2001 FORD SUPERCREW Problems & Recalls

TAKATA RECAL

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, TRUCK ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND I AM FORCED TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO STOP IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN TIMES OR MORE. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE A MONTH BEFORE ANOTHER INCIDENT. HAS HAPPENED IN REVERSE ALSO. ALWAYS STOPS ACCELERATING AFTER ABOUT 4 SECONDS. MOSTLY ...

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE MOTOR AND BROKE THE COIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY VEHICLE IN MY LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

THE PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT FOR SOME REASON, I HAVE OWNED FORDS FOR 30 YEARS. AFTER DOING TALKING TO PEOPLE THE 5.4 ENGINE HAS THIS PROBLEM OF PLUGS BLOWING OUT. BOTH MY SONS AND NEPHEW HAVE FORD TRUCKS WITH THE 5.4 ENGINE AND ALL HAVE HAD BLOWN PLUGS. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND THE COST OF THIS IS OU...

2001 FORD F -150 SUPER CREW TRITON V8 HAS BLOWN 3 DIFFERENT PLUGS IN THE 3 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED IT IT WAS USED WHEN BOUGHT MY SON DROVE IT TO THE GAS STATION THE NEXT NIGHT AFTER WE BOUGHT IT FIRST PLUG BLEW FACTORY SET SECOND TIME WAS IN COVENTON KY 2ND TIME 3RD TIME WAS COMING HOME YESTERDAY FR...

Mileage: 1,659,490

2001 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW. 4.6L TRITON V8 ENGINE. #3 SPARKPLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD AND DESTROYED THE THREADS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE THE PLUG. 109,000 MI. ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED PLUGS IN VEHICLE. NEVER REPLACED OR TOUCHED BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

2001 F150 CAUGHT FIRE IN GARAGE DESTROYING F150, MOTORCYCLE NEXT TO IT, AND TRUCK OUTSIDE GARAGE. MODERATE FIRE DAMAGE TO HOME, MODERATE TO HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE TO HOME. *TR

2001 F150 CAUGHT FIRE IN GARAGE DESTROYING F150, MOTORCYCLE NEXT TO IT, AND TRUCK OUTSIDE GARAGE. MODERATE FIRE DAMAGE TO HOME, MODERATE TO HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE TO HOME. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 FORD SUPERCREW WITH 63,000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COIL WAS DEFECTED. THE DEALER REPLACED...

Mileage: 63,000

IN MAY AND OCTOBER 2006 THE SAME SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT. BOTH TIMES IT REQUIRED A NEW PLUG AND COIL PACK. FIRST TIME WAS ON TRIP BACK FROM TX TO CA. JUST STARTED TRUCK IN VEGAS AND IT BLEW. IN OCTOBER WAS DRIVING DOWN STREET HOME FROM WORK AND BLEW. TRAVELING 20 MPH. *NM

Mileage: 100,000

BELOW IS A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE I SENT TO FORD ON OCT. 17, 2006 REGARDING MY CONCERN WITH THE LACK OF REAR SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS IN MY 2001 FORD F150 SUPERCREW. HELLO, I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 F150 SUPERCREW IN JUNE 2000. I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE LACK OF HEADRESTS IN THE REAR SEAT. I DID NO...

I PARKED MY 2001 FORD SUPERCREW TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AT 6 PM. AT ABOUT 2:45AM I WOKE UP TO AN EXPLOSION AND FOUND MY TRUCK ON FIRE. *NM

Mileage: 84,000

RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT FUNCTION. THE LATCH AND BUCKLE WILL NOT SECURE ALL THE TIME. THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE BUCKLE REMAINS DEPRESSED. *JB

Mileage: 43,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW ON OCT 7 2005. I HAD FINISHED COMING THROUGH A SHARP 180 DEGREE TURN GOING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN I STRAIGHTENED THE STEERING WHEEL THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED IN ABOUT 100 FEET. ...

Mileage: 87,000

2001 F150 CREWCAB 4DR/4WD 2001 IGNITED UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUGHT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN AFTER RESTING W/O RUNNING FOR 2 HOURS. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT BEFORE THE TRUCK EXPLODED. THE TRUCK WAS LOCATED NEXT TO IN-LAWS HOME AND VEHICLES. THIS WAS REPORTED TO FORD COMPANY AND INSURANCE. ...

Mileage: 107,000

DT: ABS LIGHT COMES ON. BRAKE PEDAL ACTION SEEMS SOFT. DEALER STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK HYDRAULIC ACTIVATOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. *TT THE CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE IN. *JB

Mileage: 78,000

WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. ENGINE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. SOUND GOT MUCH LOUDER WITH A BANG OR CLUNK UNDER THE HOOD. TRUCK WAS STOPPED AT THAT POINT AND TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO BE A "SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT" OF THE...

Mileage: 73,000

TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AROUND 4:00 AM ON 05/17/05 WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY 5-YEAR-OLD CHILD AWOKE AND CAME TO OUR BEDROOM AND AWAKENED US. WE SAW A GLOW OUT THE WINDOW AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO FIND THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED 911 AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH THE WATER HOSE U...

Mileage: 118,000

THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND BACK UP LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WERE WIRES THAT HAD BURNED AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CRUISE CONTROL RECALL 05V...

Mileage: 70,000

THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND BACK UP LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WERE WIRES THAT HAD BURNED AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CRUISE CONTROL RECALL 05V...

Mileage: 70,000

THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND BACK UP LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WERE WIRES THAT HAD BURNED AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CRUISE CONTROL RECALL 05V...

Mileage: 70,000

AT AROUND 7 P M I PARKED MY FORD TRUCK IN FRONT OF MY HOME. AT AROUND 9 P M MY WIFE AND I WHERE SITTING ON OUR SOFA WHEN SHE NOTICED FLAMES IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE THROUGH THE WINDOW. UPON OPENING THE DOOR WE NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT UNDER THE WHEEL WELL AND THE HOOD. AT THAT TIME I RETRIVED A FIRE E...

Mileage: 218,160

TRUCK WAS PARKED UNDER THE CARPORT WHEN IT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL LEAKAGE; ALSO, CONSUMER'S HOUSE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE ON THE HOUSE.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

I HAD A FORD F-150 SUPERCREW 2001 THAT WENT UP IN FLAMES IN MY GARAGE WHILE PARKED AND HAS NOT RAN FOR 15-30 MINUTES. I LOST BOTH VEHICLES IN THE GARAGE ALONG WITH THE CONTENTS IN THE GARAGE. *AK NO OFFCIAL WORD IS OUT ON WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE IN THE TRUCK, BUT THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY THE TRUCK S...

Mileage: 120,000

THE PAINT ON MY 2001 F-150 SUPERCREW CAB TRUCK IS CRACKING (CROWS FEET) THE TRUCK IS ONLY 37 MONTH OLD. WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 49,000

DEVELOPED A SEVER OIL LEAK ON BOTH HEAD GASKETS. DEALER REPAIRED AT A COST OF 2100.00 DOLLARS. ONLY HAD 52000 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 52,000

THE PAINT JOB ON MY 2001 F 150 HARLEY DAVIDSON TRUCK IS CRACKING (CROWS FEET) ALL OVER THE HOOD, ROOF, FRONT FENDER PANELS & ALSO SPREADING TO THE DOORS. *JB

BALL JOINT BOOT FAILURE AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS. THE BOOT IS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IS COMPLETELY TORN THROUGH. TALKED TO SERVICE TECH AND HE SAID THAT WAS VERY COMMON. THERE IS ALSO NO PLACE TO GREASE THE BALL JOINTS AND THEY SHOW GREAT WEAR WHICH IS VERY PREMATURE FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE...

BALL JOINT BOOT FAILURE AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS. THE BOOT IS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IS COMPLETELY TORN THROUGH. TALKED TO SERVICE TECH AND HE SAID THAT WAS VERY COMMON. THERE IS ALSO NO PLACE TO GREASE THE BALL JOINTS AND THEY SHOW GREAT WEAR WHICH IS VERY PREMATURE FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE...

THE REAR SEAT HAS NO PASSENGER HEAD REST WHICH, IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION FROM THE FRONT OR THE REAR WILL ALLOW THE UNRESTRAINED HEADS OF PASSENGERS TO STRIKE THE REAR WINDOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN INJURY THAT MAY HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN PREVENTED IF HEADRESTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. FORD RECOGNIZED THI...

REAR END COLLISION. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE REAR SEAT OF A F150 FORD SUPERCREW WHEN WE WERE REARENDED. BOTH THE CHILDREN STRUCK THEIR HEADS ON THE REAR WINDOW GLASS. THEY HAD MINOR NECK SPRAINS AND DISCOMFORT. THE LACK OF REAR SEAT HEAD RESTS IN A 2001 VEHICLE CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR INJURY. THIS LACK ...

Mileage: 25,000

WHEN THE TILT STEERING IS TILTED DOWN, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL NO LONGER WORK. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WHO HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT HE ALSO LOST HIS DRIVING LIGHTS. WHEN HE WENT TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE SERVICEMAN TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD JUST REPAIRED ANOTHER FORD...

WHEN THE TILT STEERING IS TILTED DOWN, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL NO LONGER WORK. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WHO HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT HE ALSO LOST HIS DRIVING LIGHTS. WHEN HE WENT TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE SERVICEMAN TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD JUST REPAIRED ANOTHER FORD...

THE VEHICLE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NLM

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT A INTERSECTION AND NOT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN GIVING THE GAS TO TAKE OFF SOMETHING MUST BE SLIPPING IN THE DRIVE TRAIN, BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE SOME ONE RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK MAKING A NOISE. *JB

I HAVE NOTICED A SLOW AIR LEAK ON ONE OF MY TIRES INSTALLED ON MY 2001 F150 SUPERCREW. A LEAK TEST IN A TUBE OF WATER FOUND THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A SMALL HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH FROM THE RIM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ALL TIRES HAVE SPORADIC CRACKING AND MINOR BUBBLING ON...

2001 F150 SUPERCREW, PAINT ON TRUCK IS CRACKED ALL OVER. THE BODY SHOP MAN SAID THAT IT IS CALLED CROWS FOOT.

OIL LEAK AT HEAD GASKET. REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. WHAT ARE THEN CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN? HAS THIS PROBLEM CAUSED ANY DAMAG TO THE ENGINE?

Mileage: 35,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS TREAD SPLITTING THROUGH THE TIRE. GENERAL TIRE #2657516*JB

HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENT AS OF YET, BUT AM CONCERNED ABOUT REAR SEAT PASSENGERS HEAD HITTING THE BACK GLASS IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION. *AK

REAR SEATS DO NOT HAVE HEADRESTS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE REAR PASSENGERS HEADS WOULD SLAM AGAINST THE REAR WINDOW. FORD NOW HAS REAR HEADRESTS IN THERE CURRENT MODEL. THE FIRST 2001 SUPERCREWS SHOULD HAVE THE REAR SEATS UPGADED WITH THE SAFER SEATS WITH THE HEADRESTS. I HAVE HAD PASSENGERS...