2001 Ford F-250 electrical system problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2001 Ford F-250 — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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 front of my house and still after thousands in repairs still same issue ford needs to man up an address this situation..... [xxxx] key never in truck all three times this has…”
filed Jul 22, 2020
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-250. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control). While the vehicle was parked, smoke spontaneously emerged from under the hood and the vehicle caught fire without warning. The contact extinguished the fire…”
filed Sep 20, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Warning indicators-parking aid-reverse sensing system (rss) and forward sensing system (fss)-false activation of warning tone-service tips. *mj update. *tt
0471 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 31, 2004Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated - system lean diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) - service tips. Various models including 2004 f-series. *tt
04174 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 6, 2004
Electrical System problems in other F-250 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 F-250 | 9 | 6% |
| 2013 F-250 | 2 | 2% |
| 2012 F-250 | 18 | 7% |
| 2011 F-250 | 11 | 4% |
| 2010 F-250 | 4 | 5% |
| 2009 F-250 | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 F-250 | 12 | 6% |
| 2007 F-250 | 3 | 5% |
| 2006 F-250 | 18 | 8% |
| 2005 F-250 | 13 | 9% |
| 2004 F-250 | 36 | 24% |
| 2003 F-250 | 13 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Ford F-250
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.