1998 FORD F-150 Complaints

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 THIS TRUE? I WORRY BECAUSE HOW MANY PEOPLE MAY LOSE THEIR LIVES OVER THE YEAR IT TAKES TO GET THE LETTERS MAILED OUT... *TR

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 TANK WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED WITH A STRONG ROPE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR PERMANENTLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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, REVERSE, OR ANYTHING, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. MY HUSBAND CAME HOME FROM WORK THE NEXT MORNING AND CHANGED A FUSE AND IT WORKED FOR WEEKS. THEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APROX. 45 MINUTES ONE AFTERNOON, CAME HOME SHUT IT OFF WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE, HEAR A LOUD POP, LOOKED OUT THE DOOR AND THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. *TT

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 ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION, REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,951.

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 FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

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

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 GROUND. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL LINES ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY MOUNTING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 170,000. UPDATED 9/16/11 *CN THE FUEL TANK WAS INOPERABLE WHEN THE TANK HIT THE GROUND AND FUEL SENSOR COULD NOT BE REMOVED DUE TO CORROSION AND AGE.

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 FROM A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 DOWN A STRETCH OF ROAD. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY MY INSURER THAT A CLAIM OF ALMOST 10000 DOLLARS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FROM THE CITY FOR CLEAN UP AND THE CHURCH TO RE-PAVE THE DRIVEWAY THEREFORE UPPING MY INSURANCE ALMOST 400$ A YEAR AND STAINING MY RECORD FOR UP TO 6 YEARS! THIS IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR THAT FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH MAKING SUCH A SHODDY PRODUCT AND I CANT HELP BUT FEEL THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS INCIDENT AND THAT I SHOULD BE AT NO FAULT. I HAVE SINCE SOLD THE DEATH TRAP TRUCK. *TT

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 FRONT END HAD CONTACTED THE ROAD AND PLOUGHED ALONG FOR ABOUT 100 FEET. THERE WAS A DENT IN THE TANK AND SOME WEAR, BUT NO APPARENT LEAKS. THE FUEL LINES AND FILLER HOSE REMAINED INTACT AND ATTACHED. I TEMPORARILY WINCHED THE TANK UP WITH A RATCHET STRAP TO GET HOME, AND HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE FAULTY STRAPS WITH NEW ONES. *TR