There are 27 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2001 Ford F-250 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)LOCATION MASTER CYLINDER CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SENSOR LEAKING BRAKE FLUID NON FUNCTIONAL BRAKES AND CRUISE CONTROL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH WATER AND NOTICED THAT AN UNKNOWN PLUG RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS MELTED. NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EL CAJON FORD (LOCATED AT 1595 E MAIN ST, EL CAJON, CA 92021, (619) 312-4107) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNKNOWN PLUG RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE WAS DETECTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN OR TOWED TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V170000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND THE SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 1/15/13 *CN UPDATED 1/25/13 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF HIS HOME WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL AND UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE USING A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE BEGAN ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, IN BETWEEN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE OTHER RESIDENT OF THE HOME SUSTAINED SMOKE INHALATION AND WAS TREATED BY PARAMEDICS AT THE SCENE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS PRIOR. THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND AT 2:30 AM SMOKE ALARMS WENT OFF AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF GARAGE AND MY HOUSE BURNED DOWN. FIRE INVESTIGATOR TOLD ME WAS FROM FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON FORD F250. *TR
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED INSIDE A METAL BUILDING WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED AROUND 1:41 A.M. WHILE BUSINESS WAS CLOSED. FIRE ORIGINATED FROM A FAILURE IN THE BRAKE SWITCH MOUNTED ON THE MASTER CYLINDER RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BEING DESTROYED AND DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND CONTENTS.
JULY 7, 2011, MY 2001 FORD F250 DIESEL, CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE MY TRUCK WAS IN DRIVEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT BUT MY TRUCK WAS RENDERED INOPERABLE. FORD HAS CLAIMED SEVERAL THINGS THAT CAUSED THE FIRE INCLUDING A BACKFIRE (WHICH DIESELS DO NOT DO) AND THE MECHANICS I HAVE HAD TO LOOK AT IT, INCLUDING THE LOCAL FORD DEALER'S MECHANIC, CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION, IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL. FORD REFUSES TO FIX MY VEHICLE, AND I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION SINCE THEN. I DO NOT HAVE THE ALMOST $3,000.00 THAT IT WILL COST TO FIX MY TRUCK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS HE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO PERSIST INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SENSORS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE OWNER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. HE WENT OUTSIDE AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF HIS VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE SIDING MELTED OFF OF THE HOUSE AND SOME OF HIS WORK MATERIALS AND TREES NEXT TO THE HOUSE WERE BURNED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS DISCOVERED; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT DISCLOSE WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR MAY INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
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
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.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,300.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. RECALL # 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS FOUND. AS OF JUNE 6, 2007, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 185,000. UPDATED 08/29/07 *TR
2001 FORD F-250 HAD A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE UNLOADING THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM WAS OBSERVED TO BE ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL # 05V388000.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH ON FLAT GROUND, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, MY TRUCK FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO JAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE TRUCK JUST TOOK OFF, LIKE IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT, AND WILL NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WILL NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. IT WAS VERY SHOCKING, AND TOOK THE WIND OUT OF ME. IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I MISSED THE CAR IN FRONT ME BY INCHES. I WILL NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY TRUCK AGAIN. *JB
FORD 2001 BLEW UP INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED IN DRIVE WAY WHILE VEHICLE WAS OFF. TOTAL LOSS. *NM
CONSUMER OWNS 2001 F250 SUPER DUTY WHICH FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD ON DRIVER'S SIDE. FIRE INVESTIGATOR'S OPINION WAS FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. VEHICLE IS TOTAL LOSS AND FIRE DAMAGE TO BUILDING. *JB
ELECTRICAL FIRE RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS. *NM
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