1998 FORD F-150 Complaints

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 WOULD HAVE MORE THAN LIKELY ROLLED THE TRUCK. I DRIVE A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE TO AND FROM WORK AND MOST OF THIS MILEAGE IS VIA THE FREEWAYS. I HAVE DONE SOME RESSEARCH AND FIND THAT MANY FORD 1998 4X4 F150'S HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS ASSURED ME THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. SOUNDS LIKE A FAULTY PART AND YET NO RECALL FROM FORD. THE SECOND ITEM IS A CRACK IN THE SHEET METAL OF THE DOOR. I DISCOVERED THIS LAST NIGHT AFTER READING ABOUT THE PROBLEM FROM MANY F150 OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. ALTHOUGH I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP ONLY LAST NIGHT I WILL BE RETURNING ONCE AGAIN TODAY. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS BEING IGNORED BY FORD. *AK

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 TO GET THIS FIXED OR REPLACED. *AK

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 MILES) AND FIND THIS NEW SPARE NOW UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE. I WOULD LIKE THIS INVESTIGATED AND OTHER OWNERS NOTIFIED OF THIS SITUATION IF WARRANTED. I WILL BE CONTACTING UKIAH FORD THIS WEEK AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS TIRE REPLACED. CONTACT ME IF NEEDED. KEN JOHANNES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-70R16 )

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