2001 Ford F150 XLT from North America - Comments

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The computer went up at 1600 miles and still as not been right ever since. Oil leak at 2400 miles and took it to dealer and had to replace oil pan and gasket. This should not happen with a brand new truck. I was backing out of my driveway one morning, put the truck in drive and nothing. I got out of the truck and looked under it and found a huge puddle of transmission fluid. The dealer had to tow it and that cost me another 1800 dollars in repair.

That is the worst truck I have ever owned. I had to tow a large fith-wheel and got more noise than power. I have recently got rid of it and bought a new Chevorlet Silverado. This truck can pull better than the ford and even pass them with my trailer outback. The chevy has more power and better looks then the ford ever had. I don't know why I bought the Ford, but I know I will never buy from them again.

Chevy sucks! My 1997 Ford F-150 is the complete opposite from your Ford. Mine currently has 22k on it, and I have plenty of towing power. The seats are the best I have had in any vehicle I have ever owned. I have driven it as far as Texas from Ohio towing a 1 ton truck on a trailer, and it did great (until I got to the desert and the dumb thing started overheating!) The sound system/CD/Cass kicks plenty of bass, and people swear I have after-market speakers. The only thing I don't like is the fact that you can spin-out really easy on dry pavement if you are not loaded.

"This should not happen with a brand new truck. I was backing out of my driveway one morning, put the truck in drive and nothing. The dealer had to tow it and that cost me another 1800 dollars in repair."

Something doesn't seem right here. Why would a defective transmission on a "brand new truck" NOT be covered under warranty???

Yeah something does smell fishy here.. Dude you probably never owned a ford in your life, bet you're a hard core chevy man!

I own a 2001 Ford F-150 XLT Super cab Short bed 5.4l auto.

I love my truck. I always get 15 mpg. I have NEVER had one thing go wrong with my truck. I will definitely buy another Ford Truck. I owned Chevy's for 30+ years. I will never go back. This is the BEST truck I have ever owned. I would recommend this truck to anyone who wants a reliable, long lasting, dependable truck.

2001 ford f150 xlt 4.6L v8 reg cab short box,20" akuza rims under goodyear eagle gt2 285 50 r20 rubber,k&n air intake, throttle body spacer, dual flowmaster exhaust, superchips blue module,euro tails, clear signals,alpine stereo system with mb quarts components, box liner, tonneau cover,tinted windows and never had a problem yet!!! Gotta LOVE it!!!!

If I paid all that money for a brand new truck, then found a "large puddle of tranny fluid" underneath, I would never shell out $1800 out of my own pocket. Are you sure you did?

I bought a 2001 Lariat 4x4 5.4 liter Triton, and I love it. I bought it used and it needed some minor repairs, but I can never stop there.

Six months into spoiling myself, I have 20 inch chrome rims with oversize Nitto Terra Grappler tires, K&N intake system, hooker ceramic coated headers, and a Magnaflow muffler. Not to mention the db drive 1200 watt class d platinum series amplifier powering two 800 watt platinum series 12 inch subs for the lows, and as for the mids and highs, I replaced the door speakers with matching db speakers, and a really convenient 7inch boss dvd/gps/cd/am/fm/xm head unit.

Anyways I haven't had any mechanical problems except for the couple of spark plugs that needed to be changed after submerging the truck through a flooded highway with water up to the door handles during hurricane Ike.

Sorry about your truck guy, but me personally, FORD all the way baby!!!