2001 FORD F-150 Complaints

I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS RUST AND ROT ISSUES OF THE 2001 FORD F150'S NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I AM REALLY UPSET AND WITH MY 2001 F150 FRAME AND OTHER UNDERBODY PARTS. A FRAME THAT IS 11 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT BE SO RUSTED OUT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN ALOT OF ISSUES OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS COMPLAINT. I HAVE HAD OLDER TRUCKS AND CARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A FRAME IN THIS KIND OF RUST AND ROT CONDITION AT ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE'S 2001 FORD F150 LITERALLY BREAKS IN HALF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY OR EVEN IN A SCHOOL ZONE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE LAST COMPONENT TO FALL APART ON ANY VEHICLE OR TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE IS THE FRAME. TRUCKS ARE MEANT TO PULL CAMPERS AND TRAILERS WHICH ARE HEAVY LOADS AND THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN IS THE FRAME ON THAT VEHICLE TO BREAK AWAY AND KILL THE DRIVER OR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I FEEL THAT IT TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN ON VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUES, THUS IM TRYING TO PREVENT. I AM WILLING TO TAKE MY 2001 F150 TO BE INSPECTED ON THIS ISSUE TO A NHTSA SITE OR A MEMBER CAN COME TO ME. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS FORD F150 ISSUE AND CREATE A RECALL BEFORE ITS TO LATE AND SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. PLEASE RESPOND BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS *TR

AS I WAS LEAVING A STOP SIGN, I ACCELERATED AND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF IT'S HOLE AND WILL NOT GO BACK IN. THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATHS TO UNKNOWING FORD OWNERS. FORD SHOULD RECALL ASAP. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PILE OF ROCKS AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE FORD MENTIONED ABOVE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MORNING AROUND 3AM AND IT CAUSED DAMAGES TO MY CAR MAZDA MX-3 PARKED BESIDE THE FORD. THE FORD WAS COMPLETELY BURNED DOWN. I BELIEVED IT WAS THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH OF THE CRUISE CONTROL THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. FOR FURTHER DETAIL OF THIS INCIDENT, YOU CAN CONTACT NATIONWIDE INSURANCE AND THE CLAIM NUMBER IS [XXX]. THANKS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND APPROXIMATELY SIX HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. A SECOND VEHICLE WAS PARKED BESIDE THE BURNING VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCE WAS A FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN WHETHER THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,750.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD AND IT SOUNDED LIKE PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM GAVE WAY. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND OUT THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. THE ONLY ONE TO EVER TOUCH THE ENGINE WAS FORD AND THAT THEY HAD REPLACED A SPARK PLUG SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I GOT ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE SPARK PLUG EJECTIONS. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM ? THE FACT THAT THE SUPER-HEATED AIR AND MIXTURE FUEL SPRAYING ALL OVER THE UNDERNEATH OF THE HOOD IS A EXTREME DANGER, IT WOULD SEEM THAT WOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

THE TRUCK STARTED ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY HOURS AFTER BEING PARKED. BY THE TIME WE REALIZED IT WAS ON FIRE, IT WAS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AND THE TRUCK WELL BEYOND SAVING. IT BURNED SO HOT IT MELTED THE TIRES, THE SIDING OF THE HOUSE AND DESTROYED PART OF A PRIVACY FENCE. WE KEPT WATER ON THE FIRE UNTIL IT WENT OUT ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE TRUCK IS ALMOST UNRECOGNIZABLE. THE OWNER ( [XXX] ) IS AN AUTO MECHANIC AND HAS BEEN FOR FORTY PLUS YEARS. WE RUN AN AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS. WE HAD HEARD VAGUE THINGS ABOUT FORDS AND FIRES BUT DID NOT LOOK INTO IT UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK THIS WINTER AND NEVER GOT ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH PROBLEM. THE PRIOR OWNER SAYS HE DID NOT EITHER. WE HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED FORD BECAUSE OF READING ALL THE HORROR STORIES OF HOW THEY REFUSE RESPONSIBILITY. WE HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE ONLY. THE ANGER IS LETTING UP A BIT AND THE SHOCK HAS WORN OFF AND NOW WE ARE FIGURING OUT THE NEXT STEP. REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO YOU SEEMS TO BE IT. I WILL CONTACT FORD ON MONDAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PULLED OUT OF SIDE ROAD ONTO MAJOR HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY A LOUD FLAPPING NOISE FROM ENGINE WAS HEARD. IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND TURN VEHICLE OFF AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. WAS TOLD THAT A SPARK PLUG WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT SHOULD BE A EASY FIX, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE BECAUSE THE HEAD HAD TO BE REMOVED TO EXTRACTED TO DAMAGED PLUG. OUR FIX IS COSTING UPWARDS OF $700. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150 TRITON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE, ENGINE MANIFOLD AND BOLTS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 05/21/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MATERIAL USED WERE DEFECTIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN USING BOTH THE LOWBEAM AND HIGHBEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.