1998 FORD F-150 Problems & Recalls
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FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN 1997 THROUGH 2003 MODEL YEAR FORD F-150, 2004 MODEL YEAR FORD F-150 HERITAGE, 1997 THROUGH 1999 MODEL YEAR F-250 LESS THAN 8,500 LBS. GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING (GVWR), AND ...
1998 Ford F150 S/N 1FTRX18L7WNB03063 Mechanic said the frame is rusting badly. Suggested I not pull a heavy trailer or haul heavy loads in the bed.
1998 Ford F150 S/N 1FTRX18L7WNB03063 Mechanic said the frame is rusting badly. Suggested I not pull a heavy trailer or haul heavy loads in the bed.
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My driver's side seat belt does not work at all for the past 6-8 months its been stuck and locked and it doesn't release the belt at all so I been driving without a seat belt for awhile now it needs to be repaired and as for the other issues unknown like bank-1 & bank-2 not working properly also eva...
My driver's side seat belt does not work at all for the past 6-8 months its been stuck and locked and it doesn't release the belt at all so I been driving without a seat belt for awhile now it needs to be repaired and as for the other issues unknown like bank-1 & bank-2 not working properly also eva...
My driver's side seat belt does not work at all for the past 6-8 months its been stuck and locked and it doesn't release the belt at all so I been driving without a seat belt for awhile now it needs to be repaired and as for the other issues unknown like bank-1 & bank-2 not working properly also eva...
I have multiple issues that hit all around same time. Body rusted and water leaks getting the bcm wet which causes the truck to go haywire, lights flashing, doors locking and unlocking, radio stays on, caused multiple things to stop working, fuel tank leaks when filling it up where the fuel tank fil...
I have multiple issues that hit all around same time. Body rusted and water leaks getting the bcm wet which causes the truck to go haywire, lights flashing, doors locking and unlocking, radio stays on, caused multiple things to stop working, fuel tank leaks when filling it up where the fuel tank fil...
I have multiple issues that hit all around same time. Body rusted and water leaks getting the bcm wet which causes the truck to go haywire, lights flashing, doors locking and unlocking, radio stays on, caused multiple things to stop working, fuel tank leaks when filling it up where the fuel tank fil...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING AND INSIDE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE INSULATION ON THE ROOF MELTED CAUSING A FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON THE HEAD. A POLICE REPORT...
Mileage: 150,000
MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL STRAPS I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER THEY LOOKED AT IT THEY SAID THEY CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE STRAP CALL THROUGH THE BED RAIL FRAME WHAT'S THE STRAP IS WHAT CAUSED THE CORROSION AND RUST TO THE BED RAIL FRAME .THEY WILL NOT PROCEED WITH THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THE R...
I WAS FILLING MY FUEL TANK AND ANOTHER CUSTOMER POINTED OUT THERE APPEARED TO BE SOMETHING DRIPPING FROM MY TRUCK. I FOUND THAT AS I FILLED THERE WAS A STEADY STREAM COMING DOWN WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE FRAMEWORK HOLDING UP THE FUEL TANK AND DRIPPING TO THE GROUND A COUPLE OF FEET FORWARD OF THE FILL...
Mileage: 204,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL AND THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...
Mileage: 231,000
SINCE PURCHASE 6/24/1998 RIVERSIDE FORD SUMNER WA NON TIRE SIZE NOT CALIBRATED 22570R16 CAUSED ACCELERATED ODOMETER MILES BY 100,144 MILES UNAWARE TACOMASPEEDOMETER I PAID $55.14 ON APRIL 13, 2013 JUNE 11, 2013 AT TITUS WILL DEALERSHIP RECEIPT 203,997 WAS INVOLVED IN MVA MAY 13, 2019 OTHER PERS...
SINCE PURCHASE 6/24/1998 RIVERSIDE FORD SUMNER WA NON TIRE SIZE NOT CALIBRATED 22570R16 CAUSED ACCELERATED ODOMETER MILES BY 100,144 MILES UNAWARE TACOMASPEEDOMETER I PAID $55.14 ON APRIL 13, 2013 JUNE 11, 2013 AT TITUS WILL DEALERSHIP RECEIPT 203,997 WAS INVOLVED IN MVA MAY 13, 2019 OTHER PERS...
SINCE PURCHASE 6/24/1998 RIVERSIDE FORD SUMNER WA NON TIRE SIZE NOT CALIBRATED 22570R16 CAUSED ACCELERATED ODOMETER MILES BY 100,144 MILES UNAWARE TACOMASPEEDOMETER I PAID $55.14 ON APRIL 13, 2013 JUNE 11, 2013 AT TITUS WILL DEALERSHIP RECEIPT 203,997 WAS INVOLVED IN MVA MAY 13, 2019 OTHER PERS...
FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT IN PISTON BORE HYDROLOCKED MOTOR OVER NIGHT
Mileage: 95,000
I HAVE CONTACTED MYSELF THE BF GOODRICH COMPANY AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT SELLS BF GOODRICH TIRES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY TWO TIMES. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THESE PEOPLE AND IT HAS BEEN TWO TO THREE MONTHS. I AM WRITING YOU HOPING THAT I CAN GET SOME RESULTS. I BOUGHT TIRES ON LINE THRU ...
Mileage: 156,828
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 27, 2005. THE SPEED CONTROL FUNCTION FAILED TO PROPERLY SHUT OFF PERTAINING TO THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND THE ...
Mileage: 225,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 27, 2005. THE SPEED CONTROL FUNCTION FAILED TO PROPERLY SHUT OFF PERTAINING TO THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND THE ...
Mileage: 225,000
OCTOBER 13,2018 ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DRIVER FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 64 ROCKY MOUNT NORTH CAROLINA, CAUSE MY TRUCK TO HIT GUARD RAIL, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSE ME SERIOUS INJURY TO MY NECK, I DID NOT HAVE THE PROTECTION OF THE AIR BAG.
Mileage: 15,000
BOTH FRONT SEAT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO COLLISION. HORN CAME ON, WHITE SUBSTANCE THROUGHOUT THE CAB OF THE TRUCK, HAD TO GET OUT, THUMB WAS HURT BUT NOT BROKEN. I HAD TO CUT INTO THE INFLATABLE AIR BAGS AND DISENGAGE THE HORN AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME.
Mileage: 194,000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION CALLED "THE DEATH WOBBLE". OCCURS AS SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MPH. OCCURS IF ROAD IS SOMEWHAT BUMPY. OCCURS OFTEN AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. IT REQUIRES THAT I SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH BEFORE IT STOPS. THIS IM...
Mileage: 133,000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION CALLED "THE DEATH WOBBLE". OCCURS AS SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MPH. OCCURS IF ROAD IS SOMEWHAT BUMPY. OCCURS OFTEN AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. IT REQUIRES THAT I SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH BEFORE IT STOPS. THIS IM...
Mileage: 133,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER...
Mileage: 165,000
TANK SELECTOR DFR FAILED CAUSING FUEL TO POUR OUT OF FRONT TANK AND ALONG SIDE OF TRUCK WHILE WAITING AT STOPLIGHT.
Mileage: 123,776
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTS...
WHEN DEPLOYED THE AIR BAGS DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT FULLY OPEN WHEN I WAS MOVING AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR.
Mileage: 200,000
REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUL 15, 1998 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V161000 COMPONENT(S): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , SUSPENSION MY REAR SUSPENSION IS BAD - HAS THIS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF ON MY VEHICLE? GEM MODULE IS HAVING TROUBLE. I HAVE BEEN READING THIS PART HAS CAUSED A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR THIS FORD ...
Mileage: 160,000
REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUL 15, 1998 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V161000 COMPONENT(S): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , SUSPENSION MY REAR SUSPENSION IS BAD - HAS THIS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF ON MY VEHICLE? GEM MODULE IS HAVING TROUBLE. I HAVE BEEN READING THIS PART HAS CAUSED A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR THIS FORD ...
Mileage: 160,000
WAS PARKING TRUCK AND BEFORE I EVEN KNEW IT THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE ! NO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSE IT.
WAS PARKING TRUCK AND BEFORE I EVEN KNEW IT THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE ! NO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSE IT.
WAS PARKING TRUCK AND BEFORE I EVEN KNEW IT THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE ! NO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSE IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRAPS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION AND PUNCTURED A HOLE ON THE FUEL TANK, WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL LEAK. ...
Mileage: 170,000
FRAME SO RUSTED CAN'T GET A STICKER, ORIGINAL PAINT ON TRUCK. FORD WAS FACTORY UNDERCOATED WITH RUBBER TYPE UNDERCOATING. WHICH PEALED OFF AND LEFT LOTS OF RUST ON ENTIRE FRAME. NOT SAFE FOR INSPECTION. TOLD BY GARAGE, TO JUNK IT. BOUGHT NEW IN 1998.
SHOCK UPPER MOUNT SIMPLY FELL OFF CAUSING DRIVER SIDE REAR SHOCK TO DRAG GROUND. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION ALSO NOTICED AT THE LOCATION OF THE RUSTED OUT MOUNT LOCATION THAT THE REAR WIRING FOR THE TAIL LIGHT WERE SEVERED CAUSING TRUCK TO NOW BE STUCK IN PARK. ALSO WHILE INSPECTING NOTICED REAR FRAME...
Mileage: 146,000
SHOCK UPPER MOUNT SIMPLY FELL OFF CAUSING DRIVER SIDE REAR SHOCK TO DRAG GROUND. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION ALSO NOTICED AT THE LOCATION OF THE RUSTED OUT MOUNT LOCATION THAT THE REAR WIRING FOR THE TAIL LIGHT WERE SEVERED CAUSING TRUCK TO NOW BE STUCK IN PARK. ALSO WHILE INSPECTING NOTICED REAR FRAME...
Mileage: 146,000
SHOCK UPPER MOUNT SIMPLY FELL OFF CAUSING DRIVER SIDE REAR SHOCK TO DRAG GROUND. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION ALSO NOTICED AT THE LOCATION OF THE RUSTED OUT MOUNT LOCATION THAT THE REAR WIRING FOR THE TAIL LIGHT WERE SEVERED CAUSING TRUCK TO NOW BE STUCK IN PARK. ALSO WHILE INSPECTING NOTICED REAR FRAME...
Mileage: 146,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER ONTO THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN...
Mileage: 176,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....
Mileage: 270,000
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F-150 V6 4.2 LITER WITH 92435 ORIGINAL MILES. I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND STARTED MY TRUCK UP AND THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE MOTOR. MY ANTI-FREEZE WAS LOW. I NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS EARLIER POSTS OF A BENT ROD AND NEED A NEW MOTOR. I BELIEVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY S...
Mileage: 92,435
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. TH...
Mileage: 200,000
IN 2012, I REPLACED MY GAS TANK BECAUSE SEVERE CORROSION HAD EATEN NUMEROUS SMALL HOLES INTO THE TOP OF THE TANK SO IT COULD NOT BE FILLED OVER 3/4TH WITHOUT LEAKING. FLAKES OF RUST WERE FALLING ONTO THE TOP OF THE TANK FROM THE FRAME X-MEMBER CAUSING THESE HOLES. THE FRAME X-MEMBER WAS NOT ADDRES...
Mileage: 120,000
GEAR SELECTOR LEVER BECAME "SLOPPY" AND I COULDN'T DEPEND ON THE SELECTOR FOR PARK, OR DRIVE GEARS. *TR
Mileage: 230,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED ANTI FREEZE INTO THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER AS A RESULT THE ENGINE BLEW APART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Mileage: 77,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED ANTI FREEZE INTO THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER AS A RESULT THE ENGINE BLEW APART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Mileage: 77,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.STRANDED. THEN YOU HAVE A COST OF TOWING THE VEHICLE SOMEWHERE. THEN THE REPAIR COST. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
TRAVELING HOME TOWING MY BOAT AND ANOTHER SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT. TRIED TO FIX ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 3 HOURS IN 90 DEGREE HEAT. HAD TO WAIT TO GET MY TRUCK TOWED AND THEN ANOTHER FOR MY BOAT. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
WHEN BUCKLING THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT, THE SHOULDER HARNESS DETACHED FROM UPPER ANCHOR DUE TO THE NUT COMING OFF THE BOLT. INSPECTION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE BELT SHOWED THE NUT TO BE LOOSE. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS EXHIBITED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS FRACTURED DUE TO RUST CORROSION. IN 2011, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ...
Mileage: 173,000
I HAVE NOW HAD 3 SPARK PLUGS EJECT THEMSELVES FROM THE MOTOR. TO ME THERE IS A RISK OF FIRE BEING THAT THE PLUG IS EXPOSED AS WELL AS FUEL/FUEL VAPORS SINCE THE PLUG IS OUT OF THE HEAD. THERE IS ALSO A MANIFOLD EXHAUST LEAK DUE TO THE STUDS BREAKING OFF IN THE MOTOR. THESE HEADS ARE OF POOR QUALITY ...
Mileage: 145,555
POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT AT/OR NEAR THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH. MOST NOTICEABLE AT COLD START, AND COMING FROM UNDER/INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN UPPER COVER CASTING. WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL, YEAR, THE HAZARD SWITCH IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN UPPER COVER CASTING. ALTHOUGH I HAVE YET T...
Mileage: 140,000
TIRES STARTED TO SEPARATE AFTER ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MILES I DO NOT HAVE EXACT MILEAGE AT THIS TIME BUT CAN GET AN APPROXIMATE TIRES FAILED IN THE FIRST 1000 MILES THE BRAND IS FEDERAL ,:TYPE IS COURARGIA M/T SIZE IS LT285-75R17. *TR
I WAS DRIVING MY PICK UP FORD 150 1998 32 MILE FOR HOUR AND I LOSE CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL . MY STEERING WHEEL DO NOT RESPOND .. STEERING WHEEL WENT LOOSE TURNING AND TURNING WITH NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK... *TR
Mileage: 76,000
WAS DRIVING AND FUEL TANK FALL OFF AND HIT THE GROUND, PUTTING HOLES INTO THE GAS TANK. MY DAUGHTER RESEARCHED RECALL'S AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS ONE ON THE FUEL STRAPS THAT CAUSED THEM TO BREAK. FORD WILL NOT APPROFVE PAYING FOR AND FIXING MY GAS TANK, WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE DONE BECAUSE IT WAS THE...
Mileage: 178,000
FORD REPLACED THE STRAPS ON GAS TANK BUT NOT THE TANK WHICH IS RUSTY FROM THE DEFECTIVE STRAPS. THE ONLY RUST ON THE TANK IS WHERE THE STRAPS ARE. IT STARTED SEEPING A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS AT THAT POINT AFTER THEY REPLACED THE STRAPS. *TR
Mileage: 123,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH THREAD AND SEPARATED. THE V...
Mileage: 100,000
INCIDENT #1 INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN ENGINE BAY AFFECTING CHARGING SYSTEM, EMISSIONS, AND DRIVE SYSTEMS. FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED AS "BAD ALTERNATOR" AND "BAD WIRING HARNESS". AFTER I BROUGHT IT BACK WITHOUT HAVING REPAIRS DONE, I CLEANED AND LUBED ALL CONNECTORS. ALL PROBLEMS WENT AWAY. I ...
INCIDENT #1 INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN ENGINE BAY AFFECTING CHARGING SYSTEM, EMISSIONS, AND DRIVE SYSTEMS. FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED AS "BAD ALTERNATOR" AND "BAD WIRING HARNESS". AFTER I BROUGHT IT BACK WITHOUT HAVING REPAIRS DONE, I CLEANED AND LUBED ALL CONNECTORS. ALL PROBLEMS WENT AWAY. I ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO PARK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON UNLESS THE SHIFT LEVER WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAIL...
Mileage: 250,000
DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A NORMAL SPEED I STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO MISFIRE.THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN KNOWN TO FORD, BECAUSE OUR MECHANIC RECEIVED AN E-MAIL BULLETIN FROM FORD DIRECTLY. WHICH STATED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE F-150. I HAVE COPIES OF THIS BULLETIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS FORTUN...
Mileage: 154,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE RETAINING CLIPS THAT SUPPORTED THE FRONT AND REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE MISSING. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V161000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SUSPENSION). TH...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE RETAINING CLIPS THAT SUPPORTED THE FRONT AND REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE MISSING. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V161000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SUSPENSION). TH...
Mileage: 140,000
I WAS DRIVING, AND THE TRUCK STARTED LOSING POWER, AND SPUTTERING, I FINALLY GOT IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THAT THERE WERE 3 CRACKED COIL PACK ASSEMBLIES. THESE WERE REPLACED AND IT RUNS FINE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD DEAL IF I HAD BEEN IN A SITUATION PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, CROSSING A RR TRACK ...
Mileage: 394,056
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED REVERSE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V171000 (POWER TRAIN) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE ...
Mileage: 123,000
TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN BETWEEN GEARS 2 AND 3RD AND 4TH GEAR ON AUTOMATIC. *TR
Mileage: 44
THE PRN12 SHIFT LEVER HAS BEEN SLOWLY LOOSENING OVER A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS, AND HAS RESULTED IN NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE IN PARK. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE SHIFTER WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARD. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED AS A RESULT OF...
Mileage: 177,000
THE PRN12 SHIFT LEVER HAS BEEN SLOWLY LOOSENING OVER A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS, AND HAS RESULTED IN NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE IN PARK. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE SHIFTER WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARD. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED AS A RESULT OF...
Mileage: 177,000
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE HORN AND SPEED CONTROL HAVE GONE OUT ON THIS TRUCK AND I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED I AM TIRED OF REPLACING THE SAME PARTS IN 2 YEARS. *TR
Mileage: 140,440
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE HORN AND SPEED CONTROL HAVE GONE OUT ON THIS TRUCK AND I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED I AM TIRED OF REPLACING THE SAME PARTS IN 2 YEARS. *TR
Mileage: 140,440
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MISFIRE AND A LOSS OF POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE LOCATED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT TH...
Mileage: 153,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED TH...
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE OF A FAILURE WITH...
Mileage: 185,000
WHILE MY TRUCK WAS PARKED, IT STARTED ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD IN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE TRUCK IS TOTALED. *TR
Mileage: 126,000
WHILE MY TRUCK WAS PARKED, IT STARTED ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD IN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE TRUCK IS TOTALED. *TR
Mileage: 126,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED IT FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION ON THE FUEL STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL STRAPS AN...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS AD...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY THROWING WATER ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CO...
Mileage: 147,000
HAD ELECTRICAL FIRE AFTER BEEN PARKED FOR 2 WEEKS. *TR
Mileage: 147,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL FUEL TANK. AFTER REFUELING, THE FRONT FUEL TANK WOULD OVERFLOW AND CAUSE THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE FILLER CAP AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A FAULTY FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE. THE ...
Mileage: 199,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR RIMS WERE FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRACKET THAT CONNECTED TO THE LEAF SPRING ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS FRACTURE...
Mileage: 146,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRACKET THAT CONNECTED TO THE LEAF SPRING ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS FRACTURE...
Mileage: 146,000
CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO 1998 FORD F-150 TRUCK AND SAFETY REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR COST HE INCURRED. FORD STATED THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AFTER THE ELIGIBILITY DATE OF THE REFUND REIMBURSEMENT PLAN. *JB UPDATED 01/22/13
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD BEGAN TO LEAK WERE THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTAC...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DRAGGING NOISE HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS SEPARATED AND DRAGGING ON THE GROUND, LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LO...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS FOR A VOLUNTARY MANUFACTURER RECALL IN 2006 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL TANK BEGAN TO LEAK AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE IT. THE VEHIC...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T...
Mileage: 135,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE DIRECTION WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDEN...
Mileage: 200,000
WHILE BRAKING TO TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY SLOWING FOR THE TURN AND WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW ENOUGH FOR THE TURN. MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH. WITH THE RECENT RECALL OF RUSTED GAS TANK STRAPS ON THIS VEHICLE, B...
Mileage: 153,425
WHILE BRAKING TO TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY SLOWING FOR THE TURN AND WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW ENOUGH FOR THE TURN. MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH. WITH THE RECENT RECALL OF RUSTED GAS TANK STRAPS ON THIS VEHICLE, B...
Mileage: 153,425
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A LEAK DUE TO CORRODED STRAPS. THE FUEL TANK AND THE CORRODED FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Mileage: 104,000
HAD THE 7 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG SHOOT OUT OF THE HEAD AND STRIP THE THREADS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWE...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER PULLING OVER HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY NINE GALLONS OF GASOLINE WAS SPILLED AND CAUSED A MIN...
Mileage: 151,181
THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAVE RUSTED ALONG WITH THE STRAPS TO THE POINT THAT THE TANK MAY FALL OFF. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE STRAPS RUSTING THROUGH. THIS CAN CREATE A FIRE EVEN AFTER THE STRAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THE WHOLE STRU...
Mileage: 140,000
EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS CONTROLLER. *TR
Mileage: 175,000
ON 8/22/2011 THE FUEL TANK FELL COMPLETELY OUT OF MY 1998 F-150 TRUCK DUE TO THE FUEL TANK STRAPS BREAKING. THE FUEL TANK AND STRAPS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TANK RUPTURED WHEN IT WAS DRAGGING THE ROAD UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK BEFORE I COULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE EMERGENCY REPAIRS WERE MADE ...
Mileage: 154,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT STATED A FIRE STARTED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED WITHIN THE ...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE ROTTED, CAUSING THE EXHAUST TO LEAK INTO THE CABIN. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CORROSION FROM THE FUEL TANK STRAPS CAUSED A LEAKAGE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR APPROVAL IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE R...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 188,000
1998 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO FAULTY BANDS HOLDING THE GAS TANK *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *JB
1998 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE AND PROBLEM WITH CHARGING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE FUEL STRAPS REPLACED AT THE DEALER UNDER THE RECALL, A FEW DAYS LATER, HE BEGAN TO SMELL GAS. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEA...
1998 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE AND PROBLEM WITH CHARGING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE FUEL STRAPS REPLACED AT THE DEALER UNDER THE RECALL, A FEW DAYS LATER, HE BEGAN TO SMELL GAS. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING). THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE BUT SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENC...
Mileage: 250,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD BECOME DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF CORRODED STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NO...
Mileage: 104,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE SMELL AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1 GALLON OF FUEL HAD SPILLED. THE FUEL TANK STRA...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD 150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2009 WHICH CONSISTED OF THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS AND THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. MOST RECENTLY, THERE WAS A RECALL PERTA...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK DROPPED AS A RESULT OF ONE OF THE STRAPS BREAKING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NO FUEL WAS SPILLED AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE REALIZED THAT BOTH STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE D...
Mileage: 155,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) THE DEALER CONFIRMED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND WOULD NOT TRIGGER THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE MOVED WITHOUT BEING SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER REG...
Mileage: 250,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AFTER THE DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR THE FUEL STRAPS BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE STRAPS DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE STRAPS ON THE FUEL TANK WERE RUSTING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING) APPLIED TO THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANU...
Mileage: 180,000
7/14/2011 - MY MECHANIC REPLACED ROTTING GAS TANK STRAPS 10/3/2011 - FORD DEALER (AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE ON GAS TANK STRAPS) APPLIED REINFORCEMENT STRAPS ON GAS TANK STRAPS. NO INDICATION GIVEN TO ME THAT THESE WERE NOT SECURED ONTO FRAME. 10/12/2011 - BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO MY MECHANIC FOR...
Mileage: 101,505
7/14/2011 - MY MECHANIC REPLACED ROTTING GAS TANK STRAPS 10/3/2011 - FORD DEALER (AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE ON GAS TANK STRAPS) APPLIED REINFORCEMENT STRAPS ON GAS TANK STRAPS. NO INDICATION GIVEN TO ME THAT THESE WERE NOT SECURED ONTO FRAME. 10/12/2011 - BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO MY MECHANIC FOR...
Mileage: 101,505
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO LEAK. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND CONTACTED THE DEALE...
Mileage: 150,000
VEHICLE HAD FACTORY ORIGINAL FULL SIZE SPARE GENERAL AMERI550 AS WITH LESS THAN 400 TOTAL MILES DRIVEN HAD TREAD SEPARATION, VIRTUALLY ALL THE TREAD CAME OFF AND TIRE STAYED INFLATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ON PREVIOUSLY AND WAS IN AS NEW CONDITION WHEN I IN...
Mileage: 128,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL TANK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN A...
Mileage: 96,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 189,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO RUST ON THE MOUNTING HOOKS FOR THE STRA...
Mileage: 140,000
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE TIEROD END LEANED OUT TO FAR. *TR
Mileage: 454,000
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE TIEROD END LEANED OUT TO FAR. *TR
Mileage: 454,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT PIN WAS BROKEN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Mileage: 116,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL ...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE TWO REMAINING FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE EXPERIENCING CORROSION AS WELL, BUT WERE NOT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZ...
Mileage: 175,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE TWO REMAINING FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE EXPERIENCING CORROSION AS WELL, BUT WERE NOT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZ...
Mileage: 175,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE TWO REMAINING FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE EXPERIENCING CORROSION AS WELL, BUT WERE NOT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZ...
Mileage: 175,000
GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE AND GAS TANK DROPPED ONTO SKID PLATE AND WORE A HOLE INTO THE GAS TANK CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER IN TOWN AND THEY RAN THE VIN NUMBER AND SAID IT WAS COVERED. FOUR WEEKS LATER WAS TOLD THAT FORD DECLINED TO FIX BECAUSE THE TRUCK HAD A SKID PLATE. CA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL R...
Mileage: 133,355
GAS TANK STRAPS ARE RUSTED IN TO ON MY TRUCK NO RUST ON IT BUT THE STRAPS. *TR
Mileage: 260,000
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A LEVEL, PAVED TWO-LANE RURAL ROAD, THE FRONT FUEL TANK STORAGE MOUNTING STRAP BROKE. THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK DROPPED DOWN AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE CAUSING IT TO BE DRAGGED. THE TANK WAS PUSHED BACKWARDS AND IT BROKE OFF THE BRAKE LINE TO THE RE...
Mileage: 111,185
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE TANK WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND HE WAS ABLE TO STICK AN OBJECT THROUGH IT SINCE THERE WAS A HOLE IN IT. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL NUMBER: 11V385000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK A...
Mileage: 140,000
THE GAS STRAPS HOLDING MY GAS TANK TOGETHER BROKE AND CAUSED MY GAS TANK TO FALL OUT OF MY TRUCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, IN THE RAIN. *KB
Mileage: 167,000
THE GAS STRAPS HOLDING MY GAS TANK TOGETHER BROKE AND CAUSED MY GAS TANK TO FALL OUT OF MY TRUCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, IN THE RAIN. *KB
Mileage: 167,000
THE GAS STRAPS HOLDING MY GAS TANK TOGETHER BROKE AND CAUSED MY GAS TANK TO FALL OUT OF MY TRUCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, IN THE RAIN. *KB
Mileage: 167,000
UPON HEARING OF GAS TANK STRAP RECALL FOR MY FORD PICKUP I DECIDED TO TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT MINE TO SEE IF EITHER ONE WAS CRACKED. ONCE UNDER THE TRUCK I SMELLED GAS. A LEAK APPEARS TO BE ORIGINATING FROM AROUND THE INNERMOST STRAP. WILL FORD REPAIR THE LEAKING GAS TANKS WITH THE RECALL? *TR
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. ONE O...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. ONE O...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FRACTURED D...
Mileage: 128,000
GAS TANK STRAPS FAILED, TANK FELL OFF, FULL TANK OF GAS, HASMAT HAD TO SHOW UP TO CLEAN UP THE GAS, HAD TANK AND STRAPS REPLACED. *KB
GAS TANK STRAPS FAILED, TANK FELL OFF, FULL TANK OF GAS, HASMAT HAD TO SHOW UP TO CLEAN UP THE GAS, HAD TANK AND STRAPS REPLACED. *KB
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GAS TANK IN PLACE BROKE. BY THE TIME WE GOT TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, THE GAS TANK HAD A LARGE HOLE IN IT FROM SCRAPING ON THE ROAD & 20+ GALLONS OF GASOLINE WAS RUNNING OUT BENEATH OUR VEHICLE. WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THERE WAS...
Mileage: 130,293
I OWN A 1998 FORD 150 PICKUP AND THE GAS TANK STRAPS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND IT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FROM FORD BUT WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IF A RECALL WAS ON THE NEWS THAT IT MANY BE A YEAR BEFORE THE RECALL LETTERS ARE MAILED. IS TH...
Mileage: 70,000
I OWN A 1998 FORD 150 PICKUP AND THE GAS TANK STRAPS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND IT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FROM FORD BUT WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IF A RECALL WAS ON THE NEWS THAT IT MANY BE A YEAR BEFORE THE RECALL LETTERS ARE MAILED. IS TH...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED AND BEGAN TO DRAG ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF RUST; HOWEVER THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKING. THE FUEL T...
Mileage: 70,000
GAS TANK STRAP BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
Mileage: 66,931
OUR TRUCK, A 1998 FORD F150, LOST USE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL BACK IN APRIL OF 2011. WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2008 AND SINCE WE DID NOT USE IT MUCH ANYWAY, WE DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. THEN IN LATE JUNE WE STARTED THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT GET THE GEAR SHIFTER TO MOVE. WHEN TRYING TO PULL IT INTO DRIVE, RE...
Mileage: 219,761
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAP SNAPPED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAIL...
Mileage: 171,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE SINCE THE REAR AXLE COULD BRAKE AS A RESULT OF THE SALT TREATMENTS USED IN THE CITY WHERE HE RESIDES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN I...
Mileage: 164,951
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A DRAGGING SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND NOTICED THE FUEL TANK HAD DETACHED. THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN GALLONS OF FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE...
Mileage: 170,000
I FILLED MY FUEL TANK UP AND NOTICE A GASOLINE SMELL. DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE TANK I FOUND GAS ON THE GROUND AND THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND A HOLE IN THE TANK WHERE THE STRAP WOULD HAVE BEEN. THIS IS NOT ONLY A HEALTH HAZARD BUT A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL. *KB
Mileage: 168,472
I FILLED MY FUEL TANK UP AND NOTICE A GASOLINE SMELL. DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE TANK I FOUND GAS ON THE GROUND AND THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND A HOLE IN THE TANK WHERE THE STRAP WOULD HAVE BEEN. THIS IS NOT ONLY A HEALTH HAZARD BUT A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL. *KB
Mileage: 168,472
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED SPARKS WHEN IT FELL ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED, AND APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED OUT FR...
Mileage: 160,000
WAS DRIVING MY 1998 FORD F-150 AND OVER HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE. I HAD JUST HAD THE DRUMS ON MY TRUCK SERVICED AND THOUGHT ONE OF THEM MAY HAVE SEIZED SO I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT ONLY TO FIND 2 OF THE STRAPS SUPPORTING THE GAS TANK BROKE OFF DISPOSING A FULL GAS TANK OVER A CHURCH PARKING LOT AND...
Mileage: 128,000
I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A SMOOTH, PAVED ROAD, WHEN THE TWO STRAPS THAT SUPPORT THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK BROKE, AND THE TANK FELL TO THE ROAD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND INVESTIGATED. THE REAR OF THE TANK WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BY A PLASTIC CRADLE, BUT THE FRO...
Mileage: 125,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS BROKE AND WERE CORRODED. WHEN THE FUEL TANK RUBBED AGAINST THE GROUND IT CRACKED AND APPROXIMATELY TWO GALLONS OF FUEL SPILLED. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 183,070
GAS TANK STRAP BROKE ON MY 1998 FORD F-150. DRAGGED SPARKING ALONG WAY BEFORE REALIZING WHAT WAS HAPPENING UPDATED 09/14/11*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. UPDATED IVOQ 09/16/11 *TR
GAS TANK STRAP BROKE ON MY 1998 FORD F-150. DRAGGED SPARKING ALONG WAY BEFORE REALIZING WHAT WAS HAPPENING UPDATED 09/14/11*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. UPDATED IVOQ 09/16/11 *TR
ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE FUEL TANK STRAPS OF OUR 1998 FORD F150 RUSTED THROUGH AND THE TANK FELL. LUCKILY IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE, BUT WHILE WAITING FOR THE STOPLIGHT ON THE OFF RAMP. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT WITH THE TANK HANGING AND PARKED IT. TO GET IT HOME, WE USED TOW STRA...
Mileage: 86,000
MY FORD F-150 1998 TRUCK'S GAS TANK FELL OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. I HAVE SECURED IT WITH A WIRE FOR NOW. THE VIN NUMBER FOR THE TRUCK [XXX]. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READING DROPPED TO EMPTY IN APPROXIMATELY FORTY FIVE SECONDS. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTI...
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE TWO FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THAT FACT THAT THE FUEL TANK COULD POSSIBLY DETACH A RESU...
Mileage: 79,170
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH BOTH STRAPS THAT HOLDS THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE BROKE CAUSING IT TO FALL ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN THE FUEL TANK FELL ON THE GROUND ALL OF THE GASOLINE SPILLED OUT BECAUSE OF A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CA...
Mileage: 152,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE FUEL TANK PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO DRAG ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKED DUE TO THE FAILURE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY RECOMME...
Mileage: 100,029
FAILURE WAS IMMEDIATE, FORD F150 FUEL TANK STRAPS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPARENTLY THE TANK STRAPS GAVE WAY AND THE FUEL TANK DROPPED. BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AND AFTER CATCHING SOME UNEVEN PAVEMENT, FUEL TANK WAS PEALED OPEN AND LOSING ABOUT 8 GALLONS GAS. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND THEY CLEAN...
Mileage: 174,200
FAILURE WAS IMMEDIATE, FORD F150 FUEL TANK STRAPS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPARENTLY THE TANK STRAPS GAVE WAY AND THE FUEL TANK DROPPED. BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AND AFTER CATCHING SOME UNEVEN PAVEMENT, FUEL TANK WAS PEALED OPEN AND LOSING ABOUT 8 GALLONS GAS. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND THEY CLEAN...
Mileage: 174,200
FAILURE WAS IMMEDIATE, FORD F150 FUEL TANK STRAPS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPARENTLY THE TANK STRAPS GAVE WAY AND THE FUEL TANK DROPPED. BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AND AFTER CATCHING SOME UNEVEN PAVEMENT, FUEL TANK WAS PEALED OPEN AND LOSING ABOUT 8 GALLONS GAS. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND THEY CLEAN...
Mileage: 174,200
FAILURE WAS IMMEDIATE, FORD F150 FUEL TANK STRAPS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPARENTLY THE TANK STRAPS GAVE WAY AND THE FUEL TANK DROPPED. BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AND AFTER CATCHING SOME UNEVEN PAVEMENT, FUEL TANK WAS PEALED OPEN AND LOSING ABOUT 8 GALLONS GAS. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND THEY CLEAN...
Mileage: 174,200
FAILURE WAS IMMEDIATE, FORD F150 FUEL TANK STRAPS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPARENTLY THE TANK STRAPS GAVE WAY AND THE FUEL TANK DROPPED. BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AND AFTER CATCHING SOME UNEVEN PAVEMENT, FUEL TANK WAS PEALED OPEN AND LOSING ABOUT 8 GALLONS GAS. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND THEY CLEAN...
Mileage: 174,200
RUSTED OUT GAS TANK STRAPS ON A 1998 FORD F150 CAUSING TANK TO DROP, RATTLE AND ROLL. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED AND DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDE...
Mileage: 98,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED WET SPOTS ON THE ROAD BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED TWO OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE BROKEN AND...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. ONCE HE PULLED OVER, HE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MAD...
Mileage: 100,000
DRIVING 1998 FORD F-150 4 X 4 TRUCK ON DRY, FLAT, SMOOTH ASPHALT SURFACE ROAD AT 45 MPH WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD METALLIC SOUND. PULLED OFF ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND OBSERVED FRONT END OF GAS TANK WAS ON THE GROUND, LEAKING GAS PROFUSELY. TURNED O...
Mileage: 141,357
DRIVING 1998 FORD F-150 4 X 4 TRUCK ON DRY, FLAT, SMOOTH ASPHALT SURFACE ROAD AT 45 MPH WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD METALLIC SOUND. PULLED OFF ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND OBSERVED FRONT END OF GAS TANK WAS ON THE GROUND, LEAKING GAS PROFUSELY. TURNED O...
Mileage: 141,357
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITH BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS COMPLETELY CORRODED F...
Mileage: 130,000
1998 F-150 FUEL TANK STRAPS VERY RUSTY. WONDERING IF FORD IS WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM? HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL YET? *TR
Mileage: 208,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE STRAPS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY RUST. THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,775 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,200. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF ...
Mileage: 109,775
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED DUE TO RUST, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL TANK T...
Mileage: 160,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE STARTER REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTA...
Mileage: 134,142
OWNER STARTED SMELLING GAS AND SUSPECTED A PROBLEM WITH GASOLINE TANK. HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ROCKTON AUTOMOTIVE. REPAIR SHOP REQUESTED TO NOT FILL THE TANK FULL. ONE GAS TANK STRAP WAS BROKEN, THE OTHER RUSTED. THE GAS TANK WAS NO LONGER SITTING LEVEL. BOTH STRAPS WERE REPLACED. OWNER HAS THE ...
Mileage: 147,800
LEFT REAR SPRING HANGER BROKE AND CAME LOSE FROM FRAME AND WENT UP HITTING THE TRUCK BED UNDERSIDE. THIS PART HOLDS THE REAR END IN PLACE
Mileage: 66,750
UPON INSPECTION FOR MUFFLER REPAIR, BOTH GAS TANK STRAPS WERE NOTICED TO HAVE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND THE GAS TANK WAS BEING HELD ONLY BY THE SKID PLATE
Mileage: 163,000
AS I WAS LOOKING UNDER MY TRUCK PREPARING TO TOE A VEHICLE, I NOTICED ONE OF MY FUEL TANK STRAPS WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND HANGING LOOSE. BASICALLY MY TANK WAS BEING HELD BY ONLY ONE OF THE STRAPS. I DID THIS VISUAL CHECK AFTER HEARING ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS ON A TELEVISION NEWS BROADCAST. ...
Mileage: 191,000
AS I WAS LOOKING UNDER MY TRUCK PREPARING TO TOE A VEHICLE, I NOTICED ONE OF MY FUEL TANK STRAPS WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND HANGING LOOSE. BASICALLY MY TANK WAS BEING HELD BY ONLY ONE OF THE STRAPS. I DID THIS VISUAL CHECK AFTER HEARING ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS ON A TELEVISION NEWS BROADCAST. ...
Mileage: 191,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXIT THE VEHICLE, INSPECTED IT AND NOTICED THE FUEL TANK HAD DETACHED FROM THE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL TANK HAD A HOLE IN IT AND THERE WAS APPROXIM...
Mileage: 135,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND THE STRAPS WERE FRACTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TIE THE FUEL TANK TO THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER I...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NOT A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FUEL TANK AND STRAPS WERE REP...
Mileage: 190,000
BOTH STRAPS, WHICH HOLDS THE GAS TANK, RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE LOOSE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND TRAVELED OVER MINOR POTHOLE. ENTIRE TANK FELL TO THE CEMENT. FUEL LINE DID NOT BREAK AWAY.
Mileage: 290,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 187,00...
Mileage: 187,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 187,00...
Mileage: 187,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT BOTH STRAPS TO THE FUEL TANK HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN BOTH STRAPS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR HOME AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Mileage: 122,000
1998 FORD F150 FUEL STRAP HAS BROKEN. *TR
Mileage: 222,000
THE SUPPORT STRAPS HOLDING THE GASOLINE TANK OF MY FORD F-150 TRUCK RUSTED AWAY LEAVING THE GAS TANK UNSUPPORTED. THE TRUCK CAN NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE STRAPS ARE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONE STRAP RUSTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAS TANK AT THE BOTTOM. BOTH STRAPS WERE RE...
Mileage: 140,000
THE SUPPORT STRAPS HOLDING THE GASOLINE TANK OF MY FORD F-150 TRUCK RUSTED AWAY LEAVING THE GAS TANK UNSUPPORTED. THE TRUCK CAN NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE STRAPS ARE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONE STRAP RUSTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAS TANK AT THE BOTTOM. BOTH STRAPS WERE RE...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED GASOLINE TO LEAK INTO THE STREET. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER OFFERED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE STRAPS THAT CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK WAS MISSING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE STRAPS AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH TH...
Mileage: 155,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK DROP AS A RESULT OF THE STRAPS BREAKING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BOTH OF THE STRAPS FAILED AND MOST OF THE FUEL SPILLED. IN ADDITION, HE STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE STRAPS BEING CORRO...
Mileage: 88,000
GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE AND TANK FELL WHILE DRIVING TANK HAD A HOLE GROUND IN IT BEFORE I COULD STOP THERE WAS A GAS SPILL AND THANK GOD NO FIRE I'VE HAD OVER 30 CARS AND TRUCKS AND NEVER HAD A GAS TANK FALL OUT OF ANY OF THEM. *TR
Mileage: 86,000
I READ THIS WEEK ABOUT FORD F150 FUEL TANK STRAPS BREAKING, MY TANK DROPPED FROM MY 1998 F150 LAST SUMMER, I WAS UP THE STREET FROM HOME WHEN I HEARD SOMETHING DRAGGING, THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR BEHIND ME, AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, A GUSHER OF GAS CAME POURING OUT FROM UNDER MY TRUCK, UPON INSPECT...
Mileage: 150,000
THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK ON MY F150 TRUCK FAILED AND CAUSED THE GAS TANK TO FALL AND BECOME LODGED UNDER THE REAR AXLE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH. THE TRUCK WAS EQUIPPED WITH SKID PLATES AND LIKELY PREVENTED FUEL SPILLING OR A FIRE. THE RESULTING TOW AND REPAIR B...
Mileage: 105,000
WITH A FULL FUEL TANK, PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, THE FRONT OF THE GAS TANK FELL. IT DRAGGED A FEW FEET BEFORE STOPPING CREATING A HOLE AND GAS LEAKAGE. HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE GARAGE THAT HAD TO REPLACE GAS TANK AND STRAPS. MECHANIC STATED THE TANK STRAPS HAD RUSTED. *TR
Mileage: 148,000
STRAPS ON GAS TANK BROKE, DROPPED FRONT OF GAS TANK ON ROAD WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. FRONT OF GAS TANK HAD HOLE WHEN WE PULLED OVER SPILLING OUT 3/4 TANK OF GAS, WHICH ALMOST WENT INTO DRAIN AT GAS STATION WE PULLED OVER AT, GAS STATION ATTENDANT CONTAINED SPILL FOR US. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID WE WERE L...
Mileage: 91,000
STRAPS ON GAS TANK BROKE, DROPPED FRONT OF GAS TANK ON ROAD WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. FRONT OF GAS TANK HAD HOLE WHEN WE PULLED OVER SPILLING OUT 3/4 TANK OF GAS, WHICH ALMOST WENT INTO DRAIN AT GAS STATION WE PULLED OVER AT, GAS STATION ATTENDANT CONTAINED SPILL FOR US. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID WE WERE L...
Mileage: 91,000
FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP CORRODED. FUEL TANK DROPPED TO ROADWAY AT 55 MPH. REQUIRED EMERGENCY FLATBED TOW TO REPAIR SHOP. LUCKY THERE WAS NO FIRE OR OTHER DAMAGE INVOLVED. FUEL TANK STRAPS AND VENT HOSE REPLACED. OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Mileage: 154,000
BRAKE LINE TO REAR WHEELS CORRODED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKING ABILITY. EVENT OCCURRED BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. BRAKE LINES, FITTINGS AND FLUID REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 148,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED THE VEHICLE, AS ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS CORRODED AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THE STRAP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILU...
Mileage: 128,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP AND STRAPS NEED...
Mileage: 212,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP AND STRAPS NEED...
Mileage: 212,000
OUR 1998 FORD F-150'S GAS TANK FELL OFF THE TRUCK IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEY ADVISED US THAT THE REAR STRAP COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. THEY WERE ABLE TO CUT THE FRONT STRAP WITH MINIMAL EFFORT AS IT WAS DETERIORATED AS WELL. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE IT DID NOT FALL...
Mileage: 122,584
REAR GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED THROUGH. I REPLACED IT IMMEDIATELY. THE GAS TANK WOULD HAVE DROPPED IF I HAD NOT CAUGHT THIS DEFECT WHEN I DID. DEFECTIVE PART REPLACEMENT DATE WAS MARCH 28, 2011. $31.00 WAS THE COST OF THE PART PLUS LABOR.
Mileage: 104,000
WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 5/11/2011 I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION WHEN THE STRAP ON MY 1998 FORD F-50 BROKE SENDING THE FUEL TANK TO THE GROUND. ALTHOUGH THE TANK IS DENTED, IT DID NOT LEAK YET. I WAS ABLE TO ROPE TIE IT UP AND DRIVE IT CAREFULLY BACK HOME. THANK GOD I DID NOT ENTER THE FREEWAY. THE VIN #...
Mileage: 127,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AT A COST OF $210 TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAIL...
Mileage: 178,000
ON JUNE 12,2010, THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE. THE FUEL TANK DID NOT LEAK OR CATCH ON FIRE. AFTER PURCHASING NEW STRAPS AND INSTALLING THEM. THE VEHICLE IS BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTE: THIS VEHICLE PASSED A PENNSYLVANIA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION ON 05/24/2010 BY A FORD DEALER. COMPONENT # 2 GAS...
Mileage: 88,054
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AT A COST OF $210 TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF T...
Mileage: 178,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 06/13/11 *...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH STRAPS THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FRACTURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT USED HAULING STRAPS TO SECURE THE FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED...
Mileage: 95,000
FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE ON MY TRUCK. HAD FORD FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER I NOTICED IT. *TR
Mileage: 189,256
WAS AT GAS PUMP GETTING GAS, WHEN GAS STARTED TO POUR OUT OF TANK BY FILLER TUBE. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD GAS STRAP WAS ROTTED AWAY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH GAS STRAPS AND TANK. BECAUSE IT BROKE OFF TANK BY FILLER TUBE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS LOOSE AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FUEL TANK DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND CURRENT ...
Mileage: 160,000
NOTICED FUEL TANK HANGING LOW, STRAPS HAD RUSTED AND TANK BROKE FREE AND DROPPED DOWN.
Mileage: 115,000
I HAVE AN 1998 FORD F-150 THAT HAS BROKEN ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS THAT SUPPORT THE TANK DUE TO CORROSION OF THE STRAP. *TR
Mileage: 102,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE FRONT STRAPS FRACTURED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT SECURED THE FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE WITH ROPE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK CAUSED A BRAKE LINE TO FRACTURE...
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE FRONT SIDE OF THE GASOLINE TANK FELL DOWN TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A REPLACEMENT STRAP FOR THE FUEL TANK WAS ORDERED. THE CON...
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVEST...
Mileage: 153,385
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A METALLIC BANG FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR THAT THERE WERE SPARKS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND ONCE HE EXITED, HE NOTI...
Mileage: 77,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK PARTIALLY FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND AS THE CONTACT CONTINNUED DRIVING, THE FUEL TANK WAS DRAGGING THE GROUND AND CAUSING IT TO SPARK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHO...
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE GASOLINE SPILLED OUT WHEN THE TANK FELL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STRAPS THAT HELD THE FU...
Mileage: 229,779
THE STRAPS BROKE OFF GAS TANK AND FELL TO THE HIGHWAY LEAKING OUT 17 GAL. OF GAS AND SPARKS WERE FLYING LIKE CRAZY AND I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND I JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK AND RAN FROM IT NOT KNOWING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT......6 WEEKS EARLIER THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS HAD BE...
Mileage: 220,000
1998 FORD F-150 BROKEN GAS TANK STRAP. LEAKING FUEL AFTER TANK FELL OUT. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN THE FUEL TANK FELL OUT OF MY TRUCK. I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 2 BLOCKS TO GET OUT OF THE STREET. THE TANK WAS DRAGGING ON THE STREET AND BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IT WAS LEAKIN FUEL. I LOST ABOUT A HALF A TANK ON THE GROUND. NO FIRE ,NO ...
Mileage: 200,000
FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED OUT AND FUEL TANK FELL ON GROUND WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 228,600
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED GASOLINE WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE FUEL TANK WAS CORRODED AND LE...
Mileage: 37,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD DRAGGING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE REPAIRED THE FUEL TANK AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 127,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED AND FELL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND FRACTURED. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE FUEL TANK WAS ONLY BEING HELD ONTO THE VEHICLE BY ONE OF...
Mileage: 163,000
FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED OUT. THE TANK FELL TO GROUND WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NO FIRE HAD TO HAVE TRUCK TOWED I REPLACED FUEL TANK,FUEL SENSOR,GAS HOSES, AND STRAPS, TOTAL COST WAS $642.00. UPDATED 08/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH STRAPS BROKE IN THE MIDDLE. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR
Mileage: 61,000
FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED OUT. THE TANK FELL TO GROUND WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NO FIRE HAD TO HAVE TRUCK TOWED I REPLACED FUEL TANK,FUEL SENSOR,GAS HOSES, AND STRAPS, TOTAL COST WAS $642.00. UPDATED 08/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH STRAPS BROKE IN THE MIDDLE. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR
Mileage: 61,000
1998 FORD F-150, BOTH FUEL STRAPS BROKE JUST AS I ENTERED A PARKING LOT AT WORK. I HAD 24 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK AT THE TIME. NO LEAKS OR INJURIES BUT I HAD JUST EXITED STATE ROUTE 21 MOMENTS BEFORE. COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INCIDENT, JUST SAW THE INVESTIGATION UPDATE TODAY. UPDATED 08/05/...
Mileage: 186,000
1998 FORD F-150, BOTH FUEL STRAPS BROKE JUST AS I ENTERED A PARKING LOT AT WORK. I HAD 24 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK AT THE TIME. NO LEAKS OR INJURIES BUT I HAD JUST EXITED STATE ROUTE 21 MOMENTS BEFORE. COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INCIDENT, JUST SAW THE INVESTIGATION UPDATE TODAY. UPDATED 08/05/...
Mileage: 186,000
GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED AND BROKEN,LEAVING GAS TANK TO FALL FROM TRUCK AND BE UNDER VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 153,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL STRAP WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IN...
Mileage: 129,000
I JUST LOOKED OUT AT MY 1998 FORD F150 IN THE DRIVEWAY AND MY GAS TANK IS ON THE GROUND. THANK GOD IS WAS NOT OUT DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THE BRACKET BEING CORRODED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Mileage: 140,000
GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED AWAY; NOTICED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY; NO DAMAGE, BUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
Mileage: 163,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO BLINK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETIME IT REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON GOING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. HE...
1998 FORD F150 FUEL TANK STRAP FAILURE: THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND I WAS PREPARING TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WHEN I REALIZED THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE TANK UP WAS THE BRUSH GUARD; THE STRAPS WERE RUSTED/ROTTED OFF AND THE FLEX HOSES FROM THE FILL TUBE TO THE TANK WERE STR...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IDLE FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED...
Mileage: 117,000
GAS TANK FRONT STRAP BROKE. TANK FELL AND RUPTURED, SPILLING 20 GALLONS OF GASOLINE. UPDATED 08/04/11 *BF UPDATED 2/02/2012 *TR
Mileage: 116,000
REAR GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED THROUGH LEAVING TANK HANGING. *TR
Mileage: 259,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CU...
Mileage: 120,000
TL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN THE SOUND OF SOMETHING DRAGGING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICE THE FUEL TANK FEEL OFF FROM THE BRACKETS AND CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO RUST ACCUMULATING ON T...
Mileage: 166,000
NOTICED POOR FUEL ECONOMY AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS BUT NOT CONSTANT, ONLY AFTER GAS FILL-UP. LOOKED FOR ISSUES BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUS WHEN UNDER THE VEHICLE WITH A LIGHT. WHILE PARKED IN A GARAGE, FOUND A DRIP AND NOTICED THAT IT SMELLED AS IF IT WAS GAS. LOOKED T...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, TWO OF THE THREE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO COMPLETELY FRACTURE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPA...
Mileage: 170,000
BEGINNING AROUND 150,000 MILES, MY 1998 FORD F150 4.6 L TRITON ENGINE PLUGS BEGIN TO LOOSEN OR EVEN COME OUT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 50,000 TO 75,000 MILES THEREAFTER. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
GAS TANK DROPPED ONTO ROADWAY SPILLING FUEL. F150 PICKUP 1998 WITH V6 ENGINE & FULL LENGTH BED. CORROSION OF THE FORWARD TANK STRAP RESULTED IN A FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS WITH FUEL DUMPING INTO ROADWAY. *TR UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF THE FORWARD STRAP BROKE, ALLOWING THE FRONT OF THE...
Mileage: 152,300
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE, WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GASOLINE TANK WERE COVERED WITH RUST, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE LEAVING A WHOLE IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE ...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE STRAPS THAT WERE HOLDING THE FUEL TANK WERE CORRODED AND RUSTED, CAUSING THE TANK TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WH...
Mileage: 85,000
1998 FORD F-150; SIMPLY WAS DRIVING AND THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE DROPPING THE SPARE. CABLE BROKE AT POINT WHERE LUG AND CABLE COME TOGETHER AT THE LUG THAT HOLDS THE BRACKET UNDERNEATH THE SPARE TIRE. NO OBVIOUS CORROSION NOTED AT THIS LOCATION OR ON THE REMAINDER OF THE CABLE. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
1998 FORD F-150; SIMPLY WAS DRIVING AND THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE DROPPING THE SPARE. CABLE BROKE AT POINT WHERE LUG AND CABLE COME TOGETHER AT THE LUG THAT HOLDS THE BRACKET UNDERNEATH THE SPARE TIRE. NO OBVIOUS CORROSION NOTED AT THIS LOCATION OR ON THE REMAINDER OF THE CABLE. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT LATCH WILL DISCONNECT WITHOUT PUSHING THE BUTTON. I WILL BUCKLE MY SEATBELT AND THEN IT WILL JUST UNBUCKLE WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
Mileage: 125,045
I OWN A 1998 FORD F-150 4X4 AND I AM SEND THIS REPORT AFTER READING AN ARTICLE ONLINE THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING THE MOUNTING STRAP'S ONE THE FUEL TANK. I WANTED TO REPORT THAT I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MINE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AFTER FILLING UP MY TRUCK WHEN I STARTED SMELLING GA...
Mileage: 125,598
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE GASOLINE TANK FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE STRAPS THAT HELD THE TANK IN PLACE CORRODED CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 224,000.
Mileage: 224,000
ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 24,2010 AT 7:15 AM ON MY WAY TO CHURCH , HEARD SOMETHING DRAGGING UNDER TRUCK. STOPPED TO FIND FUEL TANK HANGING FROM UNDER TRUCK BOTH STRAPS HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN. DRAGGING FUEL TANK CAUSED HOLE IN TANK WHICH WAS LEAKING INTO ROAD. LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE WERE DISPATCHED LUCKILY NO...
Mileage: 134,000
1998 FORD F150 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL. *JB
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F-150 TRUCK. MY GAS TANK FELL OFF OF MY TRUCK AS I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, THE STRAP HOLDING IT BROKE INTO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THESE PARTS SHOULD BE MADE OUT OF MATERIAL THAT WILL NOT BREAK. *TR UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS. *TR
Mileage: 113,795
GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE FROM 1998, F-150. THE GAS TANK FELL TO THE STREET WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I DID NOT IMMEDIATELY REALIZE THIS, BUT SAW SPARKS IN REAR VIEW MIRROR AND PULLED OVER. I HAD BEEN DRAGGING A LEAKING GAS TANK FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS. I COULD HAVE BLOWN UP. *TR
Mileage: 36,440
I RECENTLY READ ABOUT STRAPS SUPPORTING GAS TANK ON MY TYPE VEHICLE RUSTING OUT. I CHECKED MY VEHICLE AND FOUND ONE OF THE STRAPS SUPPORTING THE GAS TANK HAD RUSTED OUT AND HAS BROKEN LOOSE. IT IS PRESENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE FUEL TANK FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE STRAPS ON THE FUEL TANK WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE GASOLINE WAS SPILLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 200,000
1998 FORD F-150 VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN WORK PARKING LOT FOR 6-1/2 HOURS. FLAMES BEGAN COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD AND WAS PUT OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THE AREA AROUND BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR HAD COMPLETELY BURNED AWAY. *TR
Mileage: 284,000
MY 1998 FORD F-150 STARTED ACTING UP WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS WERE SET ON. THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND NOT WANT TO PULL. ONCE WE GOT HOME WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND DID NOT THINK ANYTHING MORE ABOUT IT. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE WENT FOR A DRIVE AND NOTICED WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS STEAM COMING FR...
Mileage: 155,000
MY 1998 FORD F-150 STARTED ACTING UP WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS WERE SET ON. THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND NOT WANT TO PULL. ONCE WE GOT HOME WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND DID NOT THINK ANYTHING MORE ABOUT IT. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE WENT FOR A DRIVE AND NOTICED WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS STEAM COMING FR...
Mileage: 155,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE FUEL TANK HAD FRACTURED AND WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND DIRECTLY UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK BELT WAS CORROD...
Mileage: 135,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE FUEL TANK FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRAPS TO THE FUEL TANK BROKE IN HALF. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE FUEL FILL PIPE TO BREAK. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND WITH ASSI...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DISPENSING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL TANK SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAPS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIR...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOUNTING BRACKET THAT CONNECTED THE FUEL TANK TO THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED DUE TO SEVERE FRAME RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO FRACTURE FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED T...
Mileage: 148,000
FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAPS ARE FAILING DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION CAUSE TO POSSIBLE FUEL TANK DAMAGE AND LOSS. TANK NOT SECURE AND WEARING THROUGH TANK IT SELF BECAUSE OF RUBBING RESULTING IN HOLES IN FUEL TANK. EXPLOSION IS POSSIBLE ! *TR
Mileage: 119,000
THE STRAP ON MY GAS TANK ON MY 1998 FORD F-150 XL HAS RUSTED APART FROM THE WELD AND IS HANGING OFF. *TR
THE STRAP ON MY GAS TANK ON MY 1998 FORD F-150 XL HAS RUSTED APART FROM THE WELD AND IS HANGING OFF. *TR
THIS IS REGARDING A 1998 FORD F150. I WAS DRIVING ON A NORMAL ASPHALT ROAD, ABOUT 30MPG, JUST THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE FRONT OF THE GAS TANK DROPPED SUDDENLY. BY THE TIME I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER THE ROAD ABRADED A HOLE CLEAN THROUGH THE FRONT BOTTOM EDGE OF THE TANK. IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY,...
Mileage: 135,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE STRAPS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TANK RUPTURED AND GASOLINE FUEL WAS SPEWED ONTO THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 181,000
GAS TANK STRAPS ON 98 F150 RUSTED THROUGH. 1 OF STRAPS RUSTED OFF AND TANK WAS BEING HELD ON BY THE OTHER STRAP WHICH WAS RUSTED ALMOST THROUGH AS WELL. LUCKILY I NOTICED THE FIRST STRAP RUSTED IN HALF BEFORE THE OTHER GAVE WAY. I REPLACED THE STRAPS ALREADY HOWEVER NOW MY GAS TANK WILL ALSO NEED TO...
1. NOTICED THE FRONT STRAP ON GAS TANK HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND TANK WAS TIPPING DOWN. 2. REAR STRAP STILL INTACT BUT RUSTY. 3. REPLACED FRONT STRAP, MONITORING REAR STRAP. 1998 FORD F150. *TR
Mileage: 237,000
GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED REAL BAD AND CAUSED MY GAS TANK TO DROP OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. *TR
Mileage: 113,141
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL STRAPS WERE COVERED WITH RUST AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA....
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT PERFORMED REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE AND WHEN REPLACING THE REAR BRAKE PADS, HE DETECTED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS EXHIBITED RUST CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF THE F...
Mileage: 130,000
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE GAS TANK DROPPED TO THE GROUND BECAUSE THE STRAP BROKE THAT WAS HOLDING IT UP. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TANK BECAUSE WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND IT PUT A HOLE IN IT. GOOD THING MY SON WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND NOT DRIVING. THE TANK WAS STILL FULL OF GAS AND ATTACHED SO HE H...
Mileage: 129,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AT THE VEHICLE FRONT END. WHEN HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE FRONT SUSPENSION SWAY BAR WAS MISSING EIGHT BUSHINGS. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 42,000.
Mileage: 42,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUALLY LOUD KNOCKING. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY TO EXAMINE THE NOISE. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD FRACTURED AND POPPED SHOT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHER...
Mileage: 85,000
WOKE UP TO SOMEONE BEATING ON MY HOUSE ALERTING ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AT ABOUT 7:30 AM . I CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT IT OUT. NO ONE WAS INJURED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FROM OFF MY HOME ON THE STREET. *TR
AT APPROXIMATELY 165,000 MILES I HAD THE GAS TANK STRAP REPLACED ON MY 1998 FORD 150. I NOTICED THAT ONE STRAP WAS BROKEN AND TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO HAVE BOTH STRAPS REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
MY SON FILLED THE GAS TANK ON MY 1998 F150 PICKUP TRUCK WITH GASOLINE AND DROVE A FEW BLOCKS WHEN THE GAS TANK STRAP BROKE ALLOWING THE GAS TANK TO FALL DOWN AND DRAG ON THE PAVEMENT. IT PUNCTURED THE TANK AND FUEL LEAKED OUT. FORTUNATELY, HE STOPPED RIGHT AWAY AND IT DID NOT SPARK TO CAUSE A FIRE...
Mileage: 116,890
HEATER CORE LEAKS NEEDS TO BE REPLACE 1 TO 2 TIMES PER YEAR, TURN ON THE DEFROSTER AND IT WILL FOG UP WINDSHIELD FOR YOU CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD. PER FORD DEALERSHIP IT DUE TO POOR PARTS, BUT THE CONSUMER NEEDS TO PAY FOR IT OR GET KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IF THE CONSUMER NEED TO USE THEIR DEFROSTE...
Mileage: 68,521
HEATER CORE LEAKS NEEDS TO BE REPLACE 1 TO 2 TIMES PER YEAR, TURN ON THE DEFROSTER AND IT WILL FOG UP WINDSHIELD FOR YOU CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD. PER FORD DEALERSHIP IT DUE TO POOR PARTS, BUT THE CONSUMER NEEDS TO PAY FOR IT OR GET KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IF THE CONSUMER NEED TO USE THEIR DEFROSTE...
Mileage: 68,521
WE JUST RETURNED HOME FROM A 15 HOUR DRIVE FROM NC, WE WERE LUCKY THIS HAPPENED IN OUR TOWN GOING ABOUT 20 INSTEAD OF ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE WE WERE DOING 75+, OUR CABLE HOLDING OUR SPARE TIRE BROKE AND THE TIRE FELL ONTO THE ROAD...THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS BEHIND US.! *TR
Mileage: 100,000
WE JUST RETURNED HOME FROM A 15 HOUR DRIVE FROM NC, WE WERE LUCKY THIS HAPPENED IN OUR TOWN GOING ABOUT 20 INSTEAD OF ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE WE WERE DOING 75+, OUR CABLE HOLDING OUR SPARE TIRE BROKE AND THE TIRE FELL ONTO THE ROAD...THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS BEHIND US.! *TR
Mileage: 100,000
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F150 PICK UP IN WELL MAINTAINED CONDITION WITH 165K MILES. ON A RECENT TRIP WE WERE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED (THANK GOD) THROUGH PORT HURON MICHIGAN. UNKNOWN TO ME, ONE OF TWO METAL STRAPS THAT HOLD THE FUEL TANK TO THE FRAME HAD CORRODED THROUGH. THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE GAS TANK W...
Mileage: 166,035
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE IN THE VEHICLE CAB AREA AND WITHIN SECONDS THE FIRE SPREAD THROUGH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE.THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE TOMS RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIVE REPORT NUMBER IS 10-133...
Mileage: 100,000
# 5 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 1998 FORD F-150 5.4 LTR ENGINE. RETURNING HOME FROM ALABAMA. I HAD JUST GOTTEN THROUGH CHARLOTTE, NC WHEN I HEARD THE SOUND OF A VERY BAD EXHAUST LEAK. WHEN I STOPPED AND LIFTED THE HOOD I COULD SEE THE COIL PACK BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. I HAD TO PAY A TOW TRUCK OPERAT...
Mileage: 177,489
I AM THE UNHAPPY OWNER OF A 1998 FORD F150 WITH A 4.2L V6 ENGINE. IT SLUNG A ROD THIS MORNING AS SOON AS I STARTED IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AN FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 98 4.2L'S DUE TO FAULTY GASKET. I'VE READ ALOT OF STORY'S ABOUT THE SAME TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ENGINES. THERE IS A COU...
Mileage: 125,000
MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HIS FATHER'S 1999 OR 2000 F-150 WAS RUSTING ON THE FRAME AND WAS ABOUT TO RUST IN TWO, A SCREWDRIVER COULD BE STUCK THROUGH THE METAL. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK RUSTED AND THE GAS TANK WAS ALMOST TOUCHING THE GROUND. SO I ASKED HIM TO LOOK AT...
Mileage: 260,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 FORD F150, THE GAS TANK DROPPED OUT OF PLACE AND I DRAGGED IT A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FEET BEFORE I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. THE METAL STRAPS SUPPORTING IT RUSTED AND BROKE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TANK AND STRAPS. *TR
Mileage: 146,006
SPARE TIRE FELL OFF ON HIGHWAY DUE TO RUSTED HANGER CABLE. THE VEHICLE IS A FORD F-150 PICK-UP WITH 105,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
SPARE TIRE FELL OFF ON HIGHWAY DUE TO RUSTED HANGER CABLE. THE VEHICLE IS A FORD F-150 PICK-UP WITH 105,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
04/17/2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 AM OUR FORD F-150 XLT WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF IN OUR DRIVEWAY OF A SINGLE DWELLING HOME. WE AND NEIGHBORS HEARD MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS THAT SHOOK OUR HOUSE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WAS ALREADY ENGULFED IN FLAMES SHOOTING UP 12+ FEET. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALL...
Mileage: 169,000
CABLE ON SPARE TIRE WENCH CORRODED AND BROKE. SPARE TIRE WAS LOST GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. DID NOT CAUSE AND ACCIDENT, BUT COULD EASILY KILLED SOMEONE. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A MOBILE HOME PARK WHEN MY SPARE TIRE BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS BRACKET AND LANDED ON THE GROUND. THE CABLE BROKE. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 3 MINUTES EARLIER IT WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF WHILE I WAS AT A MUCH HIGHER SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. I SAW ONE COMPLAINT A...
Mileage: 124,000
I HAD A 1998 FORD F150 THAT EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA'S ARE NOW HAVING. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE. AFTER HAVING REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE, THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENED. IT APPEARED THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK OPEN. TRUCK WOULD ACCELERATE. THE ONLY WAY TO ...
Mileage: 85,000
PULLED MY 1998 F150 4X4 XLT SUPERCREW INTO MY DRIVEWAY, TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND ENTERED MY HOUSE. THREE HOURS LATER, I WENT TO GAIN ENTRY TO MY TRUCK AND WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR, SMOKE BILLOWED OUT. IT MELTED MY INSTRUMENT PANEL FROM JUST ABOVE STEERING WHEEL TO THE DRIVERS D...
Mileage: 119,000
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F150 4X4 AND THE CABLE THAT SECURES THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE BED BROKE WHILE DRIVING . I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE TIRE AND THE HOLDER DROPPED TO THE ROAD BEHIND ME. I FEEL IF I HAD BEEN GOING AT 60 OR ANY OTHER SPEED THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ...
Mileage: 120,000
NEW SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED AT 70,000 MILES ON MY 1998 FORD F150. A FEW WEEKS LATER A SPARK PLUG (CYLINDER #4) WAS EJECTED FROM ITS THREADS, CAUSING GAS VAPORS TO FILL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND VEHICLE CABIN. AFTER THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE NEED TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG (THE SPARK PLUG SEEMED T...
Mileage: 71,506
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOOR LOCKS, AND THE DOOR CHIMES FAILED TO OPERATE WHICH IS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ALSO NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS NOT SEALED AND WHENEVER IT RAINS WATER SEEPED ...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOOR LOCKS, AND THE DOOR CHIMES FAILED TO OPERATE WHICH IS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ALSO NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS NOT SEALED AND WHENEVER IT RAINS WATER SEEPED ...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOOR LOCKS, AND THE DOOR CHIMES FAILED TO OPERATE WHICH IS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ALSO NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS NOT SEALED AND WHENEVER IT RAINS WATER SEEPED ...
Mileage: 70,000
MY 1998 F150, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE DOME AND BOX LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON AFTER REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY. BY RESEARCHING ON THE NET, I FOUND THE CURE. APPARENTLY THE MAGNETIC CONTACTS IN THE DOOR POSTS WERE DIRTY AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION. USING WINDEX WHICH REMOVED THE WAX AND DIRT, CORRECTED T...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE STARTER WOULD ENGAGE AND SEEM TO RESTART ITSELF AS IF SHE WERE TURNING THE IGNITION. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DOME LIGHTS INSIDE WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT WOULD I...
Mileage: 174,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE STARTER WOULD ENGAGE AND SEEM TO RESTART ITSELF AS IF SHE WERE TURNING THE IGNITION. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DOME LIGHTS INSIDE WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT WOULD I...
Mileage: 174,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 FORD F-150 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND I PULLED OVER TO FIND THE SPARK PUG HAD BLOWN OUT. CYLINDER #3 ORIGINAL PLUGS. *TR
Mileage: 96,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STRAPS THAT SECURE THE FUEL TANK HAD FRACTURED, AND THEN FELL ONTO THE PAVEMENT. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...
Mileage: 210,000
FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS RUSTED AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS THOUGH AN OBJECT WAS BEING PULLED ON THE GROUND. THE DRIVER SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT TH...
Mileage: 140,000
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN I WAS CUTOFF BY ANOTHER CAR ENTERING FROM AN ON RAMP. I HIT THE BRAKES AND SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS. MY MASTERCRAFT COURSER A/T2 235/75/16 LOST LARGE CHUNKS OF RUBBER FROM THE TREAD. I PURCHASED THESE NEW IN FALL OF 2008. I BELIEVE A SKID FOR ANY LO...
Mileage: 140,659
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A 7 YEAR OLD CHILD ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT STARTING THE ENGINE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO THE ROADWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CHILD SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO THE ANKLE....
Mileage: 111,403
TODAY WAS AND AVERAGE DAY. I MADE MY WAY ONTO THE HIGHWAY AS I'VE DONE ENDLESS TIMES, SMOOTH SAILING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR SO NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND UPON MY TRAVELS ON THE HIGHWAY. IN LESS THAN 4 SECOND I WAS SHOCKED AS MY VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS FLOATING ODDLY AND SHIFTING TO THE NEXT L...
Mileage: 118,888
1. PURCHASED AND INSTALLED A REPLACEMENT FRONT LEFT BRAKE ROTOR INCLUDING WHEEL STUDS FOR A 1998 FORD F-150 2 WH DRIVE TRUCK V6. PURCHASED FROM ADVANCED AUTO PARTS, PART NAME WEAREVER BRAKE ROTORYH145240, 41801 00563 6. INCLUDED STUDS ON ROTOR ARE IDENTIFIED ON HEAD W726, THEY ARE 12 MILLIMETER...
1. PURCHASED AND INSTALLED A REPLACEMENT FRONT LEFT BRAKE ROTOR INCLUDING WHEEL STUDS FOR A 1998 FORD F-150 2 WH DRIVE TRUCK V6. PURCHASED FROM ADVANCED AUTO PARTS, PART NAME WEAREVER BRAKE ROTORYH145240, 41801 00563 6. INCLUDED STUDS ON ROTOR ARE IDENTIFIED ON HEAD W726, THEY ARE 12 MILLIMETER...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXCESSIVELY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF METAL WAS DRAGGING ACROSS THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE RO...
Mileage: 132,000
BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, DROVE TRUCK IN TOWN AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, THEN WOULD NOT TURN OVER NEXT DAY, RADIATOR COOLANT IN CYLINDERS, NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, ENGINE OIL OK, COOLANT LEVEL OK. TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE THEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Mileage: 151,571
OVERHEAD INTERIOR LIGHTS WONT SHUT OFF AND ALSO BACK BED LIGHT, HAVE TO SLAM DOOR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE LIGHT WILL GO OUT. *TR
Mileage: 151,571
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLEND DOOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SWINGS VERTICALLY, WHICH PREVENTS HEAT AND/OR AIR TO CIRCULATE PROPERLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $700 TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE HA...
Mileage: 55,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FELL ONTO THE GROUND. HE STRAPPED IT BACK ON BECAUSE IT WAS STILL FILLED WITH GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 106,000
THE EXHAUST HEADER BOLTS ON MY 1998 F150 PICKUP RUSTED AND FAILED. TO REPLACE THESE $2 STUDS, A LENGTHY REPAIR IS REQUIRED WHERE THE HEADS HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STUDS THAT HAVE BROKEN FLUSH WITH THE ALUMINUM HEADS HAVE TO BE DRILLED OUT. AN INTERNET SEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM INDI...
Mileage: 108,000
SINCE AUG. OF 2008 I'VE HAD FOUR FLATS ALL AT THE VALVE STEM. TIRES WERE REPLACED BY A FORD DEALER IN MAY OF 2007. ONE TIRE WAS DESTROYED,TWO OTHERS HAVE DAMAGE. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
I HAVE A 1998 F150 PICKUP WITH A 5.4 ENGINE THAT IS KNOWN TO HAVE A DEFECT IN GETTING THE #4 SPARK PLUG REMOVED. THIS IS A $1200 TO $2200 REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE BY FORD NOT THE CONSUMER. THIS PLUG HAS IS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD FOR A 100K MILES, I HAVE 97K. ALL MECHANICS KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM ...
Mileage: 94,000
I HAVE PEP BOYS (COOPER TIRES) ON MY 1998 F-150 FORD. FUTURA ADVENTURE H/T P265-70R17 AND WITH 55 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM THE RADIAL BELT HAS SLIPPED ON 2 OF THE TORES AND IS CAUSING A VERY RUFF BUMPY RIDE. THE TIRES HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED 70 THOUSAND MILES. WHAT A SHAME TH...
Mileage: 100,086
TL*THE CONTACT CALLED ABOUT A 1998 FORD F150. THE DRIVER FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND, THE NEXT MORNING WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT OF THE GAS TANK FELL ONTO THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE GAS TANK CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED GAS TO SPILL OVER THE ROAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED...
Mileage: 93,000
TL*THE CONTACT CALLED ABOUT A 1998 FORD F150. THE DRIVER FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND, THE NEXT MORNING WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT OF THE GAS TANK FELL ONTO THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE GAS TANK CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED GAS TO SPILL OVER THE ROAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED...
Mileage: 93,000
GAS TANK FELL OFF TRUCK WHILE DRIVING CAUSING FIRE. FAULTY BRACKETS?*TR
Mileage: 93,000
ON FRIDAY 1/23/09 AND AROUND 3PM IT WAS REPORTED TO ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS IN FIRE. THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE IN THE BACK RIGHT AREA IF YOU ARE STANDING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE CAR, WHICH APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT W/ DAMAGE TO THE WIRING IN THE AREA AND...
Mileage: 126,000
I HAVE AN 1998 FORD F-150 ,THE BACK GLASS IS LEAKING WHEN IT RAINS . NOW I HAVE WATER DAMAGE TO MY SEATS AS WELL AS MY ROOF LINER. *TR
Mileage: 96,000
PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2006 FROM NTB. ONE YEAR LATER HAD BLOW-OUT AND PURCHASED NEW TIRE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER HAD 3 FLAT TIRES AND NTB SAID THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. I BELIEVE THAT THE BLOW-OUT THAT I HAD WAS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM, BUT THERE W...
Mileage: 93,000
I PURCHASED A 1998 FORD F-150 IN 2000 FROM CARMAX IN ARLINGTON, TX. I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS UNTIL NOV. 7TH 2008. I WAS DRIVING AND APPROACHED A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. I ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS MY BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND SPUN SIDEWAYS AT THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE I FOUND TH...
Mileage: 112,000
I PURCHASED A 1998 FORD F-150 IN 2000 FROM CARMAX IN ARLINGTON, TX. I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS UNTIL NOV. 7TH 2008. I WAS DRIVING AND APPROACHED A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. I ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS MY BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND SPUN SIDEWAYS AT THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE I FOUND TH...
Mileage: 112,000
I PURCHASED A 1998 FORD F-150 IN 2000 FROM CARMAX IN ARLINGTON, TX. I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS UNTIL NOV. 7TH 2008. I WAS DRIVING AND APPROACHED A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. I ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS MY BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND SPUN SIDEWAYS AT THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE I FOUND TH...
Mileage: 112,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS TOYO OPEN COUNTRY AT TIRES, SIZE P235/70/R16. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALLS OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND ALL FOU...
Mileage: 116,000
THIS IS FOR DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS. I PURCHASED NEW TIRES FROM MAVIS TIRE CORP. IN NOVEMBER 2006 AND IN JUNE 2008 I HAD 1 VALVE STEM FAIL. IT HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND HAD TO INSIST TO HAVE IT REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE SINCE IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. AT THAT TIME I DID NOT...
Mileage: 119,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY PLACE IT INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN INTO PARK. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PARKING LINKAGE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NU...
Mileage: 118,000
STEERING SHAFT CRACKED AT THE BASE WHERE CONNECTED TO THE STEERING BOX. I LOST MY STEERING COMPLETELY. THANKFULLY I WAS PULLING INTO MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK AND WAS NOT DRIVING ON A ROAD OR TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. I HAVE THE OLD PART AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC WHO IS FIXING THE VE...
Mileage: 99,680
I HAVE HAD 2 VALVE STEM, BREAK CAUSING THE TIRE PRESSURE TO DECREASE. ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS APART. *TR
SUDDEN AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON CROWDED FREEWAY WHILE GOING 70 MPH TOWING A 2,000 LB TRAILER. *TR
Mileage: 103,843
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS GENERAL GRABBER AW TIRES, SIZE P275/60/R17 (NA). THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, ALL THREE TIRES (EXCLUDING THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE) HAVE SPONTANEOUSLY BLOWN OUT. THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. AFTER...
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS GENERAL GRABBER AW TIRES, SIZE P275/60/R17 (NA). THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, ALL THREE TIRES (EXCLUDING THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE) HAVE SPONTANEOUSLY BLOWN OUT. THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. AFTER...
Mileage: 40,000
ONE DAY MY 1998 FORD F-150 WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER)WAS WORKING JUST FINE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I GET INTO THE TRUCK AND I NOTICED THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS WOULDN'T GO DOWN,I ASSUMED IT WAS A FUSE. NO LUCK ON THAT, ALL FUSES GOOD EXCEPT THE LIGHTER FUSE,WHICH I DON'T USE. WHEN I GOT...
Mileage: 37,000
ONE DAY MY 1998 FORD F-150 WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER)WAS WORKING JUST FINE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I GET INTO THE TRUCK AND I NOTICED THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS WOULDN'T GO DOWN,I ASSUMED IT WAS A FUSE. NO LUCK ON THAT, ALL FUSES GOOD EXCEPT THE LIGHTER FUSE,WHICH I DON'T USE. WHEN I GOT...
Mileage: 37,000
1998 FORD F-150 MUFFLER BOLTS SHEARED OFF ON BOTH SIDES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MUFFLER BOLTS CAME OFF OF THE ENGINE SIDES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 90,866 MILES, AND THE REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED. *JB
1998 FORD F-150 MUFFLER BOLTS SHEARED OFF ON BOTH SIDES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MUFFLER BOLTS CAME OFF OF THE ENGINE SIDES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 90,866 MILES, AND THE REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED. *JB
1998 FORD F-150 MUFFLER BOLTS SHEARED OFF ON BOTH SIDES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MUFFLER BOLTS CAME OFF OF THE ENGINE SIDES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 90,866 MILES, AND THE REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED. *JB
WHAT ISN'T WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK? WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT...SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, INTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOMLY STAY ON, BOTH DOORS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM, KNOB TO REGULATE TEMPERATURE FELL OFF AND ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, FRONT BRAKES CALIPERS STUCK AND CAUGHT O...
Mileage: 86,000
WHAT ISN'T WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK? WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT...SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, INTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOMLY STAY ON, BOTH DOORS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM, KNOB TO REGULATE TEMPERATURE FELL OFF AND ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, FRONT BRAKES CALIPERS STUCK AND CAUGHT O...
Mileage: 86,000
WHAT ISN'T WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK? WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT...SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, INTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOMLY STAY ON, BOTH DOORS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM, KNOB TO REGULATE TEMPERATURE FELL OFF AND ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, FRONT BRAKES CALIPERS STUCK AND CAUGHT O...
Mileage: 86,000
WHAT ISN'T WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK? WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT...SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, INTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOMLY STAY ON, BOTH DOORS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM, KNOB TO REGULATE TEMPERATURE FELL OFF AND ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, FRONT BRAKES CALIPERS STUCK AND CAUGHT O...
Mileage: 86,000
WHAT ISN'T WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK? WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT...SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, INTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOMLY STAY ON, BOTH DOORS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM, KNOB TO REGULATE TEMPERATURE FELL OFF AND ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, FRONT BRAKES CALIPERS STUCK AND CAUGHT O...
Mileage: 86,000
WHAT ISN'T WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK? WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT...SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, INTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOMLY STAY ON, BOTH DOORS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM, KNOB TO REGULATE TEMPERATURE FELL OFF AND ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, FRONT BRAKES CALIPERS STUCK AND CAUGHT O...
Mileage: 86,000
WHAT ISN'T WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK? WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT...SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, INTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOMLY STAY ON, BOTH DOORS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM, KNOB TO REGULATE TEMPERATURE FELL OFF AND ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, FRONT BRAKES CALIPERS STUCK AND CAUGHT O...
Mileage: 86,000
WHAT ISN'T WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK? WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT...SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, INTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOMLY STAY ON, BOTH DOORS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM, KNOB TO REGULATE TEMPERATURE FELL OFF AND ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, FRONT BRAKES CALIPERS STUCK AND CAUGHT O...
Mileage: 86,000
TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, FRONT-END BEGIN TO SHIM. SHIM BECAME SO HARD SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 45 MPH. LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY HUGE PIECE OF TREND COMING OFF & BEING LEFT ON HIGHWAY. SLOWLY PULLED OVER THINKING A BLOW-OUT & FOUND FRONT-LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TOP LAYER OF TREND GONE, BUT NO AIR LOST. ...
1998 FORD F150. CONSUMER COMPLAINT ABOUT FORD RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO REACH SOMEONE AT FORD ON THE PHONE AND HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. HE BELIEVES THAT THERE SHOULD BE A REAL PERSON TO ANSWER THE PHONE NOT A MACHINE. *KB
FORD ISSUED TSB 99-20-7 COVERING COOLANT LEAKS IN 1999. I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM UNTIL MAY OF 2008. THE PROBLEM IS THAT FORD RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM YEARS AGO FAILED TO RECALL OR INFORM THE OWNERS. THE RESULT WITH THE VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY IS A LOWER HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT COSTING $1...
Mileage: 125,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING RUBBER COMING FROM HIS VEHICLE. THE SMELL WAS THEN REPLACED BY A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE JACK...
Mileage: 145,000
SERVICE GUIDE INDICATES TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE EVERY 30,000 MILES ( EXCEPT E$OD TRANSMISSIONS ) MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK . MECHANIC RELATES FAILURE DUE TO DIRTY TRANSMISSION FLUID . I HAVE TO REPLACE E4OD TRANSMISSION . *TR
Mileage: 88,945
WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AT 7AM, MY 1998 FORD F-150 WAS ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE APPROXIMATELY 10PM ON THE PREVIOUS EVENING. *TR
Mileage: 121,111
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATEY 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CONTROL MECHANISM FAILED WITHOUT PHYSICAL FORCE. THE WINDOW MECHANISM WOULD NOT ALLOW THE WINDOW TO ROLL DOWN. THE WINDOW HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,8...
Mileage: 76,815
I WOKE UP TO A WHOOSHING SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD BANGING ON MY DOOR WITH MY NEIGHBOR SCREAMING THAT MY FORD F150 WAS ON FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE CHIEF, THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OUR CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING PRIOR TO THIS FIRE. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FIR...
Mileage: 128,000
A SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF THE BLOCK IN MY 1998 TRITON 5.4 F-150. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED AND HOPEFULLY THE LAST. LOOKING IT THE PROBLEM ONLINE I'VE REALIZED IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE. MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS WERE IN THIS VEHICLE AND WITH A HOLE IN THE BLOCK SHOOTING OUT UNBURNED GAS TO ...
Mileage: 126,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL ARRIVE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. ...
I AM ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF FORD CUSTOMERS WITH A F150 4.2L V6 1998 THAT HAVE A BLOWN ENGINE BECAUSE OF A LEAKY GASKET. MY TRUCK HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT, BOUGHT IT USED FROM A DEALER IN '05 WITH 72,000 MILES ON IT. RAN GREAT UNTIL I WENT TO START IT IN THE MORNING ONE DAY AND WHITE SMOKE POURED OUT ...
Mileage: 92,000
MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WE HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THIS RECALL FIXED ON OUR F150 FORD TRUCK. EVERY TIME WE CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL. *TR I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEY WE CONTINUE TO HAVE LETTER SENT TO US AND THE NEW...
NORMAL DRIVING, LOW SPEED THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD SUBDIVISION, GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING GAS TANK TO BE DRAGGED ON THE GROUND CREATING A HOLE IN TANK. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITHIN A HALF OF A BLOCK FOLLOWING DRAGGING OF TANK. FIRE AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. TANK WAS R...
Mileage: 90,353
1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS 2. I HAD 3 SPARK PLUGS AND 3 COIL EJECTIONS FROM CYLINDER HEAD SO FAR 3. RETHREADING THE CYLINDER HEADS WITH HELICOIL KITS HAD TO BUY NEW SPARK PLUGS, AND NEW COILS I HAVE ONE COIL AND SPARK PLUG. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK POSITION. ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL OR DRIVE WHEN IN THE WRONG GEAR POSITION. *TR
Mileage: 82,900
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL IN 2005. HE CALLED THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECT...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN MARCH OF 2008. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY PARTS IN OVER A YEAR FROM FORD TO REPAIR THE RECALL. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT FORD DID NOT INFORM THEM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ...
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F150 WITH THE 4.2 LITER V6. THIS HAD BEEN A GREAT TRUCK AND HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE OTHER DAY I NOTICED THAT MY COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW AND THEN THE I THREW A ROD. DID NOT THICK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME, BUT LATER I WAS CHECKING ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A R...
Mileage: 110,000
MY 1998 FORD F150 TRUCK EJECTED A SPARK PLUG WHILE DRIVING AT LOW RPM'S. NUMEROUS WEBSITES HAVE STATED THE HEAD DESIGN IS FLAWED AND ONLY ALLOWS 3 THREADS TO CATCH. UPON EJECTION OF THE SPARK PLUG THE THREADS ON THE ENGINE HEAD ARE REMOVED. FORD HAS A NEW DESIGNED ALUMINUM HEAD TO OMIT THE PROBL...
Mileage: 95,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED AND THERE WAS NO NEED TO DIS...
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 1998 F150 FORD PICKUP HAS LEAKED FOR YEARS AND NOW THE WATER HAS CORRODED THE GEM MODULE TO THE POINT WHERE I AM EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY WHEN THE CAR IS UNATTENDED AND WORRIED THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE OR CAUSE A DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION W...
Mileage: 33,000
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 1998 F150 FORD PICKUP HAS LEAKED FOR YEARS AND NOW THE WATER HAS CORRODED THE GEM MODULE TO THE POINT WHERE I AM EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY WHEN THE CAR IS UNATTENDED AND WORRIED THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE OR CAUSE A DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION W...
Mileage: 33,000
1998 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER HOOD NEAR BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, BURNING WIRES, PLASTIC COMPONENTS, HOOD AND FENDER BEYOND REPAIR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN DRIVEWAY FOR OVER 20 MINUTES UNATTENDED, TURNED OFF, KEYS OUT OF IGNITION. FLAMES WERE 2 FEET HIGH AT TIME OF NOTICE; NEIGHBOR SAVED FURTHER DA...
Mileage: 153,523
WIPERS WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES AT HIGH SPEEDS DISTRACTING THE OPERATION ON THE VEHICLE. ATTEMPTS TO FIX PROBLEM WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
1998 F-150 5.4L TRITON I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 2 YRS. AND PUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. CURRENTLY AT 124,000. OTHER THAN MAINTENANCE (NOT INCLUDING SPARK PLUGS) HAVE CHANGED BOTH CV SHAFTS AND BEARINGS IN THE FRONT. FEB. 3, 08 WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PRECURSOR IT BLEW A SPARK PLUG FROM THE HEAD ...
Mileage: 124,320
1998 F-150 5.4L TRITON I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 2 YRS. AND PUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. CURRENTLY AT 124,000. OTHER THAN MAINTENANCE (NOT INCLUDING SPARK PLUGS) HAVE CHANGED BOTH CV SHAFTS AND BEARINGS IN THE FRONT. FEB. 3, 08 WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PRECURSOR IT BLEW A SPARK PLUG FROM THE HEAD ...
Mileage: 124,320
1998 F-150 5.4L TRITON I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 2 YRS. AND PUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. CURRENTLY AT 124,000. OTHER THAN MAINTENANCE (NOT INCLUDING SPARK PLUGS) HAVE CHANGED BOTH CV SHAFTS AND BEARINGS IN THE FRONT. FEB. 3, 08 WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PRECURSOR IT BLEW A SPARK PLUG FROM THE HEAD ...
Mileage: 124,320
MY 1998 FORD F-150 ONLY HAD 76,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS WELL-MAINTAINED. ON 12/30/2007. IT HAD RUN A LITTLE ROUGH AT START UP FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO 12/30/2007. THEN ON THAT DAY A LOUD KNOCK IN THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS A HISTORY OF THE 4.2 ENGINES HAVING PROBL...
Mileage: 76,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LEFT LOBE WOULD NOT FIRE AND CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Mileage: 42,000
I OWN A 1998 FORD F-150, WHICH HAS A 5.4L ENGINE. AT 100,000 MILES THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW. THEN ON A TRIP BACK FROM IDAHO FALLS IDAHO THIS MONTH TO MY HOME IN LINDON, UT THE #1 PLUG BLEW. BASED ON RESEARCH, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. THE SECOND TIME MY PLUG BLEW, I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY I...
Mileage: 142,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS IF SOMETHING WAS SCRAPING ACROSS THE ROAD. WHEN HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, HE REALIZED THAT THE GASOLINE STORAGE TANK FELL AND WAS DRAGGING ACROSS THE ROAD. HE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER,...
Mileage: 74,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. AAA TOWED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. HE HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 68,700
1998 FORD F-150 FUEL TANK FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL TANK FELL FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE BACKING OUT OF HIS GARAGE. HE STATED THAT BOTH THE STRUTS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE BROKE. *KB
1998 FORD F150- 66,000MI. DEVELOPED A SERIOUS OIL LEAK FROM THE HEAD. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS COMMON AND FORD IS WELL AWARE OF IT'S RECURRENCE. BESIDES COSTING $2000.00 TO REPAIR, IT IS LEAKING HEAVILY ONTO AN EXHAUST PIPE CAUSING SMOKE AND POTENTIAL FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 65,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AS THE FIFTH AND SIXTH CYLINDERS. THE REPAIR HAS NOT YET BEEN MADE. THE PURCHASE DATE ...
Mileage: 89,250
I PURCHASED A USED 1998 FORD F150 FROM CAR MAX IN LAS VEGAS. I ALSO PURCHASED CAR MAX'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO JIFFY LUBE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND DROVE IT HOME, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1 MILE. JIFFY LUBE DID NOT NOTE ANY PROBLEMS WHEN THEY SERVICED THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT FLAMES WERE PRESENT. HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A HOSE. WHEN THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED, THEY FINISHED EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE...
Mileage: 176,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A WIRE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SWITCH, BUT THE CONTACT STILL HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFO...
Mileage: 180,000
MY 1998 FORD F-150 FITS THE SUMMARY OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 97V171000. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN WITH THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER REASON, INCLUDING THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT FIX THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR BECAUSE THEY STATE IT IS NOT A FORD RECALL, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE NHTSA S...
Mileage: 95,000
MY 1998 FORD F-150 FITS THE SUMMARY OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 97V171000. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN WITH THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER REASON, INCLUDING THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT FIX THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR BECAUSE THEY STATE IT IS NOT A FORD RECALL, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE NHTSA S...
Mileage: 95,000
HYDRAULIC BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. REAR BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
MY 1998 FORD F-150 ONLY HAD 79,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS WELL-MAINTAINED. ON 8/10-07, THE COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I ARRIVED HOME. I CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVEL IMMEDIATELY AND THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR AND PLANNED TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN TO THE MECHANIC WHEN...
Mileage: 78,700
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150 LD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE ALUMINUM RIM BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THE WHEEL LIP RIM DETACHED AND CAUSED A BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO MORE RIMS THAT WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND STAT...
Mileage: 100,000
I LEFT MY 1998 FORD F150 PICK-UP TRUCK IN PARKING LOT AT WORK WHILE I WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS. I LEFT ON MONDAY JULY 30. I WAS CALLED TUESDAY NIGHT AROUND 9:00PM AND NOTIFIED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT. PUT OUT FIRE. FIRE REPORT SUSPECTED EQUIPMENT FAILURE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSI...
Mileage: 142,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE SNUG TOP COVER THAT IS USED TO SECURE THE CARGO AREA FELL DOWN THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. HE FELT THAT THIS WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE FALLEN ON HIS HEAD. THE CURRENT MILEAGES IS 45,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UP...
Mileage: 30,000
STRAPS RETAINING THE FUEL TANK FAILED RESULTING IN THE FUEL TANK DRAGGING ON THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO TEMPORARILY RETAIN TANK WITH RATCHETING TIE DOWN STRAP AND GET VEHICLE HOME SAFELY. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED, AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY AS THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FIRE AND OR...
Mileage: 101,000
WE OWN A 1998 FORD F-150 THAT WE BOUGHT USED FOR MY SON. MONDAY HE CALLED ME FROM INDIANA WHERE HE IS WORKING AND SAID HIS TRUCK STARTED ON FIRE. THE FIREMAN TOLD HIM ABOUT THE RECALL, WE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ON THIS RECALL. NO ONE WANTS TO TOUCH THE TRUCK OR GIVE US AN ESTIMATE BECAUSE OF THE FO...
THE 1998 FORD F150 PICK UP TRUCK 4.2 LITER V6 ENGINE THREW A ROD DURING STARTUP ONE MORNING. THE ENGINE HAD 70,000 EASY MILES ON IT. NO TOWING, RACING OR HARD DRIVING. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4200.00 WITH A JASPER ENGINE AT MR. ENGINE BECAUSE FORD WOULD NOT HELP AT ALL UNLESS I P...
Mileage: 70,000
THE 1998 FORD F150 PICK UP TRUCK 4.2 LITER V6 ENGINE THREW A ROD DURING STARTUP ONE MORNING. THE ENGINE HAD 70,000 EASY MILES ON IT. NO TOWING, RACING OR HARD DRIVING. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4200.00 WITH A JASPER ENGINE AT MR. ENGINE BECAUSE FORD WOULD NOT HELP AT ALL UNLESS I P...
Mileage: 70,000
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F 150 WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM EXHAUST , NO WARNING TRUCK WOULDN'T START FINALLY STARTED, BUT IT WAS KNOCKING YOU COULD SMELL ANTI FREEZE, CALLED TOW TRUCK AND THE ENGINE WAS GONE, ONLY HAD 79,000 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 79,222
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ONTO THE HEADS AND THE BOLTS HAS RUSTED. THE FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN AN EXHAUST LEAK, WHICH HAS BEGUN TO LEAK INTO THE CAP OF HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE BOLTS M...
Mileage: 84,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ONTO THE HEADS AND THE BOLTS HAS RUSTED. THE FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN AN EXHAUST LEAK, WHICH HAS BEGUN TO LEAK INTO THE CAP OF HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE BOLTS M...
Mileage: 84,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR 20 MINUTES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE HIMSELF. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND WAS TOWED....
Mileage: 17,000
HEAD GASKET FAILURE.*AK
Mileage: 30,000
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO POOR QUALITY PARTS. COOLANT LEAKED INTO CYLINDER, CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE, CAUSING A BENT ROD, MEANING $3000. ALL COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF FORD WOULD HAVE TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY AND ISSUED A RECALL AND FIXED A SIMPLE GASKET, $400 PROCEDURE MAXIMUM. FORD CONTINUES TO DENY THERE I...
Mileage: 79,099
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION INDICATOR KEPT THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION. ALSO, HE STATED THAT WHEN THE INDICATOR WAS IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION IT READ A DIFFERENT GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO...
Mileage: 68,000
1998 FORD F-150 4.2L V-6 125,000 MILES . NO KNOWN EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. IMMEDIATE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE , BROKEN CONNECTING ROD, DUE TO HYDRAULIC LOCK, WHERE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TECHNICAL BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED WHICH INDICATE...
Mileage: 125,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH IGNITED SEPARATELY. THERE MAY BE A RECALL BUT THE CONTACTWAS UNFAMILIAR OF WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES WERE IF THE RECALLWAS NOT...
Mileage: 106,000
I STEPPED INTO MY VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK, AND THE TORSION BAR BROKE. SNAPPED INTO TWO PIECES. WAS THANKFUL I WAS NOT DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THE MECHANICS, THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE, AND THAT A PIECE OF 1" ROUND STEEL SHOULD NOT JUST SNAP. *AK
Mileage: 125,000
I BOUGHT USED VEHICLE FROM THE BO'S AUTORAMA ON 6/2004 AND USED IT ONCE OR TWICE IN THE FIRST YEAR. I STARTED TO USE IT REGULARLY IN APRIL 2005. FIRST I HAD TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS/WIRES BECAUSE OF WATER GETTING INTO THEM, AND CAUSING A MISS IN THE ENGINE ON 4/2005. THEN I HAD THEM SEALED O...
Mileage: 74,000
I BOUGHT USED VEHICLE FROM THE BO'S AUTORAMA ON 6/2004 AND USED IT ONCE OR TWICE IN THE FIRST YEAR. I STARTED TO USE IT REGULARLY IN APRIL 2005. FIRST I HAD TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS/WIRES BECAUSE OF WATER GETTING INTO THEM, AND CAUSING A MISS IN THE ENGINE ON 4/2005. THEN I HAD THEM SEALED O...
Mileage: 74,000
I BOUGHT USED VEHICLE FROM THE BO'S AUTORAMA ON 6/2004 AND USED IT ONCE OR TWICE IN THE FIRST YEAR. I STARTED TO USE IT REGULARLY IN APRIL 2005. FIRST I HAD TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS/WIRES BECAUSE OF WATER GETTING INTO THEM, AND CAUSING A MISS IN THE ENGINE ON 4/2005. THEN I HAD THEM SEALED O...
Mileage: 74,000
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL 98V09500/NSA#111PAW FOR THE LUGS:NUTS. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEAL...
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RUSTED, CAUSING THE MANIFOLD TO SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 115,000.*AK ...
Mileage: 115,000
UPON STARTING VEHICLE ON MY DRIVEWAY A LOUD BANG AND SUBSEQUENT KNOCKING SOUND EMITTED FROM ENGINE. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT ENGINE FOUND WATER IN INTAKE CHAMBER AND BROKEN ROD AND PISTON. MECHANIC ADVISES AN ENGINE REBUILD WILL BE REQUIRED AND IS FAMILIAR WITH A HYDRO LOCK PROBLEM WITH THE 4.2 L FO...
Mileage: 64,000
MY 1998 FORD F150 AS SOON AS IT GOT TO 100,000 MILES THE OIL PUMP GOES OUT AND IT STARTS TO LOOSE COOLANT BUT NOT LEAKING IT ANY WHERE. AS I HAVE FOUND OUT THESE ENGINES BETWEEN 80,000 AND 100,000 DO THIS. MANY FORUMS READ THE SAME PROBLEM FOR EVERY 4.2L DOES THIS. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL ...
Mileage: 100,000
MY 1998 FORD F150 AS SOON AS IT GOT TO 100,000 MILES THE OIL PUMP GOES OUT AND IT STARTS TO LOOSE COOLANT BUT NOT LEAKING IT ANY WHERE. AS I HAVE FOUND OUT THESE ENGINES BETWEEN 80,000 AND 100,000 DO THIS. MANY FORUMS READ THE SAME PROBLEM FOR EVERY 4.2L DOES THIS. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT WAS THE PASSENGER IN A 1998 FORD F150 KING CAB THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION,THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE. THE OWNER WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED TH...
PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE (68,000 MILES) ON 1998 FORD F150 WITH 4.2L ENGINE. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO OIL LEAKING INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH RESULTED IN BENT ROD. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE 1998-1999 BUT DID NOT NOTIFY CUSTOMERS....
Mileage: 68,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1998 FOR F-150 ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN THE MORNING OF 02/09/07 HE HAD NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. AFTER A DAY OF DRIVING HE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO WESTER...
Mileage: 76,000
1998 F-150 FORD TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS A TREE FELL ON IT**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB
TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THAT1998 FORD F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 6 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IN A WRITTEN REPORT THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL #05V388000 CO...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAD JUST TURNED OFF INTERSTATE 287 ONTO INTERVALE ROAD (A LOCAL ROAD). I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH A VERY SHARP LEFT HAND CURVE. AS I PROCEEDED TO ENTER THE CURVE I HAD NO STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ...
Mileage: 162,224
I HAD JUST TURNED OFF INTERSTATE 287 ONTO INTERVALE ROAD (A LOCAL ROAD). I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH A VERY SHARP LEFT HAND CURVE. AS I PROCEEDED TO ENTER THE CURVE I HAD NO STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ...
Mileage: 162,224
NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE;SUDDEN FAILURE OF SPARE TIRE RETAINING CABLE ON PERSONAL TRUCK. CABLE SNAPPED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO FALL FROM ITS STOWED POSITION BENEATH THE TRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO BECOME AIRBORNE BRIEFLY AS THE SPARE TIRE CAUGHT THE REAR BUMPER ...
Mileage: 109,600
FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTING THROUGH AND FUEL TANK FALLING FROM VEHICLE. *NM
Mileage: 126,341
1) AROUND MAY 2004, I NOTICED I WAS NEEDING TO ADD WATER TO MY 1998, FORD F150, 4.2L V6 QUITE FREQUENTLY. 2) WATER ENTERED THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE, LONG STORY SHORT, MY MOTOR SLUNG A ROD THROUGH THE OIL PAN, IN TURN, COSTING AROUND $4,000.00 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX. 3) FORD KNOWS OF THE MANY, MANY FA...
Mileage: 105,500
SPITTING OUT SPARK PLUGS. *JB
AS I SLEPT THIS PAST SATURDAY MORNING (11/18/2006), MY 1998 F-150 PICK-UP BURNED TO THE GROUND ABOUT 4:00AM. THIS WAS MY SECOND FORD PICK-UP OWNED, AND I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH FORD UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. MY TRUCK WAS PAID FOR AND I WAS COMPLETELY HAPPY WITH IT. I AM NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE UNTIL I HE...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE RETURNING TO THE PARKED VEHICLE, A FIRE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT THE SERVICE STATION WHERE THE VEHICLE'S GAS WAS FILLED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER # 05V388000 BUT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ...
Mileage: 111,000
I HAVE A 98 FORD F150 4X4 WITH 51000 MILES ON IT. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE SWOLLEN WITH RUST WHERE AN OUTER RUBBER SLEEVE COVERS THE STEEL TO RUBBER CONNECTION. UPON INSPECTION THE LINE CAME APART. RUST WAS ALL THAT WAS KEEPING IT TOGETHER. I REPLACED THE ...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WINDOW LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED CAUSING THE REAR SEAT TO BECOME WET. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO TURN OFF WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 10 MPH. THE REAR END WA...
Mileage: 115,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WINDOW LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED CAUSING THE REAR SEAT TO BECOME WET. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO TURN OFF WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 10 MPH. THE REAR END WA...
Mileage: 115,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WINDOW LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED CAUSING THE REAR SEAT TO BECOME WET. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO TURN OFF WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 10 MPH. THE REAR END WA...
Mileage: 115,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WINDOW LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED CAUSING THE REAR SEAT TO BECOME WET. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO TURN OFF WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 10 MPH. THE REAR END WA...
Mileage: 115,000
FORD 150 HAD BEEN SITTING IDLE ALL DAY, LAST DRIVEN AT 9 A.M. TO GO TO GROCERY STORE. AT APPROX. 5:15 P.M. ON 10/14/06, A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON DOOR AND ASKED IF THAT WAS MY TRUCK ON FIRE. PERSON WALKING DOWN STREET SAID HE LOOKED OVER AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. BY TIME I GOT OUTSIDE...
Mileage: 160,000
1998 4.2L V6 FORD ENGINE COOLANT LEAK IN ENGINE CAUSING HYPERLOCK AND BLOW A ROD NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE. *NM
Mileage: 90,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LOUD POP SOUND WAS HEARD AND A PISTON OR ROD STARTED KNOCKING LOUDLY. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE RADIATOR BELT, INSPECTED THE WATER PUMP, CHECKED THE PLUGS, THEN NOTICED LIQUID COMING FROM THE EXHAUST INCLUDING ANTI-FREEZE. A LOCAL PARTS STORE INFORMED THE CONTACT OF HYDRO L...
Mileage: 136,000
FIRE, TOTAL LOSS TO FORD F150 PICKUP. PICKUP SAT IN DRIVEWAY FOR 4 HOURS SINCE DRIVEN AND CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND SAID IT WAS EITHER ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE RELATED. *NM
Mileage: 120,000
FIRE, TOTAL LOSS TO FORD F150 PICKUP. PICKUP SAT IN DRIVEWAY FOR 4 HOURS SINCE DRIVEN AND CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND SAID IT WAS EITHER ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE RELATED. *NM
Mileage: 120,000
ENGINE HARD TO START,SMOKED AFTER IT DID, GASKET FAILURE CYLINDER FILLED WITH COOLANT CAUSING CONNECTING ROD TO BEND OR BREAK. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 127,073
1998 FORD F-150 4.2L V6 ENGINE, ENGINE HAS BURNED COOLANT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, ENGINE RECENTLY STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, TWO MECHANICS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD PISTON AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 122,000
VEHICLE BLEW OUT THE #3 PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG. REPAIR OPTION IS TO REPLACE CYLINDER HEAD $3500 OR USE HELICOIL REPAIR TO THE INDIVIDUAL CYLINDER. BLOWN SPARK PLUGS ON TH 5.4 TRITION IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND I'M SHOCKED THAT FORD IS NOT COVERING THIS PROBLEM. I TOO BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE ...
Mileage: 110,000
NOTHING TO WARN ME OF THE IMPENDING FAILURE. THE SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED CAUSING THE SPARE TO DROP, FLIPPING UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER-IN-TOW, CAUSING THE TRAILER TO BUCK. FORTUNATELY, THE TRAILER RECOVERED AND NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. SHOULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED WITH SOMEONE B...
Mileage: 74,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THERE WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE CONTACT'S FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE CONTACT WAS HOSPITALIZED. A POLIC...
Mileage: 168,913
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR BODY WORK, IT SAT FOR 2 WEEKS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FOLLOWING THE 2 WEEKS, THE ENGINE NOISE WAS LOUDER THAN NORMAL, AND THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED, WHO DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. ALSO, THE DO...
Mileage: 47,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR BODY WORK, IT SAT FOR 2 WEEKS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FOLLOWING THE 2 WEEKS, THE ENGINE NOISE WAS LOUDER THAN NORMAL, AND THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED, WHO DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. ALSO, THE DO...
Mileage: 47,000
ROD THROUGH ENGINE WALL. MILEAGE 102M. *NM
Mileage: 102,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARSHIFT INDICATOR DISPLAYED THE WRONG INDICATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL NUMBER # 97V171000, PERTAINING TO THE GEAR P...
Mileage: 112,000
1) ROUGH IDLE, WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST PIPE, FAILURE OF BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, UNEXPLAINED LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. 2) HYDRO-LOCKED ENGINE, UN-REPAIRABLE ENGINE DAMAGE. 3) QUOTED $3500 FOR REBUILT ENGINE, NO ACTION YET TAKEN. *JB
Mileage: 196,000
1) ROUGH IDLE, WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST PIPE, FAILURE OF BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, UNEXPLAINED LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. 2) HYDRO-LOCKED ENGINE, UN-REPAIRABLE ENGINE DAMAGE. 3) QUOTED $3500 FOR REBUILT ENGINE, NO ACTION YET TAKEN. *JB
Mileage: 196,000
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F150 WITH A 4.2 V6 I PARKED IT TWO DAYS. LATER I WENT TO CRANK IT (IT WAS LOCKUP) I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID IT WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKETS ON THIS MODEL ENGINE AND FORD NEW ABOUT IT BUT WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. ITS SO BAD MY LOCAL JUNK YARDS WILL N...
Mileage: 97
1998 FORD F-150 4.2L HYDROLOCK ISSUE. ANTIFREEZE IN THE #1 CYLINDER. MANUFACTURING DEFECT NOT COVERED BY FORD. ENGINE USELESS UNTIL REPAIRED DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT AT THE FACTORY. NEED TO REPAIR ENGINE. *NM
Mileage: 90,521
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING ON THE VEHICLE BECAME ERRATIC. THE PROBLEM WORSENED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SHAFT HAD DETACHED FROM THE GEAR BOX. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 03V196000 ON THE 1997 MODEL YEAR OF THE SAME VEHICLE.
Mileage: 149,300
I OWNED AND OPERATED A 1998 FORD F150. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IN SEPTEMBER, 2005 AS THE FAULTY SWITCH HAS BEEN LINKED TO FIRES IN F150 TRUCKS. IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A DEALER SO THEY COULD PERFORM THE MODIFICATION TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH THEY DID COM...
Mileage: 116,900
I OWNED AND OPERATED A 1998 FORD F150. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IN SEPTEMBER, 2005 AS THE FAULTY SWITCH HAS BEEN LINKED TO FIRES IN F150 TRUCKS. IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A DEALER SO THEY COULD PERFORM THE MODIFICATION TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH THEY DID COM...
Mileage: 116,900
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE IDLED LOUDLY AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROADS DURING NORMAL BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RETAINING CLIP DUE TO A RECALL NHTS...
Mileage: 145,580
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE IDLED LOUDLY AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROADS DURING NORMAL BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RETAINING CLIP DUE TO A RECALL NHTS...
Mileage: 145,580
ON A 1998 FORD F-150 2WD PICKUP WITH A 4.2L ENGINE........ INITIAL OVERHEATING DUE TO LOW ENGINE COOLANT. REFILLED COOLANT AND KEPT LEVEL AT APPROPRIATE WORKING LEVEL. FROM A COLD START ONE MORNING HEARD LOUD KNOCKING SOUND FROM ENGINE. BROUGHT IT IN TO GET IT CHECKED BY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHICH AD...
Mileage: 127,528
1-DRIVING ON HIGHWAY-HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CHANGED LANES 2-TIE ROD END SEPARATED, CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL, SWERVED INTO BREAKDOWN LANE 3-TRUCK WAS DELIVERED TO REPAIR STATION, TIE ROD END NEEDED REPLACEMENT **THIS IS THE SECOND TIE ROD THAT HAS FAILED IN THIS TRUCK WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST FAILURE CAUS...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 10 MPH, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT FOUND THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE TWO OF THREE FUEL TANK BANDS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROS...
Mileage: 118,000
MY TRUCK HAD A DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD GASKET, THE SAME PROBLEM THAT SO MANY '97 - '98 F-150 OWNERS HAVE HAD. (SEE WEBSITE: HTTP://FORUMS.TREEMEDIA.COM/FB/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=224) COOLANT LEAKED INTO MY ENGINE DUE TO FORD'S FAULTY GASKET AND RUINED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, FORCING ME TO SPEND $3400 ON A NEW ENGI...
Mileage: 100,000
CRACKS IN DOORS. *NM
Mileage: 60,000
1998 F150 TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD MINOR DAMAGE WHEN HE GRAZED THE MEDIAN WALL. *JB UPDATED 03/08/06
1998, FORD, F150, 4.2 LITER V6. @ APPROX. 92,000 MILES. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. GASKET FAILURE LED TO COOLANT IN NUMBER 4 CYLINDER WHICH CAUSED THE NUMBER 4 PISTON CONNECTING ROD TO BREAK, ALSO DAMAGING THE PISTON. THE DEFECTIVE GASKET, BENT ROD AND PISTON HAD TO BE REPLACED, MULTIPLE THOUS...
Mileage: 92,876
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IN A WRITTEN REPORT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE. EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE AND PER...
Mileage: 150,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IN A WRITTEN REPORT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE. EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE AND PER...
Mileage: 150,000
MY 4.2 V-6 IN MY 1998 FORD F-150 FAILED HYDRO LOCKED AFTER IT HAD RAN JUST FINE, LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND MY SELF TO NOT BE ALONE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOME QUITE COSTLY REPAIRS, I FOR ONE AM NOT IN THE POSITION TO REPLACE A MOTOR THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE ...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED NO PROBLEMS, A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V388000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRM...
Mileage: 48,000
AROUND FEB 2002 MY 1998 F-150 BURNED UP WHILE OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY OF MY FLORIDA HOME. I HAD JUST COME IN AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE 3 OR 4 MINUTES BEFORE WHEN I HAD COME OUTSIDE TO OF ALL THINGS USE THE GARDEN HOSE AND LOOKED OVER TO SEE MY THE RIGHT SIDE (WHEN VIEWED FROM T HE FRONT) OF THE HOOD ON...
Mileage: 75,000
1998, FORD, F150, 4.2 LITER V6. LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKET FAILED. GASKET FAILURE LED TO COOLANT IN NUMBER 1 CYLINDER. COOLANT IN NUMBER 1 CYLINDER CAUSED THE NUMBER 1 PISTON CONNECTING ROD TO BEND. THE DEFECTIVE GASKET AND BENT ROD ARE CLEANED AND AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. A TOTAL ENGINE REBU...
Mileage: 125,000
FAULTY FORD F150 4.2 6 CYL ENG LOWER MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK
Mileage: 113,000
(1) CAR WOULD NOT START ONE MORNING LIKE A DEAD BATTERY. I JUMPED THE CAR AND HEARD A LOUD CLATTERING SOUND FROM ENGINE. (2) LEAKING FRONT COVER AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS IN A 4.2 L V-6 ENGINES CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. (3) CURRENTLY REPLACING ENGINE.*AK
Mileage: 134,000
FORD F150 1998 4WD 4.2L ENGINE 102,0000 MILES - WHEN STARTING TRUCK ENGINE IT WOULD RUN ROUGH THEN SMOOTH OUT. TODAY I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. NOW IT DOESN'T START AT ALL. AFTER CHECKING SEVERAL WEB SITES I REALIZED MY TROUBLE IS NOT UNIQUE. LOOKED AROUND THE INTERNET BUT NEVER FOUND A RECALL NO...
Mileage: 102,000
1998 FORD F-150; FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEXT TO THE FIREWALL AREA. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR, BUT IT SAID PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR UNTIL AFTER FEBRUARY 2006. FIRE MARS...
Mileage: 135,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE IS STRETCHED OUT AND WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OFF OF A JACK WHILE A TIRE WAS BEING CHANGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ALSO, THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT...
Mileage: 183,000
I AM ONE OF MANY OWNERS OF THE FORD F-150 4.2 ENGINE TRUCKS (OURS IS A 1998) THAT HAS ENCOUNTERED ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE DUE TO LEAKING HEAD GASKET. IT APPEARS FROM INFORMATION GATHERED FROM NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND FROM SPEAKING TO OTHERS THAT THIS IS A VERY OBVIOUS AN...
Mileage: 133,148
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F-150 4.2 V6 4X4 TRUCK, WHICH HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANIC HOW NOTORIOUS THIS MOTOR IS FOR THE PROBLEM THAT HAS ERUPTED WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT FORD REFUSES TO TAKE ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR ACTION. THE TRUCK STARTED MAKING A LOUD- KNOCK...
Mileage: 85,000
ON MONDAY DEC 19 2005 WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 1998 FORD F150 VIN: [XXX]. SMOKE CAME OUT THE HOOD AND THROUGH THE AIR VENTS INTO THE CAB. THE FORD DEALER SAID THE PLASTIC PLENUM IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED ALLOWING RAW GASOLINE TO EN...
Mileage: 106,888
1998 FORD F150 RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF. *TS THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DELINEATER POST THEN A EMBANKMENT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT A-ARM BROKE, THE LOWER RIGHT DOOR BENT, THE FRONT BUMPER GRILL WAS DAMAGED, REAR GLASS BROKE, POSSIBLE FRAME TWIST/UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE (OHIO T...
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V3880000. CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER, JUST T TO HE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Mileage: 206,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE . *AK
Mileage: 89,000
UNDERHOOD FIRE ON 1998 FORD F-150 WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED SEVERAL HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE. WAS AWAKEN BY FIRE DEPARTMENT STATING THEY PUT OUT FIRE. TWO DAYS AFTER FIRE WE RECEIVED A NOTICE ON A SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. EVERYTHING LETTER STATES IS IDENTICAL TO...
Mileage: 120,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V388000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER , WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE .*AK
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 05V170000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *AK
Mileage: 49,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IT ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, SHIFTED INTO LOW, AND ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHIC...
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IT ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, SHIFTED INTO LOW, AND ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHIC...
ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED THAT MY 1998 FORD F-150 HAD STEAMY WHITE EXHAUST UPON START AND IT WOULD LAST UNTIL SUFFICIENT WARM-UP. AT THAT POINT, I DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT MUCH. AT ANY RATE, I WENT OUT OF TOWN FOR TWO WEEKS AND UPON MY RETURN FROM MY TRIP, I GOT IN MY TRUCK AND TRIED TO START I...
Mileage: 97,000
CONSUMER TURNED FORD F150 ON AND VEHICLE HESITATED THEN CRANKED AND BEGAN RATTLING. HEAD GASKET LEAD WATER INTO THE CYLINDER. *TS REFER TO RECALL CAMPAIGN# DP05005. *SC
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ON I-95 THE REAR TIRE THREAD SEPARATED AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF TRUCK WHICH CAUSE IT TO HIT THE WALL IN THE MEDIAN TWICE. AS A RESULT WE BOTH SUSTAINED INJURIES IN WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DOCTORS CARE ALONG WITH THERAPY. BOTTOM LINE WE ALMOST LOST OUR LIVES. THE TIR...
Mileage: 73,000
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150 PICKUP. WHIILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. NO WARNING AT ALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED 650 MILES BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. *AK
DT: THE CALLER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING STILL FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN'. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND BURNED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. NO OTHER PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK *NM
Mileage: 135,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 1998 FORD F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR AROUND SIX HOURS. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD NOT BEEN USED THE DAY OF THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS ON THE TRUCK. EVERY...
Mileage: 150,000
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 FORD F-150 4.2L XLT. A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A SLIGHT HESITATION UPON STARTING MY ENGINE. ONCE THE ENGINE STARTED, IT STRUGGLED A LITTLE AND THEN SMOOTHED OUT ONCE I BEGAN TO DRIVE. THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO RUN FINE, ONCE STARTED, BUT CONTINUED WITH...
Mileage: 117,100
I CHANGED MY SPARK PLUGS AT THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE AND SINCE THAT TIME THEY DO NOT STAY TIGHT IN THE CYLINDERS. THEY LOOSEN UP AND I HAVE TO RE-TIGHTEN THEM EVERYDAY SO THAT THEY DO NOT BLOW OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD. *JB
Mileage: 140,000
I CHANGED MY SPARK PLUGS AT THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE AND SINCE THAT TIME THEY DO NOT STAY TIGHT IN THE CYLINDERS. THEY LOOSEN UP AND I HAVE TO RE-TIGHTEN THEM EVERYDAY SO THAT THEY DO NOT BLOW OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD. *JB
Mileage: 140,000
1998 FORD F-150 VIN # [XXX], PARKED AT 9:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2005. AT 4:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 28 NEIGHBOR NOTICED VEHICLE FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPT UNABLE TO SAVE THE VEHICLE, IT COMPLETELY BURNED UP. ALSO DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE IN FRONT OF WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TO A 1990 FORD TAU...
Mileage: 168,000
1998 FORD F-150 VIN # [XXX], PARKED AT 9:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2005. AT 4:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 28 NEIGHBOR NOTICED VEHICLE FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPT UNABLE TO SAVE THE VEHICLE, IT COMPLETELY BURNED UP. ALSO DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE IN FRONT OF WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TO A 1990 FORD TAU...
Mileage: 168,000
1) STARTER WENT OUT, TRUCK WAS SURGING WHILE DRIVING, GASOLINE WAS RUNNING OUT OF TAILPIPE. 2) WIRING HARNESS WAS RUBBING THE AC DRYER WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL INJECTORS TO STAY OPEN, WHICH FILLED THE CYLINDERS UP WITH GAS AND LOCKED THE MOTOR UP, BENDING THE RODS. 3) MOTOR AND STARTER WERE REPLACED ...
Mileage: 173,000
98 FORD F-150 WITH 4.2L WITH COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALMOST ALL OF THESE ENGINES AND FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. *JB
Mileage: 88,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. WHEN THE DRIVER STOPPED. THE LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS SNAPPED OFF THE WHEEL. THE SPEED WAS 35 MPH. THE TIRE WAS READY TO FALL OFF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE TRUCK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ...
Mileage: 85,500
DT: CALLER SAID THAT ON JULY 11, 2005 AFTER 8 HOURS OF SITTING STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TRUCK. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE AND ANOTHER CAR. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE FIRE DEPTARTMENT. *AK *...
DT: CALLER SAID THAT ON JULY 11, 2005 AFTER 8 HOURS OF SITTING STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TRUCK. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE AND ANOTHER CAR. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE FIRE DEPTARTMENT. *AK *...
BRAKE WERE NOT RIGHT SPONGY. WEARING OUT BAKE PAD'S NOTHING HAPPENED YET BUT NOT WORKING RIGHT AS OF NOW. I REPLACED CALIPER AND PAD'S. AND BRAKES ARE STILL DRAGGING. *NM
FORD DEALERSHIPS IN RALEIGH NC AREA ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR 1998 F150 UNDER SPEED CONTROL RECALL. *NM
ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, I NOTICED MY TEMP GAUGE IN THE RED AND MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AT ZERO. THE "CHECK OIL" LIGHT WAS LIT AS WELL. THE TRUCK AT THE TIME WAS RUNNING FINE, NO NOISES FROM THE ENGINE AND NO SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPE. I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED...
Mileage: 89,500
DT: 1998 FORD F150. COOLANT IN THE OIL, AND SERIOUS ENGINE NOISE. THE ARE WHITE VAPORS FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STATION YET. UNABLE TO DRIVE AUTOMOBILE.*AK
Mileage: 60,500
DT: 1998 FORD F150. COOLANT IN THE OIL, AND SERIOUS ENGINE NOISE. THE ARE WHITE VAPORS FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STATION YET. UNABLE TO DRIVE AUTOMOBILE.*AK
Mileage: 60,500
TURN SIGNAL WORKED AS EXPECTED WHEN VEHICLE WAS NEW,THEN SOON THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BECAME SPORADIC AS TO WHEN IT WOULD WORK. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG THAT THEY COULD DISCOVER. HOWEVER,NOW THE RIGHT SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I DON'T MEAN THE BULB-- I MEAN THE SWITCH ON THE ...
Mileage: 25,000
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE AND WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE STORM PASSED. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND HE REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBL...
Mileage: 50,000
CONSUMER'S REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN GETTING FORD TO REIMBURSE THEM FOR REPAIRS FOR FAULTY GASKET ON THEIR 1998 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK.*MR WATER LEAKED INTO THE OIL BECAUSE OF A FAULTY GASKET WHICH THEN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE GASKET WAS RECALL ...
DT: THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH WHICH WAS OVER THE MASTER CYLINDER ON A 1998 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR TO CATCH ON FIRE. IT BURNT TWO FUSES AND UNDER THE WHEEL WELL. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF, AND IT WAS AT THE MECHANIC. VEHICLE CAUGH...
CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE. *NM
Mileage: 154,327
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I EXAMINED THE FORD OWNERS MANUAL AND IT ADVISED HOW TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND TO CHECK THE FUSE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND I REPLACED THE FUSE AS INSTRUCTED AND STARTE...
Mileage: 100,000
HEAD GASKET/ HEAD BOLT FAILURE AT 66,000 MILES. MECHANIC REPORTED IT DURING ROUTINE SERVICE. SAID 3 THINGS CAUSE THIS FAILURE. 1. LACK OF COOLANT (OVERHEATING), 2. DEFECTIVE GASKET OR 3. FACTORY DEFECT DURING THE MILLING THE HEAD. MECHANIC REPORTED THIS AS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF FORD ...
Mileage: 66,350
FORD F150 HEAD GASKET LEAKED WATER INTO THE CYLINDER CAUSING BENT RODS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *JB
I HAVE A 1998 F-150 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW MY DOORS ARE SPLITTING AND STARTING TO RUST I KNOW ITS HAPPENING QUITE A BIT I WORK IN THE INDUSTRY AND SEE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS ALSO THE FORD DEALERS DO HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE CONSUMER PAYS IT IS NOT COVERED WHY?*JB
Mileage: 80,000
DT: WATER INFILTRATION AROUND THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. WHEN IT RAINED WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE AROUND THE WINDSHIELD AND SOAKED THE INTERIOR PANEL WHICH HOLDS THE FUSES. THE FUSE PANEL ALSO RUSTED. THE OWNER WAS NOT SURE ABOUT OTHER DAMAGE. THIS HAS BEEN A ...
Mileage: 140,000
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT STRAPS ON THE GAS TANK BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT TANK TO HIT THE GROUND AND RUPTURE. CONSUMER HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK AND GASOLINE SPILLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY WERE ON THE SCENE WHERE THIS OCCURRE...
1. DRIVING WITH MY FIANCEE TO GO OUT TO EAT IN EVANSVILLE 2. LOSS OF REAR BRAKES(FOUND OUT LATER A PINHOLE IN BRAKELINE) 3. DAMAGE FRONT IN DUE TO TRAFFIC STOP QUICKLY AND I COULD NOT, SO I WENT OFFROAD TO AVOID A CAR IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE I AM NOT INSTALLING THE RECYCLED BRA...
Mileage: 70,000
FORD F-150 1998. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEH...
Mileage: 85,000
FORD F-150 1998. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEH...
Mileage: 85,000
MY98 FORD F150 4-2L MOTOR THEW A ROD FOUND COOLENT ON THE PLUGS JUST LIKE THE HUHDREDS OF OTHERES BUT NO ONE WANTS TO ADMIT TO THE PROBLOM WITH THIS MOTOR NOW ITS 3K TO 4K TO FIX IT I DONT KNOW WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN BUT IT MAKE A GREAT LAWN ORNMENT I HOPE SOME ONE IS LOOKING INTO THIS THANK YOU F...
Mileage: 947,250
LIKE MANY OTHERS, MY LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AT 132,000 MILES, RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE #4 CYLINDER AND CAUSING A HYDROLOCK CONDITION. I REPLACED THE MOTOR. PRIOR TO THE HYDROLOCK, I HAD NOTICED COOLANT LEVELS DROPPING FOR A YEAR OR SO PRIOR BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AND J...
Mileage: 132,300
DT: PRIOR TO THE FIRE TOOK A TRIP AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. FORD F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AT 12:50 AM 7/5/05 IN THE MORNING. IT HAD BEEN SITTING TURNED OFF FOR 12 HOURS, AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. VEHICLE WAS PAID OFF 2 MONTHS AGO, ANOTHER WAS A RECALL. SOME OF VINYL SIDING MELTED, RESUL...
Mileage: 76,530
DT: CALLER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CRUISE CONTROL FIRES. CALLER SAID CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, AND BRAKE FLUID WAS IN WIRING. CALLER HAS DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. *AK
DT: CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE REGARDING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE AN ODI NUMBER. WHILE DRIVING SHE TURNED INTO DRIVEWAY TO TURN AROUND AND TIE ROD END BROKE OFF. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 30, 2005. THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TIE ROD END TO...
Mileage: 83,000
DT: CONSUMER SAID THAT SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30 MPH UP HILL. THIS HAPPENED IN THE DAY TIME. CONSUMER SAIDTHAT HIS VEHICLE WAS IN GARAGE TO BE REPAIRED. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHICH CYLINDER. CONSUMER DID REPORT THIS TO FORD.*AK
COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE DUE TO A FAULTY DEISGN OF THE FRONT COVER GASKET CAUSING A BENT ROD DUE TO UNCOMPRESSIBLE COOLANT IN THE CYLINDERS.
Mileage: 75,000
REFERRAL FROM INS CO.
Mileage: 127,400
I WAS AT THE STORE SHOPPING AND WALKED BACK TO MY TRUCK AND IT WAS GIVING OFF A VERY STONG ELECTRICAL SMELL. I STARTED THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT TAKE IT OUT OF PARK. I TURNED IT OFF AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. THE SENSOR ATTACHED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BURNT TO A CRISP AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECT...
Mileage: 95,150
I WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN THE TIE ROD OF MY 1998 F150 CAME APART.ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO STEERING PERIOD. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THIS WAS BAD ,NO BAD TIRE WEAR, NO SHAKING ,NOTHING. BETWEEN THE TOWING ,REPLACING THE PART & AN UNNEEDED ALIGNMENT IAM OUT 200$ WHICH IS CHEAP COSIDERING WHAT COULD O...
Mileage: 88,105
1) DRIVING AND THE FIRST THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL POPPED, THEN ABOUT A2 WEEKS LATER THE LEFT SIDE POPPED 2) UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE 3) HAD TO BUY NEW BALL JOINTS YES WE STILL HAVE THE ONES FROM THE FACTORY, THE FACTORY PARTS ARE NOT GREASABLE, THE NEW PARTS ARE
Mileage: 140,000
MY 1998 FORD 150 CAUGHT FIRE AT THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED WITH THE MOTOR OFF. SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED A FIRE WAS SEEN AND PUT OUT. THE UNIT WAS MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 90,000
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 HOURS BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHALL AND THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 130,590
DT: ON 5-16-2005 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DASHBOARD AREA WAS CONSUMED. NO WARNING PRIOR TO FIRE. HAD BRAKE SERVICED SHORTLY BEFORE FIRE. NO INDICATION WHETHER IT WAS AN ELECTRIC OR FUEL FIRE. CONTACT STATED FORD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT COMPONENT CAUSED THE F...
DT: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF GRILL . CONSUMER GOT OUT OF CAR AND PUT FIRE OUT. THAT MORNING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND HE HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE A FEW TIMES, AND IT WENT OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, AND HAD IT REPAIRED. ...
Mileage: 90,000
DT: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF GRILL . CONSUMER GOT OUT OF CAR AND PUT FIRE OUT. THAT MORNING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND HE HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE A FEW TIMES, AND IT WENT OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, AND HAD IT REPAIRED. ...
Mileage: 90,000
OVERNIGHT HYDROLOCK CONDITION, CAUSED BY FAULTY INTAKE GASKETS AND CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, CAUSING IMMEDIATE AND UNFORSEEN INTERNAL DAMAGE UP TO AND INCLUDING DAMAGE TO PISTONS, RODS, CRANKSHAFT, AND BEARINGS. WE WERE NON-INFORMED DUE TO FORD'S NEGLET TO SEND APPROPRIATE RECALL NOTICES FOR BOTH VEHI...
Mileage: 86,000
OVERNIGHT HYDROLOCK CONDITION, CAUSED BY FAULTY INTAKE GASKETS AND CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, CAUSING IMMEDIATE AND UNFORSEEN INTERNAL DAMAGE UP TO AND INCLUDING DAMAGE TO PISTONS, RODS, CRANKSHAFT, AND BEARINGS. WE WERE NON-INFORMED DUE TO FORD'S NEGLET TO SEND APPROPRIATE RECALL NOTICES FOR BOTH VEHI...
Mileage: 86,000
OVERNIGHT HYDROLOCK CONDITION, CAUSED BY FAULTY INTAKE GASKETS AND CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, CAUSING IMMEDIATE AND UNFORSEEN INTERNAL DAMAGE UP TO AND INCLUDING DAMAGE TO PISTONS, RODS, CRANKSHAFT, AND BEARINGS. WE WERE NON-INFORMED DUE TO FORD'S NEGLET TO SEND APPROPRIATE RECALL NOTICES FOR BOTH VEHI...
Mileage: 86,000
1998 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA AND BURNT THE FRONT END OF TRUCK FROM THE CAB AREA FORWARD.
Mileage: 116,282
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR WHEN A NEIGHBOR ALERTED THE CONSUMER THAT HIS TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT KNOWN, BUT STARTED AT THE C...
Mileage: 100,000
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR WHEN A NEIGHBOR ALERTED THE CONSUMER THAT HIS TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT KNOWN, BUT STARTED AT THE C...
Mileage: 100,000
DT: THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THEY FOUND AN EXHAUST LEAK AT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE BOLTS CONTAINED CONDENSATION AND HAD RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES. *JB
WATER LEAKED INSIDE ENGINE MIX WITH OIL CAUSING LOCKUP
Mileage: 112,674
FORD F150 DRIVERS SIDE OUTER TIEROD BALL JOINT FAILED.THE TIEROD COMPLETLY SEPERATED FROM STEERING KNUCKLE. THE TRUCK WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED AND WILL BE INSTALLED.
Mileage: 58,000
1.WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, RETURNED HOME. TRIED TO START MY TRUCK THE SECOND DAY TO BRING IN THE GARAGE, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK!!! ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN !!!! 2.RIGHT LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKETS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL AND CYLINDER. IS...
Mileage: 74,234
WHILE PARKED FOR SEVENTY TWO HOURS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK *BF *NM
Mileage: 103,000
DT: 1998 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS. ONLY INFORMATION THAT CALLER HAS IS A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES ON LATER MODELS. DID CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE NOTHING TO BE DONE. LOST ALL THE THINGS IN...
Mileage: 148,000
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 V6 FORD F-150 PICK UP, REGARDING COOLANT/WATER LOSS, SO HAVE CONTINUALLY DONE COOLANT MAINTENANCE. STARTED THE TRUCK UP LAST SATURDAY 5/7/06 AND THE ENGINE MADE AN AN AWFUL SOUND, AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE THE DAY BEFORE. MY ...
Mileage: 130,000
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 V6 FORD F-150 PICK UP, REGARDING COOLANT/WATER LOSS, SO HAVE CONTINUALLY DONE COOLANT MAINTENANCE. STARTED THE TRUCK UP LAST SATURDAY 5/7/06 AND THE ENGINE MADE AN AN AWFUL SOUND, AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE THE DAY BEFORE. MY ...
Mileage: 130,000
I OWN A 1998 FORD F-150 WITH 4.2L ENGINE FOR THE PAST 3 WINTERS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS THAT WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AT HIGH RPM. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO BREAK. I RECENTLY FOUND ON THE WEB NHTSA RECALL # 98V007. WHICH SEEMED TO DESCRIBE MY PROBLE...
Mileage: 85,000
WHEN I STARTED MY 1998 FORD F-150 TODAY, A GREAT DEAL OF NOISE OCCURRED AND FINALLY A ROD SHOT OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF MY TRUCK'S OIL PAN. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 72,000 MILES ON IT. UPON INVESTIGATION, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 4.2 LITER ENGINE. APPARANTLY F...
Mileage: 72,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE BEING PARKED FOR 5 MINUTES. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK
Mileage: 182,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TOP FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WIRE HAD A SHORT. HE DISCONNECTED IT TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE.*AK *BF *NM
1998 FORD F150 [XXX] EXTENDED CAB, 4.2L V6 CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE STARTED APPROXIMATE 45 MINUTES AFTER BEING DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND UNATTENDED WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MONTHS PRIOR THE CRUISE STOPPED WORKING AND I BEGAN TO HAVE INTERMITTENT BLOWING OF FUSE #13. FIRE M...
Mileage: 175,000
I HAVE AN FORD F150 WITH THE 4.2 V6 ENGINE. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 3-5,000 MILES. IN 2001 I NOTICED IT WAS LOSING COOLANT. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED TWICE SINCE THEN. COMING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY, I NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DR...
Mileage: 90,000
MY 1989 F-150 TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM, OUTSIDE MY HOUSE. THE TRUCK WAS UNATTENDED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED APPROXIMATELY 2-4 MINUTES AFTER IGNITION. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO DRIVER'S SIDE, WITHIN 15" - 20" INCHES OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS APPARENTLY TH...
Mileage: 116,075
STARTED VEHICLE AND HEARD A CLANGING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. IMMEDIATELY TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD FOR SOURCE. HAD A RELATIVE TO START THE TRUCK WHILE I EXAMINED THE ENGINE FOR CAUSE. SHORTLY AFTER 2ND START AND STOP, OIL BEGAN DRIPPING UNDER VEHICLE. HOLES HAD BEEN KNOCKED IN THE ENGI...
Mileage: 82,000
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT. *AK THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL PLUGS. ACCORD...
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK
Mileage: 230,000
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK
Mileage: 230,000
WHILE PARKED FOR THIRTEEN HOURS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Mileage: 90,000
COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK AT THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND 3 OTHER MECHANICS IN MY AREA. I HAVE A 98 FORD F150 WITH THE V6 4.2L MOTOR. IT HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 115,000. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES AND THE COOLANT EVERY 3 ...
Mileage: 115,000
AT SOME POINT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 1998 FORD F150 PICK-UP STOPPED WORKING. AS I SELDOM USE IT I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WAS OUT. NEXT THE #13 FUSE FAILED. THE REPLACEMENT FUSE FAILED IMMEDIATELY. WITH THIS FAULT I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF PARK IF STARTED IN PARK. THE ABS LIGHT WAS FLASH...
Mileage: 7,600
AT SOME POINT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 1998 FORD F150 PICK-UP STOPPED WORKING. AS I SELDOM USE IT I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WAS OUT. NEXT THE #13 FUSE FAILED. THE REPLACEMENT FUSE FAILED IMMEDIATELY. WITH THIS FAULT I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF PARK IF STARTED IN PARK. THE ABS LIGHT WAS FLASH...
Mileage: 7,600
AT SOME POINT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 1998 FORD F150 PICK-UP STOPPED WORKING. AS I SELDOM USE IT I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WAS OUT. NEXT THE #13 FUSE FAILED. THE REPLACEMENT FUSE FAILED IMMEDIATELY. WITH THIS FAULT I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF PARK IF STARTED IN PARK. THE ABS LIGHT WAS FLASH...
Mileage: 7,600
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 85,000
VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN ALL SUDDEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON ITS OWN. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT WITHIN THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH.*AK.....*AK
Mileage: 80,000
EARLY LAST YEAR (2004) MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ON MY 1998 FORD F-150 4X4 P/U. I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND THEY WERE FINE. I USED THE TRUCK WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR THE NEXT 6-8 MONTHS. THEN ONE DAY WHILE AT WORK I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY TRUCK HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTIC...
Mileage: 165,000
EARLY LAST YEAR (2004) MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ON MY 1998 FORD F-150 4X4 P/U. I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND THEY WERE FINE. I USED THE TRUCK WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR THE NEXT 6-8 MONTHS. THEN ONE DAY WHILE AT WORK I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY TRUCK HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTIC...
Mileage: 165,000
MY 1998 FORD F-150 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT DOES NOT WORK NOW FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SHORT IN THE TRUCK'S CRUISE CONTROL WIRING, WHICH I READ THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING IN FORD TRUCKS. MY VIN IS [XXX]. *...
Mileage: 74,000
CATATROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 52000 MILES. FORD DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM SIMILAR TO 3.8L ENGINE TSB NOTICE. ON DISASSEMBLY BY PROFESSIONAL GARAGE THEY INDICATED HEAD GASKET FAILURE AS CAUSING THE CONNECTING ROD BEARING TO FAIL, (SIMILAR TO 3.8L FAILURES).*AK
Mileage: 52,000
PARKED TRUCK IN DRIVEWAY. RUNNING FINE. 2 HOURS LATER STARTED TRUCK. WHITE WATER VAPOR FROM EXHAUST AND ROD KNOCKING. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING HYDROLOCK. REMOVED ENGINE REPLACED ROD PISTON AND BEARINGS. HAVE OLD PISTON AND ROD.*AK
Mileage: 109,000
1998 FORD F 150. HEADLAMPS FAILED AT NIGHT IN A BLIZARD, CAUSING LOSS OF SIGHT AT A MEDIUM RATE OF SPEED RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WILL NEED A NEW MULTIFUNCTION POSITIONAL DIMMER SWITCH IN COLUMN REPLACED.*AK
Mileage: 116,000
CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES FIVE TIMES BEFORE IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WERE TWO PIECES MISSING FROM THE SWAY BAR. CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER FOR VEHICLE COULD NOT FIND THE DEFECTS. HOWEVER , THE DODGE DEALER FOUND THE DEFECT.*AK *TC
Mileage: 80,000
THE R/H TORSION BAR BROKE AT LOW SPEED TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. THE BAR IS BEING REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. AFTER SEEING ALL THE REPORTS ON LINE, I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE.
Mileage: 72,000
COOLANT LEVEL DROPPING SLOWLY WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKS. BLOWN LOWER INTAKE GASKET, FILLED CYLINDER AND BROKE # 2 CONNECTING ROD. *AK
Mileage: 105,000
WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVING WAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY DOWN. *AK
ACCELERATOR DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE ON VERY COLD DAYS. IN NEUTRALL THE ENGINE REVS AT ABOUT 4000 RPM. I HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS WHILE APROACHING INTERSECTIONS. I REALLY NEEDED TO LAY ON THE BRAKES. MY VEHICLE IS 1998 FORD F150 WITH A 5.4 ENGINE. I NO THERE IS A SAFTEY RECALL (98V007) FOR THE SAME VEH...
Mileage: 90,000
BOTH HEADLIGHTS OF THE CONSUMER'S 1998 FORD F150 HAVE DISCOLORED TO THE POINT THAT IT'S NO LONGER SAFE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *NM THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE DEALER HAD NO SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SC
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 103,000
CONSUMER STATED THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRE. *AK
PARKED VEHICLE AT AROUND 7:20 AM AND AT AROUND 8:30 AM THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE A F...
MY 1998 FORD F150 4X4 BLEW 3 COILS WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, CULMINATING WITH THE IGNITION COIL IN AUGUST 2004. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD I WAS BEING PUT ON A "RECALL LIST" IN CASE OTHERS HAD COMPLAINTS. WHEN THE COILS BLOW, THERE IS A HORRIBLE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND AN IMMEDIATE LOSS ...
MY 1998 FORD F150 4X4 BLEW 3 COILS WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, CULMINATING WITH THE IGNITION COIL IN AUGUST 2004. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD I WAS BEING PUT ON A "RECALL LIST" IN CASE OTHERS HAD COMPLAINTS. WHEN THE COILS BLOW, THERE IS A HORRIBLE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND AN IMMEDIATE LOSS ...
WHEN DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED EXCESSIVE HEAT COMES FROM THE BUTTONS. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPARTMENT WILL OVER HEAT AND THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Mileage: 89,000
THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AROUND 5:00PM AND AROUND 8:00PM HE WAS ALERTED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE FIRE WAS MORE TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRIOR TO THE FIRE ON 12/1/04 THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING...
Mileage: 104,000
FORD F-150 TRUCK EXPLODED AND BURNT TO A CRISP. *BF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE BEGAN UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. *TC *JB
VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE IT WAS PARKED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK
Mileage: 15,300
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
1998 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *TT *NM
AN UNDER HOOD FIRE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 10 HOURS. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, AND INDICATED THAT IT ORIGINATED WITHIN THE FUSE BOX. *AK
Mileage: 157,000
I LOST THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE AND WAS TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM WHEN THE BRAKE SWITCH (CRUISE CONTROL) CAUGHT FIRE ON MY 1998 F150 TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKE SWITCH (CRUISE CONTROL) LOCATED ON THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE THE SWITCH LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE MAST...
Mileage: 92,000
CRACK , DRIVERS DOOR BESIDE LOWER WINDOW OPENING. *JB
Mileage: 130,000
FUSE BOX GETTING WET. RESULTING IN MALFUNCTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONETS. IE LIGHTS FLASHING OFF, SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING, 4X4 KICKING IN AND OUT, ECT.*AK
WATER SEEPED INTO THE REAR WINDOW. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED, THE REPAIR SHOP SEALED THE GLASS, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD PROGRESSED OVER TIME. NOW THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW HAS TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE AUTO GLASS SHOP INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WINDOW FRAME . THEY ALSO INDIC...
Mileage: 38,000
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AT 15 MPH OR LESS, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT TIE ROD WAS BROKEN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB *NM
Mileage: 69,700
WHILE CHANGING THE SHOCKS ON THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THE REAR FRAME BROKE. NO EXPLANATION AS TO HOW OR WHY.*AK
Mileage: 161,000
WHILE CHANGING THE SHOCKS ON THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THE REAR FRAME BROKE. NO EXPLANATION AS TO HOW OR WHY.*AK
Mileage: 161,000
RECALL 98V007000 CONCERNING THROTTLE ICING: DURING COLD WEATHER THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ICING FORMED ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS COULD CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT C...
Mileage: 3,000
RECALL 98V007000 CONCERNING THROTTLE ICING: DURING COLD WEATHER THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ICING FORMED ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS COULD CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT C...
Mileage: 3,000
THROTTLE UNABLE TO RETURN TO IDLE DUE TO ICE FORMING IN THROTTLE BODY. *BF RECALL CAMPAIGN; ID NUMBER : 98V007000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT TURNING OFF WHEN HE PRESSES ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR HIT THE OFF BUTTON. *TC *JB
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F150. I WAS JUST DRIVING AT 45MPH AND THE NUMBER 8 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD OF MY TRUCK. JUST CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN. PLUGS WERE REPLACED 15000 MILES AGO. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE FORD TRITON MOTORS AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH BY TALKING T...
Mileage: 142,800
CONSUMER STATED THAT WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION VEHICLE STARTED UP. DEALER CLAIMED THAT GEM MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Mileage: 100,000
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON ITS ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *AK
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F150 AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER I START TRUCK. *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS A ROLL OVER.*AK WHEEL AND TIRE BROOK OFF. BOTH CONSUMER AND PASSENGER WHERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER FILED A CLAIM DUE TO THE INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THE ACCIDENT. ...
Mileage: 74,000
WHILE DRIVING,THE DRIVE SIDE TIRE ROD SHEARED OFF. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THE NEAREST MECHANIC. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE INNER TIE ROD WAS SEPARATED AND FELL APART. THE WHEELS TURNED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. *TC
Mileage: 46,450
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE WHEN IT ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO A BARN. *MR THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND WHEN HE HAD GONE INTO THE HOUSE, THE CRASH WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMERS HORSES THAT WAS IN THE STALL AT THE TIME OF T...
FIRE IN LEFT REAR QUADRANT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ONLY ITEM DAMAGED WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. STILL IN PLACE BUT SWITCH HEAD WAS CHARRED AND DEFORMED. CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FUSE FOR THE CCDS WAS BLOWN . IT WAS A 25 AMP DEVICE WHERE A ...
Mileage: 178,000
RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE IN HALF AND SEPARATED FROM THE TIE ADJUSTOR. *AK CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING 25 MPH *TC
THE DIFFERENTIAL HAS DISINTEGRATED INSIDE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BEARING WHICH CAME APART AND CAUSED EVERYTHING INSIDE TO SHIFT ABOUT AN INCH TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE. HOW DANGEROUS IS THAT? ULTIMATELY, THE HOUSING, RING GEARS AND OTHER GEARS INSIDE WERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. IT STARTED WITH A SL...
Mileage: 102,000
DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS APPOXIMATELY 40 MPH, RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END SEPARATED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING . I HAVE REPLACED INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. OLD PART WAS THROWN AWAY.*AK
Mileage: 58,254
CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILED. *AK
Mileage: 119,972
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F-150 AND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AT THE WINDOW I HAVE A ABOUT A 1/2 INCH CRACK.I CALLED FORD BUT I GOT THE RUN AROUND AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WILL BE DONE BUT THEY WILL GET WITH THERE ENGINEERING AREA.*AK
CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY UP AND BEHIND THE WINDOWS. EACH CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH LONG.*AK
Mileage: 22,000
THIS COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. 4.2L ENGINE BECAME DISABLED AND BURNED A BEARING IN THE CRANK SHAFT. HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED BY FORD AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THIS SIZE ENGINE.*AK
Mileage: 72,000
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL AND A SIDE COLLISION OF AN IMPACT OF 55 MPH . UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TESTS. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,. THEY REPLACED THEM FOUR TIMES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM
I JUST READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT FORD TRUCK OWNERS HAVING TIE ROD PROBLEMS. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER. I HAD ONE TIE ROD BREAK TWO WEEKS AGO, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. I HAD NOT YET OPENED THE LETTER. *AK
Mileage: 120,600
SEE ODI 10091339 -IN EXAMINING THE FAILED PART THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION CAUSING A WEAKNESS OF THE CABLE. RATHER, THE RETAINING LUG AT THE END OF THE CABLE APPEARS TO HAVE SHEARED AS A RESULT OF ROUTINE DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER TIME. IN PURCHASING A REPLACEMENT PART FROM FORD, I FOUND THAT...
Mileage: 86,000
I TOOK MY 1998 FORD F150 V6 FOR A MINOR REPAIR AND WHEN I CHECKED WITH MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT HE FOLDED WATER IN THE OIL. MECHANIC INFORMED ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT.*AK DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE KNOWN ISSUE WITH CETAIN FORD ENGIINES AND I FELT I WS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH ...
SPARK PLUGS</A> BLEW OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE PLUGS WERE THE ORIGINALS.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. *TC *JB
Mileage: 56,000
SPARK PLUGS</A> BLEW OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE PLUGS WERE THE ORIGINALS.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. *TC *JB
Mileage: 56,000
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE FRONT TIE RODS FAILED. AS A RESULT, STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK
Mileage: 88,211
WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR ON A COUNTRY ROAD THE SPARE TIRE SUPPORT CABLE ON MY 1998 FORD F-150 FAILED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL BENEATH THE TRUCK, BOUNCE, AND STRIKE THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE UNIT HAD NOT SHOWN PRIOR SIGNS OF WEAR WHEN THE SPARE TIRE WAS LAST SERVICED ABOUT 16 MONT...
Mileage: 86,000
POSSIBLE MIRROR DEFECT ON 1998 F150. *MR THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR STRUCK A MAILBOX. THE MIRROR COLLAPSED AND THE MIRROR INSIDE HAD BECOME DETACHED, FLEW THROUGH THE PASSENGER WINDOW, STRUCK THE CONSUMER IN THE CHIN AND FLEW OUT OF THE DRIVER WINDOW. THIS WAS THE SECOND...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD HAD SHEARED OFF FROM THE BALL JOINT SOCKET. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ...
Mileage: 100,000
1998 F-150 XLT EXTRA-CAB, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS HAVE A CRACK IN THE LOWER REAR CORNER OF THE WINDOW MOLDING. FORD'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN STATES THE DOOR ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE REPLACED REFERENCE MESSAGE # 12071. AFTER CONTACTING FORD THEY SAID THEY WERE SHOWING A RECALL FOR MY VIN# EVEN ...
Mileage: 68,000
(1) NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. (2) STARTED HARD, HEAVY WHITE SMOKE OUT THE EXHAUST AND KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. ONSEQUENCES - #4 & #5 RODS IN CYLINDERS STRESSED. (3) CORRECTION OF FAILURE - 4.2L ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT MY EXPENSE. FORD WOULD NOT BACK UP EVEN THOUGH I HAVE OBTAINED TSB-99-20-7 AN...
Mileage: 98,720
DURING NORMAL STREET DRIVING, THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END POPPED OFF. IT CAUSED THE TIRE TO VEER LEFT AND SHATTERED THE LEFT RIM. FORD REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE,AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK I REPLACED BOTH INNER AND OUTER ENDS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT, OUT OF FEAR OF FAILURE AT A LATER T...
Mileage: 79,503
WHILE MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN DRIVER'S SIDE INNER TIE ROD DETACHED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT THE PICK UP WAS GOING AT A SLOW SPEED AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE PICK UP. THE TIE ROD CO...
Mileage: 72,000
WHILE DRIVING TIE ROD SNAPPED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 130,000
SHEET METAL FATIGUES AND CRACKS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL TO THE OUTSIDE FROM STRESS FROM THE OPERATION OF THE POWER WINDOWS. *AK
Mileage: 62,348
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A BIG EXPLOSION FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I POPED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT MY #2 COIL WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER. AFTER GETTING MY 98 F150 HOME I FOUND THAT THE PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE PROBLEM FIXED AS OF YET BUT FORD SAYS THE ON...
Mileage: 101,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY, SECONDS LATER A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT LEFT TIRE LOST ITS TREAD. THE TREAD WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE OF THE WHEEL. *AK *JB
Mileage: 53,000
98 F-150 4.2 V-6, ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO MOTOR FROM FAULTY GASKET. FORD PUT A RECALL WHEN IT WAS NEW, BUT I BOUGHT MINE FROM DEALER USED, NOW THE MOTOR IS BAD, AND I STILL OWE QUITE A BIT ON IT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND HE REPLACED ...
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 98 F-150 FAILED AT 36400 MI AND 36 MONTHS. FORD, THE DEALER AND I SPLIT THE COST OF REPAIR. NOW, APPROXIMATELY 36000 MI AND THREE YEARS MORE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN. DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT I PURCHASE A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANS FOR $2200. ODD COINCIDENCE THAT THE SAM...
STRUCTURAL-STRESS FRACTURES IN SHEET METAL ON DOOR.*AK
Mileage: 93,000
BOTH DOORS CRACKED AT ABOUT THREE INCHES UNDER THE WINDOWS. THE CRACKS ARE RUNNING HORIZONTALLY UNDER THE GLASS. DEALER IS PROPOSING THAT THE CONSUMER GET A KIT FROM THEM THAT WILL COST $500.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 71,500
WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ,AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH PPLIED THE BRAKES.AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THIS RESULTED IN IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH. THE SPARE TIRE ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FELL OFF. THE CABLE SECURING THE TIRE DISCONNECTED. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 105,000
THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH. THE SPARE TIRE ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FELL OFF. THE CABLE SECURING THE TIRE DISCONNECTED. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 105,000
VEHICLE: 1998 FORD F-150 4X4 WITH 68,000 MILES. ORIGINAL AND SOLE DRIVER OF VEHICLE WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE WITH NO DRIVEABILITY ISSUES PRIOR TO INCIDENT. EVENTS: TRAVELING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD AT 35 MPH FAILURE: CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VE...
Mileage: 68,249
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60MPH TIE ROD ON DRIVER'S SIDE SNAPPED. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THA THE RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT LESS THEN A MONTH AGO. *AK
THE HEATER CORE FAILED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. WHEN THE HEATER CORE FAILED, THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKED AND FUMES ENTERED THE PASSENGER'S CABIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE PART. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 183,000
CRACK FORMING ON DRIVERS DOOR AT BOTTOM OF WINDOW. ALSO RUST DEVELOPING AT BOTTOM OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. CRACK IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR YEARS. WHEN WILL FORD FIX THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL. NHTSA NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED.*AK
FRONT RIGHT TORSION BAR SNAPPED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *AK
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO SLOW IT DOWN. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *NM
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE AT HOME AFTER PARKING MY F-150 IN THE DRIVEWAY. AN HOUR LATER I WENT TO GET MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. I WENT TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND SAW THAT IT WAS CUT. TOOK THE TIRE OFF AND SAW THAT THE RUBBER AND CAME OFF FROM THE METAL THAT GOES AROUND THE RIM. TOOK THE TIRE TO THE...
Mileage: 108,000
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COVERING(SKIN) HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AROUND THE CORNER OF THE WINDOW. THIS OCCURS BECAUSE THE POWER WINDOW COVERING(SKIN) FLEX WHEN THE WINDOW IS CLOSED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE COVERING THAT COST $400. THIS DOESN'T CORRECT THE FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE INNER TIE ROD CAME UNHOOKED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIE RODS. *NLM *LA
Mileage: 80,000
TIE ROD ON PASSENGER SIDE OF 1998 F150 XLT FELL OFF TRUCK WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY, I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED. GLAD THAT I HAD NOT REACHED THE INTERSTATE AND TRAVELING 65 MPH. HATE TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY CHILDREN, WHO ARE 6 AND 8, THAT WERE IN THE TRUCK. OR ANY INNOCENT WEEKEND TRA...
Mileage: 86,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THEN, LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONSUMER'S HOME. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER EXPLAINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT, AND THE AXLE BROKE.*AK
Mileage: 125,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THEN, LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONSUMER'S HOME. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER EXPLAINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT, AND THE AXLE BROKE.*AK
Mileage: 125,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THEN, LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONSUMER'S HOME. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER EXPLAINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT, AND THE AXLE BROKE.*AK
Mileage: 125,000
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE FIRED UP. CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK UP. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE RODS WAS BENT IN THE ENGINE. A ...
Mileage: 55,000
MY TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I WENT OUT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF MY TRUCK AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THIRTY MINUTES LATER WE HEARD A HORN BLARING OUTSIDE. WHEN MY WIFE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, SHE YELLED THAT OUR TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE D...
Mileage: 163,080
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH STEERING SHAFT DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 68,000
"BLOWN SPARK PLUG" 1998 FORD F150 5.4L ENGINE. DEALER WANTS $3700 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. *AK
Mileage: 147,000
FIRESTONE TIRE WILDERNESS HT P235 70/16 104S M/S TREAD SEPERATION (CAN SEE STEEL CORDS) (BULGE) TIRE HASNT FAILED YET BUT PROBABLY WOULD IF I DIDNT SEE ? 98F150 ABOUT 60K MILES ON TIRE STILL LOT OF TREAD LEFT. KNOW SIMILIAR TIRES RECALLED BUT WERE AT MODELS LOOKS LIKE OTHER MODELS ARE ? ALS...
I OWN A 1998 FORD F-150 WITH THE TRITON 5.4L ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES IT TO LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY BLOW SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. IN NONE OF FORD'S PUBLICATIONS THAT COME WITH THE VEHICLE DOES IT STATE THAT THESE SPARK PLUGS NEED TO BE RETORGUED AT A CERTAI...
Mileage: 102,000
DRIVING DOWN NAVY RD. DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN SPARE TIRE FELL OFF MY 1998 FORD F150. CABLE HOLDING TIRE SNAPPED. SPARE TIRE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS BEHIND ME. WAS TOLD BY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TYPE VEHICLE OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS, OF SPARE TIRE JUST FALLING OFF VEHICLE BECAUSE R...
THE PAINT ON THE TAIL GATE IS COMING OFF IN SHEETS. LEAVING JUST THE PRIMER COAT. NOT CAUSED BY RUST OR DAMAGE. *JB
REAR WINDOW STARTED LEAKING FROM THE TOP - IT NOW POURS IN WHEN RAINING, DAMAGING THE BACK SEAT IN THE EXTENDED CAB PICKUP. THERE IS NO CRACK AND THE LEAKING IS NOT FROM THE SLIDING GLASS, INSTEAD FROM THE TOP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SLIDING GLASS. *LA
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1998 F-150 FORD 4X4 PICK-UP TRUCK WHICH IS EXIBITING A CRACKING CONDITION AT THE LOWER WELTING EDGE OF THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. UNDERSTAND THIS IS OCCURRING ON MANY OTHER F150'S AND APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUFACTURING FLAW.*AK
Mileage: 60,680
ON DECEMBER 30, 2003, I SENT THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND AS OF YET HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GIVE ME SOME POINTERS ON HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. THANK YOU, [XXX]. [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] ENCLOSED ARE PICTURES OF THE TORSION BAR FROM MY 1998 FORD F-150 PIC...
Mileage: 56,000
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. A GENTLEMAN FOLLOWED HER AND TOLD HER THAT THERE WERE FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF THE BACK OF HER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE PE...
I HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE ON FORD F SERIES TRUCKS THAT THEY HAVE A CRACK ON THE WINDOW EDGE APPROX 7 IN AFT OF THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON 15 INCHES ABOVE THE KEY HOLE DUE TO POOR METAL USED OR WEAKENED AREA OF DOOR CUTOUT. I DON'T SEE THIS PROBLEM ON PASSENGER SIDE DOORS AT ALL. ARE YOU ADDRESSING THIS ISSU...
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN A ROLL OVER. I HAD NOTICED THIS IN THE PAST AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST THE NATURAL FOR A FORD. *AK
METAL ON DRIVERS DOOR IS CRACKED AT REAR OF WINDOW , ABOUT THREE TO FOUR INCHES UP FROM BOTTOM OF WINDOW. MINE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. THERE ARE MANY 98 F-150'S OUT THERE WITH THE SAME STRUCTURAL FLAW. *AK
Mileage: 85,000
TIE ROD FAILURE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. *AK
Mileage: 100,552
WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 F-150 THE #2 SPARK PLUG EJECTED ITSELF FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE HEAD DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH THEADS TO KEEP THE SPARK PLUG FROM BLOWING OUT.*AK
Mileage: 68,200
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE SHEET METAL. TSB 613046 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 12,000
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH REAR AXLE FELL OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER. DRIVER WAS EJECTED 40 FEET AWAY INTO A DITCH. DUE TO THE SEVERE DAMAGE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Mileage: 67,000
1ST COMPLAINT - A LEAF SPRING IN THE LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN BY MY MECHANIC DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND; LEAF SPRING WAS REPLACED W/ FACTORY REPLACEMENT 2ND COMPLAINT - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS LOOSENED UP WHILE DRIVING, WHEEL CAME OFF, ROTOR LANDED ON INSIDE OF W...
1ST COMPLAINT - A LEAF SPRING IN THE LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN BY MY MECHANIC DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND; LEAF SPRING WAS REPLACED W/ FACTORY REPLACEMENT 2ND COMPLAINT - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS LOOSENED UP WHILE DRIVING, WHEEL CAME OFF, ROTOR LANDED ON INSIDE OF W...
SHIFT CYLINDER KEEPS GOING OUT CAUSING TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFTING OR TO SLIP. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE, COASTING ME A LOT OF MONEY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD GET IN AN INTERSECTION AND HESITATE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *NLM
CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT DISC BRAKE HUB BROKE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE PART REPLACED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DISCONTINUED MAKING THE PART. *AK
Mileage: 127,000
THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE BENEATH THE TRUCK SNAPPED AND THE TIRE BOUNCED OUT ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK *JB *NM
Mileage: 70,000
THE DOME LIGHT TAKES OVER FIVE MINUTES TO GO OUT AFTER CONSUMER STARTS THE ENGINE. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON, EVEN WHEN CONSUMER CLOSES ALL THE DOORS. *AK
Mileage: 75,000
UPON STARTING VEHICLE DRIVER NOTICED A GAS SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATE THE ODOR, AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL RAIL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
HEADLIGHTS CAN GO OFF WHEN USING RIGHT DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR, OR BY TURNING ON INTERMITTENT WIPERS. *LA
Mileage: 105,000
I BOUGHT A 1998 F-150, 3 YEARS AGO. THE ENGINE BLEW UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MY WIFE DROVE IT TO WORK, IT RAN FINE. SHE STARTS IT UP TO COME HOME, AND THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING LOUD. SHE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. THE 4.2 ENGINE IS A LEMON, AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM NUMEROUS PEOPLE, AND HEARD FRO...
Mileage: 92,000
DOME LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN WITH ALL THREE DOORS FULLY CLOSED. *LA
Mileage: 91,000
STEERING COMPONENTS THAT BROKE SUDDENLY CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *LA
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP MY VEHICLE(1998 FORD F-150 4 X 4 6 CYL) I THOUGHT I WAS HUNG UP ON SOMETHING AS THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF RESISTANCE IN DOING SO. WHEN I GOT OUT TO CHECK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE ROADWAY, I WAS HORRIFIED TO SEE THAT BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES WERE FACING EACH OTHER (TOED IN)....
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP MY VEHICLE(1998 FORD F-150 4 X 4 6 CYL) I THOUGHT I WAS HUNG UP ON SOMETHING AS THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF RESISTANCE IN DOING SO. WHEN I GOT OUT TO CHECK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE ROADWAY, I WAS HORRIFIED TO SEE THAT BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES WERE FACING EACH OTHER (TOED IN)....
Mileage: 62,000
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF THE CAR PORT WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 40,000
INNER TIE-ROD JOINT BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE DROVE FINE UP TO THAT POINT. STEERING COMPONENT INSPECTION TWO MONTHS PRIOR DID NOT INDICATE ANY NEEDED REPAIRS. *LA
Mileage: 110,000
1998 FORD 150 LARIAT TRUCK OUTSIDE MIRRORS DISCOLORED RENDERING THEM USELESS. YOU CAN BARELY SEE IN THEM DURING THE DAY AND AT NIGHT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THEM. THE MIRROR TYPE HAS THE TURN SIGNAL BUILT IN BEHIND THE MIRROR. FORD REPLACED THEM ONCE AND NOW SAYS THAT THEY NO...
Mileage: 20,000
I HAVE A 1998 F150 I BOUGHT NEW. I HAVE BEEN A FORD PERSON FOR MANY YEARS BUT WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD UNTIL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE CORRECTED. AT 72,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. ($2,200), AT 92,000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IDLING WAS ROUGH BUT...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 1998 F150 I BOUGHT NEW. I HAVE BEEN A FORD PERSON FOR MANY YEARS BUT WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD UNTIL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE CORRECTED. AT 72,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. ($2,200), AT 92,000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IDLING WAS ROUGH BUT...
Mileage: 80,000
CONSUMER HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND A PIECE OF METAL FELL OFF ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER PICKED IT UP, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO STATED THE LEAF SPRING FAILED. *AK *TS *JB
Mileage: 68,000
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE TIE RODS TO SHOOT THROUGH THE RIM. IMMEDIATELY THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE TIE RODS TO SHOOT THROUGH THE RIM. IMMEDIATELY THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE STARTER AND/OR IGNITION IN MY 1998 F-150 FORD TRUCK. BEACH FORD IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC HAS REPLACED THE STARTER ABOUT 7 TIMES AND TODAY THE TRUCK LEFT ME STRANDED. *LA
Mileage: 35,000
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE STARTER AND/OR IGNITION IN MY 1998 F-150 FORD TRUCK. BEACH FORD IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC HAS REPLACED THE STARTER ABOUT 7 TIMES AND TODAY THE TRUCK LEFT ME STRANDED. *LA
Mileage: 35,000
THE RIMS LEAKED AIR. CONSUMER PLACED THE WHEELS IN A CONTAINER OF WATER, AND WATCHED AS BUBBLES SEEPED FROM THE WELD SPOTS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN INFORMED.*AK
Mileage: 75,000
WE HAVE A 1998 FORD F150 THAT WAS PURCHASED IN 2001 EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. YESTERDAY THEY LOCKED UP PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT STARTED WITH A BURNING METAL SMELL & STARTED TO SHAKE & VIBRATE. WE COULDN'T GO OVER 40 MPH. IT'S QUITE FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS AN AUTO REPAIR ...
Mileage: 66,398
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED LOWER BALL JOINT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF. DEALER STATED NO RECALL, AND CALLED NHTSA.*AK
PAINT PEELING ON ROOF WHERE ROOFLINE JOINES WITH WINDSHIELD, ALSO AT TOP OF DOOR AROUND RUBBER SEALS
CRACKS IN DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. THEY BEGIN ON THE EDGE OF THE WINDOW AND EXTEND OUTWARDS INCREASING WITH TIME.
WHENEVER IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INTO THE BACK WINDOW OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 50,200
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND NO WARNING RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P235/70R16, DOT#UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.*AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE TIRE WASN'T FLAT. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED ON THE TIRE LIKE A CAN OF PEELED BISCUITS. THERE WAS STILL SOME TREAD ON THE TIRE. *PH *JB
Mileage: 48,000
WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, MY FORD F150 BLEW THE #2 SPARKPLUG AND CYLINDER HEAD AT 25,000 MILES. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE SAME CYLINDER HEAD 60,000 MILES LATER. THE REPAIRS WILL COST ME $3000.00. FORD MOTOR CO. AT THIS TIME IS UNWILLING TO COVER THE REPAIRS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM W...
Mileage: 25,000
WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, MY FORD F150 BLEW THE #2 SPARKPLUG AND CYLINDER HEAD AT 25,000 MILES. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE SAME CYLINDER HEAD 60,000 MILES LATER. THE REPAIRS WILL COST ME $3000.00. FORD MOTOR CO. AT THIS TIME IS UNWILLING TO COVER THE REPAIRS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM W...
Mileage: 25,000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS. IF THE VEHICLE IS OVERLOADED, THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS CAN BE OVERSTRESSED. A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE SPRING CAN OCCUR. THE CENTER LEAF OF THE SPRING CAN FRACTURE AT THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE SPRING SEAT AND, IN SOME CASES, CONTACT THE FUE...
ON MONDAY AUGUST 11, 2003 I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE ON MY 1998 FORD F-150 PICKUP. I FOUND THAT GASOLINE WAS RUNNING ALONG THE DRIVER SIDE FRAME AND LEAKING RATHER HEAVILY ONTO THE PAYMENT. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO A NEARBY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER FOR EXAMINATION. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED...
Mileage: 48,186
THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT AT 30,000 MILES WHICH CAUSED GASOLINE TO SPRAY ONTO THE ENGINE. CONSUMER BOUGHT A NEW ENGINE. CURRENTLY, AT 40,000 MILES VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT AT 30,000 MILES WHICH CAUSED GASOLINE TO SPRAY ONTO THE ENGINE. CONSUMER BOUGHT A NEW ENGINE. CURRENTLY, AT 40,000 MILES VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
CONSUMER HEARD NOISE WHILE MAKING TURNS COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO BROKEN TIE ROD. *AK
DRIVER SIDE TORSION BAR SNAPPED ,CAUSING FRONT LEFT CORNER OF VEHICLE TO DROP UNEXPECTEDLY POSSIBLY DAMAGING SWAY BAR, SHOCK ABSORBER AND RELATED BUSHINGS. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THERE IS NO COVERAGE, RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS THAT COVER DAMAGE/DEFECT. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SIMILAR ISS...
Mileage: 85,475
1998 F-150 WITH 75000 MILES. SPARK PLUG #2 BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 30 MILES/HOUR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON WWW.GOOGLE.COM FOR "BLOWN SPARK PLUG" THE NUMBER ONE HIT IS FOR WWW.F150ONLINE.COM A FORD ENTHUSIAST GROUP. THIS SITE, LINKS TO LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVIING THE SAME PROBLE...
Mileage: 75,000
WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO EASILY MOVE THE WHEEL SIDE TO SIDE AND PULL/PUSH BACKWARD AND FORWARD. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN.*AK
IT STARTED WITH DOME LIGHT STAYING ON CONSTANTLY - SO WE GO WITHOUT A DOME LIGHT AND IT IS UNSAFE AND QUITE THE NUSANCE. NEXT THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY - WEATHER SEEMS TO PLAY A FACTOR.*AK NEXT THE IGNITION SWITCH CHIME STARTED STAYING ON CONSTANTLY WHEN KEYS AREN'T EVEN IN THE IGN...
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE TIE ROD END DISINTEGRATED AND FELL OFF. WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *NLM *TT *TS *JB
Mileage: 63,000
MY ENGINE FAILED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. ACCORDING TO FORD TSB 99-20-7 THESE ENGINES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH OBSOLETE ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKETS AND/OR LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. WHEN THESE GASKETS FAIL, THE RESULTING DAMAGE WILL OFTEN CREATE THE NEED FOR AN ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. DUE ...
Mileage: 74,000
A CRACK IN THE STEEL BY THE WINDOW TRIM ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON ALL FORD F-150'S FROM 1997 TO 2003. FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR SEVEN YEARS. *AK
Mileage: 48,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S ENGINE WIRES ARE BURNING UP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
THE ANTI- THEFT ALARM GOES OFF FOR NO REASON AT ALL HOURS. THE WYNNE FORD DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AFTER THEY CHECKED IT BUT IT STILL GOES OFF. ALSO THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE SHUT.*AK
THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD BROKE, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK *TS. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIE RODS. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB
Mileage: 62,441
THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD BROKE, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK *TS. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIE RODS. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB
Mileage: 62,441
BOTH TIE-ROD ENDS HAVE FELLEN OFF SINCE JULY 2002. LEFT SIDE WHEN PULLING OUT OF BANK PARKING LOT AND RECENTLY WHEN BACKING UP ON LEVEL GROUND.*AK
Mileage: 78,900
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER CAME ON AT RANDOM. THE INSIDE LIGHTS FAILED TO GO OFF ONCE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. *JB *CB *NLM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER CAME ON AT RANDOM. THE INSIDE LIGHTS FAILED TO GO OFF ONCE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. *JB *CB *NLM
CONSUMER NOTICED BUBBLES ON SIDEWALL OF BOTH REAR TIRES.*AK
1998 FORD F-150 XLT SUPER-CAB SHORT BED. STRUCTURAL DEFECT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. RIGHT LOWER EDGE OF WINDOW. DEFECT IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 IN LENGTH. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN VIEWED ON NUMEROUS F-150'S THAT I HAVE SEEN. THE SAME DEFECT IS ON ALL. *NLM
Mileage: 36,000
1998 FORD F-150 XLT SUPER-CAB SHORT BED. STRUCTURAL DEFECT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. RIGHT LOWER EDGE OF WINDOW. DEFECT IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 IN LENGTH. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN VIEWED ON NUMEROUS F-150'S THAT I HAVE SEEN. THE SAME DEFECT IS ON ALL. *NLM
Mileage: 36,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON DOES NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD-ON INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. NEITHER FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
1998 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK WITH A 5.4 LITER TRITON ENGINE. WITHOUT ENGINE EVER OVERHEATING, A SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE PLUG'S THREADS WERE STRIPPED. ESTIMATE TO FIX IS ABOUT $2200.00 *JB
TREAD ON DRIVER RIGHT SIDE TIRE SEPARATE WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH . FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT SIZE# P235/70R16 DOT # UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ORIGINALLY NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS SLOWING DOWN, THEN NOTICED CRACKING ON THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH FORD'S SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE #12071. DATE UNKNOWN, BUT WINDOW BEHAVIOR DATES TO FALL 2001. *NLM
AT 20 MPH TIE ROD BROKE AND TRUCK HIT A STREET CORNER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR REPAIRS. A WEEK LATER AT 45 MPH TIRE ROD BROKE AGAIN AND CAUSED FRONT END TO FLIP AFTER HITTI NG STREET REFLECTOR. NO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO TRUCK, AND NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.*AK
WHEELS: RIM IS CRACKING STRAIGHT INTO THE BEAD. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 69,000
THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. ACCORDING TO MANY WEBSITE POSTINGS THE TWO ARE RELATED. EVIDENTLY THERE IS A SO CALLED "SPRING CLIP" IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDS REPLACING- COST IS AROUND 300.00. THIS IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE F-SERIES PICKUPS. I CAN PUT A FUSE IN AND IT WILL SH...
Mileage: 30,000
THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. ACCORDING TO MANY WEBSITE POSTINGS THE TWO ARE RELATED. EVIDENTLY THERE IS A SO CALLED "SPRING CLIP" IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDS REPLACING- COST IS AROUND 300.00. THIS IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE F-SERIES PICKUPS. I CAN PUT A FUSE IN AND IT WILL SH...
Mileage: 30,000
THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. ACCORDING TO MANY WEBSITE POSTINGS THE TWO ARE RELATED. EVIDENTLY THERE IS A SO CALLED "SPRING CLIP" IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDS REPLACING- COST IS AROUND 300.00. THIS IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE F-SERIES PICKUPS. I CAN PUT A FUSE IN AND IT WILL SH...
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH AND NO WARNING THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
WHEN TURNING ON SIGNAL HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 115,000
WHEN TURNING ON SIGNAL HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 115,000
LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET AND GASKET AROUND SPARK PLUGS LEAKING ALLOWING OIL IN CYLINDER. REPAIRED LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO AT 30,000 MILES. HAS REOCCURED AT 33000 MILES. DEFECTIVE PARTS? *TT
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM. *AK
THE CONSUMER DETECTED AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE TRUCK. WHEN THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD HE NOTICED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER AND PULLEY ASSEMBLY WAS ROTATING ERRATICALLY. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A BOLT SHEARED OFF THE HARMONIC BALANCER. AS A RESULT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE ...
Mileage: 103,937
I OWN A 1998 FORD F150 PICKUP AND HAVE NOTICED A CRACK IN THE SHEET METAL OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR JUST BEHIND THE LOWER PART OF THE WINDOW. AN ARTICLE I WAS READING SUGGESTED CALLING A FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT FORD ONLY REPAIRS THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST 36,000 MILES. THE ...
ONE TIRE BECAME FLAT WHILE AWAITING FOR TWO OTHER TIRES TO BE REPLACED AND ALIGNED. MR WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE TREAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE AND CAUSED IT TO BLOWOUT. ANOTHER TIRE ON THE FRONT EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON AT THE SIDEWALL AND ONE WENT ...
Mileage: 83,619
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN THE LEFT TORSION BAR FAILED. *JB
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CHANGE GEARS. *JB
FUEL LINE THAT RUNS FROM FIREWALL TO THROTTLE BODY SEEMS TO BE DETERIORATING NEAR DRIVER SIDE MANIFOLD. UNKNOWN CAUSE POSSIBLE HEAT. *JB
Mileage: 68,000
I WAS COMING FROM THE DOCTOR WITH MY WIFE WHEN MY TRUCK STARTS DOING A LAUD KNOCKING SOUND. I COULD NOT FIGURE WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE TEMPERATURE, BATTERY, OIL PRESSURE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME I HAD A BAD HEAD GASKET AND FOUND THAT IT DAMAGE A #1 ...
Mileage: 81,095
I WAS COMING FROM THE DOCTOR WITH MY WIFE WHEN MY TRUCK STARTS DOING A LAUD KNOCKING SOUND. I COULD NOT FIGURE WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE TEMPERATURE, BATTERY, OIL PRESSURE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME I HAD A BAD HEAD GASKET AND FOUND THAT IT DAMAGE A #1 ...
Mileage: 81,095
I WAS COMING FROM THE DOCTOR WITH MY WIFE WHEN MY TRUCK STARTS DOING A LAUD KNOCKING SOUND. I COULD NOT FIGURE WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE TEMPERATURE, BATTERY, OIL PRESSURE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME I HAD A BAD HEAD GASKET AND FOUND THAT IT DAMAGE A #1 ...
Mileage: 81,095
I WAS COMING FROM THE DOCTOR WITH MY WIFE WHEN MY TRUCK STARTS DOING A LAUD KNOCKING SOUND. I COULD NOT FIGURE WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE TEMPERATURE, BATTERY, OIL PRESSURE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME I HAD A BAD HEAD GASKET AND FOUND THAT IT DAMAGE A #1 ...
Mileage: 81,095
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. *JB
STARTED VEHICLE, THEN COULD SMELL AN ODOR, ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER IT SMELLED LIKE A BELT BURNING. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD AND SEEING A FIRE ON THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP WHERE THE 4 WIRES PLUG IN. I S/O ENGINE AND PUT OUT FIRE WITH EXTINGUISHER. *NLM
Mileage: 44,402
RIGHT SIDE TORSION BAR SNAPPED IN TWO GOING ACROSS PARKING LOT.
Mileage: 81,798
WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL ARM FELL OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM
DRIVER SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE DRIVING 60 ON FREEWAY. MADE TRUCK VEER HARD TO LEFT ALMOST HITTING GUARD RAIL. THANK GOD MY SON DIDN'T HIT IT. BROUGHT THE TRUCK USED AND OF COURSE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY THAT WE HAD. ONLY THE 60 DAYS OR 2500 MILES FROM TIME OF PURCHASED. ONLY HAD IN 2...
Mileage: 56,998
I OWN 1998 F150 TRUCK THAT HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE DOOR NEAR THE WINDOW MOLDING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, BUT FORD WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS MY WARRANTY 3/36 IS APPLICABLE. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT IS NO GOOD. THIS CRACK HAD LIKELY FORMED BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIR...
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *NLM
THE DOME LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
BROKEN TIE ROD DRIVERS SIDE. HAPPENED IN PARKING LOT WHEN BACKING OUT. JUST BEFORE 70000 MILES. *JB
Mileage: 69,500
THE SPARE TIRE WAS INOPERATIVE (WRANGLER R7/S, P265-70-R17). *NLM *NLM
Mileage: 35,000
THE VEHICLES DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON . *NLM
Mileage: 60,000
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED ALSO THIS HAPPENED THREE SEPARATE TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT IDENTIFIED OR CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *JB
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED ALSO THIS HAPPENED THREE SEPARATE TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT IDENTIFIED OR CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *JB
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL SEEMS TO JERK AND SLOW TO STOP. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THERE IS A TICKING NOISE, IT SEEM TO BE COMING FROM THE FIREWALL. THE ABS LIGHT HAS CAME ON SEVERAL OCCASION. I'VE HAD BOTH SET OF BRAKES SERVICED AND ROTORS TURNED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND STILL HAVE PROBLE...
Mileage: 86,500
LEFT TIE ROD ON MY 1998 FORD F150 BROKE WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT TRUCK NEW IN 1999. MILEAGE ON TRUCK WAS 29900. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT RIGHT TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TOO ALONG WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY JUST 20 MINUTES BEFORE. I WA...
Mileage: 29,900
LEFT TIE ROD ON MY 1998 FORD F150 BROKE WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT TRUCK NEW IN 1999. MILEAGE ON TRUCK WAS 29900. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT RIGHT TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TOO ALONG WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY JUST 20 MINUTES BEFORE. I WA...
Mileage: 29,900
WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED THE DOME LIGHT, DOOR AJAR LIGHT, AND EXTERIOR LIGHT ABOVE TRUCK BED REMAIN ON. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECURRING FOR THE LAST 3-4 YEARS. I HAVE ASKED DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS CONCERNING THE PROBLEM AND GET MANY REPLIES FROM BAD DOOR SWITCH, BAD RELAY SWITCH TO IT'S A RECURRING PRO...
Mileage: 20,000
THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED. *JB. ALSO, VEHICLE NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT. *AK
THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED. *JB. ALSO, VEHICLE NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT. *AK
BOTH OF THE DOOR FRAMES ON MY 98 F-150 HAVE CRACKED AND CONTINUE TO GET BIGGER. I BELIEVE THEY WILL CRACK COMPLETELY THROUGH THE ENTIRE DOOR. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT FORD WON'T PAY TO FIX IT UNTIL YOU MAKE THEM. PLEASE HELP THE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS THAT FORD HAS FRAUDULENTLY SOLD KNOWN DEFECTIV...
THE SPARE TIRE HAD GOUGES THAT DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE TIRE'S SIDEWALL. DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS TYPE OF TIRE WEAR, WHEN THE TIRE IS PLACED IN THE SPARE TIRE'S CRADLE WAS FAIRLY COMMON WITH FORD TRUCKS. CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TT *JB
Mileage: 35,000
THE STEERING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. DEALER DETERMINED THE ROD HAD COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF OF THE STEERING BOX.*JB
THE ENGINE FAILED WITH OUT WARNING. *JB
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 64,400 MILES WHILE ON EXPRESS WAY TRAVELING 60 MPH. DEALER RECOMMENDS FULL REPLACEMENT WITH RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT. INCIDENT OCCURED AFTER 60K EXTENDED MILEAGE WARRANTY EXPIRED. ESTIMATES FOR REPAIR EXCEED $2,000 ON A VEHICLE WHICH IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD.*JB
Mileage: 64,397
THE FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE. *JB THE TORSION BAR HAD EXPERIENCED A BRITTLE FRACTURE AT THE HEXAGON TO CYLINDER INTERFACE. *SCC
Mileage: 54,448
WE HAVE A FORD F150 CLUBCAB PICKUP. IT WAS PERFORMING FINE AND I CAME TO WORK AND WENT TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. MY HUSBAND CAME TO HELP ME AND IT FINALLY STARTED BUT IT HAD A SEVERE KNOCK IN IT. HE TOOK IT TO THE GARGAE FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ENGINE. NO WARNING PF ANY SORT. IT...
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.*JB
PASSENGER SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE PARKED IN PARKING GARAGE. DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF OCCURED AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS. SCARY DRIVE HOME AS TRUCK WAS LAYING DOWN ON RIGHT FRONT SEVERLY. TOOK TO GARAGE THIS MORNING. FIVE MINUTES LATER, WOMAN COMES IN AND SAYS SHE HAS A BROKEN TORSION B...
Mileage: 146,000
TORSION BAR SNAPPED CAUSING TRUCK TO LEAN TO ONE SIDE. I WAS TOLD I WAS FORTUNATE I WASNT DRIVING IT AT THE TIME THEY HAD MANY ( OVER 50) BREAK SOME WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SHOULD REPLACE AT NO COST TO OWNER ONLY HAD 21,552 , 1998 F-150 DEALER WANTED 500.00 AT FIRST THEN CLAIMED PART WAS DEFECTIVE A...
Mileage: 21,552
TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD. PH
Mileage: 66,513
THE TORSION BAR HAD BROKEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. PH THE TORSION BAR WAS REPLACED AND THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED. SCC
Mileage: 21,552
HEATER CORE WENT OUT AT 58,000 MILES. WHEN TURNING ON H HEAT IT WOULD PRODUCE A GRAY WHITESH MIST COMING FROM THE VENT. HE TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE HIM $50.00 FOR THE PART, BUT ONLY $500.00 FOR LABOR.*AK
CONSUMER STATES INTERMITTENTLY DOOR LIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE, ALSO THE DOME LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
RE 1998 FORD F150 SUPER CAB DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ARE DEVELOPING CRACKS FORD HAS REPAIRED THIS SAME PROBLEM 2 TIMES BEFORE NOW THAT THE CRACKES ARE APPERAING FOR THE 3RD TIME THEY SAY THAT MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARENTEE BUT BUT OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR 400.00 DOLLARS I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE F...
Mileage: 12,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT TIME INTERMITTENTLY HEAD LIGHT SWITCH BECOMES INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. *TT
Mileage: 42,000
CRACKS HAVE FORMED IN THE BOTH DOORS OF MY 1998 F150 XLT AT THE BASE OF THE WINDOW. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE DOOR AND THE RESULTANT RUSTING THAT MAY OCCUR. ALSO, BOTH WINDOWS DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY....AS THEY DON'T MOVE UP AND DOWN FREELY. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME CRACKS ON SEVERAL OTHE...
Mileage: 44,000
THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT IN MY 1998 FORD F-150
I HAVE READ THROUGH THE INTERNET THAT MANY OF THESE 4.2L FORD ENGINES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS AS MINE HAS. *PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770816
Mileage: 49,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH , VEHICLE WAS IN FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE BUMPER WAS PUSHED INTO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, BUT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Mileage: 55,000
1998 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB WITH THIRD DOOR. INTERIOR LAMPS AND 'DOOR AJAR' INDICATOR LAMP STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, RUNNING LAMPS OFF, WHETHER VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF, AND ALL DOORS A SECURELY CLOSED. THIS PROBLEM GOES AWAY ON VERY HOT DAYS.
Mileage: 85,000
1998 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB WITH THIRD DOOR. INTERIOR LAMPS AND 'DOOR AJAR' INDICATOR LAMP STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, RUNNING LAMPS OFF, WHETHER VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF, AND ALL DOORS A SECURELY CLOSED. THIS PROBLEM GOES AWAY ON VERY HOT DAYS.
Mileage: 85,000
1998 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB WITH THIRD DOOR. INTERIOR LAMPS AND 'DOOR AJAR' INDICATOR LAMP STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, RUNNING LAMPS OFF, WHETHER VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF, AND ALL DOORS A SECURELY CLOSED. THIS PROBLEM GOES AWAY ON VERY HOT DAYS.
Mileage: 85,000
FORD DENIES THAT THE CYLINDERS HEAD ARE DEFECTIVE, YET I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. DT
NO SUMMARY. DT
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 20MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH A SPARK PLUG (CYLINDER #2) BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD CRACKING COIL PACK. DEALER ESTIMATE FOR REPLACEMENT OF CYLINDER HEAD IS $3400. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT IS VERY COMMON IN F150'S PARTICULARLY WITH THE 5.4 V8 ENGINE. THIS IS...
TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING NEITHER ARE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE REPLACED BULBS RELAYS AND SOCKETS HAVE TRACED WIRING ALL TO NO AVAIL. DT
CONSUMER ADVISED THAT THE NORMAL OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS RESULTING IN THE METAL DOOR FRAME BREAKING DUE TO LACK OF REINFORCEMENT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND FRAME. TS
THE VEHICLE MADE A LOT OF GRINDING NOISES AND THE STEERING WAS INOPERABLE. UNBEKNOWEST TO CONSUMER ALL TIE RODS HAD BROKEN. *JG
Mileage: 84,926
A LOT OF F 150 OWNERS HAVE REPORTED STRESS CRACKS IN THE SHEET METAL OF THE DOORS. CAN I GET THIS FIXED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THAY TELL ME NO. DT
WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. THE SLAVE CYLINDER INTO THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY. THE PIN IN THE REAR AXILE BROKE CAUSING THE AXILE TO COME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE HOUSING, HITTING THE SIDE OF PICKUP AND THEN FLEW INTO OPEN FIELD. CARS BEHIND SAW THIS HAPPEN AND LUCKY IT DID NOT HIT THEM. GOOD CONTROL OF PICKUP KEPT FROM HAVING A ROLLOVER OR GO...
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY. THE PIN IN THE REAR AXILE BROKE CAUSING THE AXILE TO COME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE HOUSING, HITTING THE SIDE OF PICKUP AND THEN FLEW INTO OPEN FIELD. CARS BEHIND SAW THIS HAPPEN AND LUCKY IT DID NOT HIT THEM. GOOD CONTROL OF PICKUP KEPT FROM HAVING A ROLLOVER OR GO...
AXLE SEAL ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE IS LEAKING AND CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL, ALSO NOT ONLY ON MY TRUCK BUT MANY OTHER TRUCKS LOCALLY THE PAINT IS CRACKING ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS AND STARTING TO RUST NEAR THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE WINDOWS. THEY ARE ONLY LITTLE SPOTS BUT VERY COSTLY TO REPAI...
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1998 FORD F150 PICKUP. THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN USING MY RIGHT FOOT TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS IS SPANNED BY MY FOOT CAUSING ACCELERATION AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH ...
CONSUMER STATES THAT ON THE BRAKE LINE THERE IS A FLAT END THAT GOES INTO THE MAIN BRAKING SYSTEM THAT SUPPLIES THE BRAKE FUEL TO THE REAR BRAKES.THAT FLAT END BROKE OR WORE OFF, RESULTING IN BRAKE FUEL LEAKING OUT,CAUSING NO BRAKE POWER. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NLM
CONSUMER STATES THAT LEFT REAR TREAD SEPERATED. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE , THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 46K MILES, FORD F150 1998. *NLM THE CONSUMER STATES THAT TREAD SEPERATED TOTALLY AND SUDDENLY MAKING THE VEHICLE JUMP OFF THE GROUND. *SCC
CRACK APPEARING AT RIGHT-HAND BOTTOM SIDE OF WINDOW CAUSING IT TO RUST. MR
PE 98 024 / TIE ROD END FAILURE: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVEY TRAFFIC OF 10-15 MPH THE TIE ROD END BROKE ON THE LEFT FRONT CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
CONSUMER STATES WHY HE WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY HIS ANTILOCK BRAKES THEY LOCKED ON HIM , CAUSING HIM TO HAVE ACCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.
BOTH TIE ROD ENDS FELL OFF VEHICLE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.AK
ON 14JUN01 MY TRUCK HAD 20709 MILES ON IT. CHARAPP FORD REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS IN ORDER TO PASS THE STATE INSPECTION. THIS CAN BE VERIFIED THROUGH INVOICE#20709. ON 17JUL02 MY TRUCK WAS INSPECTED AT MURRAY'S FORD IN DUBOIS, PA WITH NO PROBLEMS, MILEAGE 29978, INVOICE ...
ON APRIL 2, 2000 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE PARKS HWY. THIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED & CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE DRIVER'S CONTROL. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HEAVILY FOR THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE OR MORE IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE & FIND A PLACE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND ATTEMPT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF...
ON APRIL 2, 2000 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE PARKS HWY. THIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED & CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE DRIVER'S CONTROL. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HEAVILY FOR THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE OR MORE IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE & FIND A PLACE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND ATTEMPT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH WATER MIXING IN OIL PAN. ENGINE WOULD MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTING OR INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED BLOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DRIVERS DOOR HAS CRACK IN STEEL NEAR WINDOW ABOUT HALF INCH LONG AND IS GETTING BIGGER. PAINT ON ROOF, HOOD, AND DRIVERS DOOR IS CRACKING AND STARTING TO PEEL AWAY.*AK
BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES ARE WARPED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES ARE WARPED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKET FAILED WITH NO WARNING. *AK *JB
WHILE TRAVELING AROUND A CORNER CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT TIE ROD : INNER AND OUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NLM
WHILE BACKING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY, THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD SEPARATED WHERE THE BALL MEETS THE CUP OR SOCKET. IT APPEARED TO CONSUMER THAT THE PORTION OF THE CUPS RIM THAT KEEPS THE BALL IN PLACE, WORE OUT, AND CAUSED THE ROD TO POP OUT AND WEDGE INTO THE WHEELS RIM. LOSING THE CAPABILITY TO STEER THE ...
LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO SIDEWAYS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE THE FRONT END NEEDED REPLACING PLUS TIRES THE ESTIMATE IS $983.45. *SCC
LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO SIDEWAYS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE THE FRONT END NEEDED REPLACING PLUS TIRES THE ESTIMATE IS $983.45. *SCC
LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO SIDEWAYS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE THE FRONT END NEEDED REPLACING PLUS TIRES THE ESTIMATE IS $983.45. *SCC
DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD THREADS THAT HOLDS THE SPARK PLUG FAILED. THE NON-FORD MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A RARE EVENT, SEEING ONLY 3 INCIDENTS ON THE 10 YEARS HE'S BEEN REPAIRING. HOWEVER, IT IS COMMONLY REPORTED BY F-150 AND LIGHTNING OWNERS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE REFER...
DRIVER DOOR CRACKED LOWER LEFT REAR AT BELT MOLDING. *AK
HAIR LINE CRACKS ARE DEVELOPING OUTSIDE THE DRIVER'S DOOR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOOR ON THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED BY THE WINDOW AND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ON ALL THE 97, 98, AND 99 FORD HALF TONS. *SCC
EITHER WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL OR SHUT OFF CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, AND USED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE ERRATICALLY. DRIVER MUST TURN VEHICLE OFF IN GEAR ON STRAIGHTWAY TO GAIN CONTROL. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS CONDITION PERSISTS ENGINE REVS VERY H...
1/2" CRACK IN DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHERE WINDOW MOLDING MAKES 90 DEGREE BEND, BEEN THROUGH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LOCAL DEALER WITH NO SATISFACTION, TSB ON PROBLEM EXISTS ALONG WITH LETTER BETWEEN FORD AND DEALERS DESCRIBING PROBLEM IN 1997-2000 F 150S. *AK
TIE ROD END CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MPH. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED WE WERE TOLD BOTH BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING. THE MECHANIC MADE THE COMMENT TO US THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL FORD F-150'S WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND KNOW OF OTHER GARAGES REPORTING THE SAME. WE FEEL FORTUNATE ...
TIE ROD END CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MPH. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED WE WERE TOLD BOTH BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING. THE MECHANIC MADE THE COMMENT TO US THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL FORD F-150'S WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND KNOW OF OTHER GARAGES REPORTING THE SAME. WE FEEL FORTUNATE ...
WHEN SPARE TIRE WAS REMOVED AT JUST UNDER THREE YEARS AFTER PURCHASE IT WAS FOUND TO BE ERODED IN EIGHT PLACES WHERE IT HAD RUBBED AGAINST THE CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY. THE WORN AREAS WERE DEEP ENOUGH TO RENDER THE SPARE UNSAFE. THE DEALESR WAS CONTACTED AND ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THERE WA...
TIE ROD CAME OFF BACKING UP.*AK
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER TURNED STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD SOMETHING FALL, STEERING WHEEL SPUN IN CIRCLES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT LOWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE AND FELL OFF.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE UNEVEN IDLE IS DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD IT REPAIRED TWICE. I HAVE BEEN AT A FULL STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND HAD THE CAR IDLE UP SO SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY THAT THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD 2 FEET BEFORE I CAN STOP IT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT PEDESTRIANS CROSSING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCAIS...
WHILE PARKED NOTICED TIE ROD BROKE OFF.*AKCONSUMER WAS BACKING UP TO HOOK ON A TRAILER WHEN THE OUTER TIE ROD END ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FELL OFF. CONSUMER AUTOMATICALLY HAD BOTH RODS REPLACED. *JG
THERE ARE CRACKS FORMING ON BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DOOR FRAMES. ABOUT 3 INCHES ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW AND RUNNING TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE CRACKS ARE THROUGH THE OUTSIDE METAL OF THE DOOR.*AK
DOOR CRACK NEXT TO WINDOW ON DRIVER'S DOOR.*AK
AIR CONDITIONER IS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FORD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
TRUCK HAS HYDRO-CARBON IN COOLANT SYSTEM THAT RESULTS IN TRUCK OVER HEATING ON NUMEROUS OCASSIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURE, CAUSED EXCESSIVE CLUTCH WEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE SHIFTED UNLESS THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF
SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURE, CAUSED EXCESSIVE CLUTCH WEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE SHIFTED UNLESS THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF
CONSUMER HEARD NOISE FROM BACK END OF VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN MARCH OF 2002,REAR LEAF SPRINGS BROKE AGAIN.*AK
PREMATURE WEAR OF LOWER BALL JOINT. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS BALL JOINTS FAILED AND FOUND OTHER MODEL YEARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TT
FRONT END BRAKE AND TIE ROD END PROBLEMS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. *AK
FRONT END BRAKE AND TIE ROD END PROBLEMS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. *AK
TIE ROD SEPARATED FROM LINKAGE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURED ON A SUCH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE.*AK
CONSUMER STATED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE THERE WAS A NOISE, CONSUMER GOT OUT TO SEE IF HE HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING, BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING, HE PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO REVERSE AND THAT IS WHEN HE LOST ALL STEERING, CONSUMER GOT OUT THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THAT IS WHEN HE NOTICED THE TIE ROD COME O...
METAL STRESS TEAR IN BOTH DOORS. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT DOORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED THROUGH WELDING AND REINFORCEMENT.*AK
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, F150 WITH 54000 MILES. PASSENGER FRONT TIRE IS SEPARATING WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. PASSENGER REAR TIRE IS CRACKING ON SIDEWALL.*AKALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING AND FOR FEAR THAT THEY MAY ALS...
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, F150 WITH 54000 MILES. PASSENGER FRONT TIRE IS SEPARATING WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. PASSENGER REAR TIRE IS CRACKING ON SIDEWALL.*AKALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING AND FOR FEAR THAT THEY MAY ALS...
WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, TIE ROD BROKE ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK
THERE IS A STRESS FRACTURE IN THE EXTERIOR OF BOTH DOORS NEXT TO THE GLASS ON THE LATCHING SIDE (NOT HINGE SIDE). THIS DEFECT IS COVERED UNDER THE 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRENTY ALTHOUGH IT'S THE USE OF THE DOOR NOT HOW FAR YOU DRIVE THAT WILL ALLOW THE DEFECT TO OCCUR. IF LEFT UNREPAIRED, IT COULD ...
I HAVE DOOR CRACKS ON MY F150 TRUCK. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1997. MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRUCKS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK...
CHILD PASSENGER, IN THE EXTENDED CAB COMPLAINED OF THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENING. BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN UNLOCKED, BRUISING SHOULDER/NECK AND ABDOMEN AREA. SEAT BELT WAS CUT WITH A KNIFE. SUDDEN BRAKING OR IMPACT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT TENSION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WILL REPLACE UNI...
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE. AFTER I GOT IT PARKED, I GOT OUT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING. WHEN I GOT READY TO LEAVE, I TRIED TO BACK UP AND COULD NOT. SO I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AGAIN AND BOTH TIRES WERE FACING OUTWARD. THE TIE ROD HAD SNAPPED.*TS *JB ***DIMSII...
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.... C...
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 199...
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. *...
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. *...
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 ...
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 ...
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 RE...
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
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
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...
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...
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
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 RESTAR...
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 PORC...
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 ...
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 ...
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 DAM...
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 THA...
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,...
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 AN...
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
THERE IS A CRACK ON THE SIDE OF THE DOOR THAT GOES FROM BACK OF DOOR, AND IT'S ABOUT FOUR INCHES LONG. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK *JB
DOORS ARE CRACKING AT REAR SEAM OF WINDOW. VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH CONSUMER PURCHASED. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. *AK *JB
I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT HE IS ALSO AN F150 OWNER AND THAT HE CANNOT GET FORD TO FIX HIS PROBLEMS EITHER. WHE I CALL FORD AT 1800 392 3673 THE LADY THAT ASSISTED ME TOLD ME THAT SHE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH PROBLEMS. WHICH GOES TO SHOW THAT FORD IS JUST TRYING ...
I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT HE IS ALSO AN F150 OWNER AND THAT HE CANNOT GET FORD TO FIX HIS PROBLEMS EITHER. WHE I CALL FORD AT 1800 392 3673 THE LADY THAT ASSISTED ME TOLD ME THAT SHE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH PROBLEMS. WHICH GOES TO SHOW THAT FORD IS JUST TRYING ...
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS INEFFECTIVE WHEN A SUDDEN STOP NEEDS TO BE MADE. ALSO, BRAKES WILL BEGIN TO GRAP, THEN RELEASE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. CONSUMER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN THREE COLLISIONS. *AK
DOOR CRACK ON DRIVERS SIDE/DOOR ADJAR LIGHT STAYS ON/REAR SLIDING WINDOW LEAKS WATER EXCESSIVELY. *AK
DOOR CRACK ON DRIVERS SIDE/DOOR ADJAR LIGHT STAYS ON/REAR SLIDING WINDOW LEAKS WATER EXCESSIVELY. *AK
I WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHERE AS I WAS INJURED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG UPON DEPLOYMENT OF SAID DEVICE. WHE IT WAS DEPLOYED THE COVER PART HIT MY RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING IT TO HAVE A LARGE KNOT ON IT AND INSTANT SWELLING TO THE POINT I HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ...
PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION AND SUBSEQUENT BLOWOUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/70/R16)
PLASTIC PISTON IN FRONT DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY ABSORBS BRAKE FLUID, RESULTING IN SWELLING OF PISTON THAT CAUSES THE PISTON TO FREEZE IN THE CYLINDER, RENDERING THE BRAKE SYSTEM UNUSABLE.*AK
NEW FORD VEHICLES HAVE WINDSHIELDS THAT APPEAR TO BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKAGE DURING NORMAL USE THAN PREVIOUSLY. THIS IS A HAZARD TO SAFE DRIVING AS WELL AS UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER AS THERE IS NOT A WAY FOR THEM TO DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF A WINDSHIELD IN EXAMINING THE VEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE HAS A "SPARK KNOCK" DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION, EXTREMELY BAD ON HEAVY ACCELERATION.*AK
PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WERE CRACKING. CRACK STARTED FROM BOTTOM OF WINDOW AND IT ENDED ON DOOR OF BOTH SIDES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING TO BIRMINGHAM, AL ONE DAY, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT LUCKALY I MAINTAINED CONTROL ALTHO I DID SWEARVE, AND ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS BEHIND ME RAN OVER MY TREAD. WHILE FIRESTONE MAINTAINES THAT HT TIRES ARE SUPERIOR TO AT TIRES, I ...
ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS IS $682.47 FROM WHICH DEALER OFFERED FORDS PORTION (65%). I DECLINED AND STATED THAT FORDS SHOULD COVER 100% OF COSTS SINCE THESE ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEMS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE ON INTERSTATE. GOODYEAR DEALER INSPECTED TIRE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO CUTS OR PUNCTURES THAT CAUSED THE BLOWOUT.GOODYEAR OFFERED A DISCOUNT ON A NEW TIRE BASED ON TREAD WEAR.GOODYEAR DEALERS , HOWEVER DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE NEEDED. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR AND THEY SAID T...
OVER THE COURSE OF TWO WEEK THE TIRE GOT A BULGE AND STARTED PULLING APART
FRONT INNER TIE RODS ON RIGHT SIDE BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TWICE BEFORE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STILL DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR CONSUMER TAKEN IT AGAIN TO DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED, THERE IS A N...
FRONT INNER TIE RODS ON RIGHT SIDE BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TWICE BEFORE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STILL DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR CONSUMER TAKEN IT AGAIN TO DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED, THERE IS A N...
FRONT INNER TIE RODS ON RIGHT SIDE BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TWICE BEFORE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STILL DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR CONSUMER TAKEN IT AGAIN TO DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED, THERE IS A N...
FRONT INNER TIE RODS ON RIGHT SIDE BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TWICE BEFORE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STILL DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR CONSUMER TAKEN IT AGAIN TO DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED, THERE IS A N...
FRONT TORSION BAR EXPLODED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. CONSUMER HAS DAMAGED PARTS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH RPMS SUDDENLY WENT WAY UP AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND ANYMORE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO STATED TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THIS IS A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED BY FORD AT 19000 MILES WHEN ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WENT OU...
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH RPMS SUDDENLY WENT WAY UP AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND ANYMORE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO STATED TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THIS IS A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED BY FORD AT 19000 MILES WHEN ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WENT OU...
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL PULSATES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS CHANGED PADS AND ROTORS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK SLC
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL PULSATES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS CHANGED PADS AND ROTORS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK SLC
THE TRUCK IS A 3 DOOR EXT. CAB. THE DRIVER & PASSENGER DOORS BOTH CRACKED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE DOOR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE STRESS FRACTURE WOULD PROBABLY GIVE ON IMPACT & CAUSE THE DOOR TO CRUSH IN ON THIS AREA AND THE WINDOW TO BREAK, BOTH ON T...
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO TIE ROD FAILURE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED FRONTWARD OR BACKWARDS BECAUSE BOT FRONT WHEELS WERE POINTED INWARD.
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO TIE ROD FAILURE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED FRONTWARD OR BACKWARDS BECAUSE BOT FRONT WHEELS WERE POINTED INWARD.
DRIVER'S DOOR IS DEVELOPING CRACKS IN CORNER AREA. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND WAS WILLING TO SHARE THE COST OF REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN IT. THE METAL ITSSELF IS ACTUALLY CRACKING. THE CRACK IS LOCATED NEAR THE WINDOW AND EXTENDS APPOX 1/2" FROM THW WINDOW OUT. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE IS OVER THE MILEAGE. FORD DID TELL ME TH...
DOOR IS CRACKING APART AT A WELDED SEAM AFT OF THE WINDOW3 INCHES UP FROM WINDOW BASE THIS SO MUCH OF A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK THAT EVERY ONE I KNOW WHO OWNES ONE HAS THE PROBLEM. *AK
TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE.CONTIENTAL REFUSES TO PAY CLAIM. *AK (DOT NUMBER: A308443417 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, SIZE 15, P235-70R16 W2081PT257: WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, TIRES HAD A BLOWOUT.*AK THE TIRE THAT BLEW WAS THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND TIRES HAD JUST BEEN ROTATED AND ALIGNED.*JB
PROCEEDED DOWN WET HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH. VEHICLE AHEAD SLOWED. APPLIED BRAKES, HAD FULL LOCKUP AND HIT CAR AHEAD AT EST 7 MPH SPEED. ANTILOCK SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL. HAD NOTICED TIS PHENOMENA AT STOP SIGNS IN WET CONDITION BEFORE, HAD CHECKED AT DEALER, NO PROBLEM FOUND BY TECHNICIAN. I FEEL TH...
BOTH DOORS HAVE CRACKS IN THE METAL BELOW THE WINDOW ABOUT 3-4 INCHES FROM SIDE OF DOOR. CRACKS ARE ABOUT 1 INCH LONG. *AK
BRAKES FAILED AFTER CONTINOUS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. NO ABS, NO STOPPING 35900 MILES.*AK
VEHICLE WOULD STALLS ONLY DURING RAINY OR MISTY WEATHER CONDITION. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED TECHNICIAN NOTICED REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO ABS VALVE NOT WORKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FUSRTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. NOTICED ON DASHBOARD PANEL COOLANT GOING DOWN, . OVERFLOW HAD NO COOLANT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON BRAKES, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT GASKETS WERE LEAKING DUE TO A CRACK IN ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT VEHCLE WILL BE FIXED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN A 1998 FORD F150, VIBRATION WAS FELT COMING FROM VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER STOPPED AND EXAMINED VEHICLE, LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE , SIZE: P235/70R16, DOT: W20B1PT397 HAD 1'6" OF TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES ON TIRES,...
DOOR HAS CRACK BY LOWERREAR OF THE BELT MOLDING.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY. WAS MOVING TO SHOULDER TO CHECK TIRES AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. TREAD HAD UNRAVELED COMPLETELY ON RIGHT REAR TIRE, AND DAMAGED THE BOTTOM OF TRUCK. REPLACED DAMAGED TIRE WITH SPARE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, LT235/70R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.*AK
WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CONSUMR DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE, CAUSING WHEELS TO LOCK UP. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND RAN INTO OTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
DRIVERS SIDE OUTER TIE ROD CAME APART WHILE DRIVING.*AK
THERE IS A BLIND SPOT LOCATED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE, WHICH ASSISTS OCCUPANTS TO ENTER VEHICLE, AND WHICH IS ATTACHED TO MIRROR , HAS CAUSED A BLIND SPOT, RESULTING ALMOST IN A CRASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
LOST #1&2 CYL DUE TO WARPPED HEAD. ENGINE NEVER OVERHEATED. ENGINE PINGING AT LIGHT LOADS EVEN WITH 92 OCTANE GAS. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE MORE THAN A CHANCE OCCURANCE WITH THE TRITON ENGINE.*AK
LOST #1&2 CYL DUE TO WARPPED HEAD. ENGINE NEVER OVERHEATED. ENGINE PINGING AT LIGHT LOADS EVEN WITH 92 OCTANE GAS. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE MORE THAN A CHANCE OCCURANCE WITH THE TRITON ENGINE.*AK
THERE'S A CRACK ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FRAME JUST ABOVE HANDLE NEAR WINDOW FRAME AREA. CRACK IS JUST STARTING. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER , AND MECHANIC INDICATED PROBLEM WAS STRESS. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN PLACE ON THIS PROCEDURE. MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF PROBLEM , AND HAD CHANGED DOOR ...
AROUND 1 AUGUST 2001 I WAS TALKING WITH SOME FRIENDS AT WORK, DURING THE CONVERSATION DEFECTS IN THE DOOR DESIGN OF THE NEW FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK CAME UP. I HAD PURCHASED AN F-150 SUPER CAB IN APRIL 2001 AND HADNT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DEFECT. MY FRIENDS STATED THAT THE DOOR ON THE NEW F-15...
AROUND 1 AUGUST 2001 I WAS TALKING WITH SOME FRIENDS AT WORK, DURING THE CONVERSATION DEFECTS IN THE DOOR DESIGN OF THE NEW FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK CAME UP. I HAD PURCHASED AN F-150 SUPER CAB IN APRIL 2001 AND HADNT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DEFECT. MY FRIENDS STATED THAT THE DOOR ON THE NEW F-15...
REAR LEAF SPRING: ON THE F-150, EXTEND CAB, LONG BED, THE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING IS OVER-LOADED BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK ( AND THE DRIVER ) ARE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LEAN AND BECOME UNSTABLE. WHEN CARRING A LOAD, THE MAJORITY OF THE WEIGHT SHIFTS TO THE LEFT SID...
REAR LEAF SPRING: ON THE F-150, EXTEND CAB, LONG BED, THE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING IS OVER-LOADED BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK ( AND THE DRIVER ) ARE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LEAN AND BECOME UNSTABLE. WHEN CARRING A LOAD, THE MAJORITY OF THE WEIGHT SHIFTS TO THE LEFT SID...
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
SPARE TIRE RUBBING ON CROSS MEMBER AND CUTTING THROUGH SIDEWALL MAKING TIRE UNUSABLE. *AK
I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND LUCKILY MY SISTER WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME AND NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE GOING LOW. I BEGAN TO MERGE MY TRUCK OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHEN THE TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE REAR OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SWERVE. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT...
LEFT REAR TIRE FAILURE AT A SPEED OF 65MPH. VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC ON ROAD. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. TRUCK VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. TIRE DID NOT BLOW. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AND LEFT REAR TIRE WAS CHANGED. UNABLE TO PUT FUEL IN TRUCK DUE ...
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO FRONT END BEGAN EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE FRONT END TO BOUNCE. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, I CHECKED THE TIRES AND COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. AFTER ABOUT 4 DAYS OF THIS AND REPEATED VISU...
IT WAS ABOUT 8:00 AM AND I HAD DRIVEN LESS THAN 10 MILES ON A PAVED 2-LANE ROAD. THE TIRE DIDN'T SEEM TO BLOW OUT, IT JUST DISENTIGRATED. I DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN THA BACK OF THE TRUCK AND THE TIRES WERE INFLATED AT 35PSI. I HAVEN'T TRUSTED THEM SINCE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/70R16)
REAR WINDOW FRAME LEAKS. THREE MODEL YEARS IT HAS BEEN GOING ON. FORD IS AWARE AS WELL AS ENGINEER DEPT. EMPLOYEES OF FORD AVOID THIS SLIDING WINDOW TYPE BECAUSE THEY'RE AWARE OF OVERSIZED WINDOWS THAT MUST BE HAMMERED INTO FRAME TO GET THEM INSTALLED IN THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. UPON MY ARRIVAL BACK ...
I WAS TRAVELING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH ON SOUTH-BOUND FREEWAY NEAR ASHLAN AVENUE IN FRESNO WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING IN ROAD AND IT GOT CAUGHT IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THERE WAS A VIOLENT VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED AND ...
HEADING IN TO WORK ON TUESDAY, JULY 17TH, I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT-REAR TIRE OF MY FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF THIS EVENT UNTIL I HEARD THE NEWS TODAY ABOUT THESE TIRES BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. FROM M...
TREAD SEPARATION ON FORD OE TIRE - GENERAL AMERI 550. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UNK TIRESIZE: P235/70/16)
TREAD SEPARATED ON LEFT REAR , CHUNK OF TREAD MISSING AND 8 INCHES OF BELT EXPOSED. LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS CRACKS AND HOLES AROUND SHOLDER OF TIRE THAT GO COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE STEEL BAND.FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE WARNED ME NOT TO DRIVE TRUCK AT SPEED AS FRONT TIRE IS DANGEROUS. REAR IN BED OF MY TRUCK...
I PRUCAHSED MY NEW TRUCK ON OR ABOUT SEPT 1998. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT HAD BUT PRBLEMS WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES. THEY RODE LIKE YOU WERE DRIVING DOWN A ROCKY ROAD I TRIED ROTAING THEM AND KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE AIR PRESSURE OF THE TIRES. THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE REAL BAD AND I ENDED UP JUST BUYING T...
THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND STALL WHEN STARTED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLASH THE ENTIRE TIME VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE VEHICLE NEEDED WAS A TUNE-UP AND WAS ASSURED THAT AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMAL, THE NEXT DAY THE VEHI...
WHILE DRIVING 70MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE FOR A SHORT BEFORE A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. LEFT REAR TIRE HAD SHREDDED AND CAUSED ALUMINUM WHEEL TO BE DAMAGED. HAD REPLACED TIRE WITH SPARE. TOOK TIRE TO RETAILER, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE REASON FOR BLOWOUT.*AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM 5 MPH TO OVER 40 MPH WHILE SLOWING FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT AND $4,000 DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT TO THE CAR I STRUCK AFTER THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*AK
RE: WINDSHIELD WIPER. F150 WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR FAULTY WIPERS ON JUN 8,01. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A COMPUTER PART CALLED A GEM OR ASSEMBLY MODULE. FORD HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN ONE MONTH. I AM TOLD THAT THE PART IS SIMPLY UNAVAILABLE. I WONDERED IF THE PART HAS GONE BAD SO ...
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CRACK BOTTOM RIGHT, NEXT TO WINDOW. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM WELDS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE HAVING BRAKES SERVICED TECHNICIAN NOTICED CORROSION ON ROTORS. TECHNICIAN TRIED TWICE TO REMOVE CORROSION OFF ROTORS,AND CORROSION COULD NOT BE REMOVED. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO SUMMER HEAT SHIFT KNOB COMES OFF WHILE SHIFTING.*AK
REAR WINDOW HAS BEEN LEAKING EVER SINCE CONSUMER OWNED VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF A WARRANTY PERIOD THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM FINANCIALLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED, ALSO DEALER KEPT THE VEHILCE FOR ONE DAY BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES HE KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE, HE IS NOT REQUESTING FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES BUT WANTS THE BAD TIRE REP...
1ST TIRE SEPARATED IN APRIL 2001, AND 2ND TIRE BLEW APART (SEPARATED) YESTERDAY (JULY 3, 2001)ON HIGHWAY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT198 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
FORD KNOWS THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH F150 DOORS CRACKING AND HAS EVEN SENT OUT A BULLETIN TO THEIR DEALERS , BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY BY 2000 MILES THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM I BELEIVE IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH THIS DEFECT WILL RESULT IN A FAILURE OF THE DOOR ,I THINK FORD SHOULD REPL...
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION REVEALING STEEL BELTS WITH 65% OF PRORATED TREAD LIFE REMAINING. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE TO BACK OUT AND FRONT END COLLAPSED. SERVICE MANGER STATED IT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SERVICE IF VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PROPERLY, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO CATCH IT IN TIME. CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 26, 2000 FROM SAME DEALER WITH ...
I NOTICED THE PAINT CRACKING AND WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY SENT ME TO THE WARRENTY PAINT SHOP, WHICH DETEDTED THE THICKNESS OF PAINT. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN PAINTED BY ME, THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE PAINT SHOP ALSO TOLD ME, AND SHOWED ME THE CRACK IN THE DOOR. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID T...
FIRESTONE, WILDERNEESS AT, TIRE SIZE P23570R16, DOT W2081PT387, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FORD F150, 1998, CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION IN TIRES, WENT TO INSPECT VEHICLE, AND NOTICED ON RIGHT REAR AN 18 INCH SEPARATION IN TREAD, AND LEFT FRONT/ LEFT REAR HAD CRACKS THAT WENT DOWN THE SIDEWALL, LARGE ENOUGH T...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND FELT VIBRATION COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. RIGHT REAR LUGS: NUTS: BOLTS NOT CAME OFF, LEAVING TIRE WOBBLING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES RIGHT REAR TIRE STUDS BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF...
THE DOORS ARE CRACKING AT THE WINDOW. THIS IS VERY COMMON IN ALL THE 97-01 F150'S I'VE LOOKED AT. FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT DOES NOT WANT TO COVER IT IF IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT, AND IT WEAKENS THE STRUCTURE CAUSING A SAFETY PROBLEM. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THE WELDS HOLDING...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MHP LEFT FRONT TIE ROD CAME APART. CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND RIMS AND TIRES WERE DEMAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
TIRES REPLACED IN 1999 WITH TIRES SAME AS ORIGINAL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE CRACKING ALSO EVERY 1997 ,1998 ,1999, FORD F-150 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK I LOOKED AT HAD ALSO CRACKED THIS IS GOING CAUSE INJURY'S IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I KNOW THE DOOR IS DESIGNED TO HELP CUSHION IMPACT ON CERTIAN TYPES OF COLLISSIONS THE CRACKES HAVE KNOW COMPROMISED THE INTEGRITY...
GAS PEDAL TRAPPED UNDER FLOORMAT DURING ACCELERATION. ALMOST CASUED MULITPLE CAR ACCIDENT. THIRD INCIDENT.*AK
WATER STARTED TO POUR IN WHILE IT WAS RAINING ON ONE OF PASSENGER'S SEATED IN REAR. *AK
DOOR SKIN HAS A CRACK COMING OUT FROM UNDER DOOR WINDOW SEAL LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER APPROXIMATLEY 4 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM. SAME AREA THAT IS REFERENCED IN FORD TSB NUMBER 996754 SEQUENCE NUMBER 845, DATED 9908. NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SB608461. FORD DEALER SAYS THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS IN...
EXPERIENCED A PLY SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED A VIBRATION AT 40 MPH. TIRE WAS MOVED TO THE SPARE POSITION WHERE IT REMAINS FOR ANYONE'S INSPECTION. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN HT NOT AN AT TIRE. IT IS NOT AMONG THOSE RECALLED BE EITHER FIRESTONE OR FORD. (DOT NUMBER: VN08 1PT TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
CRACK IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING.*AK
THESE ARE COMMON FAILURE ITEMS FOR THE 97-01 FORD F-150. SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL?. NO SAFETY DEFECTS INDICATED. *AK
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CRACK STARTING AT LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE OF SIDE WINDOW RUNNING HORIZONTAL ABOUT 1" LONG. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE. FROM SOME PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO THIS HAS HAPPENED TO QUITE A FEW OTHER TRUCKS-SAME SIDE TORSION BAR. THE DEALER HAS WORKED WITH US AS WELL AS CAN BE EXPECTED CONSIDERING THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACK...
TORISION BAR ON LEFT SIDE FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION, CAUSING FRONT SUSPENSION TO FALL TOWARDS BACK. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE SLIDING REAR WINDOW LEAKS EVERY TIME THE TRUCK IS WASHED. -- THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON, ALONG WITH THE CAB LIGHT AND CARGO LIGHT, EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED.
THE SLIDING REAR WINDOW LEAKS EVERY TIME THE TRUCK IS WASHED. -- THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON, ALONG WITH THE CAB LIGHT AND CARGO LIGHT, EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE AND NOT A COMMON PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
MECHANIC CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSES OF LOUD NOISES WHEN STEERING AFTER ENGINE IS WARM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE SNAPPED, TIRE BOUNCED DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE $ 1500. *AK *JB
WHEN CONSUMER CLOSES DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS THERE ARE STRESS CRACKS ON MOLDING. THERE HAS BEEN MORE THAN ONE INCIDENT.*AK
MECHANIC WAS CHECKING BRAKES AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT ON A WIRE COMING OUT OF FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE. IN MIDDLE OF TREAD STEEL BELTS WERE COMING THROUGH AROUND ENTIRE TIRE. CONSUMER HAD A 1998, FORD, F150 PICKUP WITH ORGINAL TIRES, SIZE P235/70R16, APPROXIMATE 29,000 MILES. VEHICLE HASN'T ...
TREAD SEPARATION WAS DISCOVERED UPON INSPECTION FOR A ODD FEELING WITH THE TIRES ON MY PICK UP IN APRIL OF 2000. THEY WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND I WAS IN CONTRACT WITH FIRSTONE THE NEXT DAY IN REGARDS TO THIS. FINAL OUTCOME WAS NOTHING BY FIRESTONE,I HAVE BEEN IN COMMECTION WITH FIRESTONE,SINCE ...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 TO 75 MPH WHEN ENGINE QUIT SUDDENLY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. OIL PUMP WAS CAUSE OF DEFECT. *AK
DOOR AJAR LIGHT, INTERIOR LIGHT, AND CARGO LIGHT STAY ON HAS IF A DOOR WERE OPEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE ALL CLOSED. IF THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION , AND THE IGNITION IS OFF AND THE DOORS ARE SHUT, THE CHIME/TONE CONTINUES TO GO OFF.*AK
DOOR AJAR LIGHT, INTERIOR LIGHT, AND CARGO LIGHT STAY ON HAS IF A DOOR WERE OPEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE ALL CLOSED. IF THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION , AND THE IGNITION IS OFF AND THE DOORS ARE SHUT, THE CHIME/TONE CONTINUES TO GO OFF.*AK
A CRACK HAS DEVELOPED IN STRUCTURE OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. WELD HOLDING DOOR TOGETHER AT BASE OF WINDOW WAS CRACKING.*AK *JB
DOORS ARE STARTING TO BREAK ON OUTSIDE WHERE CURVE BEGINS, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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 ...
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 FIREST...
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
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...
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 4...
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 SQ...
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 E...
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
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 MILE...
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 F...
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 UNDE...
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CYLINDER IS HARD TO OPEN. 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
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
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 VEHICL...
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 VEHICL...
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 VEHICL...
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 TMEN...
SUDDEN AN SPONTANIOUS BREAKAGE OF TORSION BAR AT LOW SPEED WITHOUT HITTING ANY OBSTICLE OR POT-HOLE IN ROAD.*AK
WAS MOVING 15MPH WHEN A POP SOUND WAS HEARD. RIGHT SIDE WENT DOWN. WAS BARELY ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & INFORMED IT WAS TORSION BAR THAT HAD SNAPPED. *AK
DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR TRUCKS DUAL PISTON CALIPERS/ WRONG PARTS ON TRUCK. *AK
RECALL 98V007000/THROTTLE ICING: SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR. *AK 2 GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRE'S TREAD IS COMPLETELY GONE, SIZE P255/70R16, DOT PDCUF8WR038. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HAS A PING SOUND WHEN FIRST STA...
RECALL 98V007000/THROTTLE ICING: SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR. *AK 2 GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRE'S TREAD IS COMPLETELY GONE, SIZE P255/70R16, DOT PDCUF8WR038. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HAS A PING SOUND WHEN FIRST STA...
RECALL 98V007000/THROTTLE ICING: SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR. *AK 2 GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRE'S TREAD IS COMPLETELY GONE, SIZE P255/70R16, DOT PDCUF8WR038. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HAS A PING SOUND WHEN FIRST STA...
RECALL 98V007000/THROTTLE ICING: SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR. *AK 2 GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRE'S TREAD IS COMPLETELY GONE, SIZE P255/70R16, DOT PDCUF8WR038. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HAS A PING SOUND WHEN FIRST STA...
LUGS: NUTS REQUIRE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO TIGHTEN. *AK
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND TIRE JUST BLEW OUT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P23570R16, DOT W208. HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. *AK *SLC
TORSION BAR FAILED CAUSING LOWER LEFT SIDE TO PULL TO THE GUARDRAIL, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME AND HAD HEARD A LOUD NOISE. *SLC
DOOR SKIN IS CRACKED AT BELTLINE ON PASSENGER DOOR. DEALER RESPONSE: "WE'LL LOOK INTO IT" THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WIRH THE 97 AND UP F150S.*AK
TIRES FAILED AT 16,000 MILES THEN AGAIN AT 26,000 COMPLAINT SENT TO FIRESTONE BUT THEY SENT LETTER THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE BOUGHT BEFORE THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP. THE TIRES DIDN'T WAIT FOR THE RECALL TO SPLIT AND PUT ME AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE AT RISK. *AK (TIRESI...
TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 2 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE THE FLY WHEEL NOW MAKES NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I DONT BELIEVE THEY DID SO. BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE TRUCK RUNS.*AK
FORD WANTS $150 TO MAKE THE REPAIR SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED / I AM NOT AT FAULT FOR THE MANUFACTURED DEFECT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE. APPARENTLY TORSION BAR COMPLETELY SNAPPED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO BECOME LOP SIDED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
CRACKS ARE ON BOTH DOORS AT THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF EACH WINDOW. IT SEEMS TO BE FATIQUE DUE TO THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE WINDOWS
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL BECOMES IRRATIC AND DRIFTS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK STEERING GEAR AND PITMAN ARM WERE REPLACED FOR STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. *YH
TIE ROD END FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK
CONSUMER GOT IN VEHICLE AND TORSION BAR ON LEFT SIDE BROKE. DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION, THEY REPAIRED IT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. CONSUMER CHANGED HIS OWN OIL & HOPING THIS WASN'T A PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT, AND THEN CONSUMER REPLACED TIRE WITH SPARE. ABOUT 50 MILES LATER,TIRE CAME COMPLETLY OFF VEHICLE. VEHICLE CRASHED IN THE SIDE OF ROAD, AND DID SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR...
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT, AND THEN CONSUMER REPLACED TIRE WITH SPARE. ABOUT 50 MILES LATER,TIRE CAME COMPLETLY OFF VEHICLE. VEHICLE CRASHED IN THE SIDE OF ROAD, AND DID SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR...
WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO PARK LOCKING PIN IN TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. THEREFORE, VEHICLE WILL ROLL FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS TO USE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP CAR. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS PART FAILS 95% OF THE TIME. *SLC
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 35-40 MPH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. >PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
DIFFERENTIAL UNIT BROKE ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND BEEN REPAIRED/REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALER. PROBLEM REOCCURRED AGAIN, AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRING, BUT STILL KNEW THAT THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT 20 MPH AND HAD AN ACCIDENT, HIT AN OIL TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE WIRE FROM AIR BAG SENSOR WAS SEVERED. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. FRONT SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG AND LACERATIONS ACROSS FOREHEAD. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TIRE HAD PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION AND A NEAR-PERFECT RADIAL SPLIT FROM ROOT OF TREAD TO BEAD. ACTUAL TREAD SURFACE WAS FINE. DEALER SAID IT HAD BEEN "CUT." *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/7516LT)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/7516LT )
THE BAR FAILED WITHIN TWO DAYS OF EACH OTHER-WE HAD THE FRONT RIGHT FIXED THEN LATER THAT DAY AFTER GETTING THE RIGHT FIXED. THE LEFT SIDE WENT OUT. IT WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING AND WE DISCOVERED ICE IN THE BAR. IF WE WERE DRIVING FASTER I WOULD OF LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY IN THE CLIMA...
I STARTED UP MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AND AS I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE II NOTICED A SLIGHT SLIPPAGE IN MY TRANSMISSION, I DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH OF IT BECAUSE AT THE TIME THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 10 DEGREES AND I ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME COLD. AS I TRAVELED APPROX. 1/2 MILE I NOTI...
BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE CRACKING AND SEPERATING BETWEEN THE TREADS HAD THEM CHECKED AND FOUND THE THE CORDS ARE SEPARATING BETWEEN THE LAYERS OF THE TIRE AND ARE NOT SAFE TO USE !!! I HAVE JUS REPLACED THESE TWO FRONT TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND [BFG] AND THERE IS NO COMPARSON ON HOW MUCH BETTER THE TRUC...
WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO REDUCE SPEED. NLM
WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO REDUCE SPEED. NLM
WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL IS SPLITTING WHEN CONSUMER CLOSES DOOR. THERE ARE CRACKS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, EXTERIOR IS SHOWING BIG CRACKS. FORD WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, AS CONSUMER IS FACING DOOR, THERE IS A CRACK IN DOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A CRACKED WELD. *AK THERE WAS CRACKING ON DOOR AND ROOF SEAMS BUT NECESSAY REPAIR WAS DONE ON WARRANTY. *YH
DRIVERS DOOR SHEET METAL HAS 3/4" HORIZONTAL CRACK EVEN WITH WINDOW SILL, LOOKS LIKE TOP OF DOOR COULD BREAK OFF IN A CRASH. *AK
INTERIOR LIGHT PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON MANY 1998 F-150 AND RANGERS. IT IS A SAFTEY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING WITH THE INERIOR LIGHT ON, ESPESIALLY WITH TINTED WINDOWS. *AK
TWO MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED WHEN ON ICY, SNOWY, OR SIMILAR SLIPPERY SURFACES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM "LOCKED-UP" AND DID NOT "ANTI-LOCK" AS DESIGNED. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY MY REAR-END SLIDING AROUND SIDEWAYS AND NO REVERSE BRAKE PETAL PRESSURE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED A...
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT, A ROCK WAS STUCK ON THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE, FIRESTONE WOULD NOT FIX THE TIRE, P235/75R16 DOT VN085T770P. *SLC
TREAD ON THIS TIRE CAME COMEPLETELY OFF TIRE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. TIRES WERE INFLATED TO PROPER LEVEL AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75 DEGREES. ONLY REASON THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES WAS THE FACT THAT TIRE CONTINUED TO HOLD AIR UNTIL I COULD SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I CONSIDER...
FROM 1997'S TO 2000'S F-150 1 OR 2 OF THEIR DOORS ARE CRACKING JUST ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLES AT BOTTOM OF GLASS ON THE EXTERIOR FORD MOTOR CO. HAS SERVICE BULLETINS DATED IN 1998 ON MY TRUCK TELLING OF THESE CRACKS . 2 PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY HAS THIS PROBLEM ALSO WITH THEIR 2000'S, AND JUST ABOUT EVERYON...
VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, VEHICLE EXPLODED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, VEHICLE EXPLODED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 48000 MILES. *AK
ON 97'S AND UP THE DOORS ARE CRACKING JUST ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE OUTSIDE THERE IS SERVICE BULLETINS ON MY 98 TELLING OF THESE CRACKS JUST ABOUT EVERYONE I TALK TO HAS THIS PROBLEM AND DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. FORD WANTS TO PAY 80% ,I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON ALL OF THEM AND PA...
THE ORIGINAL GOODYEAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED AT 33,000 MILES DUE TO BEING CHOPPED, WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. *MJS
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP / EMERGENCY SITUATION, IT CAUSES REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
MY 1 TIRE HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE EXACTLY LIKE THE 15" WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I'VE WAITED TO SEE IF MY TIRES WOULD BE RECALLED. I REPLACED MY TIRES W/NEW GOODYEAR TIRES THE VERY NEXT DAY, BUT I KEPT THE OLD TIRES WHICH THE OTHER 3 SHOW SIGNIFICANT DETERIATION. I ALSO TOOK PICTU...
MY 1 TIRE HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE EXACTLY LIKE THE 15" WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I'VE WAITED TO SEE IF MY TIRES WOULD BE RECALLED. I REPLACED MY TIRES W/NEW GOODYEAR TIRES THE VERY NEXT DAY, BUT I KEPT THE OLD TIRES WHICH THE OTHER 3 SHOW SIGNIFICANT DETERIATION. I ALSO TOOK PICTU...
AT SLOW SPEED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BRAKES DON'T WORK. ABS SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHILE BRAKES DEPRESSED. HAVE HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION. *AK
THE DEALER HAS ADDRESSED THE BRAKE ISSUE BY TURNING ROTORS/DRUMS. 10,000 MILES LATER IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING EQUALIZATION FROM FRONT TO REAR. THE REAR BRAKES HAVE YET TO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR. OVERALL THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING GOOD BUT IT APPEARS THE FEW ON GO...
THE DEALER HAS ADDRESSED THE BRAKE ISSUE BY TURNING ROTORS/DRUMS. 10,000 MILES LATER IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING EQUALIZATION FROM FRONT TO REAR. THE REAR BRAKES HAVE YET TO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR. OVERALL THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING GOOD BUT IT APPEARS THE FEW ON GO...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WIPER WASHER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
I REPORTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO DEALER, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG.*AK
I REPORTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO DEALER, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG.*AK
CONSUMER FEELS THE BACK BRAKES DO NOT STAY ADJUSTED AND THAT THE SELF-ADJUSTERS ARE POORLY DESIGNED WHICH WILL NOT KEEP BRAKES ADJUSTED, THIS VEHICLE HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES. *SLC
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS THE POWER CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED. THE FIRST TIME WAS JUST AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN APRIL 1998. THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY JUST DIE. THIS HAPPENED REGARDLESS OF SPEED. THE ENGINE WOULD, MOST TIMES, REQUIRE SEVERAL MINUTES OF TURNING THE IGNITION ON AND OFF AN...
CONSUMER STATES THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE P255/70R16 DOT W2081PT206 HAD A PORTION OF RAISED TREAD THAT WAS CAUSING A BUMPING SOUND AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE. *SLC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
TREAD SEPARATING FROM CARCASS. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER AND WAS TOLD THIS SIZE IS NOT COVERED BY CURRENT RECALL. RETAILER STATED THAT HE WOULD GIVE $30.00 FOR ONE OF THE TIRES AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE OTHER TIRES SEPERATED MORE SEVERELY.*AK (TIRESIZE: 23570/R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE S...
TWICE IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, I OR MY WIFE HAD THE VEHICLE JUST TURN OFF. WHEN IT SHUT OFF FOR MY WIFE, IT HAPPENED AT 45MPH. SHE LOST PWR STEERING BUT WAS LUCKY IN GETTING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER 5 MINS OF TRYING TO START THE TRUCK, IT STARTED AND DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN TILL AUGUST. IT HAPPE...
THIS FORD F150 1998 HAS FIERSTONE WILDERNESS/HT P23570R16 ON IT. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FRONT LEFT TIRE STARTED TO SEPARATE. DEALER PRORATED THE TIRE, AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME KIND OF TIRE.*AK FIRESTONE PRORATED A NEW SET OF WILDERNESS TIRES AT A LOWER COST. *YH
TIRE FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO ROAD HAZARD NOTED BEFORE FAILURE. SIDEWALL BLOWOUT INCLUDED TEARING OF RUBBER OUTWARD TOWARD TREAD. NO LOSS OF CONTROL NOTED. NO TREAD SEPARATION NOTED. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FIRESTONE WILL NOT PRORATE TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT. WILL BE R...
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LOW LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE RECIEVED FROM F IRESTONE. AS A TRUCK DRIVER I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THE SIGHT,SOUND, AND FEEL OF TIRE TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE STEEL BELTS...A TIRE LITERALY COMING APART AT THE SEAMS!! FIRESTONE SHOULD BE HEKS ACCOUN...
WHEN CAR WAS SHIFTING IT BANGED DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR, LIKE IT WAS DOWN SHIFFTING WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK WHEN VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTS FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOWER GEAR TRANSMISSION SUPS AND BANGS. *YH
OCTOBER 2000 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING. OCCURED ON SATURDAY, CHECKED OWNERS MANUAL, "OK TO DRIVE, HAVE DEALER CHECK". TOOK TRUCK TO TOWN EAST FORD MONDAY, FORD CHARGED APPROX. $279.00 AND HERTZ APPROX. 70 FOR RENTAL. FORD STATED "SOMEONE DISCONNECTED YOUR MAF SENSOR". THAT...
CONSUMER HAS A 1998, FORD F150. LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH. ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16 DOT# W2081PT357. FIRESTONE CUSTOMER ASSISTANT RECOMMENDED THAT CONSUMER PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE.*AK *SLC
BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSANGER'S DOORS HAVE SHEET METAL FAILURE NEXT TO THE LOWER REAR CORNER OF THE WINDOW. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH LONG AND APPEARS TO BE GROWING. DEALER SAYS FORD KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE BUT IS NOT COVERING IT.
THE DEALERSHIP IS CALLING THE TORSION BAR A "WEAR AND TEAR ITEM" THEREFORE IT IS CONSIDERED A WARRANTY ITEM AND NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. FOR MY TRUCK, WHICH IS USED AS A COMMUTER VEHICLE, HAS THE "OFF-ROAD PACKAGE" AND HAS SEEN A NON-PAVED ROAD ALL OF 5 TIMES, I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT THIS ...
ENGINE HAS KNOCK AT COLD START UP AND GOES AWAY AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP. I HAD CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL DEALER IN CA. WHENTHIS STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE CONTACTED A FORD DEALER HEAR IN ATLANTA AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO BULLETINS OFFER ANY REASON OR ...
RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT SIDEWALL (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT427 TIRESIZE: P235 70R16)
CRACK IN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR .SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.
TWO OF MY FIRESTONE TIRES HAVE CRACKS IN BETWEEN THE TREAD. WITH WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH FIRESTONE AND FORD THIS MAKE ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. MOST OF THE TIRES ALL AROUND MY SIZE HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH WHICH MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE. I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY HAVE ACTED LIKE THEY ...
THERE IS A VISIBLE SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE TREAD BODY JOINS THE SIDEWALL. SPLIT RUNS ABOUT 30-40% AROUND SIDEWALL. APPEARS THAT THE TREAD BELT IS SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL. NOT FROM ROAD HAZARD OR UNDERINFLATION. TIRE HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED AND KEPT BY OWNER. OWNER HAS ALSO REPLACED (AND KE...
THERE IS A VISIBLE SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE TREAD BODY JOINS THE SIDEWALL. SPLIT RUNS ABOUT 30-40% AROUND SIDEWALL. APPEARS THAT THE TREAD BELT IS SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL. NOT FROM ROAD HAZARD OR UNDERINFLATION. TIRE HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED AND KEPT BY OWNER. OWNER HAS ALSO REPLACED (AND KE...
AT 15,000 MILES ALL THE TIRES ARE WORN DOWN PAST 2/32TH". WARRANTY STATES THAT THERE WARRANTIED TO 6 YEARS, 60,000 BEFORE THE TREAD WOULD WEAR DOWN THAT BAD. IVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS FORD AND FIRESTONE DEALERS BUT NONE WOULD HONOR THE WARRANTY. IVE ALSO LOCATED CRACKS IN THE TREADS. I STILL HAVE ALL...
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT RIGHT REAR TIRE P25/70R16 MADE A THUMPING NOISE, AFTER INSPECTION FOUND TIRE HAD TREAD COMING UNGLUED FROM THE SIDEWALL. *SLC
TREAD SEPARATED BACK IN JANUARY. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID IT WAS UNDERINFLATED. THIS IS WHAT THEY ALWAYS SAY.THE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
WIRE HARNESS IN STEERING COLUMN FAILING, DUE TO THIS THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL, FORD HAS REPLACED THE HARNESS MANY TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *SLC
TIRES HAVE MASIVE CRACKS IN THE TREAD LOOKS LIKE DRY ROT BUT REAL BAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: 23570R16 )
PE00 020; VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND SHE NOTICED DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. TIRE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#HT P235/70R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK TWO TIRES HAD BUBBLE BY THE TREAD. *YH
I HAEV BEEN ADVISED AS FAR AS THE ADVISORY OF WILDERNESS HT TIRES CURRENTLY ON LIST, FOR 1 FIRESTONE DEALER IN MY ARE REFUSED TO INSPECT TIRES PERIOD. I DRIVE HIGHWAYS AND AT THIS POINT NOW WHERE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DOCKED DUE TO QUESTIONABLE SAFETY OF TIRES. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH FIRESTONE NUMER...
THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH AN OCCURENCE DATE OF 10/9/99 WAS WHEN I LOCATED A LUMP IN THE LEFT SIDE FRONT TIRE. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE SIDE TO SIDE AS THE LUMP OR RAISED PORTION OF THE WHEEL WOULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT FELT LIKE THE TI...
I TOOK MY TIRES TO A FORD DEALER AND SHOWED THEM. THE ONLY THING THEY SAID WAS THAT I BETTER GET THEM CHANGED OR PARK MY TRUCK. THESE TIRES STILL LOOK NEW. BUT THEY ARE GETTING AIR BUBBLES UNDER THE TREAD. BELTS ARE COMING APART OR BROKEN. BUT THE TREAD STILL LOOKS LIKE NEW. I DONT THINK IT...
THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN WIRING HARNESS IN STEERING COLUMN, WHEN THE TILT IS USED. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSES BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS NOT TO WORK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 6 TIMES, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK THE DEALER FIXED ONLY THE HARNESS BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ...
THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN WIRING HARNESS IN STEERING COLUMN, WHEN THE TILT IS USED. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSES BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS NOT TO WORK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 6 TIMES, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK THE DEALER FIXED ONLY THE HARNESS BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ...
THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN WIRING HARNESS IN STEERING COLUMN, WHEN THE TILT IS USED. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSES BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS NOT TO WORK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 6 TIMES, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK THE DEALER FIXED ONLY THE HARNESS BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ...
PE00-020; AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES FOUND CRACKS IN THE GROOVE.TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORD TRUCK, F150 1998, FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/75R16. *AK FIRESTONE DEALER INSPECTED THE TIRES AND INDICATED THAT THE CRACKS IN THE GROOVES HAD WEAKENED THE TREAD. THE DEALER ALSO WARNED THE CUSTOM...
LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKS UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, VEHICLE STARTS SLIDING. DLR CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. TREAD CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE TREAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208IPT248 TIRE SIZE: P235 70R16 )
TIRE HAD THUMPING SOUND. TOOK CAR TO LES SCHWAB TO LOOK AT. SAID NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND. ON VACATION, SOUND WORSENED. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER, TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD GO TO GOODYEAR DEALER. GOODYEAR SAID THAT TIRES WERE "CUPPING" WHICH MEANS THE CORDS ARE SEPARATING. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE...
DRIVERSIDE DOOR HAS A 1/2" CRACK IN SHEET METAL AROUND WINDOW. TOOK TRUCK TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THEY BLEW ME OFF. CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THEY ALSO BLEW ME OFF. FORD HAS NUMERIOUS TRUCKS IN THE 1997-98 YEAR HAVING SAME PROBLEM. THEY WON'T DO ANY NESSICARY REPAIRS. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL, ...
AFTER A TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE TIRES FOUND A STARTING TREAD SEPARATION ON THE FOUR SETS OF TIRES WHERE ONE OF THEM WAS REPLACD LAST YEAR. CURRENTLY, HAD TO REPLACE THE FOUR SETS BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16, DOT W208IPT. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/70/R...
TRUCK WOULD STALL. CONSUMER LET TRUCK SIT FOR HALF AND HOUR, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WILL STALL AGAIN. *AK
WILDERNESS HT TIRE P235/70R16 SIZE. THE TREAD SEPARATED AT 20MPH.*AK
STEERING WHEEL BECAME COMPLETELY USELESS WHEN THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP THE CURB NARROWLY MISSING A LARGE TREE AND BRIDGE ABUTMENT. *AK
EXTENDED CAB VERSION; DRIVELINE CAME BENT FROM FACTORY. THIS CAUSED VIBRATION. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. DID NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK
PE00 020; CONSUMER INSPECTED TIRES AND FOUND CRACKS ALL AROUND THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #HT, P23570R16.. HE CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK ON BOTH REAR TIRES THERE WAS COMPLETE SEPARATION AT THE TREAD AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRES. THE CUSTOMER GOT 50% ADJUSTMENT ON NEW REPL...
FIRST FAILURE AT 24000MI TIRE SEPARATED FROM BELT SECOND FAILURE AT 30000MI SAME AS FIRST( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255R7016 )
FIRST FAILURE AT 24000MI TIRE SEPARATED FROM BELT SECOND FAILURE AT 30000MI SAME AS FIRST( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255R7016 )
THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAIETS ON THE CRACKED DOOR WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL?
THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAIETS ON THE CRACKED DOOR WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL?
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS/HT, P235R7016 WAS ON THIS FORD, F150, 1998 WHEN TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 60 MPH. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPLACED TIRE. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED.*AK DOT#W2081PT317. *SLC
THIS WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WITH NO SIGNS OF APPARENT WEAR WHEN THE TIRE BLEW ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE IN. TOLL ROAD.( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: P23570/R16 )
THIS WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WITH NO SIGNS OF APPARENT WEAR WHEN THE TIRE BLEW ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE IN. TOLL ROAD.( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: P23570/R16 )
THIS WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WITH NO SIGNS OF APPARENT WEAR WHEN THE TIRE BLEW ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE IN. TOLL ROAD.( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: P23570/R16 )
THIS WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WITH NO SIGNS OF APPARENT WEAR WHEN THE TIRE BLEW ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE IN. TOLL ROAD.( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: P23570/R16 )
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND ANY PERSON WITH ME IN REGARDS TO THESE TIRES, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE NOT FAILED AS SOME HAVE HOLDING TIRE PRESSURE AND HAVING TO SWITCH THEM MORE THAN ANY OTHER TIRE I HAVE OWNED TO AVOID THUMPING AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR . IT COMES BACK TO THIS , UNCERTAIN ABOUT...
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND ANY PERSON WITH ME IN REGARDS TO THESE TIRES, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE NOT FAILED AS SOME HAVE HOLDING TIRE PRESSURE AND HAVING TO SWITCH THEM MORE THAN ANY OTHER TIRE I HAVE OWNED TO AVOID THUMPING AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR . IT COMES BACK TO THIS , UNCERTAIN ABOUT...
IT FEELS LIKE IT KEEPS SURGING, AND WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS THE ENGINE DOESN'T REV UP LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO
IT FEELS LIKE IT KEEPS SURGING, AND WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS THE ENGINE DOESN'T REV UP LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO
TIRE LOOSES PRESSURE RAPIDLY AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF SLOW AIR LOSS. REPAIR FACILITY REMOVED/INSPECTED TIRE AND FOUND NO HOLES BUT HAS COMMENTED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. I AM REPLACING 4 TIRES DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
ENGINE KNOCK AND TICKING NOISE AT START UP,ROUGH IDLE
FUEL FILLER NECK BROKE. NLM
TREAD SEPARATED FROM STEEL BELTS AND BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO DITCH( DOT NUMBER: W 208 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: DURING INSPECTION OF TIRES, NOTICED A BULGE IN TREAD WHICH APPEARED TO BE SEPARATING ON A 1997 FORD F150, AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT, WILDERNESS HT; P235/70R16, AND DOT# W2081PT28. DEALER/FIRESTONE WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK WHILE INSPECTING THE RIGHT ...
CONSUMER HAS A 1998 FORD F150 WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES. BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION & WERE REPLACED WITH SAME BRANDS, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16. DOT# W2081PT326. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 45,000. TIRES WERE REPLACED BEFORE RECALL WAS ANNOUCED.*AK
TREAD SEPERATION OCCURED , ALL 4 TIRES ON GROUND REPLACED WITH ONE OTHER NOTED AS READY TO GO BAD( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235R16 )
PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH, TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO KEPT CONTROL OF A 1998, FORD, F150. THREE OTHER PASSENGER'S WERE IN THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. TIRE WAS A WILDERNESS HT, P23570R16, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRE MILEAG...
DURING A RUTINE SERVICE ON MY F150 PICKUP IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE TIRE WAS SPLITING. I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE AT FULL COST, THE NOTIFIED ME THAT I WILL INQUIRE THE COST AFTER BEING PRORATED. I FEEL THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT IS HAPPENING TO THE R...
PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, F150, 1998, DOT NUMBER W208, AND TIRE SIZE P23570R16. TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS WITH TIRES. WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH SAME TYPE OF TIRE. CONSUMER NOTED ALL FOUR TIRES HAD DEVELOPED CR...
THE TREAD AREA OF THE TIRE WAS LIKE FOAMRUBBER.I TOLD THE MANAGER AT THE FIRESTONE STORE THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND HE LAUGHED AND SAID I DID SOMETHING WRONG ,AND THEY WEREN,T HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. I ASKED FOR A DISCOUNT HE SAID NO WAY. LIKE A FOOL I ENNT AND BOUGHT 2 MORE OF THE SAME TIRE. I E MA...
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT SIDEWALL OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P23570R16 - DOTW208PTW148)TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING CONSUMER TO SWERVE AND NARLY COLLIDE WITH OTHER VEHICLES. NLM
MY TRUCK HAS A CRACK IN THE OUTSIDE BODY SHEET METAL NEAR THE CORNER OF THE DRIVERS WINDOW ON THE DOOR. DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT SAYS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS CRACK IS DUE TO MAUFACTURES DEFECT. I NEED HELP IN BEARING THE COST OF REPAIR. NHTSA ITEM # SB608461 / S...
I HAVE NOTICED A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT DUE TO THE RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL (BOTH IN LATERAL DISTANCE AND IN HEIGHT) THAT IF YOU DO NOT GET YOUR LEFT FOOT ENTIRELY OVER ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE STOPPING OR HOLDING STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION THAT YOU CAN ALSO CATCH ...
GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR SNAPPED IN NASHVILLE, TN ON CROSSCOUNTRY TRIP FROM ARIZONA TO MARYLAND, STRANDING US 36 HOURS IN NASHVILLE. GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. CABLE FIXED, BUT IT MUST HAVE TAKEN OUT OUR ALARM SYSTEM AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK...
PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, SIDEWALL CAME OFF THE TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT INJURED. TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, F150, 1998. TIRE WAS PRORATED AT 50% ON THE PURCHASE OF A NEW TIRE, AT A FIRESTONE DEAL...
THE DOOR CRACK IS AT THE BASE OF THE LOWER WINDOW STRUCTURE. THE CRACK WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN SIZE FURTHER WEAKENING THE DOOR STRENGTH. IT IS UNKNOW IF THE DOOR WILL REMAIN INTACT DURING COLLISION. PERSONAL SURVEY RESULTS : 62 VEHICLES EXAMINED, 52 HAD CRACKS, 2 WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY...
PASSENGER SIDE TORSION BAR FAILED AND SUSPENSION DROPPED. FORTUNATELY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. BROKE AT REAR MOUNTING AT TENSIONER POINT. FORD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT REFUSED TO CHANGE DRIVER SIDE EVEN THOUGH IT EXHIBITS SIGNIFICANCT SURFACE CORROSION IN THE SAME AREA. FROM MY SEARCH OF NHTSA AND OT...
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK UP AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WERE BUBBLES IN TIRES, CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED.*AK
PINHOLE LEAKS DEVELOPED ON TWO DRIVER SIDE TIRES FOR NO APPARANT REASON--MANUFACTURER WAS UNRESPONSIVE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF OF TIRE. TRUCK WAS TOWED AND NEW TIRE INSTALLED. APPROX. 50 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE R FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF. REQUIRING TOWING OF TRUCK AGAIN AND COMPLETE SET OF TIRES BEING BOUGHT AND PLACED ON TRUCK. BODY AND ENGINE DAMAGE OCCURED WITH BOTH ACCID...
TIRES VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER A 25 MILE TRIP OR MORE . I HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO TROUBLE WITH THE TRUCK . THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIRES I HAD THE TRUCK AT A FIRESTONE STORE AND ALL I GOT WAS A RUN AROUND.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P2357016 )
FIRESTONE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY SIZE TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. THE DEALER REPLACED A TIRE BEFORE THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECT IN THE SAME WAY AS THE RECALLED SIZE. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE P235/70R-16 BECAUSE I SAW IT. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT FURTHER INFOR...
AFTER 10 HOURS OF SUMMER DRIVING ON A FLAT SECTION OF I-10 NEAR SEGUIN, TX, THE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY WITHOUR WARNING. I EXPECT TO MAKE THE SAME TRIP TOMORROW, 8/9/2000. BIG RIVER TIRE OF ZACHARY INSPECTED THE REMAINING THREE TIRES ON 8/7/00. "PATRICK" ASSURES ME THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY TR...
MY TIRES ARE PEELING LIKE THE ONES THAT I SEE ON THE NEWS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-70-16 )
TIRE CAME APART AT SIDEWALL TREADLINE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P235-70R16 )
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A PAVEMENT ROAD AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE EXPLODED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION.*AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS ARE CRACKING VERTICALLY, AND THE UPPER AND LOWER DOORS ARE DETACHING FROM PANEL. *AK
A FRIEND WHO IS IN THE TIRE BUSINESS CALLED ME OUT TO LOOK AT MY TIRES ON THAT MORNING. HE SHOWED ME HOW THE TIRE WALL WAS SHREDDING AND THAT WAS NOT NORMAL AND URGED ME TO BRING MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP IMMEDIATELY, SO I DID. AT THAT TIME, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT COULD BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, E...
WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR CAUSING A BRIEF LOSS OF TIRE TRACTION. ALSO, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD VERY HARD, AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED TDEALER. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR CAUSING A BRIEF LOSS OF TIRE TRACTION. ALSO, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD VERY HARD, AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED TDEALER. *AK
SIDEWALL FAILURE AT JUNCTION OF SIDEWALL AND TREAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
I AM PROUD OWNER OF FORD 1998 F150 V8 XLT 2WD. I DO MOST MY TRUCK'S MAINTENANCE AT HOME. AS I WAS ROTATING MY TIRES LAST NIGHT, ONE OF FRONT LEFT-HAND SIDE WHEEL BOLT SNAPPED AS I WAS TURNING A NUT ON IT. THE LUG NUT WAS LOOSE AND IT WAS KEPT TURNING. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED AT THE FACT THAT THE BOL...
BELT & TENSIONER HAS FAILED TWICE IN 5000 MILES/SQEALS LOUDLY UNDER EVEN LIGHT LOADS.I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED TWICE/COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND PARTS WARRANTY THE SECOND TIME//TRUCK HAS CRACKS FORMING ALONG BELTLINE ON THE REAR CORNER OF WINDOWS. *AK
RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED, RIGHT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, REMOVE OLD AND INSTALL NEW TORSION BAR
STARTER SHORTED OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE INTO GARAGE. THE KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION. DAMAGES WERE MADE TO VEHICLE. SAFETY DEFECT ALLOWED VEHICLE TO MOVE W/O THE KEY IN THE IGNITION.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF GARAGE IN FIRST GEAR WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT ON. VEHICLE WAS FOUND IN THE GARAGE STILL IN GEAR. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER.*AK
WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. PEDAL WOULD GET HARD, AND VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. PEDAL WOULD GET HARD, AND VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SEIZED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DUE TO LOWER END OF ENGINE BREAKING AND GIVING UP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A "HEAVIER DUTY" ENGINE. *AK *ML
CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE BELT MOLDING. *AK
I HAVE NOTICED A SMALL CRACK FORMING IN THE METAL ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. IF YOUR FACING THE DOOR FORM THE OUTSIDE, THE CRACK IS LOCATED BY THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE WINDOW. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN MANY NEWER MODEL FORD TRUCKS. *AK
DEFECTIVE TORSION BAR BROKE IN PARKING LOT. IF VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK *ML
BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF YOUR FOOT IS NOT COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, YOU WILL PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AND INDEED OTHER FORD F150 S I HAVE CHECKED HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TWO CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK
SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE WHILE DRIVEING CAUSING A SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF. *YH
THIS DEALERSHIP DOES BUSINESS IN AN UNSAFE, FRAUDLENT, MANNER. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION PROVING THIS CLAIM .NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
HAD TO REPLACE TRANNSMISSION AT 60,000 MILES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES, LEFT REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY CLEANED THE BRAKES, AND COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. WHILE LEAVING THE LOT, VEHICLE STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING. SERVICE CONSULTANT SAID THAT WHEELS ...
CRACK DEVELOPING IN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SHEET METAL ON AFT POST. APPROXIMATELY 1/4" LONG. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER. PERSONALLY INSPECTED 5 OTHER LIKE TRUCKS AND FOUND ALL TO HAVE SIMILAR CRACKS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, PUSHING IT INTO THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE HIT A GUARDRAIL, AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK
TORSION BAR SNAPPED WHILE MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE, DROPPING THE FRONT END. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, I WOULD COME UP TO A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT AND APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE LEFT REAR BRAKE WOULD LOCK UP. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND SAID THEY WERE OK. I WENT TO LEAVE AND IT DID IT AGAIN. I WENT BACK IN AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY WERE STILL DOING IT AND THEY SAID THAT IT W...
I TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND THE SERVICE CONSULTANT SAID THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMALLY EVENTHOUGH THE REAR ONES DID LOCK UP AT 20 M.P.H. OR SLOWER WHEN LEAVING THE PARKING LOT OF THEIR LOT. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. YH
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN CENTER LANE AND OVERTAKING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT, CONSUMER DECIDED TO SWITCH LANES. WENT TO BLOW THE HORN, AND THERE WAS NO HORN. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT TORSION BAR BROKE AT 14000 AND THE LEFT TORSION BAR BROKE AT 19400, BOTH CAUSED THE FRONT END TO DROP. NLM
BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS HAVE CRACKED. BOTH DOORS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 TO 50 MPH DRIVER HIT AN TREE. DAMAGES WERE ESTIMATED AT $10,000. ALSO, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELLING 10MPH, AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. TURNED VEHICLE AROUND, AND SAW SPARE TIRE LAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CONTACTED A DEALER, DEALER INDICATED VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO, CABLE WHICH CONTROLS THE SPARE TIRE WILL LOOSEN, ALLOWING CABLE TO RUB OR BR...
BRAKES FAIL WHEN DEPRESSED, THEN GRAB AT LAST SECOND. DEALER PERFORMED A BRAKE SERVICE CONSISTING OF GRINDING THE METALLIC PADS BUT PROBLEM IS WORSE AND BRAKES NOW GROAN UPON STOP. *AK
BRAKES FAIL WHEN DEPRESSED, THEN GRAB AT LAST SECOND. DEALER PERFORMED A BRAKE SERVICE CONSISTING OF GRINDING THE METALLIC PADS BUT PROBLEM IS WORSE AND BRAKES NOW GROAN UPON STOP. *AK
BRAKES FAIL WHEN DEPRESSED, THEN GRAB AT LAST SECOND. DEALER PERFORMED A BRAKE SERVICE CONSISTING OF GRINDING THE METALLIC PADS BUT PROBLEM IS WORSE AND BRAKES NOW GROAN UPON STOP. *AK
BRAKES FAIL WHEN DEPRESSED, THEN GRAB AT LAST SECOND. DEALER PERFORMED A BRAKE SERVICE CONSISTING OF GRINDING THE METALLIC PADS BUT PROBLEM IS WORSE AND BRAKES NOW GROAN UPON STOP. *AK
COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TORSION BAR ON THE FRONT LEFT OF VEHICLE. BREAK IS ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM THE FRONT OF THE BAR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR IN EXCESS OF THREE HOURS ON LEVEL GROUND WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. HAVE OVER 30 WITNESSES THAT CAN ATTEST TO WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A SCHOOL BUS WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK *ML
IN COLD WEATHER, A 2-3 SLIP DETECT OCCURS ON MODERATE HILLS AT LOW ACCELERATION. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER, I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION SENSORS, AND THE SLIP DETECT CODE WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE COMPUTER. PROBLEM IS RE-OCCURING AS THE WEATHER ...
HOSE CLAMP CAME LOOSE, CAUSING COOLANT LINE TO LEAK ONTO COIL AND SPARK PLUGS. *AK
SHEET METAL STRESS CRACK DEVELOPING AROUND THE WINDOW FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT STARTED OUT VERY SMALL AND HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE SUDDENLY/UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. MANUFACTUER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
CRACK IN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BEYOND WINDOW MOLDING. *AK
TORSION BAR BROKE IN HALF CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN VEHICLE COLLAPSED ONTO THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *MJS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURING NORMAL BRAKING BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLIDE. DRIVER HAS LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MANY TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER ,AFTET THE TRUCK HAS SET FOR A WHILE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURING NORMAL BRAKING BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLIDE. DRIVER HAS LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MANY TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER ,AFTET THE TRUCK HAS SET FOR A WHILE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE...
DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS A 3/4 INCH CRACK DEVELOPING FROM ABOUT 1" FROM THE ROUNDING FROM THE BOTTOM REAR CORNER OF THE OUTSIDE WINDOW MOLDING (METAL PART OF THE DOOR) AND HAVE NOTICE AVERY FORD 150 I'VE LOOK AT HAS THIS DOOR CRACK. AND OVER HAFE OF HAVE THEM HAVE THEM ON BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER DOORS. ...
DEAL HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX BOTH BRAKES AND THE DOOR CRACKS: BRAKES STILL DO NOT WORK AND DOOR CRACKED AGAIN. DEALER NOW WILL NOT FIX THEM AGAIN. *AK
DEAL HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX BOTH BRAKES AND THE DOOR CRACKS: BRAKES STILL DO NOT WORK AND DOOR CRACKED AGAIN. DEALER NOW WILL NOT FIX THEM AGAIN. *AK
FRONT LEFT TORSION BAR SNAPPED IN TWO, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD. THE TRUCK PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, AS THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. FORD REPLACED ONLY ONE TORSION BAR: I AM AFRAID THE OTHER TORSION BAR WILL ALSO BREAK. *AK
FRONT LEFT SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, CAUSING SUPPENSION TO DROP ONTO THE GROUND . THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE TORSION BAR SNAPPED CAUSING THE FRONT END TO FALL. ON THE DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT EXCEED 30 MPH BECAUSE TRUCK WOULD BEGIN TO BOUNCE AND CAUSE STEERING DIFFICULTY. I AM EMPLOYED WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER AND THE ENGINEERS AT WORK TELL ME THAT HAD I BEEN DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I...
I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY TRUCK IN FOR "SPARK KNOCK" FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR NOW. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. THE FORD TECHNICAL REP. HAS LOOKED AT IT ATLEAST TWO TIMES. WHEN IN DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED YOU CAN GIVE THE TRUCK GAS AND IT WILL KNOCK. AND WHEN IT IS PULLING A TRAILER IT KNOCKS. I WISH T...
BOTH DOORS ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKS IN THE METAL. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING UPON& DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL GOES PASSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING PEDAL MISAPPLICATION AND UNWANTED SPEED, RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
REMOVED ORIGINIAL UNUSED SPARE TIRE FROM UNDER FRAME LOCATION. THE FORD F-150 UNDER FRAME MOUNTING DESIGN CAUSED 8 WEAR POINTS (FROM VIBRATION) AT LEAST 3/16" DEEP INTO OUTER SIDEWALL. THIS HAS CREATED A POTENTIAL UNSAFE TIRE BLOWOUT CONDITION. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ONLY 16 MONTHS (@16,295 M...
ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH RUNNING BOARD GETS SLIPPERY WHEN WET / IN VERY COLD WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, COULD CAUSE BODILY HARM. *AK *YC
WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CRACK FOUND ON DOOR, I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHERS EXERIENCING THIS PROBLEM
TRUCK ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN EVER IT RAINS OR GETS WET. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX 4 TIMES, STILL LOCK UP.
REAR LEAF SPRING SNAPPED UNDER NORMAL USE, FRAME CAME DOWN ON THE AXLE DUE TO FAILURE. MJS
REAR OF LEFT SIDE FRAME CRACKED PIECE FELL OFF @ T/HITCH MOUNT
THERE IS A CRACK DEVELOPING IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE BELT MOLDING. COULD LEAD TO DISASSEMBLY OR FAILURE OF DOOR
CRACK DEVELOPING ON DOOR, AT REAR SIDE OF WINDOW, 2" ABOVE BOTTOM OF WINDOW. ALMOST EVERY F-150 OWNER WHO'S HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT HIS/HER TRUCK AND FOUND SAME PROBLEM. FORD NOT MAKING ANY EFFORT TO REMEDY.
CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. WENT TO RELEASE IT BY TAPPING BRAKES & PUSHING BUTTON., CRUISE CONTROL REMAINED ENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. HIT OFF BUTTON & VEHICLE INCREASED IN SPEED. HIT BRAKES HARD & NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM WHEELS. TURNED VEHICLE OFF & RESTARTED. ENGINE WOULD RACE & CC S...
I HAVE HAD THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER 3 TIMES. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME. I'M HOPING NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS DEFECT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND FIND A FINAL FIX.
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT OR EVEN SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE WILL CHOKE A LITTLE THEN STALL. CONSUMER TOOK TO FORD. BUT DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK.
AS SOON AS CONSUMER STARTS VEHICLE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. ENGINE IT IS RUNNING ROUGH AND DOWN SHIFTING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
AS SOON AS CONSUMER STARTS VEHICLE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. ENGINE IT IS RUNNING ROUGH AND DOWN SHIFTING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTOR WHICH CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO HAD A RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE AND THE JAMES HODGE FORD (1800-675-5447) CLAIMED THEY DID THE RECALL REPAIRS, AND GAVE DRIVER AN INVOICE. BANOTHER FORD DEALER STATED THE PREVIOUS DEALE R DID NOT...
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTOR WHICH CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO HAD A RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE AND THE JAMES HODGE FORD (1800-675-5447) CLAIMED THEY DID THE RECALL REPAIRS, AND GAVE DRIVER AN INVOICE. BANOTHER FORD DEALER STATED THE PREVIOUS DEALE R DID NOT...
THE BUSHINGS ON THE SPINDLE ARE TOO BIG WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP/GRIND AND OVERHEAT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE BUSHINGS ON THE SPINDLE ARE TOO BIG WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP/GRIND AND OVERHEAT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 TO 30 MPH THE FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING A LOST OF STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL LOCK IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF MOVEMENT FROM THE PASSENGER. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURE/DEALERSHIP. DEALER ORDERED THE WRONG PART TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO ORDER THE CORRECT PART. *AK
THERE IS A CRACK (1/2" IN LENGTH) THAT HAS DEVELOPED ON THE OUTER SHEETMETAL OF THE DRIVERS DOOR ON THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER NEAR THE L SHAPED WEATHERSTRIPPING. THIS CRACK IS GROWING WEEKLY AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IN AN ACCIDENT IS MY MAJOR CONCERN AS THE CRACK CAN ACT AS A "CRUMPLE" JOINT. COS...
CRACKS APPEARING IN DOOR
AS STATED, THE DOOR IS CRACKING AT THE REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF THE WAY UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN NUMEROUS F150 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CRACK. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE COMPROMISE OF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRI...
DOOR SHEET METAL CRACKING AROUND WINDOW. UNKNOWN AFFECT TO INTEGRITY OF DOOR.
CENTER CONSOLE LOCATED ON THE 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT HAS A CUP HOLDER / STORAGE COMPARTMENT. HOWEVER, CONSOLE WILL LOCK IN THE UP POSITION, BUT WILL NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO DRIVER POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. *YC
SPARK KNOCK I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE IT HAD 2000 MILES ON IT. I AM WORRIED THE THING WILL LOCK UP OR CATCH FIRE OR BLOW UP. IT HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIXED IT. THEY TELL ME IF I WAS IN CANADA THEY HAVE A BULLETIN ON THOSE MODELS FOR THE VERY SAME THING WHY NOT ON THE...
WINDSHIELD FAILURE.
GEAR SHIFTER POPPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE.
LUG NUTS RECALL.
MUFFLER RATTLES WHEN ON IDLE.
ABS SENSOR.
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP AND WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, AND THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES REAL HARD WHILE TRYING TO STOP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE LUGS: NUTS THAT ARE SUPPOSE TO KEEP THE WHEEL ON SHEARED OFF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE WHEEL ALSO CAME OFF. THE VEHICLE STOPPED SAFELY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NO SUMMARY
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WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SWAY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *AK
WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUES TRAVELING, RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *ML
VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND CHANGES GEARS SPORATICALLY, DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND TORQUE CLUTCH SOLINOID BUT THIS DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. HAVE HEARD OTHER F150 OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT SAME PROBLEM.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLES EXPERIENCES SUDDEN SURGES/JERKING MOTIONS, WHICH HAS NEARLY CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT OTHER VEHICLES, SEVERAL REPAIRS (TRANSMISSION, SPARK PLUGS AND COMPUTER UNIT), HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SURGE. MJS
DEALER SAYS SERPENTINE BELT CAN BE EXPECTED TO REQUIRE FREQUENT REPLACEMENT (ANNUAL) ON VEHICLE TO CORRECT SQUEALING NOISE.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT A IMPACT OF 25 MPH. SEAT BELT FAILED TO STAY LATCHED, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE AT DEALER SHOP FOR INSPECTION. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT A IMPACT OF 25 MPH. SEAT BELT FAILED TO STAY LATCHED, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE AT DEALER SHOP FOR INSPECTION. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . *AK
TRUCK WAS ASSEMBLED WITH THE WRONG MOTOR MOUNTS CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR TO OTHER TRUCK COMPONENTS. NLM
WHILE DRIVING ON A WET SURFACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT HAS LOST POWER IN THE BRAKES. THEN THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE SKIDS. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT BACK BRAKES GRAB, BUT THE FRONT BRAKES DO NOT, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AT 22,000 MILES THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AT 28,000 MILES THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT BACK BRAKES GRAB, BUT THE FRONT BRAKES DO NOT, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AT 22,000 MILES THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AT 28,000 MILES THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THIS IS MY SECOND TRUCK (FRIST ONE WAS 1997 W/TWO CRACKED DOORS WHICH DEALER BOUGHT BACK) WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE SHEET METAL ON DOORS CRACK AT THE AT THE WINDOW TRIM DO TO STRESS CREATED WHEN RAISING AND LOWERING WINDOW. FORD WON'T ADMIT PROBLEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED WITH WRONG MOTOR MOUNTS FOR STANDARD TRANSMISSION NOT AUTOMATIC. *AK
THE TORSION BAR IS PART OF THE SUSPENSION, AND IT BROKE WHILE MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I'M WORRIED THAT IF IT BROKE WHILE IT WAS PARKED, IT COULD BREAK AGAIN WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE FORD DEALERSHIP ADMITTED TO ME THAT THEY HAD CHANGED SEVERAL OTHER BROKEN TORSION BARS, IN FACT WHEN I CALLED...
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
A/C WATER IS LEAKING INSIDE OF VEHICLE . DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO SOLUTION. *AK
DUE TO DEFECTIVE THROTTLE LINKAGE AND PCV VALVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DUE TO DEFECTIVE THROTTLE LINKAGE AND PCV VALVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WASHER WORKING IMPROPERLY. DEALER/MFR. WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN TURNING OFF CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN A REAR END CRASH. TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY @ 40MPH. PUT BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDAL @ 70MPH BEFORE PEDAL RELEASED AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED AT TIME OF INCIDENT. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSE NO START CONDITIONS AFTER RAINSTORMS, REPLACEMENT OF THE MODULE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEMS. MJS (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY. MJS (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
WINDSHIELD HAS BECOME PARTIALLY UNATTACHED. MJS (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN THREE TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION, AND DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WERE THE BRAKES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT, AND THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED THREE TIMES. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN THREE TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION, AND DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WERE THE BRAKES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT, AND THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED THREE TIMES. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND PASSAGER'S SIDE DOORS HAVE CRACKS WITHIN THE FRAME AND PANEL. BOTH DOOR'S ARE RUSTING AT THE BOTTOM WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES REAR BRAKE'S WILL LOCK UP. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND PASSAGER'S SIDE DOORS HAVE CRACKS WITHIN THE FRAME AND PANEL. BOTH DOOR'S ARE RUSTING AT THE BOTTOM WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES REAR BRAKE'S WILL LOCK UP. *AK
LEAF SPRINGS BECAME MISALIGNED WITHOUT ANY HEAVY DUTY TOWING OR OFF ROADING. RECALL SAID THEY COULD FAIL UNDER HEAVY WORK. BEFORE RECALL CLIP WAS INSTALLED, THE SPRINGS BECAME MISALIGNED. TOOK TO DEALER, INSTALLED CLIP AND SAID FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH SPRINGS. LEFT THEM IN MISALIGNED POSITION. *AK
IN WET AND COLD CONDITIONS VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES WITH NO WARNING. JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLS, ALTERNATOR LIGHT COMES ON. TO RESTART VEHICLE, DRIVER HAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND THEY HAVE NOTIFIED THE MANFACTURER. *AK
IN WET AND COLD CONDITIONS VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES WITH NO WARNING. JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLS, ALTERNATOR LIGHT COMES ON. TO RESTART VEHICLE, DRIVER HAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND THEY HAVE NOTIFIED THE MANFACTURER. *AK
ON-GOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES LOCKING UP DURING 5 MPH OR MORE; CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER. BUT NOTHING CAN BE DONE AT THIS TIME. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
FAILURE OF SPARE TIRE PRIOR TO REQUIRED USE DUE TO SPARE TIRE CARRIER BRACKETS CUTTING INTO SIDEWALL. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MJS
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR ASSEMBLY SHORTED OUT CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MJS
I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT ON SUNDAY ,9 MAY 1999 WHILE TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AN HOUR AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS IS NORMAL OR A VALID COMPLAINT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ...
THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ON ACCELERATING. *AK
SIDEWALL TIRE WEAR ON SPARE TIRE. RETURNED AS A WARRANTEE ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265X70RX17 )
WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF DRIVEWAY, RIGHT TORSION BAR BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT END TO DROP DOWN ABOUT ONE FOOT.DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
NINETY PERCENT OF THE TIME I HAVE TO FORCE GEARSHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. NOW, AFTER 11 MONTHS GOING INTO THIRD GEAR OCCASIONALLY GRINDS. THIS IS NOT ONLY VERY AGGRAVATING, BUT DANGEROUS AS WELL. CARS WITH AUTOMATICS HAVE TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO GET INTO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT CLASHING TH...
WHILE TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, I NOTICED AN ABANDONED VEHICLE IN THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL BEHIND THE VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT TO AVOID A COLLISION. WHEN MY TRUCK DID NOT NOTICEABLY BEGIN TO SLOW, I ATTEMPTED TO BRING MY TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. I INCREASED PRES...
SPARE TIRE DESIGN PLACES THE RUBBER SIDEWALL DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH THE METAL UNDERCARRIAGE, RESULTING IN FRICTION/DAMAGE TO SIDEWALL. MJS
SPARE TIRE DESIGN PLACES THE RUBBER SIDEWALL DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH THE METAL UNDERCARRIAGE, RESULTING IN FRICTION/DAMAGE TO SIDEWALL. MJS
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE TO POP OFF, AND THE CONSUMER LOST THE SPARE TIRE. *AK
LOOSE NUT ON DRIERS SIDE WIPER ARM CAUSED WIPERS TO FAIL DURING HEAVY RAIN.
NO SUMMARY
STEERING FAILURE, FOUR REPAIR ATTEMPTS, PROBLEM CONTINUES.
WHEN DRIVING BOUT 30-35 MPH ON THE BEACH, DRIVER HIT A LOG WHICH BENT THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. THE DRIVERS' SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNITIL AFTER THE DRIVER HIT HIS FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING MINOR INJUIRIES. *AK
PURCHASED F150 IN JUNE 1998. 8/98 HAD MINIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM - FAN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN KEY TURNED OFF. IN 9/98 LOST SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, COULD HEAR RELAYS CLICKING. 10/98 REPLACED MAIN FUSE BOX DUE TO ARCHING BETWEEN TERNMINALS. 1/99 LOST SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER/4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH, C...
PURCHASED F150 IN JUNE 1998. 8/98 HAD MINIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM - FAN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN KEY TURNED OFF. IN 9/98 LOST SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, COULD HEAR RELAYS CLICKING. 10/98 REPLACED MAIN FUSE BOX DUE TO ARCHING BETWEEN TERNMINALS. 1/99 LOST SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER/4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH, C...
TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AT 40-43 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN COMING TO STOP AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE REVVED UP TO/ OVER 3000 RPM, THEN LUNGED FOWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A REAR END ACCIDENT. *AK
THE REAR SEATBELTS AND LATCHES DO NOT ANCHOR THROUGH THE "SLIT" WHERE THE SEATBACK AND THE SEAT CUSHION MEET. THE BELTS (AND LATCHES) COME UP THROUGH HOLES IN THE SEAT CUSHION ITSELF. THESE HOLES ARE LOCATED FOREWARD OF THE LINE WHERE THE SEATBACK AND SEAT CUSHION COME TOGETHER. AS A RESULT IT IS NO...
TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. THE CRASH INVOLVED THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. DAMAGES TOTALLED $7,000.00. TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE...
UNABLE TO HAVE LUG NUT RECALL REPAIR PERFOMRED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. (98V-095)
PLEASE CONTACT ME SO I CAN GO INTO THIS FARTHER
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS,CAUSING A COLLISION. CAUSE UNKNOWN, CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND CUT THE VEHICLE OFF INORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
HAD JUST TAKEN FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 80MPH. HAD STOOD ON BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE, BUT ENGINE HAD REVVED UP AS HIGH AS IT COULD GO. MOVED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD & SLAMMED INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP. SHIFTED INTO PARK, TURNED VEHICLE OFF. LATER RESTARTED VEHICLE & IT...
CERTAIN INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
I WAS LUCKY IT WAS PARKED. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY.IHAVE HEARD THAT THIS HAS HAPPEND TO OTHER PEOPLE.I FEEL THAT THIS TRUCK HAS VERY UNSAFE SPRINGS AND TORSION BARS THAT COULD BREAK AT ANY TIME.WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL.
DRIVER TRAVELING AT 45 MPH IN 45 MPH ZONE, HEARD RIGHT REAR WINDOW IMPLODE COMPLETELY INTO THE VEHICLE, SENDING SMALL FRAGMENTS OF GLASS CLEAR ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE VEHICLE . IF SOMEONE(SUCH AS OUR CHILDREN ) HAD BEEN SEATED THERE AT THE TIME,SERIOUS INJURIES WOULD HAVE RESULTED. .
CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND HEARD A NOISE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC, CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THE REAR DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN APRIL 98. ALSO, IN JAN. 99, WHILE CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, THE FRAME DROPPED, DAMAGING THE UPPER CONTROL. ...
CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND HEARD A NOISE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC, CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THE REAR DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN APRIL 98. ALSO, IN JAN. 99, WHILE CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, THE FRAME DROPPED, DAMAGING THE UPPER CONTROL. ...
FORD SPARE TIRE DESIGN PLACES RUBBER SIDEWALL DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH THE METAL UNDERCARRIAGE, FRICTION BETWEEN METAL/RUBBER CAUSES ABRASIONS ON SIDEWALL,(8 AREAS OF SEVERE ABRASIONS).
BOTH TORSION BARS FAILED.
FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO FALL ONTO THE FRAME. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, LURCHED FORWARD INTO STORE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING UNDER 20 MPH, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
LUG NUT RECALL REPAIRS NOT YET PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FRONT END WAS DOWN . BACKED TRUCK UP. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS COMMON, AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TORSION BAR. BUT PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. ONCE THE PART WAS RECEIVED, IT W...
DRIVING ALONG AT 25 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE. IT DIDN'T CAUSE ANY SSUDDEN DIP OR IMPACT. I HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE THAT THERE HAS BEEN THREE OTHER 1998 FORD F150 TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE TRUCK WAS SERVICED AT PAWLING FORD AND THE OTHER TWO AT PLEASANT VALLY FORD, PLE...
RECALL 98V095000; LUGS: NUTS RECALL WHICH THE CONSUMER RECEIVED IN APRIL, AND THERE HAS BEEN NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TOO SENSITIVE. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIR WORK DONE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ACCIDENT OCCURRED, RESULTING IN A DEFECT. *AK
DEALER IS REPORTING THAT BROKEN TORSION BARS ON NEW FORDS (F-150 AND SIMILAR SUV'S) IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. IF THEY SNAP AT HIGH SPEED A SERIOUS LOSS OF CONTROL CAN RESULT.
LUG NUTS FAILURE.
TIRE FAILURE. (P.235/70/R16). *YC
AIRBAG FAILED FOR UNSPECIFIED REASON. *YC
WHEEL LUG NUTS MALFUNCTIONING. *YC
BRAKES ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE/FAILED, RESULTING IN COLLISION.
ABS BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT FAILED. *YC
TRANSMISSION AXLE SEAL FAILURE. *YC
REAR WINDOW LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HEAD LINER. MJS
ANTI-THEFT ALARM BOX FAILURE. *YC
THERMOSTAT FAILURE. MGM
REAR ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP. *YC
FUSE FOR RUNNING LIGHT CIRCUIT FAILED. *YC
WINDOW SEAL FAILED. NLM
AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. NLM
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. MJS
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING BRAKE FADING. MJS
FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING VIBRATION. *YC
FUEL SYSTEM POOR PERFORMANCE, BAD MILAGE. *YC
DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCH FAILED. *YC
POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILED. YH
WINDOW MOTORS OUT OF ORDER. YH
FIRESTONE P265/R-170 EXPEREINCED FLAT ON ROUGH ROAD. YH
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COME ON. *YC
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *YC
DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE LUG NUT AS STATED IN THE RECALL REPAIR (98V-095). (DEALER) YH
SUSPENSION FAILED. YH
BACK GLASS OF CABIN DAMAGED. YH
WINDSHEILD WIPER FAILED. YH
DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR MALFUNCTIONING. *YC
DRIVER'S SEAT WON'T GO FORWARD. *YC
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. YH
BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT FIRM AND MAKING NOISE LIKE THAT OF METAL RUBBING. YH
LEFT SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE TOO LOW AND NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. YH
HORN IS VERY HARD TO PRESS. YH
VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH OVER SIZE TIRES (0275/60 R 17) WHICH MAKE STEERING VERY HARD, HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH EXPERIENCE DIRECTION CONTROL PROBLEMS. YH
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
WHEEL COVER 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. ...
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. CONSU...
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 STARTE...
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 ...
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.
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...
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...
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 PL...
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 ...
SEAL LEAK IN THE REAR WINDOW.
RECALL WORK FOR THE LUG NUTS NOT ABLE TO BE DONE BY DEALER DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS, CONSUMER WENT TO OTHER LOCATION.
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 PLACEMENT AND COLOR OF THE BRIGHT-LIGHT INDICATOR ALLOWS IT TO BE LOST IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE OTHER LIGHTS ON THE DASH.
WINDOWS ON THE SIDE DOORS DUE TO SHAPE AND DESIGN ALLOW FOR WATER TO DRIP IN WHEN OPEN.
ACCELERATOR PEDAL DESIGN CONTAINS METAL PIECE ON THE BOTTOM WHICH GETS STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT WHEN IT SLIDES FORWARD.
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
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.
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.
IDLE PULLEY FAILED.
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.
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.
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.
DOORS DO NOT SHUT PROPERLY CONSUMER MUST SLAM DOORS.
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 OCCUPA...
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 OCCUPA...
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES . DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. ALSO REPLACED TWICE CRUISE CONTROL. *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.
REAR PULLS ON OCCASION.
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
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
FRONT STEERING SYSTEM FELL FROM TRUCK CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND A COLLISION.
STEERING SHAFT FAILURE. ALSO, POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED/ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE UPON BRAKING.
STEERING SHAFT FAILURE. ALSO, POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED/ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE UPON BRAKING.
STEERING SHAFT FAILURE. ALSO, POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED/ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE UPON BRAKING.
CAR WOULD SHAKE AT 45 MPH, CAUSING TIRES TO GO OUT OF ROUND.
CAR WOULD SHAKE AT 45 MPH, CAUSING TIRES TO GO OUT OF ROUND.
STEERING PULLS.
STEERING PULLS.
STEERING PULLS.
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
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.
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
LOCATION OF THE 4WD SWITCH IS NEAR A/C FAN SPEED SWITCH RESULTING IN ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION.
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