Ford Faces New Lawsuit Over Valve Stems On F350 Super Duty Trucks

owner of F350. Under 36,000 miles. Over 3 years. Ford will not replace the wheels. They offered for us to pay about 850 to replace

I have a 2020 F350 which has been leaking from valve stem sense about 8000 miles. I know 2 valve stems leaking at 11000 miles. We’ll be making appointment shortly.

I have a 2017 F350 Super Duty dually. Same leaky problem. My left front needs to be refilled daily. Come on Ford, stand up and do the right thing.

I have a 2017 Ford 350 Dually . Bought it brand new. Rims started leaking at the stems just a few months after I bought it.. They paid to replace all 4 rims with the same type of rim and they still leaked. The dealership talked me into rubber stems. They still leak. Have to fill tires up every time I drive it. Contacted Ford Motor Company and they said the warranty is over and they can't do anything about it. I told them this has to do with a safety issue with factory Ford rims that they put on the truck from the factory not a warranty issue that runs out and there should be a recall on those rims. Looks like they won't do anything about it till a stem blows going down the road and someone gets killed over this. But they probably still won't do anything. The fight goes on

I have a 2018 F3 50 Dooley with the same issues with the wheels. They were replaced when the truck was about a year old at no cost to us by the dealership. We are now having the same issues with the new replacements. Ford has offered to replace them with the exact same wheels with our out-of-pocket cost $2350. I’m sure within the year we will be faced with the exact same issue once again, when you pay over $74,000 for a new truck you shouldn’t have to deal with issues such as this. This is definitely a safety issue and Ford needs to step up to the plate if they want to keep repeat customers.

I have written to Ford myself, as a matter of fact, to William Clay Ford directly, and never even got a form letter of response, and yes, this was over a 2020 Ford F350 dually. The apathy at Ford goes from the assembly line, right up to the front offices. Once they've got your money, they really don't care about customer service and if your vehicle works or not. My vehicle has less than 9000 miles on it, and all of the sensors are saying that all 6 tires are low and under inflated. The only way to hurt this apathetic company, is to hit them in the pocket book. Boycott buying Ford products. If they don't want to fix their products, let's we, fix Ford!!!
So much for loyalty to a certain company and a certain product.

Sitting at the dealership right now having 3 new valve stems put on that I get to pay for. Was having to air up daily. 2019 F350 DRW... come on Ford! Do the right thing

I have a 2017 F350DRW. I have had this issue since a couple of weeks after getting my truck home. Ford has replaced the valve stems many times now on all of the wheels. They also replaced the wheels on 4 out of the 6 tires. I am still having to fill my tires constantly. I worry every time I haul my horses somewhere. I do NOT feel safe. The last time I was in the dealership they kept my truck for a few days and when they told me to come get it, they said they can't seem to find any replacement valve stems. That has been a few months ago and when I call they still can't find replacements. Ford has NONE in stock. If they don't do something soon I will NEVER purchase another FORD product.

I have a 2019 F-350, special ordered, 5th wheel, etc., etc. Exactly like the 2017 and 2018 named in the lawsuit. We have fought a losing battle over the tire stems. They have replaced them (at my cost despite having an extended service warrantee) and all that does is slow the problem down for a period of time. After hauling our trailer and CONSTANTLY fighting tire pressure I've about had it. You can't just pull up to the ARCO station and fill up a 85 psi tire. You have to haul out the Smitty Bilt, pop the hood, etc., etc. It's time consuming and frustrating. I note this lawsuit pertains to 2017 and 2018 models, not sure how that would apply to my 2019.

I am a retired metallurgist for GE Nuclear Energy. That doesn't make me an expert on Ford tire stems but I can say this. I inspected and certified/rejected alloys from 304 Stainless to Inconel 750 and varieties of Zirconium thrown in for good measure since the 1980's. ANY time you have dissimilar metals and a path for ionic transfer (I.E., "wet") you will have galvanic corrosion. Ford can fix this, and they should. This isn't rocket science and unless they make good on this I'm done with them.

I have a 2019 F-350, special ordered, 5th wheel, etc., etc. Exactly like the 2017 and 2018 named in the lawsuit. We have fought a losing battle over the tire stems. They have replaced them (at my cost despite having an extended service warrantee) and all that does is slow the problem down for a period of time. After hauling our trailer and CONSTANTLY fighting tire pressure I've about had it. You can't just pull up to the ARCO station and fill up a 85 psi tire. You have to haul out the Smitty Bilt, pop the hood, etc., etc. It's time consuming and frustrating. I note this lawsuit pertains to 2017 and 2018 models, not sure how that would apply to my 2019. I am a retired metallurgist for GE Nuclear Energy. That doesn't make me an expert on Ford tire stems but I can say this. I inspected and certified/rejected alloys from 304 Stainless to Inconel 750 and varieties of Zirconium thrown in for good measure since the 1980's. ANY time you have dissimilar metals and a path for ionic transfer (I.E., "wet") you will have galvanic corrosion. Ford can fix this, and they should. This isn't rocket science and unless they make good on this I'm done with them.