1998 Ford F-350
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1998 Ford F-350. Newest first.
On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Overheating could result in smoke or burn and an underhood fire.
Remedy
Dealers will install a fused wiring harness into the speed control system free of charge. the recall began on august 7, 2006. owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. (note: also see recalls 05v017 and 05v388)
Owner complaints
12 complaints1 involved a crash1 injuries2 deaths
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Tires
We sold a customer some 35-13.50-20 mickey thompson atz tires back in 2007 customer brought back the tires in may of 2010 for cracking around the sidewall and lugs contacted mickey thompson about this problem and that received a rga but was not told where to send them called repeatedly but with no…
We sold a customer some 35-13.50-20 mickey thompson atz tires back in 2007 customer brought back the tires in may of 2010 for cracking around the sidewall and lugs contacted mickey thompson about this problem and that received a rga but was not told where to send them called repeatedly but with no answer. This same tire was recalled in 2006 for having the exact same problem was told that the customer would have to pay to ship them back to mickey and if they were in fact defective they would issue a prorated warranty on them if not we would have to pay to ship them back also I do have photos of the cracking all four tire are doing the exact same thing. *Tr
- Fuel system, diesel
TL*- the contact has a 1999 ford F-350 and noticed that the oil tank was leaking. while driving the vehicle was stalling out on the road. when the vehicle was repaired the contact found out that ford was spraying the inner-liner of the tank causing it to mix with the fuel and clog the filters.…
TL*- the contact has a 1999 ford F-350 and noticed that the oil tank was leaking. while driving the vehicle was stalling out on the road. when the vehicle was repaired the contact found out that ford was spraying the inner-liner of the tank causing it to mix with the fuel and clog the filters. the contact has replaced the filter twice since 10-26-06. the contact stated that the manufacturer would not reimburse her for the parts that she replaced, but they would replace the part if needed. The failure mileage was 85,000. And the current mileage was 86,000.
- Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
The left front wheel sheared off 1998 ford F350 causing it to strike guard rail (ohio traffic crash report). *ts *nm
- Tires › Tread/belt
While consumer was driving on the highway tread separated from right rear tire. Consumer had not struck anything, and tire was still inflated. he was able to pull to the side, and examined what was left of the tire. he realized that all the tread was gone but sidewall was still intact. it…
While consumer was driving on the highway tread separated from right rear tire. Consumer had not struck anything, and tire was still inflated. he was able to pull to the side, and examined what was left of the tire. he realized that all the tread was gone but sidewall was still intact. it was a wide track baja a/s, lt245/75r16.*ak the road was clear and dry. Ten minutes prior to the failure, the consumer felt vibration shuddering throughout the vehicle. Tire had approx. 35,000 miles on it. Consumer has one of the failed tires, he replaced and discarded the other three. *ph *nlm
- Tires
Right rear dual tire blowout and tread separation at 40 mph, resulting in approx $300.00 damage to underside of rv.*ak (tiresize: lt225 R16E)
- Tires
New tires first year of use - just shredded while driving - didnt go flat - just exploded and were unable to be repaired. (Tiresize: 225/75r16)( dot number: tire size: 225/75r16 )
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system · Power train › Automatic transmission · Power train › Driveline · Structure › Body › Door · Visibility › Defroster/defogger/hvac system › Windshield › Electrical heating element
When consumer drives he smells diesel fumes. headlight and interior lights hesitate when they are first turned on. transmission doesn't shift correctly. driveline has too much slack. doors rattle. rubber trim around back door IS coming off. heater switch IS bad. loud exhaust leak after starting the truck in the morning. all of these problems have been reported to the dealer. *ak *ML
- Seat belts › Front › Retractor
Seat belt rectractors do not work properly causing the seat belt to be loose and the passenger to manually fed it into retractor.
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Intermittently, the ABS braking system malfucntioned, causing extended stopping distance and pedal going to the floor. cause unknown. please provide further information. *ak
- Exterior lighting › Turn signal › Flasher unit
Driver IS not able to see if the turn signal light IS blinking during the day time and very little during the night time. The problem has been reported to two different dealerships. Dealership not able to solve problem. *ak
- Seats › Front assembly › Head restraint
Ford removed head restraints from the rear seats of the new models. *ak
- Air bags
Wants installment of an air bag on-ff switch since child rides in front seat.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton V-8 and V-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or…
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton V-8 and V-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi IS not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi IS aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi?s analysis showed, it IS possible for a spark plug to detach from the engine cylinder threads in the subject vehicles.however, odi?s analysis of 474 complaints describing such incidents found only a very few alleged any safety-related consequences.none of these showed any evidence of a serious safety consequence.given the large population and relatively long exposure time of the subject vehicles, the complaint analysis indicates that the risk to motor vehicle safety from the alleged defect IS very low.in view of the foregoing, it IS unlikely that nhtsa would issue an order for the notification and remedy of the alleged defect at the conclusion of the investigation requested in the petition.therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize nhtsa?s limited resources to best accomplish the agency?s safety mission, the petition IS denied.
- Engine compartment fires
Ea05-005 IS closed with ford?s actions in recalls 05v-017, 05v-388, and 06v-286, recalling approximately 6.7 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds).the brake systems in these recalled vehicles generate a vacuum that can potentially cause the scds to fail and, in…
Ea05-005 IS closed with ford?s actions in recalls 05v-017, 05v-388, and 06v-286, recalling approximately 6.7 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds).the brake systems in these recalled vehicles generate a vacuum that can potentially cause the scds to fail and, in certain switch installation orientations, catch fire.ford IS also including the entire population of 1998 explorers.ford has informed odi that testing to determine the cause of failures in the 1998 explorers will continue after this investigation IS closed.odi believes that the vehicles exhibiting the factors causing scds failure described in this report correlate well with the observed failure rates on these vehicles by model and model year.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist in the non-recalled vehicles manufactured with scds that are not included in ford?s recalls.odi will continue to monitor the non-recalled population for incidence of engine compartment fires.the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see attached closing report for details.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10004842Rough idle and engine miss due to injector bore scuffing at green engine break-in.
- 6091808Some vehicles may exhibit diagnostic trouble code p1298.
- 616551Oil leak from the front or rear cylinder head oil supply rail end plugs.
- 616522Subject regarding contamination from prior transmission concerns or excess wear may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system.
- 615504Some heavy duty and super duty vehicles may exhibit various transmission concerns, including stall on transmission engagement and / or a buzz noise on engagement.
- 609737Transmission- e40d/4r100-1989-99-main controls, separator plates and separator plate gaskets usage chart. Yd
- 607478The 4r100 transmission will have an orange "prior to repair" tag on the fluid pan.
- 607369Concerns with axle wind-up and / or clunking, popping, ratcheting type noises when making cornering maneuvers.
- 606937Some vehicles may experience axle wind up and / or clunking, popping, ratcheting type noises when making cornering maneuvers on vehicles equipped with a four wheel drive hi or low range mode.
- 605849Customer may complain that the raybestos electronic brake controller does not work, works incorrectly, works intermittently, pulses the 4-WAY flashers, and / or interfers with antilock brakes operation.
- 605599Some vehicles may exhibit a flashing transmission control indicator lamp (tcil) and diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) 62, 628, and / or 1728 may be stored in memory.
- 605562Subject regarding the availability of hub-mount brake rotor machining equipment.
- 605259Service tips for identifying injector driver module (idm) failure with diagnostic trouble code p1298.
- 603761Premature wear of the belt tensioner may occur on some vehicles.
- 603760Some vehicles with a 7.3L direct injection (di) turbo diesel engine, one or more of the following concerns may be present: rough idle, stalling, hesitation/ stumble, loss / lack of power, poor fuel economy, and excessive oil consumption.
- 603724Mass air flow (maf)- sensor contamination- service tip.
- 603690Exhibiting rough idle and engine miss due to injector bore scuffing at green engine break-in.
- 603593Concerns with high pressure oil pumps are not serviceable.
- 603506Excessive white smoke. Verify glow plug operation by performing glow plug system operation check on the hard start/no start diagnostic sheet.
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