2001 Ford E-150 problems
NHTSA has received 52 complaints about the 2001 Ford E-150, and 33% of them involve brakes. Next are electrical system (13%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 52 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 68,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Ford E-150 with enough data (20 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was rear ended. Seat belt did not work as it should have,causing me to end up with a bad whiplash. The seat belt does not retract most of the time. I was never notified of thes defects.
I purchased a used 2001 ford pickup on 10/26/06. On january 10,2007 it caught fire while being park over night. I reported the fire to ford and their response is that the damage was too sever to verify any mfg defect. I received the recall notice the following week. Ford should notify buyer's sooner!
With only 43,000 miles, and 21 months old, I had to replace outer tie rod, drag link, and ball joints on our 2001 ford e-150 van. The vehicle has only been used as a private vehicle. Maintenance has been per ford schedule, and performed by the same ford dealership which did the state inspection which lead to the part replacements. While ford did contribute about 40% towards the work, it seems suspension and steering parts wearing out so prematurely is a defect which should be concidered for recall.