2001 FORD F-150 Complaints

MY 2001 FORD F150 HARLEY DAVIDSON TRUCK HAS ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE I DROVE INTO A PARKING SPOT. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A PARKING CEMENT PIECE THAT STOPPED MY TRUCK FROM HITTING A WALL. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE BASED ON THE VIN. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS INSIDE HIS HOUSE, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA TO PASO ROBLES FORD (2401 OAKWOOD ST, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, (805)-239-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLASSIC CRUISE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MENTIONED AN UNKNOWN RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE THAT WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DECLINED TO ASSIST SINCE THE CONTACT RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY HERE IN SAN DIEGO, CA. ON DEC. 31, 2018 AT 11:15 AM, AT 65 MPH I NOTICED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SWERVE AND BEFORE A COULD DODGE THE OBJECT I HIT IT WITH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE. A DELFINITY, DAKOTA, A/T 2, LT265/75 R16. WITH ONLY 28,880 MILES ON THEM. WAS NOT LONG BEFORE MY STEERING BECAME WOBBLY. AFTER MANAGING TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I OBSERVED MY TIRE WAS FLAT AND DESTROYED BEYOND REPAIR. AFTER REPLACING IT WITH THE SPARE IN THE RAIN. I RETURNED HOME TO CHECK FOR ANY DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK, BUT FOUND NONE. AFTER A CALL THE THE PEPBOYS STORE WHERE I PURCHASED THEM ON APR. 30, 2013, AS WELL AS THE ROAD HAZARD SERVICE PLAN, I LEARNED THEY DO NOT CARRY THESE TIRES ANY MORE. I WAS OFFERED A DIFFERENT BRAND TIRE AS A REPLACEMENT. CAN YOU IMAGINE DRIVING YOUR PRIDE AND JOY WITH THREE TIRES OF ONE BRAND AND ONE OF A DIFFERENT BRAND. UNACCEPTABLE!! AS OF NOW READING THE OTHER MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES I CAN ONLY ACCEPT THEM REPLACING ALL THE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT INFLATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ALSO INFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA FORD OF MISSOULA (3943 BROOKS ST, MISSOULA, MT 59804, 406-251-2525) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A CHUNK OF ICE IN THE CARBURETOR. THE ICE WAS REMOVED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FUEL TANK / FILLER HOSE LEAKED AND FUEL RAN ONTO THE GROUND WHILE FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS, DUE TO A HOLE CAUSED BY SIGNIFICANT RUSTING

IN 2006 I WAS IN A REAR END COLLISION WHERE I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND FORCED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND WE WERE FORCED INTO A THIRD VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. IT RESULTED IN SEVERAL PEOPLE BEING SENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO VEHICLES AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! I HAD A BROKEN RIB FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND SEVERE WHIPLASH RESULTING IN A SURGERY THAT LEFT ME IN SERIOUS LIFE LONG PAIN. THE SURGERY CONSISTED OF 12 PINS, 10 SCREWS, 4CADAVOR DISKS AND FUSION OF 5 LEVELS OF MY NECK. MY DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND I BELIEVE IF IT HAD WORKED PROPERLY I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE HIT ME FROM BEHIND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS I WAS AT A STOP IN A ON THE HIGHWAY. THE IMPACT FORCED ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ESTIMATED SPEED OF THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME FROM BEHIND WAS BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH.

DRIVER STARTED TRUCK ,PUT IT IN REVERSE AND EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WITNESSES OBSERVED REAR TIRES SPINNING, HEARD ENGINE REVVING UP AND DOWN AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON. TRUCK STRUCK A STONE WALL, BOUNCED OFF AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL IT HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR, DESTROYING BOTH VEHICLES. DRIVER TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE CITY HALL IN MIDDLESBORO, KENTUCKY. REPORT TAKEN BY THE MIDDLESBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

GAS TANK FELL OUT OF VEHICLE,TEARING FILLER HOSE. TANK STRAPS AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURES RUST THRU, FAILURE. DRIVERS' SIDE REAR SHOCK DROPPED FROM VEHICLE BECAUSE METAL BRACKET IT WAS ATTACHED TO ROTTED THRU. BED RAILS COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU. FRAME HAS RUSTED THRU HOLES. COMPLETE RUST FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 90K MILES ALWAYS MAINTAINED, WASHED UNDERNEATH WEEKLY IN WINTER. VEHICLE IN MOTION WHEN PARTS FELL ON RTE 58 AND THE SHOCK ON TOWN STREET..$900 TO REPAIR GAS TANK. SHOCK INCIDENT HAPPENED TODAY 11/26/2017, GAS TANK 9/12/2016

IT WAS RAINING, THE HIGHWAY WAS WET, AND I WAS DRIVING AT OR BELOW THE RATED SPEED LIMIT. WHAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF WAS THE FLOODING ON THE HIGHWAY. MY TRUCK HIT THE 2-FEET WATER, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL, HIT THE GUARD RAIL WITH THE TRUCK FLIPPING ON ITS ROOF. MINOR INJURIES AND THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE DRIVEN; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE WERE ON SITE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS A TOTAL LOSS, AS PER THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED USED, I HAVE HAD IT FOR 10+ YEARS, FULLY MAINTAINED, AND IT HAS 137,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.