🚗 AutoDefect IQ

1998 Ford F-350 Sd problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control (1) · Vehicle Speed Control (1) · Power Train:axle Assembly (1)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

100 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Ford F-350 Sd model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

3
Complaints
0
Recalls
5
Service bulletins
0
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (5)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) 2004-12-13 · 042107 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

general (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt

Electrical System 2004-02-01 · 17571 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with diagnostic trouble codes p0603 (powertrain control module keep alive memory error) or p0605 ( powertrain control module read only memory error). *tt

Visibility:defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:windshield:electrical Heating Element 2000-03-01 · 14020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

concerns with the manual temperature control knob falling off. *tt

Visibility:defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:windshield:electrical Heating Element 2000-03-01 · 8432 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

some vehicles equipped with manual temperature control may exhibit a temperature control knob that falls off. *tt

Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar 1998-04-01 · 982721 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

some vehicles may experience a popping / squeaking noise in the steering column while turning. *yc

What owners report

No detailed complaint narratives on file.

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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