1999 Ford F-350 Tires Problems
- 49
- 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 49 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- tire size · 9 records
- tire blew · 8 records
- rear tire · 8 records
- tire tread · 6 records
- firestone steeltex · 6 records
- side tire · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Tires
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350 equipped with hankook dynapro as tires, size: 235/85r16. While driving above 45 mph, the vehicle would swerve uncontrollably. The contact also noticed that the front tires were wearing down quickly and unevenly, but the rear tires showed no failures. The local tire store was contacted and stated that they no longer serviced or sold hankook tires. The contact called the…
ODI 11110299
Tires
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350 equipped with michelin tires, tire line: x radial lt, and tire size: 265/75/r16. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, the rear driver's side tire blew out without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the tires were replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage of the tire and the vehicle was 220,000. The dot…
ODI 10681781
Tires
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f350 with uniroyal liberator tires, size: lt265/75/16. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the rear driver's side tire blew without warning. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 170,000 and the tire failure mileage was 10,000. The dot number was not available.
ODI 10542617
Tires
1999 ford f-350. Unit #1 was traveling westbound in the right hand lane on the ohio turnpike. Unit #1 had a right tire blowout causing the driver to lose control and strike the guardrail off the right side of the roadway. Unit #1 came to a controlled stop after striking the guardrail. *ln according to the police report, all the tires were in good condition, but all were from different manufacturers and all had…
Crash reported
ODI 10415943
Tires · Tread/Belt
Here's what happened on 7-26-09 i was on my way back to fort worth from austin, tx from a trade show when about 3:00 pm on hwy i-35e 19 miles south of waco tx the i felt a sudden vibration and thumping in the front. I started to slow down to get off the road to check it out when front left tire blew out, causing the truck to severely veer to the left trying my best to keep the truck from rolling, then hitting the…
ODI 10303339
Tires
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f350. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle began to shake. The contact noticed an air bubble on the driver side tire. She took the vehicle to the tire plus store where it was replaced under warranty. The failure recurred, however, there were four air bubbles in the tire and the tread had separated from the rim. The tire store stated that they will not repair it under warranty and that…
ODI 10195011
Lugs/Nuts/Bolts · Tires
1999 ford f-350 left rear dual tires came off. *ts the police reported stated the dual studs were all sheared off. There was a possibility the studs were broken prior to the incident. *jb
ODI 10146444
Rim · Tires
The front rims had cracks on them. This caused the front tires to lose air prematurely. Dealership replaced the rims/tires. *ak
ODI 10111528
Tires
The consumer had two sets of six firestone steeltex tires with cracks in the sidewall. *nm firestone would not reimburse the consumer for the tires. *jb
ODI 10092712
Tires
While driving at 55 mph and towing a trailer the left rear tire blew out. The tire was taken to the dealership and they could not determine what caused the blow.*mr consumer first noticed that vehicle was pulling to the right till finding out the blistering at the front left tire at the seam of the thread and the sidewall. Tire had 39,657 miles on it. *la
ODI 10066653
Tires
While driving at 60 mph consumer heard a loud noise coming from the front of vehicle. Consumer pulled over to investigate the noise and noticed that the left front tire had a blow out. Firestone steeltex radial at, lt265/75r/16, dot# unknown. *ak
ODI 10048231
Tires
Less than a month after purchase and after about 3,000 miles, mostly on the highway, the side of my tire blew out while i was driving on my muddy driveway going at the blinding speed of 3-4 miles per hour. *jb
ODI 10038812
Frontal · Tires
While traveling on 405 freeway left front tire blewout/ both air bags went off, and windshield was cracked by the impact of airbags. Left front fender/ bumper were damaged. When tire blewout truck turned to the left. Consumer was doing approximately 55-60 mph. Entire tread was shredded away. Consumer was not injured nor did he crash the truck.*ak
ODI 8015547
Tires
While driving 60 mph, the right front tire tread separated and the tire blewout, the driver was the only person in the vehicle at the time. Firestone contacted (1999 ford f350, original equipment, tire size lt 265/75r16, dot# vnw81xl358). *ak *yh
ODI 8016389
Tires
While driving front drivers tire separated, causing an accident. Dot #vnw81xl, size lt26575r16. Orginial tires.*ak during the accident, consumers wife sustained minor injuries to lower legs.*yh (firestone steeltex lt265 75r16)
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 8013550
Axle Hubs · Driveshaft · Structure · Tires · Torque Converter
Cab of the truck vibrated very hard at any speed. Took to mechanic and they replaced torque converter, then hub, still same problem. Took to ford, ford replaced tires, still shaking. Then, they replaced driveshaft, still shook. Dealer did not know what the problem was. Please provide any further information.*ak
ODI 8009239
Tires
The pickups left front 16 inch firestone steeltex tire had a malfunction of some type which in turn caused the pickup to sharply veer left going onto the median and then crossing the westbound lanes, the driver of the u-haul (deceased) was killed as a result of the pickup crossing the median and into the path of the westbound lanes (attorney for deceased). Nlm
1 death
ODI 563825
Tires
While traveling at 45 mph heard a loud noise. Afterwards, vehicle traveled out of control. Consumer pulled vehicle over and noticed rear tire had a blowout. *ak *jb
ODI 888981
Tires
Tires were constantly going flat. Several times i pulled pieces of gravel/rock out to find that was the cause of the leaking. I feel these tires were unreasonably susceptible to punctures . To hear of gravel piercing through the tire, i replaced them fearing that if i hit a larger piece of debris that a severe tire failure may occur.*ak (tiresize: 265/75/16)
ODI 748720
Tires
I had just checked the tire pressures (70psi) prior to leaving home. 45 minutes into the trip, i felt 2 or 3 seconds of rough shaking of the steering wheel and then a loud noise accompanied by a "drop" of the left rear of the vehicle. I had taken my foot off of the acelorator at the shaking and maintained control while gently braking and when slowed enough, pulled off of the highway. I was towing a gooseneck trailor…
ODI 744651
Tires
Traveling on highway, suddenly tire deflated. Stopped, belt had slipped and cut through top of outside edge of tire for about 6 inches. *ak (tiresize: 265/75 r16)( dot number: tire size: 265/75 r16 )
ODI 740682
Tires
While traveling at 70 mph vehicle was shaking. Consumer pulled vehicle over, and noticed a bulge on side of tires. After a dealer inspected all tires, hairline cracks were found in the sidewalls of all the tires (firestone twx r4s p265 75 r16). Dot #vnw8ixm. *slc
ODI 874802
Tires
While traveling on a straight and level road the right rear tire had a complete failure. The air preasure in the tire was about 60 psi. Speed was about 55 mph. The failure was without warning and was total. The entire sidewall blew off. Tire was inspected by sears (the installer) who found no road hazard damage or puncture. (tiresize: 295/75r16)( dot number: tire size: 295/75r16 )
ODI 736624
Tires
While driving the vehicle had a blowout which caused the vehicle to veer off the roadway to the right, then struck several trees and rolled onto it's left and top areas, the vehicle came to rest on it's to. (texas peace officer's accident report). Nlm
2 injuries
ODI 566540
Tires
Original equipment on a 1999, f350, lt215/85r16 size. Tread on the left inside rear firestone steeltex separated and blewout . Owner has replaced all of the tires.*ak dot# w10p1xnz494. *slc
ODI 872893