2003 Ford F-150 tires problems

Filed Aug 4, 2026 · Tires · 277,144 miles · OK

The contact owns a 2003 Ford F-150 equipped with Firestone Tires, Tire Line: Firestone, Tire Size: 265/70/R17, DOT Number: (N/A). The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and occupied, there was a burning rubber odor coming from the outside of the vehicle. The contact exited the vehicle to inspect the tires and became aware that the tread of the tires was loose. Neither the dealer nor an independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 277,144.

Filed Nov 2, 2019 · Tires · TX

One general grabber stx, from walmart, on front of f150 base model truck shredded on highway. Following day the other front tire of same year and model of tire shredded. They shredded at 49,189 mies, 3yrs of use, still under tire manufacturers warranty. Dot: a30khm580816 and a30khm581316. I suspect the model of tire can't handle the load of the front of the truck. Whereas the exact same models of tires and same dot numbers on the rear are still running on the truck with 2900 miles more. The set of these four tires were all installed on the same date.

Filed Nov 2, 2019 · Tires · TX

One general grabber stx, from walmart, on front of f150 base model truck shredded on highway. Following day the other front tire of same year and model of tire shredded. They shredded at 49,189 mies, 3yrs of use, still under tire manufacturers warranty. Dot: a30khm580816 and a30khm581316. I suspect the model of tire can't handle the load of the front of the truck. Whereas the exact same models of tires and same dot numbers on the rear are still running on the truck with 2900 miles more. The set of these four tires were all installed on the same date.

Filed Apr 4, 2019 · Tires · 92,206 miles · NM

I had a catostrophic sidewall failure of a goodyear wrangler duratrac tire (mdw8 b11v 4110) that had only 2140 miles on it. The tire failed at 35 MPH but had to be driven about 100 feet to remove it safely from the roadway. I have a picture of the result if needed. Had this happened on the interstate the result would have been significant.

Filed Oct 20, 2015 · Tires · 58,000 miles · VA

Very bad tread wear on front outside edge. Looked like alignment problem since tires still have 80% of tread. Tech at alignment shop said the alignment was ok and showed me where the tread had started to separate from the casing. Tech advised to replace tires very soon. Tire size not on recall list so it looks like I am stuck with replacing a bum set of tires

Filed Mar 10, 2015 · Tires · 119,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150 equipped with capitol precision trac ii tires, size: 255/70r16. While the vehicle was in park, the tread from both front tires separated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the tread separated from both front tires and that the tires needed to be replaced. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The tires were included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14t013000. The VIN was unavailable. The vehicle failure mileage was 119,000. The tire failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Mar 22, 2013 · Tires · 150,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150 equipped with bf goodrich long trail t/a tires. The contact stated that all four tires had severe cracks and were dry rotted in the tread and sidewalls. The store at which the tires were bought was contacted and stated that they nor the manufacturer were responsible for the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage on the tires was 38,000 and the vehicle failure mileage 150,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Apr 18, 2011 · Tires · 130,000 miles · FL

Driving on I-95 in florida, when I experienced a violent shaking of the truck. The truck swerved side to side almost resulting in a crash. I was able to control the truck and bring it to the side of the road. I discovered that my driver side rear tire had the tread separated from the tire. It was cooper tire discoverer h/t 265/70r17. So far, cooper took my information and is going to send paperwork on the damage to the truck.

Filed Oct 16, 2009 · Tires · 96,000 miles · MN

I purchased new tires and rims in 05/2006. These tires and rims are only used from may through october. On september 26, 2009 I had a tire lose air on the interstate. I pulled over as rapidly as possible. Upon examination I found the valve stem to be cause of the tire failure,upon further examination I found the other wheels had valve stems that were cracking in the same manner as the valve stem that failed. I had the valve stems replacedin the three tires that didn't fail but was unable to on the tire that went flat because of sidewall damage to that tire. At this time I found out there had been a recall on valve stems. After further investigation I found out my valve stems are not part of the recall. The recall involves valve stems manufactured for dill or tech international between 07/2006 and 11/ 2006. The valve stems I have are tr 413 manufactured by argo winsoonshanghai. I have two of the valve stems and the damaged tire.

Filed Jun 23, 2008 · Tires · 61,000 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. The vehicle has goodyear wrangler tires, size p235/70r16. The contact stated that the sidewalls of all five (including spare) tires were defective. They looked as if someone had taken a knife and cut around the tires. He took the vehicle in for a tire rotation and oil change, which is when the defective tires were discovered. Initially, the manufacturer was going to replace the tires; however, the contact was not so certain at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 61,000.