1998 ford f-150; simply was driving and the spare tire hoist cable broke dropping the spare. Cable broke at point where lug and cable come together at the lug that holds the bracket underneath the spare tire. No obvious corrosion noted at this location or on the remainder of the cable.
1998 Ford F-150 body complaints
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The strap on my gas tank on my 1998 ford f-150 xl has rusted apart from the weld and is hanging off.
We just returned home from a 15 hour drive from nc, we were lucky this happened in our town going about 20 instead of on the highway where we were doing 75+, our cable holding our spare tire broke and the tire fell onto the road...thank goodness no one was behind us.!
My mechanic told me that his father's 1999 or 2000 f-150 was rusting on the frame and was about to rust in two, a screwdriver could be stuck through the metal. This was discovered when the straps holding the gas tank rusted and the gas tank was almost touching the ground. So I asked him to look at the frame of my 1998 f-150, and he discovered the same problem. The main crossmember of the frame is almost rusted in two. The straps holding the gas tank are severely rusted. One of the bed crossmembers is already in two, and two others show severe rusting. My mechanic has told me that if the crossmember breaks, I could lose control of the vehicle. If I were driving in heavy traffic, this could pose a serious threat. The body of my truck is in good shape. If you did not know of the frame problems, you would not know to check these out. I feel that if nothing else, the public needs to be made aware so that they can have their vehicles checked out.
Spare tire fell off on highway due to rusted hanger cable. The vehicle is a ford f-150 pick-up with 105,000 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford f150. The starter would engage and seem to restart itself as if she were turning the ignition. She stated that there was a loud noise when the failure occurred. The dome lights inside would turn on and off without warning. The four wheel drive warning light would illuminate on the instrument control panel. The radio compartment also made a loud clicking sound. When she turned the vehicle off, the heater would still run without the key in the ignition. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility, but the mechanic could not determine the cause of the failures. A service representative at the dealership stated that water entered through the firewall. He speculated that this could be the cause for the failure (according to similar vehicles he repaired). She replaced the windshield at a glass company but realized that the windshield was not the cause for the problem. The mechanic who installed the windshield told her that he could see daylight where the emergency brake was located and he believed that was the location where the water was coming in. The contact called the manufacturer and was referred to the federal safety agency. No repairs were made. The current and failure mileages were approximately 174,000. Updated 02/1710 *bf updated 02/19/10
Frame and cross members rusted and will not pass inspection.
I purchased a 1998 ford f-150 in 2000 from carmax in arlington, tx. I have had no major problems until nov. 7th 2008. I was driving and approached a traffic signal. I attempted to depress my brakes when the vehicle locked up and spun sideways at the intersection. When I exited the vehicle I found that my driverside rear differential had broken lose and the rear differential clamp had broken off allowing the entire driverside differential to fly off of the vehicle. % minutes earlier I was on the freeway. If this would of happened on the freeway, I would not be here today.
What isn't wrong with this truck? With less than 80,000 miles on it...spare tire fell off while being driven, interior lights randomly stay on, both doors are rusting out from the bottom, knob to regulate temperature fell off and assembly needed replacement, front brakes calipers stuck and caught on fire, exhaust system has rusted off twice, transmission went up and was replaced under warranty at less than 20,000 miles, radiator rusted through, and the headliner is falling down off the ceiling. I've probably missed something but can tell you that I will never own another ford.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. The contact stated that the bolts that hold the exhaust manifold onto the heads and the bolts has rusted. The failure has resulted in an exhaust leak, which has begun to leak into the cap of her vehicle. The failure occurred while driving 5 MPH. The bolts must be drilled out in order to be removed. The current mileage is 88,000 and failure mileage was 84,000. Updated 02-01-08 *bf updated 02/01/08
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was taken in for body work, it sat for 2 weeks. When the vehicle was started following the 2 weeks, the engine noise was louder than normal, and there was a coolant leak. A private mechanic was consulted, who determined the head gasket was blown. Also, the doors had cracked one half inch from the corner of the window seal. A private mechanic informed the contact the cracks were due to the weight of the door.
Cracks in doors.
I have a 1998 f-150 at the bottom of the window my doors are splitting and starting to rust I know its happening quite a bit I work in the industry and see this on a regular basis also the ford dealers do have a fix for this problem but the consumer pays it is not covered why?
Crack , drivers door beside lower window opening.
Water seeped into the rear window. When the problem first started, the repair shop sealed the glass, but the problem had progressed over time. Now the entire rear window has to be replaced to correct the problem. The auto glass shop indicated it was due to a faulty window frame . They also indicated it was a common failure with the rear windows.
While changing the shocks on the vehicle consumer noticed the rear frame broke. No explanation as to how or why.
I have a 1998 ford f-150 and on the drivers side door at the window I have a about a 1/2 inch crack.I called ford but I got the run around and was told nothing will be done but they will get with there engineering area.
Cracks have developed in both the driver and passenger doors, approximately half way up and behind the windows. Each crack is approximately 1/2 inch long.
1998 f-150 xlt extra-cab, both passenger and driver doors have a crack in the lower rear corner of the window molding. Ford's technical service bulletin states the door assembly should be replaced reference message # 12071. After contacting ford they said they were showing a recall for my VIN# even though it is widely known to be a problem. The eventual result will be structural failure of the door which will seriously compromise my safety operating the vehicle.
Sheet metal fatigues and cracks from the inside of the door panel to the outside from stress from the operation of the power windows.
Structural-stress fractures in sheet metal on door.
Crack forming on drivers door at bottom of window. Also rust developing at bottom of both driver and passenger doors. Crack is a known problem for years. When will ford fix this once and for all. The federal safety agency needs to get involved.
The driver's side door covering(skin) has developed a crack around the corner of the window. This occurs because the power window covering(skin) flex when the window is closed. This is a common problem and the dealership is replacing the covering that cost $400. This doesn't correct the failure.
Rear window started leaking from the top - it now pours in when raining, damaging the back seat in the extended cab pickup. There is no crack and the leaking is not from the sliding glass, instead from the top on both sides of the sliding glass.
I am the original owner of a 1998 f-150 ford 4x4 pick-up truck which is exibiting a cracking condition at the lower welting edge of the window on the drivers side door. Understand this is occurring on many other f150's and appears to be an engineering design manufacturing flaw.
Metal on drivers door is cracked at rear of window , about three to four inches up from bottom of window. Mine is not the only one. There are many 98 f-150's out there with the same structural flaw.
Driver's side door developed cracks in the sheet metal. Tsb 613046 was issued on this problem.
Paint peeling on roof where roofline joines with windshield, also at top of door around rubber seals
Cracks in driver and passenger doors. They begin on the edge of the window and extend outwards increasing with time.
A crack in the steel by the window trim on the drivers door. This has been a problem on all ford f-150's from 1997 to 2003. Ford is doing nothing to repair the problem that they have known about for seven years.
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