1998 Ford F-150 complaints

FRONT RIGHT WHEELS BOUNCE AT SPEEDS OF 60-70 MPH. YH

BRAKE LINE FAILED TWICE. *YC

FLOOR MATS SLIPPED. YH

LUG NUTS ARE LOOSE. YH

WHEEL LUG NUT FAILED. YH

REAR WINDOW SLIDER LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS OR TRUCK IS WASHSED. YH

FIRESTONE TIRE (235/70 R16) SIDEWALLS FALLING APART. YH

FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE TO DROP LOWER THAN NORMAL HEIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO FALL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

14 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, THE TRUCK HAS JUST DIED OUT WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG. MOST OF THE TIME IT TAKES 15-30 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. TWICE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH THERE IS VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP. THE BAR TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS BEFORE STOPPING. THE SECOND BAR BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN DEALERS GARAGE WHILE WAITING OVER TWO WEEKS FOR PARTS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER INJURED. *ML

VEHICLE IS BURNING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES, AND BLUE SMOKE IS COMING OUT OF THE EXHUAST.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT CAB ON DRIVER SIDE TO FALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENT. PART IS ON BACK ORDER. *AK

FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE , CAUSING THE FRONT END TO DROP TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE THROTTLE CONTROL BEGAN TO STICK DURING COLD WEATHER, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO FALL, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER STATED THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE TORSION BAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY

ENGINE THROTTLE FROZE OPEN AND TRUCK SPEEDS OUT OF CONTROL.

WHILE DRIVING FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE JUST DROPPED BECAUSE THE TORSION BAR BROKE IN HALF. THE BAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER TIGHTEND UP THE LUGS: NUTS. CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING FOR LUGS: NUTS, SO WHEN DRIVING THE WHEEL WON'T COME OFF. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, THE PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO RUN INTO A FENCE. DEALER COULD FIND NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE. *AK

RECALL REPAIR WORK ON THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL 98V-095.000. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. LETTER STATED CONSUME R WILL BE RECEIVING NOTIFICATION IN 3RD QUARTER. NO LETTER. NO PARTS. OWNER UPSET. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS A KNOB THAT WEARS INTO THE FLOOR MAT, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO SOMETIMES STICK TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED FLOOR MAT AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING FORWARD AND BACKING UP CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND NOTICED EVERYTIME APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE. *AK

TRANSMISSION OPERATES ERRATICALLY; WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES HIGH GEAR, TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL TO DOWNSHIFT. ALSO, WHENEVER CONSUMER TRIES TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS CONSUMER SLAMS HARD ON BRAKES. THIS CONDITION OCCURS CONSISTENTLY WITHIN THE FIRST 10 TO 15 MILES OF DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND NO CORRECTION WAS MADE. COULD NHTSA HELP IN ANY WAY? THANK YOU. *AK

NO SUMMARY.

REAR SEAT BELTS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SAFE INSTALLATION OF CHILD SAFETY SEATS

WHILE DRIVING OR PROCEEDING TO TURN A CORNER THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL # 98V095000, WHEEL LUGS: NUTS; RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE TO THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF NO PARTS. AS STATED IN THE RECALL, FAILURE CAN CAUSE LOSS VEHICLE CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (98V161000) & NOTIFIED THE DEALER. WAS INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL (98V161000) & CALLED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS. WOULD NOTIFY OWNER WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. *AK

LEAF SPRING NOT STABLE AND MOVING OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DURING WET WEATHER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANNOT SOLVED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE NOT CHANGING GEARS.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES, FOOT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERCHANGE RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. IT WAS TWO LANES AND A SEMI STARTED TO MOVE OVER INTO MY LANE. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO KICK IT INTO OVERDRIVE TO GET PAST THE TRUCK. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ACCELERATOR WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STUCK THERE. THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING AT A HIGH RPM.. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND KEPT COASTING AS THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OFF. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AT 5000 RPM. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS, THE ACCELERATOR RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE ENGINE RPM'S RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE WAY IT HAPPENED WAS JUST AS IF THE "RESUME" BUTTON ON THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN PRESSED TO RESUME SPEED AFTER YOU SLOW DOWN....THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSES ON ITS OWN AND THE TRUCK GETS BACK UP TO THE SET SPEED. HOWEVER...THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF SINCE I DISTICNTLY REMEMBER TURNING IF OFF PRIOR TO GETTING INTO INDIANAPOLIS. I REFERENCED YOUR SITE AND FOUND ACTION NUMBER EA98018 TO LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THIS.

WHILE TOWING A 19' TRAVEL TRAILER, THE TRAILER FISHTAILED WILDLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND FLIP TRAILER. I HAD TOWED THE TRAILER A PREVIOUS 5 YEARS WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS WRECK OCCURRED ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. NOT SURE AT THIS TIME IF IT INDEED WAS THE TRUCK OR NOT.

THE EXTENDED CAB WHERE BENCH SEATS ARE LOCATED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD LATCH POKES OUT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROAD, CAUSING THE CHILD'S HEAD TO HIT THIS PART WHICH CAN CAUSE INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

CONSUMER BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENTLY/ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM. CONDITION OCCURRED WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS WERE EITHER DAMP/WET AND AT A RATE OF BELOW 30 MPH. BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE REAR ENDED SIDEWAYS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH TO 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT GIVING THE CONSUMER ANY PRIOR WARNING ,CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN THREE VEHICLES OFF THE HIGHWAY ROAD, AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND GET BACK ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO FORD TEN TIMES AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

GAS RAIL LEAKS ONTO THE MANIFOLD OF THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE "O" RINGS HARDEN AND THE GAS JUST STARTS LEAKING OUT AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HIM IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING A PROBLEM WITH THE LUGS: NUTS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATES THE PARTS ARE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. RECALL NUMBER 98V095000, PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR. GEAR GRINDING IS OCCURS.

WHEN DRIVING 50 TO 60MPH THE VEHICLE MAKES EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE AROUND THE DOOR AND CAB AREA. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

REAR WHEEL AND TIRE FELL OFF OF VEHICLE RESULTING IN VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT.