Ford F-250 Complaints (2001)

508 consumer complaints on file.

#10129933July 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH (WHICH IS THE CUT OFF SWITCH FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT BURNED THE WIRING HARNESS IT BURNED ALL THE WAY UNTIL IT GOT INTO THE HARNESS, AND CAUGHT THE RUBBER BOOT ON FIRE WHICH COVERS THE STEERING CONTROL. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL RELATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129105July 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK TWICE, THE LAST CAME UP OUT OF THE SEAT AND HAD TO BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO GET IT STOP. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID THAT ITS NOT INCLUDED THE RECALL, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CRUISE SET ON 59 MPH AND IT IDLED REALLY HIGH. HAD TO KEEP HITTING THE OFF BUTTON, AND PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRA,L AND IT STILL IT WOULD NOT DISINGAGE. HAD THEM DISCONNECT CRUISE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129186July 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE OUT OF TOWN I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP.MY TRUCK, A FORD F250 WITH A 5.4 LTR TRITON V8 STARTED RUNNING TERRIBLE AND MAKING A GOD AWFUL NOISE.I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT.I OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND AN IGNITION COIL PACK AND SPARKPLUG LAYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE.I WAS ABLE TO REINSTALL THE SPARKPLUG AND REPLACED THE COIL PACK DUE (COIL PACK ATTACHMENT EAR HAD BROKEN OFF WHEN PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM ENGINE.).APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE ON THEIR WAY TO A LOCAL PARK.THEY HAD JUST TURNED OFF A MAJOR STREET WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD POP,THEY DESCRIBED AS SOUNDING LIKE A GUNSHOT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND TO DATE I'M SUPRISED THAT A FIRE HAS NOT OCCURED OR NO SERIOUS INJURIES HAVE OCCURED. THIS IS VERY DANAGEROUS THE SPARK PLUG IS ACTUALLY EJECTED LIKE A MISSLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127808July 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WE WERE NOTIFIED BY POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN OUR YARD. OUR FORD 250 WAS ON FIRE AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR AROUND 4 HOURS. UPON INVESTIGATION THE FIRE MARSHALL INDICATED THE LOCATION OF WHERE THE FIRE BEGAN AND PRESUMED IT WAS THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH BASED ON ITS LOCATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED AND CAUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON FIRE NEXT TO IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127511July 5, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DT: CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL 01V227001 ONLINE FOR THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. THE SEAT BELT WILL OCCASIONALLY UNBUCKLE, AND IF WIGGLED, THE SEAT BELT WILL UNLATCH. THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS OCCUR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127394July 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
COMPLETE POWER FAILURE AT SPEEDS UNDER 55 HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. TWO TIMES ON A COVER CAUSING POWER STEERING FALURE - WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. VEH WILL START RIGHT AFTER
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127303July 1, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH KEEPS COMING UNDONE. CONSUMER LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS RECALL 01V227001. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD SHE WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. DUE TO VIN. THE BUCKLE STARTED COMING UNDONE ONLY ON BUMPY ROADS. BUT LAST WEEK IT CAME UNDONE TWICE ON A CITY STREET. SHE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE SHE HAD NOT LATCHED IT PROPERLY, BUT ONCE IT STARTED ON THE CITY STREETS, LATCHING WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE A YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123941June 28, 2005
TIRES
DT: AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT AND VEHICLE HIT THE BERM AND FLIPPED OVER, END OVER END. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 68 MPH. THE TIRE SEPARATED/BLEWOUT AND THE RIM HIT THE GROUND PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO BERM. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE MULTIPLE INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SPENT 7 WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES, A COLLAR BONE FRACTURE AND SHOULDER BLADE FRACTURE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE BROKEN RIBS, A BROKEN ARM, BROKEN VERTEBRAE AND VISION AND BALANCE PROBLEMS. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLES. THE PSI WAS CHECKED REGULARLY, VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. NO WARNINGS OR PROBLEMS WITH TIRES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.*AK *NM THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10127938June 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE CONSUMER STATED AT 27,000 MILES HIS 2001 FORD F250 DEVELOPED AN ENGINE VIBRATION. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A VIBRATION. THE DEALER MACHINED THE FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS THAT WERE CRACKED. THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE EXHAUST SHIELDS WERE LOOSE, THE HOSE CLAMP ON THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE POWER DOOR LOCK WAS REPLACED. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125726June 19, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TOWING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AT 60 MPH. TIRE LOCATED REAR, PASSENGER SIDE OF PICKUP TRUCK. TIRE INFLATED TO CORRECT PRESSURE OF 80 PSI. TIRE INFO: GENERAL GRABBER AW LT 235/85R16 LOAD RANGE E
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125096June 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AFTER 65,000 MILES, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN GEAR, THE CLUCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE AUTO SHOP SAID THE PRESSURE PLATE HAD WORN OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CLUTCH PLATE ONLY HAD 40% WARE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124808June 9, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 THE TRUCK HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 6 TIMES. 3 TIMES WERE NEAR FATAL. WE GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THEY FIX IT AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WE CALLED FILES FLORIDA LEMON LAW AND THEY SAID BECAUSE WE DID NOT FILE WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR THAT IT IS NOT A LEMON.FIRST TIME OCCURED 12/00 NUMBER 6 OCCURED 6/05
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121729May 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 FORD F-250 WITH 55,000 MILES. PURCHASED NEW. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FORD ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE $2,329.79 REPAIR BILL. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME BECAUSE OF SOME CHANGES MADE IN THE PARTS I WOULD NEVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122606May 20, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
2001 FORD F150 DOOR STRIKERS ARE STARTING TO RUST.*MR THE STRIKERS HOLD THE REAR DOORS SHUT AND IF THEY FAIL THE FRONT DOORS COULD COME OPEN. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120144May 6, 2005
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: CONTACT HAS DEFECTIVE TIRES ON HER VEHICLE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER IS CONTINENTAL TIRE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA INC. THE CONTACT STATED HER TIRE HAD A BULGE. THEN IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR TWO OF HER TIRES HAD A BULGE. SHE WENT TO THE DEALER AND HE DUPLICATED THE WEAR ON TIRES ,AND PUT SOME BRAND NEW TIRES ON HER VEHICLE. THE NEW TIRES WAS THE SAME MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON APRIL 1ST OF THIS YEAR THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND SHE SAW THAT THERE WAS A BULDE ON HER TIRES THE CONTACT WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND SHE COULD NOT CHANGE THE TIRES AT THE POINT SO SHE WAS GOING TO DRIVE TO A SAFE PLACE TO WERE SHE COULD CHANGE THE TIRES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE TIRE BLEW AND DAMAGED HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ON WARRENTY. SHE CONTACTED THE TIRE MANUFACTUER AND THEY SUGGESTED TO GO THROUGH HER INSURANCE AGENCY WHICH IS AAA. HER INSURANCE AGENCY SENT A MECHANICAL EVAULTOR, AND HE SAID THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND HE SAID THAT IT HAD TIRE THREAD SEPERATION. THE MECHANICAL EVALUTOR STATED THAT 51 OTHER PEOPLE HAD FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME MANUFACTURER OF THESE TIRES. THE CONTACT HAS FILED AN COMPLAINT WITH FORD DEALER. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE CONTACT HAVE FOUR DEFECTIVE TIRES ON HER VEHICLE. THE TIRE LINE IS LT235/85R16.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118320April 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CYLINDER HEAD IN MY 2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG. THE DEALER HAS QUOTED A $3,000 REPAIR. THE REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE CYLINDER HEAD. RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM INDICATES THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CYLINDER HEAD FAILURES IN THE 5.4 LITER TRITON V-8 MOTOR. THE APPARENT CAUSE IS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SCREW THREADS AVAILABLE TO CONTAIN THE SPARK PLUG. THIS CYLINDER HEAD SPARK PLUG PORTS HAVE 4 TO FIVE THREADS AVAILABLE TO ENGAGE THE PLUG, WHICH IS ABOUT HALF OF WHAT ONE WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT TO FIND. SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF A CYLINDER HEAD ARE RARE OR SO I THOUGHT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ON LINE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN, ON VARIOUS FORD PRODUCTS WHICH USE THE TRITON V-8 MOTOR. THE MILEAGE AT WHICH FAILURE OCCURS IS VARIED. THE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT I HAVE NO RECOURSE WITH FORD, SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118221April 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 F250 REGULAR CAB PICKUP [XXX] THE PICKUP WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SURMISED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN UNDERNEATH THE DASH. THE PICKUP WAS TOTALED IN THE FIRE. *NM *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116468April 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VIBRATION WHEN APPYING BRAKES BECAUSE RUST ON ROTORS. NEW ROTORS INSTALLED NEW ROTOR RUSTING, STILL HAVE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112935April 6, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
01 V 227 001/TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLES: THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE OCCUPANT PROTECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AGAIN. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116412April 5, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING 2001 FORD F250 4X4 ON I-10 FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE (FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT265/75R16E A/T) WHICH FAILED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THIS FAILURE OF THE TIRE RESULTED INLOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE HAD APPROX. 39,450 MILES OF USE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. ALL 4 TIRE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND I HAVE POSSESSION ON THE DAMAGED TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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