1998 Ford F-150 Structure

A CRACK IN THE STEEL BY THE WINDOW TRIM ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON ALL FORD F-150'S FROM 1997 TO 2003. FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR SEVEN YEARS. *AK

ORIGINALLY NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS SLOWING DOWN, THEN NOTICED CRACKING ON THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH FORD'S SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE #12071. DATE UNKNOWN, BUT WINDOW BEHAVIOR DATES TO FALL 2001. *NLM

I OWN A 1998 FORD F150 PICKUP AND HAVE NOTICED A CRACK IN THE SHEET METAL OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR JUST BEHIND THE LOWER PART OF THE WINDOW. AN ARTICLE I WAS READING SUGGESTED CALLING A FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT FORD ONLY REPAIRS THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST 36,000 MILES. THE ARTICLE I READ STATED THAT FORD UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEM TO BE CAUSED BY OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR AND WINDOW, WHICH CAUSES THE SHEET METAL, IN THE LOCATION OF THE CRACK, TO FLEX, WHICH OVER TIME FAILS AND CRACKS. THE PROBLEM WILL ONLY GET WORSE WITH TIME AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE. MY CONCERN IS THE LOCATION OF THE CRACK AT A CORNER RADIUS AND COULD PROPAGATE TOWARD THE REAR OF THE DOOR. THE CRACK THAT HAS DEVELOPED, CAUSES TWO PROBLEMS, IT CREATES AN OPENING FOR WATER AND SALT TO CORRODE THE UNPROTECTED SHEET METAL ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE CRACK CREATES A PROBLEM, WERE THE VEHICLE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. SINCE THE CRACK HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED, IT WOULD TAKE LITTLE IMPACT FOR THE CRACK TO PROPAGATE ALLOWING THE DOOR PANEL TO BE SEVERED, REMOVING ITS STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THE ARTICLE I READ STATED THAT FORD HAS FOUND THAT WELDING THE DOOR DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CORRECTION CAN ONLY BE MADE BY REPLACING THE DOOR. AS THESE CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED AND CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON FORD F150 TRUCKS AFTER 36,000 MILES, HOW ARE THEY BEING REPAIRED? MY GUESS WOULD BE THAT IF THEY ARE BEING REPAIRED IN ANY MANNER, THEY ARE MOST LIKELY BEING WELDED TOGETHER AND REPAINTED, WHICH FORD HAS FOUND TO BE A INSUFFICIENT REPAIR. THE ONLY "REPAIR" IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR, WHICH WOULD BE COSTLY FOR THE CONSUMER. THIS PROBLEM WILL MOST LIKELY ONLY GET WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTS, AS THIS CLEARLY IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I ASKED THE NHTSA TO LOOK AT THIS MATTER MORE CLOSELY TO UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE CRACK THAT DEVELOPS OVER TIME ON THE FORD F150 TRUCK DOORS. *NLM

BOTH OF THE DOOR FRAMES ON MY 98 F-150 HAVE CRACKED AND CONTINUE TO GET BIGGER. I BELIEVE THEY WILL CRACK COMPLETELY THROUGH THE ENTIRE DOOR. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT FORD WON'T PAY TO FIX IT UNTIL YOU MAKE THEM. PLEASE HELP THE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS THAT FORD HAS FRAUDULENTLY SOLD KNOWN DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. *JB

RE 1998 FORD F150 SUPER CAB DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ARE DEVELOPING CRACKS FORD HAS REPAIRED THIS SAME PROBLEM 2 TIMES BEFORE NOW THAT THE CRACKES ARE APPERAING FOR THE 3RD TIME THEY SAY THAT MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARENTEE BUT BUT OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR 400.00 DOLLARS I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME I ALSO THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL NOT JUST A BULLETIN FIRST REPAIR WAS ON 9/1/99 SECOND REPAIR WAS ON 2/1/2001 AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN.

CRACKS HAVE FORMED IN THE BOTH DOORS OF MY 1998 F150 XLT AT THE BASE OF THE WINDOW. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE DOOR AND THE RESULTANT RUSTING THAT MAY OCCUR. ALSO, BOTH WINDOWS DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY....AS THEY DON'T MOVE UP AND DOWN FREELY. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME CRACKS ON SEVERAL OTHER F150S IN RECENT MONTHS.

CRACK APPEARING AT RIGHT-HAND BOTTOM SIDE OF WINDOW CAUSING IT TO RUST. MR

CRACK IN DOOR METAL NEXT TO DRIVER'S WINDOW. *AK

DRIVER DOOR CRACKED LOWER LEFT REAR AT BELT MOLDING. *AK

HAIR LINE CRACKS ARE DEVELOPING OUTSIDE THE DRIVER'S DOOR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOOR ON THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED BY THE WINDOW AND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ON ALL THE 97, 98, AND 99 FORD HALF TONS. *SCC

1/2" CRACK IN DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHERE WINDOW MOLDING MAKES 90 DEGREE BEND, BEEN THROUGH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LOCAL DEALER WITH NO SATISFACTION, TSB ON PROBLEM EXISTS ALONG WITH LETTER BETWEEN FORD AND DEALERS DESCRIBING PROBLEM IN 1997-2000 F 150S. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE ARE CRACKS FORMING ON BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DOOR FRAMES. ABOUT 3 INCHES ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW AND RUNNING TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE CRACKS ARE THROUGH THE OUTSIDE METAL OF THE DOOR.*AK

METAL STRESS TEAR IN BOTH DOORS. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT DOORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED THROUGH WELDING AND REINFORCEMENT.*AK

THERE IS A STRESS FRACTURE IN THE EXTERIOR OF BOTH DOORS NEXT TO THE GLASS ON THE LATCHING SIDE (NOT HINGE SIDE). THIS DEFECT IS COVERED UNDER THE 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRENTY ALTHOUGH IT'S THE USE OF THE DOOR NOT HOW FAR YOU DRIVE THAT WILL ALLOW THE DEFECT TO OCCUR. IF LEFT UNREPAIRED, IT COULD CAUSE CUTS ON THE HAND, AND I QUESTION THE INTEGRITY OF THE DOOR AROUND THE GLASS.

I HAVE DOOR CRACKS ON MY F150 TRUCK. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1997. MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRUCKS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK

CONSUMER ADVISED THAT THE NORMAL OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS RESULTING IN THE METAL DOOR FRAME BREAKING DUE TO LACK OF REINFORCEMENT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND FRAME. TS

METAL ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS CRACKING ON REAR SIDE OF DOOR. DEALER INDICATED DOOR NEEDED TO BE REENFORCED ON INSIDE.*AK

HAVE CONTACTED FORD SERVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCKS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

A LOT OF F 150 OWNERS HAVE REPORTED STRESS CRACKS IN THE SHEET METAL OF THE DOORS. CAN I GET THIS FIXED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THAY TELL ME NO. DT

PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WERE CRACKING. CRACK STARTED FROM BOTTOM OF WINDOW AND IT ENDED ON DOOR OF BOTH SIDES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CRACK BOTTOM RIGHT, NEXT TO WINDOW. *AK

BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE CRACKING ALSO EVERY 1997 ,1998 ,1999, FORD F-150 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK I LOOKED AT HAD ALSO CRACKED THIS IS GOING CAUSE INJURY'S IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I KNOW THE DOOR IS DESIGNED TO HELP CUSHION IMPACT ON CERTIAN TYPES OF COLLISSIONS THE CRACKES HAVE KNOW COMPROMISED THE INTEGRITY OF THE DOORS . I AM APOLLED AT THE ARREGANCE OF BIG BUSSINESS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIER $30000 PRODUCT ALSO AT HOW WEAK YOUR SAFETY AGENCY IS YOU SHOULD PROTECT THE PUBLIC 100% AND MAKE ALL THE AUTO MANUFACTURES PRODUCE QUALITY VEHICLES AND STAND BEHIND THEM ,THANKS CHUCK MATTHEWS

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FRAME METAL ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. THE CRACK IS ABOUT 3/4" LONG NOW. MY LOCAL NEWS RAN A STORY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THAT IS HOW I BECAME AWARE BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL TRUCKS. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SENT ME TO YOU, PLEASE HELP. *AK

DRIVER'S DOOR FRAME IS CRACKED, AND HAS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE CONSUMER TOOK POSSESSION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY FORD. ONLY OPTION FOR A CORRECTIVE ACTION GIVEN TO THE CONSUMER WAS REPLACEMENT OF DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK