1998 Ford F-150 complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN BURST OF ACCELERATION THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE UP TO A 100MPH, ALMOST CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE BEARINGS BURNED OUT ON THE DIFFERENTIAL. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE DIFFERENTIAL UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

THE LOCATION OF THE SPARE TIRE WHICH IS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE MOUNTED AGAINST A STEEL FRAME, RUBS AGAINST TIRE WALL DUE TO THE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING, THIS MAY CAUSE A TIRE BLOW OUT IF SPARE TIRE IS USED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER BUT IS A TRUCK PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE TIRES AND INSTALL RUBBER CUSHING ON THE STEEL FRAME TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. *YH

THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE WHICH REDUCED THE BRAKING ABILITY AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH THAT PROBLEM, AND THERE IS NO SOLUTION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPRIENCING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PRETAINING TO THE LUG NUTS:BOLTS. CONSUMER BEEN TRYING TO GET THE DEALER TO DO THE REPAIR SINCE 15-JUL-98, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET THE PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER. SECOND ATTEMPT WAS MADE ON 26-OCT-98, STILL BEING INFORMED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK

LOWER REAR LEAF SPRING MOVING OUT OF POSTION. THIS WAS A RECALL ON FORDS 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP BUT NOT ON THE STANDARD 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THE SPRING WAS FIXED THE FIRST TIME BUY IT BEING KNOCKED BACK IN PLACE WITH A HAMMER. I HAVE YET HAD IT FIXED A SECOUND TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE SPRING MOVED OUT OF PLACE ABOUT 3

ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#98V095000) FROM MANUFACTURER. IT WAS INFORMING OWNER NO LUGS: NUTS PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. 3RD QUARTER LETTER WILL BE SENT WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. HAS NOT RECEIVED LETTER AS OF YET. *AK

RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE #98S-14 IN JUNE, 1998, INFORMING CONSUMER OF LUGS: NUTS REPLACEMENT. ALSO, INFORMING CONSUMER THAT ANOTHER NOTICE WOULD BE SENT IN THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR , LETTING CONSUMER KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAIABLE. IT IS NOW FOURTH QUARTER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, NOR FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE GIVEN AT PRESENT TIME. *AK

SEAL LEAK IN THE REAR WINDOW.

DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT CONTINUALLY HUNG UP THROTTLE PEDAL CAUSING THROTTLE PEDAL TO STICK.

ARM REST CONTAINS DRINK RECEPTACLE, WHEN LEANING ON THE BACK OF THE ARM REST TO REACH INTO BACK SEAT THE ARM REST FLIPS UP, DUE TO DESIGN FLAW.

THE REAR WINDOW DISINTERGRATED SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT TIME. ALSO, SEAT BELT LOCATION IS AT AN ANGLE, MAKING IT HARD TO REACH & LATCH. *AK

FRONT END VIBRATES/SHAKES AT SPEEDS UP TO 60 MPH. ALSO, REPLACED STEERING SHAFT.

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. STEERING SHAFT, SAID TO BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM, WAS REPLACED.

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#98V095000) & CALLED DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. WILL CALL WHEN THEY COME IN. AS OF THIS DATE, HAS NOT HEARD FROM DEALER OR MANUFACTURER CONCERNING LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS. *AK

DRIVER PARKED VEHICLE AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF; THE NEXT MORNING THE FAN WAS RUNNING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT; WHEN DRIVER STARTED UP THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAD STOPPED WORKING.

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#98V095000, LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS. CALLED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. DEALER WILL CALL OWNER WHEN PARTS DO BECOME AVAILABLE. AS OF THIS DATE, HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. *AK

EA98018, THE ORIGNAL FLOOR MATS SLIPPED THROUGH, PUSHING THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT UNEXPECTEDLY.*AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN DRIVERS FLOOR MAT SLIPS FOWARD TOWARD THE FIREWALL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK AND PULL OPEN WHEN PRESSED TO FLOOR TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE.*JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTREME VIBRATION ON CONCRETE HIGHWAYS GOING AT HIGH SPEEDS RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OVER VEHICLE.

SUSPENSION MALFUNCTION.

WHILE DRIVING THE LUGS: NUTS CAME OFF, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. *AK

SHIFTED TO REVERSE HAD NO REVERSE, ONLY DRIVE. WAS NEW TRANSMISSION. DROVE TO DEALER. AT FIRST COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. MECHANIC KEEPING VEHICLE. NEEDS TO TAKE TRANSMISSION APART. *AK

PE98; ALLEGED LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL; CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FLOOR MAT MOVES UNDER DRIVER'S FEET WHILE DRIVING. *AK

SERPINTINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND STEERING. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, DEALER HAS REPLACED BELT 3 TIMES, DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

VEHICLE IS CONTINUALLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES.

WHEN ACCELERATING IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK GOES OUT OF GEAR. THE MOTOR REVS UP,BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE TRUCKS STAYS IN LOWER GEAR UNTIL DRIVER LETS OFF THE GAS. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS BEING CHECKED BY DEALER FOR THE FORTH TIME. *AK

CONSUMER HAS ABS BRAKES. BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE IN RAINY CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS NO CONTROL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERS CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK

PIECES OF RUBBER MISSING FROM FIRST GROOVE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TIRES WERE LIKE THIS AT TIME OF PURCHASE. GOODYEAR SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG, DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. TIRES ARE P275/60R-17 BSW ALL SEASON TIRES.

EMISSION HOSE INCORRECTLY ROUTED AND RUBBING ON REAR OF AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR SUCTION FITTING WHICH HAS A SHARP 90 DEGREE EDGE. DEALER REPLACED AND CORRECTLY REROUTED HOSE. *AK

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE DUE TO LOOSE MOUNTING BOLT.

TIRES ON WET PAVEMENT LOSE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD EASILY AND START SLIPPING, WARRANTY CURRENT. 30 MPH SPEED DRIVEN WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY BECOME MUSHY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A CLUNCK THAT ONE CAN FEEL IN STEERING WHEEL, SEEMS LOOSE. DEALER CONTACTED FOUR TIMES, STATES NOTHING IS WRONG. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO "SLIDE" THROUGH AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE "SLID" THROUGH AND REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES . DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. ALSO REPLACED TWICE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

HAD STARTED VEHICLE & SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. TOOK OUT CRUISE CONTROL, BUT DID NOT REPLACE IT. *AK

RECALL 98V095000.MANUFACTURER'S 98S14. DEALER DID NOT REMEDY THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PARTS WER NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAS RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER SAID WHEN HE WAS DRIVING HIS TRUCK AND STARTED TO PUT ON BRAKES THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON HIM. *AK

LUG NUTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING WHEEL TO COME LOOSE RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.

BRAKES EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.

WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL LUGS: NUTS CAME OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE PARKED THE TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH TIRE SIDEWALL RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. BOTH WILL NOT ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANUFACTURER'S. DEFECT OF THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON ROAD AT 35 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND TURN WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD SOUND. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE TILTED. LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE FRONT TORSION BAR FRACTURED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TT

CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING GEAR. ALSO, ONE OF THE REAR SPRINGS HAD MOVED FROM ORIGINAL POSITION, VEHICLE HAS LEAF SPRINGS. *AK

IT APPEARS THAT A FUEL LINE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR REAR AXLE HAS A PIECE OF RUBBER MISSING FROM IT. THE LINE RUNS NEAR DRIVER'S REAR BRAKE LINE. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 40 TO45 MPH AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER ONTO THE PARKWAY, THE TRANSMISSION GAVE WAY, CAUSING NO DRIVE TO THE WHEELS , RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE COASTING TO A STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK