1999 Ford Expedition wheels problems

Filed Jan 6, 2016 · Wheels · 169,000 miles · MD

Spare tire fell off. The tiny (1/8") steel cable that held spare in place under the truck body failed allowing huge spare tire to drop to road. Fortunately, this happen as I was pulling into driveway after a 2000 mile trip. Had this occurred on i95 in 75mph / bumper-to-bumper traffic, it would have been a disaster for the following vehicles. A web search shows that this is not uncommon and should the subject of a safety recall.

Filed Jan 15, 2012 · Wheels · 117,000 miles · SD

1999 expedition xlt 4wd w/17" steel wheels. While traveling on a well graded gravel road, about 35mph the ride suddenly became shuddering, like a tire was going flat. As I was slowing to stop & check it, but while still travelling about 20-25 MPH, there was a sudden thumping thud, and the right rear corner of the vehicle dropped, as if the tire had failed, accompanied by immediate loss of speed. Upon stopping & exiting to change the tire, I found that the right rear tire & wheel were completely missing, and the vehicle was resting on the brake rotor. Upon closer inspection, there were no lug bolts upon which to mount the spare. I found the tire & wheel off the side of the road, fully inflated; and also found the hubcap & all of the lug nuts strewn along the roadway. The nuts had the sheared off/broken stubs of the lug studs still attached to them. No injuries resulted, nor was there any other property damage; no other vehicles or persons were affected by the incident. When the wheel came off of the hub, it did extensive body damage to the wheel well area and to the quarter panel/fender area. Vehicle was towed to a repair shop, and my insurance company notified for a possible damage claim. I subsequently heard of a recall of newer ford vehicles with 17" steel wheels exhibiting this same problem, so decided to file a report.

Filed Apr 17, 2008 · Wheels · 150,000 miles · LA

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition. While driving 10 MPH, the rear of the vehicle jumped in the air as the rear passenger side tire detached simultaneously. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence, but was not diagnosed by the dealer. The federal safety agency campaign id number 99v099000 (wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts) was referenced. The current and failure mileages were 150,000.

Filed Oct 17, 2005 · Wheels · 120,740 miles · TX

I work at a tire store and have seen on numerous occasions, lug studs snapping with torque wrench use of 100 psi. On ford and lincoln trucks and SUV's. It is only happening to the ones with 10 mm lug studs. The metal on the inside of the stud has varying shades of grey in it. It looks like the metal is not the same all the way through. Once the stud snaps, the nut can be screwed off by hand and is not cross threaded. When trying to torque them, the nut keeps turning until the stud snaps. We have done this using different impact guns and torque wrenches on a minimum of 15 vehicles with any where from 1 to 8 studs snapping. The customers think we are breaking them from incompetence. Ford recalled studs from 1997 to 1998. I have seen it on 1999 and 2000 models with 10 mm studs. When I send them to the dealer on the later models, they are told it is not covered.

Filed Jun 21, 2005 · Visibility, Wheels · 100 miles · MI

Dt: the vehicle does not start when there it rains, snows or any water relating issues. Also, causes other electrical problems. Dealer keeps replacing the computer, which never last. Dealership replaced the windshield, and that did not fix the problem. Ford has been contacted by the owner. Ford recommended that the owner try another dealership. The owner has been to more than one dealership to try to fix the problem, and they could not figure out the problem either. The vehicle has been in the shop over these issues between 6-12 times, and now the dealership will not even give the owner an invoice. Owner has spent about $4,000.00 over 8 months on trying to fix this problem. This owner is not satisfied with the dealership or ford. The water problems have been going on for two years. The wheel came off last year in july. The wheel started vibrating and the wheel just came off while driving. The wheel lugs: nuts and bolts brokenoff. 4 out of 5 lugs and nuts were missing. The odometer does not work. It blinks off and on. The odometer will stay off for months, when it comes back on the mileage may go forward or it may go backwards. The owner took the vehicle in and had the lug sand nuts a long with the rim and wheel repalced.

Filed Mar 11, 2005 · Wheels · 66,547 miles · OR

Normal driving, shaking steering wheel, which lead to a broken wheel stud after it was already fixed in another recall. No injuries, was caught before any damage was done.

Filed Aug 29, 2003 · Wheels · NJ

While driving at 20 MPH rear wheel fell off without warning.

Filed Dec 5, 2002 · Wheels · OK

Dealer replaced all recalled tires including spare. A few months later I pulled off the highway into my driveway and felt the vehicle "jump up" and move to the right. I looked back and the spare tire had fallen out from under it. The tire was brand new but had rub marks all the way around like it had been spinning. The cable holding it was sliced straight across. I'm assuming the tire wasn't tight and it had spun until it snapped the cable. This was not reported. My husband lowered the cable and put another clamp to hold it on. The spare needs to be securely tightened. I traded this vehicle in for a 2002 f150. Dt

Filed Mar 21, 2002 · Wheels · MI

After having vehicle serviced technician noticed that wheel studs were broken. Consumer contacted dealer, consumer's vehicle did not comply with recall 99v099000 due to VIN. Please provide further information.

Filed Aug 9, 2001 · Wheels · NE

While traveling at 45 MPH and pulling a trailer down hill, and without any indication, left rear wheel separated from vehicle. Tire/ rim and disc brakes were gone. Please provide further information.*ak the lug blots sheared off causing the wheel to separated from the vehicle, all bolts sheared off at backerplate. Nlm