2001 FORD F-250 Complaints

HITTING BRAKE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. STEEL LINE COMING OUT ABS RUPTURED WHERE THE FLEX SECTION ENDS RIGHT ABOVE FRAME RAIL. WHERE I LIVE, STEEP HILLS AND SHARP TURNS, THIS WAS VERY LIFE THREATENING IF OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING! I'M NOT A HAPPY CAMPER! *TR

DRIVER SEATBELT UNLATCHES UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY PARTICULAR CAUSE FOR THE LATCHING FAILURE. *TR

THE TWO VENTS BEHIND THE REAR SEAT OF THE CAB LEAK AND CAUSE CARPET/FLOOR DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 17 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL WHINING SOUND. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BLOWN FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,885.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE ENGINE, EVERY LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN SEAM IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT WOULD CAUSE WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,007.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN EXPELLED FROM THE ENGINE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HE COULD ALSO SMELL GASOLINE ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH THREAD IN THE ALUMINUM HEAD TO HOLD THE SPARK PLUG. A HELI COIL WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO ADD MORE THREADS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS THE SECOND RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/22/13

TURNED CORNER, HEARD A SUDDEN DRAGGING NOISE. CHECKED UNDER TRUCK. FUEL TANK STRAP HAD BROKEN AND FUEL TANK WAS DRAGGING. QUICKLY PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY. HAVING VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. CALLED DEALER AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR FORD TRUCK FOR F15 NOT F250. OBVIOUSLY APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM IN OTHER MODELS.VERY LUCKY NO INJURIES, EXPLOSIONS, LEAKAGE, ETC...COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. FRUSTRATED. *TR

WAS DRIVING TRUCK ALL OF SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD POP THEN LOUD SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CALLED HUSBAND AND TOOK TRUCK BACK HOME (APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES). HUSBAND STARTED RESEARCHING PROBLEM AND FOUND ONLINE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD SPARK PLUGS EXPLODE AND HEARD SIMILAR SOUND, THIS CAUSED HIM TO REMOVE WIRES AND INSPECT SPARK PLUGS. ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG HAD POPPED OUT AND NOW THE THREADS CAN'T BE USED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE STATED THAT A LARGE PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT BOTH THE TRANSMISSION FRONT SEAL AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL STUTTERING NOISE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR