Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2001 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SAFETY BELT UNLATCHED AS THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. ...UPDATED 02/08/16 *BF *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 70-80 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
I HAD BEEN AT MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE FOR OVER 1 1/2 HOURS. WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM THAT SHOOK THE TRAILER WE RAN OUTSIDE AND DISCOVERED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE FIRE. THE ENTIRE HOOD WAS MELTING DOWN ONTO THE MOTOR . THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LEFT UNDER THE HOOD BY THIS TIME AND THE FIRE WAS SPREADING TO THE CAB , BUT WE FINALLY PUT IT OUT THEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME . I CALLED MY INSURANCE CO , THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE . PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY OF THIS PERTAINS TO MY CASE . THANK YOU *TR
ALL I KNOW IS I WAS AT A NEIGHBORS FOR AROUND 1 1/2 HOURS AND WE HEAR A LOUD BOOM. WE RAN OUT SIDE AND MY TRUCK HOOD WAS ON FIRE, IT BURNED EVERYTHING VISIBLE ON TOP OF THE MOTOR AND TOWARD THE DRIVER FIREWALL . IT BUSTED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED EVERYTHING VISIBLE UNDER THE HOOD. THE DASH COMPONENTS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE ARE NOT BAD, UNKNOWN OF INTERNAL DAMAGE.I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I DID GO TO THE RECALL SITE TO SEE IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOMETHING I DID FIND THIS CONTROL SWITCH FOR SPEED RECALL AND NOT SURE IF IT APPLIES TO MINE.EVEN THOUGH IT BROUGHT IT UP WHEN I ENTERED MY VIN #. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL ON THE GAS TANK STRAPS BUT DID NOT REPLACE THEM THEY WERE IN GREAT SHAPE. BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE ON ON THIS. I DO HAVE PICTURES IF YOU NEED THEM. THANKS
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WEBSITE EXISTED. FOUND IT IN AAA WESTWAYS MAGAZINE. THE DATE AND MILEAGE I SUBMITTED IS NOT ACCURATE BECAUSE THIS EVENT HAPPENED ON/OFF ABOUT 5-7 YEARS AGO. INTERMITTENTLY THE DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL UNBUCKLE BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. I CONTACTED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY KNEW OF ANY RECALLS AND THEY STATED "NO". I DEFINITELY FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY NOW THAT MY DAUGHTERS ARE DRIVING NOW. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, THE SEAT BELT INADVERTENTLY LOOSENED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,635.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PANEL RADIATOR SUPPORT WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED IT BE TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE BODY SHOP, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE CRUISE CONTROL EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WHERE THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR WAS LOCATED WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT OFFERED A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 246,000.
DOOR RELEASE HANDLES ON BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN WITHIN A MONTH APART WHICH WOULD HAVE TRAPPED THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS. THE CABLE AND LATCH ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET FROM THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THE SECURITY ALARM SOUNDED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THAT SPREAD TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT INADVERTENTLY TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR UPPER LOCKING SYSTEM NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 10/31/2017*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTO THEFT SENSOR ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE KEY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY WITH TURNING THE KEY TO START THE IGNITION AND THE AUTO THEFT WARNING LAMP CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CARRIER CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,787.
I PARKED, WALKED INSIDE...MOMENTS LATER THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE.. *TR
SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT ON 3 DIFFERENT TIMES 1 PLUG HAS BLOWN TWICE. NO FIRE, BUT IF I HAD CONTINUES IT MAY CAUSE A FIRE, FUEL AND SPARK OUT SIDE THE ENGINE. *TR
SPARK "BLEW OUT" OF CYLINDER HEAD AND ALSO DAMAGED COIL-ON-PLUG ASSEMBLY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 01V227000 (SEAT BELTS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ON BLACK ICE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
2001 FORD F150 THE GAS TANK FELL & STRAP ROTTED. *MW ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE FUEL TANK AND STRAPS WERE REPLACED. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
I HAD MY TRUCK IN PARK I PROCEEDED TO GET INTO THE TRUCK WITH MY RIGHT LEG ON THE RUNNING BOARD LEFT LEG ON THE GROUND, I GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL MYSELF INSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND IT POPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND PROCEEDED TO DRAG ME DOWN THE HILL IN REVERSE FOR ROUGHLY 45 FEET. I TRIED TO GET AWAY FROM IT AND COULD NOT, AND IT RAN OVER MY TWO LEGS IN THE THIGH AREAS. AFTER I WAS TAKEN TO THE ER. *TR
I WAS DRIVEN AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. *DT
ALL THE SEATBELTS ARE BROKEN OR WANT LATCH. *TR
WE HAVE A FORD F150 CREW CAB WITH A 5.4 TRITON MOTOR. I WAS PUTTING IT IN REVERSE TO DRIVE AWAY AND THERE WAS A STRANGE POPPING SOUND. I INSTANTLY SHUT IT OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD. MY FATHER EXAMINED IT FOR ME AND STATED THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG HAD EJECTED ITSELF, CRACKING THE COIL AS WELL. WE HAD TO HAVE A HELICOIL KIT INSTALLED IN ORDER TO HAVE THREADS FOR THE NEW PLUG. THE TRUCK STILL IS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. THIS HAS COST APPROXIMATELY $300 SO FAR, AND THERE IS MORE WORK THAT WILL HAVE TO BE DONE SINCE IT STILL SPUTTERS AND RUNS ROUGH. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AS I HAVE RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET BUT FORD REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POORLY MANUFACTURED TRITON MOTOR. FIRES CAN START WHEN THEY POP OUT AS WELL. THIS IS A DIS-SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE UNKNOWINGLY BOUGHT THESE VEHICLES AND GET STUCK WITH HUGE REPAIRS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE MOTOR. I AM DISGUSTED THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL. FORD MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THESE REPAIRS! THERE IS A HUGE INJUSTICE HAPPENING BY ALLOWING FORD TO WALK AWAY FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY. A RECALL BEFORE DEATHS HAPPEN WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO! LEMON LAWS SHOULD APPLY TO THE TRITON MOTORS BY FORD! IF I HAD KNOWN THIS WAS HAPPENING WE WOULD NEVER EVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE! SHAME ON THE FORD COMPANY!!! GET THE RECALL SET INTO MOTION TO COMPENSATE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THESE DANGEROUS PIECES OF CRAP! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE NOR WERE ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE IS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ON SATURDAY. ON WEDNESDAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO REASON FOR IT TO UNLATCH AS IT WILL DO IT AT ALL SPEEDS USUALLY SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. *TR
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD F-150'S BLOWING SPARK PLUGS. I HAVE BLOWN 2 SO FAR AND READ ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES OF MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. BOTH TIMES I HAVE PULLED OVER AND DISCONNECTED THE IGNITION COIL. IF I WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO DO THIS THE BLOWN PLUG COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO FIX! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP STRAP AND FRAME WERE CORRODED. ALSO, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DETACHED AND LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.
THE GAS PEDDLE STUCK ON THE FOR F150, I SEE COMPLAINT AND A RECALL ABOUT THE ESCAPE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE FORDS? ON THE INTRANET ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FORD TRUCKS. WE HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND OUT TRUCK WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THIS. *TR
FRONT END BOUNCES AND IS EXTREMELY NOISY EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. MECHANICS REPLACED SWAY BAR AND THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRAME BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BOX BECAME RUSTED DUE TO CORROSION BUILD UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS DISCONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS WITHOUT BEING USED OR TURNED ON. THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SUDDENLY WENT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT IT OUT. THE FIRE BURNED ONLY THE FRONT UP TO THE WINDSHIELD LEAVING THE CAB PARTIALLY MELTED AND MY DAUGHTERS CAR SEAT UNSAFE. NOW THIS MESS SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY AS I WAIT FOR INSPECTOR. AS IT FALLS APART MORE AND MORE EACH DAY AS MY FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS SMELL THE BURNT RUBBLE AND ARE REMINDED OF THAT FRIGHTENING AFTERNOON. *TR
2001 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, AS IT WAS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT HAS BEEN MET WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY FROM FORD. *JB
COILS BURNS OUT, SPARK PLUGS BURN OUT, HAVE CHANGED NUMEROUS TIMES, GET ONE FIXED THEN A DIFFERENT ONE GOES OUT. CHANGED ALL EIGHT 3 WEEKS LATER STARTED BURNING OUT AGAIN. COMSTANT PROBLEM. *TR
WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO A COUPLE OF LOUD "BOOMS". MY HUSBAND WENT TO CHECK IT OUT AND DISCOVERED HIS TRUCK (WHICH WE JUST PURCHASED IN MAY) WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE TRUCK, MELTED THE SIDING ON OUR HOUSE AND GARAGE, AND EVEN CRACKED THREE OF OUR NEIGHBOR'S WINDOWS. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED WHEN THEY DID OR THIS FIRE WOULD'VE KEPT BURNING OUR HOUSE. THE TRUCK HADN'T MOVED SINCE LAST NIGHT...DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT WE WILL NOT BE PURCHASING A FORD AGAIN. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOURTEEN HOURS AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT BURST INTO FLAMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT PART OF HIS GARAGE WAS DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE INITIATED IN THE ENGINE NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER AREA. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM INDICATED BY ABS WARNING LIGHT. OBD ERROR CODE C1185 - ABS POWER RELAY FAILURE. WHEN FAILED, ABS SYSTEM INOPERABLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE FUEL TANK BECAME DETACHED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.
I FILLED THE FUEL TANK WITH GAS AND DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES. WHILE PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT AT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH I WENT THROUGH A VERY SLIGHT DIP. I HEARD A SOFT THUNK AND HEARD SOMETHING DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. IT WAS NOT REAL LOUD SO I SLOWLY PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER MY VFORD F-150 I NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD DROPPED DUE TO BOTH STRAPS BREAKING. THE REAR OF THE TANK WAS HELD UP BY THE HOSE GOING TO THE GAS CAP AREA. FORTUNATELY, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED OR I MAY NOT BE AROUND TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. I CALLED FORD AND THEY STATE THAT THIS VIN NUMBER DID NOT HAVE NAY RECALLS. THE CUSTOMER RESOURCE PERSON (800.392.3673 OPTION 1, 5, 4) STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY GOVERNMENT NUMBER WHERE I COULD CALL IN THIS COMPLAINT. I QUICKLY DID A WEB SEARCH AND FOUND THIS NUMBER SO I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD VERY EASILY LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES/DEATH TO OCCUPANTS OF THE 2001 F-150. *TR
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND MOTOR WAS OFF. VEHICLE CATCH ON FIRE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAD TO GO TURN IT OFF BUT WE COULD NOT SAVE ANYTHING FROM THIS TRUCK IT GOT VERY DAMAGED. *TR
SEVERE CORROSION ISSUES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IGNITED IN FLAMES WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT STATING THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND REMAINED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCE LISTED IN THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE CONTAC'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ENGAGE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
2001 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DURING ROUTINE USE OF THE TRUCK, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE CAST STEEL GEAR WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHATTERED INTO TWO PIECES. IN OCTOBER 2009, DURING AN ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION, THE STRAPS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE CORRODED AND ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. IN THE SUMMER OF 2013, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, SENT THE CONSUMER A NOTICE, INFORMING HIM THE FUEL TANK STRAP WERE BEING RECALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT OVERLY CONCERNED, SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, FORD SENT ANOTHER RECALL. THE CONSUMER INFORMED FORD, HE HAD THE STRAPS REPLACED. FORD THEN ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO VISIT THE DEALER ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT. THE DEALER WANTED TO SEE WHAT REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS ON THE LIFT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ORIGINAL FAULTY TANK STRAPS HAD CAUSED A WEAKENING IN THE SKIN OF THE FUEL TAN ITSELF AND THAT IT WAS LEAKING GASOLINE THROUGH THE SKIN OF THE TANK. THE TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE STRAPS RUBBED ON THE TANK. FORD WOULD ONLY HONOR THE RECALL, IF THEY REPLACED THE STRAPS. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE LEAKING FUEL TANK. *JB
I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON I-95 WHEN THE DRIVER OF AN ADJACENT VEHICLE ALERTED ME THAT THERE WAS FIRE SHOOTING OUT FROM THE AREA OF THE FUEL FILLER DOOR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ONTO THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN AND JUMPED OUT. THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, AND THE CAB WAS ON FIRE. I BURNED MYSELF ON THE MELTING STEERING WHEEL AND WAS SINGED BY MELTING PLASTIC. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AS THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE UNIVERSAL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNIVERSAL JOINT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS DESTROYED. *TR
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