1994 FORD F-150 Electrical System Problems

TRUCK JUST WENT UP IN FLAMES ,NEXT TO MY HOUSE. STARTED ON DRIVERS SIDE AND BURNT FROM SEATS TO THE FRONT BUMPER BURNING THE WINDSHIELD DASH AND THE ENGINE. TOTAL LOOSE.THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING.

Mileage: 127,000

MY DAD NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM SHORTLY BEFORE HE DIED. ONCE I WAS GIVEN IT AS A GIFT BY HIM IN HIS LAST WILL, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ACTIVITY WITH THE LIGHT, "AND" NOW HAVE NO HORN AND THE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES FLASH ON AND OFF LIKE THEIR IS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAG CURRENTLY FUNCTIONS OR NOT!

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF. I WAS IN HARRYS ARMY AND NAVY STORE, 691 ROUTE 130 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ 08691 (609) 585-5450, WHEN I HEARD OVER THE INTERCOM THAT THERE WAS A GREEN F150 ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. I IMMEDIATELY WENT OUTSIDE AND SOMEONE FROM THE PLAZA WAS TRYING TO PUT OUT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP ALONG WITH THE POLICE AND EXTENGUISHED THE MOTOR UNDER THE HOOD COMPLETELY. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO PINE HILL, NJ WHICH COST 200.00 ON TOP OF LOSING MY TRUCK WITH IS MY FINANCIAL STABILITY DUE TO BEING A SELF CONTRACTOR. ALL OF THE HOSED, BELTS AND WIRING IS MELTED, HOWEVER, THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO UNDER THE HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICILE DUE TO THE HEAVY DAMAGE AND MY LIVELY HOOD. SOMEONE ADVISED ME THAT THERE ARE RECALLS REGARDING THE WIRING IN THE TRUCK WHICH CAUSES FIRE DAMAGE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FOLLOWING ARE RECALLS IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER: 05S28, EA5005, 05V017, 06V206, 05V388, 06V286. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE DRIVING OUR 1994 FORD F150 I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SMOKE BEGAN FILLING THE CAB THROUGH THE VENTS SO I RETURNED HOME AND TURNED OF THE ENGINE. 4 MINUTES LATER I RETURNED TO REMOVE THE CARSEATS AND NOTICED FIRE FALLING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WENT TO CALL 911 AND RETURNED 4 MINUTES LATER AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN ANOTHER 2 MINUTES THE WHOLE CAB WAS CONSUMED IN FLAMES AND BURNED UNTIL THE FIRETRUCKS CAME. TRUCK IS A LOSS AND MELTED TO MY DRIVEWAY. LUCKILY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME AND NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

WITH THE TRUCK BEING OFF, SMOKE WAS RISING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WIRES LEADING TO THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAD SHORTED, CAUSING THE WIRES AND WIRE CONNECTORS TO HEAT, SMOKE AND PARTIALLY MELT. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOW OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT BEING COMMANDED, THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK AND THE FLASHERS OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY. *CN

Mileage: 210,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE KEY KEPT GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. HE ALSO STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE SWITCH. WHEN THE SWITCH FAILS, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL FEATURES IN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

EVER SINCE MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPAIRED ON MY 1994 F150 THE BATTERY KEEPS LOSING ALL ITS POWER. AS I DON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK THAT MUCH ANYMORE I JUST CHARGE THE BATTERY WHENEVER I USED MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK WAS REPAIRED AT ALL STAR FORD IN OLYMPIA WASHINGTON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F150. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR OVER SEVEN HOURS, THE POLICE FOUND THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. TWO OTHER VEHICLES NEAR THE BURNING VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137,000. UPDATED 2/12/2008. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAD A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. UPDATED

Mileage: 137,000

INCIDENT DATE 7/24/2007; MILEAGE 158,487. PRODUCT FAILURE OF THE CIRCULAR STEERING SWITCH ON MY 1994 FORD F150 TRUCK. FAILURE OF THIS SWITCH DEACTIVATES THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND THE HORN. TWO PRIOR INCIDENTS OF SAME FAILURE ON 4/4/2001 MILEAGE 105,900 AND AGAIN ON APPROXIMATELY 5/11/2001. THESE FAILURES MAY INDICATE AN SYSTEMIC ISSUE POSSIBLY REQUIRING A VEHICLE RECALL PROGRAM. *TR

Mileage: 158,475

ON 3/24/07, OUR 1994 F150 TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10:25PM. THE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS ALONG WITH PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. A RECALL WAS RECENTLY PERFORMED ON THE TRUCK. FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS NOTIFIED ME ON 4/19/07 THAT THE TRUCK WAS TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT PURSUE REPLACEMENT COST. CAN YOU REVIEW AND DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE? *TR

HAD NOT DRIVEN PICKUP FOR 2 WEEKS AND WAS SITTING UNDER CAR-PORT WHEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE PICKUP CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED UNDER RECALL #05V38800. AFTER THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE HORN BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT DURING THE INITIAL DISCONNECTING OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, THE BATTERY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED, BUT WASN'T AND THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE HORN ASSEMBLY. *AK

Mileage: 94,000

DT: THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT CONSUMER'S HOUSE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS SINCE CONSUMER DRIVE IT. PUT WATER ON THE FIRE SO IT WOULD NOT BURNTHE HOUSE.*AK

I PARKED MY 1994 F-150 XLT PICK-UP IN MY DRIVEWAY ABOUT 5:00 PM. SUNDAY 9-11-05, I WAS AWAKEN ABOUT 4:00 AM MONDAY 9-12-05 TO FIND MY TRUCK ON FIRE, MY WIFE CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED IN ABOUT 15 MIN. AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY HOME. *JB

Mileage: 158,000

ON AUGUST 5TH, AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITHOUT KEYS IN IGNITION AND UNTOUCHED BY ANYONE, OUR 1994 FORD F150 TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES. IT WAS PARKED AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BUT THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NO ONE WAS INJURED; THE ONLY LOSS WAS THE TRUCK ITSELF.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS A SHORT IN STARTER WIRE. THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE WIRE THAT WENT INTO THE STARTER. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE JUST AN HOUR AND HALF TO TWO HOURS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *AK THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, THEN THEY WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *SC

Mileage: 116,000

ON JULY 6,2005 MY 1994 FORD F150 TRUCK WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD DRIVEN MY VEHICLE EARLIER THAT MORNING. WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS TOLD BY A NEIGHBOR THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH OVERHEATED AND CAUSED IT TO BURN UP THE MASTER CYLINDER ALONG WITH IT. THE PAINT ON MY HOOD WAS BURNED OFF. I WAS INFORMED OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART CATCHING ON FIRE. MY VEHICLE IS A 1994. THE RECALL IS ON 1995. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO AFFECTING THE 94'S.

Mileage: 77,759

EFOD TRANSMISSION - 3RD ONE CURRENTLY INSTALLED, ALONG WITH SECOND CONTROL MODULE. RADIATOR SEPARATED AT TANK SIDE JOINTS CAUSING LEAKS. IDLER AND TENSION PULLEYS FAILED. TIRES WERE ORIGINALLY FIRESTONES- TWO HIGH SPEED BLOWOUTS BEFORE IT BECAME NATIONAL NEWS. REPLACED A/C COMPRESSOR IN FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. SECOND CLOCK MECH. INSTALLED IN STEEERING WHEEL, CAUSED LOSS OF AIRBAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT WENT OUT BOTH TIMES. REPLACED U-JOINTS. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 20,000 MILES. REPLACED FAILED MASS AIR SENSOR AND COOLANT TEMP. SENSOR. REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL MODULE.

EFOD TRANSMISSION - 3RD ONE CURRENTLY INSTALLED, ALONG WITH SECOND CONTROL MODULE. RADIATOR SEPARATED AT TANK SIDE JOINTS CAUSING LEAKS. IDLER AND TENSION PULLEYS FAILED. TIRES WERE ORIGINALLY FIRESTONES- TWO HIGH SPEED BLOWOUTS BEFORE IT BECAME NATIONAL NEWS. REPLACED A/C COMPRESSOR IN FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. SECOND CLOCK MECH. INSTALLED IN STEEERING WHEEL, CAUSED LOSS OF AIRBAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT WENT OUT BOTH TIMES. REPLACED U-JOINTS. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 20,000 MILES. REPLACED FAILED MASS AIR SENSOR AND COOLANT TEMP. SENSOR. REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL MODULE.

DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CONSUMER'S HOUSE AND THE OTHER CAR. ON APRIL 20, 2006 A 15 AMP FUSE WAS CHANGED. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OVER 3 FEET IN THE LAST MONTH OF IT'S LIFE. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. *SC *JB *AK

Mileage: 64,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONSUMER'S PLACE OF BUSINESS FOR 2-3 WEEKS. A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND TOTALLY BURNED THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 84,000

WHILE BEING PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK *TC CONSUMER CONCERN ABOUT WHAT FORD COMPANY IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THE FIRE IN THESE VEHICLE. *BF

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE RESIDENCE AND TWENTY MINUTE LATER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

FORD F150 TRUCK 1994 ENGINE FIRE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL TRUCK WAS USED AND TURNED OFF. ENGINE FIRE SPONTAEOUSLY STARTED AND CAUSE A TOTAL LOSS OF THE TRUCK FIRE DEPT SAID THEY THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WHICH WAS CHARRED AND PITTED OUT DUE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. ONLY HAD LIABILITY ON THE VECHICLE SO NO INSURANCE CLAIM WAS ABLE TO BE FILED. THIS INCIDENT SOUNDS LIKE THE ONES INVOLVED IN THE FORD F150 RECALLS. I CALLED TO REPORT IT TO INSURANCE FOR SAFETY OF OTHER F150 OWNERS BUT NO ONE WANTED MY INFORMATION. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO REPORT IT UNTIL I SAW THE ARTICLE ABOUT EXTENDING THE RECALL INVESTIGATION TO 1995 MODELS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXTEND IT DOWN TO AT LEAST 1994. THANK YOU SUSAN MARSHALL

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE RESIDENCE. FOUR HOURS LATER, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

I HAVE RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PART OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUTOFF SWITCH THAT HAS JUST BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2000 F-150 PICKUP. MY TRUCK IS NOT A 2000, BUT IT IS 1994 F-150. MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK THEN ONE DAY MY BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKIHG, SO I CHECKED THE BULBS THINKING THEY WERE BAD.I FOUND THE BULBS WERE STILL GOOD, SO I CHECKED THE FUSES.ONE OF THE FUSES WERE BAD. WHEN I REPLACED THE FUSE I WAS UNPREPARED FOR THE SMOKE THAT CAME ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK. IN A PANIC, I POPPED THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK AND PULLED THE WIRES OUT OF THE SWITCH JUST IN TIME TO SEE THE SWITCH ON THE FRONT OF MY MASTER CYLINDER GLOWING RED HOT, AND THE PLASTIC MELTING IN A SMOKE CLOUD OF BRAKE FLUID. I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE PART AND AM CONCERNED OF THE PROBLEM REOCCURRING AGAIN IF THIS IS A RECALLED PART, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

Mileage: 183,587

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE GARAGE AND TWO HOUR LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

FORD F150 TRANSMISSION. *BF AT IDLE WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK HARD, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD GET REALLY HOT, THE HORN WENT OUT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE IDLER PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE ORIGINAL NYLON BUSHING HAD WORN OUT, THE WIPER SWITCH ONLY DISPLAYED TWO SPEEDS, THE WIPER WASHER STOPPED WORKING, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, THE DOME LIGHT HAD A SHORT AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD GONE BAD. *SC

Mileage: 10,000

FORD F150 TRANSMISSION. *BF AT IDLE WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK HARD, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD GET REALLY HOT, THE HORN WENT OUT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE IDLER PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE ORIGINAL NYLON BUSHING HAD WORN OUT, THE WIPER SWITCH ONLY DISPLAYED TWO SPEEDS, THE WIPER WASHER STOPPED WORKING, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, THE DOME LIGHT HAD A SHORT AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD GONE BAD. *SC

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER STATED THAT WAS WHEN HE KNEW THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK

MY WIFE PARKED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF OUR GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 4 P.M. ON JUNE 3, 2004. AT 5 P.M., MY WIFE LEFT IN ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RETURNED ABOUT 5:30 P.M., AND THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN THE SAME SPOT, UNDAMAGED. AT 6:30 P.M. A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON THE DOOR ASKING IF SHE KNEW THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE TRUCK HAD NOT MOVED IN THAT 2-1/2 HOUR PERIOD. *AK THE INTERIOR, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND EXTERIOR ACCESSORIES WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH FORD F150 TRUCKS UNTIL I RECENTLY READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT A SIMILAR OCCURRANCE. THEN, ON JANUARY 8, AN ACQUAINTANCE TOLD ME ABOUT A NEWS REPORT ON A DALLAS TV STATION CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD F150S. I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO REPLACE MY TRUCK, AS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT NOTIFY ME OR ANY OTHER F150 OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ONLY PROBLEM NOTICED BEFORE FIRE WAS THAT IT WOULD CUT OUT SOME TIME. SOMETIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD WORK AND SOMETIME IT WOULD NOT. LIABILITY ONLY.WILL E-MAIL PHOTOS TO BRUCE YORK. NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. NO C&O DONE.

Mileage: 164,000

FLASHING AIR BAG,HORN STOPPED WORKING.*AK

Mileage: 76,000

PARKED TRUCK IN DRIVEWAY, WENT INSIDE, 30 MINUTES LATER TRUCK ON FIRE. FIRE CAME FROM DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR WIRING HARNESS OR MASTER CYLINDER. TRUCK WAS TOTALED.*AK

AT 2:00 A.M., ON AUGUST 3, 2004 MY 1994 F150 XLT EXTENDED CAB 4X4 STARTED ON FIRE. ALONG WITH IT I LOST MY GARAGE, A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE F150 IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND A 1995 CHEV LUMINA MINIVAN THAT WAS INSIDE THE GARAGE, PLUS NUMEROUS TOOLS, ANTIQUES, FURNITURE, TOYS, LIFE TIME MEMORABELIA ETC.. THERE WAS ONLY FIRE COVERAGE ON THE 1999 GRAND AM AND NOT ENOUGH INSURANCE TO COMPLETELY REBUILD THE GARAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY BROUGHT IN A FIRE SPECIALIST WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE DEFINITELY STARTED AT THE TRUCK, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 2 TO 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *JB

Mileage: 99,998

MY 1994 FORD F-150 LIGHTNING SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS REPORTED BY OTHERS IN THE COMPLAINT DATABASE ON THIS SITE. I HAVE THE INTERMITENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL, AND LOSS OF HORN. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE AIRBAG IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL DUE TO THIS. THERE ARE MANY ENTREES WITH THE SAME BROCKEN CLOCKSPRING AT FAULT. IT WOULD SEEM THAT FORD HAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT CAN COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT FORD SOCKING EVERY OWNER WITH A $250.00 CHARGE FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I ALSO HAVE THE BROCKEN PLASTIC DASH MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH CAUSES EXTREME DASH BOUNCING AT THE SLIGHTES BUMP. I HAVE LOOKED ON LATER MODEL TRUCKS WITH THE SAME DASH AND THE MOUNTING BRACKET IS DIFFERENT, IT WOULD SEEM FORD DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT IN PREVIOUS MODELS. I HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATION WILL BE FOLLOWED UP WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND MIGHT CAUSE SOME GOOD.*AK

FUSE FOR BREAK/HAZARD LIGHTS BLEW. WHEN NEW FUSE WAS INSTALLED, WIRING ON BREAK MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY IMMEDIATELY IGNITED BURNING ENTIRE ASSEMBLY TO THE LEVEL OF BREAK FLUID. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, IT DID NOT STOP ON ITS OWN. *NM

Mileage: 100,600

THE OUTPUT WIRES TO THE ALTERNATOR GROUNDED OUT AGAINST THE AIR PUMP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ON MY F150 FIVE TIMES IN FIVE YEARS. TWICE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR ON THE BACK OF THE ALTERNATOR WAS MELTED. I BOUGHT MY CURRENT ALTENATOR AT NAPA WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAD TO CUT MY FACTORY ORIGINAL PLUG OFF THE HARNESS AND SPLICE IN THE WIRES FROM THE NEW ALTERNATOR. SO FAR SO GOOD, BUT THEY ALWAYS LAST ABOUT A YEAR ANYWAY. I THINK THEY FAIL BECAUSE OF THE EXCESS HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THERE IS OLNY A COUPLE OF INCHES BETWEEN THE TWO. I PLAN TO BUILD A SHIELD TO REFLECT THE HEAT AWAY FROM THE ALTERNATOR AND WIRING. *AK

TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 12 HOURS ON DRIVEWAY. I HAD JUST LEFT MY RESIDENCE AND 10 MINUTES LATER WAS NOTIFIED TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. AS I LEFT I HAD TO BACK PAST THE TRUCK( 2 FEETAWAY) I SAW NO SMOKE OR SMELLED ANYTHING. WHEN I RETURNED TO HOUSE FIRE DEPT WAS PUTTING OUT FIRE. FIRE WAS CONCENTRATED ON LEFT FRONT FENDER JUST ABOVE WHEEL IN THE AREA OF THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. NEIGHBOR ADVISED THE FIRE WAS COMING OUT UNDER LEFT FRONT SIDE ABOVE TIRE ,WHEN HE CALLED FIRE DEPT. THE TRUCK WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDTION. THERE HAD BEEN NO WORK PERFORMED ON VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 66,800

CONSUMER NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON ELECTORAL WIRES UNDER MASTER CYLINDER WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED AN ORANGE GLOW COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK

ELECTRICAL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL PAD CEASED TO FUNCTION, HORN DOES NOT WORK, CRUISE CONTROLS DO NOT WORK, AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. *NLM

Mileage: 87,000

THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE THEN FIVE MINUTES LATER BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *NLM

THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY AND THE HORN HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. TS THE CLOCK SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO NOT DEPLOY. SCC

Mileage: 124,000

1994 FORD F-150 TRUCK. HORN NOT WORKING,TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING. THIS ALSO CONTROLS THE AIRBAG, I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS SAFETY MALFUNCTION. TS

HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE. AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF.*AK

I DROVE THIS TRUCK TWO HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS, WITH AN ADDTIONAL AMOUNT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE OF $2,000. THE TRUCK RAN VERY WELL THAT MORNING. I DROVE IT A DISTANCE OF APRROX. 40 MILES, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SMELLS NOTHING. I HAD THE TRUCK PARKED AT HOME FOR APPROX. 2 1/2 HOURS WHEN I HEARD THE ALARM BEEP ONCE SO I PROCEEDED TO THE TRUCK AND NOTICED A HEAVY AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELL ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE, AND ALSO THE GRILL AREA. AT THIS POINT I CALLED 911, AND WENT BACK TO THE TRUCK TO TRY TO PULL THE HOOD RELEASE, BUT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE GRILL AREA. THE FIRE SOON SPREAD THROUGH THE FIRE WALL INTO THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT, I PROBABLY THREW 20 BUCKETS OF WATER ON THE FIRE PRIOR TO FIRE DEPT. GETTING HERE AND WAS UN-SUCCESSFUL IN PUTTING IT OUT. FORTUNENATLY I DID NOT HAVE THE TRUCK PARKED INSIDE THE ATTACHED GARAGE AT THE TIME. OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS SINCE 1948 AND I AM FAMILIAR WITH STRANGE NOISES, SMELLS, ETC.. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKS ON THIS TRUCK, IT WAS SERVICED REGULARLY, AND FOR A 1994 MODEL IT WAS IN EXCELLANT CONDITION, I HAVE MANY RECENT PHOTOS CONFIRMING THE VEHICLE CONDITION. I WANT TO KNOW OF ANY RECALLS THAT THIS TRUCK MAY HAVE HAD OR NOT HAD AND WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING THE EXACT CAUSE OF SUCH A DEVASTATING FIRE. I HAD THIS TRUCK PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO SMELL OF FUEL IN THAT GARAGE, THE FIRST SMOKE I SMELLED WAS OF INSULATION BURING OFF OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. I WOULD PREFER GETTING THE OPINION OF NHTSA PRIOR TO HAVING FORD TRY TO DISCOUNT THE FINDINGS IF POSSIBLE.THANK YOU, DAVID A. REINKING. *AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING IN TOTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK

CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY FAILED (CRUISE CONTROL CEASED FUNCTIONING). UPON DISASSEMBLY OF CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY I FOUND THAT THE LUBRICANT USED TO LUBRICATE THE RIBBON CABLE HAD CONGEALED AND WAS CAUSING DRAG IN THE RIBBON CABLE TO HOUSING INTERFACE. THIS WAS MOST LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE CABLE FAILURE (BROKEN CONDUCTOR). THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AIR BAG CIRCUIT IS ALSO CARRIED BY THIS MECHANISM.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, HAD STALLED ABOUT 40 TIMES. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS AN IGNITION PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE'S SPEED WOULD INCREASE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT OFF, ENGINE WOULD FLUSTER. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK DEALER REPLACED O2 SENSOR AND SPARK PLUGS. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE WENT UP ON A BANK, AND THEN CAME TO A STOP IN A DITCH, CONSUMER HAS NOT DRIVEN VEHICLE SINCE THEN, THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT BECAUSE DAMAGE DID NOT EXCEED 1000 DOLLARS. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS CALLING IN REGARD TO FIRES THAT OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN SAME MONTH. FIRST INCIDENT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE, THEN CAUGHT A FIRE. NO PRIOR WARNING WAS GIVEN THE SECOND TIME. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND ATTORNEY GENERAL.*AK TRANSMISSIION WAS OVERHEATED BOTH TIMES BECAUSE OF THE FIRE. *YH

ALTERNATOR PIGTAIL PLUG IS NON HEAT RESISTANT THEREFORE SPONTANIOUSLY COMBUSTS. ACCORDING TO AUTO PARTS DEALERS AND DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO BEAR THIS OUT THAT FORD HAS A CONSISTANT PROBLEM WITH THIS PLUG. NAPA AUTO PARTS WILL NOT WARRANTY ALTERNATORS WITHOUT SWITCHING THIS PLUG IN CERTAIN FORDS. SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A SILENT HAZARD HERE. *AK

ELECTRICAL PANEL UNDER DASH BOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, LIGHTS WENT OUT AND FIRE BEGAN. HARNESS WIRES WERE BURNED. ALSO, FUEL TANK HAD A HOLE AT THE STRAP ASSEMBLY. DEALER REPLACED TANK AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. BOTH INCIDENTS MAY HAVE CAUSED EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO RECALL ON THAT PROBLEM. *AK ALSO THE HORN FAILED. *YH

AIR BAG SYSTEM IS INOPPROTIVE ALONG WITH THE HORN THE AIR BAG ICON ON THE DASH IS FLASHING A CODE OF 2 FLASHES AND THEN 3 FLASHES THE HORN DOES WORK IF MAY ACTIVATED BUT NOT IF ACTIVATED BY THE SWITCH ON THE STEARING WHEEL. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BETWEEN THE FUSE PANEL & BATTERY. INCIDENT WAS CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE TAPE IN A HOSPITAL PAKING LOT WHICH SHOWED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM FRONT HOOD. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FORD TO RECEIVE A PACKET TO COMPLETE. CONSUMER FOUND 2 TSB ON INTERNET IN RELATION TO HIS SITUATION.*AK

HORN ASSEMBLY WASN'T WORKING. LIGHT FLASHED ON & OFF FOR AIR BAG. DEALER SAID AIR BAG WOULDN'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CLOCK SPRING TO BE THE PROBLEM, IT WORE OUT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE PANEL IS ALWAYS ON THE HORN . LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

AIR BAG AND HORN DO NOT WORK. WHENEVER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, HORN AND AIR BAG STOP WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR READING LOW. ALSO, SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AROUND THE ALTERNATOR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

DESIGN OF OIL PAN ,WHICH IS MADE WITH A LIGHTER SHEET OF METAL TO MAKE THE VEHICLE WEIGH LESS, CAUSES THE OIL PAN TO RUST THROUGH, AND HAVE AN OIL LEAK. THIS MAY RESULT IN A FIRE IF THERE WAS A SOURCE OF IGNITION. ALSO BRAKE PROPORTIONAL VALVE/DRUM ON PASSENGER'S SIDE/STARTER, AND ENGINE HEAD AND BLOCK RUSTED *AK

BRAKES : HYDRAULIC: DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE/ENGINE OIL PAN/STARTER MOTOR, AND ONE BRAKE DRUM HAVE RUSTED THROUGH DUE TO POOR METAL. MANUFACTURE IS AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK

DROVE TO WORK NO PROBLEMS. GOT OFF FROM WORK STARTED TRUCK NOTICED OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON. CHECKED ALL FUSES NONE BLOWN SMELLED FUNNY SMELL WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP NEXT DAY TO HAVE CHECKED WAS OK. TOOK TO EFIRD FORD IN ASHDOWN, ARK PHONE# 870-898-3346 MECHANIC TRACED PROBLEM TO WIRING HARNESS UNDER HOOD AND DASH, 2 - 4 CONNECTORS HAD SHORTED OUT. HE TOLD ME THAT I HAD BEEN VERY LUCKY THAT TRUCK HAD NOT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. CHECKED INTERNET FOUND A NHTSA BULLETIN ON THE HARNESS THE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 95-5-21 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : SB039890 STATING UNDERHOOD WIRE HARNESS MAY BECOME CHAFED. THERE WAS NO CHAFING OF WIRES. IF ADDITIONAL IFORMATION NEEDED PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL ANY TIME. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. AL GARRETT.

IVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR BOX,THE CLUTCH,AND TWO ALTENATORS IN WHICH ONE ENDED IN A FIRE WHICH COST A CONSIDERABLE ABOUT OF DAMAGE,THE PARTS STORE HAD TOLD ME THAT FORD WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE CONSUMER WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THIS ,IN THE END RESULTS IT ALMOST BURNED MY VEHICLE UP. *AK

WHILE THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN A PARKING GARAGE FOR OVER 5 HOURS IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE WIRING, UNDER DASH AND BURN OUT. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK

WHILE THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN A PARKING GARAGE FOR OVER 5 HOURS, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN WIRING, UNDER DASH AND BURNED. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN WORKED ON 10 DAYS PRIOR TO IT BURNING, BY AUTO NATION USA. *AK

TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSES THE CLOCK SPRING WIRING TO BREAK, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE HORN/CRUISE CONTROL AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NOT TO WORK. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO FORD. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *ML

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH STARTED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND MADE ITS WAY TO THE BACK. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. NO ONE HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. PREVIOUSLY, OCCUPANT HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS BLINKING, WHEN HE TRIED TO BLOW THE HORN THE COMMUNICATIION WAS GONE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT A CLOCK SPRING WAS BROKEN, AND IS CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO BLINK AND THE HORN NOT TO WORK. *AK

THE KEY CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

ALTERNATOR WIRING FAILURE.

SHORT IN WIRE TO ALTERNATOR BURNED ALTERNATOR & WIRES.

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE HORN DOES NOT SOUND, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THERE IS SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HORN ASSEMBLY AND THE AIR BAG. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WIRING HARNESS WITHIN STEERING COLUMN SHORTED OUT, CAUSING ALL FUSES TO BLOW OUT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING OVER LARGE BUMPS OR MOVING IN THE POSITION OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

WHILE TRUCK PARKED IN GARAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 OR MORE HOURS, THE MOTOR CAUGHT AN FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY UP, INCLUDING WIRES. *AK

VEHICLE IDLING AT DRIVE THRU; SMELLED FUNNY ODOR, LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES; PULLED OUT OF LINE & TURNED VEHICLE OFF; LIFTED HOOD & NOTICE ALTERNATOR & WIRES IN FLAMES; GOT FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM MCDONALD'S & PUT FLAMES OUT. GOT WIRES FROM DEALER & ALTERNATOR FROM PARTS STORE & REPLACED THEM; STILL HAVE OLD PARTS.

THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED SIX TIMES, TWICE IT CAUSED OA FIRE DUE TO BURNED WIRE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED, WHEN STARTED BATTERY EXPLODED. *AK

VEHICLE LOSES POWER ON ACCELERATION DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESS UNDER HOOD. *DH

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD

STARTER SWITCH REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE DELAY WHEN ATTEMPT TO START. REPLACEMENT NOW SHOWING SAME RESULT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE DASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WIRING HARNESS MELTED. *SD

VEHICLES STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNING.IN MORNINGS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO START. TT

EXPERIENCED FIRE THAT STARTED IN FRONT DASHBOARD. TT

CONSUMER HAD FINISHED DRIVING TURN TRUCK OFF TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT

VEHICLE STALLS OUT IN REVERSE PRIOR TO FAILURE, BUCKING OCCURS. TT

HORN BUTTONS ARE SMALL AND DIFFICULT TO FIND. TT

VEHICLE HESITATES TO START. AW