2006 Ford F-150 Tires & wheels Problems

Tire is dry rotting at the sidewall all around. 32 x 12.5

NHTSA ID

11536454

Incident

Aug 1, 2023

Tire size P255/65R17, Driving home when rear tire failed, side wall ruptured in three separate places .

NHTSA ID

11493750

Incident

Nov 10, 2022

5:30 pm 4/12/21 was driving home from umpiring a baseball game, drove threw intersection when suddenly I was thrown into passenger seat of my truck, the next thing I know im stopped in front of a tree with a telephone pole on the hood of my truck with no idea what or how this happened. I was lucky no one was coming the opposite direction on the 2 lane road cause I wouldn't have been able to control truck even at 40mph, another 5min and I would have been on the interstate going 65mph and surely I'd be dead. After a week I was able to go out and look at my truck thats when I noticed the flat front passenger tire was flat and the inner ring of the rim came off. I had an accident investigator look at it , I hired a lawyer and a metallurgical expert to examine rim. There was no warning the rims were still new.

NHTSA ID

11457926

Incident

Apr 12, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,270.

NHTSA ID

10637355

Incident

Sep 2, 2014

Mileage

92,270 mi

MY FACTORY TIRES, BF GOODRICH LONG TRAIL T/A, ON MY FORD F-150 KING RANCH BOUGHT NEW IN 2006 LASTED ONLY 21,428 MILES. THEY GAVE ME A LOUSY $236. AND IT COST ME $708.TO REPLACE ALL 4. NOW, 18,270 MILES LATER THERE ARE LESS THE 4/32 LEFT ON THE TREAD. ON A RECENT OIL CHANGE, A DEALER WOULD NOT ROTATE MY TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WARE. NOW I AM BEING TOLD - SORRY NO WARRANTY LEFT! - I AM LIVID! CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10560611

Incident

Jan 10, 2014

Mileage

39,632 mi

HANKOOK DYNAPRO AS P255/65SR17 SEPARATED AT APPROX. 10,000 MILES. POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT SINCE IT WAS A STEERING TIRE. PURCHASED AT PEPBOYS STORE # 661 TUCSON, AZ. *TR

NHTSA ID

10551041

Incident

Oct 22, 2013

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 FORD F150 FROM A LOCAL FORD DEALER IN HUNTSVILLE, TX. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING HOME IT WAS VERY AN APPARENT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES, THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXTREME VIBRATION. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER, REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND REQUESTED THEM TO ADDRESS IT, THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE EXPLAINED THAT THE TRUCK HAD SET ON THE CAR LOT FOR SOME TIME AND THE TIRES GET FLAT SPOTS AND THIS IS THE PROBLEM, SHE TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. THIS VEHICLE WAS JUST DRIVEN OVER 160 MILES (FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS TO HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AS IT WAS A DEALER SWAP, IN ORDER TO GET A VEHICLE WITH THE SPECS I HAD REQUESTED), BEFORE I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE OVER 100 MILES BEFORE RETURNING TO THE DEALER TO REQUEST THIS PROBLEM BE CORRECTED, AFTER TALKING TO THEIR SERVICE PERSON, I PUT MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE VIBRATION STILL EXIST, WENT BACK TO THE HUNTSVILLE FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPT, AGAIN REQUESTED THE ROTATE AND BALANCE THE TIRES, LEFT THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS, MY RIDE HOME WAS NOT MUCH BETTER, STILL A VIBRATION, LATE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AND IT WILL GET BETTER, SO I DROVE IT 34,000 MILES, NO CHANGE IN THE VIBRATION, HE ONLY CHANGE WAS A VERY UNEVEN WARE IN THE TIRES. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CAME UP WITH ALL KINDS OF REASONS WHY THEY ARE NOT LIABLE. I STILL HAVE THESE TIRES IN THE SHED BEHIND MY HOME, REMOVED AND REPLACED THEM WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES; THIS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM OF VIBRATION. NOW I WOULD LIKE A NEW SET OF TIRES TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE CONTINENTAL TIRES AND HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THE FORD DEALERS UNSAFE PRACTICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10402266

Incident

Aug 17, 2007

Mileage

160 mi

STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AT 50-70MPH. HAVE HAD TIRES ROTATED, TIRES REPLACED, FRONT END ALIGNED, BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED STILL THE SHIMMY IS THERE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE BIG TIRES 18"RIMS 235/75 MAY PARTIALLY BEEN THE PROBLEM. WHAT? WHY WOULD FORD USE A TIRE THAT IS TOO BIG? AND CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY. HAVE HAD AN INDEPENDENT SHOP LOOK AT TRUCK AND CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE HAVE SUCH A NOTICEABLE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY UNSETTLING FEELING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369948

Incident

May 10, 2006

Mileage

15,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES, SIZE P25565R17, LINE RADIAL CONTITRAC, AND DOT A3K34SMW. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH THE RIGHT LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW, AND THE TIRE TUBE FAILED. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A CEMENT GUARD DAMAGING THE VEHICLE REAR RIGHT END. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS INVESTIGATING THE TIRE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA ID

10340822

Incident

May 21, 2007

Mileage

30,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC TIRES, AND TIRE SIZE P255-65-R17. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TIRES MET THE TREAD REQUIREMENTS. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AT A LATER DATE THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE TREAD SEPARATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED A DISCOUNT PRICE ON A SET OF TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE DOT NUMBER A3K345MW4605. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN THE TIRES HAD A VIBRATION FROM BEGINNING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TREAD SEPARATED AS WELL AS THE BELTS ON TWO TIRES. UPDATED 05/17/10

NHTSA ID

10317217

Incident

Feb 1, 2007

Mileage

20 mi

I PURCHASED FIRESTONE DESTINATION 20 INCH TRUCK TIRES, HAVE ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON THEM AND THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING A ROLL OVER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277628

Incident

Jul 20, 2009

MODERATE TO SEVERE WHEEL VIBRATION IN STEERING SINCE 2006. IT REMAINS UNREPAIRED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. I'M NOW BEING TOLD TO "LIVE" WITH THE SHIMMY AND IT SHOULD BE "EXPECTED". *TR

NHTSA ID

10238570

Incident

Dec 21, 2006

Mileage

3,206 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR OWL TIRES, SIZE 255/70R17 (NA). "THE AGE OF TIRES", A PROGRAM THE CONTACT SAW ON THE NEWS, MADE HIM INSPECT HIS TIRES. HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE'S WEEKS AND YEAR WERE MISSING FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05T022000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) WAS REFERENCED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,500.

NHTSA ID

10229768

Incident

Jun 3, 2008

Mileage

16,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. AS A RESULT, HE CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. HE HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

NHTSA ID

10227996

Incident

May 8, 2008

Mileage

28,000 mi

HUSBANDS TRUCK BEGAN WOBBLING NOTICEABLY WHILE DRIVING. CHECKED TIRES AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT 3 TIRES HAD BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALLS, AND OF THE 3 TIRES 1 HAD A BUBBLE THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF A FOOTBALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TREAD, I BELIEVE THEY WERE GOODYEAR TIRES 255/65/17. ALSO, THE WIRE INSIDE OF THE TIRE COULD BE SEEN ON ANOTHER PART OF THE TREAD, WHICH THERE WASN'T MUCH OF. 27,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, BOUGHT USED LESS THAN 1MO AGO. PUT SPARE TIRE ON THE WORST ONE, TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND FORD REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES SINCE THE OTHER ONE WAS DIFFERENT MAKE AND WRONG SIZE. COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING TIRES IF TRAVELED 1,000 MILES WITH FAMILY WHEN ATTENDED GRANDMOTHERS FUNERAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227690

Incident

Mar 1, 2008

I HAVE A 2006 F150 CREW CAB 4X4 PICKUP WITH GENERAL AMERITRAC TR TIRES AND 19,000 MILES ON THEM AND THE TIRES ARE SHOT . THESE TIRE CAME ON THE TRUCK BRAND NEW WHEN I PURCHASE THE TRUCK FROM BEV SMITH FORD AND THE TIRES REALLY SUCK IM A VERY PISSED OFF CUSTOMER OVER THESE TIRES I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BUY TIRES I THINK FORD SHOULD REPLACE THEM FOR FREE IF THEY OR YOU REFUSE TO REPLACE FOR FREE DIRECT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN!!!!!!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10223202

Incident

Apr 2, 2008

Mileage

18,000 mi

FORD PUT P-METRIC TIRE ON A TRAILER TOW PACKAGE TRUCK AFTER DRIVING FOR A HOUR WE STOP AND WALK AROUND TO CHECK IF EVERY THING IS OKAY MY TIRE WERE WEARING VERY BAD I WIPE MY HAND ACROSS THE TIRE AND HAD RUBBER IN IT. THIS ATFER GOING THROUGH STATE INSPECTION AND PASSED THIS WEAR IS ON ALL 4 TIRE. *CN

NHTSA ID

10216435

Incident

Jun 1, 2007

Mileage

18,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO REPLACE TWO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WITHIN SIX MONTHS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. THERE IS ALSO A FRONT END VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO ALIGNED TWICE AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES AND THE VIBRATION AND TIRE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,239.

NHTSA ID

10215770

Incident

Nov 20, 2006

Mileage

5,239 mi

CONTACT: CRYSTAL SHAW, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 5700 GRANITE PKWY, STE 1000, PLANO, TX 75024-6640 HER FAX NUMBER: 972-334-1832 GO TO : HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/2006/11/FORD_LEMON_LINEUP.HTML I OWN 2006 FORD F-150 LEMON. THE LEMON AIR CONDITIONER WAS COMING-APART WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF PURCHASED. THE TRUCKS REQUIRES NUMEROUS JUMPS. THE LIGHTS FAIL NEARLY KILLING US . THEY STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN MY REPLACEMENT VEHICLE, PAY FOR MY RENTALS, OTHER EXPENSES. THIS IS LEMON PRESENTS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS. I HAVE A 74 YEAR-OLD HANDICAPPED MOTHER. I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10207573

Incident

Jul 24, 2007

ON AUGUST 26, 2007 I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN KEMPNER, TX AND COPPERAS COVE, TX AT ABOUT 10:30 A.M. IN A 2006 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW WITH ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON IT. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND THE ROADWAY WAS RECENTLY REDONE. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 65 MPH IN A 70 ZONE. FOR NO REASONS THAT I CAN DETERMINE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RAPIDLY DEFLATED. I MANAGED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED WITH EVIDENT DAMAGE TO THE OUTER SIDEWALL. I PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON AND CONTINUED. MONDAY, 27 AUGUST I VISITED AUTOMAX FORD AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT TIRE DEFECTS WERE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. I MADE THE DECISION AT THAT TIME TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *JB

NHTSA ID

10200903

Incident

Aug 26, 2007

Mileage

24,093 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS HANKOOK DYNAPRO AS TIRES, SIZE P235/75R17. IN JULY OF 2007, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF HIS TIRES WAS FLAT. FORD STATED THAT HIS NEGLIGENCE CAUSED THE FLAT TIRE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 3,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

NHTSA ID

10199761

Incident

Jul 20, 2007

Mileage

3,000 mi

2006 FORD F150 WITH 34000 MILES, CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES ARE WORE OUT IRREGULARLY AND PREMATURELY. REPLACED TIRES.

NHTSA ID

10194814

Incident

Jun 26, 2007

MY NEW F150 HAS A TERRIBLE SHUDDER IN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR THE FIRST 10 MILES AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. IF IT IS COLD OUT, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ABOVE 50 MPH. FORD HAS REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT THEY REPLACED THEM WITH THE SAME PIRELLIS AND IT DID NOT HELP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10177768

Incident

Oct 20, 2006

Mileage

200 mi

HAD A GENERAL AMERI-TECH GO FLAT (613 MILES ON IT) COULD FIND NO HOLES OR LEAK EXCEPT FROM TIRE/RIM SEAL. FORD DEALER CLAIMED IT HAD A NAIL HOLE IN SIDE WALL AND I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE MYSELF. AGAIN I ATTEMPTED TO AIR TIRE BACK UP BUT IT WAS LEAKING FROM TIRE AT RIM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10177588

Incident

Dec 8, 2006

Mileage

613 mi

TONIGHT DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON DRIVERS REAR TIRE FAILED. THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE BLEW OUT. LUCKILY IT WAS ON THE REAR TIRE. THIS FORD F150 HAD ONLY 3300 MILES, I EXPECT TO GET MY TIRE REPLACED!!! I REALLY EXPECT TO HAVE ALL 5 TIRE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *JB

NHTSA ID

10165385

Incident

Aug 13, 2006

Mileage

3,300 mi