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2001 Ford F-150 wheels problems

15 complaints about wheels have been filed for the 2001 Ford F-150, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
94,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 3
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wheels problems show up

Wheels complaints by mileage, 2001 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 94,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 94,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 10% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 10 wheels complaints that report mileage, the median is about 94,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

On 9/4/2018 I bought 4 brand new destination le2 p-metric owl p265/75r16 tires with a 60000 warranty from firestone in hesperia ca. My daughter just bought the truck and I wanted her to be safe with new tires.on november 14, 2018 on her way to work at 5:00 a.m she had a terrible roll over. She is currently in icu. She just had a cranioplasty 15 days ago. She has a severe tbi. She hasn't walked since the day of rollover. She was on life support. Still on tracheostomy. She will be disabled all if her life.

Reported at 134,000 miles, November 2018 CrashInjury

Left rear wheel locks up without warning. Car towed to dealer. Dealer states parking brake shoe comes loose brom backing causing wheel to lock. Gas station who towed car to dealer stated this is the second case he has seen. Dealer has not repaired the defect.

Reported at 80,000 miles, January 2005

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