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2001 FORD F-150 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1 fatal · 549398 · 2005-08-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
55,090
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WELL AT FIRST MY 2001 F-150 SUPERSCRIPT AT 55000 MILES STARTED TO LAG, WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE GAS IT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO PICK UP SPEED OR CHANGE GEARS. THEN ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK GOING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN I HEAR A LOUD POP, I LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL BECAUSE IT REALLY SCARED ME I HAD TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE ONCE I DID I TRIED PRESSING ON THE GAS AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE SO I DECIDED TO PULL OVER AND HAVE TO TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, IT WAS THERE THAT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO COST ME 2500 HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT TWO WEEKS UNTIL IT GETS REPAIRED. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10132686
Machine
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