Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 982323 | 11/23/1998 | 603930 | Information regarding replacement and / or repairs on any lock component. *yc | 03/11/1999 | |
| 9833 | 02/16/1998 | 600587 | Service tips for surface defect removal without repainting. *yc | 05/27/1998 | |
| 9831 | 02/16/1998 | 600585 | Repairs to vinyl covered surfaces. *yc | 05/27/1998 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| 98-4717 | 09/01/1998 | 607127 | Vehicles exhibit cracks in door sheet metal at lower rear of the window opening near belt molding. *ak | 11/02/2000 | |
| 985029 | 11/01/1998 | 613071 | Some vehicles may exhibit cracks in the door sheet metal at the lower rear of the window opening near the belt molding. *tt | 08/02/2000 | |
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||||
| 0014 | 01/10/2000 | 612202 | Vehicles may experience inner fender well- dented or dinged from stones being thrown into wheelwell. *mjs | 06/06/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 03/03/1999 | 4 | 08/01/1998 | |
| Water leaking to interior of vehicle caused mal-functions causing truck to short and stop in intersection.*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 1 | |||
| Have found a crack located on the driver's side door at window cutout.*ak | |||
| 2 | |||
| Both doors of vehicle exhibit a fatigue crack on the outside of the vehicle near the window area, rear edge, about 3 inches up from the bottom of window frame, crack begins at the rubber weather seal, then progresses rearward horizontally for about ,5 inches. we then checked my buddies 1997 f150 and his had it too. he then check 3 of his friends, and they also had the cracks. seems that auto body shops know of this problem, check it out seems to be a high percentage from a very small sample. *ak | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| Driver's side door is cracking above door handle. dealership is replacing door. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 2 | |||
| The 6 month old frame is warped, there was a break on the frame that was visible when the repairs were made, the dealer stated that the suspension broke, consumer states that the problem is still persisting. *slc | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle experiences a problem with the frame continually becoming warped even after being replaced, the consumer is concerned that it could break while driving. *slc | |||
| 09/01/1999 | 2 | 02/01/1998 | |
| One side of truck sat low, shortly after the other side sat low. rear end airbag suspension gave way as well as the springs. air bags were replaced twice with in 3 month period. after recieving truck from repair shop it was noticed by body shop that frame on left side was cracked. this crack was in front view of service people and not detected. i do not recall the crack from the previous time the air bags were replaced. i do not recall the crack when i dropped the truck for second replacement of airbags and springs. the truck frame on left side is held together by two inches of connecting steel and i have been advised not to drive the vehicle. this truck is my livelyhood and only means of transportation. ford body shop will not weld or repair frame do to liability. they recommend new frame. after discussion with service people and body shop manager it was revealed that ford made changes to the frame in the 1999 year. this is why in the 1998 f-250 a disiel engine was not available. other words the 1998 f-250 was found to be a weaker frame than any other year. also, the design of the airbag suspension system of this truck is weaker than even the f-150 models. the springs are of lessor materials and lessor strength. this was explained to me that this was done do to the airbags capability to make up the difference is support. my view is that all these components work in unisonand when one system failed the others followed. the repairs i have done are not remedying the problem and i have paid $ 2000.00 and much lost time. there is a defect in the frame and ford needs to correct this problem. .*ak | |||
| 02/01/1999 | 1 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Under carrige of vehicle rusted. yh | |||