Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | ||||||
| EA05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/22/2005 | 08/02/2006 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | 07V347000 | |
| Ea05-005 is closed with ford | ||||||
| EA05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/22/2005 | 08/02/2006 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | 05V388000 | |
| Ea05-005 is closed with ford | ||||||
| EA05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/22/2005 | 08/02/2006 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | 06V286000 | |
| Ea05-005 is closed with ford | ||||||
| EA05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/22/2005 | 08/02/2006 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | 07V488000 | |
| Ea05-005 is closed with ford | ||||||
| EA05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/22/2005 | 08/02/2006 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | 07V078000 | |
| Ea05-005 is closed with ford | ||||||
| EA05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/22/2005 | 08/02/2006 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | 07V336000 | |
| Ea05-005 is closed with ford | ||||||
| EA05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/22/2005 | 08/02/2006 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | 08V025000 | |
| Ea05-005 is closed with ford | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/21/2012 | 200000 | 1 | |
| Truck was parked, turned off, and parked in my driveway. approximately 3:45am i heard glass break and looked out the window to see the inside of the truck on fire. i ran and grabbed 2 fire extinguishers and a water hose; and i put the fire out. the truck is totalled now. ford asked me to tow it into the nearest ford dealer (which i paid for) asap so they could inspect it since my truck recall was not yet fixed per ford's system. the dealership just said it's not ford's fault even though the fire happened the same way numerous other recall fires occurred. i do not believe them, so i have begun a lawsuit against them if my truck is not replaced by ford. *tr | |||
| 05/21/2012 | 200000 | ||
| Truck was parked, turned off, and parked in my driveway. approximately 3:45am i heard glass break and looked out the window to see the inside of the truck on fire. i ran and grabbed 2 fire extinguishers and a water hose; and i put the fire out. the truck is totalled now. ford asked me to tow it into the nearest ford dealer (which i paid for) asap so they could inspect it since my truck recall was not yet fixed per ford's system. the dealership just said it's not ford's fault even though the fire happened the same way numerous other recall fires occurred. i do not believe them, so i have begun a lawsuit against them if my truck is not replaced by ford. | |||
| 11/28/2010 | 160000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1995 ford f150. the contact stated she heard a loud noise and found the vehicle rear end on fire, the fire spread to the vehicle engine. the manufacturer took a report 1373833330 they advised the contact she will receive a call back from counsel. the fire report was available upon request. the failure and the current mileage were 160,000. li | |||
| 06/12/2010 | 182000 | ||
| 95 ford 150 caught fire while parked. truck was damaged and it is a loss. fire department and inspector found that it was due to a recall from ford motors of cruise control. | |||
| 10/30/2009 | 40000 | 1 | |
| On october 30th, 2009 i was traveling on route 113 towards portland, me. after i went by a gas station in brownfield, me i started to pass a vehicle. i pushed the gas pedal and shortly after i understood that i cannot control my car. the gas pedal stuck and brakes were working only for a short while. i got to around 30 mph from 65 mph. the white smoke started to rise from the sides of my track. in a short distance, brakes fail completely and car started to accelerate even more. when i realized the i was coming to the bridge in hiram, me, i decided to crash into something in order to stop the vehicle. next thing i remembered i was taking out of the car and was going in ambulance to maine medical center. my husband notified ford shortly after accident. we file a complaint with ford, but they didn't respond to it so far. *tr | |||
| 11/09/2009 | 134000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle caught fire while parked infront of the house. fire department said it was related to the cruise control switch that has been recalled. *tr | |||
| 06/24/2009 | 1 | ||
| 1995 ford f150 started on fire parked on the street in front of my house. *tr | |||
| 12/03/2008 | 250000 | 1 | |
| I have a 1995 ford f150 and was not tagged due to the amount of gas it used and tag was removed and could not be driven on the road. so i could not take to dealer to have recall done due to no tag or insurance. i put new battery in it and drove around my property and parked it and went inside my house. after i heard my neighbor yelling for me. i opened the door and he said my truck was on fire. i went out and the whole front of the truck was on fire. i then put it out and the truck is totaled. *tr | |||
| 11/07/2008 | 114000 | 1 | |
| My 1995 ford f 150 caught fire due to the speed control deactivation switch. fire was contained to the master cylinder area under the hood. (put it out myself). *tr | |||
| 11/12/2008 | 117000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle caught on fire sitting in driveway; had not been started in 24 hours. *tr | |||
| 07/07/2008 | 245000 | 1 | |
| Husband coming home from work brake lights and cruise control would not work. thought it might be a fuse or something. got home and parked truck @ 11:00 and by 11:30 truck was in flames. volunteer fire was called and report done. truck was pd for of course so we just carried liability on it. total loss unless ford and our lawyer can come to an agreement. *tr | |||
| 03/24/2008 | 108000 | 1 | |
| 1995 ford f-150 parked in my garage erupted in flames causing the house to burn down. fire started under the hook for the truck. the truck had not been moved or started for approx. 2 weeks. *tr | |||
| 04/26/2008 | 118164 | 1 | |
| Truck burned because of faulty cruise control switch which i was unaware of. i am a car dealer and purchased this truck over a year ago and have had problems with it but was unaware that it was because of this switch. i never received a notice that this was a recall problem. the cruise control no longer worked, the battery would go dead quit often, the abs light would flash and the fuse in the system would blow and had to be replaced often, it would not shift out of park once the truck was started, the rear brake lamps would not work. we went to various places and asked people about this but no one was able to help us and never told about a recall. my husband and father would work on the truck quit often but we could never get it fixed. *tr | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 04/29/2007 | 147000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1995 ford f-150. the contact stated that her vehicle caught fire under a tree. the fire chief stated that the vehicle caught fire near the cruise control. the contact could not get under the hood to extinguish the fire. she received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control); however, she did not receive a notice prior to the failure. the vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed. ford stated that the contact denied receiving any notices because they sent them to her residence. ford stated that nothing could be done because the vehicle was only covered by liability insurance. the purchase date was unknown. the current and failure mileages were approximately 147,000. | |||
| 11/20/2007 | 84000 | 1 | 09/15/2004 |
| I had a ford f150 and one morning we were woke up to the horn blowing. we looked out to see the truck go up in flames. we don`t know what happened because the truck sat in the drive all night. we did not know of any recalls that cause fires. but we do not know if that was it. there was nothing left of the truck and the insurance co. hauled it away. *tr | |||
| 10/10/2007 | 284000 | 1 | 06/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1995 ford f-150. the vehicle caught fire under the hood near the master cylinder. the vehicle sustained major damage and is not able to be driven. a police report was filed. there were no injuries. the contact did not receive a recall letter; however, ford stated that her vehicle is a part of the vehicle speed control recall. the recall number was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 284,000. | |||
| 06/17/2007 | 164000 | 1 | 05/01/1995 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1995 ford f-150. after being parked for approximately five or six hours, the vehicle suddenly caught fire and was completely destroyed. the vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. the contact stated that the vehicle had not recently been repaired and was running fine. he believes that the cruise control was the cause of the fire. the garage where the vehicle was parked at the time was heavily damaged. a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were 164,000. | |||
| 05/12/2007 | 130000 | 1 | |
| There was an under hood fire in the 1995 ford f-150. i drove it the night before and got home about 11:00 pm. i woke up to see the truck in flames about 8:00 am the next day. the fire department put the fire out, and said it was an electrical fire that started on the driver's side of the engine compartment. this sounded li,k ke the cruise control switch problem. luckily no one was hurt and no other property was damaged.*ak | |||
| 07/07/2006 | 220000 | 05/05/2005 | |
| Parked truck at 5:30pm in carport. at 1:30 am truck was on fire. cruise control malfunctioned and truck caught on fire. carport and side of house burned also. filed complaint and liability with ford inc in detroit michigan. *nm | |||