Major Problems with 2001 Ford F-350 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2001 Ford F-350

2001 Ford F-350 TREAD/BELT Victims: 3

2001 Ford F-350 STEERING Victims: 2 Mileage: 37000 miles

2001 Ford F-350 STEERING Victims: 1

Browse 2001 Ford F-350 complaints by category

Problems with TREAD/BELT, TIRES and ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford F-350 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
TREAD/BELT > TIRES i have had 2 tread delaminations within a 2 month period. the first occured 7-09-02 to the left front tire....	14
TIRES while in motion the driver of the vehicle heard a thumping noise. consumer pulled over to inspect the vehicle and...	14 ~ 2261 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC vehicle initially pulled to the right upon moderate braking. the problem was "fixed" and now the vehicle pulls to the	13 ~ 9646 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING while going around a curve the consumer lost steering power and crashed the consumer suffered several injuries. (attorney for client)	12
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN our concern stems from not only the failure of our transmission but more importantly from the number of times we...	10 ~ 32872 miles
STEERING while driving the consumer lost all steering power and control while going around a curve causing the vehicle to crash...	8 ~ 49590 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i reported air bag readiness light on dash was on to the dealer service department on 4/3/2001 and brought truck...	5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while driving at an undetermined speed and with no warning vehicle stalled causing the driver to pull off the road.	4 ~ 113750 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING motor went out with a broken rocker arm bent puch rod and lifter out and no bolt to hold it	4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while applying accelerator vehicle has no power consumer states there are other trucks that experience the same problem dealer stated...	4 ~ 94700 miles
AIR BAGS consumer states while traveling at 30 mph consumer's vehicle rear ended vehicle ahead. upon impact none of the airbags deployed.	4 ~ 67275 miles
ENGINE #3 spark plug bowled out at 60 m p h truck only has 33 390 miles on it. it is...	3 ~ 106797 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f350. the vehicle caught fire while parked outside of the garage. the garage sustained...	3 ~ 130000 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL recall campaign for ford cruise control deactivation. no apparent reason truck caught fire and was declared a total loss. *bf	3 ~ 26667 miles
DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC intermittently when applying brakes left off and reapplied them again causing abs to lock on and off resulting in severe...	3
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS while traveling with seat belt on seat belt locks to body consumer was unable to look around or sit up.	3 ~ 3333 miles
RIM > WHEELS consumer notice there were beads on tires the rim wearing through the heads causing tires to come apart. please provide	3 ~ 47835 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt*: the contact stated an odor of exhaust was detected. the vehicle was pulled over and exhaust was leaking between...	2 ~ 66164 miles
WHEELS while driving vehicle shook uncontrollably. driver hit the guard rail. no injuries reported. driver noticed the right side wheel sheared...	2 ~ 86918 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC braking pressure is unbalanced causing extended stopping distance. ak defective balancer. ts...	2 ~ 17000 miles
SEAT BELTS the driver and passenger seat belts failed. *jb the seat belts were slit. scc...	2 ~ 124000 miles
CARRIER/RACK > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT cosumer states that while driving the spare tire fell off the vehicle the plastic cover on the spare tire is	2
STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR > STEERING when applying brakes at low speeds or high speeds steering wheel will lock up and consumer cannot control vehicle.*ak...	2
MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC went to dealer in am about clutch problems dealer looked at truck said there was no problem. left dealer was...	2
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN went to dealer in am about clutch problems dealer looked at truck said there was no problem. left dealer was...	2
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the truck will not start right away especially when the weather is hot. it grinds numerous times then starts. it...	2
GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) > STEERING while traveling down road driver entered into curve and had no steering therefore leaving the road and hitting a tree.	2
COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION vehicle would intermittently jump out of four wheel drive into two wheel drive. dealer was notified and the problem has...	2 ~ 33000 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING engine knocks like having put bad gas in to it. but vehicle uses diesel gas. took to dealer and they	2
SIDEWALL > TIRES three out of the five new tires delivered with vehicle had bubbles on the sidewall. *ak (tiresize: 265 75 r16)(	2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i have copies of letters to ford and documented repair attempts if needed. mr...	2
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS rotors warp after one thousand miles have to continuously replace them. more brakes were applied the less stopping power consumer	2
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-350. while driving various speeds the windshield wipers independently failed to function. the...	1 ~ 154000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE truck was parked for 2 days since last driven in my driveway 5ft from house. went to work at night...	1 ~ 166000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f350. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph the vehicle stalled without...	1 ~ 165000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-350. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph the vehicle independently decelerated...	1 ~ 67000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-350. the contact stated that the vehicle leaked fuel. a repair for recall 01v106000...	1
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT spark plugs coming out of engine. it has failed about four times on this truck and one on another one...	1 ~ 218000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES steering gets hard and feels like it locks when you step on the brakes. *tr...	1 ~ 28320 miles
DIESEL > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f350. while driving at various speeds the vehicle would stall. the dealer stated that...	1 ~ 175000 miles
PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) > CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN dt: the clutch pin broke completely off. the clutch pedal went all the way to floor and the consumer lost...	1 ~ 74125 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while driving vehicle shook uncontrollably. driver hit the guard rail. no injuries reported. driver noticed the right side wheel sheared...	1 ~ 83836 miles
HUB > FRONT > SUSPENSION while driving vehicle shook uncontrollably. driver hit the guard rail. no injuries reported. driver noticed the right side wheel sheared...	1 ~ 83836 miles
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER we have replace 4 crank trigger sensors on our 2001 f350 super duty since we got it. yesterday i was...	1 ~ 75000 miles
LINKAGE AND CABLE > MECHANICAL > CONVENTIONAL the vehicle rolled backward from an incline with the emergency parking brake engaged. the vehicle hit several trees before stopping.	1 ~ 53553 miles
SPINDLE > AXLE > REAR the front driver's side tire wobbled while driving. dealer stated the bearings on the spindle were defective. *ak...	1 ~ 60000 miles
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES while driving 65 mph spare tire cable broke. this caused the tire to roll into oncoming traffic. *ak...	1
VALVE > TIRES consumer states that while driving and with no warning the front left tire blew out. dealer notified.*ak the stem leaked	1
COLUMN > STEERING while applying the brake the steering locked up. the vehicle would not steer or move. please fill in additional information	1
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN hi the part in the trans. that failed is called the (swag )gear. how i found out. i lost 3rd...	1
SUSPENSION vehicle had an ongoing problem with vibration when making turns/ driving over small bumps/ pot holes or while applying brakes.	1
FRONT UNDERHOOD > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM vehicle started smoking and caught on fire. please provide further details.*ak...	1
HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC brake cable on left/rear side of vehicle is rubbing against frame and is chafing the cable. dealership examined vehicle and...	1
PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN vehicle would intermittently jump out of four wheel drive into two wheel drive. dealer was notified and the problem has...	1
SHAFT SECTOR > GEAR BOX > STEERING steering gear sector shaft snapped while making a left turn loss of steering caused the accident. ford claimed the shaft...	1
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES front brakes are warped. also door will not stay closed. dealership is aware of the problem.*ak...	1
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE dealer has acknowledged problem but no solution offered from factory. problem is recurring and causes erratic engine misfire noises loss	1
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS front brake caliper rattle. disc brake assemblies rattle under liight gravel road condition and over light bumps. is assembly coming...	1
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE rotors warp after one thousand miles have to continuously replace them. more brakes were applied the less stopping power consumer	1
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN when pulling into garage area at 5 mph differential bracket plate broke. this caused steering to lock in a hard	1
CONVENTIONAL > PARKING BRAKE emergency parking brake failure: parked truck on 2% incline put in neutral(5 speed manual) and set parking brake. 5 minutes	1
RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS restraint belt retractor does not retract properly. dealer has been notified.*ak...	1
AUTOMATIC (ASC) > ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL vehicle wanders to the right while driving. in one instance vehicle was passing a truck and almost hit the truck...	1 ~ 48000 miles

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