Ford F-250 Sidewall Problems
- 55
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 10
- Years with records
- 1999–2014
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 55 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- tire size · 10 records
- firestone steeltex · 10 records
- side wall · 6 records
- side tire · 6 records
- right rear · 6 records
- rear tire · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Sidewall · Tires
Driving highway speed. Side wall failure. Blow out
ODI 10927085
Sidewall · Tires
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-250. The vehicle was equipped with continental conti trac tires, tire size 275/70/18. The dot number was a31546u00909. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph up an incline, the steering wheel began to vibrate and shake violently. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the contact noticed that the front driver's tire sidewall exhibited cracks and the…
ODI 10592820
Sidewall · Tires
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f250 with a set of continental contitrac tires, size lt275/70/r18. The contact was driving 50 mph when all four tires split on the sidewall. The tires were taken to a local tire shop for a replacement where the contact was informed of a potential recall on the tires under nhtsa campaign id number: 11t002000 (tires:tread/belt). The contact called the tire manufacturer who advised that…
ODI 10404380
Electrical System · Fuel System, Diesel · Power Train · Sidewall · Tires · Tread/Belt · Unknown Or Other
My 2005 ford f-250 superduty 6.0l diesel, first incident was may of 2007, at 16,000 miles my turbo charger went bad when i was trailering my horses in vermont, forced to stop at unknown dealership who "cleaned" something so i would make it back to my home. Again on the drive home i lost the turbo. It had to be replaced at the dealership, columbia ford, ct the next day. I was told i had to drive my truck hard and…
ODI 10339426
Sidewall
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 45 mph the rear passenger tire blew out in the sidewall. The vehicle was driven off the road and the tire was later taken to the tire dealer who determined the contact drove over a sharp object, although the contact did not notice anything in the road. The auto dealer has been alerted. Updated 7/13/2006 - *nm
ODI 10159986
Sidewall
While driving the passenger side front tire blewout on the inside sidewall. The vehicle swerved to the right, across a median and into 2 lanes of oncoming traffic (michelin mnrht, p225/60t16, dot # 09575883). *nm *tc
ODI 10103715
Sidewall
In june 2003, i purchased a new 2003 ford f250. It had firestone steeltex r4s lt 265/75 r16 tires on it. On march 16, 2004, the rear driver's side tire went completely flat as i was sitting at a red light. I pulled over to the side of the road and found that the tire had a rip across the side wall approximately 5 inches long. The tires (and truck) have less than 12,000 miles on them. I called ford, and they referred…
ODI 10062536
Sidewall · Tires
All 4 tires developed cracks in the sidewall. There was a recall for these tires, but this vehicle was not included in the recall.*ak *la
ODI 10063546