Ford F-150 Complaints (2001)

1,236 consumer complaints on file.

#886866April 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, AND CONSUMER HIT MIDDLE OF OTHER DRIVER'S TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886892April 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TRANS AXLE WOULD BIND/LOCK UP WHENEVER MAKING SHARP TURNS WHILE USING 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744455April 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
F-150 SUPERCAB WITH TOWING PACKAGE DELIVERED WITH FORD SPECIFIED WRONG RADIATOR. STANDARD RADIATOR IS A 1.02" WIDTH CORE. SUPER COOLING, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE TOWING PACKAGE SPECIFIES A 1.42" CORE RADIATOR. REQUEST FORD REPLACE MY SMALLER RADIATOR WITH THE PROPERLY SPECIFIED RADIATOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886294April 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND A NEW ONE WAS ON ORDER. IT WAS REPLACED ON 2-12-2001. ON 4-17-2001 OIL WAS LEAKING FROM SAME SPOT. DEALER SAID IT WAS COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION IF POSSIBLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886322April 19, 2001
SEATS
PASSENGER'S SEAT ASSEMBLY WILL SLIP FROM A LOCKED POSITION WITH NO NOTICE, AND GO FORWARD, BEING PUSHED INTO DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744226April 18, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE DASHBOARD GAUGES AND ODOMETER WENT BLANK. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE TRAVEL LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE FORD DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO, STEVENS FORD IN MILFORD, CT CLAIMS THAT THERE IS A OPEN WIRE IN THE DASHBOARD WIRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744129April 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A FORD EXPLORER ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY. MARCH 23RD 2001. I WAS TRAVELLING AT 35- 40 MPH.THE COLLISION DESTROYED BOTH VEHICLES. AIRBAG ON MY FORD F150 DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED (FORD) BUT WAS NOT INTERESTED IN EXAMINING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE SRS DID NOT WORK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#885801April 12, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FLOOR MAT ON DRIVERSIDE IS REVERSIBLE, HAS A HOOK ON ONE SIDE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, PRESSED DOWN HARD ON ACCELERATOR, AND PEDAL GOT STUCK WIDE OPEN ON HOOK OF FLOOR MAT. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN IGNITION OFF TO GET VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885604April 10, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
RIGHT REAR FENDER WAS DISTORTED, SHOWING "RIPPLES" IN FRAME, WHILE TOWING A LOAD OF 2,000 LBS. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT DISTORTION ON FENDER WAS CAUSED BY IMPACT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *PLEASE NOTE, CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER 60 MPH, THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION COMING FROM VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHEN IT BRAND NEW. CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD: 1368510881. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743786April 9, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
HEADRESTS ON REAR SEAT ARE NOT INSTALLED. VEHICLES BUILT AFTER DATES IN NOVEMBER 2000 WERE EQUIPPED WITH THE HEADRESTS. BACK SEAT PASSENGERS HAVE NO PROTECTION DURING A REAR END COLLISION. MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE RETROFITTED WITH THE HEADRESTS AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884085March 26, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LATCH ON VEHICLE IS NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY WITH DOOR, AND DOOR LOCKS UP INCORRECTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER ADJUSTED DOOR, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884214March 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK, BUT WILL NOT CLEAN GLASS, CONSUMER UNABLE TO SEE IN RAIN. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE SO FAR, COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742950March 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FORD HAS INSTALLED THE WRONG SIZE RADIATOR ON THERE TRUCKS WITH THE TOWING PACKAGE AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742936March 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS WAS 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILURE; BOTH TIMES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED UNDER VEHICLE & TIRES, MAKING VEHICLE SLIDE ON ROAD. BOTH TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE SHAFT WERE REPLACED; TECH STATED THE REAR SEAL HAD BLOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884025March 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPING TRANSMISSION SLIPS. IT TAKES A TWO SECONND DELAY FOR TRUCK TO MOVE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OCCURS DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT WAS UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN, AND IT WAS A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742871March 22, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE SEATS , THE REAR IN PARTICULAR , DON'T HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT'S HEAD COULD BREAK THE REAR WINDOW AND STRIKE THE METAL SILL RESULTING IN SEVERE HEAD INJURY. FORD HAS ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM IN THE F150 SUPERCREWS BUILT AFTER 10/2000 BUT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING FOR THOSE WHO PURCHASED VECHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO THE PRODUCTION CHANGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883564March 20, 2001
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER HAD TO SWERVE TO LEFT TO AVOID HITTING A DOG, HE THEN SWERVED TO RIGHT TO GET BACK ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#742637March 18, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
REAR SEATS CAME WITHOUT HEADRESTS, PASSENGERS IN A CRASH WOULD HIT THEIR HEADS AGAINST THE REAR WINDOW. EVEN A SMALL CHILD (MINE IS 9YRS) WOULD HIT THEIR HEAD AGAINST GLASS. I UNDERSTAND THE NEWER MADE TRUCKS COME WITH HEADRESTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883314March 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING WOULD STOP AT A SIGN AND RPMS WILL GO UP AND DOWN, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO DEFECT HAD BEEN FOUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882685March 12, 2001
SEATS
SEATS ARE MANUFACTURED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF BACK SUPPORT, AFTER DRIVING A BIT CIRCULATION IN LEGS IS CUT OFF, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. ALSO SEAT IS ALREADY COMING APART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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