Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 06/10/2009 | 180000 | 1 | |
| Observed full crack on aluminum wheel rim spoke. this is standard aluminum wheel from manufacturer. serious safety issue. this problem same as http://www.motorbeat.com/complaint/438440/. *tr this is the second rim that this problem has occurred. another rim failed in the same manner one year ago. replaced. | |||
| 12/20/1997 | 1 | ||
| Wheel fell off causing loss of control. | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 11/01/2003 | 2 | ||
| Consumer's husband discovered that one of the rims had cracked in three places. *la another rim was found with cracks in three places as well. *sc *jb | |||
| 10/15/2003 | 74000 | 1 | 06/01/2002 |
| Consumer took vehicle to the dealership for inspection, and mechanic determined that two front rims cracked. *ak consumer called ford motor company and said that they won't address the problem because it's not on warranty or recall. however, consumer replaced both rims. *la | |||
| 07/29/2003 | 136000 | 1 | 03/23/1998 |
| Consumer noticed that rear driver's side rim spokes are cracked. vehicle did not hit anything. *ak four spokes were cracked completely threw. any more and consumer faced loss of wheel from the vehicle. consumer had the spare put on and rim replaced. consumer learned a particular dealership sells one or more to other customers with the same problem. one particular customer went to the dealership with three defective rims. *ph | |||
| 08/08/1997 | 3 | 02/14/1997 | |
| While looking wheel over noticed rim with crack. *ak all three wheels have crack at the same place. *yh | |||