| Issue ID | 505924 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10093267 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 16/08/04 |
| Component | TIRES:TREAD/BELT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I purchased my 2004 f150 supercab 2x4 august 12 and paid my first payment to ford motor credit september 11. It has 4500 miles on it and already needed four new tires! During the past month i have had seven (7) flats. Granted, i drive five miles (one way) down a dirt road sometimes twice a day, but that's exactly why i wanted a truck, i thought it could handle it. I showed the tires to the service department at the dealership where i purchased my truck, their response: it looks like somebody has been peeling out on gravel that gravel is really eating up this truck" "i'm sorry, we can't help you". Actually, the tires look like somebody has been doing donuts on barbed wire or run through a meat tenderizer, chewed up. Rocks the size of english peas are cutting / puncturing these tires. Is anybody else having the same tire issue? *ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 7 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DODSON, LA |
| VIN pattern | 1FTPW12594KXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 12/08/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | MARLER FORD |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | PROSPECT |
| Dealer's state code | LA |
| Dealer's ZIP code |