2001 Ford F-150 Engine Problems

The contact owned a 1996 N/A Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off, the firewall located on the driver's side had caught on fire. The fire was extinguished by the Fire Department. A fire report was filed, and a fire report number was not provided. The origin of the fire was not yet determined. A Police report was not filed. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 249,000.

NHTSA ID

11674308

Incident

Jul 17, 2025

Mileage

249,000 mi

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rear doors failed to open due to a fractured cable. The contact added WD-40 to the doors. The contact stated that the battery was draining while the door was opened. The contact stated that the resonator connecting the engine and muffler was rusted. The contact added putty to the area. Additionally, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

NHTSA ID

11673610

Incident

Jul 10, 2025

Mileage

145,000 mi

n/a

NHTSA ID

11644534

Incident

Feb 24, 2025

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. After visual inspection, the contact was able to conclude that the sound originated from the passenger’s side exhaust manifold. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that there was a failure with the bolts securing the exhaust manifold. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred three times. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.

NHTSA ID

11531582

Incident

Jun 15, 2023

Mileage

85,000 mi

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked unattended, he heard an abnormal popping noise and noticed the vehicle was engulfed in fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no reported injuries or police reports. The contact was able to move the other vehicles away from the fire. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. The contact mentioned she never received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 05V017000 (Vehicle speed control). Consumer stated manufacture was contacted multiple times and was told to file insurance claim. Insurance was for collision and liability only.

NHTSA ID

11432720

Incident

Sep 12, 2021

Mileage

150,000 mi

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway flames were suddenly present coming from the engine compartment. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. During the incident, the vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The contact indicated that prior to the fire the vehicle had not been driven or turned on for two days. The failure mileage was 89,000.

NHTSA ID

11429763

Incident

Aug 17, 2021

Mileage

89,000 mi

CLUTCH FAN BELT

NHTSA ID

11412821

Incident

Feb 1, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THEY DROVE THEIR VEHICLE TO THE STORE AND THEN BACK TO THEIR RESIDENCE. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE CONTACTS NEPHEW CAME INTO THE RESIDENCE AND STATED THEY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THEIR VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT WENT BACK OUTSIDE THEY SAW SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND WITH A WATER GARDEN HOSE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, THERE WAS NO FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11403903

Incident

Mar 11, 2021

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS EXPOSED AND INSTALLED ADDITIONAL BOLTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.

NHTSA ID

11397503

Incident

Jan 1, 2019

Mileage

211,000 mi

CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD DRIVER SIDE WIRE WALL AREA.*DT CONSUMER STATED ORIGINAL COMPONENTS AND PARTS WERE MELTED AND DAMAGED.*JB

NHTSA ID

11325968

Incident

Jun 24, 2010

Mileage

110,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 F150 SUPER CAB 44 THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ALREADY ADMITTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THEIR FAULT SOMETHING ABOUT FOR SOME REASON THEY LEFT METAL SHAVINGS BETWEEN THE HEAD OF THE MOTOR AND THE BLOCK OF THE MOTOR CAUSING IT TO LEAK OIL REALLY REALLY BAD ONTO THE STARTER AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IT JUST POURS OIL AS FAST AS YOU CAN POUR IT IN WHICH IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO IGNITE THE OIL AND BURST INTO FLAMES WHY THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE A RECALL IS BEYOND ME THEY MADE A UPGRADED HEAD GASKET THAT THEY WILL SELL YOU AND YOU CAN FIX THEIR MISTAKE ON YOUR OWN NICKEL BUT I DON'T HAVE OVER 3000 DOLLARS TO PULL THE ENGINE AND FIX THE PROBLEM ITS A 5.4 ENGINE AND EVERY ONE I HAVE SEEN AROUND THE SAME YEAR MODEL HAS THE EXACT SAME OIL LEAK THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS NOT TO MENTION IT HAS ALREADY MESSED UP THE INTEGRITY OF MY ENGINE

NHTSA ID

11299605

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

Mileage

300,000 mi

SOFT ALUMINUM HEADS ALLOWING SPARKPLUG THREADS TO WALLOW OUT AND SHOOT THEM OUT HEAD LIKE A RIFLE AND BREAKING COIL MOUNT AND SINCE FUEL STILL BEING SQUIRTED IN IT IS EJECTED INTO A HOT ENGINE MANIFOLD THAT COULD IGNITE THE FUEL AIR MIXTURE AND CAUSE A FIRE. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. FORD IS ADDLE IF THEY THINK THEY CAN PASS IT ON TO THE CONSUMER UNSCATHED!

NHTSA ID

11024517

Incident

Aug 28, 2017

Mileage

292,000 mi

SOFT ALUMINUM HEADS ALLOWING SPARKPLUG THREADS TO WALLOW OUT AND SHOOT THEM OUT HEAD LIKE A RIFLE AND BREAKING COIL MOUNT AND SINCE FUEL STILL BEING SQUIRTED IN IT IS EJECTED INTO A HOT ENGINE MANIFOLD THAT COULD IGNITE THE FUEL AIR MIXTURE AND CAUSE A FIRE. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. ON FM1093 ROAD. FORD IS ADDLE IF THEY THINK THEY CAN PASS IT ON TO THE CONSUMER UNSCATHED!

NHTSA ID

11024516

Incident

Jun 22, 2011

Mileage

220,000 mi

SOFT ALUMINUM HEADS ALLOWING SPARKPLUG THREADS TO WALLOW OUT AND SHOOT THEM OUT HEAD LIKE A RIFLE AND BREAKING COIL MOUNT AND SINCE FUEL STILL BEING SQUIRTED IN IT IS EJECTED INTO A HOT ENGINE MANIFOLD THAT COULD IGNITE THE FUEL AIR MIXTURE AND CAUSE A FIRE. HAPPENED IN MOTION ON CITY STREET. FORD IS ADDLE IF THEY THINK THEY CAN PASS IT ON TO THE CONSUMER UNSCATHED!

NHTSA ID

11024514

Incident

Aug 15, 2006

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND THE POWER FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PRESTIGIOUS MOTORS DEALER LOCATED IN RIVERHEAD, NY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE RECALL COMPONENT AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR OTHER REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 09/01/17*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10993280

Incident

Oct 1, 2015

Mileage

40,000 mi

EJECTED OR BLOWN SPARK PLUG WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HERD A LOUD POP AND THEN THE TRUCK STARTED DRIVING REALLY ROUGH. GOT IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED AFTER I GAVE AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT I HEARD AND EXPERIENCED.

NHTSA ID

10979574

Incident

Apr 20, 2017

Mileage

270,000 mi

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE WITH A S SPEED OF 30 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND AND LOSS OF POWER, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT EXTREMELY ROUGH. I TURNED INTO A LOT WITHIN THE NEXT 75 YARDS AND PARKED, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND A IGNITION COIL AND AN INTACT SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER #3 SITTING ON TOP OF THE VALVE COVER.

NHTSA ID

10967398

Incident

Mar 20, 2017

Mileage

80,200 mi

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

WHILE MOVING TO COEUR D ALENE, ID, FROM CALIFORNIA, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK FOR THE SECOND TIME, CAUSING IT TO BE UN DRIVABLE, LEAVING US BROKE DOWN ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE, AND REQUIRING A VERY EXPENSIVE TOW FROM OREGON TO OUR NEW HOME IN IDAHO.

NHTSA ID

10934468

Incident

Nov 20, 2016

Mileage

100,211 mi

BLOWN SPARK PLUG ON CYLINDER 8.

NHTSA ID

10881797

Incident

Jun 30, 2016

Mileage

159,000 mi

ENGINE BLEW THE SPARK PLUG OUT WHILE IDLING. COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ID

10865288

Incident

May 13, 2016

Mileage

196,000 mi

THE SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.

NHTSA ID

10789413

Incident

Nov 7, 2015

Mileage

178,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT IDLED ROUGHLY AND MADE A POPPING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE RODE ROUGHLY AND HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STILL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

NHTSA ID

10788733

Incident

Oct 25, 2015

Mileage

112,000 mi

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

ALL I KNOW IS I WAS AT A NEIGHBORS FOR AROUND 1 1/2 HOURS AND WE HEAR A LOUD BOOM. WE RAN OUT SIDE AND MY TRUCK HOOD WAS ON FIRE, IT BURNED EVERYTHING VISIBLE ON TOP OF THE MOTOR AND TOWARD THE DRIVER FIREWALL . IT BUSTED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED EVERYTHING VISIBLE UNDER THE HOOD. THE DASH COMPONENTS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE ARE NOT BAD, UNKNOWN OF INTERNAL DAMAGE.I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I DID GO TO THE RECALL SITE TO SEE IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOMETHING I DID FIND THIS CONTROL SWITCH FOR SPEED RECALL AND NOT SURE IF IT APPLIES TO MINE.EVEN THOUGH IT BROUGHT IT UP WHEN I ENTERED MY VIN #. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL ON THE GAS TANK STRAPS BUT DID NOT REPLACE THEM THEY WERE IN GREAT SHAPE. BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE ON ON THIS. I DO HAVE PICTURES IF YOU NEED THEM. THANKS

NHTSA ID

10766128

Incident

Sep 20, 2015

Mileage

286,457 mi