49 problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 1998 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While applying the brakes vehicle continued to accelerate. The cruise control was not engaged. The driver had to put the vehicle in neutral to slow it down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who cleaned the throttle body assembly.
The contact owns a 1998 Ford F-150. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The dealer does not have the parts available for the recall repair and do not know when they will arrive. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 130,000.
Cruise control deactivation switch failed.
Vehicle was parked for a few minutes and the owner noticed that there was smoke coming out of the top front left side of the hood. Consumer immediately noticed that the cruise control switch wire had a short. He disconnected it to avoid further damage.
Around Feb 2002 my 1998 F-150 burned up while off in my driveway of my florida home. I had just come in and turned off the vehicle 3 or 4 minutes before when I had come outside to of all things use the garden hose and looked over to see my the right side (when viewed from t he front) of the hood on fire. I tried to put the fire out as I called 911. I was able to keep it to just the front of the vehicle until the fire fighters arrived. The investigators were unable to determine the source of the fire and we moved on with our lives. Only recently did I learn of the recall that relates to the cruise control of this vehicle type. I realize that at this point I probably have little recourse against Ford except to help the government take necessary action against them. Apparently according to the wsbtv. Com website (abc in atlanta) Ford knew about the problem in 1999 and did nothing about it. The truck was totaled and I received a fraction of the money I should have for the truck and my belongings that were damaged in the fire. Also I believe that my insurance went up due to no fault of my own. Thanks for your help.
Consumer states that the cruise control button does not work. Dealer notified.
Cruise control was engaged. Went to release it by tapping brakes & pushing button. , cruise control remained engaged. Vehicle was not slowing down. Hit off button & vehicle increased in speed. Hit brakes hard & noticed smoke coming from wheels. Turned vehicle off & restarted. Engine would race & cc still be engaged. Shut vehicle down again & heard a pop. Restarted vehicle & tried to reengage cc & failed to engage. Taken vehicle to dealer & mechanic could not locate problem.
Accelerator pedal stuck to floor and would not release while entering freeway @ 40mph. Put both feet on brake pedal @ 70mph before pedal released and was able to regain control. Cruise control was not engaged at time of incident.
Accelerator pedal does not disengage when turning off cruise control. Dealer is aware of problem. The problem has not been corrected.
I was driving on an interchange ramp at approximately 50 mph. It was two lanes and a semi started to move over into my lane. I pressed on the accelerator to kick it into overdrive to get past the truck. All of a sudden, the accelerator went all the way to the floor and stuck there. The engine started revving at a high rpm. . I put the truck into neutral and kept coasting as there was no place to pull off. The engine was revving at 5000 rpm. After about 15 seconds, the accelerator returned to normal and the engine rpm's returned to normal. The way it happened was just as if the "resume" button on the cruise control had been pressed to resume speed after you slow down. . . . The accelerator depresses on its own and the truck gets back up to the set speed. However. . . The cruise control was off since I disticntly remember turning if off prior to getting into indianapolis. I referenced your site and found action number ea98018 to look very similar to this.
Throttle unable to return to idle due to ice forming in throttle body. Recall campaign; id number : 98v007000. The consumer stated that he is having trouble with the cruise control not turning off when he presses on the brake pedal or hit the off button.
Either while using cruise control or shut off cruise control is engaged, and used to pass another vehicle, vehicle will accelerate and continue to accelerate erratically. Driver must turn vehicle off in gear on straightway to gain control. Sometimes when this condition persists engine revs very high. Please describe details.
The uneven idle is dangerous. I've had it repaired twice. I have been at a full stop with my foot on the brake and had the car idle up so suddenly and violently that the car jumps forward 2 feet before I can stop it. I have almost hit pedestrians crossing in front of the vehicle on several occaisions. I have to put the truck in park at stoplights or apply very heavy pressure to the brake to prevent this from happening. I've called Ford, taken it to three different dealers for repair, and the mechanic's all acknowledge they've seen the problem before on this truck but the central customer care people claim to have no record.
Unable to disengage cruise control which causes an increase in speed.