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488 reports26,183 miles · Feb 9, 2009
Tires
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE RAPIDLY LOST TIRE PRESSURE. AS THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING THE TIRE, HE NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. HE STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAI…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE RAPIDLY LOST TIRE PRESSURE. AS THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING THE TIRE, HE NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. HE STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE EQUIPMENT AND TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,183.
NHTSA ODI #10258008
21,000 miles · Feb 8, 2009
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND BLEED DOWN, REPEATED SHORT BRAKING BETWEEN STOPLIGHTS PEDAL WENT TO THE STOP, TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, MECH. CHECKED IT SAID IT WAS NORMAL, OTHER F150 OWNERS SAY NOT LIKE THEIR BRAKES. HARD BRAKING LAST WEEK PEDAL WENT TO STOP ALMOST RESULTING IN REAREND COLLISION. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 INSTANCES BRAKES HAVE WENT…
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BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND BLEED DOWN, REPEATED SHORT BRAKING BETWEEN STOPLIGHTS PEDAL WENT TO THE STOP, TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, MECH. CHECKED IT SAID IT WAS NORMAL, OTHER F150 OWNERS SAY NOT LIKE THEIR BRAKES. HARD BRAKING LAST WEEK PEDAL WENT TO STOP ALMOST RESULTING IN REAREND COLLISION. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 INSTANCES BRAKES HAVE WENT TO THE STOP NEAR THE FLOORBOARD BRAKING FROM SPEED. DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10257955
11,000 miles · Jan 23, 2009
Visibility
WINDSHIELD FAILURE-WHILE DRIVING IN 18 DEGREE WEATHER, WINDSHIELD CRACKED 18 INCHES ALONG BASE, APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES FROM SEAL RUNNING FROM CENTER OF WINDSHIELD TO DRIVER'S SIDE, LEFT OF STEERING COLUMN. WINDSHIELD WAS FREE OF SNOW OR ICE, AND NO WIPERS RUNNING, HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES, DEFROST SETTING ON MEDIUM. CROSS…
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WINDSHIELD FAILURE-WHILE DRIVING IN 18 DEGREE WEATHER, WINDSHIELD CRACKED 18 INCHES ALONG BASE, APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES FROM SEAL RUNNING FROM CENTER OF WINDSHIELD TO DRIVER'S SIDE, LEFT OF STEERING COLUMN. WINDSHIELD WAS FREE OF SNOW OR ICE, AND NO WIPERS RUNNING, HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES, DEFROST SETTING ON MEDIUM. CROSSROADS FORD OF CARY SERVICE BLAMES "CHIP" IN WINDSHIELD, INVISIBLE TO OWNER. UNWILLING TO REPAIR DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY. OWNER MIGHT ACCEPT THIS EXPLANATION IF "CHIP" COULD BE SEEN BY NAKED EYE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10256062
11,000 miles · Jan 7, 2009
TiresWheels
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F150. WHILE MAKING A U-TURN AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER EVER SINCE. THE DEALERS IN ONE STATE DO NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH WHOM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F150. WHILE MAKING A U-TURN AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER EVER SINCE. THE DEALERS IN ONE STATE DO NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH WHOM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
NHTSA ODI #10254092
17,000 miles · Jan 6, 2009
Tires
ON 12-31-08 HAD LOW TIRE LIGHT IN TRUCK. WENT TO TIRE KINGDOM AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD A BAD STEM ON DRIVERS REAR TIRE. ITEM WAS REPLACED. ON 1-2-08 LOW TIRE LIGHT AGAIN AND RETURNED TO TIRE KINGDOM. THIS TIME IT WAS THE TWO FRONT TIRES LEAKING AIR FROM THE STEMS. ON 1-4-08 I RESPONDED BACK TO TIRE KINGDOM AFTER READING THAT …
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ON 12-31-08 HAD LOW TIRE LIGHT IN TRUCK. WENT TO TIRE KINGDOM AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD A BAD STEM ON DRIVERS REAR TIRE. ITEM WAS REPLACED. ON 1-2-08 LOW TIRE LIGHT AGAIN AND RETURNED TO TIRE KINGDOM. THIS TIME IT WAS THE TWO FRONT TIRES LEAKING AIR FROM THE STEMS. ON 1-4-08 I RESPONDED BACK TO TIRE KINGDOM AFTER READING THAT THE FORD F-150 WAS ONE OF THE TYPES OF VEHICLES THAT MIGHT HAVE FAULTY STEMS. I CONTACTED YOUR OFFICE AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE SURE I GET THE OLD STEMS REPLACED ON MY LAST TWO TIRES FOR SAFETY REASONS. I HAVE THE TWO STEMS NOW. THE ONE THAT WAS ON MY PASSENGER REAR HAS A CRACK STARTING ON IT. THE SPARE SEEMS FINE BUT WAS CHANGED ANYWAY. THE NUMBERS ON BOTH OF THE STEMS IS "TR 414" THIS IS ONE OF THE NUMBERS LISTED BY THE DILL COMPANY AS BEING DEFECTED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10253958
15,000 miles · Dec 28, 2008
Tires
I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT #10229285 AND NOTHING HAS BE RESOLVED TO DATE I READ OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ALL RELATED TO FORD. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10252947
27,466 miles · Dec 22, 2008
TiresCrashInjury
2007 FORD F150 WAS LEASED FROM ENTERPRISE LEASING ON MARCH 31, 2008 AT GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) SHOWED LOW TIRE PRESSURE AT TIME OF LEASE DELIVERY. AGENT FOR ENTERPRISE HAD TIRES INFLATED AT TIME OF LEASE DELIVERY. WAS INFORMED BY ENTERPRISE THAT TIRES AND AIR PRESSURE WERE FINE. ON AP…
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2007 FORD F150 WAS LEASED FROM ENTERPRISE LEASING ON MARCH 31, 2008 AT GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) SHOWED LOW TIRE PRESSURE AT TIME OF LEASE DELIVERY. AGENT FOR ENTERPRISE HAD TIRES INFLATED AT TIME OF LEASE DELIVERY. WAS INFORMED BY ENTERPRISE THAT TIRES AND AIR PRESSURE WERE FINE. ON APRIL 6, 2008 (6 DAYS LATER), THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED GOING 55 MPH IN 55 MPH ZONE ON STRAIGHT, LEVEL ROADWAY AND CRASHED ALMOST KILLING COMPLAINANT AND WIFE. DISCOVERED UNEVEN TREAD ON TIRES AND DEFECTIVE TIRE VALVE STEM ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10252502
19,000 miles · Dec 18, 2008
Tires
FRONT LEFT TIRE DEFLATED RAPIDLY WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE. BEFORE I COULD GET SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY THE TIRE CAME APART. UPON EXAMINATION THE ONLY REASON FOR THE LOSS OF AIR APPEARS TO BE A CRACKED VALVE STEM. I CHECKED THE OTHER 3 WHEELS AND FOUND THE VALVE STEMS ALL CRACKED. I COULD HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIRE FAILURES! I …
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FRONT LEFT TIRE DEFLATED RAPIDLY WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE. BEFORE I COULD GET SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY THE TIRE CAME APART. UPON EXAMINATION THE ONLY REASON FOR THE LOSS OF AIR APPEARS TO BE A CRACKED VALVE STEM. I CHECKED THE OTHER 3 WHEELS AND FOUND THE VALVE STEMS ALL CRACKED. I COULD HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIRE FAILURES! I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE AND AM HAVING ALL 5 VALVE STEMS REPLACED. THIS COULD VERY EASILY HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT, THEY SAY IT FALLS UNDER THE 12 MONTH TIRE WARRANTY, MY VEHICLE IS 17 MONTHS OLD. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10252162
19,000 miles · Dec 15, 2008
Tires
TIRE FAILED ON HIGHWAY APPARENTLY DUE TO CRACKED VALVE STEM. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10251853
13,000 miles · Nov 18, 2008
Tires
TWO FLAT TIRES ON MY 2007 F-150 BECAUSE OF FAULTY VALVE STEMS. I CALLED THE TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHANGE THE TIRES BOTH TIMES. COLONY TIRE OF ELIZABETH CITY REPAIRED BOTH TIRES FOR ME. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10249160
NHTSA investigations
1PE08060 · Tire Valve Cracking
Opened Oct 14, 2008 · Closed Apr 9, 2009
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Tires:valve
ON OCTOBER 14, 2008, ODI OPENED PE08-060 TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CRACKED AND LEAKING SNAP-IN TIRE VALVES IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.THE VALVES WERE SUPPLIED TO FORD BY TOPSEAL AUTO-PARTS, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SHANGHAI BAOLONG AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION IN CHINA.VALVES MADE BY TOPSEAL FOR AFTERMARKET SALE WERE THE SUBJECT OF TWO RECENT SAFETY RECALLS BY TECH INTERNATIONAL (08T-018) AND DILL AIR CONTROLS (08T-028), THE LATTER OF WHICH WAS INVESTIGATED BY ODI IN PE08-036 AND EA08-022.THE DEFECT CONDITIONS ADDRESSED BY THE AFTERMARKET TIRE VALVE RECALLS BOTH INVOLVED INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE SUPPLY OF ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS TO TOPSEAL FOR A PERIOD FROM JULY TO MID-NOVEMBER 2006.THE AFTERMARKET VALVES WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A BLEND OF EPDM AND NATURAL RUBBER, USING A RELATIVELY LOW PERCENTAGE OF EPDM (EPDM PROVIDES INHERENT RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING).HENCE, THE NEED FOR ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS AND THE PROBLEMS WITH CRACKING WHEN THOSE CHEMICALS WERE MISSING OR OUT OF SPECIFICATION IN SOME LOTS OF VALVES.BOTH RECALL CAMPAIGNS INVOLVED INSPECTION PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND REPLACE VALVES WITH VISIBLE SURFACE CRACKING.ALTHOUGH THE TOPSEAL VALVES SUPPLIED TO FORD ALSO APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ANTI-OZONANT SUPPLY ISSUES IN MID TO LATE-2006, FORD INDICATED THAT ITS VALVES WERE MADE AT A DIFFERENT TOPSEAL PRODUCTION LINE AND WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF EPDM RUBBER TO MEET MORE STRINGENT SPECIFICATIONS FROM FORD.ODI'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA PROVIDED BY FORD SHOWED THAT PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED TIRE VALVES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FOR MY 2007 VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007.FORD RESPONDED BY IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN ITS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SNAP-IN RUBBER TIRE VALVES AND ALSO INCREASING THE QUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE STANDARDS FOR VALVES IMPORTED FOR USE IN ITS VEHICLES.WHILE THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY CLAIM RATES ARE ELEVATED FOR SUBJECT VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007, THE RATES OF LEAKING VALVES ARE WELL BELOW ONE PERCENT OF PRODUCTION FOR EACH OF THE PEAK MONTHS FOR ALL OF THE AFFECTED MODELS.A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS (TPMS) WHICH WARN THE DRIVER WHEN ANY TIRE PRESSURES DROPS BELOW 25 PERCENT OF RECOMMENDED INFLATION PRESSURE. AS OUTLINED IN A LETTER TO ODI DATED APRIL 6, 2009, FORD HAS AGREED TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN MY 2007 AND 2008 FORD, LINCOLN AND MERCURY VEHICLES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRACKING CONCERN. LETTERS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS OF VEHICLES BUILT FROM NOVEMBER 2006 THROUGH MAY 2007.OWNERS CAN OPT FOR A FREE DEALER INSPECTION.VALVES EXHIBITING SURFACE CRACKS OR AIR LEAKAGE RELATED TO OZONE ATTACK WILL BE REPLACED BY FORD UNDER ITS NORMAL WARRANTY TERMS.FORD EXPECTS TO SEND THE LETTER BY APPROXIMATELY MID-MAY 2009. BASED ON THE USE OF TPMS IN THE MAJORITY OF SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH LEAKING VALVES AND RESULTANT TIRE DAMAGE, ODI BELIEVES THAT THE ACTIONS FORD HAS AGREED TO TAKE WILL PROVIDE EFFECTIVE AND EXPEDITIOUS RESOLUTION FOR VEHICLES THAT WERE BUILT DURING THE PERIOD WHEN VALVES WITH INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING WERE MOST LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN USED IN VEHICLE PRODUCTION.FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER WOULD NOT BE AN EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF AGENCY RESOURCES.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO
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