NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2001 Ford F-250. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S TIRES DEVELOPED SLITS ON THE SIDEWALL, RESULTING IN A FLAT.LT26575R16. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A NOISE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER,WHO REPLACED THE DRIVELINE. 1200 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDE THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WINDSHIELD WAS IMPACTED BY A SMALL OBJECT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED WINDSHIELD GLASS SPIRALED OUT, AND SMALL PIECES OF SPARE SHAPE GLASS WENT INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE OCCUPANTS.*AK
CONSUMER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING IMPROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK. A TRANSMISSION TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE SPRAG FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REBUILT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
FORD HAD INSTALLED A WRONG PART IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND FORD PUT IN A CLUTCH THAT DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 3, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.