The torsion bar had broken while the vehicle was parked. Ph the torsion bar was replaced and the front end was aligned. Scc
1998 Ford F-150 suspension complaints
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Left front tie rod broke off while the consumer was driving, causing the tire to go sideways. Contacted the dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything. *ak consumer stated that the the front end needed replacing plus tires the estimate is $983.45.
Tie rod end came off while driving down the road at 35 MPH. When we took it to be repaired we were told both ball joints need replacing. The mechanic made the comment to us that they have had several ford f-150's with similar problems and know of other garages reporting the same. We feel fortunate we were not injured. We travel the interstate most of the time at speeds of 55-60mph and would have been injured for sure. We feel that the repairs necessary on a truck of this late model is excessive and wondered if a recall was in order. We have already replaced the head gasket which fortunately was under warranty.
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Consumer heard noise from back end of vehicle. Dealer determined that rear leaf springs were broken and had to be replaced. In march of 2002,rear leaf springs broke again.
Premature wear of lower ball joint. Dealer will be notified. *ak consumer adds ball joints failed and found other model years have the same problem.
Consumer stated while driving, the vehicle developed a steering problem, when he realized that he could not steer, he let the wheel go and the vehicle coasted to a stop, consumer got out of the vehicle and noticed the tire was flat on the left front wheel and the tie rod was jammed in the wheel rim and shredded, the inside of the rim deflated the tire, the tie rod had separated from the ball joint, the dealer replaced both outer tie rods and both lower ball joints.
Took vehicle to dealer which is when tie rod broke in half. *ak mechanic pulled vehicle in and that is when the tie rod broke in half, consumer also states that the left ball joint broke. Jlg
While driving, right front torsion bar snapped during regular driving.
While driving 30 MPH rear leaf spring broke. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Front inner tie rods on right side broke while vehicle was parked. Consumer has taken vehicle twice before to dealer, and the dealer still did not do anything for consumer taken it again to dealer. *ak consumer stated there is a noise in front end when steering wheel is being turned, there is a noise when attempting to start engine, headlights stay on until the parking brake is applied, engine is using 1 quart of oil every 1000 miles, the dealer replaced the outer tie rod ends.
Front torsion bar exploded while vehicle was parked in consumer's driveway. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further details. Consumer has damaged parts.
Rear leaf spring: on the f-150, extend cab, long bed, the left rear leaf spring is over-loaded because the fuel tank ( and the driver ) are on the left side of the vehicle. This causes the vehicle to lean and become unstable. When carring a load, the majority of the weight shifts to the left side and this causes the vehicle to be more unstable. The dealer replaced the spring once but the problem still exist. / left power window: the window sticks all the time. The only time it works properly is when it rains and the track gets wet.
Consumer got into vehicle to back out and front end collapsed. Service manger stated it happened all the time from normal wear and tear. Service if vehicle was serviced properly, they would've been able to catch it in time. Consumer purchased vehicle on october 26, 2000 from same dealer with a clean inspection. Consumer took vehicle to several mechanics, who stated that pin to ball joint broke because of the incline, and the angle consumer was turning wheel caused it to snap front end.
The truck was sitting in the parking lot at work when the drivers side torsion bar broke. From some people I have talked to this has happened to quite a few other trucks-same side torsion bar. The dealer has worked with us as well as can be expected considering that the manufacturer refuses to acknowledge a problem. I haven't been able to speak with a representative because they are " on vacation". I am concerned about what could happen to another family with the same truck if perhaps the bar would break while driving. This a a dangerous problem that ford motor company is refusing to do anything about. I have written to them on two occassions now asking for them to issue a recall since this is not just my truck, but many others. Also, I do not believe the anti-lock brakes should fail on a truck with the mileage it had at the time. The dealer also worked with us on this problem. Our total bill was for $90.87 for both of the problems, but I still believe that ford motor company should reimburse us this money considering that this is a major defect both with the tortion bar and the anti-lock brakes. Thank you for your time regarding this important matter. I do not want anyone to be injured because of ford motor company ignoring these problems.
Torision bar on left side failed while vehicle was in park position, causing front suspension to fall towards back.
While pulling into a parking space torison bar broke. Please give any further details.
Front torsion bar broke while parked in garage; dealer/manufacturer were notified; manufacturer informed consumer that they would pay all except 20%, which would be at consumer cost. *ak the consumer states that there were many other owners of this model vehicle with torsion bars problem, but the manufacturer was not even trying to make better quality parts available.
During oil change consumer noticed front left coil spring was broken. *ak
Dealer told me there were no previous known problems with the torsion bar.
Torsion bar snapped as I shifted into reverse in my driveway.
Torsion bar severed. Defect was discovered while vehicle was parked. Private mechanic has not provided any information as of yet for cause of defect. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Rt front torsion bar broke while sitting in the drive way.
Torsion bar broke while vehicle was parked in garage.
While truck was parked in garage the driver's side torsion broke. February 1999 the torsion bar on the passenger broke while driving at 20 MPH. Fortunately in either case no injuries. This is not a normal failure, but after contacting ford directly and the dealer where the truck needed to be towed eiter stated this is a problem. My family now feels for their safety next time we drive in the truck. I need to be convinced that can't happen again and that there was problem with the torsion bars used on that year truck.
Rt torsion bar broke while driving aprox 50 MPH. Front rt of truck dropped and was hard to control.
Passenger's side right torsion bar collasped and broke which caused passenger's side of vehicle to drop down on one side. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has replaced torsion bar. Please provide any further details.
Front torsion bar broke overnight while parked. Manufacturer is aware of defect. The torsion bar was replaced by the dealer.
Although there was not an injury during this incident, we were very lucky. If we had been on the highway it could have been a much different situation. I have noticed on different web sites that I am not alone with this problem. I wonder if something is being done about it. No safety defec tmentioned.
Sudden an spontanious breakage of torsion bar at low speed without hitting any obsticle or pot-hole in road.
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