2000 Ford F-550 SD Tires Problems

“I own a 2000 Ford f550 modified by fontaine modification company, louisville, ky to tow a fifth wheel trailer, gvr 15,900 lbs. This was a demo vehicle for fontaine and had 2598 miles on the odometer. It was delivered to me as a new vehicle with a 3 year 36,000 miles warranty on 9-29-2002. Prior to purchasing this vehicle, the dealer, cunningham campers had two blow outs on the right rear dual 225/70r-19.5/f general tires on 8-6-2002. Two more blow outs, (explosions) occurred in of june 2003, while the vehicle was parked. I replaced the general tires with michelin tires. …”

“Valve stem failures on four tires while in transit. Three of the tires I have as evidence plus valve stem and photographs of tires. Tire #1 12,000 miles, #2 13,000 miles, #3 14,500 miles. I went for valve stem recall about 14-17 months prior to all tire failures at sayville Ford. I have all documentation, bills for road service repairs, etc. They told me the zipper failure on the sidewall is due to uninflated tires not the faulty valve stems that failed . The last blowout is still on the rim which I will change soon being it is the spare tire. One tire was thrown out (discarded) by error. …”

“1. Traveling east on I-88 in ny. Load 6500 lbs. At 60 MPH. . Sudden loss of air in front left tire, was able to pull over to brake down lane without incident. . Road service replaced tire, could find no defects or punctures in flat. Was sugested valve stem safety margin to close to tire inflation. Rubber stem replaced with a metal one.”

“The tire experienced the same defect as stated in recall no. 01 v 046 000, however the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall. The valve cover had come out of the rim, it was loose, and leaked air. The tires lost all air and had run flat, causing them to be too dangerous to re-inflate. (broken down sidewalls) the dealer thought nothing was wrong with the valves. Scc”

“Recall campaign for Ford f550 trucks concerning the vale stems used on 19.5 inch tires. One of the vehicle's tires had to be replaced because the valve stem failed causing severe damage to the tires sidewall. On another occasion one of the dually wheel tire valve stems failed and caused the tire to go flat. The consumer replaced all four dually tire valve stems with the tread nut on top. The consumer request reimbursement.”