1998 Ford Ford Truck problems
The 1998 Ford Ford Truck has 29 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (45%) concerns tires. After that come engine (14%) and body & structure (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 45% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Ford Ford Truck with enough data (19 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Metal platform fell off of vehicle striking other vehicle and causing damage / (other vehicle-fire from fuel leak). (ohio traffic crash report) mjs
1998 ford expedition caught on fire. Entire engine compartment was consumed by fire. Recall was completed one year prior to the fire.
I had a tire go flat ,while it was parked in my driveway. I took it off and could't find any thing in the tire . I pluged the leak .ifilled the tire with air ,put it back on the truck . In about an hour it was down again. I took it off again , it was leaking next to the plug. I put another plug in it and this time I checked it . It was still leaking in the same area ,I put the number 3 plug in it.it still leaked and it looked as if the tire was trying to come apart.
Truck over heated the engine coolant reservoir is leaking water that is thick and oily. Oil is passing into radiator a head gasket repair was done and the radiator was flushed. A loud crank noise is heard from the rear bottom axles when I stop. Constantly needing jump start engine would turn off unexpectatly while driving new battery but it was still turning off a relay from the distribution box was replaced new.
While riding back home from walmart, I heard an extremely loud boom then immediately followed by a consistent roaring loud noise. Frightened I immediately pulled over to the side of the road and got the girl out and away from the truck before it caught fire , because of the smoke. Caught a ride home and had a friend drive it to my home. I took my car to a few shops to get an idea of what was wrong . There wasn't any leaks prior to this happening, and there was plenty of oil in it too.