1998 Ford F-150 body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 143 complaints for the 1998 Ford F-150, 9% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 143 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 34 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
While towing a 19' travel trailer, the trailer fishtailed wildly causing vehicle to lose control and flip trailer. I had towed the trailer a previous 5 years without incident. This wreck occurred only 2 months after purchasing this vehicle. Not sure at this time if it indeed was the truck or not.
I purchased a 1998 ford f-150 in 2000 from carmax in arlington, tx. I have had no major problems until nov. 7th 2008. I was driving and approached a traffic signal. I attempted to depress my brakes when the vehicle locked up and spun sideways at the intersection. When I exited the vehicle I found that my driverside rear differential had broken lose and the rear differential clamp had broken off allowing the entire driverside differential to fly off of the vehicle. % minutes earlier I was on the freeway.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford F-150
- Fuel system 212 complaints
- Engine 185 complaints
- Tires 163 complaints
- Suspension 137 complaints
- Brakes 127 complaints
- Cruise control 120 complaints
- Steering 99 complaints
- Electrical system 91 complaints