1999 Ford F-150 Tires Problems
Owners have filed 52 complaints with NHTSA about tires problems on the 1999 Ford F-150, 5% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 67,775 miles. The words owners use most often: “tire size” (21% of reports).
- 52tires complaints
- 67,775median miles at failure
- 2mention a crash
- 3mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 75%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Tire size: mentioned in 11 of 52 complaints (21%)
- Firestone wilderness: mentioned in 8 of 52 complaints (15%)
- P235 70R16: mentioned in 6 of 52 complaints (12%)
At what mileage do tires problems happen?
Based on 10 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 52 complaints, 2 mention a crash, 3 an injury.
Ford F-150 tires complaints by model year
| Model year | Tires complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 F-150 | 1 | 1% | 5,000 |
| 2024 F-150 | 1 | 1% | 16,750 |
| 2023 F-150 | 4 | 1% | 5,000 |
| 2022 F-150 | 1 | 0% | — |
| 2021 F-150 | 2 | 0% | 4,000 |
| 2020 F-150 | 2 | 0% | 65,000 |
| 2019 F-150 | 4 | 0% | 35,000 |
| 2018 F-150 | 2 | 0% | 54,000 |
| 2017 F-150 | 3 | 0% | 81,500 |
| 2016 F-150 | 2 | 0% | 120,000 |
| 2015 F-150 | 7 | 0% | 26,946 |
| 2014 F-150 | 4 | 0% | 74,000 |
| 2013 F-150 | 11 | 0% | 12,000 |
| 2012 F-150 | 12 | 1% | 24,950 |
| 2011 F-150 | 18 | 1% | 40,000 |
| 2010 F-150 | 17 | 2% | 10,000 |
| 2009 F-150 | 13 | 4% | 31,000 |
| 2008 F-150 | 9 | 2% | 6,000 |
| 2007 F-150 | 52 | 11% | 20,000 |
| 2006 F-150 | 27 | 5% | 5,239 |
| 2005 F-150 | 36 | 3% | 30,000 |
| 2004 F-150 | 58 | 3% | 12,250 |
| 2003 F-150 | 21 | 5% | 59,000 |
| 2002 F-150 | 24 | 3% | 44,022 |
| 2001 F-150 | 52 | 4% | 55,607 |
| 2000 F-150 | 34 | 3% | 106,000 |
| 1999 F-150 | 52 | 5% | 67,775 |
| 1998 F-150 | 152 | 11% | 100,000 |
| 1997 F-150 | 305 | 11% | 74,545 |
| 1996 F-150 | 21 | 6% | 204,250 |
| 1995 F-150 | 43 | 7% | 102,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists tires for the 1999 Ford F-150. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Upon returning home from work on 9/15/14, a hitch wire was noticed dragging on the ground. When i crawled under the truck to tuck it back under, i noticed the spare tire was gone and the cable that once held it in place via a retaining bracket had snapped and was frayed. The tire and bracket…
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. *tr
Spare tire fell out from underneath the vehicle will driving. *tr
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1999 Ford F-150s have tires problems?
No. NHTSA has 52 owner complaints about tires for the 1999 Ford F-150 (5% of the 1,044 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Ford F-150 tires?
No recall currently lists tires for this vehicle.
At what mileage do tires problems start?
The median reported mileage is 67,775 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about tires problems on the 1999 Ford F-150?
The most frequent phrase is “tire size”, in 11 of 52 complaints, followed by “firestone wilderness” (8).
Other 1999 Ford F-150 problems
See all 1999 Ford F-150 problems or tires problems across all F-150 years.