2007 Ford F-150: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Sep 4, 2024 · Tires · 220,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2007 Ford F-150 equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire Line: Discovery ATP, Tire Size: 265/70/R17, DOT Number: (N/A). The contact stated that while performing a tire rotation, the contact discovered sidewall bulges and tread separation on both rear tires. The vehicle was taken to the tire retailer, where it was determined that the rear tires were defective and needed to be replaced. The contact replaced both rear tires. The tire manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The tire failure mileage was unknown. The vehicle failure mileage was 220,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Mar 31, 2022 · Electrical · TX

Spark plug blow out. Yes it is available for inspection. Ongoing very common issues with triton engines blowing out spark plugs making a fire hazard because fuel vapor coming out of plug hole could be ignited by coil pack. All ford dealerships are very aware of this issue and have repaired many by rethreading and installing a helicoil thread repair kit at a very high price of 800 dollars and most repairs are temporary because the aluminum is weak and very thin at the spark plug hole. Ford is very aware of this ongoing issue and denies any liability experts don’t agree with fords arguments. No warning the plugs start to blow out at around 140000 miles well after the warranty. This problem started in the 90s all triton engines are affected. As in the photo the dealers attempt to repair was unsuccessful the spark plug is tightened to deep into the head and is broken off. They said at the end of the day I need a new head. 5000 dollars.

Filed Apr 18, 2016 · Tires · 49,000 miles · AR

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150 equipped with general grabber hts tires, size: 265/70r16 (na). While the vehicle was parked, the front passenger side tire suddenly blew out. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 49,000 and the tire failure mileage was 20. The dot number was unavailable.

Filed Oct 29, 2015 · Engine · 138,000 miles · MI

I've had the spark plug blow out in cylinder 6 twice while driving at about 55mph. My husband had his in 2008 f150 also. I've had to have the plugs replaced 2x. Just waiting for the fuel module and steering to go as noted in other numerous complaints.

Filed Mar 20, 2012 · Suspension, Tires · 100,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150 with michelin ltx m/s2 size p275 /65 r18. The contact stated that all four tires were wearing down in the middle abnormally. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the tires were not covered under recall and they could only provide a 20 percent discount. The contact stated that the tires had a 75,000 mile warranty and the tires were only at 45,000 miles of usage. The dot number and VIN were not available. The tire failure mileage was 45,000. The vehicle failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 5/7/12

Filed Jun 28, 2011 · Electrical · MN

Ford spark plugs blow out of head because they are not the correct plugs from factory and are not tighten correctly. There needs to be a recall.

Filed Nov 1, 2010 · Engine · 92,500 miles · IN

Evidently, ford has had a major problem with their truck spark plugs for years. Just google "ford truck spark plugs" and you will find many complaining about this along with their unbelievable stories of misery this has caused. I am continually having the coils on the spark plugs go out. I replaced one and it cost me $262. Now, I have another going out. The truck runs rough. I would replace all of them, but the ford dealership recommended not to because they said these plugs break off when trying to remove them and then tend to blow out of the engine after removing and replacing them. Then, I researched this on the internet and read about the horror stories about these ford spark plugs. I have contacted ford by email, but they said until the federal safety agency issues a recall, they will do nothing. Please help us with this.

Filed Sep 27, 2010 · Engine · 51,235 miles · LA

Spark plug blow out on my 2007 f150 with the 5.4l modular engine. Spark plugs were the factory plugs and as I bought the truck new their is no way that they have ever been changed and improperly torqued as the ford dealer told me after it happened. I explained that ford has issued a tsb on the problem as it is so rampant in every ford v8 engine from 1993 to current. This is the 3rd ford vehicle that I have had this happen to me.

Filed Dec 11, 2009 · Tires · 35,500 miles · VA · crash

I had a blowout on the passenger front tire going 65 MPH in the left lane of a highway. My 2007 ford 150- supercrew dropped down and immediately pulled right. I could not steer away from an 18 wheeler that was in the right lane. I bounced off the 18 wheeler and it knocked my wheel straight. I was able to gain control of my truck. I had $5000 in property damage . The 18 wheeler did go off the road and had $70000 worth of damage. The next morning after picking my truck up from the bodyshop I had another blowout on the front driver side. This time I was going 35 MPH and was able to control my truck. The back tires were fine. These 2 blowouts occurred within 1. 5 hours of driving all in the front. Tires are not designed to handle the excess weight of a f150 supercrew. I had bf goodrich long trail on my last supercrew and had excellent results. I spent $690 to replace all general ameritrac tires.

Filed Aug 30, 2009 · Tires · 19,126 miles · AL

Bought new in 2007 ford f-150 pickup truck all original equipment and owner only 19,000 miles on original tires. Blew out during normal dry driving conditions pulling a empty 16 ft trailer. If it hadn't been that it was the rear passenger side tire and late at night on a divided highway would have had a wreck. Truck went all over the road due to the blow out. Valve stem completely gone. These tires were the original hankook 17 inch tires that were sold with this truck and the truck only had 19k miles the whole side of the tire blew the tread is still there side of tire in shreds and no valve stem at all just an empty hole where it should be. If this had of been a steering tire could have possibly lost control. I still have 3 more of these tires on the truck; is there a recall on the stems or tires for these trucks what should I do? I currently have the spare on the truck will this happen to it? Do the tires need replacing? They still have plenty of tread but are they defective/safe? Will or shouldn't the truck warranty cover this?

Filed Aug 18, 2009 · Tires · 16,000 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the drivers side rear tire became flat. The contact replaced the tire and continued to his destination. The dealer inspected the vehicle and determined that the valve stem caused the tire failure. The dealer replaced the valve stem on the tire that failed and checked the other tires. The vehicle is currently being repaired. The manufacturer advised him that the vehicle is under warranty; however, they will only replace defective parts but not parts. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 16,000.

Filed Aug 9, 2009 · Tires · 18,521 miles · CA

Tuesday morning when I went out to my truck the tire looked to me to be low on air and low pressure light was on in the truck. I drove to my shop (approx. 7.2 mi.), took off the wheel to check for leaks (found non), checked the air pressure and it was at 28 lbs, I filled the tire with air to 36 lbs. The low pressure indicator light did not go out. I checked the other 3 tires and found them all to be low so I filled them with air to 36 lbs and the light went out. At the end of the day I drove home, then took my wife to dinner (approx. 5 mi.). When we pulled into the restaurant parking lot and turned right into a parking spot, the left front tire blew off the rim as I came to a stop. I am not as concerned about getting a 'free' tire as I am of the safety factor involved. I have 4 hankook tires on this truck and it concerns me that another one may blow apart (possibly at freeway speed). I do believe that this was a defective tire. I am 65 years old and I've worked on cars all my life and I've never seen a tire bead split the way this one did. I also have associates in the automotive business who after seeing the damaged tire completely agree with me. I would hate to see a repeat of the ford explorer tire problem that occurred with firestone several years back; and I hate to think there are more defective tires out there. I spoke with and emailed this information to al abrador at hankook tire and he said 'it was the fault of the person that mounted the tires', he also said that hankook has had no other complaints regarding these tires. I went to the tire shop where I've done business for the past 20 years and they said they had never seen a broken bead like this one. After looking at the federal safety agency site I see there are indeed many complaints regarding hankook tires. Again, I am concerned with my own as well as public safety in this matter.