2001 Ford Supercrew Problems

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE MOTOR AND BROKE THE COIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY VEHICLE IN MY LIFE. *TR

THE PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT FOR SOME REASON, I HAVE OWNED FORDS FOR 30 YEARS. AFTER DOING TALKING TO PEOPLE THE 5.4 ENGINE HAS THIS PROBLEM OF PLUGS BLOWING OUT. BOTH MY SONS AND NEPHEW HAVE FORD TRUCKS WITH THE 5.4 ENGINE AND ALL HAVE HAD BLOWN PLUGS. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND THE COST OF THIS IS OUT OF MY BUDGET. BUT I EXPECT FORD TO STAND BEHIND THIS PROBLEM SINCE THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS. CAN'T BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I DO EXPECT FORD TO STAND BEHIND ITS GOOD NAME. I TALKED TO SOME POLICE OFFICERS AND THEY SAID THAT IS THE REASON THAT THE FORCES ARE NOW BUYING DODGE VEHICLES, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT FORD WOULD LET THIS HAPPEN BY BEING THE TOP MAKERS. THIS NEWS WILL GO NATION WIDE IF FORD DOESN'T DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM NOW. *JS

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, TRUCK ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND I AM FORCED TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO STOP IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN TIMES OR MORE. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE A MONTH BEFORE ANOTHER INCIDENT. HAS HAPPENED IN REVERSE ALSO. ALWAYS STOPS ACCELERATING AFTER ABOUT 4 SECONDS. MOSTLY HAPPENS AT STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN BACKING UP. LAST INCIDENT WAS TWICE TODAY ONCE AT STOP LIGHT AND ONCE BACKING UP IN BANK PARKING LOT.

2001 F150 CAUGHT FIRE IN GARAGE DESTROYING F150, MOTORCYCLE NEXT TO IT, AND TRUCK OUTSIDE GARAGE. MODERATE FIRE DAMAGE TO HOME, MODERATE TO HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE TO HOME. *TR

I PARKED MY 2001 FORD SUPERCREW TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AT 6 PM. AT ABOUT 2:45AM I WOKE UP TO AN EXPLOSION AND FOUND MY TRUCK ON FIRE. *NM

THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND BACK UP LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WERE WIRES THAT HAD BURNED AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CRUISE CONTROL RECALL 05V017000. *JB 15A FUSE REPLACED. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND PRESSURE SWITCH SHORTED OUT AND MELTED, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ON TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND PRESSURE SWITCH. BRAKE FLUID CLEANED FROM ENGINE. *TT

BELOW IS A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE I SENT TO FORD ON OCT. 17, 2006 REGARDING MY CONCERN WITH THE LACK OF REAR SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS IN MY 2001 FORD F150 SUPERCREW. HELLO, I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 F150 SUPERCREW IN JUNE 2000. I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE LACK OF HEADRESTS IN THE REAR SEAT. I DID NOT NOTICE THE LACK OF HEADRESTS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THEN MY GRANDFATHER SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASED A NEW SUPERCREW A YEAR OR SO LATER. THEN, WHEN COMPARING THE TWO TRUCKS I NOTICED THAT HIS TRUCK CAME WITH REAR HEAD RESTS. THE PROXIMITY OF THE REAR WINDOW TO REAR PASSENGERS HEADS IS ALARMING SHOULD THIS VEHICLE BE INVOLVED IN A FRONT OR REAR COLLISION. THIS DESIGN FLAW COULD RESULT IN SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA SHOULD SOMEONE''S HEAD IMPACT THE REAR GLASS IN SUCH AN ACCIDENT. SECONDARILY, REAR PASSENGER COMFORT IS COMPROMISED AS THERE IS NO HEAD SUPPORT. AS MY TWO SONS ARE NOW GETTING BEYOND CHILD SEATS, IT HAS BECOME VERY EVIDENT TO ME THAT THE REAR SEAT IS PERHAPS AS UNSAFE FOR A CHILD (AS WELL AS AN ADULT) AS THE FRONT SEAT (WHICH HAS A FRONT AIRBAG THAT I CANNOT TURN OFF). I SUSPECT THAT THIS OVERSIGHT WAS EVIDENT BEFORE THE MODEL WAS FIRST RELEASED IN 2000 AND WAS QUICKLY CORRECTED AS THE RUN BEGAN. WHILE I AM PURSUING PUTTING THE RESPONSIBILITY ON FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR CORRECTING THIS ISSUE ON VEHICLES THAT WERE SOLD WITHOUT REAR HEADRESTS AND THE DEALER THAT SOLD THE VEHICLE, I MUST IN THE MEAN TIME SEEK OUT A SOLUTION TO ENSURE MY VEHICLE HAS A BASIC LEVEL OF PASSENGER SAFETY. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING ANY AFTER MARKET, RETROFIT OR ADD ON HEADREST THAT WOULD PROPERLY AND SAFELY AFFIX TO THE REAR SEAT BACK IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO A FACTOR HEADREST. I WILL AWAIT A TIMELY AND THOROUGH RESPONSE. SINCERELY, MICHAEL PETERSON 244 SKOPAS COURT ROSEVILLE, CA 95661 916-768-4951 [email protected]. *NM

THE REAR SEAT HAS NO PASSENGER HEAD REST WHICH, IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION FROM THE FRONT OR THE REAR WILL ALLOW THE UNRESTRAINED HEADS OF PASSENGERS TO STRIKE THE REAR WINDOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN INJURY THAT MAY HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN PREVENTED IF HEADRESTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. FORD RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT IS AFTER A NUMBER OF EARLY RELEASE MODELS WERE ALREADY IN THE MARKETPLACE. I RECOMMEND THAT A RECALL BE PUT IN PLACE TO HAVE THE SEATS RETROFITTED WITH HEADRESTS. *LA

RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT FUNCTION. THE LATCH AND BUCKLE WILL NOT SECURE ALL THE TIME. THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE BUCKLE REMAINS DEPRESSED. *JB

HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENT AS OF YET, BUT AM CONCERNED ABOUT REAR SEAT PASSENGERS HEAD HITTING THE BACK GLASS IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION. *AK

TAKATA RECAL

THE VEHICLE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NLM

DT: ABS LIGHT COMES ON. BRAKE PEDAL ACTION SEEMS SOFT. DEALER STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK HYDRAULIC ACTIVATOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. *TT THE CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE IN. *JB

THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND BACK UP LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WERE WIRES THAT HAD BURNED AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CRUISE CONTROL RECALL 05V017000. *JB 15A FUSE REPLACED. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND PRESSURE SWITCH SHORTED OUT AND MELTED, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ON TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND PRESSURE SWITCH. BRAKE FLUID CLEANED FROM ENGINE. *TT

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW ON OCT 7 2005. I HAD FINISHED COMING THROUGH A SHARP 180 DEGREE TURN GOING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN I STRAIGHTENED THE STEERING WHEEL THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED IN ABOUT 100 FEET. WHEN I GOT OUT I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE INNER TIE ROD HAD BROKEN FREE FROM THE TRUCKS STEERING ROD AND WAS HANGING DOWN. I DID NOT WRECK THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS SHAKEN UP AS I HAD MY 4 MONTH OLD AND 3 YR OLD IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A "LETTER OF INSPECTION" THAT I HAD NOT RECEIVED REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THE TIE RODS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AT A COST OF $80 AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD, BUT SINCE ONE FAILED, I AM REPLACING ALL THE TIE ROD COMPONENTS, THE COST IS $164 FOR PARTS. I FEEL THAT FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WE WOULD HAVE ROLLED THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY BEEN KILLED, PLEASE HELP. LT DAN D'AURORA US NAVY NURSE CORPS. *NM

WHEN THE TILT STEERING IS TILTED DOWN, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL NO LONGER WORK. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WHO HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT HE ALSO LOST HIS DRIVING LIGHTS. WHEN HE WENT TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE SERVICEMAN TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD JUST REPAIRED ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM

I HAVE NOTICED A SLOW AIR LEAK ON ONE OF MY TIRES INSTALLED ON MY 2001 F150 SUPERCREW. A LEAK TEST IN A TUBE OF WATER FOUND THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A SMALL HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH FROM THE RIM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ALL TIRES HAVE SPORADIC CRACKING AND MINOR BUBBLING ON THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES OF ALL TIRES. THE TIRES ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO BE DRY-ROTTED. ALL TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P255/70R16. TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED 3/01 WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE MFR DATE OF MY VEHICLE. THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER WILL PRO-RATE THE COST OF THE REMAINING TREAD TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW SET OF TIRES. FORTUNATELY, I CHECK THE TIRES ON ALL MY VEHICLES AT LEAST WEEKLY AND HAVE PREVENTED A POSSIBLE FATALITY BEFORE IT HAS HAPPENED. THESE TIRE DEFINITELY APPEAR TO HAVE A SERIOUS MATERIAL DEFECT THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS TREAD SPLITTING THROUGH THE TIRE. GENERAL TIRE #2657516*JB

THE PAINT ON MY 2001 F-150 SUPERCREW CAB TRUCK IS CRACKING (CROWS FEET) THE TRUCK IS ONLY 37 MONTH OLD. WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT A INTERSECTION AND NOT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN GIVING THE GAS TO TAKE OFF SOMETHING MUST BE SLIPPING IN THE DRIVE TRAIN, BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE SOME ONE RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK MAKING A NOISE. *JB

BALL JOINT BOOT FAILURE AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS. THE BOOT IS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IS COMPLETELY TORN THROUGH. TALKED TO SERVICE TECH AND HE SAID THAT WAS VERY COMMON. THERE IS ALSO NO PLACE TO GREASE THE BALL JOINTS AND THEY SHOW GREAT WEAR WHICH IS VERY PREMATURE FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. BALL JOINT FAILURE IS EMINENT AND WILL CAUSE INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE IF NOT CORRECTED. *LA

TRUCK WAS PARKED UNDER THE CARPORT WHEN IT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL LEAKAGE; ALSO, CONSUMER'S HOUSE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE ON THE HOUSE.*AK

WHEN THE TILT STEERING IS TILTED DOWN, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL NO LONGER WORK. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WHO HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT HE ALSO LOST HIS DRIVING LIGHTS. WHEN HE WENT TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE SERVICEMAN TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD JUST REPAIRED ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM