11 problems related to carrier/rack have been reported for the 1999 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Cable that holds spare tire up under the truck bed rusted at the bracket and spare tire fell out from under the truck, it was a good thing that truck was not going any faster as the spare could have bounced on the road and caused an accident.
Consumer states that the location off the spare tire, is causing the tire to have groves in the side wall, without it being used or remove. Cause it tighten so severely. Size lt24575r16. Orginial equipment. Ts.
While driving 10mph metal hoist that holds spare tire broke off.
Lift assembly steel cable sheared where it meets compression molded retainer. When the cable sheared it allowed several pieces of the assembly and the spare tire to drop to the pavement. Had I been on a road or highway when the tire fell, it may have caused a serious accident. I purchased and installed Ford part# fmc2l3z1a131aa as the replacement. This Ford recommended replacement assembly is a reengineered and highly modified replacement compared to the original. The Ford parts person indicated that this component has been known to fail on late model f-series trucks, expenditions and navigators.
Cable which holds spare tire has broken and caused loss of emergency spare tire. Manufacturer were notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Dealer repaired a flat and placed the spare tire under the back of the truck on the spare tire retainer approximately one month ago. Today, while sitting in my driveway, the spare tire retainer cable snapped and the spare tire fell to the ground. Had this occurred on the highway, an accident could have resulted.
Consumer was removing spare tire from spare carrier & found tire was melted in 8 places. Tire is heated up by tire carrier bars. Manufatcurer will have someone to contact consumer on 11-28-00.
Removed new full-size spare for first time since vehicle's manufacture to replace blowout. Discovered that the metal channel steel bars used to hold the spare up under the p/u bed have worn deep grooves into the tire sidewall in eight places. These grooves, made by compression and the vibratrion/friction of normal vehicle operation over time, have seriously compromised safety of the tire sidewall, creating weak spots which can lead to a catastrophic blowout. Ford service personell tell me that "this is the way that all Ford trucks are built, there are hundreds of thousands of trucks out there that wear these grooves in the spare tire sidewalls. " if true, that is unacceptable, because a simple redesign of the carrier could eliminate this hazard. ( dot number: tire size: 235/70/r16 ).
Tire cable jack broke twice, allowing tire to fall out onto street. Ford has device to keep driver from over tightning, to keep stress off cable. But it does not work.
Consumer states that the cable that holds the spare tire snapped causing the tire to separate from the vehicle. The dealer has been notified. Nlm.
Spare tire support cable broke, spare tire fell off. Yh.