I wias traveling on hwy. 27 outside of blakely ga on 09-17-15. My front drivers side tire tread belt separated. I lost control of the vehicle and narrowly avoided a severe accident. The tire was a pro-comp all terrain load range e 265/75/16.
1999 Ford F-350 SD tires problems
27 complaints (19% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 72,200. 3 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 27
- of this car's complaints
- 19%
- typical mileage
- 72,200
- crashes
- 3
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Tread/belt6
- Temporary/emergency spare tire2
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Specific symptoms reported on the 1999 Ford F-350 SD tires
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1999 Ford F-350 SD owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350 diesel equipped with nitto low range e tires, size: lt 245/75/r17. The contact stated that the rear driver and passenger side tires blew. The front driver's side tire also blew shortly after the initial failure. The contact stated that the tires were left with half of the tread life at the time of the failure. The failure mileage on the tires was 40,000.
We were driving on the interstate and noticed the vehicle was shaking. When we arrived at our destination we found that the right rear tire has a large bulge on the tread of the tire. We went on line to investigate these type of tires and found that cooper tire co. Had a recall on those similar type of tires however, we have the mt style tire and they had recalled the rt style due to steel cords busting in the tires. The recall is for the exact same tire except that ours are a mud terrain and the recall is for the radial tread tire.
My front tire tread separated from the tire on my truck while doing 75 MPH. I also spoke with another guy that has his tires listed on craigslist that had the same problem. When my tire came off it damaged my fender, running board on the exterior have not had a chance to see what other damage was done. No one was hurt no other known damaged was caused to other vehicles.
4 tires purchased from cooper tires failed. *gr on july 22, 2006, the consumer purchased a set of six cooper discover st tires. On october 21, 2008, the first tire failed, with complete tread separation from the carcass which caused damage to the vehicle. On july 8, 2009, the second tire failed with incipient tread separation. On november 20, 2009, the third tire failed catastrophically with complete tread separation and sudden explosive rupture of the carcass, which caused more damage to the consumers vehicle. On april 17, 2010 the fourth tire failed with partial tread separation and sudden explosive rupture of the carcass and the tread area. The consumer learned that cooper changes its rubber compound, perhaps many times without informing suppliers. *jb the consumer stated the fifth tire is now cracking deeply between the tread. Updated 06/10/10.
Without any warning (I.e., no noise, no vibration, no sound), all of sudden heard very loud slapping sound coming from front right wheel well of f350 truck. The right front tire had a 50+% tread belt separation with no loss of tire pressure. Significant damage to wheel well, twisted running board, quarter panel, and front bumper moved.
On 9/23/2008 I ordered and received 4 dayton (e) rated 265/75r/16 tires from h&f tire in lancaster, pa. They are made by firestone/ bridgestone. I mounted, balanced, and installed them on a customers f350 supercab work truck. On 9/25 I ordered 4 more of the same tires for the same customers other work truck. On 9/26 there was a rim and tire left at my front door that had a large bulge on the sidewall. It was one of the tires that I installed 2 days prior. I ordered a replacement. I installed brakes and the new tires on the second truck. The owner (amish) his two children and a driver picked up the truck the following day. I was called within 10 minutes of their departure and told a tire had just "blew up". I grabbed the replacement tire from the 1st truck and ran to assist them. I was shocked at what I saw. The tire exploded and nearly tore in half. They were shook up, but not injured as the driver got the truck into a driveway safely. I was questioned but could give no answers. 2 days later another tire bulged and went down. H&f stated it was install damage. I asked them to show me how? On 9/30 2 replacement tire were sent. Why would they continue to sent tires if I am damaging them? I checked out the tires before mounting and 1 tire clearly has defects in the cord area consistent with where the tires are coming apart. 1 rep from h&f and 2 from firestone came and acknowledged, circled, and photographed the areas and wanted to take the tire. I refused to give it up. They have the other 3. I was billed for 12tires and a finance charge for not paying last month. I paid the bill and demanded the other tires back. The tire I have was never mounted at this shop. The tires are either manufacturing related or these tire were mounted,dismounted, and sold as new which I have been told is not the case. I will take a lie detect test stating I am not damaging these tires. The question is, why isn't anyone concerned about the 8 tires on my customers 10,000 lb trucks.
Tread separation on left front tire, ruined wheel. After installing spare tire and driving 12 more miles. Tread separation on right front tire. Both times tires blew out, causing damage to vehicle.
I was traveling on the expressway with my 99 ford f-350 pulling a 5th wheel trailer when the front driver's side tire blew out. As I wrestled the truck to the shoulder, the brakes completely failed. As far as I could tell, even the electronic brakes on the trailer weren't helping to stop me as I drifted to a stop on the shoulder. The tire tread when it shredded apparently blew out a vacuum hose and there may have been some other connector or line associated with the ABS system that was affected - but I think it was just the vacuum hose. The mechanic who got us back on the road said that when the hose went out, the ABS system thought the tire was locked so it shut off the brakes - apparently all of them. If I had been in city traffic, we'd have plowed into vehicles in front of us potentially resulting in death or severe injury for someone. Trying to remember to downshift or hit the parking brake while wrestling a truck pulling a trailer that is riding on the front wheel rim and trying to pull back into traffic is rather challenging. I've lost a lot of confidence in ABS and wonder if this was an isolated incident, something associated with that particular vehicle or a basic hazard of ABS systems that is unknown to the public.
Dt*: the contact stated while travelling 65 MPH the right rear tire shredded with no wear to the tread and the tire blew. The tires were rotated and kept at regular air pressure. There was plenty of tread left when the tire blew. The blown tire caused damage to the frame of the truck.
Questions about the 1999 Ford F-350 SD tires
Does the 1999 Ford F-350 SD have tires problems?
Owners have filed 27 complaints about the tires of the 1999 Ford F-350 SD, 19% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1999 Ford F-350 SD tires problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 72,200 miles.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Ford F-350 SD tires?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford F-350 SD have bad tires?
The Ford F-350 SD model years with the most tires complaints are 2000 (36 complaints), 2001 (34 complaints) and 1999 (27 complaints).
Other 1999 Ford F-350 SD problems
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