Vehicle description: clase a motor home. This motor home , when fully equioped and loaded with typical cargo, will experience an overloaded condition on the rear axle. This could cause the rear axle components to fail prematurely.
The worst 1998 Ford F-53 problems
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Vehicle speed control
- What is wrong
- On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
- Risk
- This could result in an underhood fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. Owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected as an interim repair. As soon as repair parts are available (expected october 2007), owners will be instructed to return to the dealers for installation of a fused wiring harness. The recall began on august 13, 2007, and mailing completed by september 19, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1‑888‑222‑2751.
Recall number 07V336000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 1998 Ford F-53 3
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Some 1997-2008 vehicles equipped with a 4.6L 2V, 5.4L 2V, or 6.8L 2V engine--spark plug thread repair...
- Some vehicles may exhibit an erratic transmission 1-2 upshift or 2-1 downshift or may start out in 2ND...
- Some vehicles may ingest an excessive amount of water into the air filter while driving in the rain....
What 1998 Ford F-53 owners say
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Questions about the 1998 Ford F-53
Is the 1998 Ford F-53 reliable?
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 1998 Ford F-53, fewer than a typical F-53 model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1998 Ford F-53?
Suspension, with 1 complaint.
How many recalls does the 1998 Ford F-53 have?
1 recall, covering vehicle speed control.
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