FordF-1502001
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  3. 2001
  4. Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire

2001 Ford F-150 Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

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.

What owners report

  • spare tire · 8 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi2
1–30k mi1
150–400k mi1
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 28, 2008 · 158,000 miles

    Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire

    Vehicle in question is a 2001 ford f150. As the truck was traveling at 20 mph, the braided steel cable that retains the spare tire in the rear underside of the truck broke. This caused the spare tire to bounce down the street and strike a following vehicle. Investigation on web forums has information that this is a common problem with these trucks that are exposed to winter salt, the salt has caused cables to…

    ODI 10235989

  • March 15, 2006 · 28,000 miles

    Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire

    Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25 mph the cable that secures the spare tire in place fractured without warning. The incident occurred on march 13, 2006. *ak updated 4/6/2006 - *nm

    ODI 10152800

  • March 15, 2005

    Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire

    Driver heard a banging noise coming from the rear. Pulled over , and, noticed that the spare tire and the cable sheared off onto the ground of the highway. Driver was able to retrieve the tire, and placed the cable inside of the vehicle and drove to the dealer. *ak

    ODI 10115194

  • August 3, 2004 · 84,000 miles

    Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire

    While sitting at a stop sign the spare tire cable beneath the vehicle snapped. This caused the spare tire to fall to the ground.*ak

    ODI 10087099

  • February 22, 2004 · 64,000 miles

    Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire

    I own a ford f150 2001 supercrew with 64,000 miles on it. I bought the truck new. In feb 2004, i had to replace the right front tire. Not wanting to have a tire on the left front that was worn while a new tire was on the right front, i asked the tire agency to put the spare, which had never been used, on the left front wheel mount and to use the old left front tire as the spare. When the spare was brought out from…

    ODI 10078470

  • March 13, 2003 · 55,607 miles

    Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire

    Luckily i was driving in a parking lot and had just crossed a speed bump. My spare tire fell off the underside of the truck. The spare tire cable had broken. As of this date i have not yet notified the dealer. As this is a safety issue i fully expect ford to pay for the replacement. I could have been traveling on the freeway and caused a huge accident when the cable broke and dropped the tire. *jb

    ODI 10010675