2004 Ford F-250 SD: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jun 4, 2018 · Wheels · 145,000 miles · VA

On saturday, 6/2/18, myself, husband and another passenger were involved in an incident in goochland county, va. Road conditions were normal, no rough road, potholes and no items in roadway. We were traveling on a rural, two lane road with no side shoulders(just trees) when our left rear tire started vibrating and making a strange noise. Before we had time to slow down, we heard loud banging and crunching. Seeing as there was no place to pull over, we had to stop and investigate in the middle of the lane. What we saw was a still fully inflated tire, with the tread torn off and flapping. This completely destroyed the bed and who knows possibly what else of our truck. The tires have good tread life, were inflated to the manufacturer suggested pressure and were not dry rotted or worn unevenly. We had to have the truck towed an hour back home because of the condition. I have reached out to the manufacturer and have not been able to get anywhere with them. This is not a fluke, seeing as I am not the only one complaining on here about this issue. We were extremely lucky that we were not injured or even killed. Our tires are 33x12.50x16.5 bf goodrich all terrain t/a ko. Pictured below is the proof of tire tread separation and damage done to my vehicle.

Filed Aug 21, 2015 · Tires · 170,602 miles · OK

Bf goodrich ta km2 tires I have three separate on a trip that started august 14,2015 the tires have 19000 miles on them. The first tire separated on the 14th and I put a spare on it. The other two tires separated on the 16th and now the 4th tire is showing signs of separation. The tires were purchased from costco on 6/6/2012 mileage on the pichup was 151101 and is now170852.2

Filed Aug 13, 2014 · Body, Tires · 105,000 miles · TX · crash

Driving on sh 239 in refugio county, texas at approx. 70 MPH between tivoli, tx and us highway 77 south. Right front tire blew out which immediately caused the truck to veer off the right side of the highway, over a metal culvert, go airborne through a barbed wire fence at the corner posts, land in a pasture and continue through another barbed wire fence with metal fence posts. Distance traveled from road to stopping point approximately 70-75 yards. Tires purchased at discount tire, 9/16/2009 truck mileage 68,000, all tires replaced at this time with lt/265/75r16e1 123r b bf goodrich rugged trail t/a rbl tires.

Filed Nov 14, 2012 · Tires · 121,000 miles · AZ · crash

Tire failure. B f goodrich uuf212210. I had 2 of the tire fail in june 2012. I had the other 2 tire examined and were said to be good. The 3rd tire failed in september causing my truck to leave the hi way trotaling out the travel trailre I was towing to roll over and totaled out. B f goodrich denied my claim saying it was caused by a road hazzard. I never hit anything in any of the tire failures. I have the tire and photos of the other 2 tires that had belt failures. I do not believe in coincidence. I believe that the entire set of tires were defwective and that b f good rich is trying to cover it up. I believe that an investigation is in order.

Filed Jun 9, 2010 · Tires · 40,400 miles · HI

I was driving approximately 45 miles per hour on the highway. I had the rear driver side tire blow out on the highway. This occurred without any warning of imminent failure. The tires had approx 40,000 miles on them and are the original tires supplied with the vehicle. It is a 2004 ford f-250 lariat diesel extended cab. The vehicle has approx. 40,000 miles on the odometer. I purchased it used in december of 2008 and was not informed of any recalls. I believe these are defective tires. Splits are evident in at least one more tire. Bf goodrich tires. My VIN is [xxx] . I have changed all four tires and retain possession of all the remnants collected from the roadway. I also retain possession of the original spare tire supplied with the vehicle. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 6, 2009 · Engine · 100,000 miles · NJ

I have a 2004 f 250 super duty. I experienced a blow out of the spark plug on two occasions. The first I was able to put the plug back in and re-thread the plug. It just recently blew out the second time which will result in a greater repair. I have a mechanic whom I regularly use and he has stated to me that he is aware of no less than twenty five fords that he has personal knowledge or has experienced this problem first hand. This should most certainly be a recall. I was not aware of the potential for an engine fire. At first I believed the noise was probably from a blown exhaust gasket. I would have never imagined that a spark plug would have blown out of my engine let alone have any knowledge or concern that fuel vapor is being openly sprayed into the air. Now I realize that I also placed myself in harms way putting myself under the hood trying to locate the source of the noise. What if that vapor had ignited while I was peeking around in the engine? This is a serious hazard. I don't care what ford says or what silly excuse they can make for this. There is simply no reason why a spark plug should be blowing out of an engine like this. For whatever incoherent reasoning ford can derive it is most certainly irrelevant. What is the difference what causes this problem? What relevance does splitting hairs over this have? None because it is all speculation. The fact is that a very serious and dangerous condition is present as a result of this and the overwhelming evidence suggests it is a design flaw at the liability of ford. Will it take someone to be burned over 80% of their body to come to a conclusion that this should be recalled? Furthermore ford has a poor track record with recalls. I had a 93 f 250 recalled in 2004 for the draining double gas tank problem. For ten years I complained about this and ford finally sent me a notice for a recall in 2004. Was I suppose to recall my truck from the junk yard?.. Its a great disservice to ford customers.

Filed May 13, 2007 · Tires · CA

Les schwab tire blowout/separation. Dot utw8tm34803 s2l. Radial rvt wild country lt265/75r16. I believe tire to be manufactured by cooper tire using dot lookup code. Also on tire is tbc corporation. Cooper tire may have history of problems as I have found on the web. Damage to vehicle was left rear fender bent, and black rubber and steel belt scratches on outside radius of wheel well. Pictures of vehicle damage and failed tire available.

Filed Aug 3, 2005 · Tires · 25,500 miles · TX

2004 ford f250 suffered tire tread separation while driving.*mr the consumer stated the tire was still inflated with the majority of the tread missing.

Filed Aug 17, 2004 · Transmission · 145,000 miles · MI

While driving 70 MPH passenger side axle fractured completely. As a result, the passenger tire separated and went up under the vehicle which jammed the door shut . Consumer maintained the vehicle. No injuries reported.