2003 FORD CVPI Wheelsrim Problems

SO I BUY A CVPI POLICE INTERCEPTOR WITH OVER 117K MILES OF POLICE DUTY USE THAT HAS A SAFETY RECALL 07S48 REGARDING THE WHEELS AND IT CANNOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NO LONGER IN POLICE DUTY USE. I HAVE WORKED AT AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIPS FOR OVER FIFTEEN YEARS AND NEVER IN MY LIFE HEARD OF A SAFETY RECALL ON A VEHICLE THAT ONLY APPLIES TO WHO IS BEHIND THE WHEEL. *JB

LT RR TIRE SLOWLY LOSES AIR. CF WHEEL. *NM

VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE TIRE/WHEEL WAS INSPECTED AND THE WHEEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK. "CF" WHEEL STAMPING

WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING COMPLETED ON THE CAR, THE WHEELS WERE INSPECTED AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK. *JB

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE WHEELS, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. *JB

THE LT FR & RT FR TIRES WENT FLAT IN THE PARKING LOT. THE SPARE WAS PUT ON, WITHIN DAYS IT ALSO WENT FLAT. UPON INSPECTION, ALL THREE WHEELS HAD CRACKS, CAUSING THE AIR LOSS. *JB

DURING A ROUTINE WHEEL INSPECTION, THE LT RR WHEEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK AND WAS REPLACED. *JB

DURING A ROUTINE WHEEL INSPECTION, A RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *JB

SLOW AIR LOSS LEFT REAR WHEEL. WHEEL FOUND TO BE CRACKED, WHEEL REPLACED. *JB

DURING A ROUTINE WHEEL INSPECTION THE LT FR WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. WHEEL REPLACED. *JB

AFTER THE TIRE WAS FOUND FLAT, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. *JB

WHILE ON PATROL, AND TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 35MPH, THE TROOPERS FELT THE LEFT REAR TIRE GO FLAT. IT WAS NOT A INSTANTANEOUS DEFLATION, BUT ONCE STARTED, DID DEFLATE RATHER QUICKLY. THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REINFLATED ON THE WHEEL WHILE THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR WAS ON IT. UPON INSPECTION, THE WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED.

THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. AFTER THE WHEEL WAS INSPECTED, IT WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED.

DURING A ROUTINE WHEEL INSPECTION, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED.

CAR WAS FOUND WITH A FLAT TIRE. THE WHEEL WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE CRACKED.

RT FRT WHEEL LOSES AIR SLOWLY. WHEEL INSPECTED AND CRACK FOUND. WHEEL REPLACED

LT RR TIRE SLOWLY LOSES AIR. WHEEL WAS INSPECTED AND A SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND. WHEEL REPLACED

ON 3/24/05 @ 75684 MILES, ONE TIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE LOW AIR PRESSURE. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE WHEEL TO BE CRACKED. ON 4/12/05 @ 77616 MILES, ANOTHER TIRE HAD LOW AIR PRESSURE. IT ALONG WITH THE OTHER WHEELS WAS INSPECTED. A TOTAL OF THREE MORE WHEELS WERE REPLACED ON THIS CAR AT THIS TIME. TO DATE, ALL WHEELS HAVE CRACKED AND BEEN REPLACED.

RT FRT TIRE WENT FLAT IN PARKING LOT. UPON INSPECTION, THE RIM WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED.

DT: TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, THEY INSPECTED THE STEEL WHEELS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CHANGED DRIVE AXLE. BUT STILL HAD A SLOW LEAK OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. MANUFACTURE WILL FIX AS NEED BASIC, BUT WILL NOT CHANGE THE OTHER WHEELS. DID HIS OWN INSPECTION ON THIS TIRE, AND FOUND A CRACK IN THE STEEL WHEEL ABOUT ONE TO TWO INCHES. WHERE THE WHEEL MEETS THE RIM. *AK

LT REAR TIRE HAD SLOW LEAK. UPON INSPECTION, THE WHEEL HAD CRACKED, CAUSING THE LEAK.*AK

LEFT FRONT WHEEL HAD SLOW AIR LOSS. WHEEL WAS CRACKED.*AK

LT FRONT WHEEL HAD SLOW AIR LOSS. WHEEL WAS CRACKED.*AK

AIR LOSS, RIGHT REAR WHEEL. WHEEL WAS CRACKED. *AK

LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD SLOW LEAK. WHEEL WAS CRACKED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.*AK

RT RR TIRE LOSES AIR. WHEEL INSPECTED AND WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED.*AK

RT REAR WHEEL LOST 10 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE OVERNIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED.*AK

DURING ROUTINE SERVICE, THE WHEEL WAS CHECKED FOR CRACKS. THE RT FRONT WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED.*AK

SLOW LEAK LED TO TIRE FAILURE. WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE, THE WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED.*AK

RT FR TIRE APPEARED LOW ON AIR. THE WHEEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE A SMALL CRACK. THIS WHEEL WAS INSTALLED ON THE CAR AS PART OF RECALL 03S05 AT 25,947 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 94,059.*AK

LT FR WHEEL HAD SLOW LEAK. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED. THIS WHEEL HAD BEEN INSTALLED AS PART OF RECALL 03S05 AT 34141 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE 68473.*AK

LT RRR TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD AIR. A CRACKED WHEEL WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE LEAKAGE. *AK

RT RR TIRE HAD SLOW LOSS OF AIR. UPON INSPECTION, A SMALL PINHOLE WAS FOUND IN THE WHEEL.*AK

VEHICLE HAD FLAT TIRE, WHEN TIRE WAS REMOVED FROM WHEEL, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE WHEEL RIM. *AK

DURING A PM, THE WHEELS WERE INSPECTED FOR CRACKING. BOTH FRONT WHEELS HAD CRACKS AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.*AK

RIGHT FR TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK. UPON INSPECTION, A VERY SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE WHEEL. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE WHEELS REPLACED AS PART OF CAMPAIGN 03S05 AT 50,392 MILES. THE MILEAGE WHEN THE CRACK WAS FOUND WAS 101955.*AK

VEHICLE HAD A VIBRATION. WHEN THE WHEELS WERE INSPECTED, THE RT FR WHEEL WAS CRACKED.*AK

TWO TIRES (RT FR & RT RR) KEPT LOSING AIR. THE TIRES/WHEELS WERE INSPECTED. THE WHEELS HAD DEVELOPED SMALL CRACKS. THESE WHEELS HAD BEEN REPLACED AT 31643 MILES AS PART OF CAMPAIGN 03S05.*AK

DURING A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION ONE WHEEL WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE A CRACK IN IT. THIS WHEEL HAD BEEN INSTALLED AS A REPLACEMENT WHEEL DURING FORD MOTOR CO RECALL 03S05.*AK

TWO WHEELS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED TO HAVE CRACKS. BOTH CRACKED WHEELS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED DURING A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECK. BOTH WHEELS WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AS PART OF FORD RECALL # 03S05 ON 9/18/03 AT 44190 MILES. WHEELS WERE DISCOVERED ON 6/2/04(UNKNOWN MILEAGE) AND 7/21/04 87,500 MILES).*AK

THIS WAS A POLICE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A PURSUIT. AT APPROXIMATELY 110 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL CRACKED, THE TIRE FLATTENED, THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL AND CROSSED THE MEDIAN, THE OPPOSING LANES OF TRAFFIC AND IMPACTED THE GUIDE RAIL. TROOPER WAS TREATED AND RELEASED, VEHICLE DEMOLISHED. *LA

LT REAR TIRE APPEARED LOW ON AIR. THE TIRE WAS INSPECTED, NO PUNCTURES. THE WHEEL WAS BROKEN DOWN AND A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON THE WHEEL.*AK

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WHEELS FAIL AT THE WELD, AND THE TIRE DEFLATES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE WILL HAVE A GRAVE ACCIDENT IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED. THIS IS AFTER THE ORIGINAL WHHELS HAD BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF RECALL--NEW WHEELS HAVE A PROBLEM

WE HAVE A FLEET, 18, OF FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTORS ASSIGNED TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. FORD HAS NOTIFIED USERS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF RIMS DEVELOPING CRACKS AND TIRES LOSING AIR. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD AND WITH FORD DEALERSHIPS IN OUR AREA REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF RIMS. FORD HAS NOTIFIED US THAT IF THE RIM DOES NOT SHOW A CRACK THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. WE HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO TEST THE RIM WITH A PENETRANT AND DEVELOPER, MAGNAFLUX AND ACTUAL X-RAYS. WE FEEL THAT FORD IS IGNORING A POTENTIAL SERIOUS SAFETY INCIDENT AND BRUSHING THIS OFF "UNTIL NEW RIMS COME OFF PRODUCTION". IF A FLEET STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT RIMS BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY SEE WHAT THEY FEEL IS A DEFICIENCY FORD SHOULD HONOR THAT REQUEST. WHAT SURPRISES AND DISMAYS US IS THE ATTITUDE THEY HAVE AND THEIR FAILURE TO ISSUE A RECALL.*AK