Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford F-150 (XL Supercab Short Bed 4WD)
Estimated: $44828 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1914
$919
$804
$727
$651
$5015
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2786
$2869
$2970
$3088
$3227
$14940
Maintenance
$2763
$2475
$1215
$1101
$2291
$9845
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$532
$532
$532
$532
$532
$788
Total Ownership Costs
$10423
$8964
$7918
$7992
$9531
$44828
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Cab Type: Extra/Super/ Quad/Double/King/Extended
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 5407.731120
Displacement CI: 330
Displacement L: 5.4
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 230
Engine H P_to: 235
Engine KW: 171.5110
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: F-150
Model Year: 1998
Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection, Windsor Engine Plant
Plant City: Norfolk
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Virginia
Seat Belts All: Manual
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. THE REGULATOR WAS FAULTY AND CAUSED THE WINDOW TO FALL OFF TRACK. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THEY WOULD DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR FOR THAT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CRACK DEVELOPING ON DOOR, AT REAR SIDE OF WINDOW, 2" ABOVE BOTTOM OF WINDOW. ALMOST EVERY F-150 OWNER WHO'S HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT HIS/HER TRUCK AND FOUND SAME PROBLEM. FORD NOT MAKING ANY EFFORT TO REMEDY.