2000 Ford F-250: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed May 9, 2022 · Tires · TN · crash

Left front tire blew without warning, lost control of truck and trailer and crossed the median into oncoming interstate traffic. Stearing link on truck broke, not sure when. Truck and trailer were totaled. LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW WHILE PARKED A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. No visible defects. I have attached two pictures of the left front tire taken at the scene of the accident and three pictures of the left rear tire taken as it failed in two stages, first a bulge in the tread, followed a few weeks later by a zipper-like sidewall separation. Tires were less than 10 years old when they failed. I still have the tires as well as the other two matching tires from the set. The accident occurred in Bath NY. Michelin LT235/85R16

Filed Jan 10, 2018 · Steering · 223,888 miles · CA

We had just had new firestone transforce ht tires put on our truck. Approximately four months later, as we are traveling down the highway at 65 MPH, we felt a serious vibration in the left rear tire. We slowed down to 60 MPH & that's when the tire blew out. We pulled to the shoulder of the highway to inspect & the tire blew out the sidewall. We did not hit anything & no road hazard caused this damage. We simply felt as a serious vibration & within a half a mile or mile it blew out. The shop where we purchased the tires charged us for another tire. This should have been covered by warranty but we went ahead and paid for it because we needed the vehicle for work. It continued to have severe vibrations which cause difficulty steering the vehicle in acceleration & in braking. So we had everything replaced on the front end. After this, the truck still felt unstable...the vibration was still there and it was still difficult to steer.. It also had a tendency to pull from one side to the other & at all times & my air pressure was at spec. Then just recently, we notice that all the tires, including the one that we had replaced from the blowout, were coming apart on the side walls. There were cracks all around the sidewall of every single tire. This caused quite an alarm to us as we had been driving this truck & could have been seriously injured or killed had we not notice this flaw! There's a problem with these tires and it is serious! There's also also a problem with some of your dealers as well, because they also refused to replace these four tires under warranty just as they did for the blowout. They prorated my tire usage with no known mileage of when the tires were originally purchased because they didn't document it. All five of these tires should have been replaced under factory warranty with no charge! They need to be recalled immediately before someone gets killed!

Filed Jun 9, 2017 · Tires · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-250 equipped with continental general (na) tires, size: 265/75/r16 (na). While driving 60 MPH, the tread separated from the rear tire. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who confirmed that the tread separated from the passenger side front and rear tire. The tires were replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage, tire failure mileage, and VIN were unavailable.

Filed Dec 5, 2013 · Tires · 200,500 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f250 the vehicle was equipped with bf goodrich tires, size: 235/85/r16. The contact was driving approximately 65 MPH when the front driver's side tires became unraveled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the spare tire was installed. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 12t019000 (tires) but the dealer would not honor the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made ware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 200,500. The tire failure mileage was unknown.

Filed May 1, 2013 · Engine · 90,000 miles · PA

I have a 2000 ford f-250 with a v-10 engine. I have had 5 of my 10 spark plugs blow out in the last year. 4 of them required a helo-coil replacement at a cost of about $1,600.00 total. The spark plugs blow out without warning ripping the threads out of the heads, rendering the truck useless. In that last incident I was towing a camper when it blew leaving me in an extremely hazardous and dangerous position. I can not emphasize how dangerous this problem is. Ford tells me I now need new heads at a cost of about $5,000.00. Fords states they are not responsible and will not do anything about this, even though their have been thousands of complaints for this issue. They tell me that it is up to the federal safety agency to make a recall. And until they do nothing will happen. This is unbelievable..... This is not a blown muffler or a blown windshield wiper. This is a serious problem that has been going on for years yet nothing is being done. Will the federal safety agency stand tall here and order a recall or push it off?

Filed Aug 6, 2012 · Tires · 187,930 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-250 equipped with firestone steel radial a/t tires, dot vdwd1xl150. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the front driver's tire blew out. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer stated that the tire was twenty years old and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact back to the dealer. The failure mileage on the tire was 41,930.

Filed Jan 25, 2011 · Engine · 85,000 miles · NY

Blew #2 plug out of cylinder head on a ford f 250 v10 triton engine at 36k miles and then recently at 85 k miles. Problem lies in the manufacturing/design by ford. Spark plugs have few threads to hold them in the cylinders. Also aluminum heads won't hold the plugs. Thousands are having this same problem with their fords. Why no recall????? I have to replace the head totaling nearly $ 4000.00 to fix this! Talked to 3 other ford truck owners locally, and they all have had plugs blow out of their ford trucks too! What gives????? This is sad as this has been happening for several years now and ford still feels like they are not responsible!!!

Filed Aug 3, 2007 · Tires · 54,098 miles · WA

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f250 pickup. While driving 50 MPH and pulling a fifth wheel, the contact felt a vibration. A second later, she heard a loud bump and then a bang. She pulled over and noticed that the tread separated and damaged the rear passenger side fender. The current and failure mileages were 54,098. The purchase date of the vehicle was unknown. Updated 02-01-08 *bf updated 02/01/08

Filed Jun 15, 2007 · Tires · 121,900 miles · IA

While driving a 2000 f-250 ford pickup right rear firestone tire blew out. We had over $3,000 damages to the box and exhaust of the pickup. We replaced tire ourselves and insurance paid for damages to pickup. We have pictures and insurance company has pictures and still have what was left of the tire that blew out. Do not have parts of pickup that were replaced.

Filed Dec 1, 2006 · Tires · MO · crash

The vehicle the consumer's dodge ram was towing (2000 ford 250) had a blowout. This caused the driver of the ram to lose control of the vehicle and run off the side of the road. The ram and tow vehicle entered the northside ditch and the tow vehicle overturned. *ts

Filed Jun 19, 2006 · Tires · 56,020 miles · TN

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 70 MPH the front driver side tire tread separated without warning, resulting in damage to the fender. The vehicle was maneuvered off the road and the tire was changed. Both the tire and vehicle dealer were alerted.

Filed Jun 16, 2006 · Tires · 24,000 miles · MA

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 45 MPH the rear passenger tire blew out in the sidewall. The vehicle was driven off the road and the tire was later taken to the tire dealer who determined the contact drove over a sharp object, although the contact did not notice anything in the road. The auto dealer has been alerted. Updated 7/13/2006 -