1998 Ford F-150 Consumer Discussions

Ford F-Series Real World MPG Numbers

1998 ford f-150 extended cab 5.4 liter mpg

Written by: titaneese on Jun 12, 2008 06:31 PM

I owned a 1998 ford f-150 extended cab 5.4 liter and drove it for 10 years. I thoroughly checked the mileage over time and without the A/C it would get 13.5 mpg in the city absolutely babying that thing. I did not do enough highway driving to comment on that. My new truck is a Toyota Tacoma 16.68 mpg city. My two complaints with the ford, poor mpg and my service experience ... Read More...

Ford F-150 Owners

Ford Cars and Truck Recall

Written by: gaspasser2 on Feb 28, 2008 03:06 PM

AP Feds Alert Ford Owners to Recalls Thursday February 28, 5:41 pm ET By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writer Government Warns Ford Owners About Recalled Vehicles WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government on Thursday warned owners of about 4.6 million recalled Ford vehicles to bring their cars and trucks immediately to dealerships to disconnect cruise control switch ... Read More...

Ford F-Series Radiator and Cooling Questions

2 Radiators gone bad in one year

Written by: vibe98 on Feb 19, 2008 06:02 AM

What would cause my 1998 ford f150 with 192,600 to blow 2 radiators in one year. I have a new one now that was under warranty but it would be nice to figure why the right side seals are going bad. Any sugestion. Read More...

Ford F-Series Electrical and Lighting Problems

Radiator

Written by: vibe98 on Feb 10, 2008 09:14 PM

What would cause my 1998 ford f150 with 192,600 to blow 3radiators in one year. I have a new one now that was under warranty but it would be nice to figure why the right side seals are going bad. Any sugestion. Read More...

Full-size pickup sales - F-150 best selling truck, but for how much longer??

Re: new F150 [dino6]

Written by: cruiser69 on Jan 30, 2008 02:52 PM

Great post. A very good breakdown of the market. I am hoping and praying i can purchase a new F-150 and give America one more shot at producing a quality, long term vehicle. My biggest concern is that Ford is not as financially stable as GM and has not pumped the necessary cash into their products to get the quality back up. I own both a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis and ... Read More...

Ford F-Series Electrical and Lighting Problems

Re: 1998 Ford F150 tails will not work [mickeymouse2]

Written by: vibe98 on Jan 21, 2008 02:33 PM

They told me about $1000 but did not tell for sure even though I did ask. But it was 6-8 wire that were cut and melted the wire loom plus the black tape. Just that alone costed me $377.12, $356 for labor and $20 for parts. They resolder the wires and put on a fresh loom and tape. Yeah I guess this is the cheaper way but I still wanted to know about the harnes. Be care whenever ... Read More...

Re: 1998 Ford F150 tails will not work [vibe98]

Written by: mickeymouse2 on Jan 21, 2008 01:55 PM

How much would a wire harness cost from the back to front? You would have to check with the dealer on that. I'm willing to bet that after you do, you will decide to repair the one that is damaged. Read More...

Re: 1998 Ford F150 tails will not work [mickeymouse2]

Written by: vibe98 on Jan 21, 2008 10:49 AM

The wire harness under the truck bed by the shock was cut. It probably happened when I changed out shocks by the shop. The wire loom was melted through plus the black tape was melted. Thanks for all the help. How much would a wire harness cost from the back to front? Read More...

Re: 1998 Ford F150 tails will not work [vibe98]

Written by: mickeymouse2 on Jan 19, 2008 06:12 PM

Your parking lights are on the same circut as your tail lights and license plate light. Forget about your other lights for now. You either are missing ground or positive for the tail lights and plate light. Take a test light to one of the sockets and see which one is missing. You may have just lost a good enough ground for the bed of the truck. Read More...

1998 Ford F150 tails will not work

Written by: vibe98 on Jan 19, 2008 02:12 PM

Well it has been -4 degrees with an wind chill of -20 but I am doing my best to check the sockets. I do have brake lights, hazzard lights, change all light bulbs in the tail lights again, change the fuse in slot 18 with a 5amp fuse, plus I do have front parking lights and hazzards and headlights. But no tails and license plate lights. I did locate the conector for the wiring ... Read More...