Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350 sd. the contact stated that there was a fracture in the front driver side wheel. the front passenger side wheel was also fractured and separated from the vehicle prior to the most recent failure, but was repaired. the dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the manufacturer of the wheel was notified and deemed the vehicle as unsafe to drive. the front driver side wheel was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 160,000. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350 sd. the contact stated that there was a fracture in the front driver side wheel. the front passenger side wheel was also fractured and separated from the vehicle prior to the most recent failure, but was repaired. the dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the manufacturer of the wheel was notified and deemed the vehicle as unsafe to drive. the front driver side wheel was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 160,000. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350 sd. the contact stated that there was a crack in the front driver side wheel. the front passenger side wheel cracked and seperated from the vehicle previously, but that failure was repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were notified, but denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the producer of the wheel was notified and deemed the vehicle unsafe to drive. the front drivers side wheel was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 160,000. nw | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 120000 | 2 | 02/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's front wheel fractured and detached once and almost detached a second time. there were no warning signs that led up to the problems with the wheels. the first occurrence was in 2005 and completely detached and the second time, in 2006, after viewing the wheel the contact observed cracks in the wheel. the wheel was replaced before it completely fractured. the contact expressed the reason for the cracks was the way the wheel was mounted to the front hub which causes stress cracks in the wheel itself. | |||