1999 FORD F-350 SD Wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS ALSO FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, BUT WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE WHEEL WAS NOTIFIED AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE TIRE ON MY TRUCK KEPT LEAKING AIR DOWN OVER A WHOLE DAY. I WOULD REFILL WITH AIR THE NEXT MORNING AND WOULD TRY AND FIND WHERE THE LEAK WAS. COULD NOT FIND ANY WHOLE IN THE TIRE. WHEN THE SERVICE STATION TOOK THE WHEEL OFF THE TRUCK AND PUT AIR INTO THE TIRE WE COULD HEAR AIR LEAKING OUT. WE THEN LOCATED A CRACK IN THE ALUMINUM WHEEL. WE THEN LOCATED A SECOND CRACK IN THE ALUMINUM WHEEL. WE THEN CONTACTED A JUNK YARD ( D&D, NEWCOMERS) ABOUT PURCHASING A USED ALUMINUM WHEEL FORD PART # F 81A1007GB, BOTH SAID THAT THEY DO NOT SELL THIS USED WHEEL DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WE THEY ASK IF WE COULD PURCHASE A REFURBISHED ALUMINUM WHEEL AND BOTH AGAIN SAID THAT NO ONE WOULD REFURBISH THE FRONT PART DUE TO DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALER HAGERSTOWN FORD SERVICE MANAGER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY KNOW OF NO DEFECT. WE REPLACED THE ALUMINUM WHEEL WITH A NEW FORD ALUMINUM WHEEL PART # 4C3Z1007KACP. I OWN A 99 FORD F-350 DUAL WHEEL TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 121,459

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE RIM WAS CRACKED. HE FELT THAT THE CRACKED RIM CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE SAME FAILURES, BUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND RIM. HE BELIEVED ONCE MORE THAT THE CRACKED RIM CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 285,500. THE DEALER INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 44 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE AIR PRESSURE BEING RELEASED FROM HIS TIRES. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A CRACK THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TO THIRTEEN INCHES ON ONE OF HIS CAST ALUMINUM RIMS. THE RIM WAS PLACED ON A SIXTEEN INCH TIRE. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE RIM AND ITS SPECIFIC NAME WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 196,800. UPDATED 10/03/07 *TR

Mileage: 196,800

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE WELDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIM. THE DEALER EXPRESSED THE WARRANTY WAS FOR THREE YEARS AND OFFERED TO COVER THE WELDING LINE WITH SILICONE. THE REPAIR STOPPED THE LEAK FOR A FEW DAYS HOWEVER THE LEAK REOCCURRED CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK.

Mileage: 58,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEEL FRACTURED AND DETACHED ONCE AND ALMOST DETACHED A SECOND TIME. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT LED UP TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN 2005 AND COMPLETELY DETACHED AND THE SECOND TIME, IN 2006, AFTER VIEWING THE WHEEL THE CONTACT OBSERVED CRACKS IN THE WHEEL. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED BEFORE IT COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE REASON FOR THE CRACKS WAS THE WAY THE WHEEL WAS MOUNTED TO THE FRONT HUB WHICH CAUSES STRESS CRACKS IN THE WHEEL ITSELF.

Mileage: 120,000

CONSUMER 1999 F SERIES FRONT ALLOY WHEELS DEVELOPED CRACKS AND LOOSES AIR. *TS *** NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB

1)EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE:NOTHING NOTED. 2)FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES:THE STOCK ALLOY FRONT WHEEL ON MY FORD PICKUP HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS AND LOOSES AIR. VISITING MY LOCAL LES SCHWAB TIRE STORE, I WAS ADVISED AND SHOWN WHERE THEY HAD FOUND MULTIPLE CRACKS AND THIS NOW PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THIS WHEEL CANNOT BE RUN WITH A TUBE OR REPAIRED, BUT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. 3)WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE:THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL WAS ROTATED IN ITS PLACE. NO LONG TERM REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN ACQUIRED AS OF YET. 1999, SUPER DUTY, 4X4, DUALLY, W/7.3 LITER DIESEL - FRONT WHEEL. *NM

Mileage: 130,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 1999 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY HAS A CRACKED WHEEL ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE THE CRACK IS ABOUT TWELVE INCHES LONG. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED HER LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND FORD, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WERE NO FREE REMEDIES OR RECALLS. THE CONSUMER DID NOT PLAN ON CHANGING THE WHEEL WITH A NEW ONE. THE CONSUMER HAD NO IDEA HOW THE CRACK HAPPENED, NOR DID THE MANUFACTURER. THE CRACK WAS NOTICED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO.*AK

BOTH FRONT 5 SPOKE ALUMINUM WHEELS DEVELOPED CRACKS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE WHEEL COMING OFF THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING, IF THE CRACKS HAD GONE UNNOTICED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *JB

Mileage: 7,000

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03E028000 CONCERNING THE WHEEL RIMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THERE WAS A FORD STAMP ON THE RIMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, WHO INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE WHEELS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS RECALL. *AK THE WHEELS WERE LOOSING AIR PRESSURE AND THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE WAS WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

TRUCK'S TWO FRONT ALUMINUM WHEELS HAVE CRACKED AND WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THEY COULD COME APART AT ANYTIME. THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *PH THE CRACK IS COMPLETELY AROUND THE SPOKE TO THE INSIDE. VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN A ACCIDENT. CONSUMER NOTED ONLY ONE WHEEL WAS STUCK IN THE MUD UP TO THE HUB CAP BUT THAT WHEEL ISN'T CRACKED. *PH

Mileage: 179,000

FRONT LEFT ALUMINUM WHEEL CRACKED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR. *AK

HUB CAPS ON ALL 4 WHEELS KEEP COMING OFF. SIX HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CURRENTLY, BACK 2 ARE MISSING. WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. DEALER HAS NO REASON WHY THEY KEEP COMING OFF. *AK