Driver started truck ,put it in reverse and experienced unintended acceleration. Witnesses observed rear tires spinning, heard engine revving up and down and brake lights on. Truck struck a stone wall, bounced off and continued to accelerate until it hit another parked car, destroying both vehicles. Driver transported to a local hospital. Incident occurred at the city hall in middlesboro, kentucky. Report taken by the middlesboro police department.
2001 Ford F-150: sudden unintended acceleration
7 of the 1,236 complaints about the 2001 Ford F-150 describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 5 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 80 MPH; however, when the brakes were applied that did not slow the vehicle down. The contact shifted the vehicle into neutral gear and when the brakes were applied the speed decreased to 50 MPH and the contact shift the vehicle back into drive gear. The vehicle continued to accelerate and the contact was forced to kick the accelerator pedal in order to decrease the speed. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer or local mechanic. The contact did not call the manufacturer regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 124,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated while the vehicle was slowing down to stop, the engine rpms would increase, the gear engaged and the vehicle lunged forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The remedy did not repair the failure. The failure recurred at 11,000 miles and the dealer stated that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced again. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred him to the federal safety agency. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 37,000 and the current mileage was 48,000.
2001 ford f150 super crew cruise control issues when using the cruise control at highway speeds (50-65 MPH), if you encounter an incline sufficient for the transmission to downshift the cruise control begins to accelerate in a runaway mode. It will not shutoff. During one of these events I allowed the vehicle to continue accelerating to determine if the cruise would eventually shut down. It did not and I reached a speed of over 90 MPH. Whereas there was a recall on this vehicle for fires related to the cruise control I waited until those parts were available before mentioning this to my ford dealer. The dealer insisted that the recall would not fix this problem. That is, the sudden acceleration was unrelated to the recall. On 2/16/06 I took my vehicle to the dealer for the sudden acceleration complaint. He test drove the vehicle and was not able to duplicate the problem so his contention was that if he cannot duplicate it, it does not exist. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is a dangerous situation!
While driving 65mph, tracker passed consumer's vehicle and soon after, vehicle shutdown, all dashboard lights came on. This usually happened on the highway. Three weeks later, vehicle shutdown again. *ak consumer states that this only happens at times when accelerating, consumer states vehicle would also lunge forward and rev when in a stopped position with foot on the brake, dealer has replaced spark plugs, ignition, vapor vlave, and computer, vehicle has not been remedied.
While driving at 10 to 15 MPH vehicle would not go into any gears. Consumer turned truck off and put in gear. Then, consumer was able to drive home slowly and park vehicle. About 5 minutes later, started vehicle, and it jumped forward, it was not in gear, someone could have been seriously injured. Vehicle was towed to dealer. Please provide any further information.
While driving would stop at a sign and rpms will go up and down, causing sudden acceleration. Vehicle had been taken to dealer four times for same problem, but no defect had been found.
Service bulletins that may apply
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- Throttle control splash shield installation requirements
- Information to aid in diagnosis for clarification of lock-off solenoid and solenoid tank valve coil...
- A condition may exist, where throttle sticking may occur on a few vehicles in very cold ambient...
- Some vehicles may exhibit a higher than normal base idle speed of 1200 - 1400 RPM when the vehicle is...
Related recalls
Vehicle speed control
- What is wrong
- On certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke, or burn.
- Risk
- A fire at the switch could occur.
- Remedy
- By letter dated september 12, 2005, owners were instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected. Owners who have had their speed control deactivated are being notified that parts will be available and advised to make an appointment to reconnect the speed control beginning in february 2006. Owners who did not have their speed control deactivated are being notified to have their system remedied beginning in february 2006. Owners are urged to avail themselves of the free disconnect service as soon as possible because of the significant risk of fire. Owners may contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673. (note: also see recalls 05v017 and 06v286)
Recall number 05V388000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2001 Ford F-150 sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2001 Ford F-150?
7 of 1,236 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford F-150 (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2018.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Ford F-150?
There is 1 recall and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Ford F-150
Fire or smoke 216Adaptive cruise 81Tire blowout 41Seat belt 37No deployment 33Ball joint 24Fuel leak 21ABS 17Engine failure 17Knocking 17Loss of power 15Wipers 15Stalling 13Brake failure 12Check engine light 10Headlights 10Transmission failure 10Grinding brakes 9Door locks 9Fuel smell 9Misfire 8Jerking 7Fuel pump 6Hesitation 6Won't shift 6Airbag light 5Harsh shifting 5Power steering loss 5Slipping 5
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