Addendum to odi numbers searched: 10277293 spare tire stem cracked also total: 2 valve stem failures with low milage.
2004 Ford F-150 tires complaints
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On a 2004 ford f-150 4 x 4, original equipment tire, right rear, has cracked valve stem with no apparent trauma.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The vehicle has bf goodrich rugged trail ta tires, size 275/65/r18 (na). While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle would vibrate drastically. The dealer stated that the belt inside the tire had rotted and began separating from the tire. The tires had not yet been replaced. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were less than 40,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The vehicle has bf goodrich rugged trail t/a tires, size p245/65r17. While washing the vehicle, the contact noticed that all four tires were rotting an inch down from the tread. He emailed the manufacturer and they advised him to take the tires to a dealer for inspection. The dealer did not state why the tires were rotting. Another dealer stated that the failure occurred to numerous bf goodrich tires. The tires have not been replaced at this time. Updated 07/16/09.*jb updated 08/04/09 *bf the consumer stated the defect extends around the entire circumference of all 4 tires. Updated 08/05/09.
While driving in heavy memorial day traffic on I 87 in ny state tire tread completely separated from tire causing a blow out.
Out of the blue the truck just starts shaking, never know when or where. I have to pull off road and shut it off ,wait a bit, then start and leave and seems to be ok till next time. It has 37,800 miles . Last time on I-94 at 65mph it scared me to death it started shaking so bad . I also had a 2005 f150 that did this. Its not the tires, or engine but I think the drivetrain . Very bad safety issue as I am finding I am not alone with this problem. Someone needs to make ford admit what this is and fix these trucks.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The contact's vehicle has general ameritrac tr tires, size 8t25570r17. The tires blew out twice while driving at 60 MPH. The sidewall of the passenger side tire blew out one year after the vehicle was purchased. The second blowout was on the passenger side rear tire and occurred the same way as before. The first blowout was repaired. The current mileage is 30,000 and failure mileage was 20,000.
First - tire not listed on this complaint form - continental contitrac owl p255/65r17. Driving 60mph on 2-lane hwy - saw smoke & then front right tire popped. Truck pulled hard to right. Luckily there wasn't a ditch or barrier because truck probably would have rolled with possible injuries. Contacted ford dealer because I had purchased tire warranty when truck (f150) was purchased new in nov 2004. They said there was no recall on my year truck/tire p255/65r17 contitrac. They said they would have to call insurer of warranty to see if covered. 3/4 of sidewall blew out! I will be going to ford dealer 3/28/07.
Recall campaign number 05t022000; I have a 2004 f-150 with the continental contitrac tire on it original equipment. I have had to replace the tires after just 35000 miles of life. This is a 50000 mile tire. I feel this recall should be extended to the 2004 model year f-150 as well.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The vehicle was in the repair shop for a slow leak on the front passenger side tire so the mechanic plugged the tire. While mounting the tire to the vehicle it exploded. The explosion was caused by separation of the tire beads. The mechanic mounted the spare tire. After driving ten miles the spare tire blew also due to tire bead separation. The tire beads were completely severed in both failures. The failed tire brand is hankook dynapro, size, p235/75r17. The contact was driving 5 MPH when the spare tire failed. *ak updated 2/22/2007 - *nm updated *jb updated 04/16/07
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 55 MPH on the highway, the left front driver side tire sidewall separated without warning. There were no obvious road hazards present. The contact replaced the tire with a spare. The dealer and manufacturer were not alerted. The tire was a hankook, size dynapro as p235/70r17, and dot number of t79cp.
I have a 2004 f150 4x4 reg. Cab 4x4 pick up truck. It has goodyear wrangler tires on it. Lt275/65 18c wrangler at/s. They keep cupping. I am now on my 5th set of tires. Ford wants to and did at one time put on p275/65 18 on the truck. I was against this dropping to a p metric tire. They now reinstalled the light truck tires again at my request. Ford stated that they know they have a problem with these tires. My biggest concern is that they are dropping to a p metric from a light truck. The cupping is also a safety concern with not getting good contact with the road. I will give you the fist date this happened. The first time I only had 181 miles on my truck.
Defective b. F goodrich long trail ta tires (265r60 18) ford f150 lariat appear to have a design defect causing a very harsh ride & shuddering upon stopping. When attempting to stop in the rain, the shuddering caused the anti lock brake module to malfunction and resulted in loss of control of the vehicle. Ford is aware of the tire defect (a letter was received) yet has declined to replace the tires.
On the ford f-150 trucks mine is a 2004 the spare tires are mounted with the air filler valve mounted on the top side. You can not get at the air valve to check tire pressure. The only way is to remove jack handle from rear seating area and follow the procedures to lower the tire. Well that is not going to happen so when you need the spare usually in an emergency situation the tire could be under inflated or perhaps flat. I have tried to contact ford and the will not respond to my complaint. Please can you help me and thousands of others many who are not even aware of this. The selling dealers service manager was not aware of this until I questioned them. I also have a 2005 ford escape and the spare is mounted with air valve down so checking air is not an issue. I believe that if it is do able on chevrolet, dodges and others ford can make it right . Regards dave emmons.
2004 ford f150 has tire nibble between 50 and 57 MPH and vibration at 45 MPH. Several trips to the ford dealership did not fix the problem. They replaced 3 rims and 3 tires (contrack). Still did not fix the problem. I placed the spare tire on passenger front due to a flat and it reduced the nibble and vibration by half. I purchased 4 new 20 inch cooper tires and 4 new rims and vibration is 95% gone and slight nibble after 10,000 miles. I will have tires rebalanced and alignment checked and plan the have rear lowered by 2 inches. A friend had the rear lowered by 2 inches on his 2004 f150 and helped with stability and vibration.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving the vehicle 70mph it started to vibrate. The vehicle was taken to a tire dealership to have the vehicle inspected. The mechanic found the problem to be in the tires, there was unusual wear on the tires and severe rounding. Therefore, the tires were rotated. The vehicle was driven for three months before the vibration was felt again. The vehicle was taken back to the tire repair shop and all four tires were replaced. Once again after driving the vehicle for a short period of time the problem began with the vibration. The vehicle was taken back for inspection, the mechanic found severe rounding of the tires. All four tires were replaced again. The tires on the vehicle have been replaced a total of three times. The manufacturer has been alerted.
I had left my car for about five minutes. When I returned the tire was flat, and I noticed a slit in the sidewall. Later I filled the tire with air. The visible slit did not leak air, but another smaller crack did. There was no other damage to the tire.
We have had problems with the general ameritrac tr p255/70r17 tires on our truck. Within the last 3 months we have had to replace 3 tires, they are very easily punctured. We have not done out of the ordinary driving. It is normal ground and normal driving. When the tires go flat, the puncture sites are too big to plug. Our mini van tires hold up much better than these truck tires. Is anyone else having this problem? The truck and tires are only a year old and the tread is still good.
Dt: the contact owns a 2004 ford f150 super cab. The contact complained about steering problems. Took vehicle to the dealership several times, and they have been unable to correct the problem. Vehicle will shimmied while going down the road, they replaced the rack and pinion and it helped some. The tires have been changed, realigned, and balanced, and nothing helped. He did know of other people that also had this problem. A friend said that they knew over 500 reports on a website of these problems as well. This problem has been occurring since the vehicle was purchased in september 2004. *ak
Dt: the vehicle has been to the dealer 3 times. They didn't know what was wrong with it. There was bad vibration ,like a tie rod end going bad or the wheel coming off. They replaced all the tires , and put a new rim on the passenger's side, and put in a new driveshaft. This started around june 15, 2005. The vehicle was going back to the dealers for the fourth time. Haven't contacted the manufacturer but got information on the lemon law. *ak
Every time you reach the speed between 65- 70 MPH the vehicle / steering wheel shakes as if the tires are not balanced. I had them balanced 3 times already and it still does the same. Rear end of vehicle throws to l/r when going over bumps. I've test driven other makes and there isn't a problem going over the same bumps.
Dt: the vehicle has been to the dealer 3 times. They didn't know what wrong with it. There was bad vibration , felt like a tie rod end or wheel was going to come off. They replaced all the tires, put a new rim on it, and put in a new drive shaft . This started around june 15, 2005. The vehicle was taken back to the dealers today for the fourth time. Haven't contacted the manufacturer but have checked the information for the lemon law.
Vibration problem started at 26k. Had vehicle into dealer 5 times. Road force balance didn't resolve problem. Told I needed new tires which I bought at 30k, but didn't totally eliminate vibration. Ford corp. Nor several dealers are interested in resolving. Next step lemon law arbitration.
Rear brakes applied without prompting truck vibrated wildly causing loss of control. Result right rear emergency brake cable detached from seat, rear brakes burnt down to 33 mm. Brake rotors out of true. Tires wearing irregularly.
Dt: the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The tire manufacturer is continental tires, contritrac, size p255/65r17. It is a tubeless radial tire. At only 3000 miles the truck shook . They changed two tires because the tires were not good. On june 27, 2005 the rear driver's side tire blew out.
The front steering on my 2004 ford f-150 truck will start to wobble after slowing down from highway travel. It acts like the wheels are out of balance. However, I just had the tires rotated and balanced because of this, but it did not help. The vehicle has 23,000 miles. Another person I know is experiencing the same problems with his 2004 ford f-150 with 17,000 miles.
The tires are wearing uneven on the front treads. Consumer stated that he checked the weight of the truck for the weight required for tires and they did not match. Manufacturer stated they were aware of the problem, however, no response from the manufacturer on the tire replacement.
While driving at highway speed my left front tire came off. The tires were rotated and torqued 5,000 miles ago. The truck was towed to a ford dealer who dismissed us and told us that its our problem because we rotated and torqued the wheels. I talked to a relative who is an asst. Plant mgr. For ford and he said that this happens quite often and that there might be some issues with the material that is used as the final coating on these stems and nuts which cause theme to come loose. We declined to have the dealership fix the truck and took it elsewhere for a second opinion. The dealership wanted to charge approximately $1,700 to fix the problem. The second opinion told us that only a few things needed to be repaired. Stems and bolts were replaced and the rest of the wheels were checked for $211.00! Pleases check into this for me. I wouldn't ask for your help if I really felt that this was our problem. Thank you, nancy jowiski
While driving the consumer felt vibrations coming from the front and rear of the vehicle. *nm in the first week of driving the vehicle the consumer detected a vibration in the front and rear of the vehicle. All four tires wore out around the outer edges. The consumer paid cash for a new vehicle and expected new tires. The consumer was refused a new set of tires. *tc
I currently own a 2004 f150 fx4 supercrew. The truck has a bad vibration between (60-65 MPH) which in turn causes the bed to shake. The dealership balanced the tires and replaced the driveshaft, and now they are ordering a counter balance which will be installed under the right rear of the truck. The dealer is also looking into the possibility of a problem with the goodyear wrangler tires which have 1 ply of nylon in the tread--the tires seem to be real bad in cold weather. I voiced my concerns about the bed shaking and how you can take your fist and hit the rear bumper of the truck and the bed will shake repeatedly. According to a ford technician--"this is a characteristic of this truck". This "characteristic" makes this vehicle unstable on rough roads. Personally I believe ford should save its name and correct the problem. I am still working with my dealer, but things are not looking good.
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