Ford F-150 Complaints (2001)

1,236 consumer complaints on file.

#10054555January 20, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT STARTED TO SHOW SMALL CRACKING MARKS ON HOOD, FRONT FENDERS AND ROOF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053032January 13, 2004
STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE OF 2001 F150. MY LATE HUSBAND SUFFERED MASSIVE HEAD TRAMA WHEN THE F150 HE WAS DRIVING WAS STRUCK HEAD ON WITH AN ISUZU DELIVERY TRUCK. THE TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES AND CONTINUED TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL. IIHS AND DATELINE REPORT THE STRUCTURE OF THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND COULD RESULT IN MASSIVE HEAD TRAMA INJURIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10052887January 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 F 150 5.4 L ENGINE DRIVING ALONG AND SPARK PLUG # 3 BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052871January 11, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSES IN MY 2001 FORD F150 LIGHTNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053444January 6, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052094December 30, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE OWNER PICKED UP THE TRUCK AFTER IT WAS SERVICED FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. THE DURATION OF THE REPAIR TOOK (2) DAYS. LATER, THE TRUCK IDLED ABRUPTLY AND SPEED OFF. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051134December 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 39,000 MI ,FRONT ROTOR BECAME WARPED, REPLACED. AT 43,000 MI GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM RT FRONT WHEEL AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF USE IN CITY TRAFFIC. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051034December 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FORD F-150 PICKUP BLOWS SPARK PLUG OUT OF CYLINDER, CAUSING THOUSANDS IN REPAIR COSTS. HAPPENED ON MY 2001 F-150 A FEW HUNDRED MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. (37,000 MI)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049660December 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SPARK PLUG EXPLOSIVELY BLOWN FROM CYLINDER HEAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049395December 8, 2003
I HAVE A 2001 F150 V-8 WITH 46,300 MILES THAT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WHILE IT HAD WARRANTY AND THEY DIDN'T DETECT THE PROBLEM. I EVEN GOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK SO I WOULD BE PROTECTED IN CASE I DID HAVE A PROBLEM. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS 1300 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP DETECTS THE PROBLEM. ACTUALLY I HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO TELL THE DEALERSHIP WHERE TO LOOK! NOW I AM STUCK WITH THE BILL... FORD OFFERED TO PAY 3,000 BUT THE NEW MOTOR IS MORE THAN 5,000! I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY THAT WHEN I DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IT HAD WARRANTY AND THEY OVERLOOKED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049876December 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH BRAKES FAILED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049882December 2, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE ,AND THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047239November 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 FORD F150 "LIGHTNING" 5.4L V8. BLEW OUT THE 3RD SPARK PLUG BACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD. THIS IS DUE TO A SMALL NUMBER OF THREADS THAT HOLD THE SPARK PLUGS IN THE HEAD ON 1999-2003 FORD F150 LIGHTNINGS, AS WELL AS OTHER FORD PRODUCTS THAT UTILIZE THE SAME HEAD DESIGN (MOSTLY 5.4L V-8S). HEAD WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, ALONG WITH THE COIL PACK THAT WAS DESTROYED BY THE EJECTED PLUG. DO NOT KNOW IF AN OPEN CYLINDER COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048480November 17, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL. THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT THE ROADWAY ONTO THE NORTH SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE ROTATED CLOCKWISE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ROOF STRUCK A TREE. THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN A DITCH (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT - THE CONSUMER WAS NOT THE DRIVER). *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10045697November 7, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY
THIS MAY BE A MOOT POINT BECAUSE THE TRUCK (2001 F-150 SUPERCREW XLT 4WD) I HAD OWNED (TRADED IT IN FOR A 2003 FORD SUPERCREW WHICH ALSO EXHIBITS VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS) HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVER SEATBELT BECOMING DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE SEATBELT WOULD DISENGAGE ALL BY ITSELF. I EVEN HAD WITNESSES TO THE FACT. I ASKED FOR THE SERVICE TO ADDRESS IT; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS SERIOUS AS WHAT ARE SEATBELTS FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. ALSO HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT CRACKING OR SPIDERING. FORD REGIONAL PERSONNEL FROM DENVER WANTED TO REPAINT THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW IT WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. THIS WENT ON FOR OVER 4 MONTHS. THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IN ADDITION TO THE STEERING PROBLEMS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY I HAD GET RID OF THE PROBLEM SUPERCREW I HAD PURCHASED. *LA RQ04011.*PCO OWNER GRANTED PERMISSION TO RELEASE INFO_*PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042030November 5, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER ACCELERATED AROUND A CORNER AND HIT THE TREE HEAD ON. *PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10038802November 5, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE CONSUMERS SON WAS TRAVELING WITH HIS FRIEND IN HIS NEW FORD SVT 150 LIGHTING TRUCK. WHEN THE CONSUMERS SON WAS ASLEEP AND HIS FRIEND WAS DRIVING HE WAS TRAVELING IN AN EXCESS SPEED OF 120 MPH, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. THE FRONT HAD GONE HEAD ON INTO THE EMBANKMENT WHEN THE AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE INCLUDING THE SIDE AIRBAGS. THE CONSUMERS SON WAS THROWN OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND KILLED. *PH *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#10046135October 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044821October 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND STARTED SMELLING FUEL ODOR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, FOUND OUT THAT A SPARK PLUG EJECTED OUTWARDS AND CRACKED ONE OF THE ENGINE HEADS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044515October 22, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WITHOUT WARNING HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE STREET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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