Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
19
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Ford F Series.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THIRD DOOR JAMMED. *TR |
| 2012-01-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE #2 SPARK PLUG STRIPED ITS THREADS AND BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. THE PLUG REMAINED IN THE WIRING HA… |
| 2011-12-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT CRACKED THE COIL AND WAS SPARKING ON THE FUEL LINE WITH FUEL VA… |
| 2011-11-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAD THE TRUCK ON A LIFT TO CHECK FOR A NOISE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP WAS RUS… |
| 2010-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE RUSTED OUT AND FALLING OFF MY TRUCK ALLOWING MY FUEL TANK TO BE LESS SECURE. *TR |
| 2010-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FORD HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK INTO THE CAB,OVER TIME IT HAS CORRUPTED THE WIRING,… |
| 2009-03-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD 3 TIRE FAILURES DUE TO VALVE STEM FAILURE. ALL THREE TIMES WE WERE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND HAD SUDDEN LO… |
| 2009-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 FORD PICKUP WITH A 5.4L ENGINE AND JUST TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING IT THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. AS SOON AS I H… |
| 2008-10-07 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THIS WAS NOT A PARTICULARLY BAD INCIDENT, BUT IT COULD VERY WELL HAVE BEEN. I CONSIDER IT A 'CLOSE CALL' FROM WHICH THE… |
| 2005-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS TOWING AN ULTRA LIGHT CAMPING TRAILER WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN I SMELLED WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ELECT… |
| 2005-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ALARM GOES OFF FOR NO REASON. DOOR OPEN, LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN GOES OFF. LOU… |
| 2004-09-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AN HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. LOST POWER AND LIGHTS DIMMED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. I… |
| 2004-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THE ANTI- THEFT ALARM GOES OFF FOR NO REASON AT ALL HOURS FOR NO REASON. ROGERS FORD HCHECKED IT & COULDN'T GET IT TO … |
| 2003-10-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 FORD F150 XLT TRUCK. I MAINTAIN MY TRUCK AS REQUIRED (OIL, ETC). ON OCT. 25,2003 WHEN GOING TO TURN THE … |
| 2003-09-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PAINT SHOWING CROWSFOOT ALL OVER THE BODY, THIS VEHICLE CAME FROM KANSAS CITY PLANT WHERE THERE WAS A FAULT WITH THE PA… |
| 2003-04-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DOORS CRACKING ON BOTH SIDE AND FORD TRYED TO FIX THEM , BUT ONE SIDE HAS CRCKED AGAIN AND … |
| 2003-03-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | THIS CASE INVOLVES CONTINENTAL TIRES THAT FAIL SUDDENLY (UNEXPECTED BLOWOUTS), AND DESTABILIZE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE… |
| 2002-12-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I CURRENTLY HAVE A 1998 FORD F150 4.2L ENGINE THAT HAS 65000 MILES AND AM EXPERIENCING HEAD GASKET FAILURE. FORD MOCO … |
| 1998-12-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED IN COLD WEATHER. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, B… |