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2001 Ford F Series: fire, smoke or burning smell

8 of the 44 complaints about the 2001 Ford F Series describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints
8
of this car's complaints
18%
typical mileage
90,000
recalls
0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

  • 2002
    1
  • 2001
    8
  • 2000
    4
  • 1999
    3
  • 1997
    5
  • 1996
    3
  • 1995
    2
  • 1994
    4
  • 1993
    2

What owners say

Filed Sep 19, 2010 · Acceleration · 80,000 miles · 00 · fire

My 2001 f 150 super crew start on fire in a parking lot I live in mexico but this truck was made in the USA, the fire started about 45 minutes after the engine was turned off.

Filed Sep 17, 2009 · Engine · 47,000 miles · MS · fire

2001 ford f150 caught fire in the middle of the night and was completely destroyed. Vehicle had not cranked in over 24 hrs., and no keys were in the ignition.

Filed Jan 13, 2009 · Acceleration · 134,000 miles · GA · fire

I was woken up by someone knocking on my apartment door to let me know that my truck was on fire. I attempted to put the fire out by filling cooking pans with water and dousing the flames but to no avail. The fire dept along with the police showed up and the front part of the truck is all burned up.

Filed Dec 19, 2008 · Acceleration · 150,000 miles · TX · fire

Truck caught fire sitting in the driveway due to cruise control switch that was on recall list. I knew nothing of the recall until the fire department told me that was what happened.

Filed Jul 20, 2007 · Acceleration · 69,000 miles · TX · fire

2001 ford expedition ignited into flames causing our clients mobile home and all of it contents to be lost. Fire department stated that the fire originated in the vehicle.

Filed May 7, 2007 · Engine · 97,000 miles · MI

Spark plug # 7 blew out of the ford f-150 truck with a v8 motor. The plug and coil stuck the fuel rail above this area , and took a chunk of the fuel rail out, almost crating a leak , vehicle could catch on fire. Over 100,000 reports on the exact same spark plug along with # 3 plug doing the same thing with the fuel rail also. Usually the other plug blew a few months after the first one blew out of the engine. Repairs were to pull the header ,and drill hole in header to install a coil to replace threads torn on the head, and install a new plug due to blow out and coil.

Filed Jul 21, 2005 · Electrical · 90,000 miles · FL · fire

2001 ford f 150 was parked in parking lot at apt. Caught on fire and burned to the ground.

Filed Jul 5, 2003 · Brakes, Suspension · 65,000 miles · AZ · fire

Left front wheel siezed up while driving on freeway just after ABS light came on, truck pulled to left, vehicle could have rolled over killing us. Destroyed tire and calliper and seal material caught fire.

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Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Questions about the 2001 Ford F Series fire or smoke

Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 2001 Ford F Series?

8 of 44 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford F Series (18%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 2001.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Ford F Series?

There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

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