2001 Ford F-150 complaints

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELT LATCH DOES RELEASES AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IT ALWAYS LATCHES WITH NO PROBLEMS AND APPEARS SECURE, YET WILL COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. THIS LATCH RELEASES WITH EASE WHILE DRIVING AT ANYTIME. THIS HAS BECOME MORE PREVALENT NOW THAT MY KIDS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO BE IN THE FRONT SEAT. WHEN TESTING ITS SECURITY AFTER INITIALLY LATCHING, IT WILL COME UNLATCHED WHEN TUGGING ON THE STRAP HARD. THIS LATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN CHECKED FOR FOREIGN OBJECTS AND NONE WERE FOUND. THE FORD DEALERSHIP CONTINUES NOT TO CHECK FOR DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGE AND AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THAT. THEY STATE THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT DEFINITELY HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE OTHERS. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY NOW THAT MY KIDS ARE ABLE TO RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SINCE OWNERSHIP, THERE HAVE BEEN EVENTS EVERY TIME A PASSENGER SAT UP FRONT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEATHS, INJURIES, FIRES, DAMAGE AS YET.*JB

OUR FORD F150 HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT. ON FRIDAY THE 14TH MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING UNDER THE HOOD. HE PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY AND THE ENGINE DIED. HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND COULD SEE THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP WAS BROKEN AND FLOPPING AROUND. HE HAD A FRIEND TOW THE TRUCK TO THE FRIENDS RESIDENCE SO THAT THE TRUCK WOULDN'T BE LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY HUSBAND THEN CALLED A TOW COMPANY TO TOW THE TRUCK 18 MILES TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP TO EXAMINE THE TRUCK. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SPARK PLUG THREADS WERE STRIPPED AND THAT NEW HEADS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR OUR TRUCK. WE WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THIS REPAIR AND THAT OUR BILL WOULD BE APPROX $3,200.00. AFTER THE TOW BILL, PARTS, LABOR AND RENTAL CAR WE ARE NOW UP TO $3,500.00 IN EXPENSES. *JB

2001 FORD F150 SUPERCREW 5.4 LITER TRITON V8 ENGINE. ON SEPT 16, 2005 MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED A #7 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. THE HEAD WAS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE OTHER HEAD EXPERIENCED A SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. IT SEEMS THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH THREADS TO HOLD THE SPARK PLUGS IN THE ENGINE DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE ENGINE ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT. AT 60,000 MILES, THE FORD SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS AND RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. *NM

DT: 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED, ON OCTOBER 16, 2005 THE SPARK PLUG FLEW OUT OF HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AT THAT TIME. IT WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP. THE MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO FORD, THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AT THIS TIME. THE HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS A RESULT.*AK

ON THE EVENING OF OCT. 4, 2005 AT 5:50 PM, I ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED MY 2001 FORD F150 SUPERCREW IN MY GARAGE. I HAD A NORMAL EVENING AND RETIRED TO BED AT 10:00 PM AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30PM THE SMOKE DETECTOR IN MY HOME AWAKENED ME. I JUMPED OUT OF BED AND RAN TO THE OTHER SIDE OF MY HOUSE AND OBSERVED THROUGH THE DOOR INTO THE GARAGE, MY F150 ON FIRE. THE FLAMES WERE FULLY INVOLVING THE FRONT OF THE CAR WITH FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF BOTH WHEEL WELLS AND JUST INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED QUICKLY BUT TOO LATE TO SAVE MY TRUCK OR MY HOUSE AND CONTENTS WHICH WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED. I DID NOT KNOW OF NOR DID I RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL FROM FORD REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. AS A MATTER OF FACT I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE NOTICE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD F-150. THERE IS A CLATTERING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REASON FOR REPLACEMENT WAS THAT THERE WAS A ROD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

2001 FORD F-150 FORD PICK UP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. ALSO CAUSING DAMAGE TO OUR 2002 CAMPER. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. ON 9-2-05 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND LOST POWER, PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE HEAD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE OVER $3000. THE CONSUMER HAD IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $33000. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK (11/17/05) *SC

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON HIS 2001 FORD F150 RUSTED. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE RUSTING STARTING ABOUT A YEAR AGO.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE RUST WAS NOT ISOLATED TO JUST ONE SPOT. *JB

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE HAD TO BE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP TOTAL REBUILD COST OF $2000 SHOP SAID HE SEES 2 A WEEK WITH THIS PROBLEM 2001 FORD F150 46000 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT SPEEDS OF 90 MPH AND ABOVE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING ONE COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR, AND SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THIS OCCURRED THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THE DEALERSHIP ASSURED HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND MADE SURE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND WHEN HE RETURNED HE FOUND THAT THE DEALERSHIP BLEW UP THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL ACTIVATED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOWOUT. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THE MANUFACTURER HUNG UP ON HIM. *AK

I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF A STORE AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE TRUCK IT MADE A HUGE POPPING SOUND UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF THE HOLE AFTER CONTACTING MY FORD DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 5.4 AND V-10 MOTORS THE PROBLEM WAS THE SPARK PLUG COULD ONLY BE INSTALLED USING THREE THREADS AND THAT THEY HAVE CORRECTED THAT PROBLEM AND NOW WHEN I FIX THE TRUCK THE NEW HEADS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GO DOWN 5 THREADS AT THE PRICE OF $1300.00 PER HEAD AND THE TOTAL COST OF $3200.00 PARTS & LABOR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED 2001 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 9-25-05 WHILE PARKED. THE FIRES ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS NEAR THE BRAKE CYLINDER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED. THE CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH WATER AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT TALKED TO THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER YET. THE TRUCK WAS NOT TOTALED. SHE REPORTED OF HAVING A BLOWN FUSE TWICE. THEY REPLACED THE FUSE BOTH TIMES. WHEN THE FUSE WOULD BLEW OUT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY WINDSHIELD WIPERS , CRUISE CONTROL OR LIGHTS. WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO START THE TRUCK. SHE DID NOT HAVE THE SCDS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *AK

CONSUMERS REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT ON JULY 9TH. THE CONSUMER WENT TO GET A NEW TIRE AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE CUT MARKS ON THE TIRE. *TS ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. A FEW DAYS LATER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FAILED AS WELL. (FACTORY INSTALLED GOODYEAR RT/S 265 70 R17, MKT6 C6WR 2501 106L, MKT6 C6WR 2501 113R, MKT6 C6WR 2501 110R, MKT6 C6WR 2501 113L, MKT6 C6WR 2501 113L). *NM

DT: THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING 6 MONTHS AGO. TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, WHO NEVER INSPECTED THE TRUCK, BUT SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A MODULE AND NOT WHAT WAS LISTED AS THE COMPONENT ON NHTSA CAMP ID RECALL 05V017000. THERE WAS A CURRENT RECALL INVOLVING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BUT THIS APPLIED TO EARLIER BUILD MODELS NOT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY AND FILED A COMPLAINT AFTER TAKING TO A AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP. THE MECHANIC NOTED THIS INVOLVED A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THIS SERVICE SHOP AS WELL. NO ALTERATIONS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *AK *JB

DT: 2001 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THIS OCCURRED ON 7-28-05, WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY IN FLAMES. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL AREA. THERE WERE NO OTHER OBJECTS THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR PART OF THE VEHICLE BED HAS BEEN MELTED. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT BUMPER ADJUSTMENT. CONSUMER WAS GOING TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER NEXT. *AK *NM

THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. MY SMALL TOWN MECHANIC SAID HE IS SEEING 4-5 OF THESE PER YEAR AND BLAMES A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TRITON 5.4 HEAD. THE HEAD IS TOO THIN AND MADE FROM ALUMINUM SO THE THREADS STRIP OUT. THE TRUCK HAS 70,000 MILES AND THE PLUGS ARE ORIGINAL. FORD HAS CHANGED THE HEAD DESIGN BUT WON'T ADMIT TO THE FLAW. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *NM

2001 FORD F150 SUPER CREW CRUISE CONTROL BURNT OUT.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH HIS CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FAILED. *JB

SMALL FIRE AND BURNING OF WIRES COMING OUT OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER "CRUISE-CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH" ELECTRICAL WIRES DAMAGED AND NEED REPLACEMENT.. CALLED FORD STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL ISSUED APRIL 2005. MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD 150 SCAB. *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND TURNED OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 30 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED IT SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS DISPATCHED AND SUCCESSFULLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED AND THE DRIVEWAY SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. NOTHING WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE TO CORRECT ANY FAILURES BECAUSE WE WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OR SAFETY HAZARDS IN THE VEHICLE. *JB

DT: 2001 FORD F150 CREW CAB. ON 7-17-05 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THIS THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO GET THE DEALER TO LOOK AT IT. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID THAT THE FIRE HAD STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL BOX AROUND THE CRUISE CONTROL AREA. THE FIRE CHIEF WROTE A REPORT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE FIRE CHIEF TURNED IT OVER TO THE POLICE. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY SAID SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK TO HIM. HE CALLED THEM AGAIN THEY SAID IT WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE NEXT TIME CONSUMER CALLED THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WAS HANDLING IT. ALSO, TOLD HIM LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD BE SENDING HIM SOME PAPERS TO FILL OUT WITHIN FIVE DAYS. IT HAS BEEN AT LEAST A WEEK SINCE THAT. ABOUT A YEAR AGO IT SMOKED AND MISSED A LITTLE. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE VALVE GUIDES WERE BAD. AND THEY REPLACED THE HEADS. THERE HAD BEEN NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL NOW. WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT CONSUMERS HOME. SOME OF CONSUMER'S YARD ITEMS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE DEALERSHIP THAT WORKED ON THE VEHICLE WAS STARKE FORD IN STARKE, FLORIDA. *AK *NM

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

DT: WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT ON 7-30-05. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP PUT THE SPARK PLUG BACK IN ITS PLACE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. OTHER THAN THE ABOVE ENTIONED PROBLEMS THE CONSUMER HAD NO OTHER TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ENGINE. *AK

1.LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, TOUGH TO BRAKE, BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON 2. ABS MODULE CORRODED 3. ABS MODULE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE($1400.00). *JB

HAVE 2001 FORD F150 SUPERCREW 5.4 ENGINE WITH 51K MILES. ACCELERATED TO ENTER HIGHWAY AND HEARD LOUD "POP", THEN LOST ENGINE COMPRESSION AND HEARD LOUD UN-MUFFLED ENGINE NOISE EMINATING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HAVING A FAIR KNOWLEDGE OF CARS, I THOUGHT I BLEW THE HEAD GASKET, BUT UPON INSPECTION BY A LOCAL DEALER (COSWAY FORD IN STAFFORD, NJ) WAS TOLD I BLEW A SPARK PLUG AND IT IS NOT A COVERED ITEM UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE SERVICE TECH SEEMED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN I DESCRIBED IT, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. AS I GATHERED, UPON RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS IS MORE THAN COMMON, IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEARD. I AM 33 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN AROUND CARS FOR A LONG TIME AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AND BABIED THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM IS LIMITED TO THOSE YEAR 5.4'S THAT USE THE FLAWED 4-THREAD CYLINDER HEAD, AS TO WHY IN 2003 FORD CHANGED THE DESIGN TO 8-THREADS. PLEASE HELP FORCE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO FESS UP AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES. I UNDERSTAND IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS REPAI WILL BE COSTING ME $501.80, PLUS THE RENTAL OF A CAR (WAS FAR FROM HOME ON VACATION).

I OWN A 2001 FORD F150 4.6 LTER AND AT APPROXIMATELY 105,000 MILES #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. FORD ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE PLUG AND AGAIN IT BLEW OUT. I FIXED IT WITH A HELICOIL MYSELF AS THE EXPENSE WAS $3000 FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX. RECENTLY WITH 121,000 MILES IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WENT TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS THEY DROPPED SOMETHING INTO CYLINDER #7. THE MECHANIC STARTED THE ENGINE AND NOW HAVE AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE THAT THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX.

I OWN A 2001 FORD F-150 WITH 82,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPARK PLUGS ON THE HEADS. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE HEADS WHICH I'VE READ IN MANY DIFFERENT WEBSITES THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANY 99-03 FORD F-150 OWNERS ARE GOING THROUGH. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM SOON OR ELSE THEY WILL LOSE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS.

FORD F150 STARTED ON FIRE WHILE PARKED WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION.*AK

FORD MOTOR CO. ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THOUSANDS OF F-150 SERIES PU'S IN EARLY 2005, CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTOL SWITCH. MY CRUISE CONTROL QUIT OPERATING SO I CHECKED WHAT FORD ASKED. SURE ENOUGH THE SWITCH WAS FULL OF FLUID. I WAS TOLD BY MY FORD DEALER THAT THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM AND WOULD BE FIXED WHEN PARTS CAME AVAILABLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2005 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE IN,I WAS TOLD, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD THE RECALL PROBLEM, IT WOULD NOT BE FIXED AT THIS TIME, AS SOME MODELS WERE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE IN VEHICLE RECALL INVESTIGATION, HOWEVER I DO HAVE A FAIR KNOWLEDGE OF AUTOMOBILES, AND IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK,QUACKS LIKE A DUCK, IT'S A DUCK!

2001 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE FENDER ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONSUMER HAD GONE INTO THE HOUSE. THIRTY MINUTES LATER FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLES LEFT SIDE. *SC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL. *JB

SPARK PLUG GETTING BLOWN FROM THE HEAD, DAMAGING THE HEAD IN A 5.4L FORD F-150. REPAIR WAS DONE BY MYSELF, USING A BIG-SERT REPAIR KIT FROM TIME-SERT. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *JB

DT: THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BUCK, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE MOISTURE WAS GETTING INTO THE IGNITION COILS, CAUSING THEM TO RUST. THE CONSUMER HAD ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS REPLACED, IN 6-05 AND IN 8-05, THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS HAPPENING TO TWO OTHER CYLINDERS. AS OF NOW HE HAS NOT HAD THE OTHER TWO REPLACED. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE . *AK

ON 8/12/05 WOKE UP 2001 F-150 ON FIRE DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH DEFECT. *NM

WELL AT FIRST MY 2001 F-150 SUPERSCRIPT AT 55000 MILES STARTED TO LAG, WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE GAS IT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO PICK UP SPEED OR CHANGE GEARS. THEN ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK GOING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN I HEAR A LOUD POP, I LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL BECAUSE IT REALLY SCARED ME I HAD TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE ONCE I DID I TRIED PRESSING ON THE GAS AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE SO I DECIDED TO PULL OVER AND HAVE TO TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, IT WAS THERE THAT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO COST ME 2500 HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT TWO WEEKS UNTIL IT GETS REPAIRED. *JB

NO ACTUAL WARNING OF DEFECT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS, POWER WINDOWS, COURTESY LIGHTS, AND POWER DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY CEASED WORKING. DEALER STATED THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED CAUSING THE GEM MODULE TO FAIL. WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS GEM MODULE. *JB

THE ODOMETER OF A 2001 F150 FORD SUPERCREW SHOWS INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER STATING IT IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE TO SEE THE ODOMETER MILEAGE AND IT MAY BE TIED INTO THE VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. *JB I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE THE FMVSS HAD A REQUIREMENT THAT THE ODOMETER SHOULD NORMALLY WORK FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. FORD DOES HAVE TECHNICAL BULLITINS INTERNALLY THAT SHOW THEY KNOW OF THE WIRE CRACKING PROBLEM ON THE CLUSTERS.

DT: CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED WHEN A PASSENGER WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SEAT BELT WILL GO INTO THE BUCKLE, BUT WITH PRESSURE IT CAME UNLATCHED. THE SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED EVERY TIME SOMEONE WA SSITTING IN THE SEAT. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

MY 2001 F-150 CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE FIRE BEFORE IT RUINED MY TRUCK. *NM

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IT WAS PARKED. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER. *JB *SC *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, THE CYLINDER WILL NOT ENGAGE, HAD TO ROLL THE VEHICLE BACKIN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T FIX IF THEY DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, IT IT HAPPENED 15 TIMES. THIS STARTED TWO WEEKS AFTER CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AROUND APRIL 15, 2005. *AK

MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMMONG FROM MY 2001 F-150 SUPER CREW. I RAN TO MY TRUCK AND PULLED A PLUG OUT WHICH WAS ON FIRE. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, BUT MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAD THEM FIX MY TRUCK WHICH COST ME $200.00. I CALLED FORD AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NOBODY IS WILLING TO HELP ME OUT.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS 2001 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AROUND THIRTY TO FORTY-FIVE MINUTES. THE ALARM STARTED GOING OFF WHEN THE POLICE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE OWNER RARELY USED HIS CRUISE CONTROL. THE FIRE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BE CALLED IN. THERE IS A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT FILED. THERE IS NOT A POLICE REPORT. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE OWNER DOES HAVE PICTURES OF THE TRUCK SOME AT THE SCENE AND OTHER PICTURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED. THE POLICE TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CHECK INTO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH PROBLEM. *JB

DT: CALLER WENT TO WORK AND LEFT HIS TRUCK AND WHILE HE WAS OUT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED, AND THERE WAS NO REPORT FILED. DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY DESTROYED.*AK

DT: 2001 FORD F150 CREW CAB XL MODEL. THE CALLER STATED THAT TRUCK BURNED LAST WEEK ABOUT 4:45 AM. THE SOUND OF A HORN BLOWING WOKE THE CALLER UP AND HE WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. CALLED 911, AND THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE AND WORKED ITS WAY TO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS PARLKD AT CALLER'S HOUSE. THE LEAN HOLDERS INSPECTOR CAME OUT ON JULY 14, 2005 AND LOOKED AT THE TRUCK. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WANTED POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS. *AK

TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR APPROX 2 HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE AND TOTALLY BURNED.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNFASTENED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SEAT BELT TO BE FINE. THE CONSUMER DID HAVE TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY OF THE SEATBELT. *AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT WITHIN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE ON HIS 2001 FORD F150. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TIRE DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK AND THE THIRD TIRE DEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE SIDEWALL. *JB *NM

DT: WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED WITH FLAMES. THE ENGINE BLEW UP THE TIRES, AND BLEW OUT THE FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS. THE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DID DAMAGE TO THE YARD, CONSUMER HAD TO RE-SOD, RESEED, AND RECONST THE YARD. THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR DAMAGE AND LOSS IS $1,000. CONSUMER CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO STORAGE GARAGE.*AK *BF *NM *SB

DT:CONSUMER WAS SELLING VEHICLE, HE DROPPED INSURANCE. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX WHERE HIS GIRL LIVED. PARKED VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MINUTES, WENT INSIDE, THEN ONE OF THE CHILDREN CAME IN AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT BURNT. FIREMAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BURNING. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND 6:00 PM. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD , BUT FORD HAD NOT RESPONDED BACK YET. CONSUMER SAID HE USED VIN TO IDENTIFY RECALL ON VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, AND PARKED AT THE PLACE OF BUSINESS FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MIN., WHEN A PASSERBY CAME INTO THE PLACE OF BUSINESS AND REPORTED A VEHICLE ON FIRE. ON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MINE- A 2001 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE WHEEL WELL AREA WAS DAMAGED; THE MASTER CYLINER RESEVOIR WAS ABSENT; AND THE FIRE DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE COMPARTMENT INCLUDING THE FIREWALL. THE INSUREANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED, THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WAS ALSO ASKED ABOUT RECALLS OF THAT VEHICLE DUE TO THE DAMAGE, AND THE LOCAL CONSUMER AGENCY WAS NOTIFIED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY SUCH RECALL, OR ANY SUCH POSSIBLE OCCURENCE OF DAMAGE TO SIMILAR VEHICLES OF THKS NATURE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS UNDER INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE TOWED FROM MY RESIDENCE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE LEIN HOLDER OF THE VEHILCLE IS FIRST BANK.