2001 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH; HOWEVER, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THAT DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE SPEED DECREASED TO 50 MPH AND THE CONTACT SHIFT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO KICK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO DECREASE THE SPEED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ATTEMPTING A TURN OR TRAVELING OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY EMIT A METAL-TO-METAL DRAGGING NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SUPPORT FOR THE RADIATOR WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE RADIATOR TO SWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 201,000. UPDATED 07/23/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BOLT ON THE ENGINE HEAD WAS RUSTED AND BECAME CORRODED. IN ADDITION, THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING CARBON DIOXIDE DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND OCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE IGNITED IN FLAMES AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COINCIDED WITH THE CONSEQUENCE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), IN WHICH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIRS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TURNED INTO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AND TRUCK STARTED TO SMOKE. I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER HEATING BUT WHEN I PARKED I GOT OUT AND THE TRUCK STARTED HAVING BLACK SMOKE THEN FLAMES CAME FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE HOOD OVER THE TIRE. I CALLED 911. WHEN THE FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED THE HOOD WAS IN FLAMES AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS BURNED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE TRUCK AND HAVE TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. SOMEONE THAT WORKS WITH MY SON HAD AN F150 THAT BURNED 6 MONTHS AGO. AFTER WE LOOKED UP THE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS I FOUND OUT THIS HAS HAPPENED ALOT. I ALSO FOUND A RECALL ON A PART FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS. HOW ARE PEOPLE INFORMED OF RECALLS? I LIVED A THE SAME ADDRESS FOR 7 YEARS AND HAD THE SAME PHONE NUMBER. THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM PALMETTO FORD IN CHARLESTON SC HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS NOT INFORMED. IF I HAD NOT GOT OUT I WOULD HAVE BURNED WITH THE TRUCK. IS IT THE OWNER RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK FOR RECALLS. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER BUT I AM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA AND EXPLODED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S HOME ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE VEHICLE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. A RESIDENT SUFFERED FRO SMOKE INHALATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND REMAINED PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROCKER PANEL WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I KEEP HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK EJECTING SPARK PLUGS FROM THE ENGINE WHICH IS BREAKING NOT ONLY MY SPARK PLUGS BUT MY COIL PACK AS WELL. THIS IS REDICULIOUS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS AT A LIGHT AT A DEAD STOP WHEN I HEAR A LOUD BANGING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING EXPLODED THEN MY TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED. IT STRANDED US 45 MINUTES FROM HOME. THE SECOND TIME WAS TWO DAYS AGO ON MARCH 18 I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A DRIVE THRU AGAIN AT A DEAD STOP AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. AGAIN MY SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED AND COIL PACK BROKEN. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN CYLINDER 1 AND WAS REPAIRED THEN ONE MONTH LATER THE NEXT TIME CYLINDER 2 EJECTED. 5 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED AND HAD NEW PLUG AND COIL PACK IT AGAIN EJECTED. IM UPSET BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY TRUCK. IF FORD DOESNT FIX THIS I WILLNEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD. NOW IT IS USELESS SITTING IN MY GARAGE TAKIN UP SPACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE SAME DAY AS THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE FUEL TANK BEGAN TO LEAK GASOLINE FUEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2001 FORD F150 WAS SITTING OUT IN DRIVEWAY OF OWNER'S HOME. HE HAD BEEN HOME APPROX 1/2 HOURS WHEN OWNERS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO FIRE DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE CAB OF OWNERS VEHICLE. *TR

THIS IS REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK ON THE FORD F150 . FORD REPLACED THE STRAPS IN FEB. OF 2012, BUT NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE CORROSION ON THE GAS TANK THAT WAS CAUSED FROM THE FAULTY STRAPS.. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR THE GAS TANK STARTED TO LEAK DUE TO THE RUST WHERE THE STRAPS WERE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE GAS TANK WAS NOT WARRANTEED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS IS RATHER CONFUSING. IF THE FAULTY STRAPS WHICH FORD AGREED TO REPLACE CAUSED THE GAS TANK TO RUST AND LEAK, WHY WOULD THIS NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL?? THE FAULTY STRAPS CAUSED THE CORROSION OF THE GAS TANK. THIS IS CLEARLY EXPLAINED IN THE NHTSA WEBSITE. I WAS FORCED TO ACCEPT AFTERMARKET PARTS IN ORDER TO AVOID THE FULL PRICE OF APPROXIMATELY $2,000 FOR REPAIR. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY FORD 150 OWNER WHO HAS BEEN FORCED TO REPLACE THEIR CORRODED GAS TANK DUE TO DEFECTIVE STRAPS ON FORD'S PART. WE ALL KNOW A LEAKY GAS TANK IS THE RECIPE FOR DISASTER - DEATH. MY FINAL COST WAS $540 - ONLY BECAUSE I AGREED TO USE AFTERMARKET PARTS. THIS ENTIRE SITUATION IS A DISGRACE. I AM CONSIDERING BRINGING THIS MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MEDIA. SHAME ON FORD. *TR

TRUCK STARTING PULLING BADLY TO RIGHT, LOSS OF POWER, SPEED AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. RIM, CALIPER WERE SMOKING , HAD TO POUR WATER ON TO WHEEL TO KEEP FROM BURNING. AFTER TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TRUCKS THAT THE SLIDE PIN ON THE CALIPER CAN SEIZE AND LOCK THE BRAKE IN ACTIVE POSITION PREVENTING IT FROM RELEASING FROM THE ROTOR CAUSING THE EXTREME HEAT AND BURNING THE BRAKE BAD AND SEALS IN THE CALIPER. I WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AT 70 MPH AND LOCK THE WHEELCAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. I VE ALSO LOOKED AT THE REPORTS ON THE INTERNET AND SEE WHERE OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS IN BLOG BUT NOW TO SAFETY COMMISSION. *TR

THE FRAME IS STARTING TO RUST OUT ON MY 2001 F150. WHY IS THEIR NOT A RECALL. I KNOW THAT I CAN,T BE THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS REPLACING SOME OF THEIR FRAME THAT ARE RUSTING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD RUSTED AND STARTED TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALTHOUGH THE TANK WAS LEAKING AT THE TIME OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STRAPS THE MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO COVER THE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT SINCE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 02/20/13*LJ

REPLACEMENT OF CORRODED GAS TANK ASSEMBLY REQUIRED FOLLOWING SAFETY INSPECTION IN 2012. I SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED OF A RECALL [NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V385000. FORD RECALL NUMBER 11S21]. I CANNOT DETERMINE IF MY VEHICLE (BOUGHT USED) HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON IT. THE SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS TO THE FUEL SYSTEM COST $1472.84. IF I WAS SOLD THIS USED VEHICLE, I WANT TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE TRUCK COMPENSATE ME FOR THE REPAIRS.

CAR WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY FOR AROUND 30 -45 MINUTES THEN JUST SET FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT BOTH STRAPS AND THE FILLER HOSE WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FILLER HOSE WAS BANDAGED. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER THE RECALL AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE, NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 161,344. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000.

REAR LIGHTS, INCLUDING BRAKE, TURN SIGNALS, AND HAZARD LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. THIS ISSUE CAN BE FOUND ON MANY ONLINE FORD F-150 FORUMS. THE STEERING COLUMN WIRING IS TOO SHORT, AND BREAKAGE IN THE WIRE, OR CONNECTORS CAN OCCUR WITH THE TILT STEERING MECHANISM. THE TILT STEERING MECHANISM AND SHORT WIRING HAS CAUSED THE CONNECTION TO BREAK INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN TRIM ON OUR VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO STOP FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I INSPECTED THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND THE CONNECTOR CAN MOVE FREELY. I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE SINCE I AM ABLE TO LOCATE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE FROM 1997 UP TO 2001 FORD F-150S. *TR

ITS NOT WHAT HAPPENED ITS WHAT MAY HAPPEN SOON THE RUST IS SO BAD IN THE REAR I CANT EVEN PUT A TRAILER HITCH ON AND THE REAR SHACKLES THAT HOLD THE LEAF SPRINGS ON ARE ABOUT TO BREAK OFF THERES SO MUCH RUST IM VERY CONCERNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRACKETS OR A LATCH SYSTEM IN THE REAR SEAT IN ORDER TO SECURE A CHILD SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

AS I WAS LEAVING A STOP SIGN, I ACCELERATED AND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF IT'S HOLE AND WILL NOT GO BACK IN. THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATHS TO UNKNOWING FORD OWNERS. FORD SHOULD RECALL ASAP. *JB

THE FORD MENTIONED ABOVE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MORNING AROUND 3AM AND IT CAUSED DAMAGES TO MY CAR MAZDA MX-3 PARKED BESIDE THE FORD. THE FORD WAS COMPLETELY BURNED DOWN. I BELIEVED IT WAS THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH OF THE CRUISE CONTROL THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. FOR FURTHER DETAIL OF THIS INCIDENT, YOU CAN CONTACT NATIONWIDE INSURANCE AND THE CLAIM NUMBER IS [XXX]. THANKS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PILE OF ROCKS AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND APPROXIMATELY SIX HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. A SECOND VEHICLE WAS PARKED BESIDE THE BURNING VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCE WAS A FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN WHETHER THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,750.

TWO BLOCKS FROM MY RESIDENCE, I EXPERIENCED A LOUD 'BOOM', TREAD SEPARATION AND DAMAGE TO MY RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL, FENDER BRACES AND MY EXHAUST PIPE. THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS A GOODRICH T/A KM LT 285/75R/16/122/119/D M + S MUD TIRE. THIS IS A LOAD RANGE D TIRE WITH A MAX OF 65 PSI. I USE 50 PSI. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2007/2008, AND MOUNTED ON SEPARATE RIMS. THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND THE MUD TERRAIN TIRES WERE EXCHANGED OFTEN.MY TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 40K TOTAL MILES. IF THE DRIVING ON EACH TIRE WERE DIVIDED EVENLY, EACH TIRE WOULD ONLY HAVE 18K MILES, AT THE TIME OF THE TIRE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED OFTEN. INFLATION WAS CHECKED EVERY WEEK. I CHOSE NOT TO USE THE ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE TIRE. AS IT HAPPENED ON A NEWLY REBUILT STREET.THIS TIRE HAS A 3 PLY SIDE WALL AND A 5 PLY TREAD. THIS TYPE OF TREAD SEPARATION SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I WANT GOODRICH TO REPLACE ALL TIRES, BECAUSE I'M AFRAID TO USE THEM. HAD THIS FAILURE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, RESULTS COULD BE WORSE. I HAVE TRIED TO REASON WITH GOODRICH CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVES, TO NO AVAIL. THE TIRES 'WERE TOO OLD', BASED ON THE DOT NUMBER. SEARS WANTS TO ONLY REPLACE 1 TIRE. I BELIEVE THE SET TO BE DANGEROUS. THE ORIGINAL 2001 TIRES ARE VERY SERVICEABLE. I NOTICED SOME 59 COMPLAINTS ON 'CONSUMER AFFAIRS' FOR B. F. GOODRICH OFF-ROAD TIRES. MY COMPLAINT WILL MAKE 60. THE ONES REPORTED TO YOUR AGENCY NUMBERED IN THE 70'S SOME THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED SERIOUS INJURY WITH THIS TYPE OF TIRE. THEIR LINK IS: HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/BRANDS/SUPPORT/ . I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU REVIEW THE COMPLAINTS, AND ASK B. F. GOODRICH TO BE A RESPONSIBLE CORPORATION, FILE A VOLUNTARY RECALL AND REPLACE SUSPECT TIRES; AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE INFORM ME OF THE RESULTS OF YOUR INVESTIGATIONS, ALONG WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE TO GOODRICH. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD AND IT SOUNDED LIKE PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM GAVE WAY. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND OUT THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. THE ONLY ONE TO EVER TOUCH THE ENGINE WAS FORD AND THAT THEY HAD REPLACED A SPARK PLUG SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I GOT ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE SPARK PLUG EJECTIONS. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM ? THE FACT THAT THE SUPER-HEATED AIR AND MIXTURE FUEL SPRAYING ALL OVER THE UNDERNEATH OF THE HOOD IS A EXTREME DANGER, IT WOULD SEEM THAT WOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

THE TRUCK STARTED ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY HOURS AFTER BEING PARKED. BY THE TIME WE REALIZED IT WAS ON FIRE, IT WAS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AND THE TRUCK WELL BEYOND SAVING. IT BURNED SO HOT IT MELTED THE TIRES, THE SIDING OF THE HOUSE AND DESTROYED PART OF A PRIVACY FENCE. WE KEPT WATER ON THE FIRE UNTIL IT WENT OUT ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE TRUCK IS ALMOST UNRECOGNIZABLE. THE OWNER ( [XXX] ) IS AN AUTO MECHANIC AND HAS BEEN FOR FORTY PLUS YEARS. WE RUN AN AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS. WE HAD HEARD VAGUE THINGS ABOUT FORDS AND FIRES BUT DID NOT LOOK INTO IT UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK THIS WINTER AND NEVER GOT ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH PROBLEM. THE PRIOR OWNER SAYS HE DID NOT EITHER. WE HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED FORD BECAUSE OF READING ALL THE HORROR STORIES OF HOW THEY REFUSE RESPONSIBILITY. WE HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE ONLY. THE ANGER IS LETTING UP A BIT AND THE SHOCK HAS WORN OFF AND NOW WE ARE FIGURING OUT THE NEXT STEP. REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO YOU SEEMS TO BE IT. I WILL CONTACT FORD ON MONDAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FRONT TO BACK BURST DUE TO RUST DAMAGE AS I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AT THE SERVICE STATION , THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF SEVERE RUSTING AT VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE BRAKE LINE ATTACHMENT POINTS AND ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO RUST DAMAGE. *TR

PULLED OUT OF SIDE ROAD ONTO MAJOR HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY A LOUD FLAPPING NOISE FROM ENGINE WAS HEARD. IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND TURN VEHICLE OFF AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. WAS TOLD THAT A SPARK PLUG WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT SHOULD BE A EASY FIX, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE BECAUSE THE HEAD HAD TO BE REMOVED TO EXTRACTED TO DAMAGED PLUG. OUR FIX IS COSTING UPWARDS OF $700. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN USING BOTH THE LOWBEAM AND HIGHBEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MANIFOLD AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHUT OFF AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 01V227000 (SEAT BELTS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE CAUSING FAILURE. ENGINE. *TR FIRE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150 TRITON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE, ENGINE MANIFOLD AND BOLTS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 05/21/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MATERIAL USED WERE DEFECTIVE.

I HAVE A 2001 FORD PICKUP WITH 116,000 MILES THAT I HAVE BABIED SINCE I PURCHASED IT JUST THIS WEEK I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE HEAD, JUST SO HAPPENED I WAS 45 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, SO A WRECKER CHARGE WAS DUE, TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY USUAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. SO I THEN HAD TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE, ANOTHE WRECKER CHARGE. FORD MUST KNOW FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND VERY COSTLY. FORD SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH ALUMINUM HEADS AND INSTALL A STEEL SLEEVE IN ALL SPARK PLUGS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY ARE SAVING TONS OF MONEY WITH THIS TYPE OF FAULTY ENGINE. I HAD CONSIDERED BUYING A NEW FORD PICKUP, BUT THIS JUST MIGHT HAVE CHANGED MY MIND. THE PRICE OF VEHICLES THESE DAYS, MANY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF HAVE TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES SERVERAL YEARS, WE CAN'T AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE WITH THE PRICE OF GAS. THE POOR MIDDLE CLASS IS ALMOST A THING OF THE PAST, IF YOU'RE NOT MAKING 100,000 A YEAR YOU'RE HARD PRESSED TO KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP THE THINGS THAT RAGAN STARTED WITH HIS TRICKLE DOWN POLICIES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. KEEP THE REPUBLICANS OUT OF OFFICE AND LET SOME GOOD PEOPLE WORK FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS FOR ONCE.

WHILE SHIFTING ABOUT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO BACK UP AND LOOK REARWARD TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT UNEXPECTEDLY CAME UNBUCKLED AND BEGAN TO RETRACT. I THOUGHT THAT I MUST HAVE BEEN AT FAULT AND NOT PROPERLY BUCKLED IT EVEN THOUGH THE NORMAL WARNING LITE AND SOUNDS INDICATING AN UNBUCKLED SEAT BELT WERE NOT EVIDENT. OWNERS BEGAN TO "TUG" THE BELT AFTER LATCHING IT EACH TIME TO ENSURE PROPER CLOSURE AND VERIFY BUCKLE ENGAGED. THE SAME EVENTS, USUALLY ENCOUNTERED WHILE SHIFTING POSITION IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, HAPPENED REPEATEDLY EVEN THOUGH BUCKLES INITIAL ENGAGEMENT HAD BEEN TEST VERIFIED BY THE DRIVER EACH TIME. WE WERE OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED THAT IN ANY ACCIDENT, THAT BELT MIGHT DISENGAGE AND CAUSE US INCREASED HARM AS A RESULT. WE TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF ANY RECALLS OR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS HAD PROMPTED THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX STATED ISSUE WITH SAFETY EQUIPMENT. CHAMPION FORD (AN AUTONATION DEALERSHIP) IN HOUSTON ON KATY FREEWAY STATED NO KNOWN ISSUES OR COMPLAINTS. BEING A MASTER CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN FOR OVER 20 YEARS MYSELF, I ASKED THEM TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER ON OUR BEHALF ASK FOR ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT THESE ISSUES, WHICH WAS DENIED BY FORD AND NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED. I THEORIZED AND INSPECTED THE MECHANISMS MYSELF AND REQUESTED THEY PROVIDE ME, AT OUR COST, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE MECHANISM THAT BOLTS TO THE FLOOR ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I INSTALLED THE COMPONENT MYSELF AND HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE ISSUE SUBSEQUENT TO THAT INSTALLATION PROVING BEYOND A SHADOW THE BUCKLE MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE, BOTH IN NOT WARNING US AND PHYSICALLY NOT ENGAGING 100%. I WAITED THIS LONG TO ENSURE THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED, AND HAVING MOVED OUR HOME, TO AGAIN LOCATE THAT REPLACEMENT PART WHICH WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO NHTSA AT NO COST, OR FORD (AT REPLACEMENT VALUE I PAID) FOR INSPECTION. PART NUMBER 1L7Z 7861203 AAG. *TR

MY F150 BLOWER MOTOR UNIT JUST SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I AM JUST SO DISGUSTED AS I ALREADY GOT PAST BLOWING OUT SPARKPLUGS ON THIS TRUCK AS I HAD TO REMOVE THE HEAD AND RE THREAD IT SO THEY WOULD BE SAFE AND NOW THIS. HOW DOES FORD CONTINUE TO GET A AWAY WITH PRODUCING VEHICLES THAT ARE DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC? I LOVED MY TRUCK BUT WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO MOVE TO A SAFER VEHICLE NOW. *TR

I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE THIS AM AND HEARD A NOISE, THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND STARTED RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH. I TURNED AROUND AND BARELY MADE IT HOME (ONLY A FEW MILES). WHEN I RAISED THE HOOD, A SPARK PLUG WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE COIL PACK WAS ALSO BROKEN WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH FORD ENGINES BUILT FROM 1997 - 2003. IF I HAD BEEN IN A CENTER OR LEFT LANE, BEING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR WRECK. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED AND SHOULD BECOME A RECALL FOR FORD. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 50+ MPH THE FRONT OF THE CAR SHAKES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST OVER AN YEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. IT STARTS TO SHAKE SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ALMOST STOP, BEFORE YOU FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO CONTINUE ON. SHAKING IS THE WORSE FOR THE FIRST 3 MILES AT THE START OF THE DAY BUT NEVER SEEMS TO COMPLETELY GOES AWAY. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT CAUSED EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6200.00. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 1999 TO 2005 ENGINES. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-150 THAT I WAS USING TO DROP MY SON OFF AT HIS FRIEND'S HOUSE. ON THE WAY HOME MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO. I DID MANAGE TO DRIVE HOME WITH LITTLE TO NO BRAKES. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED IN THE BRAKE FLUID WELL AND THERE WAS NO FLUID IN THERE. I LOOKED AT THE GROUND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE REAR TIRE AND I SAW FLUID DRIPPING ON THE GROUND. I GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE A LOT OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE SIDE OF GAS TANK AND DRIPPING FROM THE FRAME. THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I NO LONGER HAVE THE USE OF MY VEHICLE. I RECENTLY TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR RECALL SERVICE TO HAVE THE GAS TANK SUPPORT STRAPS REPLACED, IS POSSIBLE THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS COMPROMISED DURING THE RECALL WORK? I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS UNUSUAL INCIDENT AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE LARGER ISSUE IS THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN, WARRANTY OR NO. WHAT IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A FASTER RATE OF SPEED OR ENTERING A BUSY INTERSECTION OR A NERVOUS DRIVER. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY. THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT RUPTURE. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER THESE WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, OR HAVE OTHER BRAKE LINES RUPTURED CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN THROTTLE IS APPLIED AT FULL CAPACITY, THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS FOR UP TO THIRTY (30) SECONDS BEFORE SELF RELEASING. ENGINE RPM REACHES NEAR MAXIMUM AND VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES UNTIL VEHICLE IS PLACED IN 'NEUTRAL' AND THROTTLE SELF RELEASES. PROBLEM HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED WHILE STATIONARY OR IN 'PARK.' PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED BY DRIVER TWO TIMES WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY ON RAMP AT APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 60MPH. PROBLEM OCCURRED TWO TIMES WITHIN FIVE (5) MINUTES. *TR

ATTEMPTING TO PARK VEHICLE IN PARKING STALL WITH FOOT ON BRAKE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED FORWARD STRIKNIG THE VEHICLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING STALL. THE RESULTING CRASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE 2011 GMC SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE AND TO THE FRONT OF THE 2001 FORD F-150. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AN INCIDENT SIMILAR TO THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN AUGUST 2011. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE DEMONSTRATED A SIMILAR PHENOMENA OCCURRED WHEN THE OWNER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE PARKING STALL, THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, OVER A CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO THE STREET AS THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE FORD F-150. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO AVOID STRIKING A VEHICLE AFTER ENTERING THE STREET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND BEGAN LEAKING GASOLINE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAILURE SINCE THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE REPAIRING THE FUEL TANK. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 129,400. UPDATED 02/03/12*LJ THE TANK WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE ON JAN 17, 2011 AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED 02/10/12

SPARK PLUG FOR # 3 CYLINDER BLEW OUT, DAMAGING HEAD THREADS AND IGNITION COIL. THIS SPARK PLUG WAS ORIGINAL FROM THE FORD FACTORY, NOT A REPLACEMENT. DEALER IN MY AREA QUOTED $800 TO INSTALL A HELI COIL AND NEW IGNITION COIL; BUT ADVISED THAT NEW HEADS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS THE OTHER 7 CYLINDERS COULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME FAILURE. DEALER ALSO INDICATED THIS WAS AN APPARENT DESIGN FLAW BY FORD, WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING ADDRESSED. NEW CYLINDER HEADS AT THE DEALER WERE QUOTED OUT AT $5,000 INSTALLED. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, A FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FUEL BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE #3 CYLINDER AND COLLECTING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THAT THE MODULAR OF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 248,000. ...UPDATE 01/20/12 *BF

A PLASTIC COVER OVER THE REAR PART (TOWARDS THE AXLE) OF THE GAS TANK HAS CAUSED A RUST HOLE IN THE TANK. THE PIECE IS HELD ON WITH 2 STRIPS OF DOUBLE SIDED ADHESIVE AND ATTACHES TO TWO CLIPS ON THE TANK. THE RUST DAMAGE IS UNDER THE ADHESIVE STRIP ON THE BOTTOM CAUSING A VERY SLOW LEAK. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE FUNCTION IS FOR THIS PLASTIC PIECE AND I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT MY VEHICLE IS THE ONLY ONE AFFECTED BY THIS DESIGN FLAW? *KB