2014 Ford F-150 · symptom sheet
Wheel bearing, tires or wheels
- 30owner reports
- 61,400median miles
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Jul 12, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
30 of the 1,511 complaints on this car describe wheels.
Tick what matches of 30 reports
Wheels on other F-150 years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
This sheet gathers complaints about the parts that meet the road: tires that wear out early or blow out, wheels that crack or bend, lug nuts that come loose, and wheel bearings that start to hum. The median mileage owners give is about 21,000, among the lowest on the site, so many of these are fairly new cars.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the tires (22 reports) and the wheel (12 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the wheels covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the wheels on the F-150
Tire valve cracking. Closed apr 9, 2009.
Wheel separation. Closed may 29, 1998, led to recall 98V-095.
Wheel separation from vehicle. Closed dec 24, 1997.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 49,000 and 81,600 miles, from the 16 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Ford F-150 that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some 2003-2020 Expedition/Navigator and 2006-2020 F-150 (non-Raptor) vehicles equipped with 4WD may exhibit grinding/clicking/ratcheting noise from the front wheel area. This may be due to partial engagement of the integrated wheel ends (IWE).
Some 2013-2018 F-150/Expedition/Navigator vehicles equipped with 4-wheel drive (4WD) may exhibit an intermittent grinding noise while driving in 2-wheel drive (2WD) mode most commonly on acceleration.
What owners wrote
“Defected original lug nuts. Experienced lug nuts that had swollen and could no longer be removed from the wheels using a normal socket. High risk to be stranded if needing to change spare tire. Concern for overall wheel stability due to not being secure / tight due to mushrooming Expensive to replace.”
Filed Oct 8, 2024
“Had my tires rotated was told that I had swollen lug nuts. Ford dealer ship refuses to rotate my tires. Went to Firestoneâs where I purchased the tires said that the lug nuts were swollen.”
Filed Jul 22, 2024
“Bought new tires. Tire center had issues with the two piece lug nut systems that came installed from factory. They were swollen and had moisture in them. Had to have replacement lug nuts installed.”
Filed Aug 27, 2022
“Took vehicle in for service for oil change and balance/rotation. Shop advised that lug nuts were swollen and had trouble removing them and they need to be replaced. Research has shown that this is a known issue with Ford and there has even been litigation filed against Ford regarding this issue, but I could not locate a recall campaign.”
Filed May 23, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 30 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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- Rear window shatters or explodes 135 reports
- Transmission drops into neutral or downshifts on its own 117 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 109 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 104 reports
- Windshield cracks or distorts 71 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 61 reports
- "Service Transmission" message or wrench light comes on 58 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 54 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 53 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 35 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 31 reports