WV4Life

First time post long time fan of the forums. Finally felt I needed to pursue some advice as I am not getting any help with my problem.

I have a 2010 Crewcab Regular bed F150 and at approximately 8000 miles I went to the dealer because my front tires were cupping bad. The tires had been rotated twice at this point by the dealer and they agreed there was a problem. They attempted a front-end alignment and by 9200 the tires needed replaced. The service manager called the factory rep with me standing there and the rep seemed well aware that there was a problem because she knew even the make of the tires.

I was asked to pay for 1/4 of the cost to replace the tires due to the time involved even though the mileage was low. I was not pleased that I couldn't change the style of tire to eliminate the tires as the issue. Second set of tires with 3500 miles now and 3 more front end alignments by the dealer and the problem still continues.

My last visit I was read the fine print on the tire guide that as a vehicle owner it is my responsibility to check the air pressure once a month. In which I told the general manager if that was the leg he was going to stand on it should have been a condition of the sale and not in obscure fine print.

My vehicle is now out of warranty and close to needing a third set of tires with only 13,000 miles. The abnormal wear is due to the front end and they even wrote up every ticket acknowledging that. The truck hasn't been off-road and I put roughly 5-8 miles a day to and from work.

I've never experienced anything like this with a vehicle, especially a Ford, of which I have owned 5 in 20 years. Anyone have any opinion what might be the cause or what I might get the dealership to do to "make things right"? I love this truck but I have never seen as many problems with a vehicle as I have had with this one.

nlitend1

Did you get a set of GY SRA as replacements? I would suggest that is more likely the problem. I had the same complant with mine. Dealer repaced all 4 with some BFG Rugged Terrains ( not recomended ) and the problem was gone. The BFGs didn't last to long, but not due to cupping.
Get a good set and you'll probably have no issue.

WV4Life

Exactly. It was GY SRA from the factory and that is the replacements they forced on me. Just worried that won't solve the problem and I'm stuck replacing tires every 8-9k miles.

Another question that may or may not be related. When I pull out with this truck and the roads are icy/slick and the back loses traction the passenger front grinds and the vehicle actually tries to stop. I'm pretty sure that is the traction control system and I try to remember to turn it off as it is going to get me killed some day keeping me from pulling out of a dangerous intersection on my way to work.

jklew

Call me crazy... but the problem sounds like it could be related to a 4wd problem? If the truck is a 4x4 is it possible that it is stuck in 4wd and isn'tshifting to 2wd? Just a stab in the dark. Good luck with it. I defiantly don'tenvy your situation. You could try taking it to a different shop and if that doesn’tsolve the problem I would put new socks on it one last time and trade that thing, if the pocket book would allow it!

DavidKR

no, this was a problem I saw constantly on trucks with the Wranglers. when they "perform alignments" do they give you the print outs? what's out of spec, if anything? I would be willing to bet that a better set of tires would solve your problem. my stock Pirellis were cupping even though my alignment was never out of spec. I put Nitto Terra Grapplers on and never changed the alignment and after 25,000 miles the Terra Grapplers were still wearing perfectly straight with no cupping.

oh and you're correct, the grind you're hearing is the traction control trying to apply the brake(s) on a slippery surface and engaging the ABS instead. you'll notice that it still interferes even if you turn it off, it drives me absolutely nuts so I've resorted to just removing the fuse for the traction control when it's snowing but this also disables the ABS.

Watt-maker

Post those alignment print outs. Lets see those angles. As one poster already mentioned, check to see if the front hubs are unlocking when in 2wd.

MPETE

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my 2wd also started cupping tires, albeit not as baddly as yours. mine is a 2wd and runs the michelin A/S' 265/60/18. I was running 35 psi in them, upping the pressure to 40psi did not solve the problem completely, but it did significantly reduce the cupping.

jjkjr

my 2010 screw has goodyear my first set of tires were replaced at 25000 and now i have 57000 on the truck and having same problems... it has been aligned 2 times this second time i have them rotated every 5-6000 miles... and they are wearing bad on the outside, they have the correct air in them,
love the truck but this is crazy that i cant get any mileage out of the tires
something got to be wrong with the front end

WV4Life

I know this thread is older but I wanted to update my problem.

I now have 19k miles on this 2010 FX4 SCrew and the 2nd set of GY SRA are worn completely on the front outside edge. The middle and inside edges are fine. The truck has been in the shop 7 times over excessive tire wear. They are assuring me that the problem is corrected. If the truck's front end is "defective" or whatever you want to call it, shouldn't the manufacturer stand behind their statement that the truck is safe to drive and "fixed" and replace the tires?

I have asked them for a letter of certification that the vehicle is safe to drive but they said they wouldn't do that. They also are declining replacing the tires that the truck chewed up. If I purchase tires and they wear excessively due to a problem with the truck, the tire installer/manufacturer are not going to warranty the tire because of the truck issues.

What am I supposed to do?

Papa D

Have you tried other dealers or just a good tire shop? They may be able to pin point a problem more than a dealer trying to save a buck. You may even want to contact Good Year.