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 | 07V347000 | |
| 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 | 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 | |||
| 06/08/2012 | 127750 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. the contact parked the vehicle and approximately six hours later the vehicle was engulfed in flames. the vehicle was unoccupied when the failure occurred. a second vehicle was parked beside the burning vehicle and sustained moderate damages as a result of the fire. there were no personal injuries. a fire report was filed. the vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a savage facility. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) in which the consequence was a fire. the contact was uncertain whether the vin was included. the contact planned to notify the manufacturer regarding the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 127,750. | |||
| 06/08/2012 | 127750 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. the contact parked the vehicle and approximately six hours later the vehicle was engulfed in flames. the vehicle was unoccupied when the failure occurred. a second vehicle was parked beside the burning vehicle and sustained moderate damages as a result of the fire. there were no personal injuries. a fire report was filed. the vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a savage facility. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) in which the consequence was a fire. the contact was uncertain whether the vin was included. the contact planned to notify the manufacturer regarding the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 127,750. kmj | |||
| 06/08/2012 | 127750 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. the contact parked the vehicle and approximately six hours later, the vehicle engulfed into massive flames. the vehicle was unoccupied when the failure occurred. another vehicle which was parked beside the burning vehicle sustained moderate damages as a result to the flames. there were no personal injuries. a fire report was filed. the vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a savage facility. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) in which the consequence was a fire. the contact was uncertain whether the vin was included. the contact planned to notify the manufacturer regarding the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 127,750. js | |||
| 02/17/2009 | 120000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the engine rpms would increase excessively in colder weather. when the failure would occur, the vehicle would abnormally accelerate while in park. the failure recurred fives times. the contact had to shift into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 158,000. kmj | |||
| 02/17/2009 | 120000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that when it is really cold outside the engine revs up very high. this failure has happened four to fives times. when this happened the vehicle would accelerate on its own once the vehicle was placed in park. the contact had to place the vehicle in neutral in order to stop the vehicle. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 158,000.rl | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2001 ford f150. attorney writes on behalf of client regarding vehicle fire *tgw an expert examined the vehicle and determined the cause of the fire was the factory-installed speed control deactivation switch. a recall was issued regarding the same problem targeting the control switches. however, the consumer was never notified. *jb | |||
| 10/24/2011 | 101000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. while parked, the vehicle became engulfed in flames. the contact was able to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. the contact noticed the fire had originated from the cruise control system. the fire department reported to the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. the dealer was waiting for the manufacturer and the insurance company to communicate in order to inspect the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 101,000. | |||
| 10/24/2011 | 101000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. while parked, the vehicle became engulfed in flames. the contact was able to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. the contact noticed the fire had originated from the cruise control system. the fire department reported to the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. the dealer was waiting for the manufacturer and the insurance company to communicate in order to inspect the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 101,000. kmj | |||
| 09/10/2011 | |||
| My f150 ford was parked for over a week when it all the sudden caught fire under the hood. i arrived to find the fire department putting out the fire. the fire was on the driverside engine compartment. after looking at the truck the fire department suggested checking to see if there was a recall on something. i found the cruise control recall. | |||
| 09/02/2011 | |||
| For a long time we had issues with the brakes even after getting new ones,about 3 wks before the fire my cruise stopped working.on the day before the fire i rolled my front windows down after i went back to work,an when i got off work my windows would not roll up,an i could not get the gear out of park,so i turned the engine off ,an just turned the key on,an got it to go into netural so i could start it an get it into drive.the next morning i took it to the shop to see about the windows,an before it could be checked ,about 3:00 in the afternoon the engine off,the shop owner came out an the truck engine was fully ingulfed.we did'nt know untill after the fire that there had been a recall on the speed control system that could result in a engine fire.we never received a recall notice. | |||
| 07/30/2011 | 167257 | ||
| Lost power steering assist while driving. hose corroded through and lost all hydraulic fluid. | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the driver was driving at an unknown speed when the accelerator pedal became stuck in a partially depressed position. the vehicle began to surge forward until shifted into neutral and stopped. the contact examined the vehicle and noticed that the plastic cover used to protect the throttle was jammed, causing the failure. the plastic cover was removed and the failure did not recur. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed. the failure mileage was 70,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 05/13/2001 | 115000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. nhtsa recall campaign id number: 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) was repaired in november of 2005, but the contact stated the vehicle caught fire because of the vehicle speed control deactivation switch. the fire department came and put the vehicle out. the fire department stated the point of origin came from the engine. the vehicle remained at the contacts home waiting to be fully inspected. the failure and current mileage was 115,000. | |||
| 05/13/2001 | 115000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact had nhtsa recall campaign id number: 05v388000(vehicle speed control) repaired in november of 2005, but the contact feels the vehicle caught fire because of the vehicle speed control deactivation switch, which was under the recall. the fire department came and put the vehicle out. the fire department stated the point of origin came from the engine. the vehicle was still at the contacts home, but under locked down waiting to be fully inspected. the failure mileage and current mileages were 115,000. rl | |||
| 05/13/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle had been parked and idle for five hours before he noticed smoke emitting from the cruise control area. the vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and provided a case number but offered no further assistance. the failure and current mileage was 110,000. | |||
| 02/24/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. the contact stated while the vehicle was parked the engine caught on fire. the fire initiated at the engine master cylinder area. the manufacturer took a report 0538200551 and will have an engineer examine the vehicle. the vehicle has not been repaired. the fire department was not present. the failure and the current mileage were 120,000. li | |||
| 11/15/2010 | 135000 | ||
| My first ford f150 had a engine fire as a result of the faulty brake fluid switch. i was told this truck was not part of the recall and didn't have this problem by ford customer service when i called to report it. since then the recall was expanded. my current ford f150 has a leaky brake fluid switch and my cruise control doesn't work. this switch is the one that was put on by ford after i brought it in for the recall. ford said this is not an additional recall. i am concerned that this will result in another fire and then unfortunately be recalled later. there are numerous articles online about brake fluid leaks continuing to cause fires in ford vehicles. please help me resolve this simple problem now before it becomes a large problem. p.s. i choose fireball in equipment because i didn't see ford listed as the manufacturer. | |||
| 06/25/2010 | |||
| When accelerating at higher freeway speeds, the accelerator sticks and does not disengage. only after kicking or perfectly knocking it with your foot will it disengage. this occurs both with and without the cruise control on. | |||
| 04/02/2010 | 104500 | ||
| I drive a 2001 ford f150 ext. cab 4x4, 5.4 triton motor.throttle has stuck wide open on 2 differant ocasions when passing a car, on 11/27/09 throttle stuck once & 4/2/10 throttle stuck twice. turned off cruise control no effect. mashing on brakes as hard as i can doesn't even slow it down until i turn ignition off & put it in nuetral & start slaming the gas pedal until it releases. in the meantime my girlfriends freakin out until i finally get all under control. thought it was cruise control but it stuck when cruise control was off. don't no who to contact. thanks, rw | |||
| 10/07/2009 | 299500 | 1 | |
| On october 7th my ford f-150 started on fire and burned under the hood. i had taken my truck from one side of town to the other about 12 miles. i parked and started to unload some tools out of it and went inside. after about 5 minutes the man i was talking to said what is going on with your truck it is smoking. i ran out to the truck and smoke was billowing out of the hood up the windshield and sides. i pop the hood and flames shot out about 4 foot up from the engine compartment. i was able to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher and a bucket of water from nearby, just plain luck. i had contacted the fire department as the fire was burning and they came out to make sure everything was alright. the tow truck driver came the next day and said this looks like a ford fire so that brings me here. i need to start a complaint and find out where i find a person to investigate the cause of this fire. *tr | |||
| 07/10/2009 | 115000 | 1 | |
| On 7/10/09 (friday) my ford 2001 f150 supercrew was parked at my residents around 7:30pm. about 30 mins. after the vehicle was turned off, smoke began to come out of the hood, drivers side. it smoked for about 5-10 mins. i lift the hood and saw the wires and connection plug to the speed control deactivation switch was still smoldlering. after it cold down i disconnected the plug from the switch (the total damage at this time seems to be the faulty speed control deactivation switch, the switch connection plug and some wires leading up to the plug). on 7/13/09(monday)i had the vehicle towed to my local mechanic to inspect and repair the damage.i also placed a claim with my insurance co..along with calling the nears ford dealer(about 50 miles away) and got a will call you back answer, also they were suppose to have disconnected the switch three years prior when i had the vehicle in to them for routine maintenance ( i was sent a notice of recall from ford motor corp. along with the dealers computer flagging it too for this problem), i also called ford's 800 customer service hotline and filed a report with them (they said i did not have to take the vehicle to the dealer since i had already filed a insurance claim and had it already towed to a repair shop. as of 5:00 pm pst, on 7/13/09 i am waiting for my insurance agent to look at the vehicle and authorize repair. i am having the repair shop save the old parts. *tr | |||
| 05/16/2009 | 199790 | 1 | |
| 2001 ford f150 caught on fire outside my house yesterday. it had been parked for about 45 mins. to an hour. it looks like most of the heat damage is on the drivers side part of the vehicle. the fire department finally came and put out the fire. damage was contained to the engine and the outside of the vehicle that was submitted to the higher temperatures. the inside has a strong smell of burnt plastic. *tr | |||
| 05/14/2009 | 204198 | 1 | |
| Just got home and parked my truck. i left 15 minutes later in my other vehicle. while i was gone (approx. 20 minutes later) my truck caught on fire. looks like the cruise control switch on the brake master cylinder, which is a ford recall. my neighbors put out the fire. this is the first action i have taken. *tr | |||
| 03/11/2009 | 197000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the vehicle caught fire while parked outside the contact's place of work. the fire department was notified, but did not state what caused the fire. the fire burned the motor, created a hole through the hood of the vehicle, and scorched the entire dashboard. the windshield glass burst into pieces and the vehicle was towed to his residence. the ford dealer filed a case and followed-up with the contact within 15 business days and informed him that someone would diagnose the vehicle. the contact was also informed that there was a recall for the cruise control. the vin and nhtsa campaign id number were unknown. the failure and current mileages were 197,000. updated 04/17/09. *lj updated 04/20/09.*jb | |||
| 03/07/2009 | 90000 | 1 | |
| On sat march 7, 2009 t aprox 12:30 am my 2001 ford f-150 pick up burst into flames while parked in my driveway. it had been parked for about 3 hours prior to the fire. the fire caught my home on fire. myself and my 8 year old son as well as our 4 dogs were in the house sleeping. luckily i heard an explosion and woke up and got my son and pets out of the house safely. the house was severely damaged and will have to be rebuilt. the truck wa totally burned up. i have since found out that there was a problem with the cruise control switch causing fires. unfortunately i never received a recall notice. *tr | |||
| 12/26/2008 | 198000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. while the vehicle was parked in a parking lot, smoke appeared from the front end of the vehicle. flames appeared underneath the hood. the building security extinguished the fire. the fire department was not called to the scene. the failure occurred without warning or injuries. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for inspection. the failure was related to the cruise control switch. the vehicle has not been repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 198,000. | |||
| 12/05/2008 | 85000 | 1 | |
| Throttle sticks after steady driving in cold/snow because of ford's poor design, they even state it in ford article no. 01-21-5. has happened may times to me. i just finally got an answer to the problem. the fix is over 500.00, and i don't have the money. it is their poor design, this just does not seem fair. i have had several close calls due to this problem, there really should be a recall on this. *tr | |||
| 08/07/2008 | 99000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle caught fire due to a defective cruise control. a police report was filed. she never received a recall notice from the manufacturer. the current and failure mileages were 99,000. updated 10/28/08 *bf | |||
| 07/18/2008 | 140000 | ||
| Cruise control switch started fire and destroyed my 2001 ford supercrew f-150 truck. truck was sitting in drive way unattended. *tr | |||
| 05/26/2008 | 100000 | 1 | |
| On the evening of 5-26-08 my son returned from work @ 11:00 pm. at 11:28 pm my neighbor was banging on my door yelling fire. when i went outside i could see that my 2001 ford f150 truck engine compartment was fully engulfed in flames. i ran outside and started putting out the fire while my neighbors daughter called 911. the fire dept. came out and extinguished the fire. the following week i contacted ford consumer line and was informed by a lady named melanie that ford did not have me listed as the owner of the truck and that she would forward my info to the claims dept. the next week i received a letter stating that because ford had sent me 5 recall letters that they did not feel responsible for anything. the problem i have is that i never received any recall letters and how could they send me them if i did not show up on their records as being the registered owner. *tr | |||
| 04/20/2008 | 62000 | 1 | |
| 2001 f150 caught fire under hood while sitting in driveway. completely destroyed. 8 days later i received a safety recall notice in the mail. had very few payments left. i had around 18,000.00 invested in the vehicle. this makes me sick. *tr | |||
| 07/27/2007 | 1 | ||
| 2001 ford f150 caught fire under the hood. consumer states that she never received a recall for the speed control switch. consumer would like the truck to be replaced. she states that the insurance is being of no assistance. *kb | |||
| 11/01/2007 | 100900 | 1 | |
| The vehicle was parked. at 4am, the truck was discovered in flames from the engine compartment. the entire engine compartment, tires, front body, windshield - was completely destroyed. the police and fire department respond. have reports. *tr | |||
| 10/09/2007 | 130000 | 1 | 05/09/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the vehicle caught fire while parked in the drive way. the dealer confirmed that the cause was due to the vehicle speed control and towed the vehicle. the dealer also stated that they do not have any records that the vehicle was purchased at their location. the vehicle was destroyed. ford manufacturer stated that they mailed a recall notice to the owner; however, the contact verified that the address on file was incorrect. a police report is available. the manufacture stated they will not repair or give her assistance with this vehicle. the current and failure mileage was 130,000. | |||
| 08/28/2007 | 121000 | 1 | 10/15/2000 |
| My 2001 ford f-150 supercrew caught fire spontaneously after sitting parked for several hours. *jb | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 1 | 02/01/2005 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. while driving 55 mph a clunking noise was heard underneath the hood. when the contact pulled the vehicle over to investigate flames began to rise from under the hood. the mechanic stated that the cause of the fire was due to the speed control harness. the vehicle was destroyed , and the manufacturer stated that they would reimburse the contact for the damage. the contact has not heard from the manufacturer since. *ak | |||
| 02/24/2007 | 160000 | 1 | 11/16/2004 |
| Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2001 ford f150. the contact was traveling at 60 mph when he started to smell smoke. the contact looked out of the rearview mirror and saw sparks hitting the road. the contact pulled the vehicle over. looked under the vehicle and saw flames. he then left the vehicle. the vehicle became engulfed in flames and was destroyed. the fire department extinguished the fire and determined the cause of the fire as electrical. the contact was unsure whether a police or fire report was filed. the vehicle was towed away. the failure mileage is approximately 160,000. there were no injuries.*ak ford claimed the recall had been fixed. updated 03/19/07. *jb | |||
| 02/24/2007 | 1 | 11/16/2004 | |
| I was driving from santa barbara to lompoc along highway 1 around 6:30 p.m. when i first smelled smoke thinking there was a brush fire, but quickly it started to smell like electrical burning. looking around the truck for the smell while driving i looked out the side mirror to make sure no one was behind me, only to see sparks or small embers flying from my truck onto the highway. pulling over to the side i jumped out of the truck and pulled my tool box away from the bed to see if something in the back bed was on fire. i could only see flames underneath between the bed and the cab. fearing explosion i ran to call 911 from my cell phone. within minutes my truck was engulfed in flames. nothing left but a big pile of metal. tools, and golf clubs, gone. *jb | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 51000 | 1 | 02/01/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated there is a recall, nhtsa campaign # 05v388000, on the vehicle regarding the vehicle speed control. the parts needed to repair the vehicle are not available at the local dealership. the contact spoke to the manufacturer who has confirmed the parts are not available. although a interim repair has been performed by the dealer, the part have not been replaced due to the unavailibility of parts. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 10/01/2008 | 98000 | 1 | |
| Gas pedal sticks on 2001 ford f150 truck. *tr | |||
| 12/01/2007 | 60000 | 1 | 06/01/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. while driving approximately 10 mph in a parking garage, the contact struck a light post. the accelerator pedal became stuck and the vehicle sped across the parking lot and struck another post. he attempted to apply pressure to the brakes, but the vehicle would not stop. the vehicle was severely damaged. the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the manufacturer did not provide any assistance. the failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 70,000. | |||
| 02/21/2006 | 77128 | 1 | 09/23/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated prior to having the recall work performed, the accelerator pedal stuck. the recall for the cruise control was performed, but the problem with the accelerator pedal remained. this happened at any speed, without the cruise control activated. the vehicle has not been to a mechanic, but the contact determined the throttle cable is sticking. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 06/02/2008 | 177000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. on june 2, 2008, after being driven for nine hours, the vehicle caught fire while parked in the contact's driveway. he never received a recall notice and no preventive repairs were made in the event of a fire. prior to the fire, the cruise control had stopped working. the current mileage was 180,000 and failure mileage was 177,000. | |||
| 03/31/2008 | 127000 | 1 | 03/28/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that his vehicle caught fire under the hood on the driver side. a police report was filed. on march 31, 2008, the contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control, which suggested he schedule an appointment to have the recall work performed. the recall number was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 127,000. | |||
| 03/21/2008 | 193000 | 1 | 10/02/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owned a 2001 ford f150. the contact stated that his caught fire while parked in his driveway. the fire destroyed the vehicle. there were no injuries, deaths or police report. the contact received a recall notice for vehicle speed control on march 22, 2008. the current and failure mileages were 193,000. | |||
| 01/22/2006 | 1 | ||
| A 2001 ford with a defective speed deactivation control device burned to the ground. my chevrolet truck was parked next to the ford, therefore also burned to a total loss. *tr | |||
| 08/05/2007 | 90000 | 1 | 09/16/2000 |
| My 2001 ford f-150 caught on fire around 2:30 a.m. on august 5,2007 it was parked in my drive way and it had not been moved that entire day . we had the police come and make a report along with the firefighters and they told us that the cause had been the deactivation switch of the cruise control that made the truck get on fire. we have those reports so we contacted our insurance they told us that even though we had full coverage the insurance did not cover the damage that was caused. so they recommended us to talk to ford to see what they could do for us. but when we contacted them they took our information. they requested pictures and the reports that had been made we faxed them to carmen from the ford consumer affairs department. but we never received anything back from them that is when we sent them a letter notifying them how disappointed we where. the next day carmen contacted my daughter elisa rodriguez and told her that they still hadn't been able to do anything for us but that she would let us know. as the days passed we would not receive anything from ford so we would call them over and over again but now they not only didn't give us information but they would not return our calls we left various messages. but there was no answer . until one day my daughter called and carmen finally answered and told us that they could not do anything for us because the vehicle had been to badly burned in order to see what had caused it to get on fire. but ford never sent anyone to make investigations or a report they just didn't even try to help us in anything they just assumed everything they said . *tr | |||
| 04/01/2007 | 34500 | 2 | 01/01/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. while driving 73 mph with the cruise control engaged, the accelerator pedal extended to the floorboard when the resume button was pressed. as of september 10, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. the failure mileage was 34,500 and current mileage was 36,500. | |||
| 05/12/2007 | 100052 | 1 | 04/15/2001 |
| May 12th 2006 my 2001 ford f-150 caught fire in my mother's garage and burned the truck totally up and the fire resulted in my mother's house being a total loss. *tr | |||
| 09/25/2006 | 152000 | 1 | 04/07/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked for six hours in the driveway next to a residence, it became engulfed in flames. the fire originated from under the hood. the fire department was called and extinguished the fire. an additional vehicle parked next to the truck and part of the contact's house was also damaged from the fire. there were no problems with the vehicle prior to the incident. the manufacturer was contacted and verified the vehicle was included in the recall. the contact stated a recall notice was never received. updated 10/17/2006 - *nm | |||
| 08/23/2006 | 1 | ||
| Ford f150 caught fire and burned while sitting in parking lot due to recall of cruise control - outcome pending. *nm | |||
| 07/03/2006 | 1 | ||
| On 7-1-06 a customer had her f150 towed to my repair facility. at that time i had the 2001 f150 pushed in to secure the truck for the holiday weekend. on 7-3-06 i got a call informing me that my shop was on fire. the fire chief in his report pointed his finger at the ford. since then i have 2 point of origin fire investigators look at the truck they also pointed the finger at ford. a ford rep. came out and took a few pics. and said | |||
| 07/17/2006 | 89000 | 0 | 09/16/2003 |
| On july 17 2006 i arrived at work and parked my 2001 ford f150 pu near the country club where i work. i went inside and was in the club for approx 10 min when a fellow employee came running inside and said my pu was on fire. i immediately called the fire dept. while some of the other employees tried helping me put the fire out. i had no type of warning that something like this would happen. i had no problems with my pu until this moment. my pu was totaled and now i have nothing.this situation could have been alot worse if i would not have had fellow employees there to help me out. the club could have caught a fire or someone could have been really hurt. | |||
| 07/03/2006 | 120000 | 1 | 11/13/2004 |
| 1 month ago my 2001 f150 would not crank. i checked the fuse and the #6 fuse (5 amp) had blown. i replaced it with a new 5 amp fuse and it blew again. i called our roadside assistance and asked that the truck be towed as we wanted to know why it was blowing the fuse each time we replaced it. the repair shop had the truck for 2 days and could not duplicate the problem about 10 days later it blew a fuse again. this time it was the #15 fuse(still a 5 amp fuse) and this time the truck would crank but would not go out of park. called a tow truck again and had it taken to a different repair shop that night. i spoke with the repair shop owner on sat july 1 and told him it was a secondary vehicle and as this was a holiday weekend not to rush. just when they opened back up after the holiday if he could get it fixed then. on the morning of july 4th 2006 we were called around 10:30 am by the repair shop owner, who was also a tenant in this building, that our truck had caught on fire during the night and was a total loss. he asked that we come right over. we called our insurance on the way as we luckily still had full coverage even though our truck was paid for. the auto repair shop had all the bay doors cut open by the fire department during the night(july 3rd) and there were several other cars in the building that were damaged also. at least one of which was a total loss also. the building had water and smoke damage even in its restroom. the repair shop has not been able to open all week and who knows how large his deductible, etc is. i have since found out my ford 2003 excursion has a fire recall on it. i am terrified to have my children in it or have it near my home or someone else's as i don't want to be responsible if it happens again. i have also found out that in my neighborhood of 26 houses. the man 4 doors down had his f150 burn down in his driveway during the night. it happened the month prior to us moving here. *jb | |||
| 05/21/2006 | 99000 | 1 | 08/18/2001 |
| I am having a hard time getting ford to replace a defective, and recalled part. who do i contact? *nm | |||
| 03/13/2006 | 1 | 11/17/2004 | |
| Woke up in the morning to truck on fire..called the fire department right away as vehicle was parked close to home they were able to put it out...thankfully only damage outside of vehicle was to the pavers on driveway..did call ford company and my name was not even listed as owner of vehicle...old owner was...probably why i never received the recall notice. *nm | |||
| 11/14/2005 | 1 | 05/15/2003 | |
| Recall of ford f150 pickup for underhood cruise control defect. the last communication said the repair would be made by feb 15, 2006. this was the third date set. the dealer disconnected my cruise control at the manufacturers request last fall. i have had no communication from them since. *jb | |||
| 02/15/2006 | 60000 | 6 | 05/01/2004 |
| 2001 ford f150 super crew cruise control issues when using the cruise control at highway speeds (50-65 mph), if you encounter an incline sufficient for the transmission to downshift the cruise control begins to accelerate in a runaway mode. it will not shutoff. during one of these events i allowed the vehicle to continue accelerating to determine if the cruise would eventually shut down. it did not and i reached a speed of over 90 mph. whereas there was a recall on this vehicle for fires related to the cruise control i waited until those parts were available before mentioning this to my ford dealer. the dealer insisted that the recall would not fix this problem. that is, the sudden acceleration was unrelated to the recall. on 2/16/06 i took my vehicle to the dealer for the sudden acceleration complaint. he test drove the vehicle and was not able to duplicate the problem so his contention was that if he cannot duplicate it, it does not exist. nothing could be further from the truth. this is a dangerous situation!*jb | |||
| 12/14/2005 | 1 | 08/22/2000 | |
| Preliminary data.. ford f150 2001 supercrew was left unattended while shopping. upon return i noted a puddle of fluid that was not present earlier under the vehicle. upon leaning down on the drivers side front to inspect for the source of the leak small flames were noted in the engine compartment. upon opening the hood for further inspection it was noted that the rear driver side of the engine compartment was on fire (appearing to me and other observers to be electrical in nature) with the brake fluid reservoir completed melted. the flames first observed were forced by the molten plastic dripping down into the engine compartment. the fire department was notified but thanks to some employees of the shop and the availability there of an approved extinguisher, the fire was terminated before the arrival of the fire department some 7 minutes later. comments were made by others and later by internet research that the damage has all of the appearances of being forced by the speed control deactivation switch issue. the vehicle is currently under evaluation by a ford dealership and my insurance company. fortunately the vehicle was unoccupied at the time and was in the middle of a strip center parking lot with no vehicles around it should the fire had time to develop further. earlier or later, it could have easily consumed my home.*jb | |||