2008 Ford F-250 Tread/Belt Problems
- 6
- 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 6 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- tread separation · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Tires · Tread/Belt
Driving texas highway 183 near bertram tx, rf drivers side bf goodrich baja champion truck tire exploded causing vehicle to serve into oncoming traffic, i recovered. Tire exploded with great force causing the outer tread to dislodge causing 4000 dollars damage to f250. The tire spilt into two exposing the wire steel belts. The belts look as of they were ripped apart similar to ied explosions experienced in persian…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10733496
Tires · Tread/Belt
Today i replaced the second tire from a set of four lt275/70r18e1 bfg commercial t/a a/s tires purchased on november 23, 2010. Both tires were replaced with less than 30,000 miles of wear because of tread separation. Fortunately, in both cases the issue was discovered before catastrophic failure. The separation events happened about 3,000 miles apart. Because of the dangers of tread separation, i went ahead and…
ODI 10567445
Tires · Tread/Belt
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-250 equipped with continental contitrac tires, size 275-70-18. The contact stated that all four tires displayed signs of tread separation. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where all four tires were replaced. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 38,000. The dot number was not available.
ODI 10520250
Tires · Tread/Belt
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-250 equipped with continental contitrac tr size lt275/70/r18 tires. The contact stated that the vehicle began to shake while driving 70 mph. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the tread was separating on the front driver's side tire. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact…
ODI 10434227
Tires · Tread/Belt
Within the last 2 weeks i have had tread separation on 2 of my truck tires. I was able to discover the problem before a complete failure due to abnormal vibration and subsequent inspection. These were continental contitrac lt275 65r18 tires on my ford f250. Dot p5b9 1vub with no apparent manufacture date code. The first failure occurred at 24554 miles and the second at 26000 miles. The tires were carefully…
ODI 10406890
Tires · Tread/Belt
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-250. The vehicle has four continental tires. The contact stated that three of the tires were leaking air. The remaining tire has nine holes inside the thread and the contact has to place air in it everyday. The manufacturer does not want to replace the tires. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that ford would not honor the repair. The tire line and size were…
ODI 10251391