1998 FORD F-150 Complaints

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

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 SHOP ON A NEARBY CORNER WHERE WE STOPPED, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BREAK PADS WERE FINE; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER WAS LOCKED UP. *LA

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

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

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 WITH THE 1998 TRITON V-8 ENGINES AS I AM SEEING ALOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS BEING FILED.*AK

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 FUEL TANK. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK