2003 Ford F-250 tires problems
20 complaints about tires have been filed for the 2003 Ford F-250, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 132,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When tires problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 tires complaints that report mileage, the median is about 132,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-250 equipped with definity tires a/t 33 12.5r 16.5. The contact was traveling 65 MPH when the front passenger side tire blew out. The failure caused the front passenger to receive injuries to his lower back. The vehicle was towed a repair shop. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was repaired and the VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 144,000. ....updated 08-24-12 the consumer stated the first incident happened in april 2011.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 55 MPH the tread completely detached from the two tires on the passenger side. Another tire had a violent tread separation at 55 MPH. Which caused an accident and incurred damages to the wheel alignments, fender, bumper, suspension and other parts underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealership, who replaced all cooper/dominator tires and repair the damages created as a result of the failure tires.