This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford F150. The vehicle was equipped with Continental conti trac tires, and tire size P255-65-R17. The contact was driving approximately 45 mph. Suddenly, there was a severe vibration. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician stated the tires met the tread requirements. The contact observed at a later date that all four tires exhibited excessive tread separation. The manufacturer was notified and offered a discount price on a set of tires. The tires were replaced. The failure mileage was unknown. The dot number A3K345mw4605. Updated 4/30/10 the tires had a vibration from beginning. The consumer stated the tread separated as well as the belts on two tires. Updated 05/17/10
The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact has had to replace two front passenger side tires within six months due to excessive wear on the outside of the tires. There is also a front end vibration and the vehicle was taken to the dealer twice. The vehicle was also aligned twice at that time. The dealer could not find any failures and the vibration and tire failure continues. The tire information was unavailable. The current mileage was 29,500 and failure mileage was 5,239.
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- Old Town , FL, USA