NHTSA Complaint #10373792 — 1998 FORD F-150 STRUCTURE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10373792
Vehicle	1998 FORD F-150
Component	STRUCTURE
Date of Incident	December 30, 2010
Date Filed	January 2, 2011
Mileage	165,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

1998 FORD F-150; SIMPLY WAS DRIVING AND THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE DROPPING THE SPARE. CABLE BROKE AT POINT WHERE LUG AND CABLE COME TOGETHER AT THE LUG THAT HOLDS THE BRACKET UNDERNEATH THE SPARE TIRE. NO OBVIOUS CORROSION NOTED AT THIS LOCATION OR ON THE REMAINDER OF THE CABLE. *TR

Related Complaints for the 1998 FORD F-150

Other STRUCTURE Complaints

#10415587 — July 29, 2011 — I OWN A 1998 FORD 150 PICKUP AND THE GAS TANK STRAPS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND IT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ...

#10343332 — July 14, 2010 — WE JUST RETURNED HOME FROM A 15 HOUR DRIVE FROM NC, WE WERE LUCKY THIS HAPPENED IN OUR TOWN GOING ABOUT 20 INSTEAD OF...

#10296197 — December 17, 2009 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE STARTER WOULD ENGAGE AND SEEM TO RESTART ITSELF AS IF SHE WERE TURNING TH...

#10248050 — November 9, 2008 — I PURCHASED A 1998 FORD F-150 IN 2000 FROM CARMAX IN ARLINGTON, TX. I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS UNTIL NOV. 7TH 2008....

#10229214 — May 29, 2008 — WHAT ISN'T WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK? WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT...SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, INTERI...

Recent Complaints for the 1998 FORD F-150

#11560757 — STRUCTURE:BODY — December 18, 2023 — 1998 Ford F150 S/N 1FTRX18L7WNB03063 Mechanic said the frame is rusting badly. Suggested I not pull a heavy traile...

#11560757 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — December 18, 2023 — 1998 Ford F150 S/N 1FTRX18L7WNB03063 Mechanic said the frame is rusting badly. Suggested I not pull a heavy traile...

#11525253 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — June 4, 2023 — Unknown

#11525253 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — June 4, 2023 — Unknown

#11503088 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — January 23, 2023 — My driver's side seat belt does not work at all for the past 6-8 months its been stuck and locked and it doesn't rele...