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2001 Ford F-150 engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 276 complaints for the 2001 Ford F-150, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
276 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
100,000 miles 232 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 53
Injuries and deaths
7 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2001 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 100,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 19 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 21 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 25 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 38 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 34 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 25 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 26 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 20 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 100,000 miles
Based on 232 complaints that include mileage. 22% 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 miles11
20k to 40k miles19
40k to 60k miles21
60k to 80k miles25
80k to 100k miles38
100k to 120k miles34
120k to 140k miles25
140k to 160k miles26
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles20

What the data shows

Of the 232 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 53 fires, 7 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Well at first my 2001 f-150 superscript at 55000 miles started to lag, when I would press the gas it would take a long time to pick up speed or change gears. Then one day I was driving home from work going about 55 MPH when I hear a loud pop, I let go of the gas pedal because it really scared me I had to regain control of my vehicle once I did I tried pressing on the gas and it wouldn't go anywhere so I decided to pull over and have to towed to a ford dealership, it was there that they told me it was going to cost…

Reported at 55,090 miles, August 2005 Death

I was driving on the freeway when a pop and loud "flapping" sound was heard. I thought I had blown a tire. The truck lost a good amount of power and was shaking while continuing to make the "flapping" sound. After taking it in, it turns out it was a blown spark plug that shot out of the engine, damaging the block, plug, and coil. The cost was $630 to fix it.

Reported at 92,356 miles, May 2011

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