2001 FORD F-150 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY 41 IN MILWAUKEE, WI. WHEN I HEARD A DRAGGING SOUND UNDER TRUCK. I PULLED OFF HWY AND DISCOVERED MY GAS TANK WAS DRAGGING FOR APPROX. 2 MILES. WHY IT DIDN'T BLOW UP I AM NOT SURE. TWO STRAPS SNAPPED. I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK W/ $75.00 IN GAS AND HAD TRUCK TOWED AND APPROX. COST OF GETTING TRUCK FIXED IS $700.00 PLUS THE TOW. *KB

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F150 REGULAR CAB LONG BED WITH 75,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS BRIEF SHUDDERING CAUSED THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP TO SNAP IN HALF PRIMARILY DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE STRAP. LOSS OF THE SUPPORTING STRAP CAUSED THE REAR OF THE TANK TO DROP ALMOST TO GROUND LEVEL WHICH ALSO BROKE THE FILLER INLET OFF OF THE TOP OF THE TANK, COMPLETELY DISCONNECTING THE FILLER TUBE AND PRESENTING A LARGE HOLE FOR FUEL TO ESCAPE. BOTH OF THESE FAILURES ARE NOT WHAT I WOULD EXPECT FROM A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. EITHER COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH HE NOTICED THE TANK HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT TWO STRAPS WERE FRACTURED AND WERE SEVERELY RUSTED, BUT NO FUEL HAD SPILLED OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

BOTH FRONT AND REAR FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE BROKE. TANK IS BEING HELD UP BY FUEL LINE IN REAR. FRONT STRAP BEING HELD ON BY PLASTIC COVER ONLY. IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING NOW AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. PARTS COST IS APPROX. $80, LABOR IS STILL NOT CALCULATED. THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH STRAP BROKE IN THE MIDDLE DUE TO SEVERE RUST; THE REAR MORE THAN THE FRONT. THE FUEL LINE WAS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE. IT WAS SUPPORTING THE REAR TANK AFTER THE STRAP BROKE. THE TANK NEVER HIT THE GROUND. WHILE BOTH STRAPS WERE RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE, THERE WAS A PIECE OF PLASTIC BETWEEN THE STRAP AND THE TANK. THE PLASTIC WAS MOLDED AROUND THE STRAPS WELL ENOUGH THAT THE FRONT OF THE TANK WAS SUPPORTED BY THE PLASTIC PIECE EVEN THOUGH THE METAL STRAP HAD RUSTED AWAY. HOWEVER, THE BACK STRAP HAD RUSTED AWAY TO A POINT THAT THE STRAP FELL AND THE TANK WAS ONLY BEING SUPPORTED BY THE FUEL LINE. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE STARTED TO HEAR A LOAD POPPING NOISE FROM ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. HAD TO BE TOWED. STILL WAITING OF COST OF REPAIRS. RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MOTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH HE BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE RISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SOME OF THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD WERE ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. UPON REENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE, THE GEAR ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 11,000 MILES AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WAS DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN I STARTED HEARING A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM ENGINE. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT - WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS A "COMMON" PROBLEM WITH FORD TRITON ENGINES AND A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE ENGINE (TOO FEW THREADS ON SPARK PLUGS) *TT

2001 F150,,,, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A FEW WEEKS AGO AT AROUND 50 TO 55 MPH , WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM MY TRUCK . I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY, IT SOUNDED LIKE A BAD EXHAUST LEAK. I LOOKED ALL UNDER THE TRUCK AND COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAK , SO I HAD MY SON TOW ME HOME , AS I OPENED THE HOOD AND STARTED THE TRUCK I HEARD THE NOISE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE MOTOR, AFTER LOOKING CLOSER WITH A FLASHLIGHT I FOUND THE PROBLEM THE NUMBER 7 PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN RIGHT OF THE HEAD AND WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE INTAKE,BREAKING THE COIL PACK IN THE PROCESS. IT STRIPPED THE THREADS RIGHT OUT OF THE HEAD,,,I DID FIND A REPAIR KIT AT NAPA FOR $220.00 AND IT STILL IS NOT RUNNING RIGHT , AND I ALSO LEARNED THEY ONLY MAKE A REPAIR KIT FOR THE FORD MOTORS NO OTHER MAKE HAS THIS REPAIR KIT,, SO IT SOUND LIKE FORD HAS A DEFECT WITH THE HEADS NO OTHER MAKE HAS THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 F150 TRUCK I WENT TO LEAVE WORK I STARTED MY TRUCK AND WENT TO PUT IT IN GEAR TO LEAVE WHEN I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD I OPEN TO HOOD TO FIND A FIRE AT THE MASTER CYLINDER . I GRAB THE PLUG THAT WAS BURNING AND YANKED IT OUT OF THE TRUCK , IT BURN A HOLE IN MY RESERVOIR HOLDING MY BRAKE FLUID AND MY HAND. *TR