2001 Ford Super Duty F Series

DURING THE INITIAL RECALL CAMPAIGN IN 2001, THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED BY FORD DEALERSHIPS USING A TEST TOOL THAT WOULD DETECT A DEFECTIVE FRONT SEAT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION VEHICLES PASSED THE INSPECTION TEST FOR ONE OR BOTH FRONT BUCKLES.SUBSEQUENT TO THE RECALL SERVICE ACTION, ODI RECEIVED 15 CONSUMER REPORTS ALLEGING THAT A PASSED INSPECTION BUCKLE SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED TO LATCH OR INADVERTENTLY UNLATCHED DURING USE.IN ADDITION, FORD HAS IDENTIFIED 543 OWNER AND FIELD REPORTS ALLEGING BUCKLE FAILURE SUBSEQUENT TO PASSING THE INSPECTION TEST.FORD TESTED AND EXAMINED OVER 100 WARRANTY-RETURNED BUCKLES AND FOUND THAT 44% OF THE BUCKLES HAD NO PROBLEM OR A CONDITION NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL INSPECTION (NON-LATCH RELATED BUCKLE DAMAGE OR FOREIGN CONTAMINATION).WARRANTY CLAIMS WERE HIGHEST DURING THE 18-MONTH PERIOD AFTER THE START OF THE RECALL (JULY 2001) AND HAVE BEEN DECLINING DURING THE PAST 24 MONTHS.OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, FORD HAS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 12 WARRANTY CLAIMS PER MONTH OUT OF A VEHICLE POPULATION OF ABOUT ONE MILLION.COMPLAINTS COUNTS ARE ALSO DECREASING.DURING THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS, ODI HAS RECEIVED ONLY TWO COMPLAINTS. A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN (01V227), FORD RECALLED APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES TO INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE.APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILLION OWNERS RESPONDED BY TAKING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE BUCKLE USING A SPECIALIZED BUCKLE TEST TOOL.FORD REPORTED THAT 829,927 VEHICLES HAD BOTH BUCKLES PASS THE TOOL TEST AND ANOTHER 167,336 VEHICLES HAD ONE BUCKLE PASS.ODI AND FORD RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ALLEGING SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER PASSING THE ORIGINAL RECALL INSPECTION SERVICE.COMPLAINANTS ALLEGED THAT THE BUCKLE FAILED BY EITHER NOT LATCHING OR FALSE-LATCHING (PARTIAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE LATCH TO THE LATCH PLATE).A FALSE-LATCHED BUCKLE MAY RELEASE WITH MINOR MOVEMENT OR IMPACT AGAINST THE BUCKLE HOUSING INCLUDING INADVERTENT RELEASE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.ODI IS UPGRADING THIS RECALL QUERY TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA05-004) TO FURTHER ANALYZE THE FIELD PERFORMANCE OF THOSE VEHICLES THAT FORD DEALERS PASSED (ONE OR BOTH BUCKLES) USING FORD'S INSPECTION TEST (997,263 VEHICLES).

DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LURCH AND RUN ROUGHLY. LIMPED HOME FROM 200 MILES AWAY. FOUND AIR FILTER FULL OF WATER AND FIBER MATERIAL SOAKED AND DRIPPING WATER. AIR INTAKE IS AT THE BOTTOM OF FILTER - ENCOURAGING ENGINE TO SUCK WATER IN WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. DISASTROUS DESIGN FLAW. IS THERE A TSB OR REPAIR???? *TR

NHTSA ID

10577762

Incident

Apr 3, 2014

Mileage

31,000 mi

BACKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP WHEN THE PIN ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO THINK FAST TO SHUT OFF THE TRUCK TO STOP THE TRUCK. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND THE TRUCK AT THE TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10544073

Incident

Sep 13, 2013

Mileage

94,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELTS IN FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WILL UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN SAN ANGELO, TX AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT IT HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND IN THE PAST. NOW BOTH SEAT BUCKLES ARE FAULTY AND WARRANTY/RECALL REPAIR WAS DENIED. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED FOR CONCERN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10475397

Incident

May 25, 2012

REAR LEAF SPRING NOISE. *TT

HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP LEAK ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE. *TT

BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS. *TT

EXTERNAL OIL LEAK DIAGNOSIS FOR 7.3L DIT ENGINES. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2003 SUPER DUTY F SERIES. *TT

SOME CUAUTITLAN BUILT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE WITH ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER BETWEEN 5000000 AND 5008850 MAY EXHIBIT A LOW OIL PRESSURE CONDITION. *TT

FUEL QUALITY AND MOISTURE IN CERTAIN DIESEL FUELS MAY CAUSE SOME VEHICLES TO EXHIBIT A NO START, GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER, OR A ROUGH IDLE CONDITION DUE TO FUEL GELLING DURING EXTREME COLD WEATHER OPERATION. *TT