Ford F-150 Complaints (2001)

1,236 consumer complaints on file.

#10175604December 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FOR A FEW MONTHS AFTER TUNING UP MY FORD F-150 WITH THE 4.8 V-8, MY TRUCK STARTED BLOWING SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE MOTOR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF FORD AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR BUT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND INSTANCES OF PEOPLE RUNNING OFF THE ROAD AFTER THEIR PLUG SHOT THROUGH THEIR HOOD AND SCARED THEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175637December 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUGS BLOW OFF THE ALUMINUM HEADS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173947November 21, 2006
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDSHIELD LEAK ON 2001 F150 HAS LEAKED INTO GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX. NOW IN SHOP FOR SECOND TIME FORD DEALER WILL NOW REPLACE WINDSHIELD AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. FIRST TRIP TO SHOP THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY. I PAID FOR THAT AND THE TOWING CHARGE. A BIT OF INTERNET SEARCHING LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS. ODI HAS LOOKED INTO THIS BEFORE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171730October 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I WENT FISHING ONE EARLY MORNING AND I STOPPED FOR GAS AND NOTICED THAT MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I NORMALLY KEEP THE SWITCH IN THE AUTO-DETECT MODE. I SWITCHED TO OFF AND THEY STILL WOULD NOT TURN OFF. AFTER GETTING TO THE DOCK, I TURNED OFF THE MOTOR AND LOCKED IT. MY F-150'S HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF. THE SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK, NOR DID LOCKING THE VEHICLE TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. I EXPECTED THE BATTERY SAVER WOULD ACTIVATE TO TURN OFF THE EXTERIOR LAMPS. IT ALSO FAILED. THE BATTERY DIED AND I HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALER. DEALER STATES IT WAS A WIRING HARNESS (#12, #160 AND #161) THAT SHORTED A RELAY AND KILLED THE BATTERY. THE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PARTS AND LABOR WERE $612. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171489October 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLOWINGOUT OF CYLINDER HEAD ON A 2001 FORD ENGINE 5.4 V. 8. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173248October 19, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2001 F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN CARPORT. *TS WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IT ALSO CAUGHT A PORTION OF THE CONSUMER'S HOME ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED FROM UNDER THE CARPORT WHERE IT TOTALLY BURNED. THE FIRE INSPECTED INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE CONSUMER'S NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171388October 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODOMETER LIGHT GOES OUT WHEN IT WANTS AND ON WHEN IT WANTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170737October 13, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THROUGH A LIGHT, AND MAKING A LEFT TURN UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A POP COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER PULLING OVER TO INSPECT UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE THIRD SPARK PLUG HAD POPPED OUT OF PLACE FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WOULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER VIA REFERENCE FROM THE WARRANTY COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED BY THE DEALER, AWAITING THE RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DENIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL LIST AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT NOTICED CONSUMER COMPLAINTS VIA WEBSITE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE HAD. ONE SIMILAR COMPLAINT WAS ODI #10033248.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169699October 1, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, NOT RUNNING. I HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE ONLY...DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS ANY REASON I WOULD REPORT IT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. TRUCK WAS DESTROYED...LUCKILY MY BROTHER AWOKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND SAW THE TRUCK ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED LESS THAN A FOOT AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. MY BROTHER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITHOUT GETTING HURT. I CONSIDERED IT A MIRACLE NO ONE WAS HURT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169377September 27, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SIX HOURS IN THE DRIVEWAY NEXT TO A RESIDENCE, IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. AN ADDITIONAL VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO THE TRUCK AND PART OF THE CONTACT'S HOUSE WAS ALSO DAMAGED FROM THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND VERIFIED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL NOTICE WAS NEVER RECEIVED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168592September 18, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM, WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON I-81 NEAR WINCHESTER, VA AT 65 MPH IN A 2001 FORD F-150, THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUSTAINED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. VEHICLE YAWED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC, BUT WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AND DID NOT ROLL OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE TIRE WAS B.F. GOODRICH MODEL RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A P235/70R16 AND WAS AN ORIGINAL TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAD OVER 0.2 OF AN INCH OF TREAD REMAINING AFTER 50,000 MILES. VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, SIDE PANEL, AND SUPPORTS. THE REMAINING FOUR TIRES (INCLUDING SPARE) ARE BEING REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168349September 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED ON VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PROVIDED AN INCORRECT DIGITAL DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167647September 8, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND EXPRESSED THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD HANDLE THE CASE ONCE A CLAIM WAS SUMMITTED. ON 09/08/06, THE CONTACT FOUND THE RECALL INFORMATION ON THE FORD FIRES WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #05V388000 (FORD RECALL #05S28) PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167611September 7, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
FORD F150 CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT DUE TO RECALL OF CRUISE CONTROL - OUTCOME PENDING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167508September 6, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL, #01V227001, REGARDING THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY RECEIVED IN JULY 2001. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, UPON INSPECTION; THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE REPAIR DID NOT NEED TO BE DONE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO EXPRESSED THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167131August 31, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED BOTH FRONT ANTI-LOCK WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/19/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165316August 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE OF 2001 F 150 WITH 102K MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165324August 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I TOOK MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN OUR FORD F150 SUPERCAB LARIAT TRUCK AND WENT TO A RESTAURANT ABOUT 5 MINUTES FROM OUR HOME. WE RETURNED HOME WITH TAKE OUT, PARKED THE TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY, OUR GARAGE DOOR OPENER WAS NOT WORKING. I JOINED MY WIFE FOR DINNER (ABOUT 7:00 PM). MY DAUGHTER WENT TO BED AT ABOUT 8:30, MY WIFE ABOUT 9:30. AT ABOUT 10:00 I WENT OUTSIDE WITH THE DOGS IN THE BACKYARD AND HEARD A POP SOUND LIKE A FIRE CRACKER. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE NEIGHBOR KIDS WERE PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS, BUT IT SOUNDED PRETTY CLOSE TO THE HOUSE ON THE GARAGE SIDE. WHEN I LOOKED IN THAT DIRECTION I SAW AN ORANGE GLOW. I WENT AROUND THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND SAW MY TRUCK ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I RAN INTO THE HOUSE, CALLED MY WIFE TO GET UP, GET OUR DAUGHTER, GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CALL 911. 911 TOLD US TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE. WE EVACUATED OUR HOME W/ OUR DOGS IN TOW AND WE ALL PROCEEDED TO WATCH IN HORROR (WITH THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION) AS THE TRUCK WENT UP IN FLAMES AND SMOKE, NOT KNOWING IF THE HOUSE WOULD BE NEXT. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES MY TRUCK WOULD HAVE BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE. MY DAUGHTER'S BEDROOM IS RIGHT ABOVE. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID WE WOULD HAVE LOST OUR HOUSE NO QUESTION AND VERY POSSIBLY OUR LIVES IF THE TRUCK WAS IN THE GARAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN OUT TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK; IT'S DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. EVERYTHING FROM THE FRONT END THROUGH THE CAB IS BURNED UP OR A MESS OF METAL, PLASTIC, ETC. MELTED ON MY DRIVEWAY. WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FIGURE FOR THE TRUCK AND ASKED TO SETTLE. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION AS TO THE DAMAGE TO MY WIFE'S CAR, THE BOAT, AND RUINED CONCRETE DRIVE. THE FORD DEALERS RESPONSE WAS "WELL, FORD IS A BIG COMPANY AND HAS A LOT OF POWERFUL ATTORNEYS." HOW SICK IS THAT?! WE'RE AT A LOSS. WHAT WE SAW WAS TRAUMATIC. MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TALKS OF THE EVENT EVERY DAY. WE'RE THANKFUL YES THAT WE'RE ALL OK AND KNOW IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE, BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165044August 9, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THIRTY MINUTES AFTER RETURNING HOME MY 2001 F-150 CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL, HOWEVER I FOUND OUT AFTER THE FACT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS RECALLED ON MY VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164410August 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1 - WAS DRIVING FROM TUCSON, AZ TO MY UNCLE'S FUNERAL IN RIVERSIDE, CA. OUTSIDE EL CENTRO, CA PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD ON MY 2001 FORD F150 SUPERCREW 4X4. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT ANOTHER PLUG IN BUT THE THREADS WERE GONE FROM THE HEAD SO I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOOK TWO DAYS TO REPAIR SO COST ME A DAY OF WORK AND MY KIDS AN EXTRA DAY OF SCHOOL. THE DID A HELICOIL REPAIR AT A COST OF $498. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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