1995 Ford F-150 Tires & wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR TRACKER 2 TIRES, SIZE: 31X10.50R15LT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO CHECK THE FRONT WHEELS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WAS DEFLATED AND A HOLE WAS IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A SECOND FAILURE WHEN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS PRESENT. WHEN CHECKING THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFLATED AND A HOLE WAS IN THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS132, 990. ..UPDATED 02-28-14 *BF UPDATED 03/13/2014 *JS

NHTSA ID

10559964

Incident

Jul 10, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F150 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER COBRA RADIAL GT TIRES, TIRE SIZE 255/70/15. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 3DM2C280907. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST SLIGHT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TIRE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T016000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

NHTSA ID

10421001

Incident

Aug 17, 2011

Mileage

97,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. CONSUMER REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE WITH THE JACK. THE INFLATED TIRE COULD NOT BE LIFTED HIGH ENOUGH TO BEREPLACED ON THE AXLE. THE JACK WOULD NOT RAISE HIGH ENOUGH TO REPLACE THE TIRE. *AK *MR

NHTSA ID

10059629

Incident

Jan 20, 2004

Mileage

102,000 mi

THE LEFT REAR DUELLER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE GROUND. BRIDGESTONE HAD BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10034573

Incident

Jul 18, 2003

Mileage

117,985 mi

3 OF THE 4 TIRES ON MY 1995 FORD PICKUP HAVE BLOWN OUT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY BY THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL COMING APART. TWO IN THE PAST WEEK. DATE BELOW IS LATEST OF THE THREE. TRAIL MARK RADIAL APV 235/75R15'S. (THIS SIZE IS NOT AVAILABLE ON YOUR LIST OF MODELS NUMBERS, SO DISREGARD ANY BUT THIS NUMBER.) ALSO, THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR ONLY ONE OF THE THREE TIRES THAT HAVE FAILED FOR ME, ALL THE SAME SIZE/ MODEL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10029041

Incident

Jul 23, 2003

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AT LESS THAN 30000 MILES, TIRES WERE STANDARD ON 1995 F150. *AK

NHTSA ID

766618

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING ALL FOUR TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND. IF CONSUMER DRIVES OVER 35MPHVEHICLE WILL HEAVILY VIBRATE. PLEASE PROVIDE THE SIZE AND DOT#. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AKI

NHTSA ID

8017551

Incident

Aug 2, 2002

EXPERIENCED SEPARATION OF 6/16" TO 7/16" DEPTH TREAD FROM 1 TIRE OF MATCHED SET GOING 75 MPH ON CLEAR DAY, CLEAR, SMOOTH HIGHWAY. VERY LUCK NO ONE WAS HURT. DID SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DROVE SLOWLY TO NEAREST TOWN AND REPLACED BOTH TIRES ON THAT AXLE. MECHANIC SAID IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. FEAR DEFECT(S) OF REMAINING TWO WRANGLER HT'S. NO RESPONSE FROM GOODYEAR. DON'T WANT TO SUE, BUT DO WANT DAMAGES RECTIFIED. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO. THANKS!*AK

NHTSA ID

761805

Incident

Mar 23, 2002

CONTINENTAL, CONTITRAC RADIAL, P265/75R15, DOT AD9V-3CW 306, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 20000 MILES ON A 1995 FORD F 150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING $ 1100.00 DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

8008208

Incident

Apr 13, 2002

GENERAL TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, AND WIRES WERE STICKING OUT OF TIRES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

896453

Incident

Sep 2, 2001

TIRES HAVE BEEN SHOWING STRANGE WEAR SINCE APPROX. 25000 MILES. A CABLE WIRE IS STICKING OUT OF THE TIRE AND THE TREAD LOOKS LIKE ITS SEPARATING.

NHTSA ID

9003488

ALL FOUR FIRESTONE ATX TIRES SIZE: P265/75R15, DOT: W29VIN3424 ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF BLISTERING AND TREAD SEPARATION. THERE IS VIBRATION IN VEHICLE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES, AND THEY ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1995, FORD, F150. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

891112

Incident

Feb 15, 2001

PE00 020; FOURTH TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATING. FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK R4S.*AK

NHTSA ID

888206

Incident

May 12, 2001

TIRE BLOWOUT; DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL @ APPROX. 60 MPH ON OPEN HIGHWAY. LEFT/REAR TIRE (DRIVER'S SIDE) SUDDENLY BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING OR PRIOR EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE. TREAD IS VERY MUCH SEPARATED AND SIDEWALLS, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE (AS RELATING TO TIRE PLACEMENT ON TRUCK) HAVE APPROX. 30-40 SLASHES IN THEM. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE TIRES SECTIONS (POSSIBLY BELTS?) JUST CAME APART AND THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE CAME OFF. LIKE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE TIRE HAD SHOWN NO WARNING SIGNS OF POSSIBLE FAILURE, WAS NOT UNDERINFLATED, WAS NOT ANYWHERE NEAR CLOSE TO THE POINT OF HAVING INSUFFICIENT TREAD WEAR (STILL APPROX. 3/8" TREAD LEFT ON TIRE) OR DID NOT SHOW ANY SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL OR TREAD. THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO MY VEHICLE HAS STILL YET TO BE PROPERLY EVALUATED AND OFFICIALLY DETERMINED, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THERE MAY BE SOME DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL ITSELF AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE HUB AND SUPENSION UNITS, NOT TO MENTION ALIGNMENT AND WHATEVER ELSE SHOWS UP IN THE DAMAGE EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/70 R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70 R15 )

NHTSA ID

741519

Incident

Feb 24, 2001

S/N ON TIRE M3ULBF7X4000, ENTIRE SIDE WALL FAILED CAUSING A BLOWOUT. I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WITH NO WEIGHT IN THE TRUCK. TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON 12/13/2000 AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 2000 MILES. SEVERAL LAYERS OF RUBBER SEPARATED ALLOWING FOR ONE SIDE OF THE TIRE TO BE COMPLETELY SEPERATED (YOU COULD PUT YOUR HAND INSIDE THE TIRE AND RUN IT ALL THE WAY AROUND). THE BROKEN RUBBER DID NOT SMELL BURNED. I RETURNED THE TIRE TO SAM'S CLUB IN VERNON HILLS, IL FOR REPLACEMENT, THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE, BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE OTHER TIRE. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THAT MICHELIN WOULD FULLY INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: LT23575R15)

NHTSA ID

741223

Incident

Feb 18, 2001

FIRESTONE ATX 23575R15 TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, WHICH CAUSED A CRASH, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES BEFORE RECALL (00T-005) WAS ANNOUNCED, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSMENT. *CJ

NHTSA ID

558965

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

THIS TIRE WAS ROTATED FROM LEFT FRONT TO LEFT REAR TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO TREAD SEPARATION. WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED (15-25 MPH) ON THE DAY OF INCIDENT WE COULD FEEL A WOBBLE IN THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT CONNECT IT TO ANY TIRE PROBLEMS. AFTER DRIVING 150 MILES OF A 600 MILE TRIP A LOUD POP WAS HEARD WE DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE HAD BLOWN. MY PREGNANT WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PULLED THE VEHILCLE OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF I-35 JUST SOUTH OF DALLAS. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND DID DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL, AND FUEL FILLER NECK OF THE REAR TANK. I TOOK VIDEO TAPE (AVAILABLE TO YOU) OF THE INCIDENT. WE REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE WITH THE SPARE, CONTINUED TO LITTLE ROCK, AR WHERE WE PURCHASED AN IDENTICAL TIRE AND REPLACE IT IN THE LEFT REAR POSITION. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) PAID FOR A CLAIM THAT WE SUBMITTED. WE EXPERIENCED A SIDE WALL FAILURE ON THE RIGHT FRONT ONE YEAR EARLIER ON MEMORIAL DAY TRAVELING FROM OKLAHOMA TO ARKANSAS.*AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

NHTSA ID

738967

Incident

May 27, 2000

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75R15 1125 M/S). NLM

NHTSA ID

558357

Incident

Jul 30, 2000

TIRE BLEW OUT ON 225 FWY, TREAD SEPARATION DAMAGED FUEL TANK, FRAME, BED, BED PANELS, ALLIGNMENT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDHL087 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15) (DOT NUMBER: VDHL087 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

NHTSA ID

736836

Incident

Nov 3, 2000

THE GENERAL TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ON ONE OCCASION THE TREAD THAT PEELED AWAY FROM THE TIRE DAMAGED THE DOOR. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557206

Incident

Apr 21, 1997

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED TRUCK SHUDDERING TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BLISTERING WITH THE TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE (FIRESTONE FIREHAWK ATX SIZE 31X10.50 R15LT M/S). NLM

NHTSA ID

556337

Incident

Aug 13, 2000

WHILE HAVING TIRES CHECKED BY FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN NOTICE TREAD SEPARATION. .*AK ALL FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P265 75 R15) WERE REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

873373

Incident

Oct 18, 2000

TIRE LITTERALLY EXPLODED UNEXPECTEDLY @ ~ 70MPH ON A VERY HOT DAY. BARELY HAD TIME TO STOP & PULL OVER BEFORE RUINING THE MAG WHEEL ALSO. THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF THE TIRE OTHER THAN STEEL CORDS WHICH SLAPPED/DAMAGED AROUND WHEEL WELL. REPLACED BOTH REAR TIRES TO HAVE EVEN TREAD WEAR. STILL HAVE SPARE(USED ONCE) THAT IS SAME AS TIRE THAT BLEW. ALTHOUGH THIS TIRE IS PRESENTLY NOT RECALLED, WANTED TO REPORT SUCH SO THAT I MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE IF IT IS RECALLED LATER. THIS EXPERIENCE SEEMED ALL TOO SIMILAR TO THAT OF REPORTS READ IN REGARDS TO TIRES THAT WERE RECALLED SHORTLY AFTER HAVING REPLACED TWO TIRES. (TIRESIZE: P265/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )

NHTSA ID

734444

Incident

Jul 18, 2000

THIS VEHICLE HAS FOUR AFTER MARKET FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS/AT TIRES (DOT #0027477), TWO OF THEM HAVE DEVELOPED SIDEWALL CRACKS. FIRESTONE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TIRES DON'T COME FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA PLANT.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

872432

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH ON HIGHWAYAND HEARD NOISE. HE WAS ABLE PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIMS. FIRESTONE, #ATX, P235/75R15XLOWL. *AK

NHTSA ID

872170

Incident

Jun 18, 1998