1998 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER PULLING OVER HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY NINE GALLONS OF GASOLINE WAS SPILLED AND CAUSED A MINOR FIRE, BUT THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED DUE TO THE CORROSION OF BOTH FUEL STRAPS. THE FUEL TANK, STRAPS AND OTHER UNKNOWN COMPONENTS WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 151,181.

THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAVE RUSTED ALONG WITH THE STRAPS TO THE POINT THAT THE TANK MAY FALL OFF. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE STRAPS RUSTING THROUGH. THIS CAN CREATE A FIRE EVEN AFTER THE STRAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THE WHOLE STRUCTURE OF THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT SYSTEM IS FAILING. *TR

EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS CONTROLLER. *TR

ON 8/22/2011 THE FUEL TANK FELL COMPLETELY OUT OF MY 1998 F-150 TRUCK DUE TO THE FUEL TANK STRAPS BREAKING. THE FUEL TANK AND STRAPS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TANK RUPTURED WHEN IT WAS DRAGGING THE ROAD UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK BEFORE I COULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE EMERGENCY REPAIRS WERE MADE BY MYSELF AND DURING THIS PROCESS I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK VAPOR PRESSURE SENSOR HAD BROKE AS WELL DURING THE INCIDENT. THE SENSOR WAS PRICED AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR $102.00 BUT THIS PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND I AM CURRENTLY OPERATING MY VEHICLE WITHOUT THIS SAFETY DEVICE. I HAVE RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 11S21 FROM THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE AND THE RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED TO MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE PARTS WERE BRAND NEW. I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FROM A LOCAL FORD DEALER (DONLEY FORD OF SHELBY, OH) FOR THE FUEL TANK AND THE STRAPS. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SENSOR BECAUSE THEY DID NOT GET AUTHORIZATION FROM FORD TO DO SO. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND SPOKE WITH A SUPERVISOR NAMED [XXX]. HE INFORMED ME THAT FORD IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE SENSOR SINCE THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF IT HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK WHEN IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR OLD AND THIS PART HAS NEVER BEEN REPLACED. A COMPLAINT # 8802723 WAS FILED WITH EASTERN MICHIGAN BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ASKING FOR FORD TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP ME AND HAVE CLOSED THE COMPLAINT. FORD'S REASON FOR NOT REPLACING THE PART WAS BECAUSE I DID THE REPAIRS MYSELF. I FEEL FORD IS LIABLE FOR THE PART AND SHOULD SUPPLY ME WITH A REPLACEMENT PART. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN CONVINCING FORD THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PART SINCE IS WAS BROKE AS THE RESULT OF A KNOWN RECALL ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE ROTTED, CAUSING THE EXHAUST TO LEAK INTO THE CABIN. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT STATED A FIRE STARTED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED WITHIN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CORROSION FROM THE FUEL TANK STRAPS CAUSED A LEAKAGE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR APPROVAL IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE REPAIR AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

1998 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO FAULTY BANDS HOLDING THE GAS TANK *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *JB

1998 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE AND PROBLEM WITH CHARGING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE FUEL STRAPS REPLACED AT THE DEALER UNDER THE RECALL, A FEW DAYS LATER, HE BEGAN TO SMELL GAS. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING GAS AROUND THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP, THAT WAS JUST REPLACED DAYS BEFORE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED TO THEM, THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT LEAKING WHEN HE FIRST BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THEM. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *JB