Ford F-150 Complaints (1998)

1,381 consumer complaints on file.

#874041October 27, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATES THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE P255/70R16 DOT W2081PT206 HAD A PORTION OF RAISED TREAD THAT WAS CAUSING A BUMPING SOUND AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735262October 27, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735125October 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATING FROM CARCASS. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER AND WAS TOLD THIS SIZE IS NOT COVERED BY CURRENT RECALL. RETAILER STATED THAT HE WOULD GIVE $30.00 FOR ONE OF THE TIRES AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE OTHER TIRES SEPERATED MORE SEVERELY.*AK (TIRESIZE: 23570/R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23570/R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734678October 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TWICE IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, I OR MY WIFE HAD THE VEHICLE JUST TURN OFF. WHEN IT SHUT OFF FOR MY WIFE, IT HAPPENED AT 45MPH. SHE LOST PWR STEERING BUT WAS LUCKY IN GETTING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER 5 MINS OF TRYING TO START THE TRUCK, IT STARTED AND DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN TILL AUGUST. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734492October 17, 2000
TIRES
TIRE FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO ROAD HAZARD NOTED BEFORE FAILURE. SIDEWALL BLOWOUT INCLUDED TEARING OF RUBBER OUTWARD TOWARD TREAD. NO LOSS OF CONTROL NOTED. NO TREAD SEPARATION NOTED. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FIRESTONE WILL NOT PRORATE TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT. WILL BE REPLACING ALL 4 TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND DUE TO PERSONNAL EXPERIENCE WITH FAILRES OF TWO P235/70R15'S ON PREVIOUS VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734538October 17, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LOW LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE RECIEVED FROM F IRESTONE. AS A TRUCK DRIVER I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THE SIGHT,SOUND, AND FEEL OF TIRE TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE STEEL BELTS...A TIRE LITERALY COMING APART AT THE SEAMS!! FIRESTONE SHOULD BE HEKS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL OF THEIR TIRE FAILURES!!*AK (DOT NUMBER: W208IPT497 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873111October 17, 2000
TIRES
THIS FORD F150 1998 HAS FIERSTONE WILDERNESS/HT P23570R16 ON IT. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FRONT LEFT TIRE STARTED TO SEPARATE. DEALER PRORATED THE TIRE, AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME KIND OF TIRE.*AK FIRESTONE PRORATED A NEW SET OF WILDERNESS TIRES AT A LOWER COST. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734410October 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OCTOBER 2000 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING. OCCURED ON SATURDAY, CHECKED OWNERS MANUAL, "OK TO DRIVE, HAVE DEALER CHECK". TOOK TRUCK TO TOWN EAST FORD MONDAY, FORD CHARGED APPROX. $279.00 AND HERTZ APPROX. 70 FOR RENTAL. FORD STATED "SOMEONE DISCONNECTED YOUR MAF SENSOR". THAT IS NOT TRUE! ALSO THEY DID NOT COVER UNDER WARRENTY BUMPER TO BUMPER OR EXTENDED OR RENTAL VEHICLE. I THINK SENSOR DISCONNECTED SELF IF THAT IS WHAT INDEED HAPPENED. APPROX 1 YR. AGO THE BLINKERS, AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT WORK AT RANDOM. DON'T KNOW IF BRAKE LIGHTS OR BLINKERS WERE VISIBLY WORKING FROM OUTSIDE TRUCK BECAUSE IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. RETURNED TO FORD. SAID CAN FIX IT IF CANT FIND IT, ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T HIT A BUMP, BRING IT BACK IF/WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. RETURNED AGAIN BECAUSE PROBLEM CONTINUED. HAD TO GET UGLY WITH THE SERVICE PEOPLE. I TOLD FORD TO KEEP IT, DRIVE IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FOUND. THEY DID AND SAID THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION UNDER DASH. WARRANTY COVERED. I KNOW THIS TRUCK IS UNPREDICTABLE NOW. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPORT THAT IN MARCH 2000 MY 33 YR OLD BROTHER WAS KILLED WHILE ON THE JOB FOR S&P UTILITIES, I BELIEVE NOW THAT THE TRUCK MAY HAVE STALLED ON THE RAILROAD TRACK HE WAS KILLED ON BECAUSE HE HAD OFTEN COMPLAINED ABOUT THE F150 1998 BOGGING DOWN AND STALLING. I ALSO THINK NOW S&P IS AWARE SINCE THEY HAD PEOPLE OBTAIN ALL OF THE MISSING PARTS FROM THE TRUCK AS SOON AS THEY COULD. HIS NAME IS JOHN CLOUD JR OF MESQUITE TEXAS. HE LEFT 3 KIDS AND WIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873050October 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN CAR WAS SHIFTING IT BANGED DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR, LIKE IT WAS DOWN SHIFFTING WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK WHEN VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTS FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOWER GEAR TRANSMISSION SUPS AND BANGS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734143October 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSANGER'S DOORS HAVE SHEET METAL FAILURE NEXT TO THE LOWER REAR CORNER OF THE WINDOW. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH LONG AND APPEARS TO BE GROWING. DEALER SAYS FORD KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE BUT IS NOT COVERING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872875October 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAS A 1998, FORD F150. LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH. ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16 DOT# W2081PT357. FIRESTONE CUSTOMER ASSISTANT RECOMMENDED THAT CONSUMER PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733991October 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
THE DEALERSHIP IS CALLING THE TORSION BAR A "WEAR AND TEAR ITEM" THEREFORE IT IS CONSIDERED A WARRANTY ITEM AND NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. FOR MY TRUCK, WHICH IS USED AS A COMMUTER VEHICLE, HAS THE "OFF-ROAD PACKAGE" AND HAS SEEN A NON-PAVED ROAD ALL OF 5 TIMES, I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER SOME SORT OF WARRANTY OR RECALL. I HAVE SEARCHED THE NHTSA DATABASE AND SEEN NUMEROUS (36) CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. I COULD UNDERSTAND THE TORSION BAR FAILURE (MAYBE) IF THE TRUCK WERE USED ON A DAILY BASIS FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES OR IF I EXCEEDED THE RECOMMENDED USES OF THE VEHICLE, BUT I HAVE NOT. THE TRUCK IS AT LESS THAN HALF ITS EXPECTED LIFE AND YET ONE OF THE MAIN SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAD FAILED. THIS BAR REPLACED THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE PAST GENERATION OF TRUCKS. HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF COIL SPRINGS SNAPPING? I ALSO FIND IT RATHER TROUBLESOME THAT FORD HAS RECENTLY BEEN ACCUSED OF TURNING THE OTHER WAY WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE WITH ITS VEHICLES. IS THIS GOING TO BECOME ANOTHER FIRESTONE RECALL SCENARIO OR WILL FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING MISTAKES? IM STARTING TO WONDER WHAT BUILT FORD TOUGH ACTUALLY MEANS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733943October 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HAS KNOCK AT COLD START UP AND GOES AWAY AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP. I HAD CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL DEALER IN CA. WHENTHIS STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE CONTACTED A FORD DEALER HEAR IN ATLANTA AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO BULLETINS OFFER ANY REASON OR ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. I HAVE TALK WITH A FEW OF THE WORKERS AT THE ATLANTA FORD PLANT AND ONE OF THEM HAVE THE SAME MAKE, YEAR, MODEL AND ENGINE AS I DO. HE STATED THAT THE PLANT IN KANSAS AND WINDSOR IN CANADA HAVE SAID THAT THIER WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADS ON THIS ENGINE. WHY IS IT THAT I CAN FIND OUT THIS INFORMATION AND THE DEALERS DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS. I LIKE MY TRUCK AND WISH TO FIX THE PROBLEM , BUT CAN'T GET AN ANSWER FROM FORD. IF YOU CAN GIVE ME ANY HELP I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733811October 9, 2000
TIRES
RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT SIDEWALL (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT427 TIRESIZE: P235 70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733741October 8, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CRACK IN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR .SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733755October 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TWO OF MY FIRESTONE TIRES HAVE CRACKS IN BETWEEN THE TREAD. WITH WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH FIRESTONE AND FORD THIS MAKE ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. MOST OF THE TIRES ALL AROUND MY SIZE HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH WHICH MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE. I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY HAVE ACTED LIKE THEY COULD CARE LESS, BUT I THINK THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE LIKE IT IS MY CHILD AND FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN THAT ISNT MY FAULT AND FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO ACT AS THEY DO DOESNT MAKE ME FEEL TO WELL. HOW SHOULD I DEAL WITH THIS? (TIRESIZE: P25570R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733687October 7, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THERE IS A VISIBLE SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE TREAD BODY JOINS THE SIDEWALL. SPLIT RUNS ABOUT 30-40% AROUND SIDEWALL. APPEARS THAT THE TREAD BELT IS SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL. NOT FROM ROAD HAZARD OR UNDERINFLATION. TIRE HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED AND KEPT BY OWNER. OWNER HAS ALSO REPLACED (AND KEPT) THE OTHER 3 ORIGINAL TIRES. ALL TIRE ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. (DOT NUMBER: A308443288 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733387October 4, 2000
TIRES
AT 15,000 MILES ALL THE TIRES ARE WORN DOWN PAST 2/32TH". WARRANTY STATES THAT THERE WARRANTIED TO 6 YEARS, 60,000 BEFORE THE TREAD WOULD WEAR DOWN THAT BAD. IVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS FORD AND FIRESTONE DEALERS BUT NONE WOULD HONOR THE WARRANTY. IVE ALSO LOCATED CRACKS IN THE TREADS. I STILL HAVE ALL 4 TIRES IN MY POSSESSION SINCE IVE REPLACED THE ORIGINALS. AT 15,000 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 1 YEAR AND 9 MONTHS OLD. FORD AND FIRESTONE ADMITTED THAT THERE "MIGHT" BE A PROBLEM BUT PAWNED IT OFF ON EACH OTHER. (DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871934October 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT RIGHT REAR TIRE P25/70R16 MADE A THUMPING NOISE, AFTER INSPECTION FOUND TIRE HAD TREAD COMING UNGLUED FROM THE SIDEWALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555216September 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WIRE HARNESS IN STEERING COLUMN FAILING, DUE TO THIS THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL, FORD HAS REPLACED THE HARNESS MANY TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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