Ford F-150 Complaints (1998)

1,381 consumer complaints on file.

#541399September 29, 1998
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTREME VIBRATION ON CONCRETE HIGHWAYS GOING AT HIGH SPEEDS RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OVER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541716September 26, 1998
SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828202September 24, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING THE LUGS: NUTS CAME OFF, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828125September 23, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFTED TO REVERSE HAD NO REVERSE, ONLY DRIVE. WAS NEW TRANSMISSION. DROVE TO DEALER. AT FIRST COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. MECHANIC KEEPING VEHICLE. NEEDS TO TAKE TRANSMISSION APART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828134September 23, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PE98; ALLEGED LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL; CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FLOOR MAT MOVES UNDER DRIVER'S FEET WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827997September 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPINTINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND STEERING. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, DEALER HAS REPLACED BELT 3 TIMES, DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539743September 9, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
VEHICLE IS CONTINUALLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827579September 3, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK GOES OUT OF GEAR. THE MOTOR REVS UP,BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE TRUCKS STAYS IN LOWER GEAR UNTIL DRIVER LETS OFF THE GAS. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS BEING CHECKED BY DEALER FOR THE FORTH TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827461September 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER HAS ABS BRAKES. BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE IN RAINY CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS NO CONTROL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERS CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540486September 1, 1998
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PIECES OF RUBBER MISSING FROM FIRST GROOVE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TIRES WERE LIKE THIS AT TIME OF PURCHASE. GOODYEAR SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG, DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. TIRES ARE P275/60R-17 BSW ALL SEASON TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540420August 30, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EMISSION HOSE INCORRECTLY ROUTED AND RUBBING ON REAR OF AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR SUCTION FITTING WHICH HAS A SHARP 90 DEGREE EDGE. DEALER REPLACED AND CORRECTLY REROUTED HOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540419August 30, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE DUE TO LOOSE MOUNTING BOLT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827363August 28, 1998
TIRES
TIRES ON WET PAVEMENT LOSE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD EASILY AND START SLIPPING, WARRANTY CURRENT. 30 MPH SPEED DRIVEN WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827269August 27, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827313August 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY BECOME MUSHY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827090August 21, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A CLUNCK THAT ONE CAN FEEL IN STEERING WHEEL, SEEMS LOOSE. DEALER CONTACTED FOUR TIMES, STATES NOTHING IS WRONG. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826235August 4, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO "SLIDE" THROUGH AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE "SLID" THROUGH AND REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826110July 31, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES . DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. ALSO REPLACED TWICE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825855July 24, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
HAD STARTED VEHICLE & SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. TOOK OUT CRUISE CONTROL, BUT DID NOT REPLACE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825638July 21, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
RECALL 98V095000.MANUFACTURER'S 98S14. DEALER DID NOT REMEDY THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PARTS WER NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAS RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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