2001 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250, THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED CAUSING THE GEM MODULE TO MAL-FUNCTION. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALOT OF FORD VEHICLES,NOT JUST MINE. THE SHORT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO MISS, STALL, A LOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RESULT. *TR

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY 2001 F-250'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS NEVER REPLACED JUST DISCONNECTED,I ONLY FOUND OUT AFTER I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR TO REPAIR A BRAKE PROBLEM. BECAUSE MY BRAKE SYSTEM LOST PRESSURE. THE ORIGINAL FORD SOLUTION OF DISCONNECTING THE CRUISE CONTROL FIXES ONE PROBLEM BUT THAT SAME FAULTY PART IS STILL POSES DANGER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD A THERE REPORT SHOWED NO RECALL NOTICE SHOWING AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $103 TO REPLACE THE PART, OF COURSE I PAID IT, IT WOULD BE TO DANGEROUS NOT TOO. THE DEALER TOLD ME I SHOULD CALL FORD CUSTOMER COMPLAINT DEPT TO TRY AND GET MY MONEY BACK. BUT THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT THINK THEY CAN LIVE WITH FORD'S FIRST SOLUTION, WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL. THINK AGAIN ABOUT SUDDENLY LOSING BRAKE PRESSURE. *TR

WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE THE #1 PLUG EJECTED FROM MY FORD 5.4 ENGINE. THE PLUG BROKE THE COIL AND STRUCK THE FUEL RAIL PUTTING A DENT IN IT AND PARTIALLY DISLODGE IT. THIS IS MY FIRST EJECTION. MY SHOP REPLACED THE THREADS IN THE HEAD, INSTALLED A NEW SPARK PLUG AND COIL, THEN THEY STRAIGHTEN UP EVERYTHING. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT AS I AM 70 YEARS OLD AND HAD PLANNED TO TRAVEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS RECALLED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED AND PREVIOUSLY REPLACED; THEREFORE, FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NEVER PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, BUT THEY ALSO DID NOT WANT TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,638.

2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP. POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE BOTH FAILING. UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS WITH OUT PULLING UP LOCK MANUALLY INSIDE TRUCK. COULD BE SAFETY HAZARD DURING AN ACCIDENT. FORD WILL ONLY REPLACE FOR $400. THE TRUCK IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. THIS SEEMS TO EARLY FOR LOCK ACTUATORS TO FAIL. HAVE READ OF MANY FORD OWNERS COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR FAILURES ON FORD WEBITES. *TR

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