2001 FORD F-150 Complaints

VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2001 FORD F150. AS THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH, THE BRAIDED STEEL CABLE THAT RETAINS THE SPARE TIRE IN THE REAR UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO BOUNCE DOWN THE STREET AND STRIKE A FOLLOWING VEHICLE. INVESTIGATION ON WEB FORUMS HAS INFORMATION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO WINTER SALT, THE SALT HAS CAUSED CABLES TO CORRODE IN NUMEROUS TRUCKS. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS. *TR

MIDDLE SEAT BELT ON FORD F-150 SUPERCREW 4WD INNARDS POPPED OUT OF SEAT BELT SHEATH. THIS SEAT USED VERY LITTLE. FORD SAID EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2001, I BELIEVE, ON THE FRONT SEAT BELTS THAT THERE IS NOTHING ON THE BACK MIDDLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT OCCUR. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH STARTED FIRE AND DESTROYED MY 2001 FORD SUPERCREW F-150 TRUCK. TRUCK WAS SITTING IN DRIVE WAY UNATTENDED. *TR

PARKED TRUCK AT APPROX 8:45PM, 7/15. FOUND TRUCK COMPLETELY BURNED, SOME PLASTICS STILL BURNING, UPON WAKING AT APPROX 6:30AM, 7/16. TRUCK WAS PARKED 4 TO 5 FEED FROM HOUSE. HOUSE ONLY SLIGHTLY DAMAGED; HOWEVER, IT IS A MIRACLE HOUSE AND SURROUNDING TREES DID NOT CATCH FIRE. *TR

2001 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW WINDSHIELD LEAKED WITH NO SIGN OF THIS HAPPENING. SHORTED OUT COMPUTER, FUSE BOX. ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE TRAVELING IN LEFT LANE OF A HIGHWAY. NO CRASH BUT VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING ONE. WAS ABLE TO GET INTO MEDIAN. NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENT WITH TRUCK,ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD WITH NO CRACKS OR BLEMISHES. MAINTAINED WELL AND TYPICALLY GARAGED. *TR

IN MARCH 08, MY F150 4.6L ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG...FUEL WAS CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD IGNITE, SO I REMAINED CLEAR OF THE VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, GIVING THE FUEL TIME TO EVAPORATE. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM, PLEASE STEP UP AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES. *TR

ON THE EVENING OF 5-26-08 MY SON RETURNED FROM WORK @ 11:00 PM. AT 11:28 PM MY NEIGHBOR WAS BANGING ON MY DOOR YELLING FIRE. WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE I COULD SEE THAT MY 2001 FORD F150 TRUCK ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I RAN OUTSIDE AND STARTED PUTTING OUT THE FIRE WHILE MY NEIGHBORS DAUGHTER CALLED 911. THE FIRE DEPT. CAME OUT AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I CONTACTED FORD CONSUMER LINE AND WAS INFORMED BY A LADY NAMED MELANIE THAT FORD DID NOT HAVE ME LISTED AS THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK AND THAT SHE WOULD FORWARD MY INFO TO THE CLAIMS DEPT. THE NEXT WEEK I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT BECAUSE FORD HAD SENT ME 5 RECALL LETTERS THAT THEY DID NOT FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL LETTERS AND HOW COULD THEY SEND ME THEM IF I DID NOT SHOW UP ON THEIR RECORDS AS BEING THE REGISTERED OWNER. *TR

REAR SEATBELT BUCKLES, (CENTER AND PASSENGER REAR) BROKE AFTER MY SON TRY TO PUT HIS SEAT BELT ON. FIRST IT WAS THE CENTER SEATBELT BUCKLE AND A FEW WEEKS LATER THE REAR PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE BROKE TOO. WHEN MY SON TRY TO PUSH IN THE SEATBELT THE BUCKLE STAYED PUSHED DOWN AND DOES NOT SPRING UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. ON JUNE 2, 2008, AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR NINE HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND NO PREVENTIVE REPAIRS WERE MADE IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD, BUSTED THE COIL, AND CAUSED FUEL TO SPILL FROM THE HEAD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/17/09 *JB