Four problems related to wiring have been reported for the 2001 Ford F-250. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
2001 Ford F-250 super duty pickup caught on fire due to faulty wiring.
I was driving on the highway when suddenly lost power to my truck. Fortunately I was not on a long trip with my wife and kids hauling a load. I tried to contact a dealer and was told they were unable to see me after several weeks and some calls I was able to locate one to look at my truck. After I gave my approval to repair the engine the result was $13. 23 in parts and $779. 12 in labor. Apparently a wire harness that runs under the valve covers simply came un plugged. The dealer told me this only happens to my type of vehicle and a stand off bracket needed to be put in place. I asked why this wasn't a recall item and the lady at the counter said I should call the manufacturer.
Dt: the consumer owns a 2001 Ford f250 super duty. The fire started on the brake pressure switch (which is the cut off switch for the cruise control, it burned the wiring harness it burned all the way until it got into the harness, and caught the rubber boot on fire which covers the steering control. The fire was electrical related.
Consumer was traveling on highway, and there was transmission fluid leaking from under vehicle. Also there was a fire under hood, in which consumer believes started with the transmission problems prior. Consumer had problems with transmission, the first dealer could not duplicate the problem, consumer decided to take the vehicle to another dealer for the second opinion, while on his way to the dealer, vehicle caught on fire.