KnownCarProblems2001 Ford F-350 SD Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 158 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Ford F-350 SD, most often about the engine (25% of complaints, typically around 79,500 miles). It is 8th of 27 F-350 SD model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2001 Ford F-350 SD problems
Engine
40 complaints · 25%Half of these problems showed up before 79,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system.
I own a 2001 Ford f-350 7.3 liter diesel truck. Last month I was pulling a trailer in heavy traffic when my engine died. I lost brakes and steering. It was all I could do to fight the wheel over to the right and I used my electric trailer brakes to pull me down. We were almost hit by many cars. After being towed, we…
Spark plug blown out from threaded position in engine head while engine running due to product defect. Spark plug and spark coil pack left "floating" in engine compartment creates a very dangerous engine compartment fire condition as vacated and open spark plug hole being injected with combustible(gas) is susceptible…
Wheels and tires
34 complaints · 22%Half of these problems showed up before 43,000 miles. Parts named most often: tread/belt.
Original equipment general tire on right front of 2001 Ford f350 had belt/ply separation when driving 65 MPH on interstate 76. Approximately 10 inch flap tore fender inner-liner loose pulling it up on top of tire and damaging the fender. Front tires replaced with goodyear tires. Have old tires and pictures.
Left front tire experienced a tread separation while driving 65 MPH, with two adult in a Ford, f350 super duty 2001 truck. The tire remained inflated during the incident. Firestone steeltex at, original equipment, tire size lt265/75r16, and dot# [VIN].
Transmission
28 complaints · 18%Half of these problems showed up before 50,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, clutch assembly, axle assembly, manual transmission.
Ford f350 superduty autmatic transmission failed after only 50,000 miles. Ford knows there is a problem but won't do anything. I know of a few others.
2001 f-350 super crew, the screws that connect the column shifter tube to the plate that the shifter cable connects to, backed out of their holes. This action caused an improper reading, and selection of transmission gear. The vehicle was put into park, and did not make it past reverse. The truck was equipped with an…
Electrical
20 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 100,000 miles. Parts named most often: wiring, ignition.
Tl contact owns a 2001 Ford f350 super duty. While driving 35 MPH, the engine stalled and the vehicle lost all electrical power. The vehicle became extremely difficult to stop and steer. The failure resulted in a near crash. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. Nhtsa initiated an investigation…
After the fact heads up regarding potentially catastrophic power loss. At about 10 years and 100,000 miles the vehicle started blowing the #19 5amp fuse, dashboard lights go out but the dangerous consequence is a loss of power, can't clear traffic in a left turn or go up hill, have to back down. Known problem online…
Steering
12 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 48,000 miles. Parts named most often: gear box, linkages, hydraulic power assist system, gear box (other than rack and pinion).
2001 Ford f-350 7.3 crew cab super duty purchased new . At 48000 miles bought it in for a steering wander problem and front brake pulsation. Dealer diagnosed the problem to be bad upper and lower ball joints and bad drag link. I do not tow or plow with this vehicle have had it serviced at dealerships for most of its…
When driving at approx. 40 to 65 MPH at intermittent times when traveling over slightly uneven roads {not bumps} the steering wheel will begin to oscillate left to right with increasing frequency that will actually move the steering wheel 2-3 inches left to right, and require almost stopping the vehicle to regain…
Brakes
10 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 45,000 miles. Parts named most often: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, foundation components, power assist.
2001 Ford f-350 7.3 crew cab super duty purchased new . At 48000 miles bought it in for a steering wander problem and front brake pulsation. Dealer diagnosed the problem to be bad upper and lower ball joints and bad drag link. I do not tow or plow with this vehicle have had it serviced at dealerships for most of its…
The brakes started pulling left around july of 2003. Three different dealers worked on the vehicle. Instead of fixing the problem, they changed the toe-in to counteract the truck pulling left on braking. As a result, the truck pulled right from excessive alignment change, which caused an accident. The dealer initially…
Fuel system
8 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 79,500 miles. Parts named most often: fuel injection system.
Truck stalled going downhill with a trailer on it almost went off road. In first gear and only going 10 MPH or less. Has happen before. Always happens going downhill under low speeds. Truck is hard to stop and steer.
Vehicle: Ford type: f350 diesel 7.3l - 2001 issue: the engine stalled and would not start. Cause of this could have been related to idm module (injector module) as from the Ford diagostic sheet (code p1298); the issue has not been solved by the Ford dealer, being blamed on low voltage batteries. The "dead" bateries…
Seat belts
8 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 45,000 miles. Parts named most often: front.
I have a 2001 f-350 with captain chair seats. The seat belts do not stay latched. I looked on the internet and found that there is a recall for the seat belts. My VIN number is not on this recall list. How do I get my seat belts repaired??
Driver seat belt. Seat belt inadvertently comes loose. May stay fasten for five minutes or sometimes and hour then with no pressure applied to belt it just snaps loose. Ford had a recall but they claim my date of manufacture is not covered. I have filed a complaint with Ford and carried my vehicle to the dealer but…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2001 Ford F-350 SD recalls
Speed control: vehicle speed control
Risk: A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running.
Fix: Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
Full defect summary
Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation switch (scds). The scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
Engine: diesel
Risk: In the event of an engine stall, a crash could result without warning.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on december 29, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Full defect summary
On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with 7.3l diesel engines, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle may function intermittently, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Engine stalling
Summary
In a december 3, 2007 letter, ford advised NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall to replace the cam position sensor (cps) in approximately 1.2 million subject vehicles to address reports of engine stalling.a new design cps with improved performance and durability will be installed as a remedy.owner notifications will begin in december 2007. The subject vehicles are durable, full-sized, medium duty trucks commonly used for commercial purposes, rescue/emergency response, and commercial or recreational towing.cps failure is comparable to unexpectedly turning the key off since the signal it produces is vital to the electronic engine control system.cps signal loss terminates fuel injection r
Engine stalling
Summary
The cam position sensor (cps) provides a critical signal to the subject vehicle (sv) engine management system, the loss of which results in an engine stall.during pe06-011, ford stated in their response to odi that it is continuing to investigate allegations of cps related engine stall and further advised that an update will be provided upon completion of the investigation.ford data shows that 20% of the 716,000 svs are equipped with manual transmissions which are capable of back-driving the engine when a stall occurs; power assisted steering and braking are not lost during engine back-drive.ford data also indicates that back-drive occurs in automatic transmission vehicles above certain road
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
Summary
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehi
Engine compartment fires
Summary
Ea05-005 is closed with ford?s actions in recalls 05v-017, 05v-388, and 06v-286, recalling approximately 6.7 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds).the brake systems in these recalled vehicles generate a vacuum that can potentially cause the scds to fail and, in certain switch installation orientations, catch fire.ford is also including the entire population of 1998 explorers.ford has informed odi that testing to determine the cause of failures in the 1998 explorers will continue after this investigation is closed.odi believes that the vehicles exhibiting the factors causing scds failure described in this report correlate well with the obs
Front seat belt buckle assembly
Summary
During the initial recall campaign in 2001, the subject vehicles were inspected by ford dealerships using a test tool that would detect a defective front seat outboard seat belt buckle assembly.approximately one million vehicles passed the inspection test for one or both front buckles.subsequent to the recall service action, odi received 15 consumer reports alleging that a passed inspection buckle subsequently failed to latch or inadvertently unlatched during use.in addition, ford has identified 543 owner and field reports alleging buckle failure subsequent to passing the inspection test.ford tested and examined over 100 warranty-returned buckles and found that 44% of the buckles had no prob
Front seat belt buckle assembly
Summary
Under recall campaign (01v227), ford recalled approximately 1.3 million vehicles to inspect and if necessary replace the front driver and/or passenger seat belt buckle.approximately 1.1 million owners responded by taking their vehicles to a dealer for inspection of the buckle using a specialized buckle test tool.ford reported that 829,927 vehicles had both buckles pass the tool test and another 167,336 vehicles had one buckle pass.odi and ford received complaints alleging seat belt buckle failure shortly after passing the original recall inspection service.complainants alleged that the buckle failed by either not latching or false-latching (partial engagement of the latch to the latch plate)
Accelerator pedal sensor (etc)
Summary
Failure counts from odi?s analysis are stated above; see the additional problem experience discussion in the summary report.ford data contained duplicative reports for 4 odi complaints and 1 crash.three crashes were allegedly due to intermittent operation of the electronic throttle control (etc) pedal, one crash occurred when an etc disabled vehicle was struck by another motorist, one report contained no detail.the injuries were minor.an issue involving fixed etc pedals was investigated also, however failure reports and populations are not shown above; see summary report for detail.although ford has used etc based throttle control systems for many years, the pap feature was new for my 2002.t
Sector shaft fractures
Summary
This ea was opened based on a response received from ford motor company to an information request (ir) submitted during sq00-018.ford stated in an internal service message that it had changed the steering gear sector shafts and pitman arms installed 1999 model year f-series super duty vehicles on march 22, 1999.ford stated that these design changes were implemented to make improvements in vehicle steering and handling, and that virtually all of the reported fractured sector shafts were the result of extraordinary, possibly multiple, impacts.an engineering analysis closing report is attached.
Questions about the 2001 Ford F-350 SD
- What are the most common problems with the 2001 Ford F-350 SD?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (40 complaints, typically around 79,500 miles); wheels and tires (34 complaints, typically around 43,000 miles); transmission (28 complaints, typically around 50,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2001 Ford F-350 SD have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from October 13, 2009 (speed control). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2001 a bad year for the Ford F-350 SD?
- It is 8th of 27 F-350 SD model years by number of complaints, with 158 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.