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 | 05V388000 | |
| 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 | 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 | 08V025000 | |
| 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 | 07V078000 | |
| Ea05-005 is closed with ford | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 02/08/2013 | 300000 | 1 | |
| Car had been parked since 6:00 pm thursday evening. discovered smoking at 6:45 am friday morning. fire started in engine driver's side. car was total loss. fortunately a neighbor moved the car away from the house before it erupted in flames. research on line indicates that there are numerous fire incidents because of faulty scd (cruise control) switch. car being driven by son of original owner. no awareness of recall. *tr | |||
| 11/23/2011 | 204000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1999 ford f-150. the contact stated that when depressing the brake pedal, the pedal would feel spongy as if the vehicle was not going to stop. the contact would have to continuously pump the brake pedal for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) and stated that the vehicle was repaired under the recall but to no avail. the dealer also repaired the leak in the brake line but not the air that was being released and causing the brakes to not perform properly. the manufacturer was notified of the failure but advised the contact that the defect was not directly related to the recall. the failure and the current mileage was 204,000. kmj | |||
| 11/23/2011 | 204000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1999 ford f-150. the contact stated that when depressing the brake, the brake pedal would feel spongy as if the vehicle was not going to stop. the contact would have to pump the brake pedal for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. the nhtsa campaign id number: 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) recall was performed on the vehicle. the dealer repaired the leak in the brake line, but did not repair the air that was being release, causing the brakes to not stop completely. the manufacturer was notified, but told the contact that the defect was not directly related to the recall. the dealer repaired the vehicle. the failure and current mileage was 204,000. nw | |||
| 09/02/2007 | 1 | ||
| 1999 ford f-150 caught on fire due to a cruise control switch. customer states that the vehicle caught fire due to this defect. she stated that it cost her an additional 10,000 dollars due to it catching fire in the driveway in front of her house. *kb | |||
| 03/09/2007 | 210000 | 1 | 03/01/2006 |
| 1999 ford f-150 was sitting in driveway, when a fire started under hood. origin seems to be at brake master cylinder. all plastic components under hood melted and wiring was completely destroyed. *jb | |||
| 07/30/2005 | 80000 | 1 | |
| Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f150. the vehicle was parked for a couple of hours in the driveway and it caught on fire. the vehicle was totally destroyed. the vehicle was towed to the ford dealer, who the dealer stated that due to the damage they were unable to diagnose whether recall 06e056000 concerning fuel system, gasoline was the cause. the contact stated that the incident with this vehicle happened on july 30, 2005, and the recall notice was received in september 2005. the current and failure mileage was 80,000. *ak this is not a fuel system recall, but a cruise control recall. the dealer sent digital pictures to ford and they rejected the customer's claim. updated 4/9 *tr | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 02/27/2010 | 75000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f150. the vehicle caught fire while it was parked in her driveway. everything under the hood including her radiator was burned and the paint on the hood started to melt. the windshield cracked and displayed stains from the smoke. the right windshield wiper was also burned. the driver stated that the vehicle had not been driven for over 15 hours. the contact tried to call ford but no one returned her call. the vehicle was destroyed. the failure mileage was 75,000. | |||
| 07/08/2002 | 66000 | 1 | 05/20/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f-150. while driving 60 mph with the cruise control activated, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle continued to move. the vehicle began to roll and landed in a ditch. he noticed flames coming from the hood and he exited the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames. the contact was injured. the fire and police departments arrived at the scene and filed a report. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current mileage was 67,000 and failure mileage was 66,000. | |||
| 02/07/2008 | 77000 | 1 | |
| Cruise control stopped working. cruise light on panel would light up and turn immediately off and cruise control would not come on. noticed smokey smell once or twice, but never really bad. went out to lunch and left truck it was fine came back later to the smell of smoke. drove 4 miles to dept. store smell got stronger. thought it would be ok with truck shut off, came back out to leave and smoke smell was greater than ever. open hood and touched around master cylinder and defective switch smoke began again but alot worse. unplugged switch from master cylinder and smoke stopped. *tr | |||
| 11/27/2007 | 0 | 10/11/2007 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f-150. the contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control switch and immediately scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. the dealer informed her that the parts would be available in december of 2007. the cruise control switch was disconnected at that time. she called back in december and the dealer stated that the parts would be unavailable until march of 2008. there had been no failure to date. the recall number was unknown. the current mileage was 81,000. | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 3 | ||
| Dt*: the contact stated that while driving with the cruise control, a burning odor filtered through the vehicle. the cruise control was switch off which caused the electrical components to malfunction. the vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic but the problem persisted. a recall was letter was received #05v388000 pertaining to the cruise control deactivation switch. the vehicle was taken to dealer where the harness was replaced and the contact was directed to call the manufacturer about the prior problems that may be related to the recall. the manufacture was called and determined that they would not repair damages caused by the recall component. | |||
| 01/03/2006 | 1 | ||
| Dt: the contact states there is nhtsa recall campaign 05v388000 the regarding the vehicle speed control deactivation switch. the parts needed to repair the vehicle is not available at the local dealership. the contact spoke to the manufacturer, who confirmed the parts were not available.*ak | |||