2014 Ford F-150 Tires & Wheels Problems

Defected original lug nuts. Experienced lug nuts that had swollen and could no longer be removed from the wheels using a normal socket. High risk to be stranded if needing to change spare tire. Concern for overall wheel stability due to not being secure / tight due to mushrooming Expensive to replace.

Had my tires rotated was told that I had swollen lug nuts. Ford dealer ship refuses to rotate my tires. Went to Firestone’s where I purchased the tires said that the lug nuts were swollen.

My service dealer told me that my lug nuts are swelling and should be replaced.

Bought new tires. Tire center had issues with the two piece lug nut systems that came installed from factory. They were swollen and had moisture in them. Had to have replacement lug nuts installed.

Took vehicle in for service for oil change and balance/rotation. Shop advised that lug nuts were swollen and had trouble removing them and they need to be replaced. Research has shown that this is a known issue with Ford and there has even been litigation filed against Ford regarding this issue, but I could not locate a recall campaign.

Swollen lug nuts. Was advised by Paradise Ford, Cocoa, FL dealership all 24 needed to be replaced. My cost $124.00. The service technician stated to me, “it’s a bad design, Ford should cover this.”

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150 equipped with Bridgestone Tires, Tire Line: Dueler, Tire Size: 275/65/R18, DOT Number: 98YIDOL. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to the dealer to have the deflated passenger’s side rear tire repaired, the dealer informed him that there was tread separation on all four tires. The contact also stated that there were cracks in between the tread. The tires were not replaced; however, they were patched. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 93,000. The tire failure mileage was 70,000.

This is our 2nd time reporting this back 4 years ago our vehicle downshifted suddenly. Causing our vehicle to drop speed tremendously. We called the dealership to let them know what happened and they said they have had several complaints at the time of these trucks doing this. It caused the rear tires to lock and slide. We ended up loosing control and running of the road and wrecking the truck and messing up the front. FORD HAS STILL NOT FIXED THIS VEHICLE

WHILE MY TRUCK'S BRAKES WERE BEING REPAIRED, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE LUG NUTS ON ALL OF THE WHEELS HAD SWOLLEN TO A POINT THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THEM IF I HAD TO CHANGE A TIRE. THE SERVICE CONSULTANT TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF FORD F150 BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL DESIGN IS FLAWED, AND THE NUTS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE NEW SET OF LUG NUTS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD LEAVE A DRIVER STRANDED WITH A FLAT TIRE OR USE SOME DANGEROUS ALTERNATIVE METHOD TO REMOVE SWOLLEN LUG NUTS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO THINK THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE VOLUNTARILY REPLACED THE LUG NUTS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER THIS CONCERN.

2014 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SWOLLEN LUG NUTS ON ALL 4 WHEELS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH GOODRICH LT TIRES, SIZE: 275/65R18 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL FOUR TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TIRE CHOICE (813-549-1813, LOCATED AT 10742 BIG BEND RD, RIVERVIEW, FL 33579) AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED A FIFTY PERCENT DISCOUNT TOWARDS THE REPLACEMENT OF EACH TIRE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

I TOOK MY 2014 F-150 IN FOR A STANDARD OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION ONLY TO BE TOLD AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE SWOLLEN AND THAT FORD COULD NOT TAKE THEM OFF UNLESS I PURCHASED NEW LUG NUTS. FURTHERMORE, THE FORD TECHNICIAN ADVISED NOT BUYING LUG NUTS FROM FORD AS THEY WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AGAIN. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION TO ASSIST IN THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS A NORMAL TIRE IRON WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE CURRENT LUG NUTS OFF AND COULD LEAVE MY FAMILY STRANDED WITHOUT ANY OPTIONS IN THE EVENT OF A FLAT TIRE.

WHEN WE HAD OUR TIRES ROTATED ALL 24 LUG NUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE OVERLY TIGHT THEY WERE CHROME COVERED LUG NUTS AND DURING REMOVAL THEY WERE DAMAGED. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE NEWER TRUCKS. THEY EXPAND AND CONTRACT WHICH MAKE THEM IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE WITHOUT DAMAGING. THEY COST 7.59 EACH AND ALL 24 HAD TO BE REPLACED. EACH TIME WE HAVE OUR TIRES ROTATED WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE LUG NUTS. DUE TO THIS ISSUE. WE SPOKE WITH OTHER REPAIR SHOPS AND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE PREMATURELY CRACKED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE DEALER (BENNA FORD ROUSH SUPERIOR, 3022 TOWER AVE, SUPERIOR, WI 54880, (715) 394-8669) INSPECTED THE LUG NUTS AND INDICATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE A RECOMMENDED SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

OWN A 2014 F-150 SINCE KNEW 63000 MILES ON IT NOW PUT NEW TIRES ON IT AT 50100 MILES IN FEBRUARY OF 2017 A THOUSAND MILES INTO THE NEW TIRES BEGAN TO HEAR A HOWLING NOSE FROM WHAT SEEMED TO BE THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. THE HOWLING NOSE WAS MOSTLY HEARD WHILE IN COLD WEATHER AND IN MOTION. TOOK IT BACK TO THE TIRE GUY WHO PULLED EVERYTHING FOR THE INSPECTION AND FOUND NOTHING AND REFERRED ME BACK TO FORD. TOOK IT TO FORD WHO INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS UNFORTUNATELY A SOMEWHAT COMMON ACCURANCE ON THESE F-150 THE PROBLEM (IWE INTEGRATED WHEEL END) IT SEEMS A RUBBER BOOT OF SORTS DOESN'T CONTRACT OR INFLATE AS IT SHOULD CAUSING GRINDING OF THE GEARS IN THE WHEEL HUB WHICH COULD RESULT IN WHEELS FALLING OFF TILTING OR BEING DISENGAGED FROM THE HUB CAUSING WHAT COULD BE A GREAT DEAL OF HARM. IF THE SERVICE AGENT HADN'T TOLD ME THAT THIS WASN'T A COMMON PROBLEM I WOULDN'T BE WRITING TO YOU, IF HE HADN'T TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 60K MILES WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO HIM AT 59900 AND DROVE THE EXTRA MILES JUST TO GET TO HIM WHEN I COULD HAVE GONE TO A FORD DEALER CLOSER AND STAYED UNDER THE 60K AND BEEN COVERED, STILL THERE SEEMS TO A PROBLEM HERE CONCERNING THIS WHEEL PART THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY.

FACTORY RIM HAS DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM RETAINER HOLE. RIM COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME DURING STRESS OR HIGH PRESSURE LEADING TO SUDDEN AIR DECOMPRESSION. VALVE STEM RETAINER HOLE WAS MIS-DRILLED DURING MANUFACTURING. THIS DEFECT COULD BE PRESENT ON MANY VEHICLES. THIS DEFECT WAS FOUND AT THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED TIRE REPLACEMENT INTERVAL.

CPSC:PURCHASED NEW VEHICLE IN 2014 FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. AT MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED TIRE REPLACEMENT INTERVAL, ONE OF THE RIMS WAS FOUND TO HAVE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. UPDATED 4/15/2017*JS

MY TRUCKS TPMS IS FAULTY AND NOT WORKING AS REQUIRED. I HAVE HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN FRISCO, TX LOOK AT IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED A REPAIR. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ACTIVATE OR "DISPLAY" A TROUBLE LIGHT UNTIL THE PRESSURE IN A TIRE GOES BELOW 18PSI. THAT IS ALMOST FLAT ON A 1/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65MPH. THEY TRIED REMOVING THE WHEELS AND REPLACING THEM WITH ANOTHER 2014 MODEL F-150 AND NO DIFFERENCE. THEY JUST TELL ME THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING CORRECTLY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF TPMS "DIRECT" AND "INDIRECT". BOTH ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER OF AN UNSAFE CONDITION WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE VEHICLE TIRES. THIS WAS A REQUIREMENT THAT WAS PART OF THE TREAD ACT ENACTED BY CONGRESS IN 2000. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN REPAIR THIS SAFETY COMPONENT IN MY TRUCK. I REPORTED TO BBB AUTO INDUSTRY AS WELL BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FORCE FORD TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD DRIVING AS WELL. WHAT CAN YOU DO??

I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND THE LUG WRENCH PROVIDED FROM THE FACTORY WILL NOT GO ONTO THE LUG NUTS. I WAS ON THE ROAD SIDE WITH NO WAY TO CHANGE THE TIRE.I HAD TO GET A RIDE HOME TO GET MY OWN TOOLS AND HAMMER A SOCKET ONTO THE LUGNUTS TO REMOVE THEM.LOOKING ONLINE FORD IS BEING SUED OVER SWOLLEN LUG NUTS THE DEFECT BEING THEY ARE TWO PIECES AND THEY CORRODE AND SWELL. THE LUG WRENCH SUPPLIED ONLY STRIPS THE OUTER PIECE MAKING THE LUGS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE.I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAULT AS TOU CAN BE STRANDED IN AN UNSAFE AREA FOR HOURS IF YOU HAVE A FLAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK P235 (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 7SR17. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TIRES WERE BUMPY, AND FELT AS IF THEY LOST AIR. THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TIRES VIBRATED AND THE WHEELS SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT, AND ALSO SWAPPED THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.