Ford F-150 Complaints (1998)

1,381 consumer complaints on file.

#533614April 7, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR END JUMPS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY SURFACES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533529April 2, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
FRONT END STABILIZER BROKE CAUSING VEHICLE INSTABILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533135March 20, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT HOUSING ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT HOLD THE LATCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821926March 13, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES
UNKNOWN RATTLING COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD THROUGH THE STEERING SHAFT. BRADY BUSHEY FORD/JEEP/EAGLE INSPECTED THE TRUCK AFTER DEFECT REOCCURRED WHILE AT DEALERSHIP, AND REPLACED THE PITMAN ARM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532558March 12, 1998
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHEN THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER ARE ACTIVATED FUMES ENTER VEHICLE, BURNING OCCUPANT'S EYES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821884March 10, 1998
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
DRIVING 55-60MPH & VEHICLE HIT SMALL PUDDLE. VEHICLE SHIFTED TO LEFT & THEN RIGHT, JERKING ABRUPTLY, BEFORE DRIVER REGAINED CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532369March 6, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEFECT IN ENGINE BLOCK, POSSIBLY CRACK OR DEFECTIVE GASKET. ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING ONTO HOT ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821746March 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531143February 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530991February 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
DUE TO LOCATION OF THE 4WD SELECTOR SWITCH, WHILE PARK DRIVER ACCIDENTALLY TURNED THE 4WD SWITCH FROM 2H TO 4H THINKING THAT THE A/C FAN SPEED WAS BEING ADJUSTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820764February 18, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK ON THEFORWARD EDGE OF THE FLOOR MAT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STAY AT HIGH RPM. DRIVER PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID CRASH. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528526January 21, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, ON ONE OCCASION ACCIDENT RESULTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528430January 16, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820077January 16, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THERE IS A BLIND SPOT WHEN TURNING HEAD TO THE LEFT TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY TRAFFIC ON THAT SIDE. THIS BLIND SPOT ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528866January 14, 1998
SEATS
ARM REST ON THE 60/40 BENCH SEAT FLIPS UP ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#527610December 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM RIM. BRAKING PEDAL EFFORT IS EXCESSIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. APPLIED BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526921December 19, 1997
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER WAS BLINDED IN ONE EYE DUE TO VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#817935October 29, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE AT 63-68 MPH THERE IS VIBRATION IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER STATED NEW VEHICLES WITH TRYTON ENGINE HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816483September 19, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION AND THE AXEL BROKE DOWN. THE ROD THAT CONNECTS THE AXEL TO THE TRANSMISSION FELL OFF. THE DEALER PRESENTLY HAS THE TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827744September 9, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HIGH ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. THROTTLE CABLE GOT HOOKED ON SOMETHING, CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO STAY OPEN, CAUSING OUTER CONTROL SPEED. DEALER NOTIFED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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