2001 Ford F-250 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 14
- 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 14 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 8 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- cruise control · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-250. While the vehicle was stationary in a parking lot, the contact noticed smoke underneath the hood. The contact exited the vehicle, opened the hood, and noticed flames. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with water and noticed that an unknown plug related to the cruise control was melted. No police or fire reports were filed. There were no warning indicators…
Fire reported
ODI 11265985
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-250. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, a fire was detected coming from underneath the driver's side wheel. The contact also mentioned that the driver side of the vehicle exploded. A police report was filed. The fire was extinguished by the local fire department. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not taken or towed to a dealer or independent…
Fire reported
ODI 11120091
Accelerator Pedal · Pedals And Linkages · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-250. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle crashed into a pedestrian bridge. The driver was fatally injured. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake pedal was bent and overlapped the accelerator pedal. This issue may have caused the crash. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury · 1 death
ODI 10954586
Vehicle Speed Control
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 burned down. Fire investigator told me was from faulty cruise control switch on ford f250. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10439800
Vehicle Speed Control
The truck was parked inside a metal building when the fire occurred around 1:41 a.m. While business was closed. Fire originated from a failure in the brake switch mounted on the master cylinder resulting in the vehicle being destroyed and damage to the building and contents.
Fire reported
ODI 10423729
Vehicle Speed Control
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 my truck was rendered inoperable. Ford has claimed several things that caused the fire including a backfire (which diesels do not do) and the mechanics i have had to look at it, including the local ford dealer's mechanic, came to the same conclusion, it was the cruise control. Ford refuses to fix my…
Fire reported
ODI 10424079
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f250. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway with the engine turned off, the owner heard a loud popping noise. He went outside and noticed flames underneath the hood of his vehicle. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries. The siding melted off of the house and some of his work materials and trees next to the house were burned. A police…
Fire reported
ODI 10266816
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f250. Approximately fifteen minutes after parking the vehicle, the contact noticed flames underneath the hood. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. Recall # 06v286000 (vehicle speed control) was found. As of june 6, 2007, the dealer has been unable to determine the cause of the fire. The current and failure mileages were 185,000. Updated 08/29/07 *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10192576
Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling on the highway at 60 mph on flat ground, with the cruise control engaged, my truck floored the gas pedal. I had to jam on the brakes to avoid hitting the car in front of me. The truck just took off, like it had a mind of its own. Since then i have not, and will not use the cruise control. I will not use the cruise control again. It was very shocking, and took the wind out of me. It could have easily…
ODI 10165578
Vehicle Speed Control
Ford 2001 blew up into flames while parked in drive way while vehicle was off. Total loss. *nm
Fire reported
ODI 10151702
Vehicle Speed Control
The accelerator pedal failed. The cause has yet to be determined.*ak accelerator pedal stop working sporadically. Mainly happened when going through intersections. *bf *nm
ODI 10115094
Vehicle Speed Control
Consumer was behind another vehicle with the clutch engaged. The vehicle suddenly took off and almost hit another car. The consumer had to shut off the engine to stop the vehicle. The brakes were inoperative and the clutch was stuck to the floor.*ak *ts *jb
ODI 10038530
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Vehicle Speed Control
While applying brakes and slowing down engine will continue to surge and accelerate. This problem is causing an increase in stopping distance and trouble maintaining control of truck. Could not determine a cause for this problem. Please provide any additional information / attachments.*ak
ODI 898279
Vehicle Speed Control
While trying to apply brakes to slow down vehicle unexpectedly started to accelerate. Cause unknown contacted dealer, and dealer could not determine the cause. *ak
ODI 8008849