the roadway, I was horrified to see that both of my front tires were facing each other (toed in). After much ado, and many men stopping to see what my problem was, I learned that the front passenger side tie rod had let go without any warning! With only 60,000 miles on my truck, everyone told me to investigate why this happened because it should not have occurred. It is my understanding that ford used to have a greased fitting holding the tierods and has switched to a nylon fitting that is non-greasable to save money>.... I can tell you that I was very sick to my stomach to think that my tie rod could have let go while traveling on the highway and I would have been facing the possibility of disasterous consequences. That did not give me a warm and fuzzy feeling. I bought this pick-up because I thought I was safer driving a big vehicle. Little did I know that some small little nylon part was defective and was compromising my ability to steer my vehicle. Would you please tell me how many more people have had this happen to them?? My garage tells me they have seen plenty!
While driving at 50 MPH and no warning right rear tire tread separated, consumer had to pull over. Firestone, wilderness at, size p235/70r16, dot#unknown. Manufacturer had been notified.
While driving at highway speed, the driver side rear tire experienced tread separation.*ak the consumer noticed the tire wasn't flat. The tread had separated on the tire like a can of peeled biscuits. There was still some tread on the tire. *ph
Consumer noticed bubbles on sidewall of both rear tires.
Tread on driver right side tire separate while driving at 70mph . Firestone wilderness ht size# p235/70r16 dot # unknown. Dealer has been notified.
One tire became flat while awaiting for two other tires to be replaced and aligned. Mr while driving 70 MPH the tread on the passenger side tire separated from the outside edge of the tire and caused it to blowout. Another tire on the front experienced a blowout on at the sidewall and one went flat while waiting for replacements which were on backorder. (michelin cross terrain). *scc
The spare tire was inoperative (wrangler r7/s, p265-70-r17). *nlm
The spare tire had gouges that distributed around the tire's sidewall. Dealer advised that this type of tire wear, when the tire is placed in the spare tire's cradle was fairly common with ford trucks. Consumer requested assistance in replacing defective tire. *tt
Consumer states that left rear tread seperated. There was some damage to the vehicle , the dealer was contacted. Original equipment, 46k miles, ford f150 1998. *nlm the consumer states that tread seperated totally and suddenly making the vehicle jump off the ground.
Left front tie rod broke off while the consumer was driving, causing the tire to go sideways. Contacted the dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything. *ak consumer stated that the the front end needed replacing plus tires the estimate is $983.45.
Firestone, wilderness ht, p235/70r16, dot unknown, original equipment on a 1998, ford, f150 with 54000 miles. Passenger front tire is separating where tread meets sidewall. Passenger rear tire is cracking on sidewall.*akall four tires have been replaced due to cracking and for fear that they may also separate causing an accident.
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