2001 FORD F-250 Complaints

TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHEN I HEARD A NOISE LOOKED OUT AND FRONT OF TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. NO PRIOR WARNING WAS GIVEN OR NOTICED. CALLED 911, FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *TR

ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD F-250 WITH A 5.4 LITER ENGINE AND I HEARD A LOUD POP WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER AND A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE EXHAUST LEAK. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD I NOTICED ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD AND HAD BROKEN THE COIL, RIPPED THE SPARK PLUG BOOT AND STRIPPED THE HEAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 1 1/2 YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE HEAD. (THESE WERE TWO DIFFERENT SPARK PLUGS). THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME AND THEN TRIED TO SELL ME A NEW VEHICLE INSTEAD OF FIXING THE ONE I HAVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER IS USED, IT CAUSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FUSE TO BLOW. SMOKE APPEARED OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BURNED WIRES AND ALL OF THE ISSUES WERE CONNECTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HE BELIEVES THAT THE WIRES WERE BURNED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE TOW PACKAGE BURNED AND THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. ALL OF THE DOORS APPEARED TO BE SHORT AND DO NOT CLOSE OR OPEN PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE OVERDRIVE FAILED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSES THE BUTTON, NOTHING HAPPENS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY SAFETY RECALLS THAT APPLY TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-250 WITH THE TRITON 5.4L V8. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT I HAVE HAD 3 TOTAL SENSE MARCH. THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED AT ABOUT 120,000 MILES IN MARCH THERE IS A SLIGHT "TICKING" NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE ENGINE THEN THE BOOM FROM THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE 1ST TO GO WAS THE NUMBER 7CYLINDER FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 1 AND FINALLY NUMBER 3 CYLINDERS. THE SECOND AND THIRD HAPPENED ABOUT 200 MILES FROM EACH OTHER AT THE 143,000 MILE MARK THIS WEEKEND. FRIDAY AUGUST 29 THE SECOND ONE BLEW OUT ON THE INTERSTATE GOING NORMAL SPEED WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO WADE FORD IN SMYRNA TO BE REPAIRED. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED WITH IN SEVERAL HOURS AND I WAS ON THE ROAD AGAIN $750 LATER. I WAS HEADED TO FLORIDA AT THE TIME AND STILL MADE THE TRIP. ON SUNDAY THE 31ST THE THIRD PLUG BLEW OUT LEAVING ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ALABAMA, AGAIN WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REPETITIVE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD, THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE ENGINE HAS NEVER BEEN STRESSED OR STRAINED AS TENDS TO HAPPEN WITH SUPERDUTY TRUCKS. I HAVE READ A LOT ON THE INTERNET OF THE PROBLEM AFFECTING MANY OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY,MANY WITH THE SAME ORDER OF PLUGS "BLOWING-OUT". THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, AND SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN. THIS IS A FORD PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE NOT DONG ANYTHING ABOUT. ITS A COSTLY PROBLEM FOR THE OWNERS FOR A PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN NOT SEE COMING OR PREVENT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK WITH THE 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE, I HAD TO HAVE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF NEARLY $1,100.00. WHEN THE RECALL NOTICE CAME IN THE MAIL, I CALLED AND MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND SURE ENOUGH THE NEW CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS THE CORRECT ONE. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEALER ONLY ISSUED ME A $300.00 REFUND. WHAT IS RIGHT ABOUT THAT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2-LANE STATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. MY PICKUP IS A 2001 FORD SUPERDUTY DIESEL SUPERCAB 4X4. THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST, TEMPERATURE ABOUT 75 DEGREES. I WAS PULLING AN 18' FLATBED "CAR HAULER" TYPE TRAILER, TOTAL WEIGHT (TRAILER & LOAD) APPROXIMATELY 1,000LBS. I HAD DRIVEN 60 MILES WITH NO INDICATION OF VIBRATION OR PROBLEMS. I STOPPED FOR AN HOUR THEN RESUMED DRIVING. I NOTICED SOME VIBRATION, SO STOPPED AND CHECKED BOTH PICKUP AND TRAILER TIRES. INFLATION WAS GOOD AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS WITH ANY TIRES. I CONTINUED MY TRIP. WITHIN THE NEXT 5 MILES THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT FRONT (DRIVERS SIDE) TIRE ON MY PICKUP. THE PICKUP IMMEDIATELY LURCHED TO THE LEFT ACROSS THE CENTERLINE. I REGAINED CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SHOULDER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE TREAD SEPARATION DAMAGED THE FENDER, RUNNING BOARD, INNER FENDER, INSULATION LINER, AND FRONT BUMPER. THERE WERE NO PERSONS INJURED. I WAS ABLE TO "TIE-WRAP" THE INNER FENDER PANEL BACK IN PLACE AND INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE TO CONTINUE THE TRIP. *TR

NOTHING LEAD UP TO THIS. I JUST SOLD MY 2001 F250 XLT TO A FRIEND. WITHIN DAYS THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN THEY WOULD REACH A SPEED AROUND 40MPH. THEY HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SPENT DAYS LOOKING AT IT AND CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ITS BAD ENOUGH THAT IT ALMOST CAUSED THEM TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. TRUCK HAD TO BE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 F250 FORD TRUCK AND PULLING A TRAILER. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH ON A TWO- LANE HWY. I HAD JUST CHECKED ALL THE TIRES FOR CORRECT AIR PRESSURE BEFORE LEAVING HOME SINCE I WAS TAKING A LOAD OF PIGS TO MARKET. WITHOUT WARNING, SUDDENLY I WAS IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE JERK LEFT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL JUST IN TIME TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION AS MY TRUCK WENT INTO THE DITCH AND STOPPED. THE COMPLETE OUTER LAYER OF RUBBER CAME OFF MY LEFT FRONT TIRE AND WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE INSIDE DISC BRAKE/AXLE ASSEMBLY AND TORE OFF ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THEIR MOORING LEADING TO THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. (I ONLY HAVE 23,400 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER TIRE INCIDENTS). I HAD TO REMOVE THE TIRE WHICH STAYED INFLATED MINUS ITS COMPLETE OUTER SHELL IN ORDER TO ENTANGLE AND REMOVE THE OUTER SHELL PORTION OF THE TIRE FROM THE BRAKE/AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE MAIN STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS NOT BROKEN AS WERE OTHER RUBBER LINES TO THE BRAKE ASSY. I AM AWAITING AN EVALUATION FROM FORD ON THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY/LINES CONDITION. FORD HAD NO RECALL ON THE TIRES AND AT FIRST FIRESTONE SERVICE MANAGER PROMISED TO REPLACE ALL OF MY TIRES FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT FIRESTONE TIRE. THE NEXT DAY, ONCE THEY REPLACED THE TIRES THEY CAME IN AND ADVISED ME THAT THE RECALL DID NOT MATCH THE SERIAL NUMBER ON MY TIRES AND TOLD ME THEN THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THEIR MISTAKE ON THE RECALL THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT CHARGE ME FOR THE LABOR PORTION OF THE REPLACEMENT IF I WOULD PAY FOR THE TIRES. I WAS NOT ABOUT TO DRIVE ON THE REMOVED TIRES AGAIN AND WAS BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, SO I PAID THE BILL. WHILE CASH LAYOUT IS AN ISSUE HERE THE REAL ISSUE IS POOR TIRE PERFORMANCE THAT CAME WITHIN A HEARTBEAT OF KILLING ME AND MANY OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE. *TR

A SPARK PLUG JUST BLEW OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD ON MY F-250 PICK UP TRUCK. IT IS COMPLETELY WRONG FOR A PLUG JUST TO LET GO OUT OF THE HEAD THIS WAY. IT COULD HAVE CAUSE A FIRE OR A WRECK. *TR

THERE IS A BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR WHEELS LOCATED ROUGHLY ABOVE THE DIFFERENTIAL. THAT LINE IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER CABLE (MAYBE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE) AND THE BRAKE LINE AND CABLE ARE RUBBING TOGETHER. THE BRAKE LINE IS VERY WORN IN THAT AREA FROM CONTACT WITH THE CABLE. IT LOOKS TO BE WORN TO A POINT THAT WOULD BE VERY CLOSE TO THE "CORE"OF THE BRAKE LINE. OF COURSE EXCESS PRESSURE OR FURTHER WEAR COULD CAUSE A FAILURE OF THAT LINE AND THEREFORE LOSS OF REAR BRAKING. *TR