2001 FORD SUPERCREW Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems
5 NHTSA complaints on file
Engine And Engine Coolingengine Issues in the 2001 FORD SUPERCREW
5 engine and engine coolingengine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2001 FORD SUPERCREW. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Engine And Engine Coolingengine Complaints
2001 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW. 4.6L TRITON V8 ENGINE. #3 SPARKPLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD AND DESTROYED THE THREADS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE THE PLUG. 109,000 MI. ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED PLUGS IN VEHICLE. NEVER REPLACED OR TOUCHED BEFORE. *TR
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 FORD SUPERCREW WITH 63,000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COIL WAS DEFECTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COIL WIRE AND CYLINDER TWICE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 5.4L ENGINES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME ON 3/30/2007 FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.*AK UPDATE 4/23/07*TR
IN MAY AND OCTOBER 2006 THE SAME SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT. BOTH TIMES IT REQUIRED A NEW PLUG AND COIL PACK. FIRST TIME WAS ON TRIP BACK FROM TX TO CA. JUST STARTED TRUCK IN VEGAS AND IT BLEW. IN OCTOBER WAS DRIVING DOWN STREET HOME FROM WORK AND BLEW. TRAVELING 20 MPH. *NM
WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. ENGINE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. SOUND GOT MUCH LOUDER WITH A BANG OR CLUNK UNDER THE HOOD. TRUCK WAS STOPPED AT THAT POINT AND TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO BE A "SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT" OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE ONLY REPAIR THAT THEY RECOMMENDED WAS CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT, $2700 AND ONE WEEKS TIME. A QUICK LOOK AT THE INTERNET, PLACING THE WORDS "SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT" IN YAHOO SEARCH REVEALED HUNDREDS OF INSTANCES OF PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF FORD 5.4 AND V10 TRITON ENGINE, MOST REQUIRED CYLINDER REPLACEMENT. IT IS REPORTED THAT FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THIS CYLINDER HEAD DESIGN FLAW REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO COVER ALL OR PART OF THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, AS IT IS NOT A RESULT OF IMPROPER...
OIL LEAK AT HEAD GASKET. REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. WHAT ARE THEN CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN? HAS THIS PROBLEM CAUSED ANY DAMAG TO THE ENGINE?
Other 2001 FORD SUPERCREW Problem Areas
Engine And Engine Cooling
4 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
3 complaints
Air Bags
2 complaints
Electrical System
2 complaints
Seatsfront Assemblyhead Restraint
2 complaints
Seatsmidrear Assembly
2 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slip
2 complaints
Unknown Or Other
2 complaints
Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control
2 complaints
Electrical Systemwiringfront Underhood
1 complaint
Electrical Systemwiringfuses And Circuit Breakers
1 complaint
Engine
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingturn Signalswitch
1 complaint
Fuel System Other
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
1 complaint
Seat Beltsrearother
1 complaint
Seats
1 complaint
Steeringcolumn
1 complaint
Steeringlinkages
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Suspensionfrontcontrol Armlower Ball Joint
1 complaint
Suspensionfrontcontrol Armupper Ball Joint
1 complaint
Tiressidewall
1 complaint
Tirestreadbelt
1 complaint