2001 Ford F-150 Engine Problems
- 97
- 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 97 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 7 indicate fire
What owners report
- spark plug · 87 records
- spark plugs · 21 records
- cylinder head · 18 records
- plug blew · 17 records
- passenger side · 9 records
- heard loud · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 32 |
| 100–150k mi | 24 |
| 30–60k mi | 15 |
| 150–400k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
FORD SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *JB
ODI 10158688
Engine
Bought a 2001 ford f150 lightning with 32,xxx miles on 4/16/04. I was driving the truck back from michigan to tampa,fl, and after refueling my truck, went to start it up and blew a spark blug straight out of the cylinder head. After doing hours upon hours of research tonight, this seems to be a common problem with no recourse from ford. There is no recall or tsb on the 99-02 f150 lightning cylinder head, yet in 03…
ODI 10066375
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
2001 f150 lightning.blewout a plug from the head 24030 miles on engine. *ak
ODI 10079167
Engine
Problems with knocking noise coming from the engine compartment.*mr the vehicle was taken to the dealer before the warranty expired. The consumer indicated that ford motor company is aware of the problem with the 5.4 liter engine but they have not fix them. The consumer would like the vehicle repaired or his money refunded. *nm
ODI 10079539
Engine
Spark plug blew out of driver side cylinder head, on an 2001 ford, f-150 lightning all factory 5.4l supercharged v8. Vehicle was traveling in extreme rain at around 40 mph, and 1000 rpm. Vehicle has 31,000 miles, and no modifications have been added to the vehicle. If the vehicle was running at a higher rpm, spark plug could have become a projectile injuring somebody, or causing a wreck at 5:00 traffic time. *ak
ODI 10054477
Engine
2001 f 150 5.4 l engine driving along and spark plug # 3 blew out of the head. *la
ODI 10052887
Engine
2001 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.*MR *NM
Fire reported
ODI 10117778
Engine
2001 ford f150 "lightning" 5.4l v8. Blew out the 3rd spark plug back on the passenger side head. This is due to a small number of threads that hold the spark plugs in the head on 1999-2003 ford f150 lightnings, as well as other ford products that utilize the same head design (mostly 5.4l v-8s). Head was replaced under warranty, along with the coil pack that was destroyed by the ejected plug. Do not know if an open…
ODI 10047239
Engine
While traveling on the highway and without prior warning vehicle will shut down. *ak
ODI 10031463
Engine
The rear passenger side spark plug blew out of the head at normal operating speed (40mph). This appears to be a common problem among the ford f150 triton v8 engines (having reviewed several internet web sites). There is a design flaw where the rear passenger side cylinder overheats and causes the sparkplug to blow out of the cylinder head. Consumers must be made aware of this situation and ford needs to take…
ODI 10033248
Engine
The consumer complained that on two occasions, the spark plugs failed. When the spark plugs blew, the entire head needed to be replaced. *jb
ODI 10083491
Engine
The consumer complained that on two occasions, the spark plugs failed. When the spark plugs blew, the entire head needed to be replaced. *jb the consumers wife was driving when the incidents occurred. The dealer replaced the head within 12kmiles in which it blew another spark plug out of the other head. The consumer was told that it was from an internal backfire that was so strong that it blew plugs out. The…
ODI 10083490
Engine
I own a 2001 harley f150 ford truck which has a consistant problem, not diagnosed on several occasions by dealers, the service engine light continually pops on. I was told that the truck had to be in the shop while the light was on in order to diagnose. Shouldn't the computer record this information. It's still not fixed and now the truck is out of warranty.*ak
ODI 10032751
Engine
Vehicle smokes almost every time when first cranked up. Is now beginning to smoke while driving some, especially within a few minutes of cranking. Vehicle stalls mostly in afternoon when outside temp is above 70. Vehicle has slight shake and vibration when driving or sitting still with transmission in gear. Vehicle makes clunking noise around front to front left side if allowed to coast to around 20 mph then…
ODI 10010395
Engine
Consumer called complaining about having problem with the head gasket which is leaking oil. Consumer states will replace the engine. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further inforrmation. Thanks. Ts
ODI 8023725
Engine
2001 ford f-150 4.2l v6. Two spark plugs have loosened and ejected so far. *tr
ODI 10366652
Engine · Ignition
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…
ODI 758170
Engine
Harmonic vibration starts at 40mph and occurs again at 65-70mph. *ak (tiresize: p235/r16)
ODI 752170
Automatic Transmission · Engine · Front · Gasoline · Torque Converter
Two days after truck purchase, reported to dealer truck has bad vibration, rough idle, pulls to the right, truck hesitates to go into gear, truck hesitates before shifting, engine knock and clunk in t-case area. Transmission has been replaced twice,road forced balance 4 tires,switched tires and wheels,front end alignment three times,torque converter replaced,crankshaft pully replaced,dampers installed for vibration.…
ODI 754988
Automatic Transmission · Engine
This was 2nd transmission failure; both times the transmission fluid sprayed under vehicle & tires, making vehicle slide on road. Both transmission and drive shaft were replaced; tech stated the rear seal had blown.*ak
ODI 742936
Engine
Spark plug blown out of engine and stripped threads in engine head. Due to poor engineering of original thread length. Short thread length in aluminum block will not hold compression pressures over time. I must either repair the head or replace the head with newer design with threads of proper length. Has not been fixed yet. *tr
ODI 10297906
Engine
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150 lightning sbt. The contact stated that the spark plugs are blown from the engine. While driving 45 mph the sparks plug blew out while the engine was running. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop where they replaced the spark plugs. The manufacturer was called and informed him to call nhtsa to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 56,000.
ODI 10321409