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1997 Ford F-250: tire blowout or tread separation
16 of the 304 complaints about the 1997 Ford F-250 describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford f-250 ld. The vehicle has milestone 1000r20, size 265-75/16 tires. The wires were exposed from the sides of the front driver side tires. A mechanic stated that they were unable to repair the tire because they were dangerous. The dealer where the tires were purchased was no longer in business. The purchase date was unknown. The tire failure mileage was 1,500. The current and failure mileages of the vehicle were 219,330. Updated 02-01-08 *bf updated 02/01/08
1997 ford f25. This was the second spark plug to blow out of head. First repair cost $450.00, this time it cost me my truck, 2 cameras, GPS, laptop computer and several other items as the truck cought on fire when spark plug hit fuel inection rail an started a fuel fire that burnt the truck to ground. Total loss. Burned my hands trying to save items in cab. Had a fire extinguisher, but high pressure fuel lines sprayed fire to fast. My girl friend, her dog, and I had 30 seconds to get out. In 2 minutes the cab was engulfed in flames. I will be dismantling this engine as I am a mechanic and machinist and plan to prove there were not enough threads securing spark plugs in thee alumin um heads. There were standards outlined for machining threads.
Consumer states that the driver side rear tire experienced tread separation while driving 55 MPH while still inflated. On a 1997 ford f250, original equipment, tire size lt235/85r16, dot# vd0cix1j337. Firestone notified. Tires are steel tex r4s. *mr
Tread separation over approximately 25% of tire.
Consumer was traveling at highway speed and without prior notice rear back tire tread separated from vehicle.
Original and after market equipment on a 1997, ford, f250, lt235/85r16 size. Tread on one tire separated at highway speeds, and two of tires had blownout at highway speeds, causing damage to vehicle. Firestone has replaced two out of three tires.*ak firestone steeltex tires, dot number vn0r1xk317.
Tread separation at 30000 miles and 50000 miles. *ak (tiresize: 235x185r15)( dot number: tire size: 235x185r15 )
Can't get dot number, nothing left of that part of tire but ropes and fibers. No warning, no noise to indicate a blowout, just sudden loss of control as the right front tire fell apart. Tread and belts all completely separated from each other, sidewalls shredded. Looks like the tire perforated around entire circumference at the "beading". Nothing left of sidewalls except "ropes" connecting inner rim to tread surface, can see all individual layers of tread, belts and fiber separated from each other. Father states it took every bit of strength (and past racing experience of several decades ago) to maintain control of vehicle and keep it from rolling. I am keeping this tire in case anyone wants to inspect it, it looks strikingly similar to the ones involved in recall when they failed. Father has never felt anything like this when it went, including when racing. Have never seen a tire look like this after a blowout. The tread and belts have completely separated from each other, all the way around! It looks like it just fell apart. This is a dangerous tire.*ak (dot number: shredded tiresize: lt23585r16)
Pe 00 040/tire failure: while repairing a tire at a service station, noticed all four tires with cracks around the sidewalls mounted. Original equipment, lt 235/85r16, firestone notified. *ak
The tire blew out and the blow out was located at the inside sidewall, there was absolutely no holes that could be found. We brought the tire into firestone and was told that they would find a hole because these tires don't just blow. I was also told on the phone that I was very lucky that I had such a heavy duty vehicle, otherwise the vehicle would have rolled. Just appalling to hear something like that from a person that works at the firestone store. Especially because there is recalls happening now. We asked if this particular tire was being recalled, but was told "no". We ended up buying another tire and they prorated the rate.*ak (tiresize: 26575r16)( dot number: tire size: 26575r16 )
Pe00 020; consumer was traveling on highway and was on his way to the airport. He was in front for a drop off, and rear passenger's tire blewout. He had to call a towing coming to come repair it. Firestone, steel tex radials, r4s 16inch, there were no injuries.*ak dot # vdor.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Tires: bead
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and chassis. The tires on these vehicles were damaged during mounting onto the wheels. Only trucks produced at the cuautitlan, mexico plant between september 1, 1996, and july 17, 1997, were affected by the defect.
- Risk
- The bead area of the tire was cut which could result in air loss. Sudden air loss could occur resulting in a loss of vehicle control.
- Remedy
- Due to the age of the vehicles and this recall affecting original equipment tires only, ford will no longer accept claims for this campaign.
Recall number 97V187000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1997 Ford F-250 tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 1997 Ford F-250?
16 of 304 owner complaints about the 1997 Ford F-250 (5%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Ford F-250?
There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Ford F-250
Fire or smoke 14Stalling 10Ball joint 8Fuel leak 8Power steering loss 8Adaptive cruise 6Wipers 6ABS 5Brake failure 5
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