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2001 Ford F-250 engine and engine cooling problems

21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2001 Ford F-25010% of all complaints for this model year.

21
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
10%
share of all complaints
63,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 7
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Spark plug spit from motor smashing coil pack. 5.4 liter triton motor. This has happened three more times. I have lost four plugs to this engineering disaster. At a cost of one dealer repair, and time off work to repair the other three. Once I had to be towed over fifty miles. After what I have…

    filed Mar 8, 2012

  • While driving 55 mph, heard a load bang and then a steady popping sound. After pulling off road to check problem open the hood to see the coil exploded and arching against fuel rail, and spark plug on the valve cover. Got the truck home started researching this issue and I see this is a common…

    filed Feb 21, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other F-250 years

YearReportsShare
2014 F-25032%
2013 F-25011%
2012 F-250125%
2011 F-25073%
2009 F-25024%
2008 F-250158%
2007 F-25035%
2006 F-250178%
2005 F-2501712%
2004 F-2504429%
2003 F-2502421%
2002 F-2502315%
F-250 engine and engine cooling problems by year →

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.