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2001 Ford F-150 cruise control problems

180 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2001 Ford F-150, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
180 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
103,000 miles 119 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
11 and 115
Injuries and deaths
8 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2001 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 103,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 16 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 21 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 8 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 6 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 7 complaints 200k+ miles: 10 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 103,000 miles
Based on 119 complaints that include mileage. 16% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles16
120k to 140k miles21
140k to 160k miles8
160k to 180k miles6
180k to 200k miles7
200k+ miles10

What the data shows

Of the 119 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 103,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 11 crashes, 115 fires, 8 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Defective ford f150 super crew cab (VIN [xxx]). Consumer request investigation involving NHTSA recall no 99v-124, ford recall 99s15. The truck caught on fire and resulted in the death of a child (doc type gen). The consumer believes the recalled cruise control deactivation switch was the cause of the fire.

January 2004 FireInjuryDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that fourteen hours after parking the vehicle, it burst into flames without warning. The contact mentioned that the vehicle had been repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle was destroyed. The fire department was contacted and there were no injuries reported. In addition, the contact stated that part of his garage was damaged. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure.

Reported at 130,000 miles, June 2014 Fire

Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford F-150

Cruise control problems in other years

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