2001 Ford Ford Truck Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2001 Ford Ford Truck. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 22 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3
TIRES
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
EQUIPMENT
1
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
1
POWER TRAIN
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
1
Total complaints22

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“While driving on highway at highway speeds and when throttle is applied at full capacity, throttle pedal sticks for up to thirty (30) seconds before self releasing. Engine rpm reaches near maximum and vehicle speed increases until vehicle is placed in 'neutral' and throttle self releases. Problem…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2011-12-11

“Spark plug for # 3 cylinder blew out, damaging head threads and ignition coil. This spark plug was original from the ford factory, not a replacement. Dealer in my area quoted $800 to install a heli coil and new ignition coil; but advised that new heads should be considered as the other 7 cylinders…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · reported 2011-11-25

“On november 7th I was inspecting my brakes and found that all the rubber seals in the front end were worn out or better still the rubber was crumbley and no grease remained. I have 63,000 miles on the 2001 ford xlt ranger. It seems that this would be a factory inferior product installation at the…”

STEERING:LINKAGES · reported 2007-11-08

“2001 excurtion stalled at 45 mph very scary experiance no power and break was not working proprely.......wasted $550 between jeffy lube changing all fluids and filters and the same at my local garage.....problen still continued ...kept stalling for no apparent reason....fustrated went into the net…”

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL · reported 2007-05-15

“Ford 2001 expedition has random problem with uncontrolled throttle surge when stopping. Started out happening once every 2 months and has degraded to once or twice a week. Dealer has run full diagnostics and road tests but cannot find any problem. Suspect bad computer because many things surge up…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2005-11-29

“Ford 2001 expedition has random problem with uncontrolled throttle surge when stopping. Started out happening once every 2 months and has degraded to once or twice a week. Dealer has run full diagnostics and road tests but cannot find any problem. Suspect bad computer because many things surge up…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · reported 2005-11-29

“In november 2004 I took my 2001 expedition into the ford dealership service department. They found a head gasket defective and replaced it. Immediately after getting the car back from dealership the steering was giving resistance while driving. We called the dealership and they told us it was…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE · reported 2005-10-06

“In november 2004 I took my 2001 expedition into the ford dealership service department. They found a head gasket defective and replaced it. Immediately after getting the car back from dealership the steering was giving resistance while driving. We called the dealership and they told us it was…”

STEERING · reported 2005-10-06

Defect investigations

Investigation RQ04011 Opened 2004-10-22 · closed 2005-02-17

FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN (01V227), FORD RECALLED APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES TO INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE.APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILLION OWNERS RESPONDED BY TAKING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE BUCKLE USING A SPECIALIZED BUCKLE TEST TOOL.FORD…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Ford Ford Truck as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.