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2001 Ford F-53 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 29, 2008
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Dec 12, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Ford F-53. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–5 of 5

Driver assistance
Filed Feb 29, 2008

2001 FORD MOTORHOME, RECALL 05S28, RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL 9/2007, FORD IS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE PARTS TO REACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL. LATEST ESTIMATE OF PARTS AVAILABILITY IS 6/2008. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10219650
Incident
Sep 18, 2007
Steering
Filed Jan 27, 2003

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: STEERING WANDERS/CONSTANT, MUST HOLD THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE TRAVEL LANE/ALSO ON ROUGH ROADS, WINDY CONDITIONS, AND WHEN BEING PASSED BY TRUCKS (INCREASED COMPENSATION REQUIRED). THIS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE FATIGUE AND EXCESSIVE TIRE/COMPONENT WEAR. TSB#1298/BSN 147-COACHMEN AURORA MOTORHOME SCC

NHTSA ID
10003813
Powertrain (other)Suspension
Filed May 29, 2002

VIBRATION AT OR ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. BEACH FORD WILL NOT FIX. PURCHESED FROM CAMPER COUNTRY IN MYRTLE BEACH THEY ARE JUST SALES HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD AT LEAST 4 TIMES. TOOK IT TO RED BAY ALABAMA TO MANUFACTURER HAD DRIVETRAIN CHECKED AT STI IN ALABAMA TIRES TRUED TO WHEELS AND STILL HAVE THE VIBRATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
762401
Incident
Dec 12, 2001
Suspension
Filed Jan 3, 2001

THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP DUE TO A HUB CASTING DEFECT, THE PROBLEM WAS A FACTORY PRODUCTION PROBLEM, THE LUBRICATION BARREL FOR BEARINGS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHASSIS HAD BEEN EMPTY SINCE AUGUST, EVERYTHING FROM THE SPINDLE TO THE HUB WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDS REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
558688
Incident
Dec 4, 2000
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 12, 2000

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH FRONT LEFT WHEEL LOCKED UP. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS A HUB CASTING DEFECT, AND THERE WAS A RECALL DUE SHORTLY. A FEW DAYS LATER, FORD COMPANY CHANGED THAT TO IT BEING A FACTORY PRODUCTION PROBLEM. NO LUBRICATION WAS DONE ON THAT COMPONENT. LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS DESTROYED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT. *YH

NHTSA ID
876364
Incident
Dec 4, 2000

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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