Firestone, steel tex tire, lt265/75r16size, dot# vnw81xm040. Original equipment on a 2000, ford, f250. While driving at highway speeds valve stem separated. Ford and firestone were notified.*ak
2000 Ford F-250 tires complaints
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Tread separated and damaged rear fender. Tire did not deflate, other tires show signs of rippling in sidewall and appear to be defective. Tires still have very good tread depth. Dealership has rotated and maintained tires on schedule. This tire was not covered on recent recall. How can I receive due process on this matter.
Sidewall bubble; tire replaced before catastrophic failure.
Driving down a two lane highway, when we felt a bad vibration in the truck, was slowing down when the truck made a loud noise and veered sharply to the oncoming traffics lane. We got the truck under control and pulled off at the first available place.the tire did not lose any air but it did lose all of its rubber like it was a retread tire. We were very lucky that we were not towing horses at the time and that there was no oncoming traffic right at that moment.
Original tires on a ford f250 2000, r4x2 l265/75r16 dotvnw81xm349. Towing and trailing at 65 MPH, the left rear tire tread had come completely apart. The consumer kept control and had come to a complete stop. *ak the consumer states that they do not agree w/firestone in reference to the 8 ply tires and if a force great enough to break the steel belts, they feel that the 2 ply sidewalls would have also been damaged.
While driving at highway speeds, the firestone steeltex at tire tread completely separated from right rear tire, tire did not deflate. This caused fender to curl up and mudflaps to be torn out. Dealer has not seen vehicle. *ak
While driving on a steel grate bridge, vehicle became very unstable, this happens at posted speed limit of 45mph. Ford said for me to contact firstone. Firestone said that all tires do this. Tire dealer agreed to prorate and exchange tires, but did not know if this would correct the problem.
I notice cracking on side of tires where the sidewall and tread meet. Had tires certified safe to operate by certified firestone dealer per firestone. At highway speed of 70 MPH left front tire tread seperated without warning. I was able to control vehicle and come to complete stop without further incident. Tire was replaced by firestone dealer same day, I was charged for the mounting and balancing. Estimated damage to fenderwell of vehicle to include bent metal and torn mud flap estimated damage 250.00. Firestone denied replacement of other tires. I have since replaced them with another brand.*ak (tiresize: 245/75/16)
I was traveling eastbound on I-10 @ monroe st. In indio, california at approximately 65 MPH. I felt the truck start to shake and vibrate, immediately started slowing down. I looked in my mirror and saw the tread come off . Within 1 - 2 seconds, I heard a loud explosion when the tire blew up. As all this was happening, I was pulling off the road and stopping. When I did get stopped, I had traveled approximately 1/8 of a mile. Looking back at the tire tread, I observed another vehicle striking the tire tread and knocking the tread into the center divider and unfortunately, felt it far too unsafe to try to cross two or three lanes of heavy traffic to retrieve the tread*ak. (dot number: vdw81xm260 tiresize: 265/75r16)
Valve stems to air tires failed, resulting in flat tires, there has been three failure, the rubber part of the stem split open, one incident resulted in a flat tire.
I do not know what the "dot" # is, I guessed. Here are all the #'s on the tire; lt265/75r16 123/1200 unw8 1xl/399 made in canada. No safety defect listed. *ak (dot number: lt216/75r1 tiresize: lt265/75r1)
Tire separated on freeway at speed of sixty MPH. *ak (dot number: vnw81xl399 tiresize: lt26575r16)
Tread separation on highway caused total loss of vehicle. *ak (tiresize: 265/75 r16) (tiresize: 265/75 r16)
Pee 020; consumer was traveling about 70mph on highway and heard a noise. He was able to pull over to shoulder and noticed that the right rear tread separated. Also, left rear tire had a bubble. Firestone, rs4 lt2657516.
Tire sidewall belw out without warning. Completely destroyed the outside sidewall. The rest of the tire is intact. *ak (dot number: vnw81xl299 tiresize: lt265/75r1)
Tire failed dramatically at 70 MPH. Entire outside sidewall separated. Truck was pulling fifth wheel trailer. Trailer weight was 11,500 lbs with a hitch weight of 2000 lbs. Tire pressures were checked before hooking up trailer, about 2 hours before failure. Rear pressure was 70 psi and front pressure was 45 psi as recommened by ford. Failure of tire was about 10 miles into trip. Only warning was a rumbling sound immediately before failure. Tire was checked at ford. No punctures were noticed. Firestone has not been contacted because all firestone tires will be removed from this vehicle before the trailer is again towed.*ak (dot number: illegble tiresize: lt265/75r1)
Upon inspecting the tires (lt265/75 r16), during routine rotation, 3 of the 4 road tires have developed numerous 1/4" splits in the center and outer tread. On one tire they are as close as 1" apart from one split to the next.*ak (dot number: vnw81xl389 tiresize: lt265/75/r)
On 7/19/01 I found a bubble on the rear driver side tire. The bubble was approximately 8 long. When the tire was removed from the rim the bubble also extended inside the rim. On 7/21/01 I was looking at the other tires and found cracks forming on the side walls on the other three. These cracks are three quarters to one inch in length. *ak (dot number: ador1jd379 tiresize: lt23585r16)
Blew out at highway speed. Was able to control vehicle to a safe stop. The VIN of the tire was destoyed by the blow out. Tire was at recomended air pressure at last fill up of diesel.*ak (dot number: n/a tiresize: lt265r16)
Vehicle fails to stop properly when brakes are applied. Would shake and vibrate badly. Took vehicle to dealership, mechanic noticed rotors were warped, which caused the braking problem. Had them replaced after 10,000 miles.*ak engine stalls and oil leaks from the turbo into the inter cooler. Transmission does not shift. Tires began to bulge out, consumer did not specify kind of tires. Electric window motor failed. Seals are out on the front axles and they were just replaced two months ago. Air filter system is inadaquet for this size of engine and has to be replaced every 2 to 3 thousand miles.
Original equipment on a 2000, ford f250, lt235/85r16 size. There is a bulge on left and front tire from inside out. Tires have been replaced.*ak consumer ws informed by continental to vehicle to authorized tire dealer for an adjustment or replacement, consumer does not want the same brand tires on vehicle, he believes tires to be a road hazard.
14400 miles on orriginal tires. Longitudinal separations on all four tires from 1/4" to 2" with from 5 to about 20 individual separations on each tire. Complaint #727191 indicates the same pattern of failure as well as the same dot #. Ford dealer blows me off and no word from firestone yet. I'm replacing my tires tommorrow(05/31/01 and they won't be firestone!). I strongly urge anyone with a ford super-duty and firestone steeltex tires to replace the tires immediately. After reading the complaints summaries on this site, I'm convinced these tires are as dangerous and probably more prone to failure than the infamous wilderness tires.*ak (dot number: 008061 tiresize: 265/75/r16)
Catastrophic sidewall failure. *ak (dot number: vdw81xl tiresize: lt26575r16)
Right rear firestone steeltex (lt 265/r16) tire experienced a puncture and rapid deflation, side wall of tire appeared to part from main casing.
Firestone steeltex lt265/75r16, dot vnw81xl349, orig. Equipment with 26000 on a 2000, ford, f250 , while driving 20 MPH left rear tire had a blowout. Firestone dealer stated it was due to road hazard.*ak
To date 3 tires w/separation 2/3 around next to rim on inside-t wo w/bubbles about 4" outward. *ak (dot number: ador ijd24 tiresize: lt23585r16)
Blowout destroyed outside sidewall, tire blemishes and cracks were specifically pointed out to ford dealer about 750 miles before and dismissed by employee blake shook. *ak (dot number: vnw8 1xl tiresize: 265/75r16e)
East bound on interstate 10, 20 mi west of buckeye az, at 1630 at 75 MPH when l rear tire blew. Sidewall appears to have disintegrated. 1200 lb. Camper on, no known prev damage. Almost all miles freeway driving. *ak (dot number: db6447p tiresize: lt265/75 r)
While driving at 60mph, front right firestone steeltex r4s tire blewout. Dealer couldn't find a reason for this happening, tire size p26575r16, dot# vnw818m070. *ak
While driving during snowy weather the right rear tire exploded then the outer wall disentegrated causing the truck to loose control and go into a ditch(firestone steeltex a/t lt265/75r16). Nlm
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