Driving 70mph when rear wheel came off. Thought lug bolts came lose (use to working on euro cars) so went to get tire about 300 yards down other side or road. Jack up truck, put tire back on, went around truck to borrow other wheels lug bolts, realized f-150 takes studs and nuts not bolts when I removed a nut not a bolt. Went back to look at the holes in the rotor that looked like they took bolts and now I realize that all six bolts are completely sheared off past the rotors! There are little nubs poking out of the hub. Not a fun day.
2004 Ford F-150 wheels complaints
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Severe vibration while braking from above 40m/hr. Dealer had to replace both front rotors and machined both rear rotors for warping. Rotor wore off before the original braek pads. Dealer says its typical but I suspect poor quality as I am a careful driver.
On my 2004 f-150 super crew w/75000 miles I have had to replace front rotor 3 times because rotors are turning blue and wearing down prematurely causing bad braking, because bearings are failing and causing wobble and overheating rotors taking temper out of rotors, I have been to dealers and they say can't find problem and must be excessive braking, (not) this model rotor has built in bearing and cost over 200.00 each. Now wheel is doing it again and looking at 4th set of rotors because wheel is wobbling( bearing failing again) some thing has to be done because other people are having same problem with front brakes on this model vehicle, did internet search, please let me know.
Driving on 115th st and I -57 overpass in chicago & left front wheel assembly came off when the a-frame broke and went across 2 lanes of taffic . This is a 2004 ford f-150 with 59,354 miles. No warning when it happened. The vehicle slid to the railroad track and flipped sideways parallel to the tracks and rt. Front side a-frame broke. There was extensive front end damage and back of cab hit bed and creased about an inch deep, buckled the bed above the wheel 3 inches. Bent the frame & ins. Co. Said it was not totaled but has been 10 weeks plus and they are still working on it. No other vehicle involved. Ford refused to look at it. The dealer would not turn in a claim on the comprhensive warranty for 72 mo or 100,00 miles. So we are stuck again-no vehicle for over 10 weeks and still not repaired. Body shop is still putting parts on it. How many others has had this happen?
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The contact parked the vehicle after driving approximately 40 miles and noticed that the tire was almost flat. While he inflated the tire, he noticed air exited through a split in the rim. The dealer stated there would be nothing they could do for him. The current and failure mileages were 112,000. The consumer stated that this was the third rim purchased. Updated 09/05/07
Rims on the vehicle are splitting apart at the welds on the bead of the rim where the tire bead seats causing the rim to warp while driving. There has been three of these on this same vehicle that has split apart in the last couple of months.
2004-2006 f-150/mark lt 4x4- water ingestion into the iwe (integrated wheel system) causing load scratching noise when driving. Ford says they have no solution for it.
Dt: the vehicle has been to the dealer 3 times. They didn't know what was wrong with it. There was bad vibration ,like a tie rod end going bad or the wheel coming off. They replaced all the tires , and put a new rim on the passenger's side, and put in a new driveshaft. This started around june 15, 2005. The vehicle was going back to the dealers for the fourth time. Haven't contacted the manufacturer but got information on the lemon law. *ak
Dt: the vehicle has been to the dealer 3 times. They didn't know what wrong with it. There was bad vibration , felt like a tie rod end or wheel was going to come off. They replaced all the tires, put a new rim on it, and put in a new drive shaft . This started around june 15, 2005. The vehicle was taken back to the dealers today for the fourth time. Haven't contacted the manufacturer but have checked the information for the lemon law.
While driving highway speeds, the left front wheel came off the vehicle. The consumer managed to pull over and had the vehicle towed. The cause was not determined. Please provide more information.
Consumer questioned why the optional polished aluminum wheel he ordered were suddenly removed from the option list and replaced with steel wheels. *ph *sc jb
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