1998 Ford F-150 vehicle speed control problems
116 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Ford F-150 — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Since purchase 6/24/1998 riverside ford sumner wa non tire size not calibrated 22570r16 caused accelerated odometer miles by 100,144 miles unaware tacomaspeedometer I paid $55.14 on april 13, 2013 june 11, 2013 at titus will dealership receipt 203,997 was involved in mva may 13, 2019 other person…”
filed Jun 10, 2019
“Tl* the contact owned a 1998 ford f-150. The contact was not notified by the manufacturer that nhtsa campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control) was issued on january 27, 2005. The speed control function failed to properly shut off pertaining to the speed control deactivation switch and the…”
filed Apr 12, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, THE…Campaign 05V388000 · Sep 7, 2005
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other F-150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 F-150 | 9 | 9% |
| 2024 F-150 | 7 | 4% |
| 2023 F-150 | 18 | 5% |
| 2022 F-150 | 15 | 3% |
| 2021 F-150 | 18 | 2% |
| 2020 F-150 | 15 | 2% |
| 2019 F-150 | 43 | 3% |
| 2018 F-150 | 73 | 3% |
| 2017 F-150 | 59 | 4% |
| 2016 F-150 | 97 | 5% |
| 2015 F-150 | 139 | 8% |
| 2014 F-150 | 100 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Ford F-150
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.