2001 Ford F-250 cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 24 complaints for the 2001 Ford F-250, 9% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 13
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control 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 | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 13 fires, 2 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-250. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle crashed into a pedestrian bridge. The driver was fatally injured. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake pedal was bent and overlapped the accelerator pedal. This issue may have caused the crash. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000. Updated 04/04/17 lj
We were notified by police and fire department officials that there was a fire in our yard. Our ford 250 was on fire and had not been driven for around 4 hours. Upon investigation the fire marshall indicated the location of where the fire began and presumed it was the brake pressure switch based on its location. The car has been totaled and caught another vehicle on fire next to it.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford F-250
- Tires 48 complaints
- Engine 33 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Steering 26 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints
- Transmission 16 complaints