Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 146000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. while driving approximately 15 mph, the contact heard a snapping sound from the rear of the vehicle. after coming to a stop the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the bracket that connected to the leaf spring on the rear passenger side was fractured. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate mileage was 146,000. kmj | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 146000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. while driving at approximately 15 mph the contact heard a snapping sound from the rear of the vehicle. after coming to a stop the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed the bracket that connects to the leaf spring on the rear passenger side had fractured. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate mileage was 146,000. ds | |||
| 07/11/2011 | 454000 | ||
| The steering wheel locked up and the tierod end leaned out to far. | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 175000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he noticed that one of the fuel tank straps was fractured due to corrosion. the two remaining fuel tank straps were experiencing corrosion as well, but were not fractured. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and was repaired under the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v385000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:mounting). the contact expressed concern because only the fractured strap was replaced under the recall. the contact was informed that according to the recall, they were only obligated to replace the fractured strap. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they would only replaced the strap which fractured. the contact also stated that the rear leaf springs fractured and pierced through the truck bed due to corrosion. in addition, the frame under the front driver side also exhibited rust and corrosion. the failure mileage was 175,000. kmj | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 175000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he noticed that one of the fuel tank straps was fractured due to corrosion. the two remaining fuel tank straps were experiencing corrosion as well, but were not fractured. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and was repaired under the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v385000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:mounting). the contact expressed concern because only the fractured strap was replaced under the recall. the contact was informed that according to the recall, they were only obligated to replace the fractured strap. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they would only replaced the strap which fractured. the contact also stated that the rear leaf springs fractured and pierced through the truck bed due to corrosion. in addition, the frame under the front driver's side was experiencing rust and corrosion. the failure mileage was 175,000. sm. | |||
| 02/02/2008 | 124320 | 1 | |
| 1998 f-150 5.4l triton i've owned this truck for 2 yrs. and put 30,000 miles on it. currently at 124,000. other than maintenance (not including spark plugs) have changed both cv shafts and bearings in the front. feb. 3, 08 without any warning or precursor it blew a spark plug from the head stripping the threads. it occurred very quickly while coasting down hill at 55 mph. not hardly working the engine. i knew what it was immediately, i had been with a friend when his 2000 f 150 4.6l blew a spark plug for the second time in 6 months. this action almost stalled my truck out being at low rpm to begin with it rattled violently. i was afraid my 10 yr old brother and i would have to walk for help. not fun in ny in feb. a passerby came to our aid. i had the truck towed home by a friend. still trying to find a suitable and affordable repair. thousands of these incidents have been reported to various websites, dealers, and even to ford. some instances have resulted in fires destroying the whole vehicle. ignited by a stray spark plug and fuel mist from the cylinder. something must be done by ford. most repairs run $2,000 - $4,000 each time a plug a spit. many vehicles have under 100,000 miles. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 09/08/2010 | 42000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 ford f150. while driving the contact heard a noise at the vehicle front end when he examined the vehicle he noticed the front suspension sway bar was missing eight bushings. the contact repaired the vehicle. the failure and the current mileage were 42,000. li | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - TORSION BAR | |||
| 04/11/2007 | 125000 | 1 | |
| I stepped into my vehicle to go to work, and the torsion bar broke. snapped into two pieces. was thankful i was not driving. i have been told by the tow truck driver and the mechanics, that they have never seen this before, and that a piece of 1 round steel should not just snap. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 10/23/2006 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the rear window leaked when it rained causing the rear seat to become wet. the interior lights and the brake lights failed to turn off when the ignition was turned off. also, there was a humming noise coming from the rear end as the vehicle traveled 10 mph. the rear end was replaced 1 | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY - LEAF | |||
| 03/15/2008 | 145000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. the contact smelled burning rubber coming from his vehicle. the smell was then replaced by a rattling sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the rear leaf spring fractured on the passenger side. he jacked the vehicle up, repositioned the spring, tied it down with wire, and drove the vehicle home. he remembered a recall he had seen and called the manufacturer, who informed him that his vin was not included in the recall. the recall number was unknown. the failure mileage was 145,000 and current mileage was 153,000. | |||