2012 Ford F-250: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Sep 30, 2021 · Tires · AL

Tire size 275/70R 18. I purchased these tires in April of 2020 from Stivers Ford in Birmingham, Al. I have since replaced 4 deflective tires and 2 tires there about to be defective. The major problem with this tire is that 1 of these tires blew out while driving 70mph on I-22 in Graysville, Al exit 87 westbound. This blowout resulted in my truck doing a 720 in the middle of traffic, if I had had a trailer connected to my truck this probably would have resulted in my death and/or others. I have since filed a claim with Continental Tires The Americas Case# 21218001, and sent all of the tires back to them that were defective. Continental Tires claims this was a result of a road hazard condition (6 times??). My vehicle was inspected by Sherrill Auto body and found that there was $5000+ damage that occurred. There were no warning lights or messages, the only warning I had was the truck started shaking and when the front tires went bad, there was shaking and death wobble at times. There is a recall on these tires "but not with my DOT#".

Filed Aug 16, 2020 · Steering, Suspension · 90,000 miles · AL

It has happened twice and now I am too scared to drive it. It shakes violently at 65 to 75 miles an hour. Truely a death sentence to drive it.feels like both front tires blow out. I slow and pull to shoulder and nothing visually is wrong. I just recently took to ford dealer ship, they have had it for a week with no answers. So have you heard of this?

Filed Jul 15, 2017 · Wheels · 51,000 miles · CA

I was driving at 35 MPH on a smooth asphalt city street in a straight line and my right front tire exploded. The tires are 5 years old and the tread was measured at 6/32 on 6-15-17 at the dealer during routine service. The pressure was set at 65 psi at the same time which is the manufacture spec. The tread coming off caused approximately $1300 damage to my fender (not including the tire cost). Thankfully, there was not an accident since I was the only car on the road. I did not hit anything or run over anything when the tire exploded.

Filed Feb 16, 2016 · Tires · 28,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-250 equipped with michelin tires, tire line: ltx/at, (na) tire size: lt275/65/r20, and dot number: b70t003x3011. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the contact could feel severe vibration in the tires, which became progressively worse. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that both rear tires exhibited tread separation. The rear passenger side tire was replaced. Most recent the failure recurred however, the rear driver side tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle abd tire failure mileage was 28,000.

Filed Sep 23, 2015 · 23,000 miles · AZ

We were travelling thru new mexico on our way home to arizona when we felt a vibration in the front end. Having experienced a separated cord in one of our tires in may of 2015 at 15,000 miles (several months earlier), we suspected a tire. We pulled off at a rest stop but could not see a problem. We went 50 miles further at a reduced rate of speed to get ourselves off the road and near a service facility. We pulled off the road and checked the tires again and discovered a raised area in the right front tire, similar to the tire that failed at 15,0000 miles. The second tire to separate has about 23,000 miles on it. I am beginning to seriously question the quality and safety of continental tires on our f-250. Had we not been aware of the possibility of a failed tire and had not pulled off the road, we could have experienced a blowout and a serious accident. When the first tire was separated we asked the dealer to replace all of the tires as we suspected they were all made in the same lot/batch. The dealer would not replace them and so we took a chance that the rest were ok (these are all tires that were on the vehicle when we purchased it new two years ago). Seems there was a similar flaw on the f-250 tires in 2008/2009 . Lawyers say it is the manufacturer's fault: tire defects are due to perhaps most commonly, ineffective adhesion, usually as a result of the glues age or poor bonding of tire components during the manufacturing process. When tires are being made, moisture, impurities, and other foreign materials are capable of entering the mix and get cured into the tire. Tire manufacturers have known about these types of problems for years, but have failed to correct them, or to use better designs less prone to failure, like improving skin stock, which can better bond rubber to the steel.

Filed Jul 3, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · 26,865 miles · FL

New 2012 ford f250, super duty, 4x4, crew cab truck, purchased 11/2013. Approx. 1 month prior, the truck began having a vibration at highway speeds (75% highway driving, 25% city). The vibration got worse over the course of a day. The 2nd day the front passenger tire exhibited a large bulge (tread separation) on the inside two tread grooves. Ford replaced the tire, with another of the same brand and model. On 6/30/2014, the front driver tire, with no warning, developed the same issue, a large bulge in the inside tread grooves. The tires are continental contitrac lt275/65r18 123/120s tires, dot# a3b9 479b 2511. Both tires had very little tire wear and the wear was even across the tire surface, the tires showed no sign of potential failure. I did get to see the inside of the second failed tire, there did not appear to be any damage except the cord separation which was not visible from either the inside or outside of the tire; I did take photos. I contacted ford's corporate number and awaiting a call from the dealer's service manager, and regional service manager in reference to this safety concern. Ford did state they would contact the federal safety agency; ford reference number cas04645143-z4t8t9. Each time I have to replace the continental tire under warranty ford has to locate the tire and it is not easy to locate. In addition, every new ford f250 on the dealers lot has another name brand tire, which I believe indicates ford has issue with the continental tires. I searched the federal safety agency data base and found almost the exact same incident; the federal safety agency id# 10568111. I also found numerous similar complaints about the tire model. I attempted to contact continental, case #[xxx], the call taker read from a script and could offer no help. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 11, 2013 · Tires · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-250 equipped with michelin ltx/n-2 tires, line size: p275/65/r18. The contact stated that the tire tread wore prematurely. The manufacturer of the tires was not contacted. The tires were not replaced. The tire failure mileage was 13800. The vehicle mileage was unknown. The dot number was not available.