Ford F-150 Complaints (2001)

1,236 consumer complaints on file.

#763186June 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 70 DEGREES, AND THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY AT 12:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED ON MY 2001 F150 SUPERCREW. DURING NORMAL BRAKING PROCEDURES, WITH MORE THAN ADEQUATE SPACING BETWEEN CARS, NORMAL BRAKING PROCEDURES WERE EMPLOYED. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AT ALL FROM THE BRAKES. THIS LEFT MY WIFE, THE DRIVER, NO CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE THE ROAD SERVICE TO AVOID A REAR COLLISION WITH A SMALLER CAR, IN WHICH SHE HIT A ROAD SIDE FOOD STAND. THE FOOD STAND WAS DESTROYED AND THE TRUCK RECEIVED HEAVY DAMAGE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#763063June 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE DEAL DID FIX THE FIRST PROBLEM BUT IGNORED COMPLAINTS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL NOT FIXED. AT 36000 MILES THE DRIVE BELT WENT OUT AND STILL THERE WAS PROBLEMS W/ INJECTORS . NOW DEALERS WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY BECASUE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36900 EVEN THOUGH THEY PUT THE FIRST 1,234 WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011786June 13, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK, FORCING VEHICLE TO GO 35MPH. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT KEPT GOING. SPEED DID NOT INCREASE. VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF TO STOP. DEALER NOIFIED OF PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011652June 12, 2002
SEATS
BOTTOM OF THE SEAT IS AT AN ANGLE WHERE CONSUMER IS STARTING TO HAVE LEG PAIN. TOOK TO DEALER FOR ADJUSTING, BUT CONSUMER FEELS IT'S A DESIGN FLAW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8011568June 11, 2002
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE MOVING SLOWLY CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO JACK THE VEHICLE UP. THERE WERE THREE LEFT LUG NUTS FINGER TIGHT AND ONE WAS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH. WHEN CHECKING OTHER LUG NUTS THEY FOUND THREE FINGERS TIGHT LOOSE ON LEFT REAR ALSO. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011428June 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
RIGHT FRONT BOLTS THAT HOLD BRAKE CALIPER ON FELL OFF. VEHICLE CAME TO A ABRUPT STOP. TWO WEEKS LATER, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FELL OFF. THIS TIME IT POKED A HOLE IN TIRE, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011079June 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, MECHANIC NOTICED THAT MAIN GROUND WIRING WAS HANGING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT OR POSSIBLE FIRE. *AK DEALER FOUND MAIN GROUND CABLE DISCONNECTED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011039June 4, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 30-35MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING DRIVER TO LURCH FORWARD INTO DASHBOARD.*AK AND THE AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. *MJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8010705May 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010554May 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES. AIRFLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED, DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762256May 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEAR SHIFT STICKS AND IS SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761526May 4, 2002
TRAILER HITCHES
F150 LARIAT WITH TOW PACKAGE PURCHASED NEW. TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE GOODRICH PASSENGER TIRES WITH PROPER WEIGHT RATING. HOWEVER, WHEN PULLING A 24 FT. TRAVEL TRAILER; THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WOULD AGGRESSIVELY SWAY WHEN HIT WITH LIGHT BREEZE OR PASSING VEHICLES. NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. TESTED ALL HITCH/TRAILER/CENTER OF GRAVITY/WEIGHT ASPECTS AND ALL TESTED OKAY. TESTED PULLING TRAILER AT LOW SPEED WITH NO WIND/OTHER VEHICLES. DISCOVERED THE SMALLEST STEERING INPUT CAUSED SEVERE LATERAL SWAY WITH OSCILLATIONS BECOMING STRONGER WITHOUT CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE TIRES, ALTHOUGH RATED TO CARRY OVER 2,000 LBS., DO NOT HAVE THE SIDEWALL STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND THE LATERAL MOVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PULLING A SMALL TRAVEL TRAILER. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THESE NEW PASSENGER TIRES WITH LIGHT TRUCK TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE DANGEROUS SWAY HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. I HAVE INVESTED OVER $850 IN NEW TIRES IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS MIGHT EXPERIENCE A SERIOUS COLLISION IF THEY USE THEIR TRUCK AND TOWING PACKAGE TO PULL A TRAVEL TRAILER IF THEIR TRUCK IS ONLY EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER TIRES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO REFERRED ME TO MR. PAUL BERARDI, A FORD FIELD ENGINEER. MR. BERARDI (602-692-6479) HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO MY CONCERNS AS OF THIS WRITING. I CONTACTED HIM ON 3/6/02. A COPY OF MY ORIGINAL LETTER TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS FORWARDED BY THEM TO MR. BERARDI, IS AVAILABLE TO NTSA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008717April 29, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
OUTSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR HAS STRESS CRACKS LOCATED NEAREST TO WINDOW DOOR FRAME. ALSO, STRESS CRACKS HAVE BEEN THERE AS LONG AS 1 YEAR. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008407April 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
PE 02 035: BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATION: WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL DRIVER'S FOOT WOULD SIMULTANEOUSLY HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ALMOST CAUSING A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOT NOTIFIED AT THAT TIME. *AK CONSUMER WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV. THE MORE THE CONSUMER PUT ON BRAKES THE MORE THE ENGINE WOULD ACCELERATE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008275April 22, 2002
SUSPENSION
TIRES ARE NOT IN ALIGN PROPERLY DUE TO SUSPENSION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007114April 9, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, AND THEN FRONT TWO TIRES FELL OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759908March 28, 2002
TIRES, AIR BAGS
THE POLICE SAID MY DAD'S TRUCK WAS GOING AROUND 65 MPH. THE TRUCK STRUCK A GUARD RAIL ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WITH EITHER IMPACT. THEY SAID HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT THE SEAT BELT WAS STILL ON HIM. HE WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AND HE WAS PINNED UNDER THE TRUCK. THREE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT ALSO. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#8005971March 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, STEERING
SERPENTINE BELT BROKE WHILE BACKING UP AND VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY, TOWED TO DEALER, PART WAS REPLACED.*AK THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A POLE.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759270March 12, 2002
TIRES
BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON OPEN HIGHWAY. CONTACTED FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE BLOWOUT PROBLEM. CONTACTED FORD FACTORY AND WERE TOLD TO REFER THE PROBLEM TO FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE REFERRED TO FORD. THE FIRESTONE DEALER WHERE REPLACEMENT WAS PURCHASED ADVISED US TO CONTACT FIRESTONE AS IT WAS DEFINITELY A DEFECTIVE BLOWOUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005209March 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 40 MPH OR MORE, VEHICLE HAS A DELAY IN STOPPING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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