Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-12 | 06E052000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 14,616 | — | Details |
| 2001-07-16 | 01V227001 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1,400,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When im in traffic, starting out driving or merging between intersections my truck decides to either hard shift or not … |
| 2022-01-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | Was T-Boned in the passenger side of the truck which changed my direction of travel resulting in hitting a tree head on… |
| 2020-10-10 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TAILPIPE IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO SPARE TIRE TO MELT TIRE. TIRE IS UNUSABLE. LATER VEHICLES HAVE A HEAT SHIELD IN PLACE TO PR… |
| 2020-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SPARK PLUGS KEEP BLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE, WHILE ACCELERATING, HAS DONE FIVE TIMES,, WHEN IT DOES VEHICLE STALLED POSS… |
| 2020-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LOCATION MASTER CYLINDER CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SENSOR LEAKING BRAKE FLUID NON FUNCTIONAL BRAKES AND CRUISE CONT… |
| 2019-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHI… |
| 2019-09-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UN… |
| 2019-04-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2001 FORD F250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH THE MOTOR. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTOR WOULD BACK FI… |
| 2019-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TWICE IN THE LAST 5 YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL STEERING LOSS WHILE DRIVING FORD F-250 V10 TRITON PICKUP TRUCK, I AM… |
| 2018-08-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE WAS DETECTED COMIN… |
| 2018-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING AT NIGHT, TRIED TO USE CRUISE CONTROL (DIDN'T COME ON) THEN OVERDRIVE "ON" BUTTON STARTED FLASHING, THEN SPEEDO… |
| 2017-12-13 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL DISENGAGE WITH OUT TOUCHING THE RELEASE BUTTON. I HAVE TRIED USING HIGH PRESSURE AIR THI… |
| 2017-11-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 5 TH EJECTED SPARK PLUG GOING DOWN ROAD AT 45 MPH |
| 2017-11-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PARKED VEHICLE AT MAIN POST OFFICE , REMOVED KEYS, I KNOW THIS BECAUSE IT HAS MY POBOX KEY ON KEY RING. I HOPPED OUT AN… |
| 2017-08-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FOR THE R4100 TRANSMISSION. THE EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION FILTER CAME APART AND DESTROYED MY TRANSMISSION (FORD PART # XC3Z… |
| 2017-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS ARE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THEY USED INFERIOR QUALITY GASKETS WHICH RESULT IN ENGINE MALFUNCT… |
| 2017-01-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE… |
| 2016-11-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG EJECTIONS |
| 2016-09-04 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MY RECENTLY PURCHASED VEE RUBBER A/T TIRE BLEW UP WITH A LOUD BANG SUNDAY MORNING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THANKFULLY, … |
| 2016-08-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FUEL TANK PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE… |
| 2016-07-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME FROM SHOPPING MY BRAKES (ANTI-LOCK STYLE) LOCKED UP AND VIOLENTLY SHOOK MY VEHICLE ALL OVER THE… |
| 2016-05-30 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS… |
| 2016-05-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RUNNING A MEDICAL IN MY PERSONAL TRUCK WHEN I STARTING THE ENGINE IT POPPED AND WHEN I CHECKED … |
| 2016-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED. IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR OVER 13 HOURS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. IT DESTROYED O… |
| 2016-01-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER DESTROYING THE T… |
| 2016-01-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT.WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HAD A SPARKPLUG BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE.LIMPED THE TRUCK HOME SLOWLY WITH… |
| 2015-09-20 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WIFE WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON 580 COMING DOWN WHAT WE CALL THE ALTAMONT PASS ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TRAF… |
| 2015-07-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED, BUT COULD JUST AS WELL HAVE BEEN ON EXPRESSWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC!!! BRAKELINE RUPTURED, MAYBE RU… |
| 2015-07-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME DETA… |
| 2015-05-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SEAT BELT WOULD INDEPENDENTLY UNLATCH WITHOUT W… |
| 2015-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL … |
| 2015-03-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS IN FLORIDA HAVING COFFEE AT THE PICNIC TABLE WHEN I NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WAS HANGING LOW. I WAS LUCKY TO CATCH I… |
| 2015-02-17 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING, OUTER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. UNIROYAL LIBERATOR, TIRE CODE BFOR C62U… |
| 2013-06-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING TRUCK ALL OF SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD POP THEN LOUD SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CALLED HUSBAND AND TOOK… |
| 2013-05-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALONG A HILLY, WINDING ROAD THE ENGINE OF MY 2001 F-250 DIESEL 4X4 TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF. I … |
| 2013-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE SHOPPING MY F250 TRYED TO BURN DOWN IN PARKING LOT 2ND TIME AT A SCHOOL SOCCER GAME AND 4 THE THIRD TIME RIGHT IN… |
| 2012-09-17 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH MICKEY THOMPSON/BAJA ATZ TIRES, TIRE SIZES 35 * 12.50 R20. THE CON… |
| 2012-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK ON 06/17/07 AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH IT. THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT I DROVE THE TRUCK AND PA… |
| 2012-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HEARD A LOAD BANG AND THEN A STEADY POPPING SOUND. AFTER PULLING OFF ROAD TO CHECK PROBLEM OPEN T… |
| 2012-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES AT RANDOM. I'VE SEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS WEBSITE, SO I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HA… |
| 2011-11-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND AT 2:30 AM SMOKE ALARMS WENT OFF AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF GARAGE AND MY HOUSE BU… |
| 2011-09-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | MY THIRD UNIROYAL LIBERATOR TIRE HAS FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE TWO BEFORE. THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT CONCERNING… |
| 2011-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE FLA… |
| 2011-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE TRUCK WAS PARKED INSIDE A METAL BUILDING WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED AROUND 1:41 A.M. WHILE BUSINESS WAS CLOSED. FIRE O… |
| 2011-07-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | JULY 7, 2011, MY 2001 FORD F250 DIESEL, CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE MY TRUCK WAS IN DRIVEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT BUT M… |
| 2011-03-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONCERNING TREAD SEPARATION ON UNIROYAL LIBERATOR A/T LT 265/75R16 TIRE PURCHASED FROM WALMART ON 092007,APPROX. 36,000… |
| 2010-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG SPIT FROM MOTOR SMASHING COIL PACK. 5.4 LITER TRITON MOTOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES. I HAVE LOST … |
| 2010-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE DISCONNECTS RANDOMLY. IT HAS GONE OVER 200 MILES WITHOUT DISCONNECTING, BUT RARELY FURTHER TH… |
| 2009-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. HE STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS IN… |
| 2009-10-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE FORD F250 TRUCK (2001) WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF HEB GROCERY STORE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHEN WITNESSES SAW SPA… |