There are 6 stored owner reports matching the body & structure leading-label group for the 1998 Ford F-250 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 6 of 6 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS CRACKING ABOVE DOOR HANDLE. DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING DOOR. *AK
WATER LEAKING TO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE CAUSED MAL-FUNCTIONS CAUSING TRUCK TO SHORT AND STOP IN INTERSECTION.*AK
HAVE FOUND A CRACK LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT WINDOW CUTOUT.*AK
BOTH DOORS OF VEHICLE EXHIBIT A FATIGUE CRACK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE WINDOW AREA, REAR EDGE, ABOUT 3 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF WINDOW FRAME, CRACK BEGINS AT THE RUBBER WEATHER SEAL, THEN PROGRESSES REARWARD HORIZONTALLY FOR ABOUT ,5 INCHES. WE THEN CHECKED MY BUDDIES 1997 F150 AND HIS HAD IT TOO. HE THEN CHECK 3 OF HIS FRIENDS, AND THEY ALSO HAD THE CRACKS. SEEMS THAT AUTO BODY SHOPS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM, CHECK IT OUT SEEMS TO BE A HIGH PERCENTAGE FROM A VERY SMALL SAMPLE. *AK
THE 6 MONTH OLD FRAME IS WARPED, THERE WAS A BREAK ON THE FRAME THAT WAS VISIBLE WHEN THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION BROKE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS STILL PERSISTING. *SLC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME CONTINUALLY BECOMING WARPED EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED, THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IT COULD BREAK WHILE DRIVING. *SLC
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 3, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.