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.
The contact owns a 2001 Ford F350. While driving 65 mph, the contact felt a vibration coming from the front end of the vehicle. He inspected the vehicle and noticed a crack on the rim. The dealer was not notified and no repairs were made. The current and failure mileages were 143,505. *updated 12/12/07. Updated 12/12/07
: the contact stated while driving 40 mph, the after market rim on the front passenger tire split in half. The split occurred leaving two crescent pieces of the rim. The rear driver side rim had also split two years prior to this failure. The first rim was replaced with a new rim, but the manufacturer determined the second rim should be welded back together. The weld racing Inc., scorpio rims were on a 2001 Ford F350. Updated 6/19/2006 - the consumer has replaced all four rims. The new rims are by another manufacturer.
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- Spotsylvania, VA, USA