Ford F-150 Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire Problems
- 32
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 9
- Years with records
- 1999–2013
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- spare tire · 39 records
- flat tire · 6 records
- spare tires · 5 records
- tire fell · 5 records
- tire cable · 5 records
- tire under · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Carrier/Rack · Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire · Tires
I live in conn. And as you know, we have the best corrosive road salt- so, in the past year, i, personally have found in the middle of the street full tires- all sizes with rims. So, as a past mechanic i have figured it out to be the spare tires underneath trucks,and suvs that are held by a cable and are located in the rear so when they rust and fall off the car they do not realize or feel it coming off the…
ODI 11222915
Carrier/Rack · Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire · Tires
I live in conn. And as you know, we have the best corrosive road salt- so, in the past year, i, personally have found in the middle of the street full tires- all sizes with rims. So, as a past mechanic i have figured it out to be the spare tires underneath trucks,and suvs that are held by a cable and are located in the rear so when they rust and fall off the car they do not realize or feel it coming off the…
ODI 11222914
Carrier/Rack · Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire · Tires
I live in conn. And as you know, we have the best corrosive road salt- so, in the past year, i, personally have found in the middle of the street full tires- all sizes with rims. So, as a past mechanic i have figured it out to be the spare tires underneath trucks,and suvs that are held by a cable and are located in the rear so when they rust and fall off the car they do not realize or feel it coming off the…
ODI 11222913
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire · Wheels
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…
ODI 10640612
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
2012 ford f-150. Consumer writes in regards to issues with the vehicle spare tire. *smd the consumer stated it wasn't until he had a flat tire, that he was introduced to the term full-size dis-similar spare and the restrictions ford stipulated. Driving speed, towing a trailer, or even washing the vehicle with the spare on it in a commercial wash, would violate the warranty, he paid for. The consumer was informed by…
ODI 10619613
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated the spare tire was smaller then the factory tires that came on the vehicle. The contact felt this was a safety failure because the contact hauled a traitor constantly. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to alert them of the problem however they declined to replace the tire. The failure mileage was unknown.
ODI 10567454
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
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. *tr
ODI 10565411
Fuel System, Gasoline · Suspension · Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire · Underbody Shields
The rear portion of the frame is rotten to the point that the let springs hangers are ready to break off the frame and the spare tire holder is also ready to fall off. I just replaced the rear spring shackles due to the were also rotten and broke. The gas tank straps were also a problem due to rust but ford though enough of the problem there was a recall on that, toyota had a problem with rusted frames and did a…
ODI 10510898