Ford F-150 Complaints (2001)

1,236 consumer complaints on file.

#10107877January 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE IS 2001 F150 SUPERCREW 4X4 PURCHASED NEW IN 2001. VEHICLE HAS 81,500 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR TOWING OR HAULING HEAVY LOADS. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE RIGHT AWAY IN FORWARD GEARS. THERE IS A DELAY OF SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGEMENT. WORKS ALRIGHT IN REVERSE AND ONCE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING. SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO PROBLEM NOTED IN TSB 01-11-7. BROUGHT TO STATELINE FORD IN PHILLIPSBURG, NJ TO INVESTIGATE. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND THAT REPLACEMENT IS RECOMMENDED. ASKED IF THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT 81,000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS CENTER TO EXPLAIN PROBLEM AND SEE IF FORD WOULD PARTICIPATE IN PART OF COST FOR REPLACEMENT. WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT. CALLED DEALER TO SEE IF THIS COULD BE DISCUSSED WITH FIELD REP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107581January 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
FIRE IN FORD F-150 PARKED IN GARAGE - FIRE ORIGIN AT LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT - CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT OWNER NEVER HAD IT FIXED BECAUSE HE NEVER USED IT - CCDS LOCATED - X-RAYS SHOWED SPLATTER AND DESTRUCTION OF INTERNAL CONTACTS FROM ARCING - 20 A FUSE TO CIRCUIT # 13 WAS BLOWN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109710January 18, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO BREAK DOWN. THERE WAS NO REVERSE DUE TO THE LOW IN REVERSE CLUTCH BEING INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS SLIPPAGE AS WELL DUE TO THE REVERSE SUN GEAR WELD BEING BROKEN. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106398January 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
OUR 2001 FORD F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY & WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. DAMAGE TO DRIVEWAY & LAWN. FIRE MARSHALL FILED COMPLAINT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107241January 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED BY A HORN GOING OFF, AND WENT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. THEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BOOM, THEN ANOTHER BOOM. AFTER ARRIVING IN HIS GARAGE HE SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO REMOVE HIS FAMILY, AND TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE HOME, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106138January 11, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER SITTING UNUSED FOR SIX HOURS IN A LOCKED GARAGE, MY 2001 FORD F-150 BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA WHERE WIRES CONNECT TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLANDER. MY INSURANCE CO. (ST. FARM) PAID APXIMATELY $6,000 FOR REPAIRS. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT QUICKLY. MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE ASLEEP IN BED. FIRE OCCURRED APXIMATELY 10:30 PM, TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 4:30PM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106092January 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
1) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP I NOTICED MY TRUCK ACCELERATING. I NATURALLY PRESSED HARDER AND NEARLY RAN THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR. ON 5 OTHER OCCASIONS SINCE I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING SEVERE ACCIDENTS EXPERIENCING ACCELERATION. HAD I NOT BEEN CONSCIOUS OF THE CAUSE THE INCIDENTS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. 2) THE CAUSE DISCOVERED WAS THE PROXIMITY AND HEIGHT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IN RELATION THE GAS PEDAL. NEARLY 1/3 OF MY FOOT CAN BE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND STILL PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. UNLIKE OTHER VEHICLES, THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT STOP BEFORE REACHING THE PLANE OF THE GAS PEDAL. 3) ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, PARTICULARLY IN HAVING TO MAKE QUICK STOPS MY FOOT HAS INADVERTENTLY PRESSED BOTH THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL. REALIZING THAT THE RESULTING ACCELERATION WAS DUE TO IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE PEDALS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER BUT NOT WITHOUT THE LOSS OF PRECIOUS TIME. SOMEDAY I FEAR THAT THIS DEFECT WILL RESULT IN A COSTLY AND SEVERE ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105874January 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 FORD F150 LARIAT WITH 68,000 MILES. WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEIN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 10 DAYS. GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN AS IS DOOR TO HOUSE. MY WIFE SMELLS SOMETHING AND LOOKS OUTSIDE AND SEES FLAMES COMING FROM HOOD. CALLS 911. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUTS OUT TRUCK WITHIN 5 OR SO MINUTES BUT IT IS A TOTAL LOSS. INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING. THEY ARE AWARE OF SEVERAL FIRES LIKE THIS. ARTICLE IN NEWSPAPER IN NOVEMBER 2004 STATES "FEDS" ARE LOOKING INTO FIRES LIKE THIS IN F150S DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. CRUISE CONTROL DID HAVE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104995January 5, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A SEAT BELT PROBLEM. . THE SEAT BELT TENDS TO UNLATCH FROM BUCKLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK RQ04011.*PO *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105746January 4, 2005
WHEELS
LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKS UP WITHOUT WARNING. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATES PARKING BRAKE SHOE COMES LOOSE BROM BACKING CAUSING WHEEL TO LOCK. GAS STATION WHO TOWED CAR TO DEALER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND CASE HE HAS SEEN. DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104710December 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS A 2001 FORD SVT LIGHTNING THAT HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF A BLOWN SPARK PLUG. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THESE TRITON MOTORS. IN THE NEW GROUPS, IT IS SPECULATED THAT THIS OCCURS FOR TWO REASONS. 1) A DESIGN ERROR IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. IN THE PRE-2003 5.4 MOD MOTOR HEADS, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 4 THREADS. FORD HAS REALIZED THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECTED THE 2003-LATER HEADS WITH 8 THREADS TO HOLD THE SPARK PLUG IN. THIS PROBLEM EFFECTED ALL TRITON 5.4 MOTORS AND THE PROBLEM HAS SHOWN UP IN 5.4 LITER MOTORS IN OTHER NON-LIGHTNING TRUCKS AND EXPEDITIONS. 2) THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INSTANCES WHERE FORD CUSTOMERS HAVE FOUND THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN VERY LOOSE IN THESE TRITON HEADS. THIS IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THIS IS FROM A LACK OF THREADS OR BEING LOOSE FROM THE FACTORY. EITHER WAY, IN THIS DAY AND AGE IN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, THE REQUIREMENT THAT A CUSTOMER HAS TO CHECK THE TORQUE ON SPARK PLUGS IS UNREALISTIC. OTHER FACTORS TO CONSIDER: MY LIGHTNING IS A 2001 MODEL WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. OBVIOUSLY IT IS INFREQUENTLY USED. THERE IS A PERFORMANCE CHIP THAT DOES NOT ADD BOOST. IN ESSENCE, THIS TRUCK IS PAMPERED. THE HEAD FAILURE OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE GO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THERE IS NO DETONATION ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE THE POWER TRAIN HAD NO CHRONIC ISSUES SUCH HAS UNKNOWN SUPERCHARGER NOISES, ENGINE TICKS/KNOCKS, IGNITION, FUEL ISSUES OR SMOKY EXHAUST. FORD WILL NOT COVER THIS DAMAGE AND FAILURE EVEN THOUGHT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IN F-150 FORD TRUCKS RUNNING THIS ENGINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104718December 29, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
UPON INSPECTION (USING PROCEDURE PROVIDED BY FORD) DURING STANDARD MTCE, MECHANIC ADVISES VEHICLE OWNER OF PREMATURE TIE ROD WEAR. ESTIMATES $450 REPAIR COST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104238December 21, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO PICK UP SUPPLIES. AFTER PICKING UP ORDER, DRIVER APPROACHED VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. 911 WAS CALLED. FIRE DEPT ARRIVED & PUT OUT FIRE IN 10-15 MINUTES. FIRE FIGHTER (NOT INVESTIGATOR) SAID HIS GUESS WAS A GAS LEAK OR FAULTY CNG VALVE THAT HAD A LEAK.*AK WAS VEHICLE PARKED? BBY
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104259December 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 FORD F150 CREW CAB. 4.6 V8 HAS A LEAKY HEAD GASKET. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS A SERVICE BULLITEN. ARTICAL NO.03-6-2 DATED 03/31/03. I FEEL IF THERE ARE MANY LIKE THIS WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105184December 21, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT STUCK. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096937December 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105091December 20, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN CRUISE CONTROL, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105028December 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD THE HORN HONKING, WHEN THE OWNER WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAD GONE UP IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FIRE CHIEF SAID THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL DEFECT WHICH IGNITED THE FLAMES. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101756December 17, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
A TIE ROD FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED FOR OTHER ISSUES WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIE RODS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST HIM WITH THIS DEFECT. *AK A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102421December 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
2001 FORD F-150 - PARKED IN GARAGE FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. - FIRE IN LEFT REAR CORNER OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT - CRUISE CONTROL HAD NOT WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR - CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECOVERED, AND EXRAID INTERNAL CONTACTS SHOW SPLATTER FROM ARCING - ADDITIONAL ARCING EVIDENCE ON WIRE HARNESS IN VICINITY OF BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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