1998 FORD F-150 Complaints

THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN WIRING HARNESS IN STEERING COLUMN, WHEN THE TILT IS USED. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSES BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS NOT TO WORK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 6 TIMES, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK THE DEALER FIXED ONLY THE HARNESS BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL ARE STILL INOPERABLE. *YH

PE00-020; AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES FOUND CRACKS IN THE GROOVE.TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORD TRUCK, F150 1998, FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/75R16. *AK FIRESTONE DEALER INSPECTED THE TIRES AND INDICATED THAT THE CRACKS IN THE GROOVES HAD WEAKENED THE TREAD. THE DEALER ALSO WARNED THE CUSTOMER THAT THE TIRES COULD BLOW OUT. THE CUSTOMER CHOSE TO REPLACE. *YH

LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKS UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, VEHICLE STARTS SLIDING. DLR CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. TREAD CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE TREAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208IPT248 TIRE SIZE: P235 70R16 )

TIRE HAD THUMPING SOUND. TOOK CAR TO LES SCHWAB TO LOOK AT. SAID NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND. ON VACATION, SOUND WORSENED. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER, TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD GO TO GOODYEAR DEALER. GOODYEAR SAID THAT TIRES WERE "CUPPING" WHICH MEANS THE CORDS ARE SEPARATING. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE, TIRE, MADE ME BUY NEW ONES. SAID BECAUSE I DIDN'T ROTATE TIRES EVERY 3K MILES, THAT I VOIDED WARRANTY. I CHECKED WITH FORD, AND THE TIRE ROTATION ISN'T A WARRANTY MUST, ONLY A RECCOMMENDATION. SHOULD NOT VOID WARRANTY. I CALLED GOODYEAR AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING. I JUST WANT THE WARRANTY TO BE HONORED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/15 )

DRIVERSIDE DOOR HAS A 1/2" CRACK IN SHEET METAL AROUND WINDOW. TOOK TRUCK TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THEY BLEW ME OFF. CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THEY ALSO BLEW ME OFF. FORD HAS NUMERIOUS TRUCKS IN THE 1997-98 YEAR HAVING SAME PROBLEM. THEY WON'T DO ANY NESSICARY REPAIRS. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

TRUCK WOULD STALL. CONSUMER LET TRUCK SIT FOR HALF AND HOUR, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WILL STALL AGAIN. *AK

AFTER A TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE TIRES FOUND A STARTING TREAD SEPARATION ON THE FOUR SETS OF TIRES WHERE ONE OF THEM WAS REPLACD LAST YEAR. CURRENTLY, HAD TO REPLACE THE FOUR SETS BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16, DOT W208IPT. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/70/R16 *MW

STEERING WHEEL BECAME COMPLETELY USELESS WHEN THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP THE CURB NARROWLY MISSING A LARGE TREE AND BRIDGE ABUTMENT. *AK

EXTENDED CAB VERSION; DRIVELINE CAME BENT FROM FACTORY. THIS CAUSED VIBRATION. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. DID NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK