2001 FORD F SUPER DUTY Problems & Recalls

MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT WILL COME UNBUCKLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.NO MATTER SPEED ANGLE ETC. *JS

FORD F250 2001 6.8 V-10 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT I JUST HAD TWO OF MY TEN PLUGS BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 F250 GAS 6.8 V-10 WITH 161K MILES. I TUNED UP THE ENGINE AT THE RECOMMENDED 100K MILES USING THE SPECIFIED PROCEDURES FOR THIS ENGINE. I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND WAS EXTREMELY CA...

Mileage: 161,000

I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD SUPER DUTY NEW. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 61K MILES AT 6 YEARS OLD. I REPLACED THAT TRANSMISSION WITH A 'REBUILT BY FORD' TRANSMISSION WITH A 3 YEAR, 36K MILE WARRANTY. THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED (DISINTEGRATED) WITH 31K MILES AT 37 MONTHS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER IS HELPING W...

Mileage: 92,000

WAS SITTING AT STOP LIGHT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A POP, AND THIS TERRIBLE NOISE STARTED COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE CAME DOWN, AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE. HE FOUND THE NUMBER 4 SPARK PLUG MISSING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS FAILURE HAS H...

Mileage: 123,475

MY 2001 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY EJECTED A SPARK PLUG FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR. I FINALLY HAD TO BUY AN INSERT KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF COST ME 450.00 PLUS A NEW IGNITION COIL FOR 55.00. FORD WOULD NOT EVEN THINK OF TAKING THE BLAME FOR THIS PROBLEM TELLING ME THAT IT IS VERY UNCOMMON FOR THIS ...

Mileage: 125,000

MY 2001 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY EJECTED A SPARK PLUG FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR. I FINALLY HAD TO BUY AN INSERT KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF COST ME 450.00 PLUS A NEW IGNITION COIL FOR 55.00. FORD WOULD NOT EVEN THINK OF TAKING THE BLAME FOR THIS PROBLEM TELLING ME THAT IT IS VERY UNCOMMON FOR THIS ...

Mileage: 125,000

ENGINE STALLS AT IDLE. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BELT RANDOMLY DISCONNECTS. MAY DISCONNECT 2 TIMES WITHIN 5 MINUTES OR MAY DISCONNECT ONCE IN 2 WEEKS. EVERYTIME I CONNECT THE BELT I TUG AND YANK TO MAKE SURE IT IS CONNECTED BUT DOING THIS MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. I HOPE IT DOES NOT DISCONNECT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 124,000

2002 CLASS A MOTORHOME SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT THE ENGINE HEAD UPON START UP. *MR THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE #1 SPARK PLUG HAD EXITED THE ENGINE HEAD AND WAS LODGED IN THE FRONT AXLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC

Mileage: 20,718

MY 2001 FORD F-350 7.3 L POWER STROKE DIESEL HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING STALLING, MISSING,CUTTING OUT, ETC FOR ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL FRD IN SANTA FE, NM ON JUNE 7, 2005 AND PICKED UP ON JUNE 11, 2005. THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS REPLACED A "RELAY" OF SOME SORT NOT KNOWING WHAT THE ...

Mileage: 40,000

CLUTCH DISENGAGEMENT NEEDING MORE TRAVEL UNTIL NEARLY TOUCHING THE FLOOR, OCCURED OVER A FEW WEEKS. THE CLUTCH STOPPED DISENGAGING WHILE TOWING A TRAILER OUT OF STATE AT A STOP LIGHT. IF THE IGNITION KEY WASN'T TURNED OFF IT WOULD HAVE PUSHED US INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER W...

Mileage: 83,000

NORMAL DRIVING RANSMISSION BROKE.FORD REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

Mileage: 34,800

I WAS DRIVING A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK WITH A DIESEL MOTOR, I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD GOING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE MOTOR DIED FOR NO REASON. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR HELP BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CA...

Mileage: 62,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 FORD F250 WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A FORD REMAN UNIT LAST SUMMER (JULY 2002 WITH 59000 MILES). THIS AUGUST(2003) IT BEGAN PUMPING OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE BELL HOUSING AT APPROXIMATELY 79000 MILES. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TORQUE CONVERT...

Mileage: 79,000

MY REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MILES AN HOUR. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND HAD LESS THAN 30000 MILES OF WEAR. THE TIRE LOOK AS IF IT CAME UNGLUED. *NLM

WHEN THE PICKUP IS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN FIRST,SECOND,THIRD GEAR, IF YOU DO NOT CRAM ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS YOU CAN THE TRUCK WILL ROLL BACKWARDS! IF YOU DON'T HAVE BRAKE YOU WATCH TRUCK ROLL BACKWARDS. THE FORD HOTLINE SAID THIS NORMAL. I HAVE DROVE MANUEL TRANSMISSIONS ALL MY LIFE,THIS IS...

WHEN THE PICKUP IS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN FIRST,SECOND,THIRD GEAR, IF YOU DO NOT CRAM ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS YOU CAN THE TRUCK WILL ROLL BACKWARDS! IF YOU DON'T HAVE BRAKE YOU WATCH TRUCK ROLL BACKWARDS. THE FORD HOTLINE SAID THIS NORMAL. I HAVE DROVE MANUEL TRANSMISSIONS ALL MY LIFE,THIS IS...

WHEN THE PICKUP IS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN FIRST,SECOND,THIRD GEAR, IF YOU DO NOT CRAM ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS YOU CAN THE TRUCK WILL ROLL BACKWARDS! IF YOU DON'T HAVE BRAKE YOU WATCH TRUCK ROLL BACKWARDS. THE FORD HOTLINE SAID THIS NORMAL. I HAVE DROVE MANUEL TRANSMISSIONS ALL MY LIFE,THIS IS...

SIDEWALL FAILER FOUND BY EAST COUNTY ALLINGMENT, SANTEE, CA. THEY HAVE FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL TIRE. ON SEARCHING FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE TWO DEALERS WOULD NOT RECOMEND THIS TIRE AND ONE, SOUTHERN TIRE, RAMONA CA. , HAD A NEW ONE BLOW UP.*AK

TRAVELLING WITH EMPTY PICKUP TRUCK BED AND 1 ADULT AND 3 CHILDREN PASSENGERS. 50 MILES FROM LAKE CHARLES, LA. AFTER DRIVING FOR 9 HOURS, THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX 16 INCH TIRE HAD A CATASTROPHIC SIDEWALL FAILURE. THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED ENTIRELY FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. I HAVE PHOTOS...

PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH FAILUE DUE TO LOSS OF FLUID.*AKTHE PINS HOLD THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER CAME OUT CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK AND RESULTING IN THE CLUTCH FAILING, THIS FAILURE OCCURED TWICE AND WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME. *NLM

FRITTS FORD SOLD ME THE TRUCK WITHOUT CHECKING WHEN I BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE - A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS INJURED WHEN THE SEAT BELT FAILED. I HAVE REPLACED THE BELT.*AK

MY TRUCK HAS STARTED TO STALL OUT IN REVERSE SINCE 9/19/01. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED SINCE THAN. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT SEEKINS FORD IN FAIRBANKS ALASKA HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1998 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO SOLUTION. CURR...

WHEN SERRVICE BRAKE IS APPLIED STEERING BECOMES REALLY HARD. FEELS LIKE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY.*AK

MY COMPLAINT COMES IN THE CONCERN OF THE LACK OF HEAD RESTRAINTS FOR THE REAR SEATS OF THE 2001 FORD F150 SUPER CREW. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE REAR BENCH SEATS FOR THE GENERATION 1 MODELS (SUPER CREW MODELS BUILT BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND JUNE 2000) WERE NOT PROVIDED WITH REAR HEADRESTRAINTS AND T...

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL INSIDE BEARING FROZE TO SPINDLE AND FELL APART. APPEARED TO LACK SUFFICIENT GREASE. LEFT WHEEL ALSO LACKED GREASE.*AK

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK STALLED. IT WAS TAKEN TO NEAREST FORD SERVICE CENTER .A TECH WHO SERVICED THE TRUCK FOUND AN OBJECT INSIDE THE AIR INTAKE\AIR FILTER AREA.THIS GOT THE TRUCK RUNNING AGAIN. I WAS 200 MILES FROM HOME AND WAS COMING BACK FROM A CAMPING TRIP. THE OBJECT WAS NOT IDENTFIED...

DRIVING ALLONG HIGHWAY, WHEN TRANMISSION APPARENTLY PLACED ITS OVERDRIVE OVERRIDE SWITCH ON BY ITSELF, (THIS BECAUSE THE BUTTON WAS BLINKING) AS BEST I CAN UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT THE INDICATOR OPTION BY CHOICE (OWNERS MANAUAL SAYS LIGHT ON OR OFF). I CLEARED THE PROBLEM AND IT KEPT RESETTING ITSELF...

HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. AFTER SAFELY GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND EXAMINING THE TIRE, I COULD SEE THAT THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL HAD BLOWN OUT. WILL E-MAIL PHOTO TO WWW. NHTSA.DOT.GOV (DOT NUMBER: VNW8XL4500 TIRESIZE: 265/75R1...

LACK OF REAR SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS IN EARLY 2001 MODELS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD. FORD MODIFIED LATER 2001 MODELS, DEALER WON'T REPLACE SEATS. FULL RECALL/SEAT REPLACEMENT NEEDED ASAP -ANOTHER LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK

MULLAHEY AND ATASCADERO FORD, TWO DEALERSHIPS, SAID THEY COULD NOT EXCHANGE MY TIRES BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THEM. WAYNE'S TIRES, A GENERAL DEALER, REPLACED THE SHREDDED TIRE BUT WOULD GIVE ME ONLY A 50% DISCOUNT IN REPLACING THE OTHER THREE. AGAIN, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THOSE TIRE...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SKIPS 3RD GEAR AND MOTOR RATTLES LOUDLY

SKIPS 3RD GEAR AND MOTOR RATTLES LOUDLY

BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE YET TO BE RESOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE YET TO BE RESOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE YET TO BE RESOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SEAT REPLACED. *AK