1998 Ford F-150 complaints

UNABLE TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH CAUSES AN INCREASE IN SPEED. *AK

THE PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW FRAMES ARE CRACKING ON THE REAR LOWER CORNER ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S DOORS. THE CRACKS ARE ABOUT 1/8 INCH IN LENGHT.I HAVE SEEN OTHER F-150S WITH CRACKS LIKE THESE. I HAVE A 97 F-150 THAT IS ALSO CRACKING IN THE SAME PLACE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKEN AND CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE TRAVELING THE OHIO TURNPIKE. TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE.*AK

BENDER FLOW CASE ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND CASE IS STUCK. CONSUMER GETS HOT AIR, AND NOT COOL AIR. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

THERE IS NO REASON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE 3 TIE RODS CLOSE TO FAILURE AND ONE FAIL COMPLETELY. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER AT FIRST THEY STATED THAT THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THE HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE TIE-ROD ENDS IT'S SO HIGH THEY CAN NOT KEEP THEM IN STOCK AT THE DEALER.... CALL ANY AUTO PARTS STORE DOWNRIVER THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THE 1997-98 F-150 HAVE A ABNORNALLY HIGH FAILURE RATE. MURRY'S AUTOZONE AND A&W AUTO ARE YET TO EVEN GET 1998 TIE ROD REPLACEMENT'S. THEY SAY DEALER ITEM ONLY.... IN CLOSING I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE'S I HAVE A ALMOST 3 YEAR OLD AND SAFETY IN JOB ONE WHEN IT COMES TO VEHICLE'S.. THANK YOU ... SAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE DROPPED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT INNER TIE ROD HAD BROKEN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND THE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *MJ

DEALER REPORTS COOLANT LOSS INTO OIL SYSTEM, STATES CAUSE IS DEFECT IN TIMING CHAIN COVER OR INTAKE MANIFOLD, 1997 TRUCKS WITH SAME ENGINE EQUIPED WITH DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN COVER, FORD ISSUED SILENT RECALL TO DEALERS TO COVER COST OF REPAIRES FOR 1997 TRUCKS, FORD CLAIMES DEFECT CORRECTED FOR 1998 TRUCK, DEALER STATES THAT EVEN IF COVER IS DEFECTIVE, FORD WON'T COVER COSTS FOR REPAIRES, I WONDER IF FORD COMPLETLY CORRECTED TIMING CHAIN COVER PROBLEM.*JB

WHEN APPYLING BRAKES, BRAKE PAD WILL RUB AGAINST ROTOR, CAUSING THE ROTORS TO WARP. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL GRABBED MAKING A THUMPING NOISE CAUSING THE SURFACE OF THE ROTOR TO FLAKE. THE FLAKING CHEWED THE BRAKE PADS EXCESSIVELY. ROTORS HAD TO REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A STEERING PROBLEM, WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT STEER, HE LET THE WHEEL GO AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP, CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE TIRE WAS FLAT ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND THE TIE ROD WAS JAMMED IN THE WHEEL RIM AND SHREDDED, THE INSIDE OF THE RIM DEFLATED THE TIRE, THE TIE ROD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BALL JOINT, THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH OUTER TIE RODS AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS.*JB

WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE VEHICLE LOCKED AND THE KEYS IN THE HOUSE THE TRUCK STARTER CRANKED OVER WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN 1ST GEAR AND RAN INTO MY PORCH, I RAN OUT TO STOP THE TRUCK AND I HAD TO JUMP OVER THE BROKEN RAILING AND WHEN I DID I SERVERLY SPRAINED MY ANKEL WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. *AK

TIE ROD END CAME APART AT JOINT WHILE DRIVING ,LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WENT OFF RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD;THEN, COMPLETELY ACROSS THE ONCOMING LANE BEFORE STOPPING. I HAVE THE PART . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE WITH THIS TYPE OF TRUCK .*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A WET PAVEMENT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND VEHICLE TOTALED.*TT

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHICH IS WHEN TIE ROD BROKE IN HALF. *AK MECHANIC PULLED VEHICLE IN AND THAT IS WHEN THE TIE ROD BROKE IN HALF, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE. JLG

FRONT LEFT TIE ROD END BROKE WHILE BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *YH

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE ON SLIGHT INCLINE WILL ROLL FORWARD, ALSO WHEN PUTTING IN DRIVE ON SLIGHT INCLINE VEHILE ROLLS BACKWARD. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE ROD END BROKE, VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING AND SHIMMERING. THE TIRE ROD FELL OFF RIM AND CUT A GROOVE IN RIM.*JB *YD

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH DRIVE SIDE TIE ROD BROKE, AND THE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIE RODS. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD END WAS BROKEN, ALSO THE PASSENGERS INNER SIDES WERE LOOSE. *YH

EA 02 001/STEERING COLUMN: STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED .THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FELT CHANGE IN FRONT END HANDLING AT INTERSTATE SPEED. STOPPED AND NOTED TREAD SEPARATION. STEEL BELT WIRES PROTRUDING THROUGH TREAD AND SIGNIFICANT DEFORMITY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE, MECHANIC DETERMINED THE INNER TIE ROD HAD BROKEN. TIE ROD HAD ALSO BROKEN 2 YEARS AGO. NLM

WHILE DRIVING BOLT THAT HOLDS THE TIE ROD TOGETHER BROKE. THERE IS NOT STEERING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME BOLT HAS SNAPPED AND BROKE. TOOK TO DEALER,PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT FRONT TORSION BAR SNAPPED DURING REGULAR DRIVING. *TT

THE DOOR AJAR SWITCH DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DOOR AJAR DASH LIGHT & INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS FULLY CLOSED. THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGERIOUS SITUATION, ESPECIALY AT NIGHT WHEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPRED PROBLEM AND I HAVE BEEN ADVICED THAT FORD HAS A TSB ON IT. EVERYONE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO WITH A 97', 98', OR 99' F-150 EXTENDED CAB HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A BUBBLE IN MIDDLE OF THE TIRE ON A 1998, FORD, F150, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16, DOT# A308443268. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE TIE ROD END FAILED. *JB

GLUE ON OUTSIDE MIRROR IS BLEEDING THROUGH GLASS. THIS IS CAUSING A DISTORTION TO DRIVERS VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

METAL ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS CRACKING ON REAR SIDE OF DOOR. DEALER INDICATED DOOR NEEDED TO BE REENFORCED ON INSIDE.*AK

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CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLES SPARE TIRE CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF. NLM

REAR WINDOW IS LEAKING. ALL AROUND WINDOW FRAME HAS CRACKED.*AK

ONE OF FIVE 1997-1998 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS OWNED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAION WHICH HAVE HAD TIE ROD FAILURES AFTER REACHING 75K MILES OR MORE

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, SUDDENLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER VEHICLE OFF TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AFTER PULLING OVER, CONSUMER THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER THEN SMELLED RUBBER, HE THEN WALKED AROUNG THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE TREAD WAS GONE, THE PLASTIC COWING IN THE FENDER WELL WAS GONE AND THERE WERE SMALL VACUUM HOSES HANGING DOWN, THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED, HOWEVER THE TREAD WAS GONE FROM MOST OF THE TIRE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE SLID INTO A DITCH, NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK

DOME LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF, DOOR ADJAR LIGHT STAYS ON. IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER FORD P/U'S WITH THIS SAME PRBLEM. *AK

CRACK IN DOOR METAL NEXT TO DRIVER'S WINDOW. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HAVE CONTACTED FORD SERVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCKS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSTANT SHAKING OF THE SEAT, DASHBOARD AND STEERIN WHEEL. DRIVE SHAFT FROM NEW STOCK UNIT INSTALLED.

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FILLER NECK CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY OR REPAIRED IT FOR FREE AND THIS IS A SAFETY/EMISSIONS PROBLEM AND NOT SOMETHING CAUSED BY THE OWNER.*AK

GAS PEDAL JAMMED UNDER FLOOR MAT, HIT FRONT PORCH OF HOUSE,COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WITH BOTH FEET FEET ON BRAKE PEDAL. SAME THING HAPPENED MANY TIMES ON THE FREEWAY, BUT COULD ALWAYS PULL FLOOR MAT BACK WITH MY FEET, THIS TIME HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND MY GRANDSON WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE PORCH. THANK GOD HE TOOK OFF RUNNING, I PANICKED OR I WOULD HAVE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. I FEEL THAT IS A DESIGN DEFECT, THERE SHOULD BE A HOOK TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE, APPARENTLY FORD THINKS SO TOO, THE NEW TRUCKS HAVE THE HOOKS. MY TRUCK HAS A LITTLE PLASTIC SCREW THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BURROW INTO THE CARPET, IT DOES NOT WORK. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH IN A 1998 FORD F150, THE LEFT/REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE, SIZE: P235/70R16, DOT: W2081PT088, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT/REAR WHEEL WELL AND TO THE REAR BUMPER. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON THE TIRE AND IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. NOTE: TIRE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.*AK *JB

DIFFERENTIAL GEARS ATTACHED TO TRANSMISSION, HOLE THE OIL FOR TRANSMISSION. DIFFERENTAL IS DRIPPING EVERY DAY BECAUSE SEAL THAT HOLES IT IN SECURELY IS DEFECTIVE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT ON I-295 IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA A BRIDGESTONE TIRE MOUNTED ON THE LEFT REAR OF MY VEHICLE SUFFERED A BLOW OUT. WHILE BLOW OUTS DO OCCUR, IN THIS INSTANCE THE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OF THE TIRE PRIOR TO A VERY VIOLENT EXPLOSION OF THE TIRE. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. I HAVE CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE REGARDING THIS, AND THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO DENY, AND IGNORE THE PROBLEM. THE TIRE HAD PLENTY OF TREAD AND APPEARED IN GOOD CONDITION. IT WAS BEING OPERATED AT THE CORRECT PRESSURE OF 44LBS COLD. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED THAT BRIDGESTONE MAY BE HIDEING A PROBLEM THAT GOOD POSSABLY COST SOMEONE THERE LIFE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 7B73PUA189 TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN CONSUMER TAPPED THE BRAKES AND FELT ABS COMING ON, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT SLOWDOWN, HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP, IT USUALLY HAPPENS WITH A HARD TURN, CONSUMER FELT THAT IF IT HAPPENED ON A BUSY STREET SOMEONE COULD HAD BEEN INJURED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WIRES WHICH ARE GOING FROM BRAKE TO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, WERE GIVING A FALSE READING OF A TIRE LOCK UP. *YD

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FRAME METAL ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. THE CRACK IS ABOUT 3/4" LONG NOW. MY LOCAL NEWS RAN A STORY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THAT IS HOW I BECAME AWARE BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL TRUCKS. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SENT ME TO YOU, PLEASE HELP. *AK

DRIVER'S DOOR FRAME IS CRACKED, AND HAS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE CONSUMER TOOK POSSESSION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY FORD. ONLY OPTION FOR A CORRECTIVE ACTION GIVEN TO THE CONSUMER WAS REPLACEMENT OF DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

METAL RECEIVER UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK THAT HOLDS EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE IN PLACE HAS DAMAGED THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE, 8 GROOVES IN SIDEWALL. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED PROBLEM, AND WAS COVERING PART OF THE EXPENSE FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK