FRONT STEERING SYSTEM FELL FROM TRUCK CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND A COLLISION.
1998 Ford F-150 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →
STEERING SHAFT FAILURE. ALSO, POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED/ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE UPON BRAKING.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED.
LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS SHEARED OFF, TIRE FELL OFF, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND DRIVESHAFT FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH
WATER LEAKS INTO VEHICLE CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND STALLING.
AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATING. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
FLOOR MAT STICKS UNDERNEATH ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO STICK TO FLOOR. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RAN INTO DITCH. *AK
WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS IN THE WIRING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER FOR REPAIR. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING A COLLISION.
REAR END JUMPS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY SURFACES.
FRONT END STABILIZER BROKE CAUSING VEHICLE INSTABILITY.
SEAT BELT HOUSING ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT HOLD THE LATCH. *AK
UNKNOWN RATTLING COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD THROUGH THE STEERING SHAFT. BRADY BUSHEY FORD/JEEP/EAGLE INSPECTED THE TRUCK AFTER DEFECT REOCCURRED WHILE AT DEALERSHIP, AND REPLACED THE PITMAN ARM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER ARE ACTIVATED FUMES ENTER VEHICLE, BURNING OCCUPANT'S EYES.
DRIVING 55-60MPH & VEHICLE HIT SMALL PUDDLE. VEHICLE SHIFTED TO LEFT & THEN RIGHT, JERKING ABRUPTLY, BEFORE DRIVER REGAINED CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM.
DEFECT IN ENGINE BLOCK, POSSIBLY CRACK OR DEFECTIVE GASKET. ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING ONTO HOT ENGINE.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
DUE TO LOCATION OF THE 4WD SELECTOR SWITCH, WHILE PARK DRIVER ACCIDENTALLY TURNED THE 4WD SWITCH FROM 2H TO 4H THINKING THAT THE A/C FAN SPEED WAS BEING ADJUSTED.
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK ON THEFORWARD EDGE OF THE FLOOR MAT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STAY AT HIGH RPM. DRIVER PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID CRASH. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, ON ONE OCCASION ACCIDENT RESULTED.
THERE IS A BLIND SPOT WHEN TURNING HEAD TO THE LEFT TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY TRAFFIC ON THAT SIDE. THIS BLIND SPOT ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. *AK
WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS.
ARM REST ON THE 60/40 BENCH SEAT FLIPS UP ALL THE TIME.
DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM RIM. BRAKING PEDAL EFFORT IS EXCESSIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. APPLIED BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN TIME.
PASSENGER WAS BLINDED IN ONE EYE DUE TO VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.
WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE AT 63-68 MPH THERE IS VIBRATION IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER STATED NEW VEHICLES WITH TRYTON ENGINE HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
TRANSMISSION AND THE AXEL BROKE DOWN. THE ROD THAT CONNECTS THE AXEL TO THE TRANSMISSION FELL OFF. THE DEALER PRESENTLY HAS THE TRUCK. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HIGH ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. THROTTLE CABLE GOT HOOKED ON SOMETHING, CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO STAY OPEN, CAUSING OUTER CONTROL SPEED. DEALER NOTIFED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE ALMOST RESULTING IN COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. MJS
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