2010 Ford F-150

PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES SIDEWALLS WEATHER CHAPPED OR CRACKED WITHIN THE FIRST 10,000 MILES OF DRIVING. THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER FORD'S WARRANTY - AND THE REPLACEMENT TIRES ALSO CRACKED AGAIN WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THE CRACKS IN THE RUBBER FORM IN A CONTINUOUS CIRCLE AROUND THE BEAD AND THE SIDEWALL OF THESE TIRES. READING ONLINE FORUM F150FORUM.COM - MANY OTHER USERS OF THESE TIRES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

THE FACTORY INSTALL TIRES ON MY F150 FX4 - PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES FAILED ORIGINALLY AROUND 10,000 MILES. REPORTED TO DEALER, THEY ADVISED THE TIRES WERE OK. HAD NO ISSUES. SIDEWALLS STARTED TO CRACK IN MULTIPLE PLACES ON ALL 4 TIRES, TIRES LOOKED WEATHER CHECKED, AND FINALLY HAD THEM REPLACED WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF ORIGINAL REPORT. TIRES WERE REPLACED BY DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES - ALTERNATE TIRE OPTION REQUEST WAS DECLINED. THESE WERE REPLACED UNDER FORD'S WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES STARTED TO FAIL AGAIN AT 30,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK ( ONLY 20,000 ON THE TIRES). REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE DATE CODED ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD, AND WERE ALSO CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALLS IN THE SAME FASHION AS THE ORIGINAL TIRES. PER READING INFORMATION ON F150FORUM.COM - THIS IS A RATHER COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS TIRES. *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TPMS) HAS A DEFECT IN IT THAT CAUSES THE SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION AND GIVE BOGUS WARNINGS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO LOCAL DEALER 3 TIMES TO FIX. THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF FREQUENTLY ENOUGH WHERE IT CAN CAUSE A CONSUMER TO IGNORE AN ACTUAL TIRE PRESSURE FAILURE. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH ISSUE THAT THERE ARE MANY MESSAGE BOARDS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY AFTER DRIVING 20-25 MILES ON A DAY WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A TEMPERATURE CHANGE OF ABOUT 20 DEGREES OR WHEN IT IS RAINING. THE WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST 30 TIMES IN THE 6 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE PRESSURES HAVE BEEN CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES BY THE DEALER. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET BY THE DEALER. THEY CANNOT FIND OR DO NOT WANT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAME WITH A STANDARD SPARE TIRE THAT WAS 18 INCHES BUT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE A STANDARD 20 INCHES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS TOO SMALL AND DID NOT FIT. THE TIRE WAS NEVER INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE TIRE WAS A STANDARD SIZE FOR A SPARE FOR THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND THEY COULD NOT EXHANGE IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN

THE DAY AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2010 F-150 FORD TRUCK THIS PAST NOVEMBER I EXPERIENCED A TERRIBLE VIBRATION AT AROUND 70 MPH. I STOPPED AT THE NEAREST FORD DEALER WHICH WAS FRANKFORT KY AND THEY CHECKED THE BALANCE THEN SAID THERE WAS AN DRIVE SHAFT ALIGNMENT REPAIR NEEDED BUT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL HOURS. BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING AND WOULD NOT BE AT MY HOME LOCATION FOR A WEEK I CALLED THE DEALER IN NORTH CAROLINA WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, AFTER A BIT OF CHECKING AROUND THEY TOLD ME VIA PHONE THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. A WEEK LATER I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND THEY BALANCED THE TIRES AND GIVE IT BACK TO ME. I HAD A 400 MILE TRIP TO MAKE AND WITHIN THE FIRST 50 MILES THE SHAKE WAS BACK IN THE TRUCK. I CALLED THE DEALER THEN RETURNED THE TRUCK BACK TO THEM 3 DAYS LATER. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK A RIDE WITH ME AND SAID IT FELT LIKE FLAT SPOTS ON THE TIRES. THE KEPT THE TRUCK OVERNIGHT AND DID ANOTHER BALANCE JOB WHILE CHECKING THE DRIVE SHAFT, BRAKES, TRANSMISSION AND ROTORS. WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK BACK THIS TIME THE SHAKING STARTED AT 45 MPH AND CONTINUED TO AROUND 65 MPH. I WAS ON ANOTHER TRIP AND CALLED THE DEALER TO RELAY THE BAD NEWS. I RETURNED THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH PIRELLI 20 INCH SCORPION TIRES LIKE THE ONES THAT CAME ON IT. I OFFERED TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE TO INSTALL ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT HAVE IT. AFTER TAKING THE TRUCK ON A 2000 MILE TRIP THE SHAKING HAS RETURNED JUST AS BAD AS THE DAY I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE IS 4 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 16000 MILES ON IT, I HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED AND NOW ITS NEARING HALF OF THE WARRANTY LIFE AND THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO BAD YOU WILL GET AN UPSET STOMACH AFTER A FEW HOURS OF RIDING IN IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150 HEAVY DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SPLIT IN HALF NEAR THE CENTER DUE TO INCORRECT LABELING OF THE TIRE RATINGS. HE STATED THE TIRES WERE NOT RATED HIGH ENOUGH FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY DID NOT MAINTAIN TIRE ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES STATED THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS LIABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,280 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ