2001 Ford F-250 Sd Electrical Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE ENGINE, EVERY LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN SEAM IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT WOULD CAUSE WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,007.

NHTSA ID

10544025

Incident

Sep 15, 2013

Mileage

200,007 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT FIRE AND THE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,075.

NHTSA ID

10473141

Incident

Aug 29, 2012

Mileage

59,075 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, ADVISING THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY HIM WITHIN 15 DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

NHTSA ID

10433908

Incident

Nov 1, 2011

Mileage

54,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLE WHEN IT ATTEMPTED TO START INDEPENDENTLY. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED AND RECHARGED THE BATTERY. ONCE THE BATTERY WAS REINSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. HE THEN CONTACTED SEVERAL LOCAL MECHANICS ABOUT THE FAILURE BUT NO ONE COULD PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION OF THE FAILURE. SEVERAL AUTHORIZED DEALERS WERE ALSO CONTACTED BUT AGAIN THEY TOO, COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

NHTSA ID

10394478

Incident

Nov 8, 2010

Mileage

113,000 mi

2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10326546

Incident

Apr 15, 2010

Mileage

110,000 mi

BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH.. HARNESS WAS REPLACED IN 2008 BUT THE SWITCH WAS NOT LEAKING AT THAT TIME. CRUISE CONTROL STOP WORKING IN 2009. FOUND SWITCH WAS LEAKING. WAS TOLD NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. TW*

NHTSA ID

10303076

Incident

Jan 28, 2010

Mileage

54 mi

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250, THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED CAUSING THE GEM MODULE TO MAL-FUNCTION. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALOT OF FORD VEHICLES,NOT JUST MINE. THE SHORT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO MISS, STALL, A LOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RESULT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10257818

Incident

Oct 10, 2003

Mileage

80,000 mi

TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHEN I HEARD A NOISE LOOKED OUT AND FRONT OF TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. NO PRIOR WARNING WAS GIVEN OR NOTICED. CALLED 911, FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10245295

Incident

Jun 2, 2008

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER IS USED, IT CAUSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FUSE TO BLOW. SMOKE APPEARED OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BURNED WIRES AND ALL OF THE ISSUES WERE CONNECTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HE BELIEVES THAT THE WIRES WERE BURNED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE TOW PACKAGE BURNED AND THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. ALL OF THE DOORS APPEARED TO BE SHORT AND DO NOT CLOSE OR OPEN PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE OVERDRIVE FAILED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSES THE BUTTON, NOTHING HAPPENS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY SAFETY RECALLS THAT APPLY TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

NHTSA ID

10242438

Incident

Jan 15, 2007

Mileage

142,000 mi

THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR IN THE FORD POWER STROKE 7.3L DIESEL HAS GONE OUT AT 60,000 MILES. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY TRUCK THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. MANY PEOPLE I KNOW HAD THIS HAPPEN WITHIN THE FIRST 100,000 MILES. FORD REPAIRED THE CPS FOR $400.00 AT MY EXPENSE. ALSO THE O RING IN THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP WENT OUT AT 71,000 MILES WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING ME TO DUMP ALL OF THE OIL OUT. I DISCOVERED IT BEFORE IT CAUSED MOTOR PROBLEMS. FORD FIXED THIS PROBLEM FOR $500.00. BOTH PROBLEMS A WERE VERY COMMON WITH THE 7.3L AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THEY WERE NOT ORDINARY PROBLEMS AND NEED SOME KIND OF ATTENTION FROM FORD. *AK

NHTSA ID

10193551

Incident

Feb 10, 2007

Mileage

60,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE (20) TIMES 30 MILES FROM HOME. RESTARTED SUCESSFULLY EACH TIME. DROVE 1/4 MILE TO 5 MILES IN BETWEEN EACH TIME IT STALLED. FINALLY GOT HOME. PURCHASE AND REPLACE THE SYNCHRONIZER (CAM POSITION SENSOR) #F7TZ-12K073-A. NO FAILURES SINCE. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10191681

Incident

Jul 7, 2006

Mileage

129,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD THE TRUCK CUT OFF. HARD TO DRIVE A DIESEL WHEN NOT RUNNING. MANAGED TO GET OFF ROAD. REPLACED FAILED CPS. F7TZ-12K073-A. *AK

NHTSA ID

10190688

Incident

May 14, 2007

Mileage

112,570 mi

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2001 FORD F-250 WITH THE 7.3 DIESEL FROM THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. IT HAD A RECENT COMPUTER REFLASH, SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME SOMETHING. ANYWAY THE CPS WAS BAD IN IT. IT WOULD SHUT DOWN, SOMETIMES STARTING RIGHT BACK, SOMETIMES AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I GOT TIRED OF THE RUN AROUND SO I PUT A NEW CPS IN IT MYSELF. I HAVE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS, NO THANKS TO FORD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188657

Incident

Sep 6, 2005

Mileage

60,000 mi

CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED 2 DIFFERENT TIMES ON A 2001 POWERSTROKE FORD F250. FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. SECOND TIME ON THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND STEER DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10188506

Incident

Jun 15, 2005

Mileage

62,000 mi

2001 FORD F250 CREW CAB SPONTANIOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS ,AND SERVERLY DAMAGED THE HOUSE AND DRIVEWAY. FIRE CREWS STATED THE HOUSE WAS 2 MINUTES FROM IGNITING WHEN THEY FOAMED IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10187689

Incident

Apr 4, 2007

Mileage

138,000 mi

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CPS FAILURES AND EACH TIME THE TRUCK DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING LOSING POWER STEERING BRAKES ETC. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A NEW PART SHOULD BE DEISGNED. THE PART NUMBER IS F7TZ-12K073-A. I HAVE REPLACED THIS SENSOR MUTLIPLE TIMES AND EVERY TIME IT IS REPLACED THE ENGINE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP.*AK

NHTSA ID

10185740

Incident

Mar 16, 2007

Mileage

87,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 17 MONTH OLD SON, MY TRUCK JUST QUIT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, ETC. WOULD NOT CRANK IMMEDIATELY, TOOK ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED AGAIN, MEANWHILE I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND CREATING A LIFE HAZARD TO MY FAMILY AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THE TRUCK WOULD RUN FOR ABOUT 1 MILE AND DIE AGAIN, WITH NO WARNING AND IN TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM WAS A CAM SENSOR PART CSS1603. THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY!

NHTSA ID

10185434

Incident

Mar 16, 2007

Mileage

78,912 mi

(1)EVENT WAS INSTANT WITHOUT WARNING. ROADS WERE ICE AND SNOW COVERED. (2) POPPING SOUND FROM ENGINE AND SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER CAUSING MINOR LOSS IN CONTROL. SPEED WAS APPROX 35 MPH. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WITH CONSTANT POPPING NOISE AFTER STOPPED. UPON PULLING OVER AND INSPECTING ENGINE I FOUND A BLOWN SPARK PLUG AND DAMAGE IGNITION COIL. (3) INITIAL CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT SPARK PLUG AND IGNITION COIL BASED ON SPARK PLUG MAINTENANCE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE IN CYLINDER HEAD THREADS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN STANDARDS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10183972

Incident

Feb 24, 2007

Mileage

105,260 mi

I HAVE A 2001 F250 7.3 DIESEL THAT HAS STALLED OR DIED USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO STOP OR TURN A CORNER. RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON HE COULD NOT CHECK FOR A TROUBLE CODE. HE ALSO SAID IT MOST LIKELY IS A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I CHECKED WITH FORD,THEY WANT OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE IT. THE TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEND $500.00 AND THAT NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10183183

Incident

Dec 24, 2006

Mileage

58,000 mi

I SHUT OFF MY TRUCK AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS STAY ON, THEN I TURNED THE KEY ON AND OFF AGAIN AND THEY WENT OFF A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING BUT THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK SINCE I AM AN AUTO TECHNICIAN I LOOKED INTO IT AT A FORD DEALER AND FOUND THAT FORD HAS HAD THIS MANY TIMES AND IT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE SAFETY BOARD AND I AM NOT SURE WHERE IT WENT FROM THERE ALL I KNOW IS THAT IF I LOSS MY WIPERS ON THE HIGHWAY IN RAIN IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE. I KNOW IN CANADA THEY MADE THEM CALL THEM BACK AND FIX THE LEAKS THAT CAUSED THE WIPER FAILURE/GEM MODULE FAILURE TO FIX IT AT FORD WOULD BE 600.00 DOLLARS WHICH REQUIRES REPLACING THE GEM MODULE AND IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE THE FUSE PANEL ALSO AND TO FIX THE LEAK THERE WAS A BULLETIN TO SILICONE THE SEAMS WHICH IS A TEMPORARY REPAIR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10173142

Incident

Nov 8, 2006

Mileage

89,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO MY TRUCK. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON A LONG TRIP WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS HAULING A LOAD. I TRIED TO CONTACT A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO SEE ME AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS AND SOME CALLS I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE ONE TO LOOK AT MY TRUCK. AFTER I GAVE MY APPROVAL TO REPAIR THE ENGINE THE RESULT WAS $13.23 IN PARTS AND $779.12 IN LABOR. APPARENTLY A WIRE HARNESS THAT RUNS UNDER THE VALVE COVERS SIMPLY CAME UN PLUGGED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS ONLY HAPPENS TO MY TYPE OF VEHICLE AND A STAND OFF BRACKET NEEDED TO BE PUT IN PLACE. I ASKED WHY THIS WASN'T A RECALL ITEM AND THE LADY AT THE COUNTER SAID I SHOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

NHTSA ID

10169876

Incident

Aug 15, 2006

Mileage

77,950 mi

FURTHEST BACK SPARK PLUG BLEW WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD F250 PICK-UP. I ONLY HAVE 76100, MILES ON MY TRUCK THE WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS IS $4300. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND I WANT THIS PROBLEM PUT ON THE RECORD, SO THAT IT CAN BE INVESTIGATED. I STOPPED DRIVING AS SOON AS I HEARD A NOISE AND HAVE KEPT MY VEHICLE IN TOP SHAPE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10167783

Incident

Sep 6, 2006

Mileage

76,267 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A SLIGHT SNAPPING NOISE, AND ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FELL TO THE LOWEST READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10167060

Incident

Aug 30, 2006

Mileage

94,000 mi

MY 2001 FORD F-250 WAS DESTROYED ON 8/11/06 AND APPROXIMATELY 75 ACRES OF RANGE LAND WAS BURNED WHEN THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTENTS VALUED AT $1800 WERE ALSO DESTROYED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10165388

Incident

Aug 11, 2006

Mileage

97,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS COULD EITHER BE AT A STOP OR MOVING. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, I LOCALIZED THE PROBLEM TO THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I TOOK IT TO RIVERTOWN FORD AND ASKED THEM TO PLEASE CHECK IT FOR CPS ERROR CODES, AND BASICALLY GOT BLOWN OFF AS IF I DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I REPLACED THE CPS AND IT IS NO LONGER STALLING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS - I NEARLY WRECKED GOING AROUND A CORNER AT LESS THAN 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT STALLED AND LOST POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10163250

Incident

Jun 18, 2006

Mileage

89,000 mi