2002 Ford F-250 Tread/Belt Problems
- 13
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 13 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- tread separated · 4 records
- front tire · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Tires · Tread/Belt
Tires involved were purchased on 7/25/2012 (have receipt) and at time of incident had 16,115 miles on them. Tires were correctly inflated to correct psi and showed no signs of excessive wear or checking. Trip was from antelope, ca to san diego, ca. (+/- 525 miles.) outside temperature was approximately 95 degrees. Driver was the only person in the vehicle, truck was running with no load/empty and in the right hand…
ODI 10758484
Tires · Tread/Belt
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f250 with definity dakota a/t tires, size lt 265/75r16, dot number: utw8pa91108. The contact was driving 70 mph when the tread separated from the front passenger tire. The contact merged to the shoulder where he changed the tire and installed the spare. There were no road hazards that could possibly have contributed to the failure. The tire was taken to a local tire merchant who…
ODI 10441772
Tires · Tread/Belt
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f250 equipped with pirelli scorpion zero asimmetrico lt235/85r/16/e1 tires. While driving approximately 80 mph, the contact noticed thumping. The contact inspected the tire and felt the tire had a raised portion on the tread area. The tire was replaced with a new tire. The contact stated he experienced the same failure with the new tire as well as the other three tires on the vehicle.…
ODI 10378394
Tread/Belt
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f250. The vehicle has cooper discoverer atr tires, size 265/75/r16. The contact stated that the two front tires were experiencing heavy tread separation. The two rear tires were beginning to crack as well. He believes that the amount of weight that is placed on the front tires has caused them to separate. He took the tires back to the dealer from where they were purchased, but they…
ODI 10266226
Tread/Belt
At about 80miles into a 1,000 mile trip after a slight vibration the left rear tire (firestone steele tex a/t 265 75 r 16 lr-e tire violently lost its tread causing fender and light damage to vehicle and wrapping the loose tread around vehicle rear axle housing. Note tire still remained inflated. *tr
ODI 10216292
Tread/Belt
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 60 mph on a downhill curve, the driver side front tire blew out and the vehicle hit a guard rail on the driver side. Then, while trying to get the vehicle off of the road, the tread separated and the tread hit the side mirror and fender. A spare tire was put on. Then, 175 miles later there was a noise, the vehicle was running rough and was pulled over. The passenger side front…
Crash reported
ODI 10171795
Tread/Belt
The right front tire tread of the firestone steeltex a/t tire separated. The consumer's 2002 ford f-250 only had 45800 miles on it. *nm consumer sent a letter to the rubber manufacturer's association on june 10, 2005, explaining to them the situation with the tires and how it damaged the vehicle when the incident happened.*sb
ODI 10126899
Tread/Belt
The right rear passenger tire blew out while the vehicle was being driven. Right front passenger tire had a slow leak. *ak
ODI 10092875
Tires · Tread/Belt
Consumer was driving the vehicle when the tread on the tire fell off. *ak
ODI 10089228
Tread/Belt
While driving 65 mph the front/rear driver side tread separated. The consumer pulled over and replaced it with a spare tire. General tires, size lt235/85r16, dot 8dor1p6. *ak *jb
ODI 10063434
Tread/Belt
While driving at 70 mph vehicle trembled violently. Consumer parked and checked the vehicle, there was no noticeable problems. Consumer drove at highway speeds, and the trembling started again. Several seconds there was a loud explosion. Consumer examined the left rear tire and determined that tread had separated and wrapped around the axle. *ak
ODI 10062984
Tread/Belt
Pe00-040/tire tread separation/tire failure: right rear tire had a blowout while driivng 60 mph in a 2002, ford f250, original equipment, tire size 265/75r16, and dot#8xw81xm2202. Dealer notified. *ak *yh
ODI 8013811
Sidewall · Tread/Belt
Pe00-040/tire tread separation/tire failure: while driving 60 mph in a 2002,ford, f250 s/d, original equipment, tire size 265/75r16, dot vnw81xm1002, left front tire was noticed with a blister on sidewall. Dealer was contacted. *ak consumer replaced all tires at own expense. *jg
ODI 8013797