1998 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MISFIRE AND A LOSS OF POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE LOCATED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE OF A FAILURE WITH THE FUEL STRAPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 185,000.

WHILE MY TRUCK WAS PARKED, IT STARTED ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD IN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE TRUCK IS TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED IT FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION ON THE FUEL STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL STRAPS AND REPAIRED THE FRACTURED FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC STATED THE DAMAGE TO THE TANK WAS SEVERE AND HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT LEAK AGAIN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) WAS OPENED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD NOT COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL TANK STRAPS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 6/12/12 *CN UPDATED 06/21/12.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY THROWING WATER ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL FUEL TANK. AFTER REFUELING, THE FRONT FUEL TANK WOULD OVERFLOW AND CAUSE THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE FILLER CAP AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A FAULTY FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 91V146000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY TANK: SELECTOR DEVICES) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR RIMS WERE FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO 1998 FORD F-150 TRUCK AND SAFETY REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR COST HE INCURRED. FORD STATED THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AFTER THE ELIGIBILITY DATE OF THE REFUND REIMBURSEMENT PLAN. *JB UPDATED 01/22/13