Ford F-150 Complaints (2001)

1,236 consumer complaints on file.

#10095649October 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY, APPROACHING THE ON-RAMP TO THE 280 ON SAND HILL ROAD IN MENLO PARK, CA. THE 2001 F-150 5.4L PICK-UP WITH 75,000 MILES, STARTED MAKING A LOUD POPPING SOUND WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH. I PULLED THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE CAR WAS TOWED BY FLATBED TO THE LOCAL SHELL GAS STATION REPAIR SHOP TO BE SEEN BY THE MECHANIC IN THE MORNING. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE #3 PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HAD COME OUT OF THE HEAD, THE THREADS TO THE SPARK PLUG STRIPPED. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET A NEW PLUG INTO THE HEAD AND WANTED MY APPROVAL TO SPEND ABOUT 5 HOURS OR $750 TO REMOVE THE HEAD AND INSPECT THE CYLINDER HEAD FOR A POSSIBLE STRIPPED SOCKET. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SEPARATELY QUOTED ME $1,010 FOR A NEW CYLINDER HEAD AND THE FORD SERVICE ADVISER AT THE PALO ALTO FORD DEALERSHIP QUOTED MY AN ESTIMATED 12 HOURS TO TEAR DOWN AND REMOVE THE HEAD FOR INSPECTION. THE HOURLY RATE QUOTED IS $105. I CHECKED WITH ANOTHER LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BLOWN PLUG AND STRIPPED HEAD WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE AGREED THAT THE FIVE HOUR ESTIMATE TO REMOVE THE HEAD SOUNDED RIGHT (WHY IS FORD QUOTING ME 12 HOURS?). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094973October 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS AFTER ONLY 70,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093583October 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY TRUCK DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT IDLE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALER AND HAD A TECHNICIAN RIDE WITH ME. HE FELT THE SHUDDERING AND SAID MY ENGINE WAS MISFIRING. THE COIL PACK AND PLUG (I BELIEVE #1) HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS, OF COURSE, OCCURRED JUST AFTER MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (47K MILES). AN EMPLOYEE TOLD ME SHE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HER TRUCK AFTER SHE BOUGHT IT USED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093407September 30, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2001 FORD F150 SUPER CAB TRUCK,AND I SAW THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY HEAD RETRAINTS IN THE BACK SEATS,AND ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT FOUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MATTER AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT,ALSO HAD MY TRUCK IN THE DEALER SHOP FOR FOUR DAYS FOR A WATER LEAK,AND WAS GIVEN TO ME,PAID BY THE DEALER A FORD F150 SUPER CAB 2005 RENTAL,UNTIL MY TRUCK WAS FIXED,AND I SAW THAT THIS TRUCK DID HAVE THE BACK SEATS RESTRAINTS,SO I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE,NOT TO HAVE THESE RESTRAINTS ON THESE OTHER YEAR TRUCKS.I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE RESOLVE ON THIS PROBLEM,BECAUSE I HAVE GRANDKIDS,AND IT COULD BE VERY UNSAFE.AND THIS MY FIRST TIME BUYING A FORD.PLEASE REPLY TO ME SOON.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095060September 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FORD F 150 SAFETY ISSUE. *BF (BUILT WITH MAGNESIUM RADIATOR SUPPORTS) THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LATER FOUND THE VEHICLE SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095097September 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CNG VEHICLE. *BF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE BI-FUEL CNG AND GASOLINE VEHICLE IN THE CONSUMERS GOVERNMENT FLEET. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED HE FOUND SMOKE. THE FIRE SPREAD THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095361September 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WIPER MOTOR MELTED AND HARNESS AND CONNECTOR MELTED COWL. *NM CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE #01V258000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ON THE WIPER MOT0R. THE CONSUMER WAS MADE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE RENDERED ON THE WIPER MOTOR. TWO YEARS LATER THE WIPER MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE AND DID CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094021September 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER'S HEARD THE DOME INSIDE LIGHT MAKE A POPPING NOISE. AFTER HEARING THAT POPPING NOISE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING THE INSIDE OF THE ENTIRE TRUCK. GRAND-DAUGHTER'S HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE. HOWEVER, SHE WAS NOT INJURED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091380September 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A FORD F150 5.4L LARIAT 4X4 THAT RECENTLY HAD A BLOWN PLUG IN #4 CYLINDER. MY TRUCK HAS 9200 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER ON ALL 8 CYLINDERS FOR A TUNE-UP AND ADVISED OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY ACTED OBLIVIOUS TO THE PROBLEM AND SUPPOSEDLY THEIR 20 YR TECH COULD NOT GET THE 4TH PLUG BACK IN ALL THE WAY WHEN HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CHANGING THE PLUGS. I LATER FOUND THAT "BLOW BYS" IN THE FORD 5.4L ENGINE IS ACTUALLY VERY COMMON. THE MECHANIC AT THE FORD DEALER TOTALLY STRIPPED THE #4 CYLINDER AND FORD WANTED TO CHARGE ME $2700 TO REPLACE THE HEAD. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A PRIVATE SHOP AND HAD STAINLESS STEEL SLEEVES PUT IN ALL 8 CYLINDERS, SINCE THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE HEADS BEING ALUMINUM AND THE PLUGS BEING STEEL. WHEN THESE 2 DISSIMILAR METALS EXPAND AND CONTRACT AT DIFFERENT TEMPATURES, CAUSING THE PLUGS TO EVENTUALLY WORK THEIR WAY OUT. HOW DO WE GET FORD TO OWN UP TO THEIR DESIGN ISSUE AND STOP PASSING ON THE PROBLEM AT THE CONSUMERS' EXPENSE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092013September 14, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE TIE ROD ENDS SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090800September 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
FORD GAVE NO REASON FOR COMPLETE TRASMISSION FAILURE. FORTUNATELY SLLIPPING AND FAILURE OCCURED DURING TRANSMISSION WARM UP IN DRIVE WAY. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT 40,000 MI AT OWNER EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090313September 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
VEHICLE STALLED . CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A RIGHT SOLENOID GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTOR MALFUNCTIONED. WARRANTY EXPIRED, HOWEVER DEALER WAS WILLING TO MEET THE CONSUMER HALF WAY ON THE EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090099August 31, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH FRONT BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY FELL OFF. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT AND HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER STATED THAT CALIPER BOLTS BACKED OUT AND FELL OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090151August 31, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DRIVER'S REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME APART AND WAS UNABLE TO BE USED, LEAVING THE PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083490August 31, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE SPARK PLUGS FAILED. WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW, THE ENTIRE HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD WITHIN 12KMILES IN WHICH IT BLEW ANOTHER SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE OTHER HEAD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS FROM AN INTERNAL BACKFIRE THAT WAS SO STRONG THAT IT BLEW PLUGS OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF OTHERS WHOM EXPERIENCED THAT SAME PROBLEM. (CYLINDER #7 SPECIFICALLY) *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089950August 27, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WERE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089459August 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ON RAINY DAYS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS SYSTEM FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING ANY LONGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LONGER ON WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089694August 20, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PROBLEMS WITH GENERAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON FORD F150. *MR ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE CONSUMERS NOTICED THAT HIS TIRES HAD A DEFINITE CONCAVE LOOK ACROSS THE SURFACE OF THE TREAD. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO, HE NOTICED A SLIGHT NOISE, ONLY ON ROUGH ROADS. THE NOISE HAD BECOME GREATER WHICH WAS DUE TO BELT SEPARATION ON TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089343August 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY FAILED. AS RESULT, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089352August 20, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TREAD PEELED COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE, TO THE STEEL. THE TIRE DEFLATED. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. CONTINENTAL, SIZE: P275/60R17, ADTO 444 0200. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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