2000 FORD F-150 Electrical System Problems

Right Price Auto stated that they would do repairs 2000 ford f150 XLT purchased truck, they supposedly repaired gas gage however bad battery & rear tires(extremely bald) were left untouched & kept lying about getting tires replaced(rather they were used tires or not),just constantly keep lying...... Also keep lying about repairing my 2015 ram 1500 5.7V8 big horn stating they fixed it(Misfire on #8),with all the lying & scheming(Now all Coil packs(8) & spark plugs(16) needs to be replaced),trucks are just sitting in my yard,2000 f150 bad battery & bald tires in rear(unsafe to drive),I feel cheated, they sold my trade in(2003 dodge ram 1500)with in a week & leave my son & I with trucks that are inoperable, they stated these things would be repaired before we signed any papers but once we signed AS-IS document they started with the lying & scheming, either I want these matters fixed or I want the $2000 back for my trade in & the $500 cash they took off my debit card for a total of $2,500 & the $1500 cash down payment I gave them for the ford f150 for a total of $4,000, We have trucks that are no use to us or they need to fix them, I'm not making anymore payments til these problems are resolved, period....I made the first payments that were due(giving them the benefit of doubt) thinking the company would repair the trucks but no they act as if nothing is wrong & expect me to keep paying them, which I refuse, if this is not fraud I don't know what is & to think I brought a SUV from 2 years ago (no problems whatsoever) So I return to purchase from them again & they [XXX] my son [XXX] old) & myself over, WOW!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Spark plug keeps popping out due to powerful air pressure had it replaced several times

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 7 MPH, the vehicle in front of hers stopped abruptly, causing her to slam on the brakes. The vehicle hit the rear end of the other vehicle. The front passenger's side bumper of the vehicle was bent inward. The contact stated that it was a fender bender; however, the driver's side and passenger's side air bags deployed. The contact noticed a strong burning odor. The contact stated that the police officer confirmed that there was a strong burning odor and smoke; however, when the officer opened the hood, there was no smoke coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that she sustained a torn skin on the arm due to the air bag deploying. A police report was filed. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the residence. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 144,000.

Mileage: 144,000

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle shut off without warning. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the residence. An independent mechanic was unable to diagnose the vehicle as the OBD reader was not working. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The contact stated that the manufacturer referred him to the NHTSA to file a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LCD DISPLAY MALFUNCTION. ONLY OPERATES/LIGHTS UP UNDER CERTAIN TEMPS OR CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 270,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL START BUTTON HOWEVER WHEN PRESSED IT WOULD ACTIVATE THE HORN INSTEAD OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ODOMETER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE TO DISPLAY THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

Mileage: 159,000

TAMARA RECALL. MY 2000 MODEL FORD F150 WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY LAST NIGHT. IT HAD BEEN PARKED THERE SINCE NOON. AT 11:10 LAST NIGHT, I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM OUTSIDE, AND MY TRUCKS HOOD WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WONDERING WHAT WOULD MAKE IT CATCH ON FIRE.

Mileage: 145,000

AT APPROX. 2:22 AM ON THE MORNING OF 3/4/2016, THE ENGINE BECAME ENGULFED IN FIRE AFTER HAVING BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY SINCE 3:00 PM ON 3/3/2016. WE LATER LEARNED OF A NUMBER OF RECALLS LEAD BY FORD FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SWITCH WHICH WOULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF FIRE. WE CHECKED THE VIN OF THE VEHICLE WITH BOTH NHTSA AND FORD AND FOUND THAT NO RECALL WAS EFFECTIVE FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I HAVE ATTACHED THE FIRE REPORT AND PHOTOS.

CAR WAS PARKED, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE DO TO RECALL 05S28, PUT OUT MYSELF. WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT RECALL BECAUSE I WAS SECOND OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 145,258

TRUCK WAS PARKED AND SECURED. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE CONSUMED ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA AND CAB OF TRUCK. FIRE PROCEEDED TO CONSUME THE TRUCK IGNITING POLARIS 800 FOUR WHEELER THAT WAS LOCKED IN BED OF TRUCK. TRUCK WAS TOTAL LOSS ALL PERSONAL ITEMS WERE ALSO DESTROYED. TRUCK WAS LOCKED KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION AT TIME OF FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE OVERNIGHT WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE MARSHAL REPORT STATED THAT FAULTY WIRING UNDER THE HOOD CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

IF TILT STEERING IS DOWN, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. GLAD SOMEONE TOLD ME BEFORE I GOT HIT. BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME SEE FORUM HOPE NOBODY DIE FROM THIS COMMON PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/FORUMS/ELECTRICAL-SYSTEMS/353275-BRAKE-LIGHTS-HELP.HTML. *TR

ON MY VEHICLE I CAN REMOVE THE KEY, WITH THE VEHICLE STILL RUNNING. I HAD ACTUALLY GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT, AND IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I THEN CLIMBED BACK INSIDE ( KEYS STILL IN MY POCKET) PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, AND DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK. I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN I EXIT THAT THE BLACK RING AROUND THE KEY IS TURNED ALL THE WAY COUNTER CLOCKWISE WHEN I EXIT. I CAN ALSO REMOVE THE KEYS WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEY ACTUALLY FELL OUT ONCE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE INITIATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

Mileage: 240,000

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD BURNING THROUGH THE HOOD IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. FIREFIGHTERS CALLED TO THE SCENE SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. I BELIEVE THIS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH, OF WHICH THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST TWO RECALLS ON OF WHICH WE WERE NEVER INFORMED ABOUT. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE GRILL OF THE VEHICLE AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. ..UPDATED 01/16/2013 *BF UPDATED 1/28/2013 *JS

Mileage: 140,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME, AND ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE IT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND FLAMES BURNED THROUGH THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE THEN SPREAD AND BURNED THROUGH THE TIRE BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

WHEN TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN I RAISED THE HOOD, I COULD SMELL UNBURNT FUEL. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS COULD BE A BLOWN SPARK PLUG FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS AND TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED. ALL HAVE SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND OTHER FORD ENGINES. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE. MY LOCAL DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE STOCK PLENTY OF IGNITION COILS ON HAND. THIS REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO COST ME $400. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. *TR

Mileage: 92,550

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR ANY DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,500.

Mileage: 200,500

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY, AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN ABOUT 2WKS. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK THAT THE BATTERY HAD A CHARGE. MY [XXX] WIFE AND A SALESMAN AND I JUST HAPPENED TO BE STANDING A FEW FEET AWAY HAVING A CONVERSATION, WHEN WE SMELLED WIRES BURNING. I QUICKLY RAISED THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK TO SEE THE PLUG WIRES CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SMOKING. AT THAT TIME I OF COURSE DISCONNECTED IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS IN THE BACK YARD WITH MY WIFE WHEN WE HEARD THE EXPLOSION AND WE RAN TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. WHEN I GOT TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY DESTROYED. THE HOOD HAD MELTED AND THE EXPLOSION WAS THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODING FROM THE HEAT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THIS WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *KB

Mileage: 68,658

WORKING ON FRONT BRAKES EARLY IN DAY FINISHED JOB,FIRE BROKE OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AT 4:30 AM NEXT MORNING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE DESTROYING TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 239,000

MY FORD 4.6L TRITON ENGINE KEEPS BLOWING SPARKPLUGS OUT OF MOTOR. I REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME BUT NOW IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN. I AM READING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

OUR 2000 F150 PICKUP EXPLODED AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 36 HOURS. THE RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD SUPPOSEDLY BEEN REPLACED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF YEARS EARLIER. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE OUT OF TOWN AT THE TIME BUT FORTUNATELY MY MOTHER WAS HOME AND HEARD THE BIG BOOM AND CALLED 911 FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SHE THEN WENT DOWN TO OUR HOUSE AND USED A GARDEN HOSE TO KEEP THE GRASS AND SURRONDING AREA WET SO THAT OUR HOME WOULD NOT CATCH ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS BUT THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND WASN'T DRIVING IT WHEN IT HAPPENED AND MY MOM WAS AT HOME TO HELP PREVENT OUR HOUSE FROM CATCHING FIRE ALSO. WE FEEL BLESSED THAT ALL WE LOST WAS THE TRUCK AND NOT OUR HOME OR LIFE. THE TRUCK WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND WELL MAINTAINED . THIS INCIDENT MAKES US WONDER IF THE FORD DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY REPLACED THE PART UNDER RECALL.

Mileage: 130,000

2000 F-150 FORD 5.4 LITER CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE #5 IGNITION COIL KEEPS MISFIRING. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM DX BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC OVER THREE YEARS AND HE HAS REPAIRED IT. IT COST JUST UTTER $200 EACH TIME TO FIX IT. I HAVE RECEIPTS. TODAY HE SAID TO CONTACT THE DEALER TO SEE IT THERE IS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 57,629

I WAS TRAVELING IN NEUTRAL, DOWNHILL, AT ABOUT 40MPH THROUGH A SHALLOW TURN AS I WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY. WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN 4TH GEAR TO ACCELERATE, I HAD NO POWER. THE TACHOMETER WAS AT ZERO AND I TRIED TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND BEGIN BRAKING, BOTH FAILED TO WORK. I HAD NO LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL POWER (IT WAS DAYLIGHT) I DOWNSHIFTED AND TURNED TO EASE OFF THE ROAD, I HAD NO POWER STEERING, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I HALTED THE TRUCK WITH THE E BRAKE ONCE I WAS SLOW ENOUGH AND ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART IT SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THE TRUCK HAD ZERO ELECTRICAL POWER. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES IT STARTED BACK UP AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHEN I GOT IT TO JOHN ELWAY FORD IN DENVER CO, THE MECHANICS SAID THE COMPUTER DIDN'T LOG ANY ERRORS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. I CONTACTED THE BBB AND THEY JUST REITERATED FORDS POLICY. THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED SINCE NO ONE CAN FIND THE REASON FOR IT. IT HAS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME TO ME IN 2007 (I THINK). *TR

Mileage: 26,000

DRIVING TRUCK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, CAME HOME, TRUCK SAT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF. CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE WAS MAINLY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SEEMED TO GET THE HOTTEST NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 218,000

MY 2000 FORD F150 WAS SITTING IN MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY AS WE WERE VISITING. WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, I SAW MY TRUCK ON FIRE. MY DAD GOT A HOSE AND I CALLED 911 AND BETWEEN DAD AND THE FIREMEN, THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITHOUT HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLES NEARBY OR THE GARAGE. THE F150 IS TOTALED WITH THE HOOD TOTALLY GONE AND THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL AND OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE COMPARTMENT BURNED UP AS WELL AS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS AS I WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE TO TAKE MY 5 YEAR-OLD NIECE HOME W/MY 9 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND OBSERVED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

THE STARTER MOTOR WAS ENGAGING WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH THE KEY IN THE RUN POSITION. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP IT. THE HEATER BLOWER, PARKING LIGHTS, DASH LIGHT AND GAUGES, KEY CHIME, AND RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER, THIS WAS ALL CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING IN FROM THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE FUSE BLOCK AND GEM MODULE TO SHORT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH WINDSHIELD LEAKS ON 2000 FORD F-150'S. THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE WINDSHIELD AND RESEAL IT AND REPLACE STARTER,FUSE BLOCK, AND GEM MODULE. THIS WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO RESEALED 2 WEEKS AFTER BUYING THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER IN 2000. *TR

Mileage: 121,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. ON FEBRUARY 10, 2009, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ISSUED CASE NUMBER 09-0000089 AND STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL WIRING CLUSTER. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD RECEIVE A PACKAGE WITHIN 15 BUSINESS DAYS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES. THE LOCKS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED SPORADICALLY OR WOULD NOT WORK WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. THE HEATER IN THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO WORK RANDOMLY. THE VOLUME IN THE RADIO WOULD INCREASE WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT DOWN. HE CALLED A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V072000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS), BUT IT ONLY APPLIED TO THE FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 5, 2009 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 145,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ODOMETER ILLUMINATES AND REGISTERS THE MILEAGE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $300 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 40,000

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, 5MINS LATER THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE SORRY I NEED SOMEBODY WHO SPEAKS SPANISH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED DUE TO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AS NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT CANNOT PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE HORN IS UNPLUGGED DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKED BRAKE FLUID ON THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND DESTROYED THE WIRING TO THE SPEED CONTROL AND HORN CONNECTIONS AND FURTHER STATED FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR DAMAGED COMPONENTS. UPDATED 11/20/07 *TR

Mileage: 111,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, THE HORN WILL ACTIVATE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START AUTOMATICALLY AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE PARTS, BUT THE FAILURES STILL OCCUR. THE MILEAGE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2000 FORD F150 TRUCK SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE WAS LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT BURNED AND MELTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND SEVERAL WIRES IN THE AREA. THERE WAS ALSO MAJOR DAMAGE DONE TO ALL OF THE PLASTIC PARTS ON TOP OF AND AROUND THE MOTOR. *JB

Mileage: 128,000

FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT CONTACTING CURRENT VEHICLE OWNERS OF SERIOUS RECALL NOTICES. I SURRENDERED MY 2000 FORD F150 PICKUP TO BARBER FORD OF VENTURA, CALIFORNIA WHEN I TRADED IT IN FOR A NEWER MODEL. SINCE THEN, I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS NOTICES ON SAFETY RECALL #05S28 FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY NUMEROUS TIMES AND ASKED THEM TO CONTACT THE CURRENT OWNER WITH NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE NOW RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE DATED JULY 2007. TODAY I CALLED THE NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT THAT FORD IS NOT CONTACTING THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE VEHICLE OF A SERIOUS SAFETY RECALL PER FEDERAL REGULATION. I WAS TOLD BY YOUR STAFF THAT SHE WOULD NOT TAKE A COMPLAINT, THAT I NEEDED TO CONTACT FORD, OR THE CA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, OR THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED FORD NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION, WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE NHTSA BY THE CA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, AND REFERRED TO THE NHTSA BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. SO, HERE I AM, BACK TO YOU, THE NHTSA. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT COMPLYING WITH FEDERAL REGULATION AND NOBODY IS WILLING TO ENFORCE THE REGULATION, NOT EVEN THE NHTSA. ANY SUGGESTIONS????? THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, BUT THE BED WAS THE ONLY PART THAT REMAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED EITHER IN OR NEAR THE FUSE BOX. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A LEXINGTON FIRE DEPT. INCIDENT REPORT AND HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE BY THE ONLINE APPLICATION. UPDATED 08/31/07 *TR

APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM ON 3/10/07, FORD F150 2000 MODEL SPONTANEOUSLY ERUPTED IN FLAME SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN USED SINCE APPROXIMATELY 5:30 PM THE PREVIOUS DAY. WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. MOST OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT APPEARS TO BE DESTROYED. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

MY 2000 FORD F-150 BURNED TO A CRISP LAST NIGHT. I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS INSIDE PUTTING THE GROCERIES AWAY WHEN I HEARD A "BOOM" OUTSIDE AND WHEN I RAN OUT I OBSERVED A FIRED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. THERE WAS SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO MY RESIDENCE AND I NOW HAVE A REALLY COOL LOOKING GARBAGE CAN FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE. FRIENDS INFORMED ME TODAY THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS, AND SIMILAR INCIDENTS, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT ANY RECALLS. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS BESIDES CONTACTING MY INSURANCE COMPANY(S)? *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT'S ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE EARLIER THIS WEEK ON HIS FORD F-150. THE ARSON INSPECTOR INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF HIS CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE WEATHER WAS BRIGHT AND SUNNY ON THE DAY OF THE FAILURE.

I GOT OFF WORK AT 6:00 PM AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE GYM (APPROX. 1 MI.). I LEFT THE GYM AT 7:00 PM, AND DROVE HOME (APPROX 1 MI.). I GOT HOME ABOUT 7:15 PM AND WENT INSIDE AND WATCHED TELEVISION WITH MY FAMILY UNTIL 8:30 PM, WHICH IS WHEN I WENT TO BED. MY WIFE AND I WOKE UP AT 11:30 PM FROM A BRIGHT LIGHT COMING THROUGH OUR BEDROOM WINDOW. WHEN WE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW THE LIGHT WE HAD SEEN WAS THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY 2000 FORD F-150 ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WE CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED. MY WIFE'S CAR A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND HAD THE REAR BUMPER AND TAIL LIGHTS MELTED ON IT BEFORE I COULD GET IT MOVED. ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO I HAD TO HAVE THE MASS FLOW AIR SENSOR REPLACED ON THE TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY TOOK CARE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL THAT WAS PLACED ON THAT MODEL. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

MY UNCLE'S F-150 2000 FORD WAS SITTING OUTSIDE MY BUSINESS FOR 1-1 1/2 HOURS WHEN A KID RODE UP ON A BIKE AND TOLD THEM THERE WAS A TRUCK OUT FRONT ON FIRE. THEY TRIED TO PUT IT OUT BUT FAILED. IT WENT UP THE FRONT WALL OF MY BUILDING AND COMPLETELY BURNED MY BUSINESS DOWN. *NM

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN WET CONDITIONS. MOST SEVERE WAS WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. LESS SEVERE, RADIO WILL STOP, ODOMETER WILL TURN BLANK, ACCESSORIES WILL REMAIN ON WITH TRUCK TURNED OFF. *NM

Mileage: 74,300

WOKE UP AT 3:55 A.M. AND MY 2000 FORD F150 WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN FLAMES. IT ALSO CAUGHT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT 1999 DODGE DURANGO IN FLAMES. IT THEN PROCEEDED TO CATCH MY HOUSE ON FIRE. *NM

Mileage: 126,000

2000 F-150 TRUCK IGNITED AND BURNED MASTER CYLINDER AND WIRING. *JB

WE HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO FORD'S COMPARTMENT FIRE ISSUE. FROM EVERYTHING WE HAVE JUST RESEARCHED, IT APPEARS OUR F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY JULY 30. IT HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 10:30 PM. IN TRYING TO RESEARCH THIS BIZAARE INCIDENT, I DISCOVERED THEIR RECALL WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2001. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS WHY I FOUND THIS SO BIZAARE TO WAKE UP AT 5 AM TO MY WIFE YELLING "YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE!". LUCKILY, I HAVE NEVER BEEN MOTIVATED TO CLEAN OUR GARAGE SO WE COULD PARK INSIDE. HOWEVER, OUR HOME DID SUFFER DAMAGE TO THE SIDING. FORD IS NOT BEING AGGRESSIVE IN ENSURING THIS IS BEING HANDLED. *JB

Mileage: 155,000

WE HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO FORD'S COMPARTMENT FIRE ISSUE. FROM EVERYTHING WE HAVE JUST RESEARCHED, IT APPEARS OUR F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY JULY 30. IT HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 10:30 PM. IN TRYING TO RESEARCH THIS BIZAARE INCIDENT, I DISCOVERED THEIR RECALL WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2001. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS WHY I FOUND THIS SO BIZAARE TO WAKE UP AT 5 AM TO MY WIFE YELLING "YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE!". LUCKILY, I HAVE NEVER BEEN MOTIVATED TO CLEAN OUR GARAGE SO WE COULD PARK INSIDE. HOWEVER, OUR HOME DID SUFFER DAMAGE TO THE SIDING. FORD IS NOT BEING AGGRESSIVE IN ENSURING THIS IS BEING HANDLED. *JB

Mileage: 155,000

TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE PARKED AND SHUT OFF IN DRIVE WAY OF HOME. LOOKS TO BE ELECTRICAL FIRE. *JB

Mileage: 95,000

THE VEHICLE STARTED HOWEVER, I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. AFTER THREE CALLS TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL, START IT THEN SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME HOWEVER, THE POWER WINDOWS & WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING. I HEARD "CLICKING" NOISES COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. AFTER PLACING IT INTO DRIVE, THE RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN I PLACED IT IN PARK, THE RADIO STARTED WORKING. WHEN USING THE PANEL/FLOOR DEFROST, I HEARD AN ELECTRICAL SHORTING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ON 1/23/05, IT WOULD NOT START; ONLY THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON; I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL; THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KRIEGER FORD. INITIALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW STARTER. AFTER FURTHER TESTING, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND GEM WERE WATER-LOGGED DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO THEM AS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY SEAL IN THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED WINDSHIELD. I FOUND AN ARTICLE IRONICALLY TITLED "QUALITY IS THE PRIME IMPERATIVE WITH FORD". THE 1ST PARAGRAPH STATES "INSTALLING WINDSHIELDS IN VEHICLES HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PAIN. FIXING WATER LEAKS IS THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IN A VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PLANT". THE 2ND PARAGRAPH STATES "...HAS BROUGHT THE NUMBER OF WINDSHIELD LEAKS SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER 1 PER 20 HOURS OF PRODUCTION..." THE 3RD PARAGRAPH REFERENCES THE WORD "DEFECTS". I WROTE A LENGTHY LETTER DATED 2/5/05 TO THE CEO OF FORD WITH ATTACHMENTS OF THE ARTICLE, ONLINE COMPLAINTS STATING THE SAME PROBLEMS & QUESTIONED THE SEPTEMBER 2004 TIE ROD INSPECTION PROCEDURE MAILED TO ME FROM FORD WITH REGARD TO PREMATURE WEARING AND SEPARATION. I HAD ALSO SPOKEN TO INDIVIDUALS IN FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I PAID KRIEGER FORD OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE THE STARTER (THEIR "QUICK" FIX), REPLACE THE GEM & FUSE BOX & REMOVE & RE-SEAL THE WINDSHIELD. FORD RESPONDED TO MY LETTER BY PLACING ME ON THEIR PROMOTIONAL MAILING LIST. DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE. *JB

Mileage: 43,930

ODOMETER LIGHT KEEPS FADING ON/OFF AND AT TIMES WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE OR GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 09/2000. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED INTO IT AND FOUND IT WAS INCONCLUSIVE. *NM

Mileage: 35

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON SATURDAY JUNE 17TH SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA AND FLAMES WERE PRESENT. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ELECTRICAL HOUSING UNIT FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH HOLDS THE BRAKE FLUID. THE UNIT AND BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER MELTED. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRE WAS NOTICED. THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVING UNUSUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN HOUR. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE SERVICE DEALER REMOVED THE CRUISE CONTROL ONE YEAR AGO BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO DETERMINED ALL OF THE WIRE HARNESSES WERE INTACT.

Mileage: 80,000

SHORTLY AFTER MY RECALL THE SWITCH SHORTED OUT, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO VELDE FORD IN VERO BEACH FLORIDA, THEY CLAIM THEY REPLACED THE PARTS REQUIRED FOR THE RECALL AND MY CRUISE CONTROL STILL WASN'T BACK TO BEING OPERATIONAL (WHICH IT WAS PRIOR TO THE FIRE) AND CHARGED ME 246.78 PLUS TAX TO DO THE REPAIR. THEY CLAIM IT WAS UNRELATED. *JB

Mileage: 125,000

THERE ARE NO EVENTS THAT INDICATE ANYTHING IS WRONG UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS NO POWER AND RUNS ROUGH. A COIL PACK FAILURE ON # 8 CYLINDER ON 11/14/05. A COIL PACK FAILURE ON # 6 CYLINDER ON 12/05/05. A COIL PACK FAILURE ON # 1 CYLINDER ON 12/15/05. ALL INCIDENTS SHOW A MISFIRE ON A PARTICULAR CYLINDER. CORRECTION TO THE PROBLEM IS TO HAVE A COIL PACK INSTALLED ALONG WITH A SPARK PLUG. DEALER SUGGESTS REPLACEMENT OF ALL COIL PACKS. *JB

ENGINE FIRE. *JB

Mileage: 178,000

2000 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY. TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME AMD HAD NOT BEEN RUN FOR OVER 24 HOURS. FIRE STARTED AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WAS NOT HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE.

Mileage: 78,000

THE HARLEY DAVIDSON F150 WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR APPROX. 4 HOURS, WHEN A NEIGHBOR INFORMED ME MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED FROM THE FRONT BUMPER TO THE DASH. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT STATED THE FIRE STARTED AROUND THE WIRING HARNESS AROUND THE MATER CYLINDER. *JB

Mileage: 109,000

DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2005. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT PREVIOUS WARNING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA BECAUSE THE MOST OF THE HEAT WAS COMING FROM THERE. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE. HE WAS UNSURE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. *AK

Mileage: 146,000

2000 FORD F150 SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE REPAIR/REPLACE A COMPONENT BUT THE PROBLEM RECURS. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER THEY REWIRED CERTAIN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. *NM

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 PM EDT WE WERE NOTIFIED BY NEIGHBORS THAT OUR 2000 FORD F-150 WAS ON FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE TRUCK AND CAUSED HEAT DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY. THE HOUSE DID NOT BURN. *JB

Mileage: 73,000

MY 2000 FORD F-150 XLT CAUGHT ON FIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 PM SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2005. THE FIRE AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *JB

DRIVING DOWN SMOOTH ROAD,ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING BUT THE THEFT LIGHT FLASHED AND THE SPEEDOMETER FLASHED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THEN AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF LATER IT WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER TOWING TO SHOP FOR REPAIR IT STARTS OK BUT SPEEDOMETER SHOWS DASHES AFTER THE TURN ON LIGHT TEST. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN I HAD PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC I WOULD BE DEAD. *NM

Mileage: 76,000

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER START UP.*MR IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT AN ELECTRIC MODULE ON THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS THE CAUSE. *NM

2000 FORD F150 DIGITAL ODOMETER LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.*MR *JB

DROVE TRUCK TO TOWN FOR GROCERIES, CAME HOME PARKED TRUCK. WITHIN 20 MINTUES FLAMES WERE COMING FROM INSIDE BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT. FIRE BURNED THROUGH PORT HOLE INTO BED OF TRUCK. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. WONDERING IF CURISE CONTROL COULD HAVE CAUSED OTHER COMPONENTS TO SHORT AND START FIRE OR IF THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH WIRING ON THIS MODEL. THIS TRUCK WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS COMPLETELY STOCK.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVNG TO WORK ODMETER DIGITAL MILEAGE DISPLAY FADS OUT ALONG WITH DIGITAL DISPALY ON RADIO. POWER SIDE VIEW MIRRORS NO LONGER WORK ON BOTH SIDE. NOR DOES THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. HAVE NOT TAKE IN YET FOR REPAIRS. AWAITING RESPONSE FROM FORD DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 89,000

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 15 MIN WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT OPERABLE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. *NM

SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 26 1:30AM, I HEARD AN EXPLOSION. LOOKING OUT TO SEE MY 2000 FORD F150 ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE EXPLOSION WAS THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE EXPLODING FROM THE HEAT. AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT, THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS INVESTIGATING AND TOLD ME IT WAS A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THAT WAS THE IGNITION POINT. I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME SINCE THEY HAD MY CORRECT ADDRESS AND THE RECALL NOTICES WERE SENT AND NOT RETURNED TO THEM. I TOLD FORD I DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICES.

Mileage: 99,000

OUR FORD F-150 YEAR 2000 STARTED FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DIVEWAY AT ABOUT 12:00 THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE FIRE STARTED AT ABOUT 6:30-7:00 THE NEXT MOURNING. THE TRUCK WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND, IT TOTALED MY VEHICLE THAT WAS NEXT TO IT AND IT DAMAGED OUR HOME. IF SOMEONE HADN'T NOTICED THE FIRE ON THEIR WAY TO WORK AND WOKEN US UP WE WOULD HAVE LOST OUR HOME AND MAYBE EVEN OUR LIVES. THE INVESTIGATOR THAT WAS SEN'T TO OUR HOUSE TO INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE IS CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE TRUCK WAS STANDING STILL UNOCCUPIED TURNED OFF FOR ATLEAST 6 HOURS BEFORE IT WEN'T UP IN FLAMES.WHEN WE CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE THE WHOLE HOOD WAS ON FIRE, BY THE TIME THE FIREMEN CAME THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS BURNED AND IT STARTED ON THE HOUSE. THE FIREMEN AT THE SEEN TOLD US THAT NOTHING LOOKED CRIMINAL AND THEY BELIEVE THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THEIR IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS FIRE OCCURED BECAUSE OF THE CRUISE VCONTROL RECALL.

DT: CONTACT STATES FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 06-17-2005. TRUCK HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS. THE DAMAGE WAS $7,514.00, AND MORE WORK MAY BE NEEDED. CONSUMER WORKS FOR A DELIVERY COMPANY AND THIS TRUCK WAS HIS WORK TRUCK. CURRENTLY, HE HAS BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR 1 WEEK AND 2 DAYS. HE ASKED FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE AND THEY REFUSED. TO GIV EHIM ONE. *AK

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.*MR CONSUMER HEARD LOUD EXPLOSION COMING FROM FRONT YARD, OPENED THE FRONT DOOR AND SAW TRUCK ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CONSUMER CALLED 911 AND EXTIGUISHED FIRE. FIRE MARSHALS REPORT NOTED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONSUMERS TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 HOURS BEFORE FIRE. CONSUMER HAVE HEARD SEVERAL REPORTS ON TV ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE TRUCK, WHICH CONSUMER TRUCK FALLS UNDER.*SB

2000 FORD F150 LEAKING AROUND DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER AREA. WATER LEAKS DOWN INSIDE FIREWALL INTO A RELAY/CONTROL TERMINAL AND ACTIVATES THE IGNITION AND SECURITY SYSTEM. NORMALLY THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY AND DEACTIVATES THE IGNITION UNTIL THE UNIT DRIES OUT. THIS ONLY OCCURS DURING HEAVY RAIN.

DT: 2000, FORD, F150 XLT, CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION CAUSED VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS BEFORE. JUST FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAD A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THIS WAS DURING THE NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE OWNER'S GARAGE. THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE KEPT UP TO DATE. OWNER WAS ASLEEP WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THIS HAPPENED ON 6-16-2005. OWNERS HAD CONTACTED FORD, WHO HAD NOT RESPONDED. BUT THEY DID SAY THAT SOME ONE WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH CONSUMER IN 3-5 DAYS. THERE WAS OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE INVOLVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED STATING THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2000 FORD F-150 THAT I BOUGHT NEW HAS RECALLS AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD. BUT THEY GLADY TOOK MY MONEY EVERY MONTH. NOW THAT WE HAVE FORDS BURNING HOUSES DOWN I WONDER HOW MANY OWNERS KNOW ABOUT THAT!

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

DT: DROVE TRUCK ON SATURDAY MORNING, IT SAT FOR 9 HOURS, AND IT STARTED TO CATCH ON FIRE: THE ENGINE TRIED TO START, THE LIGHTS AND RADIO CAME ON. BUSINESS MERCHANDISE AND TOOLS THAT WERE IN THE TRUCK WAS ALSO LOST. DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *TT

Mileage: 95,000

EA 05-005/ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES: AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S HOME FOR APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE. *SC

Mileage: 68,000

WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE TO THE OWNER. *AK THE OWNER MANUAL STATED THAT THESE PLUGS ARE NOT TO BE CHANGED UNTIL 100,000 MILES, CONSUMER TRUCK ONLY HAD 44,000 MILES. *BF *NM

Mileage: 44,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS, WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

MY FORD F150 YEAR 2000 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AT MY WORK PLACE. AND IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 62,700

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 1 HOUR A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD.VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY CLIENT DETECTED BLINKING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL OF HIS FORD 150 TRUCK IN AUGUST 2004 AND INFORMED THE DEALER. LATER THAT MONTH THE FUSE BURNED OUT. IN OCTOBER 2004 HIS VEHICLE BURNED TOTALLY WHILE PARKED AT HIS HOME AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE POLICE WERE CALLED. FORD CREDIT DEMANDED VEHICLE BE PAID IN FULL EVEN THOUGH HEY KNEW BY NOVEMBER OF THE RECALL.MY CLIENTS NAMES ARE CARLOS ANDUJAR AND MARIO SIERRA OF MANAT, PUERTO RICO

WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR AN HOUR VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUSH THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FIRE ALSO CAUSES SOME DAMAGES TO CONSUMER'S HOME. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 90,000

I HAD A 2000 F-150 THAT CAUGHT FIRE 8 HOURS AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED IN OUR DRIVE-WAY. WE WOKE TO A VERY LOUD POPPING SOUND AT 1:20 A.M. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE THE TIRE EXPLODING FROM THE FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP AND PUT THE FIRE OUT THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

Mileage: 82,000

FORD F150 TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY.*AK

Mileage: 68,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE CARPORT. EIGHT HOURS LATER,THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE VENTS. DRIVER PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, AND DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR THE SECOND TIME.*AK

WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THE DEPUTY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS DESTROYED AS WELL WAS THE FRONT PART OF THE CAB. *TC

Mileage: 136,000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, AND WAS PUT OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK CRUISE CONTROL FAILED APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO FIRE. *TT

Mileage: 88,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. LATER, OWNER L STATED THAT CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AT THAT TIME, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE KEPT POPPING. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V017000 THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. *TC

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONTACTED FORD, WHO DID NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

PARKED THE VEHICLE IN GARAGE AT 6:30 PM. AT 7:00 PM HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM GARAGE. OPENED DOOR AND SAW FLAMES AND SMOKE. THE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE COME FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. INSURED BY ALLSTATE MARGARET DANIELLS 281-618-5306. PRONET INVESTIGATED THE FIRE CONTACT ABBY DAVID 800-216-7268. THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE HAD GONE TO BANK AND THE ELECTICAL CONTROLS WERE GOING CRAZY AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID THEY REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE CONSUMER DID NOT REMEBER USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DO NOT KNOW IF IT WORKED. FIRE SPREAD TO THE HOUSE. *TC

Mileage: 75,000

FORD F -150 LARIAT 2000 GOES UP IN FLAMES AT 1:00AM AFTER STANDING STILL FOR 4 HOURS. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL CITING A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENT.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

I HAD A 2000 MODEL F-150 TRUCK THAT BURNED IN NOV. 2003. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. *JB

THE STARTER BROKE OFF OF MOUNT CAUSING BOLTS TO BREAK OFF IN TRANSMISSION HOUSING, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SOLENOID 2 TIMES AND HAD TO KEEP TIGHTENING IT OFF BECAUSE BOLT ON IT BROKE, NOW I HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE TO DRILL THE BROKEN BOLTS OUT & I DO NOT HAVE VERY MUCH MONEY TO GET FIXED , I JUST SPENT $189.00 FOR A STARTER! *JB

WHILE BEING PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD ON 4.6 LITER 2000 F150 4X4, ALSO BROKE THE COIL PACK ABOVE IT FROM THE EXPLOSION OF THE PLUG BLOWING OUT.*AK

Mileage: 81,000

THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT 10:30 AM, AROUND 11:00 THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A FIRE. FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WAS USED ONE TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST BOUGHT 9 MONTHS AGO. NO STRUCTURE DAMAGE. WILL SEND PHOTOS TO BRUCE YORK. VEHICLE WAS INSURED BY CLAREDON INSURANCE. 305-260-5700.

Mileage: 79,000

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE OWNER'S HOUSE TO BURN DOWN AS WELL. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY OWNER.*AK

Mileage: 74,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE HOME. WHEN OWNER'S SPOUSE CAME HOME SHE NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 71,500

ON DECEMBER 22, 2004, MY 2000 FORD F150 TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAD BEEN PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF FOR 30 MINUTES. LUCKILY MY WIFE HAD COME HOME AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE REST OF THE FAMILY WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE TRUCK AND OPEN THE HOOD, FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THEM OUT WITH A GARDEN HOSE. THE REPAIR ESTAMITE WAS OVER $9,000. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE HOUSE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WERE NOT DAMAGED. I HAVE BEEN READING WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HEARD OF A RECALL TODAY. I HAVE PICTURES IF NEEDED.*AK

Mileage: 109,000

IN APRIL 2004 MY SON AWAKEND TO SEE HIS 2000 FORD F150 PICK-UP TRUCK ON FIRE. IT BURNED THE ENGINE BEYOND RECOGNITION. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THE INSURANCE CO. MY SON ONLY HAD COLLISION INSURANCE ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF MONEY PROBLEMS. THUS HE WAS LEFT WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB AT THE TIME LED ME TO BELIEVE THIS WAS A PROBLEM FORD WOULD NOT, OR HAD NOT ADDRESSED. MANY OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?*AK

Mileage: 90,000

WE PARKED OUR 2000 FORD F-150 TRUCK IN OUR DRIVEWAY ON MONDAY AT 5:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, AND AT 7:00 THE NEXT MORNING(13 HOURS LATER) IT BURNED TO THE GROUND. OUR NEIGHBOR WAS LEAVING FOR WORK AND HEARD THE TIRES EXPLODE, SAW IT WAS ON FIRE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. . HE ALSO TOOK PICTURES. I HAVE CALLED EVERYONE, EMAILED, LAWYERS ,T.V., CONSUMER AGENCIES AND OF COURSE FORD MOTOR REPEATEDLY. BECAUSE I HAD NO INSURANCE, THERE HAS BEEN NO INTEREST. I STILL HAVE THE TRUCK MELTED TO MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT AND WE PURCHASED IT NEW. WE HAVE BORROWED A VEHICLE AND RENTED CARS TO GET TO WORK. WE OWN OUR OWN BUSINESS, AND IT HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT TIME, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR, NOR SHOULD WE HAVE TO AS THE AVERAGE CONSUMER DOES NOT EXPECT THEIR VEHICLE TO GO UP IN FLAMES WHILE THEY SLEEP. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD NUMEROUS TIMES, AND HAVE HAD TO REPEAT THE SAME STORY OVER AND OVER. AND OF COURSE, THEY JUST SENT A LETTER TELLING ME TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE CO. PLEASE HELP US TO RETRIEVE A VEHICLE. TELL ME, WHAT DOES FORD DO WITH THE RECALL WHEN IT CONCERNS A MELTED BURNED UP TRUCK? I STILL HAVE IT MELTED TO MY DRIVEWAY. I REFUSED TO HAVE IT REMOVED IN THE HOPES THAT JUSTICE WOULD PREVAIL, AND IT IS OUR EVIDENCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS[XXX], MY PHONE NUMBERS ARE [XXX] AND [XXX]. THANK YOU. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS LIKELY FROM THE IGNITION COLUMN OR CONTROL PANEL. *JB

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR

TRUCK SITTING IN DRIVEWAY...HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR...SMELT SMOKE...FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE...DRIVERS SIDE...BETWEEN RADIATOR AND FIREWALL...EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITH WATER HOSE...WIRING HARNESS MELTED, CRUISE CONTROL WIRING AND CABLE MELTED, MASTER CYLINDER MELTED FLUID RESERVOIR MELTED, INTAKE DUCT & FILTER HOUSING BURNED, HOOD FIRE DAMAGED, LEFT FENDER FIRE DAMAGED, LEFT FRONT TIRE DESTROYED...REPAIRED BY LINCOLN DEALER (BAYTOWN) ~$8K000 DAMAGE. REPLACED WIRING HARNESS, INTAKE DUCT, FILTER & HOUSING, MASTER CYLINDER, CRUISE CONTROL, VARIOUS SENSORS, VACUUM LINES, HOOD, FENDER, TIRE, SHOCK ABSORBER. *AK ORIGINAL PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE

Mileage: 61,500

TRUCK SITTING IN DRIVEWAY...HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR...SMELT SMOKE...FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE...DRIVERS SIDE...BETWEEN RADIATOR AND FIREWALL...EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITH WATER HOSE...WIRING HARNESS MELTED, CRUISE CONTROL WIRING AND CABLE MELTED, MASTER CYLINDER MELTED FLUID RESERVOIR MELTED, INTAKE DUCT & FILTER HOUSING BURNED, HOOD FIRE DAMAGED, LEFT FENDER FIRE DAMAGED, LEFT FRONT TIRE DESTROYED...REPAIRED BY LINCOLN DEALER (BAYTOWN) ~$8K000 DAMAGE. REPLACED WIRING HARNESS, INTAKE DUCT, FILTER & HOUSING, MASTER CYLINDER, CRUISE CONTROL, VARIOUS SENSORS, VACUUM LINES, HOOD, FENDER, TIRE, SHOCK ABSORBER. *AK ORIGINAL PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE

Mileage: 61,500

I NOTICTED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AROUND MAY OF 2004. WE WERE TAKING A LONG TRIP AND WHEN I WOULD PUSH THE BUTTON THE CRUISE LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND THEN GO OFF. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES I GAVE UP ON IT THINKING I WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT LATER. ON THE MORNING OF 9/17/04 MY WIFE MOVED MY TRUCK ONTO THE STREET SO SHE COULD GOTO WORK. THAT WAS AROUND 7AM. AT ABOUT 9AM I WENT OUT TO THE TRUCK TO LEAVE AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE WHEEL WELL. I PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE PLUG AT THE REAR OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. I GRABBED A HANDFUL OF DIRT AND THREW IT ON THE FIRE CAUSING THE FLAME TO GO OUT BUT IT TRIED TO REIGNITE. I THEN UNPLUGGED THE WIRES AND IT STOPPED ARCHING. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE MECHANIC WHO WORKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS A SENSOR FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. WE PUT ON A NEW SENSOR DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND LEFT THE WIRING HARNESS UNPLUGGED. THE DAMAGE WAS BLACK SOOT MARKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOOD AND A BURNT WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT FOR THE SENSOR IN THE MASTER CYLINDER.*AK

Mileage: 99,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR *TT *NM

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS AT WORK AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

BE ADVISED THIS REPORT IS GIVEN BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT: AFTER BEING DISPATCHED TO A FIRE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED IN AN EARLY STAGE, AND MOST OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 81,285

CONSUMER CAME HOME, PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND WENT TO BED. LATER, THERE WAS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR, AND THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER HAD AN INVESTIGATION DONE TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SET ON FIRE. THE REPORT CAME BACK NEGATIVE.*AK *ER

Mileage: 60,000

MY SUPER CAB FORD F-150, 2000. V8 WITH CRUISE CONTROL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BLEW UP WHILE I WAS AT WORK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS ALREADY AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON , I JUST WOULD LIKE PARTICIPATE IN IT IF POSSIBLE.*AK DAYTIME NUMBER IS 817-637-0172 THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR 3 HOURS BEFORE IT BEGAN TO CATCH FIRE.

Mileage: 80,000

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS ALERTED TO THE FIRE BY THE CHILD WHO HEARD THE HORN BLOWING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS GOING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. *AK IT WAS DETERMINED PER INSPECTION THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL. *SC

Mileage: 75,000

PE 04 078/SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRE: WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO ENSURE THAT THE FIRE WAS COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED. THE FIRE MARSHAL AND THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE HAVE NOT ARRIVED AT THIS TIME.

Mileage: 36,000

ON AUGUST 26, 2004 CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN FRONT YARD. THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. CONSUMER CALLED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT. UNTIL THIS DAY FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED. CONSUMER MADE ELEVEN ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT FORD BUT STILL NO ANSWER.*AK THE BURNING VEHICLE CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO ITS SURROUNDING AREA INCLUDING THE CONSUMERS OTHER VEHICLE. *TC

Mileage: 63,000

TRUCK PARKED AFTER LUNCH - SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED IN PARKING LOT - ORIGIN IN LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT - CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECOVERED - SWITCH HEAD EXAMINED WITH X-RAYS - ONE CONTACT IN TACT WHILE THE OTHER IS SPLATTERED AND MELTED - INDICATES ELECTRICAL ARCING ACTIVITY INSIDE SWITCH - FUSE # 13 BLOWN. *NM

Mileage: 112,000

PARKED VEHICLE AT AROUND 8:00PM AT AROUND 11:00PM HEARD A LOUD BOOM. LOOKED OUT AND SAW TRUCK ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS BURNED WORSE THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. PRIOR TO FIRE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL BUT HAVE NEVER USED IT NOT EVEN ONCE. HAVE PHOTOS OF TRUCK WILL SEND TO BRUCE YORK. *JB

Mileage: 217,000

HUSBAND PARKED TRUCK ABOUT 12:00 AM AND AT ABOUT 3:00 PM HE SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD AREA ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THEN , VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. WILL SEND PICTURES TO BRUCE YORK. *AK

Mileage: 46,000

HUSBAND DROVE TO WORK 7 MILES, PARKED VEHICLE AT 7:20 AM, THEN AT 10:30 AM RECEIVED A CALL, TELLING HIM THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. SOMEONE PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALED. PRIOR TO FIRE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. BOUGHT VEHICLE USED. TRIED TO USE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK. NOT SURE IF WORKING OR NOT. VEHICLE WAS INSURED BY NATIONWIDE. ADJUSTER GEORGE ALEXANDER 888-593-2432, EXTENSION 13, POLICY NUMBER 7709P499619. NATIONWIDE MAY HAVE DONE AN INVESTIGATION. HAVE COPIES OF WORK ORDERS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, AND WILL FAX THEM TO BRUCE YORK.*AK *TC

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE HOOD WAS OPENED, THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS ON FIRE. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD THE FLAME GREW. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THEN TO THE DEALER. *AK THE CYLINDER RESEVOIR MELTED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRE MELTED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. *TC

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK ...IT WAS FINALLY CONFIRMED THAT FIRE WAS FROM CRUISE CONTROL. CALLED DEALER AGAIN WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

2000 FORD F-150 VIN# [XXX]. 1) FUSES 15 AND 27 HAVE BLOWN. 2) THE INTERIOR HEATER FAN CONTINUES ON AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. 3) RADIO POWER COMES AND GOES. 4) BATTERY DRAINS OVERNIGHT.*AK FUSE 15 HANDLES SPEED CONTROL. IS THIS PROBLEM RELATED TO NHTSA # PE04078. PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN UNCOVERED. UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

CONSUMER DROVE TO DAUGHTER'S RESIDENCE, AND WAS THERE 35 TO 45 MINUTES WHEN HIS GRANDSON NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THEY APPROACHED THE VEHICLE THEY FOUND SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WELL.*AK

Mileage: 72,000

2000 F150 PICK UP, PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR 20 MINUTES NOT RUNNING. CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, LEFT SIDE BY THE CRUSE CONTROL UNIT.*AK

Mileage: 59,000

1) 2000 F 150 PARKED IN CLOSED GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED FOR AT LEAST 10 HOURS. JUST AS I WAS GOING TO BED, HEARD A LOUD BOOM, WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE, CAME BACK IN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE SIDE DOOR OF GARAGE THAT LEADS INTO THE HOUSE. I OPENED SIDE ENTRY DOOR TO GARAGE, SAW FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE OF THE F150. HOME IS UNINHABITABLE IN ITS CURRENT STATE, TRUCK IS TOTALLY DESTROYED, BURNED TO THE GROUND. NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, IT IS A TOTAL LOSS. NATIONWIDE, VEHICLE SAFETY IS A CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS. I AM AWARE THROUGH MY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND THAT THIS AGENCY IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN HELP ME WITH A PROBLEM A DANGEROUS AS THIS, OF ENGINE FIRES IN THE F-150 AND APPEARS THAT IT MAY NOT BE LIMITED TO THE F 150'S.*AK

RECENTLY MY CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING ON MY 2000, F150, FORD TRUCK, (WITHIN THE LAST MONTH) AND TODAY MY WIFE DROVE MY TRUCK HOME, PARKED IT IN OUR DRIVEWAY, WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND WITHIN APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND A HALF THE TRUCK ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNT UP THE TRUCK, NEARLY CATCHING FIRE TO THE HOUSE. THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE, BUT THE TRUCK WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID THAT IT APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT ORIGINATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY, ALFA, HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND WE WILL NOTIFY THEM OF THE INFORMATION WE'VE GOTTEN FROM THE INTERNET ABOUT NUMEROUS FIRES WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH ANYTHING ELECTRICAL, EVER, WITH MY 2000 F150 LARIATE. I DROVE TO TOWN, CAME HOME, PARKED MY TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY, 4 HOURS LATER I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND WENT TO THE DOOR TO SEE A HUGE FIRE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF MY PICKUP TRUCK. THE FIRE MARSHAL SAID IT STARTED UNDER THE DASH. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *JB

Mileage: 136,000

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE INADVERTENTLY WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE BURNED TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. *AK

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCOVERED THAT THEIR WAS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AT 2:30 PM. AT 5:30 PM CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED BY A POPPING SOUND OUTSIDE. WHEN CONSUMER GOT OUTSIDE THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLED IT BACK FROM THE HOUSE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT THE FIRE EVENTUALLY CONSUMED THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FELT THAT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK THE CONUSMER STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. *TC

Mileage: 86,000

CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE. OUT, BUT COULDN'T DO SO. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED.*AK

Mileage: 92,000

DROVE VEHILCE ALL DAY. IN TOWN-VARIOUS JOB SITES. PARKED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF OFFICE . APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES LATER HEARD LOUD POPPING. FOUND VEHICLE'S FRONT END COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID MOST LIKELY DUE TO WIRING.*AK CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING MONTH PRIOR.

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING FOR 1/2 HOUR AND PARKED FOR 1 HOUR AT STORE SMELLED SMOKE. OPENED HOOD SLIGHTLY CANDLE SIZED FLAME AT SCDS ATTACHED TO MASTER CYLINDER BROKE OUT. FIRE GREW AFTER HOOD OPENED. BRAKE FLUID RESEVOIUR WAS ON FIRE. SMOTHERED FIRE WITH TOWELS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GAS STATION. DROVE AROUND HOME SLOWLY WITH BRAKES THAT STILL REMAINED ON. BOUGHT NEW MASTER CYLINDER FOM JUNK YARD.*AK....AKSO, CRUISE CONTROL WAS MELTED. *AK

Mileage: 89,058

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

AT WORK CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE AND ONE AND A HALF HOURS LATER SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT LOOKED LIKE FIRE WAS COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE FIRE. VEHICLE INSURED THROUGH ALLSTATE. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2000 F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 7 HOURS. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED ON OR AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

OUR 2000 FORD F-150 HAD NOT HAD ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. ONE MORNING IT WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES, THEN PARKED IN A LOT. WHILE IN THE LOT, IT CAUGHT FIRE (WITH NOT EVEN A KEY IN THE IGNITION). WE THINK IT HAD MAYBE BEEN PARKED AN HOUR BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE, BUT NOBODY KNOWS FOR SURE BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE SPOTTED IT BURNING. FIRE INSPECTORS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THAT THERE WAS NO FOUL PLAY. THE FIRE APPEARED TO START TOWARDS THE FRONT, AND ON THE BATTERY SIDE. BY THE TIME SOMEONE NOTICED IT AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, MOST OF THE ENGINE AND HOOD AREA HAD PRETTY MUCH BEEN TORCHED. IT WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WE CONSIDERED IT A TOTAL LOSS. WE CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. BOTH REPLIED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND UNWILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY. 8JB

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS A NEIGHBOR ALERTED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. BURNED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. FUSES #2/13, AND 14 FOUND OPERATING. CONSUMER STATED THAT CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING IN THE WEEK BEFORE THE FIRE. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT 8:30 PM AND AT 2:30 AM NEIGHBOR HEARD LOUD BANG, SAW VEHICLE ON FIRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRE. #2/13 AND 14 FUSES FOUND OPERATING.*AK

Mileage: 90,000

FIRE WAS MINOR AND IN LEFT REAR CORNER OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ONLY ITEM THAT ACTUALLY BURNED WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (CCDS). THE 15 AMP FUSE FOR THAT CIRCUIT WAS BLOWN. THE SWITCH HEAD WAS PHOTOGRAPHED INITIALLY BUT WAS DAMAGED AND LOST WHEN SOMEONE VANDALIZED THE TRUCK IN STORAGE. HOWEVER, THE CONNECTOR FOR THE CCDS REMAINED AND ONE OF THE BRASS CONTACTS WAS STILL INSERTED. IT WAS MELTED OFF FROM ELECTRICAL ARCING ACTIVITY.

FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER SITTING PARKED FOR 2.5 HOURS. FIRE STARTED NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2003. PLEASE CONTACT FIRE INVESTIGATOR MIKE BERES 214-946-8989. *AK

Mileage: 66,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED,BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GAVE NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT THE COMPONENTS WERE FAULTY. THE FUSES, RELAYS, AND BATTERY WERE INACCESSIBLE DURING DISMANTLING AND ONCE AGAIN, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *SC

Mileage: 36,000

FIRE OCCURRED IN LR QUADRANT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. ORIGIN IS AT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. OWNER RELATES THAT 30-45 DAYS PRIOR TO FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD FAILED INTERMITTANTLY SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN BECAME INOPERATIVE. HAS TWO COMPLAINTS ON DIFF VEH. SEE ODI #10090873

Mileage: 90,000

FIRE ORIGINATED IN VEHICLE WHILE PARKED AND RUNNING. OWNER HAD PARKED VEHICLE AND EXITED IT TO OPEN A GATE. SMELLED SMOKE AND OBSERVED SMOKE ISSUING FROM UNDER LR HOOD. OBSERVED A SMALL FIRE AT THE LOCATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL DE-ACTIVATION SWITCH. FIRE PROPOGATED RAPIDLY AND ULTIMATELY CAUSED HEAVY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

2000 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK WITH APPROX. 126,000 MILES, CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER BEING PARKED ABOUT 5 HOURS. FIRE LOCATION WAS AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS BELIVED TO BE THE SCDS (SPEED CONTROL DISENGAGEMENT SWITCH). FIRE DAMAGED TRUCK AND EDGE OF CARPORT. *AK

Mileage: 126,000

FORD F150 4X4 SPORT EXTENDED CAB 5.4L V8 ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST INTO ROARING FLAMES. TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING NOR BEING ATTEMPTED TO START AT THE TIME. TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 8 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. FORD MOTOR CO WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT OR EVEN DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THEIR IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK DESPITE THE 179 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE TRUCK AND THE NUMEROUS TIMES SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE US DEPT OF TRANS. IF ANYONE CAN PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OR NEEDS ANY INFORMATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME 513-225-1247 CATHERINE . *JB

Mileage: 70,000

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MOST SIGNIFICANTLY THE TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AT ABOUT 50MPH. ZERO ELECTRICAL AND THE POWER STEARING WAS OUT AND I HAD TO MUSCLE THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MY WIFE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS.I WAITED ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND IT STARTED. HAD I BEEN IN A TURN I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE TRUCK FAST ENOUGH AND HIT ONCOMMING CARS. I TOOK IT IN TO JOHN ELWAY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE LOGGED IN THE COMPUTER SO NOTHING WAS DONE. TODAY, AUG 13, 2004 THE TRUCK STARTED BUT THE ODOMETER WAS NOT LIT BUT THEN LIT WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. MY WIFE LATER TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE STORE THEN TO A PLAYGROUND WHERE IT FAILED TO START AGAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURANCE OF THIS AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY AGREED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING IF THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE AN OCCASIONAL GRINDING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD SORRY WE CANT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. MY MAIN CONCERN IS LOSING ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. IF THIS HAPPENS TO MY PREGNANTE WIFE I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT SHE COULD GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT.*AK

Mileage: 28,000

UNDERHOOD FIRE IN THE LEFT REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE FAILURE IN A PARKING LOT. OTHERS BROUGHT THE FIRE TO THE OWNERS ATTENTION WHO WAS AT WORK. NOT REPAIRABLE.*AK

Mileage: 95,000

VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN. SMOKE OBSERVED COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JB

FIRE IN 2000 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. FIVE MINUTES LATER TRUCK WAS SEEN ON FIRE. HAD 46000 MILES ON ODOMETER. FIRE ORIGIN AT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH STILL IN POSITION BUT FIRE DAMAGED. XRAYS OF PLASTIC SWITCH HEAD SHOW ONE CONTACT TOTALLY DESTROYED BY ELECTRICAL ARCING. FUSE FOR THE SCDS WAS BLOWN AFTER THE FIRE. *AK

Mileage: 46,000

UPON RETURNING FROM LUNCH, I PARKED MY 2000 F-150 EXT CAB AND TURNED OFF THE MOTOR, PLACED MY KEYS IN MY POCKET AND RETRUNED TO MY DESK TO COMPLETE THE DAYS WORK. ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A CO-WORKER INFORMING ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT TO WHERE I HAD PARKED AND A FIRE TRUCK WAS ALREADY ON THE SCENE GETTING READY TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. BY THIS TIME THE FLAMES WERE SHOOTING UP ABOUT 12 FEET HIGH, THE HOOD HAD ALREADY MELTED ALONG WITH ALL OTHER ALUMINUM ON THE ENGINE BLOCK, THE PLASTICS ON THE FRONT GRILL, THE WINDSHIELD HAD MELTED AND THE INTERIOR WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ALONG WITH A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, AFTER THE FACT, I LATER LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH OTHER F-150 OWNERS WHERE THEIR PICKUPS ALSO HAD SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION RESULTING IN TOTAL DAMAGE THEIR VEHICLE AND IN SOME CASES, LOSS OF THEIR HOMES.

WHILE IN THE STREET VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEN, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, FOLLOWED BY BLACK SMOKE AND LARGE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD DRIVEN HIS TRUCK FOR APPROX. ONE HOUR, HE THEN PARKED THE VEHICLE, THEN ABOUT 2 PM, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY BEGAN TO BURN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRUCK COMPLETELY BURNED. THE FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT IGNITED. HE STATED HE HAD NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB *SC *JB

Mileage: 46,653

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 64,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A CARPORT AND ABOUT ONE PM THAT NIGHT CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE THUNDER. WHEN THE CONSUMER LOOKED OUTSIDE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE ALONG WITH THE CARPORT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES CONSUMER SLIPPED AN SUFFERED A BACK SPRAIN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND THE CARPORT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

FORD F150 XL 2000. 11/28/03 COIL #2 HAD TO BE REPLACED. 07/08/03 COIL #4 HAD TO BE REPLACED. 03/06/03 COIL #3 HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON 04/05/04 MY WIFE BESSIE WAS DRIVING AND THE TRUCK STALLED. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY, SHE DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. SHE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THEN TURNED THE IGNITION KEY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP. MY WIFE WAS VERY UPSET. I CONTACTED CHAPMAN FORD REP. BOB 609-646-2000 CONCERNING THIS MATTER. HE ASKED ME IF I HAD THE VEHICLE DETAILED LATELY. I ADVISED HIM I HAD THE VEHICLE WASHED LAST WEEK. HE ADVISED ME THAT WATER PROBABLY GOT INTO ONE OF THE COILS AND IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE THE ENGINE WASHED. THESE COILS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE BUCKS WHEN THE COILS GO BAD AND HAS VERY LITTLE POWER. ON 07/02/03 THE SENSOR AND PROCESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON 2 OCCASIONS. I LOST COMPLETE POWER OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. IT COSTS OVER $200.00 TO HAVE THE COILS REPLACED. I HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $600.00 IN COIL REPAIRS. FORD NOR CHAPMAN FORD HAVE COMPENSATED ME FOR THE DEFECTIVE COIL REPAIRS. I HAVE A TOTAL OF 8 COILS AND THEY ARE GOING BAD ONE AFTER ANOTHER. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATING GENTILLINI FORD TIM CHAMPION IN WOODBINE ADVISED ME THAT CHAPMAN FORD SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE SENSOR AND PROCESSOR FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. CHAPMAN FORD CHARGED ME FOR THE SENSOR AND PROCESSOR. I COMMUNICATED WITH SERVICE MGR. JIM BAILEY @ CHAPMAN FORD FOR SEVERAL MONTHS CONCERNING THIS MATTER. CHAPMAN FORD FINALLY REIMBURSED ME FOR THE SENSOR AND PROCESSOR. *NM

Mileage: 59,472

ALL ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALL. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. GOODYEAR, EAGLE, P275/R4520, THE NEW REPLACED TIRES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, ALTERNATOR PROBLEM. *AK

HIT BUMPS IN ROAD AND THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND THE TRUCK ENGINES QUITS AND THE GAUGES GO CRAZY. *JB

Mileage: 38,000

HEADLIGHT SWITCH: DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUSES INTERMENTANT LOSS OF INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND ODOMETER DISPLAY, OTHER MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND MARKER LAMPS. HEADLIGHTS MAY ALSO REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH HAS BEEN TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK

Mileage: 11,000

HEADLIGHT SWITCH: DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUSES INTERMENTANT LOSS OF INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND ODOMETER DISPLAY, OTHER MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND MARKER LAMPS. HEADLIGHTS MAY ALSO REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH HAS BEEN TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK

Mileage: 11,000

REPEATED IGNITION COILS FAILED CREATING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS.ALSO BROUGHT IN ON SEVERAL TIMES TO BE FIXED TO BE TOLD DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL I WAS LEFT STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES.ON THE FIRST TIME OF TWO COILS GOING WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE HUBCAPS CAME OFFAND TIRES WENT LOOSE.

Mileage: 19,000

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY STARTER AND BATTERY CABLE ON MY F150 2000. I LOOKED ON THIS SITE AND NOTICED THERE WERE OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. COST ME $500 TO REPLACE ALL PARTS. OF CORSE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. IF THERE ARE THAT MANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND WE THE OWNERS SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THANK YOU ARTHUR D.*AK

Mileage: 62,000

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY STARTER AND BATTERY CABLE ON MY F150 2000. I LOOKED ON THIS SITE AND NOTICED THERE WERE OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. COST ME $500 TO REPLACE ALL PARTS. OF CORSE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. IF THERE ARE THAT MANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND WE THE OWNERS SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THANK YOU ARTHUR D.*AK

Mileage: 62,000

NAR 04/10/2003 THE CONSUMER IS NOT COMPLAINING, BUT ATTEMPTING TO QUESTION THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS USED TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THE PRODUCT USED WAS A CABLE CLAMP HOWEVER THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE CLAMPS SHOULD NOT BE USED TO REPLACE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND FOUND IT UNSAFE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH IT. *CB

THE ENGINE RATTLED ON A COLD START, WHICH WAS COMMONLY CALLED A SLAPPED PISTON, A GROUND WIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER THE HOOD, AND A FUSE WAS REPLACED FOR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. *PH *JB

THE ENGINE RATTLED ON A COLD START, WHICH WAS COMMONLY CALLED A SLAPPED PISTON, A GROUND WIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER THE HOOD, AND A FUSE WAS REPLACED FOR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. *PH *JB

I OWN A 2000 FORD F-150 LIGHTNING. IT BLEW SEVERAL (3) SPARK PLUGS TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MILES AND WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE IGNITION COIL HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *NLM

Mileage: 17,932

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF #3 CYLINDER 2000 FORD LIGHTNING PICKUP 37,500 MILES. *NLM

Mileage: 37,500

DEFECTIVE HORN SWITCH IN STEERING WHEEL/AIR BAG. PH

Mileage: 45,500

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*JB. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE WIRING, WHICH CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL FIRE. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE'S MAIN COMPUTER IS FAILING AS A RESULT OF A LEAK, THAT CAUSES CORROSION. PH

Mileage: 64,000

GROUND WIRE LEADING TO ABS PUMP IS "ROTTEN". PUMP BECAME NONFUNCTIONAL. BRAKES WOULD OPERATE WITH STANDARD PERFORMACE. PLEASE DESCRIIBE DETAILS. *AK

SPARK PLUGS RUSTED/SEIZED INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING IT TO HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER FOR THE (RUSTED/BROKEN) SPARK PLUG REMAINS TO BE REMOVED. POOR DESIGN ALLOWS STANDING WATER TO ACCUMULATE AROUND THE SPARK PLUGS CAUSING THE RUSTED CONDITION. WHEN I NOTIFIED FORD OF THIS PROBLEM, AND INCLUDED PHOTOS OF THE RUSTED AND BROKEN SPARK PLUGS, I WAS TOLD SIMPLY THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NO ADJUSTMENT, OR REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE MADE FOR THE REPAIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE FACTORY INSTALLED SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT THE CORRECT ONES FOR THE ENGINE. THEY WERE EVEN TWO DIFFERENT PART NUMBERS. (I STILL HAVE THEM) FORD HAD NO COMMENT OR EXPLANATION FOR THIS AND HAS REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO TALK TO THEIR TECHNICAL EXPERTS/ENGINEERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS GOING 35MPH THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO TRY TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND GET IF OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP WASN'T OPEN SO I HAD TO KEEP TRYING TO START IT OVER AND OVER TO EVENTUALLY GET IT INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT WHICH WAS ABOUT 45 YARDS AND IT TOOK 3 TIMES OF STARTING THE TRUCK, MOVING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK DYING TO WHERE WE EVENTUALLY PUSHED IT THE REST OF THE WAY INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT. NOW THE TRUCK WONT' START AT ALL AND WE ( TODAY ) HAD THE TRUCK TRAILERED TO FORD AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS THE ANTI-THEFT DEVISE.*AK

A LIGHT WAS COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER VENT. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED FIRE UNDER HOOD. TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT, BUT FIRE WAS OUT OF CONTROL, AND BURNED VEHICLE TO THE GROUND. INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CALLED. TECHNICIAN STATED FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: CLUTCH DOES NOT WANT TO DISENGAGE PROPERLY. DRIVER MUST ATTEMPT TO CHANGE GEARS REPEATEDLY IN ORDER TO SHIFT. THIS PRODUCES DANGEROUS DRIVING PROBLEMS. IGNITION PROBLEM: FREQUENTLY ON START THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO TURN ON ALL EQUIPMENT AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. REPORTED TO LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO JIGGLE THE SWITCH. UNACCEPTABLE. HORN PROBLEM: IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATIONS, ATTEMPT TO SOUND HORN IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE AREA OF STEERING WHEEL THAT WILL CAUSE HORN TO SOUND IS EXTREMELY SMALL. THIS RESULTS IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AROUND 6:00 PM AND AROUND 2 :00 AM VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND FORD HAD NO INFORMATION. CONSUMER HAD TO DEAL DIRECTLY WITH DEALERSHIP.*AK

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN ROUGHLY. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND STOPPED. LIFTED HOOD AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM BACK NEAR ENGINE. FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN NO START CONDITION. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN, THERE WAS A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I'VE HAD THIS PLOBLEM! I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK INT THE SHOP ON 2 OTHER OCCATIONS FOR THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.TODAY MAKES THE 3RD TIME I WENT TO START MY TRUCK & THE STARTER STAYED ENGAGED & ENERGIZED!THE FIRST 2 TIMES THE STARTER QUIT AFTER ABOUT 40 SECONDS ,TODAY (10/12/2000) THE STARTER STAYED ENGAGED UNTILL THE STARTER, WIRING,RELAYS& POSIBLY THE BATTERY ALL BURNED UP! I'VE BEEN TOLD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO HONK AND THEN IT STALLOUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL START BACKING UP, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WIRING HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT DEFECT STILLS OCCURS. *AK

VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO HONK AND THEN IT STALLOUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL START BACKING UP, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WIRING HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT DEFECT STILLS OCCURS. *AK

THERE IS A VERY BAD FUEL ODOR WITHIN THE PASSENGERS COMPARTMENT AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO BECOME SICK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER FOUND A MAJOR FREON LEAK. OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDE: IGNITION SWITCH, RELAY SWITCH ON DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, WEATHER STRIPPING LEAKING. OWNER TRADED VEHICLE IN. *AK *ML

INTERMITTANT FAILURE OF THE POWER CONTROL MODULE CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH NO WARNING. COMPLETE POWER LOSS RENDERS STERRING/BRAKES INOPERATIVE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE WHILE CONSUMER'S SON WAS FILLING THE FUEL TANK AT A GAS STATION. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STATIC ELECTRICITY MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. INSURANCE NOTIFIED. *AK

AS CONSUMER SLOWS DOWN TO A STOP, THE LIGHTS DIM TO WHERE THEY CAN BARELY BE SEEN, AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE ACCERLATES, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY, BUT AS SOON AS IT STOPS AGAIN, THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO DIM, THE FAN MOTOR ALSO LOSES SPEED WHEN CONSUMER IS BRAKING. *SLC