Ford F-150 Complaints (1998)

1,381 consumer complaints on file.

#886576April 24, 2001
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
WHILE DRIVING SPARE TIRE CABLE LOCATED UNDER BED OF TRUCK BROKE, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF INTO TRAFFIC, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886583April 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE TORISON BAR BROKE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886423April 23, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING AT 30-35 MPH ON RAMP FRONT TIRE FELL OFF DUE TO FAILURE OF LUGS: NUTS. ABOUT EVERY 100 MILES LUGS: NUTS WILL COME LOOSE ,WILL NOT STAY TIGHT. RECALL 98V095000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886494April 23, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE; DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED; MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD PAY ALL EXCEPT 20%, WHICH WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE WITH TORSION BARS PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT EVEN TRYING TO MAKE BETTER QUALITY PARTS AVAILABLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886389April 20, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16, DOT W2081PT287, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, F150 WITH 30000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. A 2 FEET LONG PIECE OF TREAD FELL OFF. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD CRACKED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886174April 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT DISC BRAKES LOCKS UP, CREATING EXTREME VIBRATION WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY GETS HOT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744196April 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60MPH. TRUCK VEERED ACROSS ROAD ONTO SHOULDER. DAMAGE ESTIMATES TO TRUCK BETWEEN $2,000-2,500. THE ONLY REASON THIS DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WAS THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. THIS TREAD SEPARATION APPEARS IDENTICAL TO THOSE OF FIRESTONE TIRES. GENERAL TIRE DEALER IS MCKNIGHT TIRE IN JEFFERSON CITY, MO., THEY WOULD ONLY PROVIDE THE PHONE NUMBER FOR GENERAL TIRE. KEHOE FORD IN JEFFERSON CITY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS WITH GENERAL TIRE. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS WITH ANY TYPE OF GENERAL TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: A308446415 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886136April 17, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO KICK PEDAL TO GET IT TO RELEASE. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885932April 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
DURING OIL CHANGE CONSUMER NOTICED FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743952April 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
DEALER TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE TORSION BAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743825April 10, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
OUTSIDE SHEET METAL FATIGUE AT LOWER REAR CORNER OF BOTH DOOR WINDOWS ADOUT 1/4" FORD WON'T REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743761April 9, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SHEET METAL EXHIBITS A CRACK AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743621April 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
TORSION BAR SNAPPED AS I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE IN MY DRIVEWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885312April 6, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE INNER TIE ROD WAS REPLACED / REPAIRED SIX MONTHS AGO BY DEALER. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED WITH SAME TIE RO. DEALER NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743578April 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
RT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885109April 5, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING THREE LUGS: NUTS: STUDS SHEARED OFF RIGHT REAR WHEEL, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885141April 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
TORSION BAR SEVERED. DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. PRIVATE MECHANIC HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION AS OF YET FOR CAUSE OF DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885032April 4, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR LIGHT ON DASH PANEL STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED PROPERLY. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743412April 2, 2001
TIRES
I LIVE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WHERE IT IS PRETTY WARM BUT WHERE THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IS 55MPH AND MOSTLY MUCH LESS. THERE ARE FEW HIGH SPEED (HIGHWAY) MILES ON MY TIRES. HAVING SAID THAT, I DROVE TO PORT ORANGE (DAYTONA BEACH), FLORIDA TO SEE MY FATHER WHO RECENTLY HAD SURGERY AND ON THE WAY HOME (ONLY 8 MILES INTO THE RETURN TRIP) I SUDDENLY GOT A VIBRATION IN THE RIDE. I WAS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE I-95. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED MY TIRES AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING AND SO ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ROAD. I THEN DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND CHANGED LANES BUT THE VIBRATION DIDN'T GO AWAY SO I KEPT TO A LOWER SPEED (AROUND 50) AND TOOK THE NEXT EXIT WHERE I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND DID A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF MY TIRES. WHAT I FOUND WAS A RAISED AREA ON THE TREAD OF THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) TIRE. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES LONG AND 2 1/2 TO 3 INCHES WIDE. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DETECT VISUALLY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RAISED VERY HIGH BUT WAS EASY TO DETECT BY RUNNING MY HANDS AROUND THE TREAD OF THE ENTIRE WHEEL. I CHECKED ALL OTHER TIRES AND DIDN'T NOTICE A PROBLEM SO I LOCATED (WITH THE TELEPHONIC ASSISTANCE FROM MY PARENTS) A FIRESTONE DEALER BACK IN PORT ORANGE WHERE I HAD JUST COME FROM AND DROVE THERE. AT FIRST THE GUY IN CHARGE TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE A 2 HOUR WAIT SINCE HE HAD LOTS OF PAYING CUSTOMERS IN FRONT OF ME BUT AFTER EXPLAINING (RATHER FORCEFULLY) THAT THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY PROBLEM DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND THAT I HAD AN 8 HOUR DRIVE AHEAD OF ME THAT HIS PRODUCT HAD ALREADY DELAYED BY AT LEAST 1 1/2 HOURS HE FINALLY TOLD ME HE WOULD GET ME IN THE BAY IN AN HOUR. AT FIRST, HE WAS ONLY GOING TO REPLACE THE ONE TIRE. I INSISTED THEY INSPECT ALL THE TIRES AND IT WAS A GOOD THING I DID... THEY FOUND THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT WAS ALSO SEPARATING AND THAT IT WAS ALSO DANGEROUS AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH THEY DID. I WANT THE REMAINING TWO REPLACED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743449April 2, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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