2001 Ford F-150 Driver assistance Problems

The contact owned a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that he parked the vehicle on the street in front of the residence, and ten minutes later, the contact heard the horn abruptly sounding. His son looked out the window and discovered the vehicle in flames. No warning light was illuminated. The contact called 911 about the failure. There were no injuries sustained. The police and fire departments arrived on the scene, and the firefighters extinguished the fire. The fire consumed and destroyed the entire vehicle. The origin of the fire was in the engine compartment of the driver's side. Police and fire department reports were filed. The vehicle was not towed and remained at the residence. The insurance company was notified of the failure; however, pending an inspection. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), which was associated with the VIN, and upon research, believed that the recall consequence was related to the fire. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and opened a case. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11670333

Incident

Jun 27, 2025

The contact owned a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, the vehicle caught on fire. The contact stated that a bystander driving by became aware of the fire underneath the hood of the vehicle and used a fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire. The contact stated that failure was caused by brake fluid leaking onto a faulty brake pressor sensor switch, also called a speed control deactivation switch under the hood, and caused the switch to corrode, causing the fire. No injuries were sustained. The contact stated that the Fire Department was not notified of the fire. The vehicle remand at the residence. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 283,000.

NHTSA ID

11669284

Incident

Jun 22, 2025

Mileage

283,000 mi

The contact owned a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); The contact's husband had left the vehicle unoccupied and parked outside his workplace. The contact's husband was then contacted by his co-workers via walkie-talkie to inform him the vehicle was on fire. When the contact arrived at the scene of the fire, nine other co-workers and himself attempted to extinguish the fire with water and extinguishers however wires were burnt on the front part of the vehicle and they were unsuccessful. The Fire Department was on scene and extinguished the fire. The origin of the fire was unknown, but the fire department did state it had to do with something electric. The fire took place at [XXX] . The vehicle was consumed by the fire. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact believes the vehicle is a total loss. The vehicle was consumed by the fire. There were no injuries or property damage. A dealer was called and confirmed that there were 2 open recalls associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was unknown. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11645428

Incident

Feb 27, 2025

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and turned off, there was smoke coming from the vehicle. The contact stated the engine compartment had caught on fire. The fire was extinguished by the Fire Department. A fire report was filed, and a fire report number was provided; however, the cause for the failure was not yet determined. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries sustained. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V017000 (Vehicle Speed Control). The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID

11609471

Incident

Aug 19, 2024

Mileage

154,000 mi

The contact owned a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that he had noticed that the cruise control had stopped functioning. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked for three hours at his residence driveway with no keys in the ignition and had caught on fire. The contact stated that he had no warning. The vehicle had been engulfed in flames and the fire department had been called and extinguished the fire using water. The contact stated that a fire report was issued. The contact's insurance company declared the vehicle a complete loss. The contact related the failure to an open recall on his vehicle NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V017000 (Vehicle Speed Control). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 230,000.

NHTSA ID

11469008

Incident

Jun 5, 2022

Mileage

230,000 mi

The contact's associate owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated while his associate was driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle experienced a braking failure. The ABS warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the braking system had failed and the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V017000 (Vehicle Speed Control). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

NHTSA ID

11460761

Incident

Mar 6, 2022

Mileage

190,000 mi

WHILE GIVING A CUSTOMER A QUOTE (WORK) MY TRUCK STARTED SMOKING. I OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLAMES HAD ALREADY TAKEN OVER, THERE WAS NO SAVING ANYTHING. SO I THEN CALLED 911 & TRIED PUTTING IT OUT WITH WHAT RESOURCES WE DID HAVE. WE HAD TO MANUALLY UNHOOK MY LAWN TRAILER FROM TRUCK TO PREVENT FROM LOOSING MY ENTIRE LIVELIHOOD.

NHTSA ID

11315954

Incident

Mar 2, 2020

Mileage

200,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS INSIDE HIS HOUSE, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA TO PASO ROBLES FORD (2401 OAKWOOD ST, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, (805)-239-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLASSIC CRUISE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MENTIONED AN UNKNOWN RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE THAT WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DECLINED TO ASSIST SINCE THE CONTACT RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11172802

Incident

Dec 23, 2018

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND OFF, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THE HOOD WAS OPENED AND FLAMES WERE SEEN IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NO DAMAGE WAS SEEN IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). A CASE WAS ALSO OPENED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHOM INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT CAUSING A FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10985957

Incident

Apr 29, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET, AWAY FROM THE CONTACT'S HOME, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE NEIGHBOR FOLLOWED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS FROM THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH/ENGINE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ...UPDATED 05/17/17 *BF

NHTSA ID

10958838

Incident

Feb 23, 2017

Mileage

137,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND HAD BEEN UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE PART FROM THE DEALER WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10950437

Incident

Feb 4, 2017

MY TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED WITH THE KEY NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE FIRE BURNED THE TRUCK AND EVERYTHING IN IT COMPLETELY. CRIUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCCH RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10947125

Incident

Oct 31, 2016

Mileage

190,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING @ 50 MPH OR MORE, IF I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT REMAINS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. SOMETIMES IT NEEDS TO BE STEPPED ON 2 - 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL DE-ACCELERATE. THIS CAN BE QUITE UNNERVING AND DANGEROUS. WHY HAS FORD NOT ADDRESSED THIS? *TR

NHTSA ID

10938749

Incident

Dec 30, 2016

Mileage

125,000 mi

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AFTER BEING DRIVEN 2 MILES. IT HAD STARTED TO SMOKE AND NEXT THING I KNOW IT WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHILE MY 15 Y/O SON PUT OUT FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. IT WAS SAID TO BE A ELECTRICAL FIRE. A FRIEND THAT DRIVES TOW TRUCKS CAME BY TO LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT HAD A RECALL ON IT WHERE IT BURNED. IT BURNED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS THE WIRING UNDER THAT, THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. SO I CONTACTED THE FORD COMPANY AND MADE A CLAIM WITH THEM ON THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY AFTER FIRE.I WAS TOLD I SHOULD HAVE A RESPONSE FROM THEM IN 15 BUSINESS DAYS, HERE IT IS 6 1/2 WEEKS LATER AND NOTHING. NOT A LETTER, NOT A PHONE CALL, NOTHING. I CALL AND GET TLD THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANYTHING DONE. I JUST WANT MY TRUCK FIXED. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE FORD COMPANY WILL REPAIR IT OR IF I NEED TO FIX IT MYSELF. MY HUSBAND IS ON DIALYSIS AND HAS MULTIPLE HEALTH ISSUES AND THIS WAS OUR ONLY RUNNING VEHICLE UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. PLEASE HELP.

NHTSA ID

10933808

Incident

Oct 24, 2016

Mileage

150,000 mi

AT ABOUT 2:00 A.M. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND LAST TIME IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN WAS ABOUT 18HRS PRIOR. THE FIRE INITIALLY STARTED UNDER THE HOOD MELTING IT DOWN TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT EVENTUALLY THE WHOLE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND IS NOW TOTAL LOSS.

NHTSA ID

10928351

Incident

Nov 26, 2016

Mileage

220,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 25 MPH AND BRAKING THE TRUCK ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. ENGINE RPM ACCELERATED TO MAX AND TRUCK STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH. FULL BRAKE APPLICATION WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT MAX RPM AND WAS TURNED OFF WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS PREVIOUSLY HAD HAPPENED WHEN MERGING INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC OR PASSING WITH ACCELERATOR PUSHED TO NEAR FULL DOWN POSITION. THIS TIME THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE.

NHTSA ID

10860525

Incident

Apr 17, 2016

Mileage

106,000 mi

FORD F150 2001 TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF HOUSE.

NHTSA ID

10837616

Incident

Feb 20, 2016

I HAD BEEN AT MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE FOR OVER 1 1/2 HOURS. WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM THAT SHOOK THE TRAILER WE RAN OUTSIDE AND DISCOVERED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE FIRE. THE ENTIRE HOOD WAS MELTING DOWN ONTO THE MOTOR . THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LEFT UNDER THE HOOD BY THIS TIME AND THE FIRE WAS SPREADING TO THE CAB , BUT WE FINALLY PUT IT OUT THEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME . I CALLED MY INSURANCE CO , THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE . PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY OF THIS PERTAINS TO MY CASE . THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10778248

Incident

Sep 20, 2015

Mileage

263,458 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 70-80 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10778194

Incident

Aug 11, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE CRUISE CONTROL EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WHERE THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR WAS LOCATED WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT OFFERED A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 246,000.

NHTSA ID

10733952

Incident

Jul 12, 2015

Mileage

246,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET FROM THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THE SECURITY ALARM SOUNDED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THAT SPREAD TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10732402

Incident

Jul 3, 2015

Mileage

160,000 mi

THE GAS PEDDLE STUCK ON THE FOR F150, I SEE COMPLAINT AND A RECALL ABOUT THE ESCAPE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE FORDS? ON THE INTRANET ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FORD TRUCKS. WE HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND OUT TRUCK WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10638246

Incident

Sep 22, 2014

Mileage

131,000 mi

2001 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, AS IT WAS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT HAS BEEN MET WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY FROM FORD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10617517

Incident

Mar 17, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOURTEEN HOURS AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT BURST INTO FLAMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT PART OF HIS GARAGE WAS DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10598939

Incident

Jun 15, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE INITIATED IN THE ENGINE NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER AREA. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10596060

Incident

Jun 2, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi