Ford F-150 Complaints (2001)

1,236 consumer complaints on file.

#10897662August 22, 2016
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND BELT CANNOT BE BUCKLED. SOMETIMES IF I SPEED UP TO AROUND 30 MPH BELT WILL RELEASE BUT HARD TO BUCKLE WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884899July 14, 2016
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS BECAME UNLATCHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881797June 30, 2016
ENGINE
BLOWN SPARK PLUG ON CYLINDER 8.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873553June 10, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING INTO TOWN AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY I APPLIED MY BRAKE AND IT RESUMED TO 65 FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS THEN ACCELERATED AGAIN. I TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. IN ORDER TO STOP I PUSHED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK FORCIBLY. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A SPIN AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER..
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872268June 2, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS TANK FRONT STRAP IS BROKEN RUSTED. THE BACK ONE IS GOOD. I JUST KNOTICED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865288May 16, 2016
ENGINE
ENGINE BLEW THE SPARK PLUG OUT WHILE IDLING. COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860525April 20, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 25 MPH AND BRAKING THE TRUCK ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. ENGINE RPM ACCELERATED TO MAX AND TRUCK STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH. FULL BRAKE APPLICATION WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT MAX RPM AND WAS TURNED OFF WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS PREVIOUSLY HAD HAPPENED WHEN MERGING INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC OR PASSING WITH ACCELERATOR PUSHED TO NEAR FULL DOWN POSITION. THIS TIME THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852809March 31, 2016
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELT LOOSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V227001 (SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 255,506.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852561March 30, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE GEAR FAILED TO REMAIN IN DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC DIAL IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837616February 22, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FORD F150 2001 TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF HOUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826122February 15, 2016
SEAT BELTS
2 OUT OF 3 OF MY SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LATCH. I CONTACTED FORD AND ADVISED THEM O FOUND A RECALL ONLINE ABOUT THIS. FORD STATED RECALLS ARE VIN SPECIFIC. I ADVISED FORD THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND A RECALL. FORD REFUSES TO FIX IT FROM FORD DEALERSHIP LEVEL TO CUSTOMER RELATIONS LEVEL. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE UNKNOWN HOW LONG AGO IT STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822640January 27, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING TEN MILES, THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820348January 14, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TANK STRAP HAS CORRODED OR BROKE AND GAS TANK LEAKS GAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819705January 12, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT AS YET BUT THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE HAS SUCH EXTREME CORROSION THAT CERTIFIED MECHANICS ARE RELUCTANT TO WORK ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A FAILURE OCCURRING AT CONNECTION POINT WHERE THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION CONNECTS TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THEIR CONCERN IS A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF ANY OF THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION CONNECTION POINTS FAIL DUE TO THE SEVERELY CORRODED FRAME. THIS IS NOT SURFACE CORROSION, THE METAL IS FLAKED AND SEPARATED AND IT IS THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD JUST SPENT $4,000 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BACK TO THE TAIL PIPE AND THE MECHANIC IS WARNING ME ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME CORROSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 77, 000 ORIGINAL MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819462January 11, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-150 XLT 4X4 SUPER CREW JUST HIT 100000 MILES AND MY FRAME SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND FOUR KIDS IN THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN TURN GREEN WENT TO TAKE OFF AND IT SNAPPED IN HALF THE STATE I LIVE IN IT NEEDS TO BE SCRAPED BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT INSPECT A WELDED FRAME I AM SERIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED THIS NEEDS TO BE FELT WITH A 11 YEAR OLD TRUCK FRAME SHOULD NOT BRAKE LIKE THIS I HAVE A 89 FORD F-150 N IT'S FRAME IS IS IN SLIT BETTER CONDITION THAN THIS I AM NOT HAPPY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818122January 5, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND AROUND 7:00 AM. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I TRIED THE REAR DEFROSTER. THE REAR DEFROSTER HAS WORKED ONLY ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND NOT AT ALL FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS; SO NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN IT ACTUALLY TURNED ON TODAY. 10 MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON THE DEFROST I WAS DRIVING APPROX 30MPH THROUGH TOWN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG INSIDE THE TRUCK. IT WAS LOUD ENOUGH THAT I SWERVED AND LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF PEOPLE WERE THROWING ICE CHUNKS AT CARS OR SHOOTING BB GUNS. A FEW MINUTES LATER I NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRUCK HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE GLASS TOGETHER IS THE TINT TAPE. THE WINDOW WILL NEED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810484December 15, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE HEATER CORE LEAKS COOLANT INTO THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT FOGGING THE WINDOWS AND PREVENTING USE OF THE HEATER SYSTEM TO DEFOG/DEFROST WINDOW PROVIDING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION DURING FROSTY OR RAINY DAYS. CORE HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW 4 TIMES USING MANUFACTURER PARTS OR AFTERMARKET PARTS. ALL TECHNICAL BULLETINS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED TO TRY AND COMPLETE THE REPAIR SUCCESSFULLY. THE FIX HAS NOT LASTED. DATE LISTED BELOW FOR WHEN OCCURRED IS DATE OF LAST OCCURANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810035December 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME RAILS JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEELS RUST/ROTTED AND THE VEHICLE SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES. SIMILAR TO THE FAILURES COVERED BY TOYOTA RECALL FOR THE TUNDRA OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RAISED ON A LIFT FOR AN OIL CHANGE. NOT A SPEC OF RUST ON THE BODY ANYWHERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789413November 9, 2015
ENGINE
THE SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788733November 5, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT IDLED ROUGHLY AND MADE A POPPING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE RODE ROUGHLY AND HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STILL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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