1998 Ford F super duty problems
The Ford Super Duty (also known as the Ford F-Series Super Duty) is a series of heavy-duty pickup trucks produced by the Ford Motor Company since the 1999 model year. Slotted above the consumer-oriented Ford F-150, the Super Duty trucks are an expansion of the Ford F-Series range, from F-250 to the F-600. The F-250 through F-450 are offered as pickup trucks, while the F-350 through F-600 are offered as chassis cabs.
Rather than adapting the lighter-duty F-150 truck for heavier use, Super Duty trucks have been designed as a dedicated variant of the Ford F-Series. The heavier-duty chassis components allow for heavier payloads and towing capabilities. With a GVWR over 8,500 lb (3,900 kg), Super Duty pickups are Class 2 and 3 trucks, while chassis-cab trucks are offered in Classes 3, 4, 5, and 6. The model line also offers Ford Power Stroke V8 diesel engines as an option.
Ford also offers a medium-duty version of the F-Series (F-650 and F-750), which is sometimes branded as the Super Duty, but is another chassis variant. The Super Duty pickup truck also served as the basis for the Ford Excursion full-sized SUV.
The Super Duty trucks and chassis-cabs are assembled at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky, and at Ohio Assembly in Avon Lake, Ohio. Prior to 2016, medium-duty trucks were assembled in Mexico under the Blue Diamond Truck joint venture with Navistar International.
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Common 1998 Ford F super duty problems
The 1998 Ford F-Super Duty is known to have several common problems based on complaints from its owners.
One of the most common issues with the 1998 Ford F-Super Duty is engine problems, which have been reported 10 times to the NHTSA.
Wheels/hubs problems are also common, with 10 reports to the NHTSA.
Fuel system problems have been reported 5 times to the NHTSA.
Interior accessories problems have been reported 5 times to the NHTSA.
Body/paint problems have been reported 4 times to the NHTSA.
Electrical problems have been reported 3 times to the NHTSA.
Seat belts/airbags problems have been reported 2 times to the NHTSA.
Brakes problems have been reported 2 times to the NHTSA.
Drivetrain problems have been reported 1 time to the NHTSA.
Transmission problems have been reported 1 time to the NHTSA.
Lights problems have been reported 1 time to the NHTSA.
Exhaust system problems have been reported 1 time to the NHTSA.
Suspension problems have been reported 1 time to the NHTSA.
Cooling system problems have been reported 1 time to the NHTSA.
In summary, the 1998 Ford F-Super Duty has several common problems related to the engine, wheels/hubs, fuel system, interior accessories, body/paint, electrical system, seat belts/airbags, brakes, drivetrain, transmission, lights, exhaust system, and suspension. These problems can cause issues with safety, reliability, durability, and compliance with regulations. Owners of this vehicle are encouraged to be aware of these common problems and to seek professional assistance if they experience any of these issues.
What are the worst years for F-250 Super Duty?
The worst years for used Ford F-250 include:
- 2002 Ford F-250.
- 2006 Ford F-250.
- 2008 Ford F-250.
- 2011 Ford F-250.
- 2017 Ford F-250.
Is Ford Super Duty a reliable car?
Ford Super Duty Honored as America's Most Dependable Large Heavy-Duty Pickup by J.D. Power. DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 8, 2024 – The 2021 Ford Super Duty is the most dependable large heavy-duty pickup in the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, based on feedback from drivers after three years of ownership.
What is the most reliable Ford Super Duty year?
Reliability refers to how well the vehicle can handle heavy loads and rough terrains. The model years 2005, 2009, 2011, and 2020 were some of the stand-out models from the four generations of Ford F-250.
How many miles can a Ford Super Duty last?
I use it like a truck should be used, haul & tow the heck out of it. Everything still works like it should. Ford brands its largest pickup trucks, F-250 and up, as Super Duty trucks. According to Motor and Wheels, the average Ford Super Duty lasts 200,000 miles.
Is Ford Super Duty a reliable car?
Ford Super Duty Honored as America's Most Dependable Large Heavy-Duty Pickup by J.D. Power. DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 8, 2024 – The 2021 Ford Super Duty is the most dependable large heavy-duty pickup in the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, based on feedback from drivers after three years of ownership.
What are the worst years for F-250 Super Duty?
The worst years for used Ford F-250 include:
- 2002 Ford F-250.
- 2006 Ford F-250.
- 2008 Ford F-250.
- 2011 Ford F-250.
- 2017 Ford F-250.
What is the most reliable Ford Super Duty year?
Reliability refers to how well the vehicle can handle heavy loads and rough terrains. The model years 2005, 2009, 2011, and 2020 were some of the stand-out models from the four generations of Ford F-250.
Did Ford make a Super Duty in 1998?
Beginning production in January 1998 for the 1999 model year (after a 1998 hiatus), the Ford F-Series Super Duty consisted of the F-250 pickup truck, F-350 pickup truck and chassis cab, and introduced the F-450 and F-550 chassis-cabs (see below).
1998 Ford F super duty car problems categorized by type of issue
After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Ford F super duty problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:
- Tires problems
- Steering problems
- Fuel system problems
- Power train problems
- Gasoline problems
The graph below shows statistics for all 1998 Ford F super duty vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
1998 Ford F super duty complaints
The NHTSA has received 19 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 1998 Ford F super duty.
TIRES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-09-19
- VIN: 1FDXE40S9WH
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: 2 BACK TIRE BLEW OUT AT DIFFERANT TIMES, NO ACCIDENT, DAMAGE TO VEHICAL $300.00. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDTMIXD198 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)
TIRES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-08-07
- VIN: 1FDXE40S9WH
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: 2 BACK TIRES BLEWOUT AT DIFFERANT TIMES, NO ACCIDENT, DAMAGE TO VEHICAL $300.00. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1X2188 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)
TIRES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-02-13
- VIN: 1FDXE40S6WH
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: TIRES BLOW OUT TREAD SEPARATES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L IXD TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)
TIRES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-05-06
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: FIRST TIRE DEVELOPED A MYSTERIOUS FLAT SPOT @ 20,000 MILES IN MAY 2000; SECOND TIRE BLEW OUT AT 26,700MILES IN FEB. 2001; THIRD TIRE BLEW OUT AT 27,200 MILES MARCH 20, 2001. FIRESTONE DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM; THEY ARE WRONG! *AK (TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-08-30
- VIN: 3FCMF53G1VJ
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: ON 30 AUG 2000 WHILE TRAVELING OUR MOTOR HOME RAN OVER A BUMP IN ROAD AND STOPPED RUNNING,A WRECKER WAS CALLED MOTOR HOME WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP HAD SHORTED OUT , NEITHER THE MANAFACTURER-+ OR FORD WANT TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIRS SAYING IT IS THE OTTERS FAULT
TIRES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-07-06
- VIN: 1FDLE40S1VH
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE RT.80 IN NABRASKA THIS JULY ; AT ABOUT 70 MPH I, I EXPERIANCED A NEAR FATAL BLOWOUT OF MY LEFT REAR INNER TIRE. IT ALSO DAMAGED THE OUTTER TIRE AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE MOTOR HOME UNDER CONTROL, AND GET TO AN EXIT. WE HAD TO WAIT 5 HRS. TO GET IT REPAIRED. WE GOT HOME OK. THE VERY NEXT TIME WE WHERE GO OUT , AS SOON AS I GOT UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED I FELT A PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND A VERY BAD VIBRITIONS. I HAD TO STOP AND GO BACK HOME; AT CLOSER INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD BELT SEPERATION . I JUST AVIODED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG PROBLEM. OUR 31 FOOT CLASS 'C' FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE GT WOULD HAVE MADE A MESS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XD217 TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)
TIRES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-07-20
- VIN: 1FDLE40S7VH
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: THE TIRES BLEW THE THREAD OFF AND CAUSED SEVERE BODY DAMAGE AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO TOWN. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED AND I WAS ADVISED TO SEND THE TIRES TO BFTS 1515 ELM HILL PKIE #405 NASHVILLE TN 37210-3615 I HAD TO PAY TO SEND THEM TO THEM AS THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HELP DUE TO THE BODY DAMAGE. I ELECTED NOT TO DO THIS AND PURCHASED MICHELINS TO REPLACE THE 6 TIRES. I TURNED THE CLAIM INTO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY FIXED THE BODY DAMAGE. I FEEL FIRESTONE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AS THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 14,000 MILES AND WAS ONLY ABOUT 1 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ITS NOT ONLY THE WILDERNESS TIRES THAT BLOW APART. I LOST THREAD ON BOTH REAR RIGHT SIDE TIRES. THANK YOU.*AK (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16 )
TIRES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-07-20
- VIN: 1FDLE40S7VH
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: THE TIRES BLEW THE THREAD OFF AND CAUSED SEVERE BODY DAMAGE AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO TOWN. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED AND I WAS ADVISED TO SEND THE TIRES TO BFTS 1515 ELM HILL PKIE #405 NASHVILLE TN 37210-3615 I HAD TO PAY TO SEND THEM TO THEM AS THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HELP DUE TO THE BODY DAMAGE. I ELECTED NOT TO DO THIS AND PURCHASED MICHELINS TO REPLACE THE 6 TIRES. I TURNED THE CLAIM INTO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY FIXED THE BODY DAMAGE. I FEEL FIRESTONE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AS THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 14,000 MILES AND WAS ONLY ABOUT 1 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ITS NOT ONLY THE WILDERNESS TIRES THAT BLOW APART. I LOST THREAD ON BOTH REAR RIGHT SIDE TIRES. THANK YOU.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16 )
TIRES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-05-01
- VIN: 1FDXE40SXWH
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: TREAD SEPERATED AND FLEW OFF, KNOCKING A HOLE IN 3/4 INCH PLYWOOD BOTTOM OF BUS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16E )
TIRES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-08-25
- VIN: 1FDXE40SXWH
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. FAILURE WAS INSTANTANEOUS AND EXPLOSIVE. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE VEHICLE FROM TIRE DEBRIS. CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED AS THE TIRE WAS ONE OF DUAL REAR TIRES. I CONTACTED BOTH MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND FIRESTONE DEALER, BUT THEY SHOWED NO INTEREST. I AM STILL IN POSSESSION OF THE FAILED TIRE, BUT NO LONGER HAVE THE REMAINING TIRES AS I REPLACED THEM. THE TREAD DEPTH OF THE FAILED TIRE AND THE REMAINING ORIGINAL TIRES WAS VERY GOOD, ALTHOUGH I DON'T RECALL THE EXACT MEASUREMENT. A GOODYEAR DEALER EVALUATED THE TIRES, AND RECOMMENDED NOT CHANGING THE TIRES BASED ON THEIR CONDITION. I ONLY DID SO AS A PRECAUTION.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT225/75R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT225/75R1 )
STEERING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Components: STEERING
- Summary: STEERING WHEEL NEEDS TO BE SPOKED, NO ROOM FOR THUMBS WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. *AK
STEERING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Components: STEERING
- Summary: STEERING WHEEL NEEDS TO BE SPOKED, NO ROOM FOR THUMBS WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. *AK
STEERING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1FDXE40S0WH
- Components: STEERING
- Summary: THE STEERING ON THIS MOTORHOME IS VAGUE AND WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS THERE IS EXTREME STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT. THERE IS A FEELING OF A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN HITTING BUMPS. I'VE NEVER FELT ANYTHING LIKE IT IN ANY OTHER CAR OR MOTORHOME. THERE ARE REOPRTS OF THE PROBLEM IN VARIOUS RV PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING MOTORHOME MAGAZINE, MARCH ISSUE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A FEELING OF LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-01-01
- VIN: 3FCMF53G7VJ
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY, DO NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO GO PAST THE WINDSHIELD ONTO THE FIBERGLASS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MJS
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-12-17
- VIN: 1FDXE40S8WH
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
- Summary: THE FUEL LINE / FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED DUE TO CONTAMINATION 6-5-98 AND THE MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED 2-19-99 DUE TO FAILURE. HOWEVER, VEHICLE SURGES GOING UP HILL SO THE FUEL LINE / FUEL FILTER / MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED TO ELIMATE FAILURE WHICH STILL OCCURS. *YC
POWER TRAIN PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-12-17
- VIN: 1FDXE40S8WH
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER ASSEMBLY FAILED, IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED. *YC
EXTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-05-24
- VIN: 1FDXE40S8WH
- Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Summary: TURN SIGNAL SHORTS OUT CAUSING FUSES TO BLOW. *YC
POWER TRAIN PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-03-29
- VIN: 1FDXE40S8WH
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION. *YC
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1997-09-01
- VIN: 3FCMF53G8VJ
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED (MOTORHOME). MJS
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