🚗 AutoDefect IQ

1998 Ford Ford problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control (2) · Tires (2) · Vehicle Speed Control (1)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

100 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

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

17
Complaints
0
Recalls
33
Service bulletins
1
Crashes reported
6
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

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

Service bulletins (33)

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.

Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System 2003-03-01 · 030606 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

diagnostic trouble codes for high oxygen sensor voltage (p0132 and p0152). current diagnostic may result in premature replacement of the compuvalve. *tt *jb

Vehicle Speed Control 2001-10-01 · 012112 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

concerns with throttle sticking after steady state driving in extreme cold ambient temperatures on vehicles built 12/21/1997 thorugh 7/15/1999. *tt

Power Train:automatic Transmission:park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch 2001-09-01 · 011801 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

subject regarding inadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *jg

Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline 2001-09-01 · 15220 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

subject regarding 2.5l and 3.0l 24-v duratec engine disassembly guidelines. *tt

Suspension 1999-11-01 · 13458 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

subject regarding wheel vibration diagnosis - service tip. *tt

Wheels 1999-11-01 · 7434 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

some vehicles may exhibit wheel / tire related vibration that is difficult to diagnose. *tt

Showing the 6 most recent of 33 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

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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