Ford F-150 Complaints (2001)

1,236 consumer complaints on file.

#759094March 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TAPPING NOISE IN TRANSFER CASE BELOW FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004989March 5, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO GARAGE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED, AND VEHICLE RAN INTO GARAGE. CONSUMER TRIED TO MOVE, AND VEHICLE AGAIN RAN THROUGH BACK OF GARAGE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758830March 1, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH THE TRUCK BEGAN ACCLERATING ON ITS OWN. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. EXITED FREEWAY ON A RAMP AND APPLIED BRAKES TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO SHUT OFF IGNITION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE TRUCK BUT IT WAS OVER REVVING AND SMOKING OUT THE EXHAUST. SHUT IT DOWN AND NEEDED A TOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758402February 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHILE REFUELING THE GASOLINE TANK, THE NOZZLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS OFF, DRIVER DOES NOT SMOKE AND THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE KNOWN REASON FOR THE FIRE TO START. NO CELL PHONE USEAGE. KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION. POSSIBLE STATIC ELECTRICITY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564351February 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, RESULTING IN, ON ONE OCCASION, PASSENGER BEING BANGED AGAINST THE FRONT OF THE CAB, DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, BUT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004133February 15, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. WITHOUT A WARNING LOST STEERING CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION, MECHANIC STATED REAR AXLE BRACKET HAD A MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN SPRING UNHOOKING AND RELEASING AXLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758168February 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AS IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. I WAS TOLD IT IS NORMAL BY THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND OTHER DEALERSHIPS AS WELL. I HAVE FOUND OUT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES THIS DELAY IN THE SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND IN 4R100 TRANSMISSIONS BUILT FROM 7/27/2000 TO 3/23/2001. I BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION TO BE UNSAFE AND FORD DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WANT THIS TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW AND ALL FORD DOES IS DENY, DENY, DENY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758170February 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTS TO MAKE A POPPING SOUND. I PULLED OVER AND RAISED THE HOOD. THE #3 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT FROM ITS SEATING IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL INJECTION RAIL. THE SPARKPLUG IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BELOW THE FUEL RAIL. IF THE SPARK PLUG COMES LOOSE AND IT FLIES INTO THE FUEL RAIL, THE RAIL COULD BURST CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IGNITING A FIRE. THE SPARK PLUG PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD, HOWEVER NOTHING WAS DONE TO GUARD THE FUEL RAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757876February 6, 2002
TIRES, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 7 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 34, 52 AND 72 MPH. THEY HAVE HAD THE FORD REGIONAL REP LOOK AT THIS VEHICLE 4 TIMES AND HE INSISTS THAT I HAVE A TIRE PROBLEM! I HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH 5 NEW SETS OF TIRES, 2 NEW SETS OF WHEELS, A DRIVE SHAFT REPLACEMENT AND A REAR END OVERHAUL AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOUR OFFICE COULD PROVIDE IN HELPING RESOLVE THESE PROBLEMS!*AK (TIRESIZE: P26570R17)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003680February 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE 31,168 MILES. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002268January 16, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT/FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE, SIZE: P255/70R16, DOT: UNKNOWN WAS REPLACED AT 8,500 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR, TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. CURRENTLY, THERE IS ASEVERE VIBRATION IN VEHICLE DURING NORMAL OPERATION AT ANY SPEED. REPLACEMENT TIRE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR, AND ONLY HAS 1,300 MILES ON IT. DEALER INSISTED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIRES, AND WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY MORE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002215January 15, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH LOST STEERING WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. MECHANIC STATED CAUSE OF COLLISION WAS THAT POWER STEERING BROKE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756679January 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHEN SLOWING DOWN, AND THEN ACCELERATING, A CLUNK IN THE DRIVELINE OCCURS, DEALER REPLACED PARTS IN REAR AXLE, DRIVE SHAFT AND BOTH U-JOINTS, REPLACED ANTI CLUNK SPRING IN TRANSMISSON, BUT AFTER FIVE TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP , I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAD BEEN CONTACTED AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY HAD COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE SOUND WAS SOUND BEING TRANSFERED THROUGH THE DRIVESHAFT, I WAS TOLD THAT SOME TRUCKS DO THIS AND SOME DO NOT, I DID COMPLAIN TO FORD, AND I AM STILL AWAITING THERE RESPONSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756516January 7, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE 13 DEGREES F. ACCELERATOR STUCK WHEN ACCELERATING TRUCK WHEN LEAVING HOME. IT SEEMS AS IF ICE HAD AFFECTED THE ACCELERATOR SYSTEM. AFTER HOLDING BRAKE WHILE STILL MOVING FORWARD, I TAPPED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT RETURNED TO IDLE SPEED. IF THIS HAD NOT WORKED, I WOULD HAVE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL OR SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR AFTER A FEW MORE SECONDS. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756448January 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WANT TO KNOW WHY MY AIR BAGS DIDNOT WORK .-- CAN THEY BE TESTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8000831December 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN COMING DOWN AN INCLINE IT WOULD COME OUT OF OVERDRIVE; DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899930December 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM AND IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899815December 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO SAID FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899816December 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED AT ANY SPEED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES. REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER, BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. FORD WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAD NO SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754988November 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO DAYS AFTER TRUCK PURCHASE, REPORTED TO DEALER TRUCK HAS BAD VIBRATION, ROUGH IDLE, PULLS TO THE RIGHT, TRUCK HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR, TRUCK HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING, ENGINE KNOCK AND CLUNK IN T-CASE AREA. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE,ROAD FORCED BALANCE 4 TIRES,SWITCHED TIRES AND WHEELS,FRONT END ALIGNMENT THREE TIMES,TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED,CRANKSHAFT PULLY REPLACED,DAMPERS INSTALLED FOR VIBRATION. ALL PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. FORD HAS OFFERED TO BUY BACK THE TRUCK BUT THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME ALL OF MY MONEY BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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