1998 Ford F-150 complaints

WHILE DRIVING SPARE TIRE CABLE LOCATED UNDER BED OF TRUCK BROKE, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF INTO TRAFFIC, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE TORISON BAR BROKE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30-35 MPH ON RAMP FRONT TIRE FELL OFF DUE TO FAILURE OF LUGS: NUTS. ABOUT EVERY 100 MILES LUGS: NUTS WILL COME LOOSE ,WILL NOT STAY TIGHT. RECALL 98V095000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *JB

FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE; DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED; MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD PAY ALL EXCEPT 20%, WHICH WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE WITH TORSION BARS PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT EVEN TRYING TO MAKE BETTER QUALITY PARTS AVAILABLE. *YH

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16, DOT W2081PT287, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, F150 WITH 30000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. A 2 FEET LONG PIECE OF TREAD FELL OFF. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD CRACKED. *AK *SLC

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT DISC BRAKES LOCKS UP, CREATING EXTREME VIBRATION WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY GETS HOT. *YH

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO KICK PEDAL TO GET IT TO RELEASE. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60MPH. TRUCK VEERED ACROSS ROAD ONTO SHOULDER. DAMAGE ESTIMATES TO TRUCK BETWEEN $2,000-2,500. THE ONLY REASON THIS DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WAS THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. THIS TREAD SEPARATION APPEARS IDENTICAL TO THOSE OF FIRESTONE TIRES. GENERAL TIRE DEALER IS MCKNIGHT TIRE IN JEFFERSON CITY, MO., THEY WOULD ONLY PROVIDE THE PHONE NUMBER FOR GENERAL TIRE. KEHOE FORD IN JEFFERSON CITY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS WITH GENERAL TIRE. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS WITH ANY TYPE OF GENERAL TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: A308446415 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

DURING OIL CHANGE CONSUMER NOTICED FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. *AK *SLC

DEALER TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE TORSION BAR. *AK

OUTSIDE SHEET METAL FATIGUE AT LOWER REAR CORNER OF BOTH DOOR WINDOWS ADOUT 1/4" FORD WON'T REPAIR.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SHEET METAL EXHIBITS A CRACK AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE INNER TIE ROD WAS REPLACED / REPAIRED SIX MONTHS AGO BY DEALER. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED WITH SAME TIE RO. DEALER NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

TORSION BAR SNAPPED AS I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE IN MY DRIVEWAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THREE LUGS: NUTS: STUDS SHEARED OFF RIGHT REAR WHEEL, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF. *AK

TORSION BAR SEVERED. DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. PRIVATE MECHANIC HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION AS OF YET FOR CAUSE OF DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

RT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY. *AK

DOOR LIGHT ON DASH PANEL STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED PROPERLY. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD CONSUMER STEPPED ON GAS AND PEDAL GOT STUCK. CONSUMER COULD NOT PRESS ON BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. SO CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN NUETRAL, AND FINALLY STOPPED VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *AK

I LIVE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WHERE IT IS PRETTY WARM BUT WHERE THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IS 55MPH AND MOSTLY MUCH LESS. THERE ARE FEW HIGH SPEED (HIGHWAY) MILES ON MY TIRES. HAVING SAID THAT, I DROVE TO PORT ORANGE (DAYTONA BEACH), FLORIDA TO SEE MY FATHER WHO RECENTLY HAD SURGERY AND ON THE WAY HOME (ONLY 8 MILES INTO THE RETURN TRIP) I SUDDENLY GOT A VIBRATION IN THE RIDE. I WAS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE I-95. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED MY TIRES AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING AND SO ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ROAD. I THEN DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND CHANGED LANES BUT THE VIBRATION DIDN'T GO AWAY SO I KEPT TO A LOWER SPEED (AROUND 50) AND TOOK THE NEXT EXIT WHERE I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND DID A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF MY TIRES. WHAT I FOUND WAS A RAISED AREA ON THE TREAD OF THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) TIRE. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES LONG AND 2 1/2 TO 3 INCHES WIDE. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DETECT VISUALLY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RAISED VERY HIGH BUT WAS EASY TO DETECT BY RUNNING MY HANDS AROUND THE TREAD OF THE ENTIRE WHEEL. I CHECKED ALL OTHER TIRES AND DIDN'T NOTICE A PROBLEM SO I LOCATED (WITH THE TELEPHONIC ASSISTANCE FROM MY PARENTS) A FIRESTONE DEALER BACK IN PORT ORANGE WHERE I HAD JUST COME FROM AND DROVE THERE. AT FIRST THE GUY IN CHARGE TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE A 2 HOUR WAIT SINCE HE HAD LOTS OF PAYING CUSTOMERS IN FRONT OF ME BUT AFTER EXPLAINING (RATHER FORCEFULLY) THAT THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY PROBLEM DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND THAT I HAD AN 8 HOUR D

TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO NEUTRAL IT STARTS TO REVERSE .ONLY WAY TO DRIVE IS TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

PEOO O20 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS REAR END STARTED SWERLING. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P235 70 R16, DOT NUMBER W2081PT 477 . WILL CONTACTED FIRESTONE TODAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

A CRACK IN METAL OUTSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR WHERE SEAL MEETS WINDOW. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NO WARNING OF BRAKE PADS GETTING LOW. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE MAKING A NOISE. HE REPORTED THAT MY BRAKE PADS HAD WORN COMPLETELY AWAY AND HAD DAMAGED THE ROTORS TO THE POINT THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT NORMALLY BRAKE PADS CONTAINED A SQUEAKER DEVICE TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE PADS ARE GETTING LOW. MY FORD FACTORY INSTALLED BRAKE PADS DID NOT HAVE THIS.*AK

THE DRIVERS DOOR IS SPLITTING LOOKING AT THE DOOR, BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE WINDOW. ITS STARTING TO CRACK THE DOOR. *AK

WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WHEN MECHANIC CHECKED SPARK PLUG JUST BLEW OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING DO TO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND DEALER SAID BRAKES WHERE WEARING UNEVENLY. THERE WAS MORE PRESSURE ON INSIDE OF ROTORS THAN ON OUTSIDE.*AK

REAR WINDSHIELD LEAKS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH WATER. DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT DEFECT IS WHERE WINDOW SEAL IS CONNECTED TO WINDOW, THERE IS A GAP WHICH CANNOT BE SEALED. DEALER HAS RECOGNIZED PROBLEM AS DEFECT, BUT WILL NOT COVER EXPENSES. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS CRACKING RIGHT ABOVE DOOR HANDLE NEAR WINDOW. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK

THERE IS A HAIRLINE CRACK RIGHT BELOW THE WINDOW FRAME FORMING ON DOOR.*AK

WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN GARAGE THE DRIVER'S SIDE TORSION BROKE. FEBRUARY 1999 THE TORSION BAR ON THE PASSENGER BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH. FORTUNATELY IN EITHER CASE NO INJURIES. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL FAILURE, BUT AFTER CONTACTING FORD DIRECTLY AND THE DEALER WHERE THE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE TOWED EITER STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM. MY FAMILY NOW FEELS FOR THEIR SAFETY NEXT TIME WE DRIVE IN THE TRUCK. I NEED TO BE CONVINCED THAT CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE TORSION BARS USED ON THAT YEAR TRUCK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH LUGS: NUTS: STUDS BROKE, CAUSING REAR WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN LOW GEAR, CONSUMER TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING. VEHICLE FINALLY HIT TREE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH

WHEN STRIKING A TELEPHONE POLE AT 40 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS A CRACK DOWN MIDDLE, ON OUTSIDE. CRACK IS VERY VISIBLE FROM A DISTANCE AND TO THE NAKED EYE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT CRACK ON DOOR WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO MILEAGE ON VEHICLE. OWNER HAD REPORTED PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLE HAD 41,000 MILES, BUT NOTHING DONE AT THAT TIME.*AK

A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE ALLOWS FUEL FROM FRONT TANK TO TRANSFER FUEL TO SECOND TANK, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS SITTING AROUND ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES IN OFF POSITION AND CONSUMER SMELLED AN ANTI FREEZE ODOR BEFOR EXITING VEHICLE. AFTER RETURNING FROM SHOPPING ,VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARMENT WAS CALLED, CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A SPLIT AROUND THE RIM, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 49000 MILES, TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE FUELER 684, SIZE P265/75R16, SEARS REPLACED TIRES. *SLC

THE REAR BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM THEREFORE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE DOING ALL THE WORK AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP TO A STOP AND SKID IN TRAFFIC, THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION, THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WAS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE NOT. NLM

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE, WHILE MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER TO PARK ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR GOING BACKWARD CRASHING THROUGHT THE GARAGE DOOR AND INNER WALL OF HOME. *SLC

RT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING APROX 50 MPH. FRONT RT OF TRUCK DROPPED AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL.

PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT TORSION BAR COLLASPED AND BROKE WHICH CAUSED PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE TO DROP DOWN ON ONE SIDE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED TORSION BAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

STRUCTURE OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS BREAKING UP AROUND WINDOW. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS THROTTLE STICKS AFTER ACCELERATION. ACCELERATOR PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT PULLS AWAY FROM DRIVERS FOOT, ACCELERATING MORE ON IT'S OWN. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 30 MPH, APPLIED BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND DROPPED TO LOW 1 TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. IT FELT LIKE A BRAKE LINE LEAK. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SENSOR. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES CAUSES REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON WET/DAMP ROAD. IT ALSO CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, A PROBLEM WITH COURTESY LIGHTS, AND RUNNING TAIL LIGHTS MOMENTARILY REMAIN ON FROM 2 MINUTES UP TO 2 HOURS BEFORE TURNING OFF, EVEN AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE OVERNIGHT WHILE PARKED. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF DEFECT. THE TORSION BAR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *AK

ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOT AN INJURY DURING THIS INCIDENT, WE WERE VERY LUCKY. IF WE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH DIFFERENT SITUATION. I HAVE NOTICED ON DIFFERENT WEB SITES THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WONDER IF SOMETHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

SUDDEN AN SPONTANIOUS BREAKAGE OF TORSION BAR AT LOW SPEED WITHOUT HITTING ANY OBSTICLE OR POT-HOLE IN ROAD.*AK