1998 FORD F-150 Complaints

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 INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 THE FUEL TANK HAD DROPPED AND FRACTURED. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY SIX GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, BOTH FUEL STRAPS, THE PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE FUEL TANK VENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 ( FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, THER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 07/26/11*LJ

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 MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 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 OFF ENGINE AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED 9-1-1 BECAUSE OF FIRE POTENTIAL. FIRE, EMS, AND LOCAL SHERIFF RESPONDED. FRONT GAS TANK MOUNTING STRAP FAILED, CAUSING TANK TO LAND ON PAVEMENT, RUPTURING FUEL TANK WITH RESULTANT GASOLINE SPILL, CONTAINED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. GAS TANK REMOVED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT, TRUCK TOWED FOR REPAIRS, APPROXIMATED AT $1,500.00 TO REPLACE DAMAGED FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, AND MOUNTING STRAPS. FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO ME THAT SEVERAL OCCURRENCES WITH FORD F-150 FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAP FAILURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE FUEL TANK FELL TO THE GROUND, FUEL BEGAN LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE FRONT STRAP BROKE ON THE LEFT TOP PORTION DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONSUMER LOST FIVE GALLONS OF GAS. THE REPAIRS COST OVER $1000. UPDATED 09/21/11

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 FROM RUST. IN ADDITION, AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF TEN GALLONS OF FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

1998 F-150 FUEL TANK STRAPS VERY RUSTY. WONDERING IF FORD IS WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM? HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL YET? *TR

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 THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRAP HAD SOME RUSTING CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. UPDATED 07/29/11

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 TO DETACH. THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE STRAPS POSSIBLY CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,142.

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