2001 Ford Supercrew

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, TRUCK ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND I AM FORCED TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO STOP IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN TIMES OR MORE. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE A MONTH BEFORE ANOTHER INCIDENT. HAS HAPPENED IN REVERSE ALSO. ALWAYS STOPS ACCELERATING AFTER ABOUT 4 SECONDS. MOSTLY HAPPENS AT STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN BACKING UP. LAST INCIDENT WAS TWICE TODAY ONCE AT STOP LIGHT AND ONCE BACKING UP IN BANK PARKING LOT.

THE PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT FOR SOME REASON, I HAVE OWNED FORDS FOR 30 YEARS. AFTER DOING TALKING TO PEOPLE THE 5.4 ENGINE HAS THIS PROBLEM OF PLUGS BLOWING OUT. BOTH MY SONS AND NEPHEW HAVE FORD TRUCKS WITH THE 5.4 ENGINE AND ALL HAVE HAD BLOWN PLUGS. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND THE COST OF THIS IS OUT OF MY BUDGET. BUT I EXPECT FORD TO STAND BEHIND THIS PROBLEM SINCE THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS. CAN'T BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I DO EXPECT FORD TO STAND BEHIND ITS GOOD NAME. I TALKED TO SOME POLICE OFFICERS AND THEY SAID THAT IS THE REASON THAT THE FORCES ARE NOW BUYING DODGE VEHICLES, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT FORD WOULD LET THIS HAPPEN BY BEING THE TOP MAKERS. THIS NEWS WILL GO NATION WIDE IF FORD DOESN'T DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM NOW. *JS

2001 FORD F -150 SUPER CREW TRITON V8 HAS BLOWN 3 DIFFERENT PLUGS IN THE 3 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED IT IT WAS USED WHEN BOUGHT MY SON DROVE IT TO THE GAS STATION THE NEXT NIGHT AFTER WE BOUGHT IT FIRST PLUG BLEW FACTORY SET SECOND TIME WAS IN COVENTON KY 2ND TIME 3RD TIME WAS COMING HOME YESTERDAY FROM TRIP NEW SET OF PLUGS WAS STUCK AT A GAS STATION FOR 2 HOURS THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED SOME HOW

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 FORD SUPERCREW WITH 63,000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COIL WAS DEFECTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COIL WIRE AND CYLINDER TWICE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 5.4L ENGINES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME ON 3/30/2007 FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.*AK UPDATE 4/23/07*TR

BELOW IS A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE I SENT TO FORD ON OCT. 17, 2006 REGARDING MY CONCERN WITH THE LACK OF REAR SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS IN MY 2001 FORD F150 SUPERCREW. HELLO, I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 F150 SUPERCREW IN JUNE 2000. I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE LACK OF HEADRESTS IN THE REAR SEAT. I DID NOT NOTICE THE LACK OF HEADRESTS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THEN MY GRANDFATHER SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASED A NEW SUPERCREW A YEAR OR SO LATER. THEN, WHEN COMPARING THE TWO TRUCKS I NOTICED THAT HIS TRUCK CAME WITH REAR HEAD RESTS. THE PROXIMITY OF THE REAR WINDOW TO REAR PASSENGERS HEADS IS ALARMING SHOULD THIS VEHICLE BE INVOLVED IN A FRONT OR REAR COLLISION. THIS DESIGN FLAW COULD RESULT IN SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA SHOULD SOMEONE''S HEAD IMPACT THE REAR GLASS IN SUCH AN ACCIDENT. SECONDARILY, REAR PASSENGER COMFORT IS COMPROMISED AS THERE IS NO HEAD SUPPORT. AS MY TWO SONS ARE NOW GETTING BEYOND CHILD SEATS, IT HAS BECOME VERY EVIDENT TO ME THAT THE REAR SEAT IS PERHAPS AS UNSAFE FOR A CHILD (AS WELL AS AN ADULT) AS THE FRONT SEAT (WHICH HAS A FRONT AIRBAG THAT I CANNOT TURN OFF). I SUSPECT THAT THIS OVERSIGHT WAS EVIDENT BEFORE THE MODEL WAS FIRST RELEASED IN 2000 AND WAS QUICKLY CORRECTED AS THE RUN BEGAN. WHILE I AM PURSUING PUTTING THE RESPONSIBILITY ON FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR CORRECTING THIS ISSUE ON VEHICLES THAT WERE SOLD WITHOUT REAR HEADRESTS AND THE DEALER THAT SOLD THE VEHICLE, I MUST IN THE MEAN TIME SEEK OUT A SOLUTION TO ENSURE MY VEHICLE HAS A BASIC LEVEL OF PASSENGER SAFETY. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING ANY AFTER MARKET, RETROFIT OR ADD ON HEADREST THAT WOULD PROPERLY AND SAFELY AFFIX TO THE REAR SEAT BACK IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO A FACTOR HEADREST. I WILL AWAIT A TIMELY AND THOROUGH RESPONSE. SINCERELY, MICHAEL PETERSON 244 SKOPAS COURT ROSEVILLE, CA 95661 916-768-4951 MKP200@JUNO.COM. *NM