Consumer Complaints


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STRUCTURE
09/02/20091030001
 2004 f350 truck with new tires put on by langdale ford dealer are wrong size and a damaged wheel - i bought this truck on sept 2 2009, during test drive i advise salesman chris lane about a rough ride and i though maybe a tire was out of balance. he told me that it was flat spots from sitting on the lot and it would smooth out as i drove it. after 1 & a half weeks i called back and was referred to a jack sr. whom is the service manager. he advised me they would for $80-85.00 hr. put it on a computer and check it out. i told him it was a tire or wheel problem and no computer would be needed but he refused any further help and was very rude. ford mtr, co. was contacted and they contacted langdale on my behalf but got brushed off too. the wheel was found by a local tire shop and they said that i had a unsafe wheel, it had been heated up by a cutting torch and made to fit this truck. they order me another tire and put it on the spare rim that had the correct tire size but would not match the other tires on the truck. upon my visit to the tire shop i was told that the wrong size tires had been put on by langdale ford. they had put size- 245/75r16 wider tires on the truck and it was suppose to be 235/85r16 narrow tires and that i could have a problem when weight was added to these tires in the rear (duel tire truck) causing the tires to heat up and blow out. luckily we found these problems before traveling with a load and the bad wheel did not brake the studs. these wheels/tires are heavy and could have been a bad and deadly missile on the highway. i had also found the tail pipe lose from the back two hangers the day i brought the truck home but i fixed these. the dealers need to be held responsible for safety of vehicles they put on the public highways. *tr
04/08/20081
 The paint is flaking on my 04 f350 crew cab. *tr
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS
07/26/2009590001
 Pulling my 5th wheel camper with f350 dulley only 23 miles from home at 60 miles mph drivers side outside duell 3/4 of tread separated from tire down to steel belts ripped duelley fender off truck damaged to camper also . this is the 2ed tire to do this the 1st tire was on passenger side front driving 70 mph damaged 1/4 panel ,bumper ,running board .this happened on 12/29/08 both tires had 78lbs psi after tread separation and held air for 3 days .looking at the two tires after the tread separated you could not tell the difference between the two tires also weighed axles on truck and was 4200lbs under load limit of tires . the tire are general ameritrac tr 23585./16 1st tire did 2000$ in damages .i have not got est. for damages on truck and trailer from 2ed tire as of this time. *tr