Shock upper mount simply fell off causing driver side rear shock to drag ground. After further inspection also noticed at the location of the rusted out mount location that the rear wiring for the tail light were severed causing truck to now be stuck in park. Also while inspecting noticed rear frame is simply falling apart and other areas throughout the frame are weak as well. This is a huge safety concern after doing research I am finding many accounts of the same issue online but no manufacture recalls. Why isn't ford doing anything about this issue? I've never seen frames do this. Truck needs full frame replacement.
1998 Ford F-150: stuck in gear or won't shift
6 of the 1,381 complaints about the 1998 Ford F-150 describe stuck in gear or won't shift.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 57 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford f150. The contact stated that the gear shift pin was broken and would not shift into park. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 116,000 and the current mileage was 118,000.
Automatic transmission gear position indication (prndl), will not shift into park position. Allowing vehicle to roll or drive when in the wrong gear position.
Parked vehicle at around 7:20 am and at around 8:30 am the vehicle caught on fire. The fire was coming from the engine compartment on the driver's side. One week prior to the fire the cruise control stopped working. And the brake light came on the dashboard. A couple of days before the fire a fuse blew out, and was replaced one time. The vehicle would not go into park. Stereo and speakers were installed early in 1999 professionally. The fire did not spread to the house. Will mail 35 mm pictures to bruce york.
Gear shift indicator snapped in nashville, tn on crosscountry trip from arizona to maryland, stranding us 36 hours in nashville. Gear shift indicator would not go into park. Cable fixed, but it must have taken out our alarm system and steering wheel locking mechanism. Steering wheel will not lock unless you yank it 900 to the right or left. Koons ford in annapolis, md, told us this was "normal" on the locking problem, and that four other vehicles on their lot do the same thing. '!@#$%. We now have an appointment on sept 1 for them to repair the locking mechanism after my daughter called them this past wheel completely unable to unlock the steering column. Ford service is an oxymoron. There is no such thing.
Transmission does not shift smoothly from 1st to second gear. Gear grinding is occurs.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Rear axle noise repair
- Axle whine howl
- A driveline clunk or bump when starting from a stop
- General (PCM) power train control module programming procedures
- General power train control module (PCM) programming procedures
- Driveline clunking/grunting noise or shudder sensation during light to moderate accelreation and/or braking
- New transmission cooler flusher - service tips
- Some vehicles with 4R700 transmissions built from 4/16/98 through the end of the 1998 model year may...
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL)
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. If the automatic transmission shift cable assembly was not fully attached to the steering column bracket, the shift cable assembly can come out of the bracket. The vehicle operator would then not be able to shift the transmission from one of the drive gear positions into the park position even though the gear shift selector would indicate "park."
- Risk
- The condition would not allow a disengagement of the transmission from the park position or affect proper neutral start switch operation. Unintended vehicle movement could occur if the parking brake was not set.
- Remedy
- Dealers will make the proper attachment of the transmission shift control cable to the steering column bracket and add a tie strap to that connection.
Recall number 97V171000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Ford F-150 won't shift
Is stuck in gear or won't shift a common problem on the 1998 Ford F-150?
6 of 1,381 owner complaints about the 1998 Ford F-150 (0%) mention stuck in gear or won't shift. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Ford F-150?
There is 1 recall and 57 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Ford F-150
Fire or smoke 73Ball joint 69Tire blowout 64Adaptive cruise 53Engine failure 39Fuel leak 28Knocking 26ABS 22Overheating 20No deployment 19Won't start 16Brake failure 15Sudden acceleration 15Stalling 14Wipers 14Grinding brakes 11Transmission failure 11Power steering loss 10Water leak 10Check engine light 8Headlights 8Loss of power 8Door locks 7Fuel smell 7Jerking 6Airbag light 5Coil spring 5Misfire 5
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 1998 Ford F-150?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history