Vibration problem fixed
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Vibration problem fixed
I know we are tired of the old vibration problem in these new trucks but, after saying something twice to my service department and them telling me there is nothing wrong, I think I have it solved, at least for me.
While driving the other day my driver rear tire just blew apart, I have the Michelin's. It was not low or any signs of a hole, the side wall just blew apart. I was empty, driving 70 MPH, about three miles into my trip. After changing to the spare, the vibration I had been complaining about was gone. I could hardly believe it was the same truck. I went straight to the dealer that sold me the truck and they replaced the tire under warranty. No vibration now. Hope it last. Just thought I would let you guys know. By the way it is a 04 supercab, 4.6L, ls rear end.
While driving the other day my driver rear tire just blew apart, I have the Michelin's. It was not low or any signs of a hole, the side wall just blew apart. I was empty, driving 70 MPH, about three miles into my trip. After changing to the spare, the vibration I had been complaining about was gone. I could hardly believe it was the same truck. I went straight to the dealer that sold me the truck and they replaced the tire under warranty. No vibration now. Hope it last. Just thought I would let you guys know. By the way it is a 04 supercab, 4.6L, ls rear end.
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Yes, I am sure it was. It seemed to vibrate in the pedals and the center console. Of course anywhere my body touched the truck. It was only noticable between 45 and 65 mph, faster than that it left. Like I said, I noticed the truck was so smooth after I put the spare on, I went right to the dealer. They seemed very happy to warranty the tire, made me think they wanted to close the vibration issue with me. I hop it does not come back like everyone talks about. By the way, I drove my wife's Expedition on our vacation trip, talk about vibration, glad to get back into the truck. She drives a '97 Expedition.
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I am in the process of getting new tires , because they say that is my problem. I always had a little vibration, and I think that progressively got worse and made 2 of my tires go out of round. I fully expent the vibration to be alot better when they get replaced , but I think there is a bigger problem . Something ruined that that tire for you , I just find it hard to believe we all are driving around with defective tires. Ford told me yesterday that they have had no customer satisfaction issues with the 2004 Ford F150, I mean none, no complaints.
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I understand what you are saying. I find it hard to believe a tire company like Michelin would sell that many defective tires. Also by reading the posts here, all tire brands are affected. Do not think so either.
It just bugs me now that I am always looking for the vibration to return. Hope they get you fixed.
It just bugs me now that I am always looking for the vibration to return. Hope they get you fixed.
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Vibration-different causes?
My vibration comes into the steering wheel at about 65 - 70 mph, and when I put the brakes on it really shakes! I took it in and they rebalanced the tires and turned (ground) the brake rotors. Guess what? It still does it. Another trip back to the shop to hear their story. My nephew has the same problem, starts at about 15,000 miles it seems (I now have 20,000). I do not have Michelins and cannot believe it's the tires alone.
100% customer satisafction? I guess we need to file a special complaint.
100% customer satisafction? I guess we need to file a special complaint.
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Welcome to FTE kmeise. If the brakes are involved, have the dealer check your brakes. It sounds like thats where you problem lies...not the tires. You could have a caliper sticking, or even the infamous parking break stick issue.
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An old saying that has been around for a while is "if you feel it in the hands its in the front if you feel it in the seat it's the rear".
If you really feel it when you break (shaking) its the brakes, if it was an alignment issue it would pull one way or another (similiar to a stuck/sticking/dragging caliper) Ford could have gotten some high quality belt seperatin' tires at a good deal and are slowly realizing how costly it is.
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If you really feel it when you break (shaking) its the brakes, if it was an alignment issue it would pull one way or another (similiar to a stuck/sticking/dragging caliper) Ford could have gotten some high quality belt seperatin' tires at a good deal and are slowly realizing how costly it is.
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Just want to add my comments on the tires. i have a 04 4x4 Lariat SC and it came with the BFG tires, after road force testing the tires at the dealer some of the tires failed. They (ford) offered to up grade me to the Wrangler ATS tires for only 90 bucks. I was told that the BFG tires are basically a car tire. My experinece is that the BFG tires only last about 20k miles, but the ATS tires will last about 45k. Much of the vibrations associated with the tires is gone, to the point where it is satisfactory. I mean it will never ride like a 100K luxury car, but your coffee shouldn't be sprayed all over the place when driving either.
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I have the General Grabber AT tires and the vibration problem has come up after they've been on there for a while. As I said earlier, it helped a lot rebalancing the drive-shaft and replacing the u-joints. I think this indicates that it's definitely in the drive-line somewhere. It could possibly be in the transmission? At this point, who knows. Thanks for your comments.
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azfordowner- Ford sent out a note to all 04 F150 owners that the tires are covered under warranty for 36months or 36K miles. This was for vibration wear etc.. I don't think I would pay a dime based on the note sent to every 04 F150 owner. Sounds like your dealer got some $$ when it was not due!
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I had Ford purchase 4 new Goodyear Wranglers for my FX4. The BFGs became awful after a tire rotation. The dealer said that they could get Ford to pay for 2, and I told them to take a long walk off a short pier. I took it up with the owner of the dealership, and the next day, I had 4 new tires. Still to this day, I dont know why Ford is putting P rated tires on a truck!
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Kevin M - Ford was going to replace the BFG tires that failed under warranty. The extra 90 bucks was a upgrade charge to get 4 new Goodyear wranglers, that is basically about 1100 bucks worth of tires. Seeing how I had about another 8k miles left on the BFG's, I opted for the upgrade. I have owned 6 ford pickups in about 5 years. I always get the ATS tires as they have proven to be a much better/longer wearing tire (about 45k miles verses the BFG which only get about 20k). I did also recieve the same not you mentioed from ford.
