2001 Ford F-150 exhaust system problems
Owners reported exhaust system problems in 16 complaints for the 2001 Ford F-150, 1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When exhaust system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 exhaust system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact started the ignition and light grey smoke emitted from the exhaust. The failure was intermittent and became progressively worse. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three times for the identical failure. The catalytic converter and engine heat control sensor were replaced at the owner's expense. The failure continued after the repair was performed on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 118,042.
Was cruising in my ford lightning, when I heard a loud pop and then sounded like my engine was running off the headers. Pulled over and had to catch a tow truck, to the shop. They told me my spark plug had shot out of the head. $1,100 bucks later it is back in the shop now and having the entire motor pulled cost not known but approximately 5-10 grand...
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford F-150
- Engine 276 complaints
- Cruise control 180 complaints
- Fuel system 147 complaints
- Electrical system 138 complaints
- Seats 89 complaints
- Seat belts 80 complaints
- Brakes 70 complaints
- Air bags 67 complaints