2001 FORD F-150 Complaints

I HAD JUST TURNED RIGHT. WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW 4 HEAD LIGHTS. THE CAR THAT HIT ME WAS PASSING IN A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE SECTION OF THE ROAD MARKED FOR 45 MPH. WE HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHERE MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HIS DID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, HE OBSERVED THAT A SPARK PLUG WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE SPARK PLUGGED POPPED OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF ENGINE AND STRIPPED THREADS IN ENGINE HEAD. DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING OF ORIGINAL THREAD LENGTH. SHORT THREAD LENGTH IN ALUMINUM BLOCK WILL NOT HOLD COMPRESSION PRESSURES OVER TIME. I MUST EITHER REPAIR THE HEAD OR REPLACE THE HEAD WITH NEWER DESIGN WITH THREADS OF PROPER LENGTH. HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *TR

I HAD AN ORIGINAL SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF MY FORD F-150 V-8 TRITON MOTOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. IT MADE A LOUD POP NOISE AND THEN I SEEN A FLAME I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY AND SHUT OFF THE TRUCK AND CALLED FOR HELP. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT HURT AND THE FIRE WENT OUT AND DID NOT BURN THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND. FORD REFUSED TO FIX IT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A LUBRICATED PART AND MY WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THE $2000-3000.00 REPAIR. IT IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND THEY KNOW IT BUT ARE NOT ALLOWED TO FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY'S. *TR

I OWN A FORD F150 TRITION TRUCK IN MAY OF 2008 I BLEW MY FIRST SPARK PLUG WHILE DRIVING HOME. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A DEFAULT IN THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE AND THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE APPROXIMATE COST OF $700. FOUR MONTHS LATER, I THREW ANOTHER ONE WHILE SIMPLY STARTING MY TRUCK IN A PARKING LOT. I PAID ANOTHER $700. IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS. ON CHRISTMAS EVE, WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A COMPLETE STOP, I THREW MY 3RD. SPARK PLUG. THIS IS A DEFECT! *TR

NO INCIDENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE PASSENGER SEATBELT RELEASES ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE BELT RETRACTS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THIS OTHER THAN A THOROUGH CLEANING OF THE MECHANISM. *TR

PAINT PEELING OFF ON BODY. WHITE IN COLOR,NEVER NEGLECTED, ALWAYS WASHED, WAXED ETC. WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. CONTACTED FORD MANY TIMES AND ALWAYS GET TOLD THEY WILL DO NOTHING BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY THEN TOLD ME THEY HAVE UPGRADED MANY THINGS ON THEIR NEW TRUCKS AND SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING A NEW ONE. I DOUBT I WILL EVER GET ANOTHER FORD IF THEY CAN MESS UP SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS PAINT. THIS IS A FORD DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX IT. I HAVE A CAR THAT IS 10 YEARS OLDER THAN MY FORD AND THE PAINT LOOKS BETTER. *TR

THE #3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT ON MY 2001 FORD F-150 LARIAT. MY TRUCK HAS THE 5.4 LITER ENGINE AND IT HAS 139,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. THERE WAS A LOUD "POPPING" NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE #3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT AND ALSO DESTROYED THE COIL ON TOP OF THE SPARK PLUG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. EVEN AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. SHE REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENTLY, SHE CAUSED DAMAGE TO SIX PARKED VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HCU ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE IAC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

BLOWN SPARK PLUG FROM 2001 F-150 (LIGHTNING) NOTE: THIS IS THE THIRD BLOWN SPARK PLUG. THE FIRST TIME FORD REPLACED THE ENTIRE HEAD (UNDER WARRANTY). THE NEXT TWO WERE OUT OF MY POCKET (AT $1K EACH). *TR