Problems with 2001 Ford F-150 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Vehicle parked, caught fire, flames coming from motor, believed to be cruise control issue

While driving consumer smelled smoke. consumer's heard the dome inside light make a popping noise. after hearing that popping noise vehicle caught on fire, burning the inside of the entire truck. grand-daughter's hair caught on fire. however, she was not injured. *ak

1) while driving kids to school, electric sun roof was placed in the full open position, after deciding the morning air was too cool for the children an attempt was made to close sun roof. 2) the unit would not close, it had fialed in the full open position. driver had to pull to the side of the road due to the distraction of the roof not closing. after determining the roof was not going to close, the driver took the vehicle home. with rain emanate in the area from hurricane bonnie and charley. the truck was taken to a ford dealer. the service department found the motor assembly had failed. 3) a new motor assembly was ordered, this is when the dealer found out due to failures and a design flaw the motor assemble was redesigned.*ak

The consumer was informed his vehicle was on fire. the fire was coming from the engine compartment on the drivers side close to the fire wall. the cruise control had failed about 2 weeks or a month prior to the fire. no after market equipment on vehicle. no structure damage. will e-mail photos to bruce york.

The vehicle caught fire unexpectedly while it was parked. results showed that there was an electrical shortage in the engine, which caused the problem. the manufacturer was contacted by owner. *jb *sc *nm

Fire investigation, date of loss: 7/9/04 2001 ford f-150 [xxx] right side ofthe engine compartment fire, cause: lifting strap broke and fell onto the alterntor power terminal, long term contact wore through plastic , energizing strap. total loss updated 07/30/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

2001 ford f150 32,000 miles. blew #3 spark plug on the drivers side. ford motor corp had to replace the cylinder head.*ak

Came home from work. left in another vehicle. received phone call from landlord that truck was on fire and had caught house on fire. family forced to move after having only moved to this home 2 weeks prior. truck destoyed as well as home and furnishings and personal belongings. extensive expense and emotional trauma. *ak vehicle parked

Vehicle had approx. 60k miles. was parked in driveway for about one half hour. neighbor saw fire on the ground under the drivers side of the engine compartment toward the rear(firewall). cruise control quit working about 2 weeks prior to the fire. fire origin is in vicinity of brake master cylinder. typical of cruise control deactivation switch failure. parts were recovered but aluminum band on hexport body was melted away therefore do not have date code. *jb

I had some warrant issues with ford motor corporation. trim around windshield,faded grill and base not working on radio. the biggest problem has something to do with the ac and emissions. i turned on the ac and the truck started to run bad jerking and sputtering. took it too ford and they replaced a sensor. this summer the first time i turn on my ac and the same problem this time its not covered by warranty. i haven't put 14k miles on the truck. does emissions have some type of expectations set by the epa or dot. it cost $400. to get sensor replaced. i cant afford to replace a sensor ever summer i turn on my ac. *nm

While driving 20 mph consumer heard a loud noise coming from the front. consumer pulled over, and had the vehicle towed to a dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the cylinder head needed to be replaced due to a spark plug blowout. *ak *nm

Noticed cruise control went out did not think much about it. smelled burning drove into my drive way went in house started dinner my husband went out to run to the corner store and my truck was on fire. burnt inside of engine yes old parts are there nothing has been repaired as of yet. very dangerous situation could of been hurt or my child could of been hurt. could of been property damage if i had not caught the fire when i did could of burned my house down and others around me.

Our 2001 ford f-150 caught on fire in our driveway & was a complete loss. damage to driveway & lawn. fire marshall filed complaint. *nm

spark plugs blew out while driving because only 4 tread was screwed in. manufacturer was aware of this issue, and changed the newer model spark plug. newer model spark plugs have 10 tread screwed in. *ak

A fire started at windshield wiper circuit board while the vehicle was being started. the manufacturer and dealer were notified. *nm

While the vehicle was under warranty it experienced problems with the turn signal. the technician stated that they replaced the wiring harness but it was too short. currently without warranty the vehicle experienced the same problem. the vehicle had been taken to the same dealer who stated that the wiring harness was too short. *ak the wiring harness was too short when the tilt wheel was down and the turn signals did not work. *sc *jb

While driving 50 mph consumer heard a popping sound and started smelling fuel odor. consumer pulled over to the shoulder, found out that a spark plug ejected outwards and cracked one of the engine heads.*ak

Water gatting to the spark plug cavity from small puddle causing fouling

Starter on f-150 sometimes "grinds" as if engine is running when first starting engine. happens speratically. once every two to three months. more often during colder weather.

Battery meltdown and battery cable burnout. *ak

2001 ford f-150 crank no start condition.between june and august of 2003 my ford f-150 has been towed in three times and not started at least two dozen times. the first dealer replaced the main fuel relay. the second time it was towed to another dealer and after five days could not reproduce the problem, and i picked the truck up. two days later the same thing, this time i had the truck towed to my house. a few hours later it started. at this point i'm getting very irritated. after going back thru this whole thing i started thinking it had to be this main fuel relay and decided to do some testing on my own. i work in electronics and so i got a couple tyco relays and a can of freeze spray. the next time this happened i pulled the ford relay and replaced it with a new one - the truck started right up. the next time i get the can of freeze spray out and cool the relay and the truck starts up. i_x0019_m finding this to be warm weather related and every time it get hot outside i can plan on the truck not starting after driving a short time and then shutting off. if the truck sits by itself long enough for the relay to cool down it will start i think ford should come up will a long term fix for this problem instead of replacing relays.*ak

1. driving along normally when a spark plug blew out of passenger side head on my 2001 ford lightning. 2. had to pull to the side of the road in heavy traffic & wait ~2 hours for a tow truck & another day to hear anything from the dealership.*ak 3. vehicle was still under warranty, dealer replaced passenger side cylinder head.

Front and rear brakes were out of round. front were 1.022 after cut .994 using a lathe. rear were .471 before cut. 452 after cut. sales rep told me it was due to corrosion. replaced ignition switch on sept.12 2002 i lost power on my power door locks windshield wipers . *jb

Sparkplug blown out of engine head

Consumer states that it will be hard to start the vehicle and they will have to try numerous of time before the vehicle will start. dealer notified. mr

A short in wiring causing horn to go out while driving. dealer notified.*ak

After inspection of vehicle, mechanic noticed that main ground wiring was hanging which could result in a short circuit or possible fire. *ak dealer found main ground cable disconnected. *tt

Have had problems with this vehicle at 1900 miles. suspension, fumes, brakes, signal switch, electrical shortages.

I was driving down the highway and all of a sudden the engine starts to make a popping sound. i pulled over and raised the hood. the #3 spark plug had blown out from its seating in the cylinder head. i had the truck towed to the dealer and they replaced the cylinder head. this is a known problem and could be very dangerous because of the location of the fuel injection rail. the sparkplug is located directly below the fuel rail. if the spark plug comes loose and it flies into the fuel rail, the rail could burst causing fuel to spray inside the engine compartment igniting a fire. the spark plug problem was taken care of by ford, however nothing was done to guard the fuel rail.

While driving, vehicle lost all electrical power. a wire was burned at the alternator. dealer stated voltage regulator overloaded alternator.*ak *slc

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the wiring harness and coil plug was causing the vehicle to stall and drive hard. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer to have the wiring harness and coil plug replaced but the repair did not remedy the issue. the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer but the dealer could not properly diagnose the vehicle. the failure mileage was 68,000.

While traveling on the interstate at approx. 60 mph, the engine shut off and the dashboard gauges and odometer went blank. i was not able to restart the engine and the vehicle had to be towed from the travel lane of the highway. the ford dealer that the vehicle was towed to, stevens ford in milford, ct claims that there is a open wire in the dashboard wiring.