2001 Ford F-150 Tires & wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT THE RESIDENCE, THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

NHTSA ID

11343437

Incident

Jul 6, 2020

Mileage

173,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY HERE IN SAN DIEGO, CA. ON DEC. 31, 2018 AT 11:15 AM, AT 65 MPH I NOTICED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SWERVE AND BEFORE A COULD DODGE THE OBJECT I HIT IT WITH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE. A DELFINITY, DAKOTA, A/T 2, LT265/75 R16. WITH ONLY 28,880 MILES ON THEM. WAS NOT LONG BEFORE MY STEERING BECAME WOBBLY. AFTER MANAGING TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I OBSERVED MY TIRE WAS FLAT AND DESTROYED BEYOND REPAIR. AFTER REPLACING IT WITH THE SPARE IN THE RAIN. I RETURNED HOME TO CHECK FOR ANY DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK, BUT FOUND NONE. AFTER A CALL THE THE PEPBOYS STORE WHERE I PURCHASED THEM ON APR. 30, 2013, AS WELL AS THE ROAD HAZARD SERVICE PLAN, I LEARNED THEY DO NOT CARRY THESE TIRES ANY MORE. I WAS OFFERED A DIFFERENT BRAND TIRE AS A REPLACEMENT. CAN YOU IMAGINE DRIVING YOUR PRIDE AND JOY WITH THREE TIRES OF ONE BRAND AND ONE OF A DIFFERENT BRAND. UNACCEPTABLE!! AS OF NOW READING THE OTHER MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES I CAN ONLY ACCEPT THEM REPLACING ALL THE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

11165385

Incident

Dec 31, 2018

Mileage

102,656 mi

DRIVING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE COMPLETE BLOWOUT 2X IN ONE WEEK... SIDEWALLS LOOK LIKE THE RUBBER WAS WEATHERED AND EXTREMELY CRACKED... *TR

NHTSA ID

10326271

Incident

Apr 18, 2010

Mileage

76,000 mi

THE FAMILY WAS TRAVELING ON US HIGHWAY 77 ABOUT 45 MILES NORTH OF RAYMONDVILLE ON KING RANCH IN 2001 F150 SUPERCREW (LARIET). WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM REAR TIRE ON PASSENGER SIDE. WE HAD COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION BUT DID NOT LOSE AIR. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE TO CROSSOVER TO CHANGE TIRES. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK'S WHEEL WELL, FIBERGLASS FENDER, AND REAR PANEL OF TRUCK. ACCORDING TO COLLISION CENTER, IT IS AT LEAST $1800 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10274545

Incident

Jun 14, 2009

I HEARD A POPPING SOUND FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THEN IT JUST BLEW OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10262482

Incident

Mar 19, 2009

Mileage

108,000 mi

YESTERDAY I NOTICED ONE TIRE WAS FLAT - TRIED TO PUT AIR INTO IT AND IT WOULDN'T TAKE THE AIR. WHEN I CRAWLED UNDER MY TRUCK I NOTICED THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE HAD DRY ROTTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10245175

Incident

Oct 11, 2008

Mileage

83,564 mi

VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2001 FORD F150. AS THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH, THE BRAIDED STEEL CABLE THAT RETAINS THE SPARE TIRE IN THE REAR UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO BOUNCE DOWN THE STREET AND STRIKE A FOLLOWING VEHICLE. INVESTIGATION ON WEB FORUMS HAS INFORMATION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO WINTER SALT, THE SALT HAS CAUSED CABLES TO CORRODE IN NUMEROUS TRUCKS. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235989

Incident

Jul 28, 2008

Mileage

158,000 mi

I PURCHASE A USED TRUCK THAT HAD 4 FAIRLY NEW CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV TIRES (P26570R17). THE TREAD WEAR ON ALL 4 TIRES WAS SIMILAR AND VERY LOW, IMPLYING TO ME THAT THE TIRES WERE RELATIVELY NEW. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUFFERED A TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION. AT ABOUT 75 MPH ON A HOT DRY DAY, I HEARD A LOUD ROAR AND AN 'EXPLOSION' FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY THINKING I HAD A BLOWOUT, BUT DISCOVERED THE TIRE WAS STILL FULLY INFLATED BUT HAD COMPLETELY LOST ALL TREAD. I MOVED THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND INSTALLED THE SPARE. I EXAMINED THE TIRE, AND COULD SEE THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE STILL INTACT AND APPEARED CLEAN AND NEW. THE LAYERS OF RUBBER THAT SEAL THE BELTS IN WERE VISIBLE, AND IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE TREAD LAYER HAD SIMPLY NOT ADHERED TO THE CORE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER THREE TIRES. I TOOK THE TIRE TO DISCOUNT TIRE CO., WHICH CARRIES CONTINENTAL TIRES, AND THEY SAID CONTINENTAL WOULD ONLY COVER HALF THE REPLACEMENT COST. CONSIDERING THE DANGER OF A TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION LIKE THIS, AND THAT IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, I'M CONCERNED THAT THE COMPANY (CONTINENTAL) ISN'T SO MUCH AS INCONVENIENCED BY THE FACT THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS CAUSING THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS LUCKY, BUT HAD I INSTEAD BEEN ON A CURVE WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED, I CAN SEE HOW THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY LESS FAVORABLE. THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS MINIMAL, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS MORE LUCK THAN ANYTHING ELSE. JUST GLANCING THROUGH THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING CATASTROPHIC TREAD LOSS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF TIRE, IT'S DIFFICULT NOT TO BE STRUCK BY THE STAGGERING NUMBER OF THEM. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10204687

Incident

Sep 5, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAA TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD WAS NONEXISTENT. FIRESTONE STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE ENGINE SIZE, # OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 56,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,800.

NHTSA ID

10192191

Incident

May 4, 2007

Mileage

55,800 mi

AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM, WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON I-81 NEAR WINCHESTER, VA AT 65 MPH IN A 2001 FORD F-150, THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUSTAINED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. VEHICLE YAWED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC, BUT WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AND DID NOT ROLL OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE TIRE WAS B.F. GOODRICH MODEL RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A P235/70R16 AND WAS AN ORIGINAL TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAD OVER 0.2 OF AN INCH OF TREAD REMAINING AFTER 50,000 MILES. VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, SIDE PANEL, AND SUPPORTS. THE REMAINING FOUR TIRES (INCLUDING SPARE) ARE BEING REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10168592

Incident

Sep 17, 2006

Mileage

50,000 mi

I HAVE A 01' SVT LIGHTNING. I ALONG WITH PROBABLY HUNDREDS OTHERS ON NLOC.NET ALL REPORT PROBLEMS WITH THE STOCK GOODYEAR F1'S @ CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. THEY ALL SPLIT THE SIDEWALL. I'VE HAD ABOUT 7 F1'S SPLIT ON MY TRUCK IN WITH IN THE PAST YEAR I'VE OWNED IT. ALL OF MY SPLITS WERE ON THE FRONT. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL THE REST OF THE LIGHTNING OWNERS ON THEIR TIRE LOCATIONS. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THOSE TIRES PULLING MY TRUCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE RUTS IN THE ROAD. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS NORMAL FOR SUCH WIDE TIRES. I RUN NITTO TIRES ON IT NOW WITH NO ISSUES (SPLITTING OR PULLING) WHAT SO EVER. I NO LONGER USE ANY TYPE OF GOODYEAR TIRES ON ANY OF MY CARS AND TRUCK. KRAMER GOODYEAR TOLD ME THE LAST TIME THAT GOODYEAR IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY'LL PRORATE ME A PRICE ON A NEW F150. AFTER THE 7TH TIME I ASKED WHY WOULD I WANT TO KEEP BUYING ANOTHER OVERPRICED F150 OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT I KNOW WILL SPLIT SOONER OR LATER AND I'D BE RIGHT BACK IN HERE GETTING A PRORATED TIRE AGAIN? THE 295/45/18 GOODYEAR F1 IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE AND SOMEONE IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY ARE GOING TO BE KILLED RUNNING THESE TIRES. LIGHTNING ARE HIGH PERFORMANCE TRUCKS AND MOST PEOPLE THAT OWN THEM, RACE THEM. FORD SHOULD REALLY CANCEL THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOODYEAR(NASCAR SHOULD TOO). GOODYEAR IS ALL ABOUT THE NAME AND THEIR PRODUCTS ARE JUNK. IT'S AMAZING FIRESTONE GETS IN TROUBLE BUT NOT GOODYEAR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10161879

Incident

Nov 1, 2005

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CABLE THAT SECURES THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MARCH 13, 2006. *AK UPDATED 4/6/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10152800

Incident

Mar 15, 2006

Mileage

28,000 mi

I BOUGHT A SET OF YOUR WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16/1095 M+S TIRES , THEY SEEMED FINE. ONE DAY AFTER WORK I WENT TO GET IN MY TRUCK AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD SIMPLY COME APART, NOT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, BUT SOMETIME DURING THE DAY. I AM ASKING FOR INFORMATION ON HOW I AM TO GET THEM REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10150281

Incident

Jan 27, 2006

CONSUMERS REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT ON JULY 9TH. THE CONSUMER WENT TO GET A NEW TIRE AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE CUT MARKS ON THE TIRE. *TS ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. A FEW DAYS LATER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FAILED AS WELL. (FACTORY INSTALLED GOODYEAR RT/S 265 70 R17, MKT6 C6WR 2501 106L, MKT6 C6WR 2501 113R, MKT6 C6WR 2501 110R, MKT6 C6WR 2501 113L, MKT6 C6WR 2501 113L). *NM

NHTSA ID

10138827

Incident

Jul 9, 2005

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT WITHIN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE ON HIS 2001 FORD F150. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TIRE DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK AND THE THIRD TIRE DEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE SIDEWALL. *JB *NM

NHTSA ID

10127948

Incident

May 20, 2005

Mileage

83,465 mi

DRIVER HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. PULLED OVER , AND, NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE AND THE CABLE SHEARED OFF ONTO THE GROUND OF THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE, AND PLACED THE CABLE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115194

Incident

Mar 15, 2005

PROBLEMS WITH GENERAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON FORD F150. *MR ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE CONSUMERS NOTICED THAT HIS TIRES HAD A DEFINITE CONCAVE LOOK ACROSS THE SURFACE OF THE TREAD. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO, HE NOTICED A SLIGHT NOISE, ONLY ON ROUGH ROADS. THE NOISE HAD BECOME GREATER WHICH WAS DUE TO BELT SEPARATION ON TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10089694

Incident

Aug 1, 2004

Mileage

54,127 mi

THE TREAD PEELED COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE, TO THE STEEL. THE TIRE DEFLATED. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. CONTINENTAL, SIZE: P275/60R17, ADTO 444 0200. *AK

NHTSA ID

10089352

Incident

Jun 30, 2004

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BENEATH THE VEHICLE SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.*AK

NHTSA ID

10087099

Incident

Aug 3, 2004

Mileage

84,000 mi

COULDN'T CHANGE GEAR WHEN I WAS GOING UPHILL, ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. *LA

NHTSA ID

10081005

Incident

Jul 12, 2004

Mileage

60,050 mi

I OWN A FORD F150 2001 SUPERCREW WITH 64,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. IN FEB 2004, I HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. NOT WANTING TO HAVE A TIRE ON THE LEFT FRONT THAT WAS WORN WHILE A NEW TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT FRONT, I ASKED THE TIRE AGENCY TO PUT THE SPARE, WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN USED, ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL MOUNT AND TO USE THE OLD LEFT FRONT TIRE AS THE SPARE. WHEN THE SPARE WAS BROUGHT OUT FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK, SEVERAL GROOVES ABOUT THE SIZE OF A MANS FINGER AND ABOUT 3/8 OF AN INCH DEEP HAD BEEN RUBBED INTO THE SIDEWALL OF THE SPARE. THE TIRE AGENCY DID NOT RECOMMEND USING THE SPARE SO I KEPT THE OLD TIRE IN PLACE. I WENT TO THE FORD AGENCY WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK, SEGUIN MOTORS AND TOLD THEM MY STORY. SEGUIN MOTORS TOLD ME THAT THIS DAMAGE WAS COSMETIC AND THAT THE TIRE WAS SAFE TO USE AND THAT FORD WAS NOT LIABLE FOR THIS COSMETIC WEAR. ONE OF THE SEGUIN MOTORS REPAIR PEOPLE TOLD ME HE HAD SEEM THESE GROVES ON THE SPARES OF F150S THAT WERE LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS OLD. THE ONLY CONCLUSION I CAN COME TO IS THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE. MY SPARE IS NOT SAFE TO PUT ON THE GROUND AND IT CERTAINLY ISNT SAFE TO USE THIS TIRE WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK AND DRIVE IT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ANY DAMAGE TO A TIRES SIDEWALL IS ALWAYS SUSPECT. ONE WOULD THINK WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT FORD HAS HAD WITH THEIR TIRES IN THE PAST THAT THEY WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO PRECLUDE ANY PROBLEM WITH THEIR TIRES IN THE FUTURE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME IN THE RESOLUTION OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10078470

Incident

Feb 22, 2004

Mileage

64,000 mi

ON 05-31-04, I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD F150 4WD PICKUP ON A TRIP TO SOUTH FLORIDA. ON THE WAY I STOPPED TO CHECK MY OIL/GAS AND TIRES AND OBSERVED 4 CRACKS ON MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE. THE CRACKS WERE APPROXIMATELLY 1 INCH FROM THE RIM AND APPEARED APPROXIMATELLY 1/8 DEEP. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I OBSERVED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS ALSO DEVEOLPING ADDTIONAL LEEKS. THE TIRES ARE 2001 GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS 255 70 16. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WONDERING ABOUT A RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10074546

Incident

May 31, 2004

Mileage

41,000 mi

ALL 4 TRUCK'S TIRES INCLUDING THE SPARE HAS DEVELOPS CRACKS IN THEIR SIDE WALLS. THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECTLY MAINTAIN AND TIRES WERE ROTATED.

NHTSA ID

10061709

Mileage

45,000 mi

THE TOP PART OF THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

10059405

Incident

Nov 30, 2003

Mileage

43,000 mi

DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL. THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT THE ROADWAY ONTO THE NORTH SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE ROTATED CLOCKWISE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ROOF STRUCK A TREE. THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN A DITCH (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT - THE CONSUMER WAS NOT THE DRIVER). *NLM

NHTSA ID

10048480

Incident

Apr 5, 2003