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 | 07V488000 | |
| 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 | 08V025000 | |
| 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 | 07V347000 | |
| 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 | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 195000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1996 ford f-150. the contact stated that while driving 58 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact was able to keep the vehicle under control and coasted onto the road shoulder. the contact inspected the vehicle and determined that the throttle failed. the contact cleaned the throttle area and disconnected the cruise cable. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 195,000. kmj | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 195000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1996 ford f150. the contact stated that while driving at 58mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the contact was able to keep the vehicle under control and coasted unto road side. the contact inspected the vehicle. the failure was located at the throttle. the contact cleaned the throttle area and disconnected the cruise cable. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 195,000. li | |||
| 01/08/2009 | 115000 | 1 | |
| A fire occurred under the hood of our 1996 ford f-150, destroying the whole front end and into the cab. truck is a total loss. no one was hurt, and it was parked on my job parking lot, away from any close vehicles. i had just driven to work. i arrived to work as a security officer at 11:20p.m. and at 12:50a.m. the truck was in flames. we bought it used in march 2008 and had never heard of any recalls or any defects. it was a very clean, well kept truck. we received one recall notice in late november early december 2008(during holidays) about a speed control switch. the letter stated that the vehicle could ignite at any time. it gave no warning signs to look for and stated if we could not get it in right away to park it away from any dwellings. my husband is disabled, he couldn't just run down there, and it was the holidays as well. i looked up the recall online after the fire, and it stated the potential for a fire was small, and it gave warning signs to look for on the vehicle. why weren't those warnings explained in the recall notice?? to our knowledge, the truck was 12 years old and ran like a new one. how could it have been over-looked all those years? this was devastating to us, it could have been much worse and killed someone. the truck was 3/4 full of fuel. *tr | |||
| 12/21/2008 | 170000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford f-150. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). he took the vehicle to the dealer, but they did not have the part to perform the recall repair. they did not know when the part would be available and could not provide much information. a few days later, the vehicle caught fire. the fire and police departments were called to the scene. the vehicle was destroyed. the vehicle was towed to a yard. the failure and current mileages were 170,000. | |||
| 12/15/2005 | 1 | ||
| The cruise was not working in our 1996 ford pickup. we had drove it that night and had gotten home about 10:00 p.m. and about 3:00a.m. we heard a loud bang. the garage was on fire. we reported it to ford motor co. with no response from them, except we then received a recall notice. *tr | |||
| 07/02/2008 | 132000 | 1 | |
| 1996 ford f150 pickup. burned up setting in driveway. *tr | |||
| 08/04/2006 | 188000 | 1 | 03/08/1996 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was parked at an independent repair shop for inspection of the brakes due to a previous failure of the master cylinder and brake fluid leakage, when a fire erupted from the front under hood area and spread from the vehicle to the repair shop. no injuries were sustained. extensive damage was sustained to the vehicle and the repair shop. a police report was not taken. the fire department was alerted and extinguished the fire. the fire department inspected the vehicle and determined the fire originated from the master cylinder. the vehicle was awaiting further inspection by a manufacturer representative. there was a nhtsa recall, #05v388000, regarding the vehicle speed control. the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the vin. updated 9/15/2006 - *nm | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 01/25/2007 | 156000 | 1 | |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 1996 ford f-150. the contact stated the vehicle caught on fire ,and he felt that the failure was related to recall#05v388000, speed control deactivation switch. the contact heard that they will not honor the recall unless the contact paid for the labor.*ak | |||