2001 Ford F-150 Cruise Control Problems
- 64
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 64 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 51 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- cruise control · 50 records
- caught fire · 32 records
- fire department · 13 records
- under hood · 11 records
- fire parked · 10 records
- f150 caught · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Cruise Control
The consumer parked the vehicle in the garage, went into the house. After dinner, the consumers' wife heard a loud pop and the dog was barking at the door. The consumer went to the garage door , opened it, and saw flames coming from between the hood and the windshield on the driver's side. The consumer was given a fire extinguisher from the kitchen emptied it onto the vehicle, then got another extinguisher that was…
Fire reported
ODI 10107298
Cruise Control
The consumer's 2001 ford f150 caught on fire while parked in his garage. *nm *nm
Fire reported
ODI 10113775
Cruise Control
While vehicle was parked a fire started under the hood. Vehicle was totaled. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak
Fire reported
ODI 10111556
Cruise Control · Electrical System
2001 ford f150 caught on fire while parked. *mr the cruise control went out. The vehicle was not totaled but there was extreme damage to the vehicle. The consumer received a recall letter in february 2005. Recall number 05v017000. (speed control deactivation switch) *sc *jb
Fire reported
ODI 10119307
Cruise Control
Dt: the cruise control quit working 6 months ago. Took vehicle to a local ford dealer, who never inspected the truck, but said it was probably a module and not what was listed as the component on nhtsa camp id recall 05v017000. There was a current recall involving the cruise control switch but this applied to earlier build models not the consumer's vehicle. No repairs were made. Contacted ford directly and filed a…
ODI 10134176
Cruise Control
Ford f150 2001, caught on fire while parked, ref., odi number 10115927. *bf fire may have been due to faulty cruise deactivation switch. *jb
Fire reported
ODI 10115928
Cruise Control
While driving at any speed cruise control failed to work. Consumer was unable to set a speed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak
ODI 10114994
Cruise Control
While parked the consumer's 2001 ford 150 supercrew caught on fire. The consumer asked the dealer what the cause was and he was told it was the brake deactivation switch for the cruise control. *nm *nm
Fire reported
ODI 10113774
Cruise Control
The consumer parked the vehicle at 6:00 pm and about 10 minutes later the truck caught on fire. The fire was coming from the engine compartment on the drivers side. The vehicle had cruise control. The cruise control was only used one time before the fire like 6 or 7 months ago. Will e-mail pictures to bruce york. The vehicle was not insured. *ak another vehicle was parked beside it and caught fire. *sc *jb
Fire reported
ODI 10109282
Cruise Control · Electrical System
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.
Fire reported
ODI 10109718
Cruise Control
Vehicle caught on fire unexpectedly when parked in the driveway. Results showed that there was a shortage in cruise control, causing the engine to catch on fire.*ak
Fire reported
ODI 10105091
Cruise Control
Dt: the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. The cruise control quit about one year ago. Also, one month ago consumer could not get vehicle out of park. Yesterday could not get vehicle out of gear again. He replaced the fuse to cruise control after that the cruise control worked. He bought more fuses, they would blow everytime the cruise control was plugged in. Ford said that the fuses, cruise control and the park gear…
ODI 10124026
Cruise Control
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). *nm the consumer believes the recalled cruise control deactivation switch was the cause of the fire. *nm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Fire reported · 4 injuries · 1 death
ODI 10115457
Automatic Transmission · Column · Control Arm · Control Unit/Module · Cruise Control · Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion) · Headlights · Idler And Attachment · Lower Arm · Lower Ball Joint · Shock Absorber · Stabilizer Bar · Steering · Tie Rod Assembly · Upper Arm · Upper Ball Joint
Take a look a my vehicle history, i baby my truck - never used off-road. I have replaced several items that i feel should have been fixed by ford. I had to buy a warranty that cover most of the stuff. Some parts with defects that were replaced. Most replaced at 40,000-80,000 miles 1.) transmission completely replaced 2.) rearend replaced 3.) i'm on my third set of all 4 ball joints 4.) tie rods, tie rod ends…
ODI 10114221