2001 FORD F-150 Complaints

MY HOUSE BURNED DOWN -- IT APPEARS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS MY 2001 F150 TRUCK. THE FIRE STARTED AT APPROX 3:00 AM IN THE GARAGE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY, COUNTRY COMPANIES HAS A TEAM OF INVESTIGATORS ONSITE GOING THROUGH THE DEBRIS. *TR

FORD F150 2001 PARKED IN THE GARAGE IGNITED INTO FLAMES AFTER BEING PARKED FOR OVER ONE HOUR. NEIGHBOR SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE GARAGE AND KNOCKED ON THE DOOR. I OPENED THE KITCHEN THAT LEADS TO GARAGE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE GARAGE AND FIRE SPREAD TO ANOTHER CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE BEHIND TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY. FLAMES ROSE TO UPSTAIRS BEDROOM AND THROUGHOUT THE GARAGE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 FORD F150 IT HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THE TRUCK, BUT AS OF LAST WEEK AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE TRUCK NOT STARTING. I WAS INFORMED THE COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACED AND TWO COIL PACKS. AND QUOTE" DOES HAVE A TRANSMISSION CONCERN." AFTER WAITING 13 DAYS TO GET MY TRUCK I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO DO ANYMORE AND I WOULD PICK THE TRUCK UP. I DIDN'T GET TWO BLOCKS AND THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO A INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND ASKED THEM TO CHANGE THE FLUID AND FILTER AND IF THEY SAW ANY PROBLEMS TO GIVE ME A CALL. A FEW HOURS LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY FOUND BALL BEARINGS AND DEBRIS IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN, INFORMED ME THAT IT SHOULD BE REBUILT. I INFORMED THEM TO GO AHEAD REBUILD AND TO SAVE ALL PARTS. THEY FIRST TEST DROVE THE TRUCK TO SEE IF ANY COMPUTER CODES WOULD SHOW UP. NONE DID, BUT THEY DID NOTICE IT DROPPING UP AND DOWN IN GEARS. SO IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A MECHANICAL PROBLEM TO THEM. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THEY FOUND THAT A NEEDLE BEARING HAD BLOWN UP IN THE PLANETARY GEAR SET. AND HAD INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. FORD SHOULD OWN UP TO PROBLEM AND PAY FOR ANY AND ALL REPAIRS. THE TOTAL REBUILD COST WAS $1943.75 SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN WITH A TRUCK WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

WOKE UP TO IN THE EARLY MORNING TO TRUCK ALARM ACTIVATED. WHEN GOING OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING ALL NIGHT. AND HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN SINCE 3:30 PM THE PREVIOUS DAY.*AK

A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY FORD F-150. DID NOT KNOW UNTIL RECENTLY THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS A LOT IN FORD TRUCK MOTORS. ENGINE DOES NOT REALLY RUN NOW BECAUSE IT WOULD PROBABLY CATCH ON FIRE FROM EXHAUST FLAMES. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT AFTER READING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS, I AM LED TO BELIEVE I WILL BE PAYING ROUGHLY $5,000 TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. INITIALLY, THE CONTACT THOUGHT A TIRE WAS BLOWN AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE IN NORMAL CONDITION, BUT THE SCENT OF GAS WAS DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DISCONNECTED THE FUEL INJECTOR TO THE NUMBER SEVEN CYLINDERS, SO THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN HOME. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP CLOSER TO HOME, AND WAS CHARGED $1,863 FOR REMOVING BOTH HEADS, AND HAD THE MACHINE FLAT AT THE NUMBER SEVEN CYLINDER. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,750, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,075. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRITON ENGINE AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. UPDATE 5/3/07*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE HOOD. THE ONLY PART OF THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT DESTROYED WAS THE BED. FORD ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SEND DOCUMENTATION AND PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE, IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED THAT THE EXPLOSION WAS A RESULT OF THE RECALL, NOT EVEN BY THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND THAT THE CONTACT COULD TAKE LEGAL ACTION IF NECESSARY. THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO INVESTIGATE FLAMES BEGAN TO RISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE SPEED CONTROL HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED , AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR THE DAMAGE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE MANUFACTURER SINCE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 52,000. *AK

FORD - SPARK PLUG DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERST A SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF ITS SOCKET AND BROKE THE SPARK PLUG COIL. I WAS IN TH MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AN WS VERY SCARED BECAUSE I COULD NOT INITIALLY PULL OVER DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRUCKS ON THE HIGWAY.I WAS BOXED IN. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I OPENED THE HOOD AN FOUND A SPARK PLUG STUCK TO A PIECE OF PLASTIC MELTED TO IT DUE TO THE HEA). I ALSO OUNDTHE SPARK PLUG COIL, WITH THE SPRING HANGING OUT OF THE RUBBER INSULATOR, SPAKING AGAINST ANOTHER PIEC OF PLASTIC.*AK I FEEL THE IS AN EXTREME DANGER BECAUSE: 1. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. 2. THE SPARK PLUG COIL COULD HAVE SHOCKED MEOR EVEN STARTED SOMETHING ON FIRE. AFTER RESEARCHINGTHE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT MORE AND MORE INCIDENTS EXACTLY LIKE E ARE HAPPENING EVERY DAY. FORD REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEMEVEN THOUGH THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN IN 2004 AND THEPROBEM DOESN'T EXIT WITH SPARK PLUGS ANYMORE. WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. DOES OMEONE HAVE TO DIE?