2003 Ford F-250 SD: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jun 1, 2016 · Electrical · 160,000 miles · KY · fire

I have had several problems with the spark plugs blowing out of motor and breaking coil causing it too leak fuel vapors out possibly causing a fire this has happened several times. Three different certified mechanics have advised this is caused to defect in the aluminum heads from factory not having enough threads causing the spark plug to blow out. Possibly causing injury or fire. This issue needs addressed as it is a safety concern. We had a small engine fire causing slight damage to engine compartment that had to be repaired.

Filed Aug 20, 2014 · Tires · 85,150 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-250 equipped with bf goodrich ultra all range tires, line size: p235/85/r16. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the rear passenger side tire blew out. The contact mentioned that after inspecting all the tires, he noticed that the tire tread was wearing prematurely and had started separating. The vehicle was taken to a tire shop. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The tires were not replaced. The tire failure mileage was 85,151. The vehicle current mileage was 86,000. Updated 03/17/15*lj updated 08/25/2017

Filed Jun 12, 2012 · Tires · 106,000 miles · OH

On friday, june 8th 2012, on my 2003 ford f250, the front left (drivers side) tire tread separated from the rest of the tire and caused extensive damage to my vehicle. The tire is a dick cepek fun country 2 purchased in july 2007. At the time of the accident, the tire had 60,000 miles on it and was properly inflated, there was adequate tread on it. My 15 1/2 year old son, who has his permit, was driving at the time in heavy traffic, but was able to control the vehicle enough to avoid an accident and remove the truck from the roadway; we were traveling at 50 MPH at the time. The tire size is 315/75/16.

Filed Sep 21, 2011 · Tires · 50,988 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f250 sd with big o big foot ht tires, size lt265/75r16, dot number: upw8t264005. The contact was driving 65 MPH when the vehicle started shaking abnormally. The dealer advised that three of the tires exhibited tread separation and needed to be replaced. The tires were replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage of the tire was 948. The vehicle failure mileage was 50,988. Updated 10/04/11

Filed Sep 9, 2010 · Tires · 38,000 miles · CA

Tire separation, I was driving down the freeway at approx 70 MPH when the right rear tread separated from my tire causing extensive damage to my f250 2003 ford pick up truck. My truck surged to the right and I corrected back to my lane. There were no injuries to the passengers of my truck or any other vehicles. This is the second time this has happened in 2 years. These are the original tires with only 38,000 miles on them. The tires are general ameritrac lt 235/85/r16.

Filed Aug 9, 2010 · Tires · 28,000 miles · MO

During the period of june through july 2010 3 of the set of 4 kumho road venture 285/75r16 8 ply tires had tread separations. The mileage span was less than 300 miles. The tires had 28,000 miles on them. Thy were manufactured 2006 dot codes h2ha yc4a. 2 of the tread separations happened while driving on the interstate. The first blew out within 100 yards of feeling the bounce of the tread separating. This tire damaged the rear fender of the 2003 f 250 ford pick up. The last 2 tread separations happened within 100 miles of each other.

Filed Jun 11, 2007 · Tires · 54,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f-250 super duty truck. While driving approximately 25 MPH the tread separated completely from the driver's side rear tire. There was $2100 worth of damage to the bed of the truck caused by the tread separation. The failure mileage was 54,000. The manufacturer will replace the tire once the contact submits insurance information. The purchase date and engine size are not available. Several of the tire details are unknown. The current and failure mileage were 54000.

Filed Dec 13, 2006 · Tires · 16,100 miles · AZ

Three continental general tire ameritrak's have failed on my 2003 f250 supercab (tire tread separation) since jan. 2006 and non-responsive continental tire has failed to contact me, as they said they would, to expedite resolution of my claim! Here are the actual facts: in jan 06, the first tire, front passenger, failed with tread separated from tire while I was driving on the highway. During dealer vehicle/tire damage inspection, it revealed the other front tire showed signs of tread separation. Under warranty, the dealer repaired all body damage (over $3000.00) and replaced the two failed front tires. My vehicle had 9600 miles on it. The dealer did the right thing. On 10-26-06 at 1:33 pm the 3rd "general tire ameritrak" tire tread on my 2003 f250 supercab separated, causing over $3000.00 in body damage & at 16,194 miles on the vehicle/tires. On 11-20-06, continental tire, north carolina, received my claim (#6300003). On 11-27-06, continental tire received the failed tire. On 11-28-06, I e-mailed an inquiry to continental. On 11-29-06, I received a phone call and the unidentified female stated I should hear something within the next week. It is now 12-13-06 and I have heard nothing. My vehicle remains damaged, and it is unbelievable to me that continental is permitted to sell defective "general" tires and not expeditiously settle claims stemming from those defective tire failures. It's past time for continental to do the right thing and restore my vehicle back to pre-damage condition. Since tire tread separation has been well-established, historically, continental needs to be held accountable for the after-affects of their defective products . These tires are dangerous!!! I was driving on both occasions. I could have been killed. Continental is dragging their feet on settling the damages. These tires should not be on the market! How can continental conduct business as usual and not be held accountable for damages caused by failures in their product?

Filed Nov 6, 2006 · Tires · 25,891 miles · LA

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 50 MPH, the rear passenger tire blew causing the vehicle to jolt backwards. This caused damage to the wheel well. The spare tire was installed and then the tire was taken to the dealership. There was body damage repaired. Later, while traveling 55 MPH the vehicle began to shimmy up and down then left to right. The driver side front tire blew out, the vehicle was pulled over and wheel well damage occurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealership; the vehicle has been at the dealership since the incident in september. The manufacturer of the tire was alerted. The tires were sent to the manufacturer and it was determined the blowouts were a result of impact damage. Updated 07/17/07.

Filed Aug 15, 2006 · Tires · 64,000 miles · CA

My wife and I were traveling in our 2003 ford f-250 super duty long-bed pickup with 4 firestone steeltex r4s tires filled to about 70psi (cold). The truck was carrying a light 8.5' pop-up truck-camper (2500lbs) and pulling a small 18' open-bow ski boat (2300lbs) on a single-axle trailer (850lbs - measured tongue weight of boat & trailer = 260 lbs. We began from an rv park in red bluff, california, at approximately 10:30 am, northbound on interstate 5. Traffic moderate and weather was clear, dry approximately 95 deg f. Thirty minutes later, we were about 1 mile south of redding, california, driving approximately 58 MPH in the right lane, when the truck suddenly began to shudder. Seconds later there was a loud thud, and all indications of a right rear blowout. I was able to safely pull onto the shoulder and stop. Investigation revealed a right rear tire failure. The tread was separated from the sidewall and all but wrapped around the axle. The mud flap and well lining was gone. The chrome wheel-well trim was mangled, the bed side-panel support arm was ripped away from the bed body, and the outside wall of the truck bed was folded under and bent around the exhaust pipe. There were numerous scratches and black marks all over the outside bed body and bumper. Later inspection revealed that the right rear shock mount was out of alignment and the shock jammed closed. After removing the ripped tread, blown tire and other broken pieces, I installed the spare. We were able to safely proceed to a nearby les schwab tire store a few miles away. I decided that I could not trust the remaining tires, so I purchased four new tires, new rear shocks and had the shock mount repaired at a total cost of $1000. I asked several technicians as well as the tire store manager to inspect the failed tire. They all agreed that the blown tire appeared to fail as a result of tread separation, rather than a puncture or sidewall failure.

Filed Jul 2, 2006 · Tires · 60,000 miles · KY

Tread separated from tire causing a big dent in fender and caused me to leave the highway at a high speed. This seems to be the same problem that firestone had with their tires. I still have the tire if you would like to have it for study (general tire).