2001 Ford F-150 Body & structure Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT THE RESIDENCE, THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

NHTSA ID

11343437

Incident

Jul 6, 2020

Mileage

173,000 mi

HELLO: MY FORD 150 EXTENDED CAB REAR DOOR DO NOT OPEN. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE LATCHES ARE BROKEN. I DID NOT HAVE IT FIXED DUE TO A POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

11330570

Incident

Nov 2, 2019

Mileage

140,000 mi

DEAR NHTSA: RE: VIN# [XXX] MY FORD 150 EXTENDED CAB BACK DOORS LATCHES HAVE FAILED. THE TWO BACK DOORS DO NOT OPEN. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT THE RUBBER THAT RUNS ALONG SIDE THE TRIM WAS CAUGHT, BUT WHEN THE SECOND DOOR STOPPED OPENING I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THERE ARE TWO LATCHES ON EACH DOOR , A BOTTOM LATCH AND A TOP LATCH. BOTH TOP LATCHES HAVE FAILED AND NOW I CANNOT OPEN THE TWO BACK DOORS TO MY FORD TRUCK. THE FIRST DOOR(DRIVER SIDE DOOR) WENT OUT IN NOVEMBER OF 2019, AND THE SECOND DOOR STOPPED OPENING LAST WEEK. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? I AM SURE IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE TO TAKE THE DOORS OFF AND REPLACE THE LATCHES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11312092

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

FRAME BENT DUE TO UNSEEN CORROSION. THIS HAPPEN WHEN TRUCK WAS ON A LIFT FOR REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION LINES. MECHANIC HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING. VEHICLE SPENT HALF ITS LIFE IN ARIZONA WHERE NO SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS

NHTSA ID

11306207

Incident

Jan 27, 2020

Mileage

216,000 mi

ON 9/4/2018 I BOUGHT 4 BRAND NEW DESTINATION LE2 P-METRIC OWL P265/75R16 TIRES WITH A 60000 WARRANTY FROM FIRESTONE IN HESPERIA CA. MY DAUGHTER JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND I WANTED HER TO BE SAFE WITH NEW TIRES.ON NOVEMBER 14, 2018 ON HER WAY TO WORK AT 5:00 A.M SHE HAD A TERRIBLE ROLL OVER. SHE IS CURRENTLY IN ICU. SHE JUST HAD A CRANIOPLASTY 15 DAYS AGO. SHE HAS A SEVERE TBI. SHE HASN'T WALKED SINCE THE DAY OF ROLLOVER. SHE WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT. STILL ON TRACHEOSTOMY. SHE WILL BE DISABLED ALL IF HER LIFE. SHE IS 22 YEARS OLD. SHE WAS DRIVING APPROX. 55 MPH. SHE WAS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN ALL THREE WITNESSES SAW HER COMING AT THEM. THIS HAPPENED ON SUMMIT VALLEY RD IN HESPERIA CA. IT IS ONE LANE EACH DIRECTION. SHE WAS APPROACHING TH TOP OF A HILL. WHEN SHE GOT OVER THE HILL SHE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND SHE WAS EJECTED. SHE WAS FOUND UNDER THE TRUCK. THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON THEM. PLEASE DON'T BUY THESE TIRES. I AM STILL NOT SURE IF SHE WILL SURVIVE THIS. I AM SO HEARTBROKEN I CAN BARELY MOVE.

NHTSA ID

11194381

Incident

Nov 14, 2018

Mileage

134,000 mi

GAS TANK FELL OUT OF VEHICLE,TEARING FILLER HOSE. TANK STRAPS AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURES RUST THRU, FAILURE. DRIVERS' SIDE REAR SHOCK DROPPED FROM VEHICLE BECAUSE METAL BRACKET IT WAS ATTACHED TO ROTTED THRU. BED RAILS COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU. FRAME HAS RUSTED THRU HOLES. COMPLETE RUST FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 90K MILES ALWAYS MAINTAINED, WASHED UNDERNEATH WEEKLY IN WINTER. VEHICLE IN MOTION WHEN PARTS FELL ON RTE 58 AND THE SHOCK ON TOWN STREET..$900 TO REPAIR GAS TANK. SHOCK INCIDENT HAPPENED TODAY 11/26/2017, GAS TANK 9/12/2016

NHTSA ID

11048496

Incident

Sep 12, 2016

Mileage

85,910 mi

PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF THE ROOF, THE REAR OF THE CAB, THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR, AND FROM THE FUEL DOOR.

NHTSA ID

10995223

Incident

Jun 10, 2013

Mileage

160,000 mi

THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT AS YET BUT THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE HAS SUCH EXTREME CORROSION THAT CERTIFIED MECHANICS ARE RELUCTANT TO WORK ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A FAILURE OCCURRING AT CONNECTION POINT WHERE THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION CONNECTS TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THEIR CONCERN IS A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF ANY OF THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION CONNECTION POINTS FAIL DUE TO THE SEVERELY CORRODED FRAME. THIS IS NOT SURFACE CORROSION, THE METAL IS FLAKED AND SEPARATED AND IT IS THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD JUST SPENT $4,000 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BACK TO THE TAIL PIPE AND THE MECHANIC IS WARNING ME ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME CORROSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 77, 000 ORIGINAL MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NHTSA ID

10819705

Incident

Jan 12, 2016

Mileage

77,000 mi

THE FRAME RAILS JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEELS RUST/ROTTED AND THE VEHICLE SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES. SIMILAR TO THE FAILURES COVERED BY TOYOTA RECALL FOR THE TUNDRA OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RAISED ON A LIFT FOR AN OIL CHANGE. NOT A SPEC OF RUST ON THE BODY ANYWHERE.

NHTSA ID

10810035

Incident

Dec 14, 2015

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PANEL RADIATOR SUPPORT WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED IT BE TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE BODY SHOP, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

NHTSA ID

10734878

Incident

Jul 14, 2015

Mileage

133,000 mi

DOOR RELEASE HANDLES ON BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN WITHIN A MONTH APART WHICH WOULD HAVE TRAPPED THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS. THE CABLE AND LATCH ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

10732796

Incident

May 2, 2015

Mileage

68,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT INADVERTENTLY TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR UPPER LOCKING SYSTEM NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 10/31/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10730637

Incident

Apr 1, 2010

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CARRIER CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,787.

NHTSA ID

10716435

Incident

May 13, 2015

Mileage

163,787 mi

I PARKED, WALKED INSIDE...MOMENTS LATER THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712945

Incident

Jul 17, 2014

Mileage

200,014 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP STRAP AND FRAME WERE CORRODED. ALSO, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DETACHED AND LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

NHTSA ID

10641095

Incident

Sep 9, 2010

Mileage

171,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRAME BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BOX BECAME RUSTED DUE TO CORROSION BUILD UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS DISCONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

NHTSA ID

10630207

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

Mileage

95,000 mi

WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO A COUPLE OF LOUD "BOOMS". MY HUSBAND WENT TO CHECK IT OUT AND DISCOVERED HIS TRUCK (WHICH WE JUST PURCHASED IN MAY) WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE TRUCK, MELTED THE SIDING ON OUR HOUSE AND GARAGE, AND EVEN CRACKED THREE OF OUR NEIGHBOR'S WINDOWS. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED WHEN THEY DID OR THIS FIRE WOULD'VE KEPT BURNING OUR HOUSE. THE TRUCK HADN'T MOVED SINCE LAST NIGHT...DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT WE WILL NOT BE PURCHASING A FORD AGAIN. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608896

Incident

Jul 8, 2014

Mileage

123,000 mi

SEVERE CORROSION ISSUES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10579057

Incident

Apr 8, 2014

Mileage

119,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON I-95 WHEN THE DRIVER OF AN ADJACENT VEHICLE ALERTED ME THAT THERE WAS FIRE SHOOTING OUT FROM THE AREA OF THE FUEL FILLER DOOR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ONTO THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN AND JUMPED OUT. THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, AND THE CAB WAS ON FIRE. I BURNED MYSELF ON THE MELTING STEERING WHEEL AND WAS SINGED BY MELTING PLASTIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10557709

Incident

Dec 14, 2013

Mileage

103,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS DESTROYED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10555706

Incident

Dec 5, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE A-PILLER AND WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ECM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,900. *TR

NHTSA ID

10521936

Incident

May 30, 2013

Mileage

59,900 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10520402

Incident

Feb 7, 2013

Mileage

86,000 mi

THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A THUMPING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE METAL FRAME LOWER CORE SUPPORT FOR THE RADIATOR, WHICH WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE FRAME WAS ALSO CORRODED AND WOULD REQUIRE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEEL TUBES FOR THE BRAKE LINES WERE RECENTLY REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE RADIATOR METAL FRAME LOWER CORE SUPPORT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. KMJ UPDATED 07/16/13*LJ

NHTSA ID

10516040

Incident

Jun 3, 2013

Mileage

82,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10512432

Incident

May 13, 2013

Mileage

201,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10488933

Incident

Dec 30, 2011

Mileage

124,000 mi