2001 FORD F-150 Complaints

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-150 XLT 4X4 SUPER CREW JUST HIT 100000 MILES AND MY FRAME SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND FOUR KIDS IN THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN TURN GREEN WENT TO TAKE OFF AND IT SNAPPED IN HALF THE STATE I LIVE IN IT NEEDS TO BE SCRAPED BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT INSPECT A WELDED FRAME I AM SERIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED THIS NEEDS TO BE FELT WITH A 11 YEAR OLD TRUCK FRAME SHOULD NOT BRAKE LIKE THIS I HAVE A 89 FORD F-150 N IT'S FRAME IS IS IN SLIT BETTER CONDITION THAN THIS I AM NOT HAPPY

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND AROUND 7:00 AM. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I TRIED THE REAR DEFROSTER. THE REAR DEFROSTER HAS WORKED ONLY ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND NOT AT ALL FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS; SO NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN IT ACTUALLY TURNED ON TODAY. 10 MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON THE DEFROST I WAS DRIVING APPROX 30MPH THROUGH TOWN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG INSIDE THE TRUCK. IT WAS LOUD ENOUGH THAT I SWERVED AND LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF PEOPLE WERE THROWING ICE CHUNKS AT CARS OR SHOOTING BB GUNS. A FEW MINUTES LATER I NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRUCK HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE GLASS TOGETHER IS THE TINT TAPE. THE WINDOW WILL NEED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT.

THE HEATER CORE LEAKS COOLANT INTO THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT FOGGING THE WINDOWS AND PREVENTING USE OF THE HEATER SYSTEM TO DEFOG/DEFROST WINDOW PROVIDING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION DURING FROSTY OR RAINY DAYS. CORE HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW 4 TIMES USING MANUFACTURER PARTS OR AFTERMARKET PARTS. ALL TECHNICAL BULLETINS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED TO TRY AND COMPLETE THE REPAIR SUCCESSFULLY. THE FIX HAS NOT LASTED. DATE LISTED BELOW FOR WHEN OCCURRED IS DATE OF LAST OCCURANCE.

THE FRAME RAILS JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEELS RUST/ROTTED AND THE VEHICLE SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES. SIMILAR TO THE FAILURES COVERED BY TOYOTA RECALL FOR THE TUNDRA OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RAISED ON A LIFT FOR AN OIL CHANGE. NOT A SPEC OF RUST ON THE BODY ANYWHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT IDLED ROUGHLY AND MADE A POPPING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE RODE ROUGHLY AND HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STILL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SAFETY BELT UNLATCHED AS THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. ...UPDATED 02/08/16 *BF *JS

I HAD BEEN AT MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE FOR OVER 1 1/2 HOURS. WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM THAT SHOOK THE TRAILER WE RAN OUTSIDE AND DISCOVERED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE FIRE. THE ENTIRE HOOD WAS MELTING DOWN ONTO THE MOTOR . THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LEFT UNDER THE HOOD BY THIS TIME AND THE FIRE WAS SPREADING TO THE CAB , BUT WE FINALLY PUT IT OUT THEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME . I CALLED MY INSURANCE CO , THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE . PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY OF THIS PERTAINS TO MY CASE . THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 70-80 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

ALL I KNOW IS I WAS AT A NEIGHBORS FOR AROUND 1 1/2 HOURS AND WE HEAR A LOUD BOOM. WE RAN OUT SIDE AND MY TRUCK HOOD WAS ON FIRE, IT BURNED EVERYTHING VISIBLE ON TOP OF THE MOTOR AND TOWARD THE DRIVER FIREWALL . IT BUSTED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED EVERYTHING VISIBLE UNDER THE HOOD. THE DASH COMPONENTS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE ARE NOT BAD, UNKNOWN OF INTERNAL DAMAGE.I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I DID GO TO THE RECALL SITE TO SEE IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOMETHING I DID FIND THIS CONTROL SWITCH FOR SPEED RECALL AND NOT SURE IF IT APPLIES TO MINE.EVEN THOUGH IT BROUGHT IT UP WHEN I ENTERED MY VIN #. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL ON THE GAS TANK STRAPS BUT DID NOT REPLACE THEM THEY WERE IN GREAT SHAPE. BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE ON ON THIS. I DO HAVE PICTURES IF YOU NEED THEM. THANKS

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WEBSITE EXISTED. FOUND IT IN AAA WESTWAYS MAGAZINE. THE DATE AND MILEAGE I SUBMITTED IS NOT ACCURATE BECAUSE THIS EVENT HAPPENED ON/OFF ABOUT 5-7 YEARS AGO. INTERMITTENTLY THE DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL UNBUCKLE BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. I CONTACTED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY KNEW OF ANY RECALLS AND THEY STATED "NO". I DEFINITELY FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY NOW THAT MY DAUGHTERS ARE DRIVING NOW. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR