Ford F-250 Complaints (2001)

508 consumer complaints on file.

#10354593September 9, 2010
STEERING
VIOLENT SHAKE IN STEERING UPON ENCOUNTERING LESS THAN SMOOTH ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354133September 7, 2010
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE DETECTED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURED IN THE LOCKING MECHANISM. WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS IN USE BY AN OCCUPANT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 01/31/11. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352495August 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUTS ON MY FORD F250 WITH A 5.4L ENGINE LEAVING ME STRANDED OUT OF STATE TWICE. I LIVE IN OHIO AND I HAD MY FIRST SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT IN W VIRGINIA WHILE EN ROUTE TO S CAROLINA FOR VACATION. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS LAST YEAR IN PENNSYLVANIA. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER PLUG ABOUT TO BLOW OUT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346941August 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2001 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.8 LITER V10 THIS IS THE SECOND TIME NOW THAT IT HAS BLOWN OUT A SPARKPLUG WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A HIGH SPEED THEY WERE NOT THE SAME PLUG AND THEY ARE ORIGINAL MOTORCRAFT PLUGS . BOTH TIMES YOU SMELL ALOT OF GAS THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344458July 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN THE OIL PAN . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE OIL PAN WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157752.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344037July 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES RUPTURED DUE TO EXTREME CORROSION INSIDE THE FRAME THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF BRAKING/STOPPING POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE LINE WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342429July 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD ON A 6.8L V-10 2001 F-250. HEAD BLEW AND IT STARTED TO SOUND LIKE A RIDING LAWN MOWER. I AM A 3RD GENERATION FORD OWNER, IF FORD WANTS TO BE FORD TOUGH THEN THEY NEED TO FIX FORD DEFECT NO NEED FOR A TRUCK THAT HASN'T PULLED A HEAVY LOAD TO HAVE SUCH A FUBAR ENGINE DEFECT. MAKES ME WANT TO SWITCH TO FOREIGN TRUCK>. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342208July 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A REAR BRAKE LINE ON MY 2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKING ABILITY. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE WITH A PART FROM FORD, BUT FORD SEEMED UNINTERESTED IN ADDRESSING THIS FAILURE, WHICH I HAD NEVER HEARD OF HAPPENING BEFORE. I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341722July 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY DURING A RAIN STORM IN RUSH HOUR (I'M TRAVELING AT 10MPH TOP), MY ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SOUNDED AS IF IT HAD LOST THE MUFFLER, EXCEPT THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BECAUSE OF THE RAIN, IT WASN'T AS LOUD AS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THREE YEARS AGO, BUT I KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED THANKS TO MY PRIOR EXPERIENCE. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY. ONCE THE RAIN STOPPED, I WAS SURE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS OCCURRING AT ALL, BUT TO HAVE IT HAPPEN TWICE! THERE IS SERIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN IN FORD'S ENGINES (MINE IS A 5.4 V8, F-250.) I SEE ALL THE REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT MENTIONS THE FACT THAT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME THE FIRST TIME, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT IN FOR SERVICE, SO I DID. AND I DID SO AGAIN TODAY, TAKING THE BACKROADS. ONLY LATER THIS EVENING, WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, DID I DISCOVER THE DANGER. PLEASE APPLY PRESSURE TO FORD TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. AND SINCE THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR THAT I FEEL IS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN, IT SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON THE BURDEN OF FORD CUSTOMERS WHO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THEIR VEHICLES IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340584June 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS IN MY FORD F250 V10 TRITON SITTING IDLE AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP UNDER MY HOOD WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A STEAM ENGINE SOUND WHEN I ACCELERATED. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT MY FACTORY SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS HAPPENS OFTEN WITH FORD TRITON MOTORS. THE MECHANIC USED A HELICOIL TYPE TOOLING TO RETAP THE HOLD AND FIT A COLLAR IN IT THAT WOULD ACCEPT A NEW SPARK PLUG. THE COST WAS ABOUT $300 BUT THE FACT THAT THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN FOR THIS PARTICULAR MANUFACTURER SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY SHOULD BARE THE COST FOR EACH OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339903June 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS HE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO PERSIST INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SENSORS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339385June 21, 2010
TIRES
I'VE HAD TWO OF THE TIRES GOING 65-70 MPH BASICALLY GO FLAT AND TEAR INTO PIECES AFTER ONLY A FEW SECONDS. BOTH TIMES THERE IS HARDLY NO IDENTIFYING PARTS OF THE TIRE LEFT ON THE RIM. THE LAST TIME I WAS HAULING A 20' TRAILER WHEN IT WENT FLAT AND TORE TO SHREDS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING WITH NO TRAILER AND I HEARD IT GO FLAT THEN THE TIRE JUST TORE TO SHREDS ALSO. THESE TIRE ARE ONLY A YEAR OLD. IT DID BEND THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. A EMPLOYEE WAS BEHIND ME AND SAID BASICALLY THE WHOLE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM AND WENT ACROSS THE MEDIAN OF THE INTERSTATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330152May 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 WITH A 6.8L V10. IT HAS 149,489 MILES ON IT. I AM NO SHADE TREE MECHANIC, I HAVE REBUILT ENGINES, TRANSMISSIONS AND TROUBLE SHOOT CPU?S . I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THEN MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AS SOON AS I MADE THE TURN THE #4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. MY FATHER HAS A 2002 F250 WITH THE 6.8L V10 AND HIS BLEW OUT THE #1 AND ABOUT 300 MILES LATER IT BLEW OUT THE #5 PLUG. IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN IT BLEW OUT THE #5. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!! THERE HAVE BEEN TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAUSE IS NOT DUE TO INCORRECT TORQUE ON THE PLUG. BUT DUE TO A COMBINATION OF TWO THINGS, 1. THE AMOUNT OF THREADS THAT HOLD THE PLUG IN PLACE.2 THE AMOUNT OF COMPRESSION THAT THE ENGINE PRODUCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326546April 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325420April 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ROTTING OIL PAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324412April 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FORD F250 WITH A V10 ENGINE. SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321816March 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2001 F 250 SUPER DUTY PICK UP WITH A 5.4 MOTOR SPIT OUT THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG. IT CAUSED ME TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED, THE # 3 COIL PACT REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COIL PACT BOOTS. I HEARD A LOUD POP WHICH CAUSED ME TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY , IT SOUNDED LIKE A REAL BAD EXHAUST LEAK. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO ME IN 28 YEARS OF DRIVING AND WORKING ON VEHICLES. THE DEALER HAVE TO PUT IN A HELI COIL AND REPLACE PARTS AS STATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320064March 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 5.4L TRITON V-8 ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 2WD, 137 INCH WHEELBASE, STANDARD EMISSION, WITH NO AFTERMARKET MODIFICATIONS AND APPROXIMATELY 114,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SOUNDED LIKE THE EXHAUST HAD COME OFF THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE NUMBER 8 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE ENGINE AND DAMAGED THE IGNITION COIL. THE THREADS WHERE THE SPARK PLUG SCREW INTO THE HEAD WERE DAMAGED, BUT REPAIRABLE. I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURY IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, THE POSSIBILITY FOR SUCH IS LIKELY IF THIS PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC. WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, IT CAN BE DONE WITH A LOT OF FORCE, WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY/DEATH, DEPENDING UPON THE PROXIMITY OF PEOPLE AT THE TIME. ALSO, WHEN A SPARK PLUG COMES OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, GAS FUMES RELEASED MAY BECOME IGNITED BY SPARKS FROM THE COIL OR SPARK PLUG WIRES, RESULTING IN A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NECESSARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315844March 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. HE STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY CHANGED THE FUSE. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD, THE FUSE BLEW. THE FUSE WAS CHANGED AGAIN AND SHORTLY AFTER, WHILE PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE FUSE MADE A "POP" NOISE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,436. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN UPDATED 06/28/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313632February 24, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR YEARS. MY STEERING IS REALLY STIFF. I HAVE HAD IT TO 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS & THEY SAY THEY CAN,T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I KNOW IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I'VE OWNED LOTS OF TRUCKS & NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM. IT IS REAL HARD TO CONTROL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT MAKES YOU CONSTANTLY TRYING TO CORRECT LEFT TO RIGHT STEERING. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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