Complaint 559132
2001 FORD F-350 • TIRES:TREAD/BELT • incident Sep 27, 2005
- Complaint ID
- 559132
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- F-350
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- Incident Date
- Sep 27, 2005
- Date Received
- Oct 18, 2005
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Owner Narrative
DT: 2001 FORD F350. HAD TOW BLOW OUTS WITH TREADS FALLING OFF PATHFINDER RADIAL ATR TIRES THAT WERE ON VEHICLE WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED IT. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRES. HAD NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER YET. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGE. WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES IT DENTED BOTH OFREAR FENDERS, BUSTED TAIL LIGHTS, AND PUT A HOLE IN FUEL TANK. M MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS 65 PSI. CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND ROTATED THE TIRES. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 15000 MILES ONIT, AND I NOTICED .VIBRATION ON ONE OF THE TIRES BEFORE THE BLOW OUT OCCURRED. THE BLOW OUTS OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IDID NOT NOTICE ANY ABNORMAL BULGING IN THE TIRES.*AK
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