1997 Ford F-150 wheels problems
115 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the wheels on the 1997 Ford F-150 — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have a 1997 f-150 in which I had two wheels rust through so that the tires leaked air. The other two whheels were ex essively rusted as well. The only solution was to replace the 4 wheels. I saw no recalls, so I suspect this is a regional issue ( salt in winter) as I've seen other 1997 f-150s…”
filed Apr 12, 2005
“Lugs:nuts came loose on back rear tire.........hub came loose and ruined the wheel pulled in driveway and hub was just hanging there with the loosened lugnuts.had a recall on this problem years ago and had it supposedly fixed....took to ford dealer and was charges $500.00. *ak”
filed Mar 10, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Wheels problems in other F-150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 F-150 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 F-150 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 F-150 | 20 | 5% |
| 2022 F-150 | 8 | 1% |
| 2021 F-150 | 27 | 3% |
| 2020 F-150 | 5 | 1% |
| 2019 F-150 | 9 | 1% |
| 2018 F-150 | 42 | 2% |
| 2017 F-150 | 44 | 3% |
| 2016 F-150 | 53 | 3% |
| 2015 F-150 | 40 | 2% |
| 2014 F-150 | 25 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Ford F-150
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.