2001 Ford F-150 complaints

MY FORD F-150 SUPERCREW 4-DOOR PICKUP TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN THE REAR 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WILL HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE REAR GLASS IN A CRASH. NEW TRUCKS OF THIS MODEL ARE NOW REDESIGNED AND HAVE REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS. MODELS MANUFACTURED EARLIER DO NOT. WHEN I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN OF THE SAFETY CONCERN OF HAVING NO REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS AND TO ASK FOR THE NEW REDESIGNED SEATS, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SEATS. THEY ARE IGNORING OWNERS WITH MODELS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE NEWLY REDESIGNED REAR SEATS. *AK

THERE ARE NO REAR HEADREST IN THE EARLY MODELS OF THE SUPERCREW. FORD DID PLACE HEADREST IN THE SAME PRODUCTION YEAR AFTER THEY REALIZED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HOPE THAT NHTSA CAN PUT PRESSURE ON FORD TO RECALL THOSE SEATS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED WITHOUT HEADREST. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS SINCE BEGINNING OF JUNE TO HAVE RECALL 1E030000 PERFORMED. IN MEANTIME DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER HAD CANOPY INSTALLED ON VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO SHUT BACK GLASS ,IT SHATTERED. LOCKING MECHANISM FELL ON VEHICLE, AND SCRATCHED UP VEHICLE. CONTACT DEALER. DEALER WAS DOING NOTHING.*AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS A KNOT ALL THE WAY ACROSS SIDEWALL DUE TO CORDS IN TIRE BEING SEPARATED.*AK GENERAL GRABBER AW, P255/70R16, TOOK ABOUT 10 DAYS TO REPLACE TIRE. *SLC

TWO SEAT BELTS IN REAR DO NOT LATCH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED SEAT BELTS WITH SAME TYPE OF SEAT BELT. CONSUMER STATED THAT NEW BELTS DID NOT LATCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED IN BELT MECHANISMS. AFTER LATCHING IT, CAN PULL ON BELT, AND IT WOULD BE RELEASED. HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC HAS ORDERED PARTS FOR BELT BUCKLE WELL OVER A MONTH AGO TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS CITED BY FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL FOR IMPROPER EQUIPMENT ON THESE TAIL LIGHTS (FACTORY FORD F150 SVT LIGHTNING TAIL LIGHTS). I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TAIL LIGHTS FOR THE 2001 F150 LIGHTNING HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY NHTSA, AS THE OFFICER SAID THAT IS THE STANDARD THEY USE. IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE SOME REFERENCE AS TO WHERE I CAN OBTAIN THIS INFORMATION FOR MY RECORDS TO DELIVER TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COURT WHEN ADDRESSING THIS TICKET. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THIS WAS CAUSING A LOSS OF VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 TO 15 MPH VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEARS. CONSUMER TURNED TRUCK OFF AND PUT IN GEAR. THEN, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SLOWLY AND PARK VEHICLE. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, STARTED VEHICLE, AND IT JUMPED FORWARD, IT WAS NOT IN GEAR, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR IN TRAFFIC ON A FEEWAY, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK CAUSING ME TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK 2 MONTHS AGO. *AK

DRIVER'S SEATBELT BUCKLE STOPPED FASTENING. MORE THAN 4 MONTHS AFTER BEING REPORTED, DEALER IS STILL WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PART FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHENEVER TOWING A BOAT BRAKES HEAT UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN TOWING A 4000LBS BOAT IN CITY TRAFFIC FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES THE BRAKE HEATS UP AND THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM SHUTS OFF, RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, THE VEHICLE MUST BE TAKEN TO DEALER TO RESET THE ABS SYSTEM, DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE WHEN THEY TESTED THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT THE BOAT THE BRAKES WORKED FINE, AND WHEN THEY TESTED THE ABS THE TESTING ALWAYS RESET THE ABS.8JB

FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THEN, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ALSO DEPLOYED AND RIPPED/TORE. WHEN AIR BAG TORE, ELEMENTS IN AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND CONSUMER WAS THROWN INTO STEERING COLUMN. DRIVER SUFFERED ABDOMINAL/ RIB CAGE , AND ARM INJURIES WHEN HE TRIED TO STOP HIMSELF FROM GOING INTO STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

THERE IS A PART IN BITE OF SEAT THAT IS NOT COVERED. WHEN CONSUMER HAD HIS HAND IN THE BITE, AND HIS WIFE PUT SEAT DOWN, NON COVERED PARTS ALMOST CUT OFF CONSUMER'S FINGER. *AK THE SPLIT BENCH SEAT WOULD FOLD FORWARD QUICKLY IF THE RELEASE IS PUSHED DOWN. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE INJURIES. *YH

THERE IS A METAL PART IN BITE OF SEAT. WHEN HAVING THE HAND THERE AND HAVING SOMEONE FOLD SEAT DOWN, HAND CAN BE CUT DUE TO NON COVERED PARTS.*AK

ENGINE FAILED. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THE COST.

STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT TURN, USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING LEFT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AFTER 2 VISITS, DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SHAFT AND STEERING BOX. *JB

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND VEHICLE VIBRATES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIRS FOR 28 DAYS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, AND CONSUMER HIT MIDDLE OF OTHER DRIVER'S TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

TRANS AXLE WOULD BIND/LOCK UP WHENEVER MAKING SHARP TURNS WHILE USING 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE.*AK

F-150 SUPERCAB WITH TOWING PACKAGE DELIVERED WITH FORD SPECIFIED WRONG RADIATOR. STANDARD RADIATOR IS A 1.02" WIDTH CORE. SUPER COOLING, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE TOWING PACKAGE SPECIFIES A 1.42" CORE RADIATOR. REQUEST FORD REPLACE MY SMALLER RADIATOR WITH THE PROPERLY SPECIFIED RADIATOR.*AK

ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND A NEW ONE WAS ON ORDER. IT WAS REPLACED ON 2-12-2001. ON 4-17-2001 OIL WAS LEAKING FROM SAME SPOT. DEALER SAID IT WAS COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION IF POSSIBLE. *AK

PASSENGER'S SEAT ASSEMBLY WILL SLIP FROM A LOCKED POSITION WITH NO NOTICE, AND GO FORWARD, BEING PUSHED INTO DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE DASHBOARD GAUGES AND ODOMETER WENT BLANK. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE TRAVEL LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE FORD DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO, STEVENS FORD IN MILFORD, CT CLAIMS THAT THERE IS A OPEN WIRE IN THE DASHBOARD WIRING.

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A FORD EXPLORER ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY. MARCH 23RD 2001. I WAS TRAVELLING AT 35- 40 MPH.THE COLLISION DESTROYED BOTH VEHICLES. AIRBAG ON MY FORD F150 DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED (FORD) BUT WAS NOT INTERESTED IN EXAMINING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE SRS DID NOT WORK.*AK

FLOOR MAT ON DRIVERSIDE IS REVERSIBLE, HAS A HOOK ON ONE SIDE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, PRESSED DOWN HARD ON ACCELERATOR, AND PEDAL GOT STUCK WIDE OPEN ON HOOK OF FLOOR MAT. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN IGNITION OFF TO GET VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. *AK

RIGHT REAR FENDER WAS DISTORTED, SHOWING "RIPPLES" IN FRAME, WHILE TOWING A LOAD OF 2,000 LBS. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT DISTORTION ON FENDER WAS CAUSED BY IMPACT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *PLEASE NOTE, CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER 60 MPH, THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION COMING FROM VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHEN IT BRAND NEW. CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD: 1368510881. *AK

HEADRESTS ON REAR SEAT ARE NOT INSTALLED. VEHICLES BUILT AFTER DATES IN NOVEMBER 2000 WERE EQUIPPED WITH THE HEADRESTS. BACK SEAT PASSENGERS HAVE NO PROTECTION DURING A REAR END COLLISION. MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE RETROFITTED WITH THE HEADRESTS AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE.

LATCH ON VEHICLE IS NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY WITH DOOR, AND DOOR LOCKS UP INCORRECTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER ADJUSTED DOOR, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK, BUT WILL NOT CLEAN GLASS, CONSUMER UNABLE TO SEE IN RAIN. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE SO FAR, COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

FORD HAS INSTALLED THE WRONG SIZE RADIATOR ON THERE TRUCKS WITH THE TOWING PACKAGE AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPING TRANSMISSION SLIPS. IT TAKES A TWO SECONND DELAY FOR TRUCK TO MOVE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OCCURS DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT WAS UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN, AND IT WAS A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. *YH

THIS WAS 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILURE; BOTH TIMES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED UNDER VEHICLE & TIRES, MAKING VEHICLE SLIDE ON ROAD. BOTH TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE SHAFT WERE REPLACED; TECH STATED THE REAR SEAL HAD BLOWN.*AK

THE SEATS , THE REAR IN PARTICULAR , DON'T HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT'S HEAD COULD BREAK THE REAR WINDOW AND STRIKE THE METAL SILL RESULTING IN SEVERE HEAD INJURY. FORD HAS ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM IN THE F150 SUPERCREWS BUILT AFTER 10/2000 BUT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING FOR THOSE WHO PURCHASED VECHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO THE PRODUCTION CHANGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER HAD TO SWERVE TO LEFT TO AVOID HITTING A DOG, HE THEN SWERVED TO RIGHT TO GET BACK ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

REAR SEATS CAME WITHOUT HEADRESTS, PASSENGERS IN A CRASH WOULD HIT THEIR HEADS AGAINST THE REAR WINDOW. EVEN A SMALL CHILD (MINE IS 9YRS) WOULD HIT THEIR HEAD AGAINST GLASS. I UNDERSTAND THE NEWER MADE TRUCKS COME WITH HEADRESTS.

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STOP AT A SIGN AND RPMS WILL GO UP AND DOWN, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO DEFECT HAD BEEN FOUND.*AK

SEATS ARE MANUFACTURED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF BACK SUPPORT, AFTER DRIVING A BIT CIRCULATION IN LEGS IS CUT OFF, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. ALSO SEAT IS ALREADY COMING APART. *AK

INCORRECT RADIATOR INSTALLED AT FACTORY, SHOULD HAVE BEEN HEAVY DUTY PER TOWING PACKAGE OPTION, CAME WITH STANDARD RADIATOR, DEALER INVESTIGATING REPLACEMENT OPTIONS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED RED LIGHT AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK OTHER VEHICLE IN MIDDLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES; REPLACED WITH NEW TRANSMISSION & DRIVE SHAFT; PER SECOND TECH NOTES: FOUND DAMAGED EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING SPUN AND WAS ON DRIVE SHAFT, CLUTCHS BURNED, BAND BURNED, SOLENOID WAS STUCK IN BORECONVERTER HUB WORN, DRIVE SHAFT WORN, BACK FLUSHED COOLER INST FOR REPAIR WAS OVER 1400 FLOW TEST. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON 4- WAY LANE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 70 MPH FELT JERK IN WHEEL/LOST CONTROL, AND HIT CEMET WALL BOUNCING OFF INTO HIGHWAY. CONSUMER CLIMBED OUT OF VEHICLE, AND NOTICED FRONT LEFT RIM WAS BROKEN, AND TIRE WAS LYING UNERNEATH RIM. *AK

RPMS ARE HIGH AND VEHICLE IS CONSTANLY ACCLERATES. ON 15TH OF THIS MONTH, VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCLERATE TO POINT WHERE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER, AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. THEN COULD NOT GET VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP, AND DEALER HAD PROBLEM HAPPEN TO THEM. THEN, DEALER HAD TO CONTACT FORD, AND FORD DID NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WARRENTY ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A REMEDY FOR PROBLEM YET.*AK

THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER I GOT IT BACK FROM DEALER. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON FEB 22ND. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THOTTLE BODY. ALTHOUGH, THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE "FORD DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT" ACCORDING TO TOM GLANSMAN AT SAXON FORD. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, THE BRAKE FAIL TO STOP THE TRUCK WHEN IT HAS THIS PROBLEM. ONLY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE CAN STOP THE TRUCK, WHICH COMPROMISES THE BRAKE AND STEERING SYSTEMS. FORD WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

TRUCK STARTED ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE POINT THAT BRAKES COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, ONLY TURNING OFF ENGINE WOULD DO SO. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSE BY FLOORMATS ! TO THIS POINT (2/17) DEALER HASN'T FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. THE TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 500 MILES. THE LAST TIME TRUCK CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHEN RESTARTED. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION, I BARELY WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK THE LAST TIME.*AK

TAILGATE WILL NOT STAY CLOSED, INTERMITTENTLY WOULD POP OPEN. BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS; BUT, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK THE DEALER HAD INSTALLED REAR TAILGATE STRIKERS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YH

TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING, BEEN TO DEALER ONCE , WHO FOUND FLUID SO LOW IT DID NOT SHOW ON DIPSTICK. *AK

REAR BENCH SEAT HAS NO HEADRESTS. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED / KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS OVERSITE. RECCOMEND FORCING MANUFACTURER (FORD) TO RETROFIT OLDER MODELS WITH THE SEATS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING SHIPPED WITH SUPERCREW TRUCKS. *AK