2011 Ford F-350 SD: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Aug 14, 2017 · Tires · 106,500 miles · AK

Note: granada tire brand(a les schwab bend oregon tire brand) was not in the drop down to select. Left rear tire blowout due to delamination with less than 2500 mille's on a new set of tires. Driving a 2011 f350 west bound 6 aug 2017 on canadian hwy 16, excellent road and weather, straight section while towing 40 ft fifth wheel. Had just checked for correct inflation. Blow out occurred on a straight clear level section while during the speed limit in cruise controll. Could have been fatal in other situations. Bought four new cooper tires to replace the granadas. Found the right rear was also in the process of delamination and could have blown out soon. Severe damage was done to the left rear wheel well are and exterior truck bed. Was able to drive after spare was installed. Tire brand granada tire line touring l/t tire size, p275/70r18 component* light truck tire blow out dot number 5kws rt 2711

Filed Jun 2, 2015 · Tires · 40,000 miles · CA

Catastrophic tread separation (tire did not deflate) of left rear tire on pickup. Nearly lost control, but maintained control and got to side of road. Estimated $8,500 damages to truck. No injuries and no other vehicles involved. No road hazard hit. Tires rotated as required. In for dealer service that morning and correct inflation verified.

Filed Sep 4, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · 15,000 miles · CA

2011 ford f-350. Consumer writes in regards to severe steering wheel oscillation problems. *smd the consumer stated he must bring the vehicle to a complete stop, to get the vehicle to stop shaking. It has happened several times. On two occasions, the shaking was bad the tread separated from the tire. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, and nothing was done, except rotating the tires and checking the air pressure. In february 2014, the dealer replaced the steering damper. The problem went away for about five months. The dealer informed the consumer, the vehicle needs new tie rods, front drive link, a front track bar and an alignment.

Filed Aug 22, 2014 · Tires · 47,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-350 equipped with michelin m+s all season tires, size lt 275/65 r20, dot b70t003x2211. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle began to vibrate and the front passenger side tire had malfunctioned. While changing the tire the contact discovered that the inside section of the tread had separated from the tire. The contact indicated that 3 days later while driving approximately 65 MPH, the front end of the vehicle began to vibrate and the contact stop the vehicle. Upon inspection the contact discovered that the outer section of tread on the driver side tire had too separated. The contact continued to drive at slow speeds for a short distance before tire experienced a blowout. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure but no solution was offered. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 47,000.

Filed Apr 28, 2014 · Tires · 28,278 miles · CA

I have a 2011 ford f350 that came with michelin ltx a/t2 - lt275/65r 20 tires. It has just over 28,000 miles, has only been serviced by a ford dealer, with each service report indicating no problems with respect to tire issues. Traveling on the freeway I experienced a shaking in the front end like a wheel had thrown a weight. Pulling off the road I discovered a tread separation bubble approximately 12-13" long on the outer portion of a front tire. After changing to the spare we continued that day's driving. The next drive in the truck was towing our 5th wheel home and I again experienced the same shaking. I pulled over again and found the other front tire had separated in the same manner and size bubble. The two separations occurred within 300 miles of each other. It was only my recognition of the vibrations in the steering wheel that alerted me to pull over to inspect the tires before they blew out catastrophically. A catastrophic tire failure under normal circumstances is difficult enough, but while towing is an imminently greater hazard. I found the closest ford dealership and had to purchase two new tires to get home. Once there I went to my ford dealer and told them I wanted the other two tires off the truck before they failed. They have contacted michelin on my behalf and as yet I have not heard back from them, although it's only been a week. I hope michelin steps up and replaces all four tires. The only other piece of information that may be a contributing factor is that although the tires are warranted for 60,000k miles, they were worn to (7/32-5/32-10/32) on the bubble, 180 degrees (7/32-5/32-9/32) on one tire and (8/32-7/32-10/32) and 180 degrees across (10/32-7/32-10/32) on the other. I filed this report because I see that michelin has had a very similar problem with their ltx m/s2 tire and has or is conducting a voluntary recall. This tire is so similar to the a/t that I have to wonder if it's just a different tread pattern on the same tire carcass.

Filed Mar 8, 2013 · Tires · OR

Chunks of the tread are coming off of the tire. This defect was noticed while having my truck serviced at the dealership. They instructed me to visit a tire store that sold michelin tires to get them relpaced. When I went to the tire store and they contacted michelin. I was told they would give me a 30% discount on new tires. This is not acceptable. I purchased my truck new and have approx 23k miles on these tires. This is not normal wear and tear there is a defect with these tires. I am affraid that this my cause a blow out or a auto accident and dont want to see anyone injured because michelin dosnt want to replace the defective tires.