2001 Ford F-150 complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR DOORS RUSTED. DEALER WAS VERY COOPERATIVE. MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT IT WAS CONSUMER'S PROBLEM, NOT FORD COMPANY'S RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

I HAVE 2001 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. THEY CANCEL AFTER YOU TURN THEM ON IF YOU TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. IT TAKES VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL TO CANCELL THE TURN SIGNAL. IF IT WOULD ONLY CANCELL IF YOU TURNED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN IT WOULD BE OKAY. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY IT EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS BUT IT WAS TOO SHORT. CURRENTLY WITHOUT WARRANTY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS TOO SHORT. *AK THE WIRING HARNESS WAS TOO SHORT WHEN THE TILT WHEEL WAS DOWN AND THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. *SC *JB

SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE ONLY 4 TREAD WAS SCREWED IN. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND CHANGED THE NEWER MODEL SPARK PLUG. NEWER MODEL SPARK PLUGS HAVE 10 TREAD SCREWED IN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKED UP. THE SEAT BELT GRADUALLY BECAME TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN A 15,000 MILES TRIP. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, PUSHING IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK *MR

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *MJJ

DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE FRONT OUTBOUND SEAT BELTS AND INDICATED THAT THEY WERE FINE ALTHOUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE AS STATED IN SEAT BELT BUCKLES RECALL 01V227001. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER TO HAVE THE SEAT BELTS REPLACED. *AK *NM RQ04011.*PCO

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED. *AK RQ04011.*PCO

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICE D AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT ABS PUMP AND MODULE WERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED. *AK

ALL 4 TRUCK'S TIRES INCLUDING THE SPARE HAS DEVELOPS CRACKS IN THEIR SIDE WALLS. THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECTLY MAINTAIN AND TIRES WERE ROTATED.

TRUCK BLOWING OUT THE NUMBER 3 PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG. FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL ON ALL 99-02 SVT LIGHTING, AND FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE NEW AND IMPROVED 03 SVT LIGHTING HEADS ON BOTH SIDES. ALL THERE DOING NOW IS REPLACING THE ONE HEAD THAT BLEW, WITH THE SAME YEAR HEAD JUST FOR IT TO BLOW AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD.

CLUTCH FAILURE: MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE CLUTCH. THE CLUTCH HAS TO BE PUMPED UP DURING LONG PERIODS OF NON-USE I.E. LONG HIGHWAY DRIVING OR PARKED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE SLAVE CYLINDER TWICE, ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, ONCE OWNER PAID. *AK

FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT WILL NOT FULLY LATCH. *AK RQ04011.*PCO

HEAD GASKET LEAKS. *AK

THE TOP PART OF THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. *PH *JB

WHILE STOPPING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 45-50 MPH. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKES WITH FORCE AND PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK

ACCELERATOR IS SPORADICALLY STICKING WHILE DRIVING. FEELS LIKE THE PEDAL HAS LOST ITS SPRING UP. THROTTLE BODY HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. IT IS DURING COLD WEATHER, BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WARMED UP PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE . *AK

WHEN GEAR SHIFTER IS PUT INTO REVERSE THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE. WHEN VEHICLE STOPS THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE. *AK

A FIRE STARTED AT WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. *NM

CONSUMER STATED CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED . THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS IN TRANSIT AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN A POP WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE BLEW A SPARK PLUG AND LOST POWER. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN SOUTHERN CAL. THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. WHEN I PUSHED ON MY BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME WAS THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THIS BREAK PEDAL THING HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE BUT WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 20MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS. I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-150, 4.2 V-6 , SUPER CAB, 4X2, AND AUTO, WITH 50K MILES. I HAVE REPLACED MY MASTER CYLINDER HOPING THIS WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I SAVED THE OLD CYLINDER AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEND IT TO YOU ALL FOR INSPECTION. I TOOK IT APART MYSELF AND FOUND FOUR SMALL SCRATCHES ON THE HOUSING. *LA

FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2001 FORD SVT F-150 PICKUP. *PH WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENTERED A CURVE TO THE RIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE DRIVER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SKID UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL IT RAN OFF TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, STRUCK A STREET SIGN BEFORE STRIKING A DRIVEWAY CULVERT AND VAULTING INTO THE AIR. AFTER THE FIRST CONTACT WITH THE GROUND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER EJECTING BOTH OCCUPANTS. NEITHER OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING A SEAT BELT. SPEED MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. (NAR)

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF DRIVER SIDE CYLINDER HEAD, ON AN 2001 FORD, F-150 LIGHTNING ALL FACTORY 5.4L SUPERCHARGED V8. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN EXTREME RAIN AT AROUND 40 MPH, AND 1000 RPM. VEHICLE HAS 31,000 MILES, AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AT A HIGHER RPM, SPARK PLUG COULD HAVE BECOME A PROJECTILE INJURING SOMEBODY, OR CAUSING A WRECK AT 5:00 TRAFFIC TIME. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM A DEAD START. I WOULD ATTEMPT TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. WHEN IT DID IT WAS WITH A VIOLENT JERK OF THE VEHICLE. THE FORCE OF THE JERK WAS SIMILAR TO BEING IN A ROLLERCOASTER. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE ONLY EXPLANATION I WAS GIVEN WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUNNING HOT AND FORD NOW REQUIRED AN IN-LINE COOLER FILTER BE INSTALLED ON THE TRANSMISSION AT MY COST SINCE THE INLINE COOLER FILTER WAS NOT ORIGINAL.*AK

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS REALLY STIFF SO I STEPPED DOWN HARDER AND THE GAS STUCK WIDE OPEN. I HAD TO USE MY BRAKES UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO SLOW DOWN AS I WAS AT THE TOP OF A LARGE HILL. I TRIED PUTTING IT INTO NETRAL BUT THE RPMS WENT TO 6. I JUST ABOUT BURNT MY BRAND NEW BRAKES UP. I SLOWED IT DOWN AS MUCH AS I COULD AND THEN PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT IT OFF IMMEDIATELY. MY HUSBAND THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE CABLE WAS STUCK AND WRAPPED UP IN THE ASSEMBLY. ONCE LOOSE THE ACCELERATOR RETURNED TO NORMAL. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING AS I NEARLY WRECKED THE TRUCK GOING DOWN THE HILL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CLICKING THE WHOLE TIME.*AK

PAINT STARTED TO SHOW SMALL CRACKING MARKS ON HOOD, FRONT FENDERS AND ROOF.*AK

STRUCTURE OF 2001 F150. MY LATE HUSBAND SUFFERED MASSIVE HEAD TRAMA WHEN THE F150 HE WAS DRIVING WAS STRUCK HEAD ON WITH AN ISUZU DELIVERY TRUCK. THE TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES AND CONTINUED TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL. IIHS AND DATELINE REPORT THE STRUCTURE OF THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND COULD RESULT IN MASSIVE HEAD TRAMA INJURIES.

2001 F 150 5.4 L ENGINE DRIVING ALONG AND SPARK PLUG # 3 BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. *LA

DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSES IN MY 2001 FORD F150 LIGHTNING. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE OWNER PICKED UP THE TRUCK AFTER IT WAS SERVICED FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. THE DURATION OF THE REPAIR TOOK (2) DAYS. LATER, THE TRUCK IDLED ABRUPTLY AND SPEED OFF. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *MR

AT 39,000 MI ,FRONT ROTOR BECAME WARPED, REPLACED. AT 43,000 MI GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM RT FRONT WHEEL AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF USE IN CITY TRAFFIC. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK

FORD F-150 PICKUP BLOWS SPARK PLUG OUT OF CYLINDER, CAUSING THOUSANDS IN REPAIR COSTS. HAPPENED ON MY 2001 F-150 A FEW HUNDRED MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. (37,000 MI)

SPARK PLUG EXPLOSIVELY BLOWN FROM CYLINDER HEAD. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 F150 V-8 WITH 46,300 MILES THAT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WHILE IT HAD WARRANTY AND THEY DIDN'T DETECT THE PROBLEM. I EVEN GOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK SO I WOULD BE PROTECTED IN CASE I DID HAVE A PROBLEM. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS 1300 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP DETECTS THE PROBLEM. ACTUALLY I HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO TELL THE DEALERSHIP WHERE TO LOOK! NOW I AM STUCK WITH THE BILL... FORD OFFERED TO PAY 3,000 BUT THE NEW MOTOR IS MORE THAN 5,000! I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY THAT WHEN I DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IT HAD WARRANTY AND THEY OVERLOOKED THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH BRAKES FAILED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE ,AND THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED. *AK

2001 FORD F150 "LIGHTNING" 5.4L V8. BLEW OUT THE 3RD SPARK PLUG BACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD. THIS IS DUE TO A SMALL NUMBER OF THREADS THAT HOLD THE SPARK PLUGS IN THE HEAD ON 1999-2003 FORD F150 LIGHTNINGS, AS WELL AS OTHER FORD PRODUCTS THAT UTILIZE THE SAME HEAD DESIGN (MOSTLY 5.4L V-8S). HEAD WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, ALONG WITH THE COIL PACK THAT WAS DESTROYED BY THE EJECTED PLUG. DO NOT KNOW IF AN OPEN CYLINDER COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. *LA

DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL. THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT THE ROADWAY ONTO THE NORTH SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE ROTATED CLOCKWISE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ROOF STRUCK A TREE. THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN A DITCH (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT - THE CONSUMER WAS NOT THE DRIVER). *NLM

THIS MAY BE A MOOT POINT BECAUSE THE TRUCK (2001 F-150 SUPERCREW XLT 4WD) I HAD OWNED (TRADED IT IN FOR A 2003 FORD SUPERCREW WHICH ALSO EXHIBITS VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS) HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVER SEATBELT BECOMING DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE SEATBELT WOULD DISENGAGE ALL BY ITSELF. I EVEN HAD WITNESSES TO THE FACT. I ASKED FOR THE SERVICE TO ADDRESS IT; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS SERIOUS AS WHAT ARE SEATBELTS FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. ALSO HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT CRACKING OR SPIDERING. FORD REGIONAL PERSONNEL FROM DENVER WANTED TO REPAINT THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW IT WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. THIS WENT ON FOR OVER 4 MONTHS. THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IN ADDITION TO THE STEERING PROBLEMS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY I HAD GET RID OF THE PROBLEM SUPERCREW I HAD PURCHASED. *LA RQ04011.*PCO OWNER GRANTED PERMISSION TO RELEASE INFO_*PCO

THE CONSUMERS SON WAS TRAVELING WITH HIS FRIEND IN HIS NEW FORD SVT 150 LIGHTING TRUCK. WHEN THE CONSUMERS SON WAS ASLEEP AND HIS FRIEND WAS DRIVING HE WAS TRAVELING IN AN EXCESS SPEED OF 120 MPH, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. THE FRONT HAD GONE HEAD ON INTO THE EMBANKMENT WHEN THE AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE INCLUDING THE SIDE AIRBAGS. THE CONSUMERS SON WAS THROWN OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND KILLED. *PH *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER ACCELERATED AROUND A CORNER AND HIT THE TREE HEAD ON. *PH

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND STARTED SMELLING FUEL ODOR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, FOUND OUT THAT A SPARK PLUG EJECTED OUTWARDS AND CRACKED ONE OF THE ENGINE HEADS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WITHOUT WARNING HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE STREET. *AK