Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 2001 Ford Lariat
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Brakes
545.5%
0 crashes, 1 fires · median 110,220 mi
Doors, Latches & Locks
19.1%
Median failure at 70,000 miles
Seats
19.1%
Tires
19.1%
Body & Structure
19.1%
Median failure at 70,000 miles
Electrical System
19.1%
Median failure at 120,000 miles
Engine & Cooling
19.1%
0 crashes, 1 fires · median 119,000 mi
When it fails
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all
complaints include one.
50,000 – 74,999 miles
350.0%
100,000 – 149,999 miles
233.3%
150,000+ miles
116.7%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Oct 2001peak 3Aug 2014
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
at 119,000 milesHouston, TXFire
ENGINE
MY 2001 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE LAST NIGHT AT 5PM ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 2014. WE HAD ONLY DRIVEN IT ONE MILE THAT DAY TO OUR CHURCH, HAD PARKED IT AT ABOUT 4:45PM AND WENT INTO CHURCH. BEFORE 5PM WE WERE NOTIFIED TO COME OUTSIDE. I WENT OUT TO DISCOVER THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. A POLICEWOMAN WAS THERE BEFORE ME, PROBABLY FROM THE DETAIL THAT DIRECTS CHURCH TRAFFIC. SHE PREVENTED ME (ANYONE) FROM APPROACHING THE VEHICLE. SHE TOLD ME SHE HAD ALERTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE EXPLOSIONS WHEN THE TIRES POPPED AND, I ASSUME, THE WHEN AIR CONDITIONER VENTED ITS GAS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED AND THE FIREMEN ROLLED OUT A HOSE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT NOT BEFORE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE HAD OCCURRED. THE HOOD APPARENTLY MELTED AWAY GIVING THEM ACCESS TO SPRAY THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE RADIATOR HAD ALSO BEEN MELTED AWAY. THEY ALSO OPENED THE CABIN AREA WITH MY KEY AND SPRAYED IT TO PUT OUT ANY POSSIBLE FIRE THERE. A WHILE LATER A FIRE INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED AND HE LOOKED OVER THE RESULT. HE TOOK OUR INFORMATION AND SAID HIS REPORT WHO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. ONE OF THE FIREMEN REPORTED HE HAD WORKED AT FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPT. IN THE PAST AND SAID THEY REPLACED A LARGE NUMBER OF CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES MOUNTED ON THE BRAKE CYLINDER BECAUSE OF A RECALL TO RECTIFY A DEFECT CAUSING SPONTANEOUS FIRES. MAYBE THIS WAS THE CAUSE. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, USED, 1 YEAR AGO AND IT PASSED VEHICLE INSPECTION THE DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.
NHTSA complaint #10621324 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 167,441 milesParamount, CAFire
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WE STARTED UP THE TRUCK, SMELLED SMOKE AND WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. OPEN THE HOOD AND WE SAW THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER ON FIRE, WE QUICKLY PUT IT OUT WITH WATER.
NHTSA complaint #10424379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 119,000 milesHouston, TXFire
ENGINE
MY 2001 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE LAST NIGHT AT 5PM ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 2014. WE HAD ONLY DRIVEN IT ONE MILE THAT DAY TO OUR CHURCH, HAD PARKED IT AT ABOUT 4:45PM AND WENT INTO CHURCH. BEFORE 5PM WE WERE NOTIFIED TO COME OUTSIDE. I WENT OUT TO DISCOVER THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. A POLICEWOMAN WAS THERE BEFORE ME, PROBABLY FROM THE DETAIL THAT DIRECTS CHURCH TRAFFIC. SHE PREVENTED ME (ANYONE) FROM APPROACHING THE VEHICLE. SHE TOLD ME SHE HAD ALERTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE EXPLOSIONS WHEN THE TIRES POPPED AND, I ASSUME, THE WHEN AIR CONDITIONER VENTED ITS GAS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED AND THE FIREMEN ROLLED OUT A HOSE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT NOT BEFORE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE HAD OCCURRED. THE HOOD APPARENTLY MELTED AWAY GIVING THEM ACCESS TO SPRAY THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE RADIATOR HAD ALSO BEEN MELTED AWAY. THEY ALSO OPENED THE CABIN AREA WITH MY KEY AND SPRAYED IT TO PUT OUT ANY POSSIBLE FIRE THERE. A WHILE LATER A FIRE INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED AND HE LOOKED OVER THE RESULT. HE TOOK OUR INFORMATION AND SAID HIS REPORT WHO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. ONE OF THE FIREMEN REPORTED HE HAD WORKED AT FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPT. IN THE PAST AND SAID THEY REPLACED A LARGE NUMBER OF CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES MOUNTED ON THE BRAKE CYLINDER BECAUSE OF A RECALL TO RECTIFY A DEFECT CAUSING SPONTANEOUS FIRES. MAYBE THIS WAS THE CAUSE. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, USED, 1 YEAR AGO AND IT PASSED VEHICLE INSPECTION THE DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.
NHTSA complaint #10621324 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 120,000 milesGlenwood, IL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRAVELING APROX. 65 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE ODOMETER WENT BLANK FOLLOWED BY THE RADIO AND THE COMPASS & OA TEMP FADING TO BLACK. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE BATTERY GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO A MINUTE AFTER THAT ALL THE OTHER GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER,TACHOMETER,WATER TEMP, OIL ) WENT TO ZERO LIKE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND WAS NOT MOVING. THE CRUISE DROPPED OUT ENGINE STILL RUNNING PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE STARTED TO BOG THEN ALL THE INSTRUMENTS CAME BACK ON AND READING NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES IN 200 MILE TRIP.
NHTSA complaint #10457102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 167,441 milesParamount, CAFire
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WE STARTED UP THE TRUCK, SMELLED SMOKE AND WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. OPEN THE HOOD AND WE SAW THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER ON FIRE, WE QUICKLY PUT IT OUT WITH WATER.
NHTSA complaint #10424379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 70,000 milesBoca Raton, FL
STRUCTURE:BODY
DESPITE PARTICULARLY GOOD CARE FOR MY FORD F-150 LARIAT, INCLUDING CLEANING AND WAXING BY HAND WITH NO HARSH CHEMICALS, THE ROOF ON THE CAB IS DEFECTIVE. INSTEAD OF IT BEING A FLAT, EVEN SURFACE WHERE WATER CAN ROLL OFF, THE ROOF TOP HAS SEVERAL CHANNELS THAT END UP COLLECTING WATER. OVER THE YEARS THIS HAS LED TO BUBBLING OF THE PAINT AND ULTIMATELY RUST SO SEVERE SEVERAL OF THE CHANNELS ARE NOW PERFORATED (HAVE HOLE IN THEM) ALLOWING WATER TO SEEP INTO THE CAB AND FLOOD THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. BUBBLING OF PAINT AND OTHER AREAS OF RUST SPOTS HAVE ALSO APPEARED LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE PAINT JOB OR THE METAL USED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE WAS CONTAMINATED CREATING ELECTROLYSIS BETWEEN DIFFERENT METALS.
NHTSA complaint #10421351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 70,000 milesBoca Raton, FL
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DESPITE PARTICULARLY GOOD CARE FOR MY FORD F-150 LARIAT, INCLUDING CLEANING AND WAXING BY HAND WITH NO HARSH CHEMICALS, THE ROOF ON THE CAB IS DEFECTIVE. INSTEAD OF IT BEING A FLAT, EVEN SURFACE WHERE WATER CAN ROLL OFF, THE ROOF TOP HAS SEVERAL CHANNELS THAT END UP COLLECTING WATER. OVER THE YEARS THIS HAS LED TO BUBBLING OF THE PAINT AND ULTIMATELY RUST SO SEVERE SEVERAL OF THE CHANNELS ARE NOW PERFORATED (HAVE HOLE IN THEM) ALLOWING WATER TO SEEP INTO THE CAB AND FLOOD THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. BUBBLING OF PAINT AND OTHER AREAS OF RUST SPOTS HAVE ALSO APPEARED LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE PAINT JOB OR THE METAL USED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE WAS CONTAMINATED CREATING ELECTROLYSIS BETWEEN DIFFERENT METALS.
NHTSA complaint #10421351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Redford, MI
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150 LARIAT. SINCE PURCHASING THE V BRAKES WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES. CURRENTLY, THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE CHANGED AGAIN. HAD LIFETIME PADS PUT ON, DRUMS TURNED,AND NEW PADS AGAIN. THE DRUMS WARPED AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. THE CONTACT INSISTS THAT THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE BRAKES CAUSING THEM TO GO BAD. MOST MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK WAS HIGHWAY MILEAGE AND HE DID NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK HARD.
NHTSA complaint #10132473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Redford, MI
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150 LARIAT. SINCE PURCHASING THE V BRAKES WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES. CURRENTLY, THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE CHANGED AGAIN. HAD LIFETIME PADS PUT ON, DRUMS TURNED,AND NEW PADS AGAIN. THE DRUMS WARPED AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. THE CONTACT INSISTS THAT THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE BRAKES CAUSING THEM TO GO BAD. MOST MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK WAS HIGHWAY MILEAGE AND HE DID NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK HARD.
NHTSA complaint #10132473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Redford, MI
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150 LARIAT. SINCE PURCHASING THE V BRAKES WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES. CURRENTLY, THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE CHANGED AGAIN. HAD LIFETIME PADS PUT ON, DRUMS TURNED,AND NEW PADS AGAIN. THE DRUMS WARPED AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. THE CONTACT INSISTS THAT THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE BRAKES CAUSING THEM TO GO BAD. MOST MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK WAS HIGHWAY MILEAGE AND HE DID NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK HARD.
NHTSA complaint #10132473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 53,000 milesFT Worth, TX
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I'VE TAKEN MY 2001 FORD F-150 LARIAT BACK TO BUZ POST TWICE FOR BRAKE NOISES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TRIES TO CONVINCE ME THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I AM TIRED OF TAKING HOURS OF WORK OFF TO BE TOLD THE SAME THING THAT IT'S NOTHING WRONG. THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. IT SOUNDS LIKE AN 18 WHEEL TRACTOR TRAILER TRYING TO BRAKE. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME IT'S CONDENSATION BUILD UP ON THE ROTORS. IT COMES FROM PARKING THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK PARKED OUTSIDE ON BUZ- POST LOT. IF THAT'S THE CASE WHY DON'T THEY PUT THEIR VEHICLES INSIDE. I WANTED THIS LAME EXCUSE PUT IN WRITING, HOWEVER MY BRAKES ARE NOT REPAIRED. I ASKED AND IT WAS AGREED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD BE REPLACED PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS THEN I HAD TO RETURN IT ANOTHER DAY WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. SOMEONE IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB. PLEASE HELP! I WANT MY VEHICLE FIXED SO THAT I WANT HAVE TO RETURN ANYTIME SOON.
NHTSA complaint #10043485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SIX Mile, SC
SEATS
A COIL IN THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE AND POKED THROUGH THE SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #10021686 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
River Oaks, TX
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 TO 70 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. THERE WERE SPARKS SHOOTING OUT FROM METAL AND FRICTION HIT THE GROUND. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #897730 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.