1998 FORD F-150 Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S ENGINE WIRES ARE BURNING UP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE ANTI- THEFT ALARM GOES OFF FOR NO REASON AT ALL HOURS. THE WYNNE FORD DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AFTER THEY CHECKED IT BUT IT STILL GOES OFF. ALSO THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE SHUT.*AK

THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD BROKE, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK *TS. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIE RODS. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB

BOTH TIE-ROD ENDS HAVE FELLEN OFF SINCE JULY 2002. LEFT SIDE WHEN PULLING OUT OF BANK PARKING LOT AND RECENTLY WHEN BACKING UP ON LEVEL GROUND.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER CAME ON AT RANDOM. THE INSIDE LIGHTS FAILED TO GO OFF ONCE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. *JB *CB *NLM

1998 FORD F-150 XLT SUPER-CAB SHORT BED. STRUCTURAL DEFECT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. RIGHT LOWER EDGE OF WINDOW. DEFECT IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 IN LENGTH. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN VIEWED ON NUMEROUS F-150'S THAT I HAVE SEEN. THE SAME DEFECT IS ON ALL. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON DOES NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD-ON INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. NEITHER FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

1998 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK WITH A 5.4 LITER TRITON ENGINE. WITHOUT ENGINE EVER OVERHEATING, A SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE PLUG'S THREADS WERE STRIPPED. ESTIMATE TO FIX IS ABOUT $2200.00 *JB

TREAD ON DRIVER RIGHT SIDE TIRE SEPARATE WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH . FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT SIZE# P235/70R16 DOT # UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK