1998 FORD F-150 Complaints

METAL ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS CRACKING ON REAR SIDE OF DOOR. DEALER INDICATED DOOR NEEDED TO BE REENFORCED ON INSIDE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLES SPARE TIRE CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF. NLM

ONE OF FIVE 1997-1998 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS OWNED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAION WHICH HAVE HAD TIE ROD FAILURES AFTER REACHING 75K MILES OR MORE

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, SUDDENLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER VEHICLE OFF TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AFTER PULLING OVER, CONSUMER THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER THEN SMELLED RUBBER, HE THEN WALKED AROUNG THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE TREAD WAS GONE, THE PLASTIC COWING IN THE FENDER WELL WAS GONE AND THERE WERE SMALL VACUUM HOSES HANGING DOWN, THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED, HOWEVER THE TREAD WAS GONE FROM MOST OF THE TIRE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE SLID INTO A DITCH, NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK

DOME LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF, DOOR ADJAR LIGHT STAYS ON. IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER FORD P/U'S WITH THIS SAME PRBLEM. *AK

HAVE CONTACTED FORD SERVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCKS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSTANT SHAKING OF THE SEAT, DASHBOARD AND STEERIN WHEEL. DRIVE SHAFT FROM NEW STOCK UNIT INSTALLED.

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FILLER NECK CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY OR REPAIRED IT FOR FREE AND THIS IS A SAFETY/EMISSIONS PROBLEM AND NOT SOMETHING CAUSED BY THE OWNER.*AK