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The engine began stalling in 1999 and the problem continues to this day...i suspect the engine control module as it was a common failure from what i have learned.i do not know of a recall however.i took the car in to the dealer here in fremont as it seemed to be overheating and he said it was probably a blown headgasket as it was a recall problem.my car was past the 7 year limit by two months however.at this time the air conditioner has also quit.needless to say ford has lost my business forever.i couldn't believe the number of complaints i found on your sight .many of them seemed to be the same problems i have been experiencing.ford should monitor this list and they could see where the flaws were in this model if they cared.excellent sight which i will scan before buying my next vehicle. (tiresize: 205 60 15)( dot number:tire size: 205 60 15 )
Steering wheel shakes when brakes are applied.(dot number: 442-369tiresize: p205/65/15)
I noticed uneven wear on my tires. So, i stopped at a garage and i was told the tires were under inflated even though i had the tires at the recommending psi. I put the psi in that the technician recommended and the problem seemed to go away. I went in to have a routine oil change done at a local shop a year after this, and i needed to replace all 4 tires. They had worn down on the inside tread to the steel within only 26k miles. The vehicle has been driven conservatively, and mostly highway miles by my wife. So i put four new tires and had an alignment.
Shakes between 60-70mph on freeway. Dealer has replaced tires twice, front wheel hubs replaced, and shackles on rear leaf springs to eliminate shaking, no success. Truck at dealer last time for 8 weeks ( dot number: tire size: p25570rdbs )
Front end of vehicle viabrates badly at 70, caused by sectional joints in tires, tires can not be balanced have hard spots, gmc says nothing wrong with tires. (dot number: no dottiresize: p215/70/15)
This tire was always properly maintained, and had not been abused. It failed with little warning.maybe 5 to 10 seconds of vibration prio to failing. (dot number: unkowntiresize: p18570r14)
Tire blow-out,no road hazard,straight , level highway,less than 100 lbs. In bed of truck. On inspection, all 4 remaining tires showed to have splits in sidewalls.ed of truck. (tiresize: 245-75-16)
Tires made in 4 sections, have hard heavy spots, tires can not be balanced, causing bad viabrations at all speeds and grossly effect steering, to the loss of control of vehicle.(dot number: none showtiresize: p215/70/15)
Removed originial unused spare tire from under frame location.the ford f-150 under frame mounting design caused 8wear points (from vibration) at least 3/16" deep into outer sidewall.this has created a potential unsafe tire blowout condition.i have had this truck for only 16 months (@16,295 miles) and find this new spare now unsafe and unusable.i would like this investigated and other owners notified of this situation if warranted.i will be contacting ukiah ford this week and i would like to have this tire replaced.contact me if needed.ken johannes.( dot number: tire size: 235-70r16 )
On march 19 2012, while coming home from a trip and only about 30 miles from home, we had a sudden (blowout) on the right front of our 2010 dodge ram 3500 diesel dually. The tire tread literally had peeled away from the tire! my husband was able to maintain control and bring us to a safe stop, fortunately. This event damaged the fender, headlight, heavy duty grill guard, and nerf bar. We put the spare on and drove on home. These were the original tires that came on the truck at purchase(dec 2011) and they only had 24630 miles on them.this is not our first dodge truck to own, it is our fourth and never have we experienced such and event from any of the tires.the tires in question are general american lt 235/80r17120/117r m.s dot psab iu 9b. We just got our truck out of the shop and now i am replacing all the tires. Don't want to take a chance!
On march 19 2012 while coming home from a trip and only about 30 miles from home, we had a sudden blowout on the front right of our 2010 dodge ram diesel dually. The tire tread literally had peeled away from the tire. My husband was able to maintain control of the truck and bring us to a safe stop. The blow out damaged the fender, bumper and headlamp. We put the spare on, and drove on home. These were the original tires that came with the truck and we only had 24630 miles on them. This is not my first dodge truck to have, it is our fourth, and never have we had such an event happen. We take good care of our vehicles and tires. The tires in question are american-general lt235/80r17120/117r m.sdot psabiu9bwe just got our truck out of the shop and now i am replacing the remaining tires! don't want to take a chance!!!!!!
All 4 tires on vehicle replaced with general ameri 550 as p235 70r16 tires on 8/6/99 at odometer 44,763 miles as part of normal service.left front tire on 7/20/01 at odometer approx. 68,400 miles began to deteriorate as indicated by vehicle vibration at 50 mph speed.over next 3-4 days, vehicle shaking got worse.inspected tires and found front left had separation of tread at spot between sidewall and flat surface approx. 15 in. Long.other 3 tires were ok based upon amateur visual inspection.vehicle is used exclusively on highway and city driving (no off-road or contruction sites) by wife and three children at normal rates of speed.have replaced all 4 tires with michelin tires after reading usa today article on 7/25/01. (tiresize: p235 70r16)
The tire experienced a flat, consumer noticed the tire had split from the inside out which was not normal. Dealer was contacted since tire was original equipment, consumer was told there were no recalls or tsb bulletins. Consumer had to replaced all 4 tires.
I noticed uneven wear on my tires. So, i stopped at a garage and i was told the tires were under inflated even though i had the tires at the recommending psi. I put the psi in that the technician recommended and the problem seemed to go away. I went in to have a routine oil change done at a local shop a year after this, and i needed to replace all 4 tires. They had worn down on the inside tread to the steel within only 26k miles. The vehicle has been driven conservatively, and mostly highway miles by my wife. So i put four new tires and had an alignment.
While performing schedule maintenance service, the dealership noticed that the front tires were wearing prematurely in the center, and rotated them. The tires wear is inconsistent with the air pressure.
Tire has a stress split/crack at the point of attachment of the sidewall in 4 places, a total of 4spilt/cracks are detected. They ordered a new tire from continental tire.( dot number: adhl2v7 tire size: p235/75r15 )
Tread seperated from left rear tire while traveling @ 75 mph on i-10 between queen creek & riggs road exits.the tire did not loose pressure.on closer inspection of remaining three tires, evidence of tread coming apart.ford dealer refused to honor tire warrenty.damage to wheel well and truck bed caused by the seperated tire tread.tires are orginal tires on truck when bought from dealer.all tires have been replaced, still have all orginal tires for inspection.while not firestones sound like the same problem.( dot number: tire size: lt235/85rx )
There are small hunks of tread missing on the two front tires in different places. (tiresize: p245/75r16)
Vehicle was going 70mph andleft rear tire sidewall blewout. Before the blow out vehicle was shimying, and had large dimples insidewall. Consumer tookvehicle in to dealership before the road trip, and no problem was found. Always at highway speedsconsumer could feelvibration fromtires. Rim was damaged fromblowout.tire size p215/70r15, original tires on a 2000, nissan, quest with 1200 miles on themwhen incident occurred.
Left rear tire blew out at a speed of 10 mph while traveling straight on an asphalt road.a discernible hole was observed in the sidewall.upon inspection of the remaining tires, a soft spot was found in the outside sidewall of the right front tire.new tires (dayton timberline ht p255/70r16) were placed on the vehicle on 7/24/99 by myself since i was leaving town on that date for vacation.i was not comfortable driving on tires that had experienced 1 failure and were subject to a second failure.the chevrolet dealer refused to replace the tires, instead referring me to a general tire dealer.the closest general tire dealer was 25 miles away and was closed.i remain in possession of the defective general tires.i requested from the chevrolet dealer but did not receive a refund for the purchase of the new tires.( dot number: a3cudb2 tire size: p255/70r16 )
There has not been an actual failure to this point. However, the tires have indulations on the sidewalls which are visible to the naked eye and dramatic to the touch. (tiresize: p205/70r15)( dot number:tire size: p205/70r15 )
All six tires are bubblingat sidewall.dealer replaced four tires, but thosereplaced tires are starting to bubble also.
While driving 55mphsidewall separated from right rear tire, causing loss of control.original equipment for a 2001, chevrolet, silverado.
General, americantires lt350/75r16, dot adil, original equipment on a 1999, chevrolet, silverado with 48000.while driving 65 mph front passenger tire had tread separation, then, on 12 sep 2001while driving 65 mph,rear driver's tire had tread separation.
The tires on my 2000 chevrolet silverado p/u were found to have severe cracks in the tread are, the cracks were significant enough to warrent replacement by the tire dealer. The manufacturer agreed to prorate the tires,which was a significant expense on my part. The tread wear was minimal.i as the tire dealer if there was problem with these particular tires he said no. After having my tires replacedi personally inspected six 1999-2001 chev silverado 2wd ext cab pickups with the same general tires, of the six , with milage from 7,500-42,000, i found that five of the six had the same cracking in the same area as did the tires on my truck. (tiresize: 255/70r/16)
On march 19 2012, while coming home from a trip and only about 30 miles from home, we had a sudden (blowout) on the right front of our 2010 dodge ram 3500 diesel dually. The tire tread literally had peeled away from the tire! my husband was able to maintain control and bring us to a safe stop, fortunately. This event damaged the fender, headlight, heavy duty grill guard, and nerf bar. We put the spare on and drove on home. These were the original tires that came on the truck at purchase(dec 2011) and they only had 24630 miles on them.this is not our first dodge truck to own, it is our fourth and never have we experienced such and event from any of the tires.the tires in question are general american lt 235/80r17120/117r m.s dot psab iu 9b. We just got our truck out of the shop and now i am replacing all the tires. Don't want to take a chance!
While driving at 6omph front passenger's tiretread separated fromvehicle, causing damage to part ofwheel well.tire remained inflated. However, the tread separated completely from the vehicle. No one has seen the tire or vehicle as of yet.
Tire blowout with visible tread separation.blowout occurred at 30 mph while travelling within residential neighborhood.all four tires kept for further investigation. (dot number: a308443526tiresize: p235/70r16)
Driving down the interstate at 55 mph, all the tread came off my tire.the shrapnel caused $1200 worth of damage to my wheel well and gas tank.it tore off the tube from the gas tank which allows one to fill the tank.i lost control of the vehicle for a short time, but luckily i was in the right lane and maneuvered the vehicle to the side of the road.the tire didn't deflate.another tire went flat a month ago.it deflated in a parking lot and couldn't be replaced because all of the rubber had caused a lump on one side of the tire and completely fell apart after it was changed.a year ago, another"exploded" going approx. 30 mph.all of the tires had more than adequate tread left on them.we are submitting a property damage report to continental/general tires, 1440-l westinghouse blvd., charlotte, nc28273.we have also sent the tire from the 7/27/00 incident back to them.it is probably not covered by any warranty but it is odd that 3 of these tires failed in unusual ways.it is a miracle i was not injured from the last incident.i am lucky the fuel tank was not ruptured, only the fuel spout was missing and gasoline had not leaked out. I was not able to put gas in the tank.the tire with no tread looks like the firestone recall tires.have you investigated the general tires or had any complaints?( dot number: 2842006d tire size: p235/70r16 )
Tread separated fromrear tire, resulting in a collsion and damage tovehicle.please provide further details.
Tread separated from tire body - 3 tires on 3 separate occassions - separation occurred while moving at 55-60 mph.(dot number: a311c9b088tiresize: 245/75r/16)
My wife was driving the truck and the left rear tire fell apart.the tread separated from the tire and caused substantial damage to the truck.approximately 90 - 95 % of the tread came off, only a small piece was left on the tire.when she took it to our local tire dealer he inspected the tires and said some of the others were also showing signs of the same problem; tread / tire separation.through the dealer and general tire customer service i was given 4 tires at half price.i have subsequently tried to get reimbursement for the damage to my truck.at this point general tire is saying that the tire was damaged because the tire had been patched.my tire dealer who patched the tire is saying that they did the job according to the manufacturer's specifications.i am in the middle as each party is pointing to the other one.i have never had tires that were as bad as these.i bought the truck in 1997, one year old, with 7600 miles on it.i make it a practice to check the tires monthly and have the tires rotated annually.this truck is no exception to that practice.these tires at the time of failure were probably within 6 months of needing to be replaced as the tread was getting thin.given that the truck only had 20k miles on it does not speak very highly of the tread wear on these tires.i have a big problem with the tire manufacturer saying that they are not responsible for the damage.their tire separated and caused the damage.as the dealer stated to me and general tire there were other tires that had the signs of the same problem.if my wife had been going 55 - 60 mph towing our horse trailer i would hate to think of what might have happened.the bottom line is i feel these tires were deffective and the general tire should be held accountable for them.thanks for you assistance on this matter( dot number: ad11c9b206 tire size: lt245//75r )
All 4 original tires split within the treads of the tires.the splitting was discovered at 14,155 miles.the ford dealer insisted that the tires be replaced prior to driving the vehicle any further.general tire co. Requested that the tires be returned to the manufacturer. (tiresize: p215/70r15)( dot number:tire size: p215/70r15 )
Tread seperation( dot number: acur 442 tire size: 205/65r15 )
On march 19 2012 while coming home from a trip and only about 30 miles from home, we had a sudden blowout on the front right of our 2010 dodge ram diesel dually. The tire tread literally had peeled away from the tire. My husband was able to maintain control of the truck and bring us to a safe stop. The blow out damaged the fender, bumper and headlamp. We put the spare on, and drove on home. These were the original tires that came with the truck and we only had 24630 miles on them. This is not my first dodge truck to have, it is our fourth, and never have we had such an event happen. We take good care of our vehicles and tires. The tires in question are american-general lt235/80r17120/117r m.sdot psabiu9bwe just got our truck out of the shop and now i am replacing the remaining tires! don't want to take a chance!!!!!!
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