general problems of the 1998 Ford F-150

1998 Ford f150 s/n 1ftrx18l7wnb03063 mechanic said the frame is rusting badly. Suggested I not pull a heavy trailer or haul heavy loads in the bed.

My driver's side seat belt does not work at all for the past 6-8 months its been stuck and locked and it doesn't release the belt at all so I been driving without a seat belt for awhile now it needs to be repaired and as for the other issues unknown like bank-1 & bank-2 not working properly also evap-leaks and sensors not working.

I have contacted myself the bf goodrich company and the dealership that sells bf goodrich tires. I have contacted the company two times. I have not heard anything from these people and it has been two to three months. I am writing you hoping that I can get some results. I bought tires on line thru mandan walmart. The date was March 26, 2016. It was for 4 tires. The size was p235/70r16. I had a flat rear 3-5-2019. I took the tire in to be repair on 3-7-2019. Mandan walmart would not repair the tire because it had dry rot. The mileage at that time was 149312. When I purchased the tire from mandan walmart I did not know that the tires were gotten from a third party called dotcom tire. They sent the tires to the store and they put on and balanced with new valve stems. What I did not know is that the tire had a manufacture date of 04/13. They were sold as new tires and the warranty only had 3 years on it. Mandan walmart said they do not fix flats with rot and that did not sell the tires, the third party did. I bought new tires not three year old tires and mandan walmart should told me that the tires were that old. Mandan walmart told me also "customer neglect" on my vehicle what nonsense is this? also, mandan walmart also said "customer neglect" and not taking proper care of your vehicle is the other comment they made and this is why they will not fix my truck, they should not tell customers bluntly there is no neglect on this vehicle. The mileage on the truck now is 156828. I took the tire to ok tire and they fixed it. What will I do about the other tires which have the same problem? please call me at area code (701) 663-5642 about this problem.

Shock upper mount simply fell off causing driver side rear shock to drag ground. After further inspection also noticed at the location of the rusted out mount location that the rear wiring for the tail light were severed causing truck to now be stuck in park. Also while inspecting noticed rear frame is simply falling apart and other areas throughout the frame are weak as well. This is a huge safety concern after doing research I am finding many accounts of the same issue online but no manufacture recalls. Why isn't Ford doing anything about this issue? I've never seen frames do this. Truck needs full frame replacement.

Gear selector lever became "sloppy" and I couldn't depend on the selector for park, or drive gears.

1998 Ford F-150 broken gas tank strap. Leaking fuel after tank fell out.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford f150. The snug top cover that is used to secure the cargo area fell down the manufacturer refused to make any repairs. He felt that this was dangerous because it could have fallen on his head. The current mileages is 45,000 and the failure mileage was 30,000. Updated 02-01-08.