1998 FORD F-150 Complaints

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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.