This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
October 13,2018 entire wheel assembly driver front wheel came off while driving on hwy 64 rocky mount North Carolina, cause my truck to hit guard rail, the air bag did not deploy which cause me serious injury to my neck, I did not have the protection of the air bag.
The contact owns a 1998 Ford F-150. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic to have the tires replaced however, the contact was advised that three of the four rims were fractured. The dealer was notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repair to the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 190,000 and the current mileage was 195,000.
1. purchased and installed a replacement front left brake rotor including wheel studs for a 1998 Ford F-150 2 wh drive truck V6. Purchased from advanced auto parts, part name wearever brake rotoryh145240, 41801 00563 6. included studs on rotor are identified on head W726, they are 12 millimeter threads and approximately 2.25" long. 2. failure, while installing wheel two studs snapped and broke in two at just 60 foot pounds torque. Nuts were tightened with a torque whench in proper sequence. Observed both studs broke at approximately 1.1" from top of head of stud and there appears to be a cavity (void) of about 75% of the steel from the center out with only the rim (near threads) with solid metal. 3. removed and replaced broken studs with the original equipment studs from the old rotor. The defective studs are secured and available.
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- Castalia, NC, USA