1999 Ford Expedition Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire Problems
- 10
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 10 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- spare tire · 14 records
- tire cable · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Structure · Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
The flared portion of the terminator fob on the retaining/retracting cable for the spare tire fractured and separated on my 1999 ford expedition eddie bauer (i am the original owner). *tr as a result, the spare tire and the metal crosspiece retainer dropped onto the street pavement, and in front of oncoming vehicles, which swerved and avoided colliding with the loose spare tire. I am just glad, and fortunate, that…
1 injury
ODI 10295029
Structure · Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire · Tires
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition. The vehicle has firestone wilderness at tires. While driving 70 mph, the spare tire blew out. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to a repair shop and had the tire changed. It was also discovered that the fender was folded under the vehicle near the fuel line. The tire size and dot number were unknown. The failure mileage was 200,000. Updated 8/10/09 *cn updated…
ODI 10275482
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire · Tires
Well me and some of my family members was heading to destine we was on i-10 south when the covering of the tire came off and bent the finder. *tr
ODI 10275481
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
The spare tire cable snapped on ford expedition at high speed and almost caused several accidents. The tire crossed the median, after being narrowly missed by the person behind me, and went into opposing traffic.*ak thankfully, no one was hurt or injured but i was extremely lucky!
ODI 10148437
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
While consumer was driving on the expressway at 75 mph spare tire cable broke, and the tire flew off. There was no report of accident/injury. *ak
ODI 10103200
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
While the vehicle was parked spare tire cable broke. This caused the tire to fall off from underneath the vehicle. Consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the spare tire cable assembly needed to be replaced. *ak
ODI 10076128
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
I own a 1999 ford expedition. I was driving home when i heard a bump in the back of my vehicle. I looked in the rear view mirror to see my spare tire bouncing off another vehicle and rolling down the street. If i had been going at a faster rate of speed, someone could have been seriously injured if not killed. I stopped to retrieve the tire when i noticed that the cable holding the tire had just snapped. After a…
ODI 10068488
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
DEFECTIVE SPARE TIRE CABLE ASSEMBLY. *DT
ODI 10004421
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire · Tires
Traveling on highway left, rear tire blew. After tire was changed, full sized, brand new spare blew 300 miles later. *ak (tiresize: p2657ur17)( dot number: tire size: p2657ur17 )
ODI 744518
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Spare tire fell off vehicle. The cable holding the spare tire broke letting the spare tire fall from under the vehicle and bouncing around on the road.*ak
ODI 10051514