Lt rear tire had slow leak. Upon inspection, the wheel had cracked, causing the leak.
2003 Ford Cvpi wheels complaints
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Due to manufacturing defect and the manufacturer allowing installation of the defective wheels on the new vehicles: failure of steel road wheel in the nature of a crack in the weld between the wheel disk and wheel hub. A separation of approximately 1/16 of an inch in width and approximately 18 1/4 inches around the hub. Proper air pressure could not be maintained in the tire. Cracked wheel resulted in a vibration in the steering of vehicle, as though when tire was mounted it had not been balanced properly. Dealership was notified, failure reported and part ordered. New wheel was picked up from dealer and failed wheel turned in for warranty replacement under safety recall 03s05.
Due to manufacturing defect and the manufacturer allowing installation of the defective wheels on the new vehicles: failure of steel road wheel in the nature of a crack in the weld etween the wheel disk and wheel hub. A separation of approximately 1/16th of an inch in width and approximately 18 1/4 nches around the hub. Proper air pressure could not be maintained in the tire. Cracked wheel resulted in a vibration in the steering of vehicle, as though when tire was mounted it had not been balanced properly. Dearlership was notified, failure reported and part ordered. New wheel was picked up from dealer and failed wheel turned in for warranty replacement under safety recall 03s05.
Officer using a marked cruiser car cvpi reported a "slow leak" in left front. Upon inspection a crack in the wheel weld was discovered. No injuries, no crash.
Rt fr tire appeared low on air. The wheel was found to have a small crack. This wheel was installed on the car as part of recall 03s05 at 25,947 miles. Current mileage is 94,059.
Rt rr tire had slow loss of air. Upon inspection, a small pinhole was found in the wheel.
Lt rrr tire would not hold air. A cracked wheel was the cause for the leakage.
Lt fr wheel had slow leak. Upon inspection, it was discovered the wheel was cracked. This wheel had been installed as part of recall 03s05 at 34141 miles. Current mileage 68473.
Right fr tire had a slow leak. Upon inspection, a very small crack was found in the wheel. This vehicle had the wheels replaced as part of campaign 03s05 at 50,392 miles. The mileage when the crack was found was 101955.
During a pm, the wheels were inspected for cracking. Both front wheels had cracks and required replacement.
Vehicle had flat tire, when tire was removed from wheel, a crack was found in the wheel rim.
Two tires (rt fr & rt rr) kept losing air. The tires/wheels were inspected. The wheels had developed small cracks. These wheels had been replaced at 31643 miles as part of campaign 03s05.
Vehicle had a vibration. When the wheels were inspected, the rt fr wheel was cracked.
The right front tire went flat in a parking lot. Upon inspection, it was found that the wheel was cracked. The wheels were replaced as part of recall on 10/23/03 at 50,392 miles.
During a preventive maintenance inspection one wheel was discovered to have a crack in it. This wheel had been installed as a replacement wheel during ford motor co recall 03s05.
Two wheels have been discovered to have cracks. Both cracked wheels were found to be cracked during a preventive maintenance check. Both wheels were installed on the vehicle as part of ford recall # 03s05 on 9/18/03 at 44190 miles. Wheels were discovered on 6/2/04(unknown mileage) and 7/21/04 87,500 miles).
The wheels were being inspected and it was noticed that two of the wheels had cracks in the area where the tire bead mounts. Both wheels had been previously replaced as part of ford recall #03s05. One wheel had two cracks in separate locations. The other wheel had one large crack.
This was a police vehicle involved in a pursuit. At approximately 110 MPH, the left front wheel cracked, the tire flattened, the operator lost control and crossed the median, the opposing lanes of traffic and impacted the guide rail. Trooper was treated and released, vehicle demolished.
Lt rear tire appeared low on air. The tire was inspected, no punctures. The wheel was broken down and a crack was detected on the wheel.
2003 ford crown victoria wheels fail at the weld, and the tire deflates. This is a very serious safety issue that should be addressed. We are afraid that we will have a grave accident if this is not corrected. This is after the original whhels had been replaced because of recall--new wheels have a problem
We have a fleet, 18, of ford crown victoria police interceptors assigned to our police department. Ford has notified users of the possibility of rims developing cracks and tires losing air. I have been in contact with ford and with ford dealerships in our area regarding the replacement of rims. Ford has notified us that if the rim does not show a crack they will not replace it. We have taken steps to test the rim with a penetrant and developer, magnaflux and actual x-rays. We feel that ford is ignoring a potential serious safety incident and brushing this off "until new rims come off production". If a fleet staff recommends that rims be replaced because they see what they feel is a deficiency ford should honor that request. What surprises and dismays us is the attitude they have and their failure to issue a recall.
Wheel failure on new style steel wheels (oem) on 2003 ford cvpi vehicles. Two piece wheels are experiencing failure of welding seams. Failure experienced on three separate vehicles. Also see odi id number 10003263. Ford motor co. Dealership is not aware of potential for widespread failure. Preliminary investigation indicates problem may be nationwide.
Police garage mechanics discovered failed weld on steel wheel of crown victoria police vehicle my2003. No collision or road hazard damage to vehicle - weld simply failed. Inspected all the wheels on 15 my 2003 police cruisers; found a total of three cracked wheels.
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