1999 Ford F-150 tires problems

Filed Oct 1, 2014 · Tires, Wheels · 185,000 miles · MI

Upon returning home from work on 9/15/14, a hitch wire was noticed dragging on the ground. When I crawled under the truck to tuck it back under, I noticed the spare tire was gone and the cable that once held it in place via a retaining bracket had snapped and was frayed. The tire and bracket holding the tire were both gone. I had no knowledge of the loss until that point and am horrified at the thought of the accident or injury it could have/ may have caused, breaking free somewhere on the road while driving.

Filed Feb 22, 2014 · Tires · 177,891 miles · MI

Cable that holds spare tire up under the truck bed rusted at the bracket and spare tire fell out from under the truck, it was a good thing that truck was not going any faster as the spare could have bounced on the road and caused an accident.

Filed Apr 3, 2013 · Body, Tires · 133,000 miles · MA

Spare tire fell out from underneath the vehicle will driving.

Filed May 26, 2010 · Tires · VA

Tire is separating on inside of sidewall.

Filed Nov 21, 2006 · Tires · TX

I recently had a flat tire for the first time on my 1999 ford f150. When I lowered the spare tire from its stowed position, there were eight badly worn spots on the sidewall of the tire. The wear was apparently came from the way the stowage position is designed. The degradation of the tire may make it unsafe to drive on the spare tires of f150's.

Filed Nov 22, 2005 · Acceleration, Airbags · 55,000 miles · CT

Dt: the contact states there is the federal safety agency recall campaign 05v388000 concerning the vehicle speed control:cruise control. The parts needed for recall repairs were not available at the local dealership. He spoke to the manufacturer, who confirmed the parts were not available at this time. *ak updated 12/27/2005. The tires had excessive wear at 20000 miles. The seat belt roller has been replaced three times. The air bag control was replaced. Both doors had stress fractures. The rear brake lines were not secured properly which resulted in wear . The wheel hubs came off while driving at highway speed. The driver side exterior rearview mirror was defective.

Filed Mar 31, 2005 · Steering, Suspension · MA

Failure of front end sterring parts( ball joints, tie rods, and idler arm). On several occassions my mechanic has instructed me that I should have the front end check for wear and tear due to premature failures in these parts. This is the third time in the past 3 years (@about 20k miles per year) I have had major replacements done on these parts. I do not beleive the failure is due to driving conditions, most is at high ways speeds on reasonably smooth roads. The latest failure has me very concerned about the overall safety of the vehicle as I typical drive on the highway. My mechanic indicated if a failure occurs at highways speeds - it might not be a great outcome... I feel I am lucky in that every time I go to the mechanic (serveral times per year) I have him check these parts. I recently received an inspection in june 2004 and these parts were ok then. Now (mar 2005) and I have a major replacement going on. The machanic indicated that I am not alone and the problem is very wide spread. Do not get me wrong - I really like the truck and would buy another, but so far dealers (2 local) indicate that my problems are not as wide spread. Hence I no longer go to ford dealers for service. The mechanic has also indicated that this issue may be larger in scope thant the firestone tire issues ford had years ago (speculation). But none the less - my mechanic has seen many of these issues and he is a small operation in a small town. At this stage I am unlikely to re-purchase a ford f150 and have major concerns over the saftey of the vehicle.

Filed Dec 8, 2004 · Tires · 49,880 miles · FL

Vehicle vibrated while driving 57 MPH. Consumer pulled the vehicle into a service station and noticed that tread separated from the sidewall on passenger's rear tire. Ford, f150. Original equipment or replacement part is unknown at this time. Tire size p275/60r17 & dot #adt03jj4801. The tire manufacturer was notified.

Filed Dec 8, 2004 · Tires · 49,880 miles · FL

Vehicle vibrated while driving 57 MPH. Consumer pulled the vehicle into a service station and noticed tread separated from the sidewall on passenger's rear side tire. 1999, ford, f150. Original equipment or replacement part was unknown at this time; tire size p275/60r17 & the dot #adt03jj4801. The tire manufacturer was notified.

Filed Dec 3, 2004 · Tires · CO

Spare tire fell off the truck due to failure of the stranded steel cable that secures the tire to the underside of the bed. *bf