2001 Ford F-150 problems
The 2001 Ford F-150 has 1,451 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns engine. After that come cruise control (12%) and fuel system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,451 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 113 and 292
- Injuries and deaths
- 110 and 8
- Typical mileage
- 98,000 miles 907 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 | 45 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 69 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 103 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 117 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 133 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 112 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 105 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 70 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 53 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 30 |
| 200k+ miles | 70 |
What the data shows
Among the 907 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 98,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (232 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 113 complaints mention a crash; 292 complaints mention a fire; 110 injuries reported; 8 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Ford F-150 with enough data (669 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.
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.
The consumers son was traveling with his friend in his new ford svt 150 lighting truck. When the consumers son was asleep and his friend was driving he was traveling in an excess speed of 120 MPH, he lost control of the vehicle and crashed. The front had gone head on into the embankment when the airbags did not activate including the side airbags. The consumers son was thrown out of the vehicle and killed. *scc
The police said my dad's truck was going around 65 MPH. The truck struck a guard rail on both sides in the front and the air bag did not deploy with either impact. They said he was not wearing his seat belt but the seat belt was still on him. He was ejected out of the passenger side and he was pinned under the truck. Three of the tires blew out also. Nlm
Structure of 2001 f150. My late husband suffered massive head trama when the f150 he was driving was struck head on with an isuzu delivery truck. The truck burst into flames and continued to burn out of control. Iihs and dateline report the structure of the truck is unsafe and could result in massive head trama injuries.
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.