1998 Ford F-150: engine failure

Filed Aug 1, 2014 · Engine · 77,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle leaked anti freeze into the number two cylinder as a result the engine blew apart. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000.

Filed Jul 15, 2011 · Fuel system · 128,000 miles · 00

Was driving my 1998 ford f-150 and over heard a scraping noise. I had just had the drums on my truck serviced and thought one of them may have seized so I pulled into a parking lot only to find 2 of the straps supporting the gas tank broke off disposing a full gas tank over a church parking lot and down a stretch of road. I have been notified by my insurer that a claim of almost 10000 dollars has been submitted from the city for clean up and the church to re-pave the driveway therefore upping my insurance almost 400$ a year and staining my record for up to 6 years! This is completely unfair that ford can get away with making such a shoddy product and I cant help but feel that they are responsible for this incident and that I should be at no fault. I have since sold the death trap truck.

Filed May 26, 2010 · Engine · 125,000 miles · AL

I am the unhappy owner of a 1998 ford f150 with a 4.2l v6 engine. It slung a rod this morning as soon as I started it. I did some research an found out that there was a recall on the 98 4.2l's due to faulty gasket. I've read alot of story's about the same trucks with the same engines. There is a countless number of people getting ready to spend 3 or 4 grand for ford to replace the engines. Isn't ford responsible for the defects that there trucks had coming off the production line.

Filed May 22, 2008 · Engine · 125,000 miles · OH

Ford issued tsb 99-20-7 covering coolant leaks in 1999. I had not experienced this problem until may of 2008. The problem is that ford recognized this problem years ago failed to recall or inform the owners. The result with the vehicle out of warranty is a lower head gasket replacement costing $1500-2300 if the engine has not seized if the engine has experience hydrolock (engine seizure) replacement costs are more than $4000. There are literally hundreds of persons experiencing this problem. I'm including weblinks to review. Http://forums.treemedia.com/fb/showthread.php?t=224&page=1&pp=15.

Filed Apr 8, 2008 · Engine · 92,000 miles · OH

I am one of the thousands of ford customers with a f150 4.2l v6 1998 that have a blown engine because of a leaky gasket. My truck has 92,000 miles on it, bought it used from a dealer in '05 with 72,000 miles on it. Ran great until I went to start it in the morning one day and white smoke poured out the tail pipe and it knocked like crazy. I have been saving for the past year and a half to get enough money to fix it, when I discovered that this is a problem that stretches across the board.

Filed Mar 21, 2008 · Engine · 110,000 miles · IL

I have a 1998 ford f150 with the 4.2 liter v6. This had been a great truck and has had regular oil changes. The other day I noticed that my coolant level was low and then the I threw a rod. Did not thick much of it at the time, but later I was checking on the internet and discovered that this is a recurring problem with this motor. I had been regular ford customer, but no more.

Filed Jan 11, 2008 · Engine · 76,000 miles · PA

My 1998 ford f-150 only had 76,000 miles on it and was well-maintained. On 12/30/2007. It had run a little rough at start up for about two weeks prior to 12/30/2007. Then on that day a loud knock in the engine. I took it to a mechanic who said that there was a history of the 4.2 engines having problems. And I would have to replace the engine. I have not done anything with it yet. I believe that ford should stand behind this engine. If they know it was a design problem to start with.

Filed Oct 29, 2007 · Engine · 89,250 miles · WA

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f150. While driving 50 MPH, the engine failed without warning. When the vehicle was restarted, the check engine light illuminated. The dealer diagnosed the cause of the failure as the fifth and sixth cylinders. The repair has not yet been made. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 89,250.

Filed Aug 15, 2007 · Engine · 78,700 miles · TX

My 1998 ford f-150 only had 79,000 miles on it and was well-maintained. On 8/10-07, the coolant level light came on when I arrived home. I checked the coolant level immediately and there was no coolant in the reservoir. I filled the reservoir and planned to take the truck in to the mechanic when he was open during the week. I only drove the car about 20 miles that weekend and I monitored the coolant level and temperature. Everything was fine. That monday morning, loud knocking came from the engine and white smoke came out of the tail pipe. The truck was towed to my mechanic who informed me that I've thrown a rod and need a new engine. I have seen numerous complaints on the internet with the same exact symptoms for this year, make and model of truck. Apparently, there was a tsb regarding defects in the upper and lower intake manifold gasket causing coolant to leak into the engine (which would cause a thrown rod), but consumers were not notified, only dealers. Tsb99-20-7 why wasn't I notified as an owner? Now I need a new engine, but I would have had this repair done or the engine checked out if I had simply been notified by ford. Why wasn't there a recall notification, instead of a tsb? To dealerships. Unacceptable.

Filed Jun 19, 2007 · Engine, Transmission · 70,000 miles · NC

The 1998 ford f150 pick up truck 4.2 liter v6 engine threw a rod during startup one morning. The engine had 70,000 easy miles on it. No towing, racing or hard driving. I had the engine replaced at a cost of $4200.00 with a jasper engine at mr. Engine because ford would not help at all unless I paid them $7500.00 for a new ford engine. I had already replaced two automatic transmissions in this same vehicle. The first time it cost me $2200.00 at 50,000 miles to rebuild the original, and the second time $1800.00 to replace the original with a remanufactured jennings transmission at 160,000. From all I have heard ford knew about the engine gasket defect and still has done nothing about it. I have all documentation ,and believe this needed to be remedied by ford. We are talking about thousands of 4.2 liter 1997 through 1999 engine failures. I love my truck, but will never buy another ford product.

Filed Apr 18, 2007 · Engine · 79,099 miles · FL

Engine failed due to poor quality parts. Coolant leaked into cylinder, causing engine to seize, causing a bent rod, meaning $3000. All could have been avoided if ford would have taken responsibility and issued a recall and fixed a simple gasket, $400 procedure maximum. Ford continues to deny there is a problem and will not help!

Filed Apr 16, 2007 · Engine · 125,000 miles · IN

1998 ford f-150 4.2l v-6 125,000 miles . No known events leading up to failure. Immediate catastrophic engine failure , broken connecting rod, due to hydraulic lock, where coolant leaks into the combustion chambers. It is my understanding that technical bulletins have been issued which indicated that an improper gasket was used to seal the intake manifold from coolant which allowed the coolant to leak into the combustion chambers, causing this failure . One known is aera technical committee and issued by jasper engines. *ak engine replacement was required. Engine was replaced