1994 FORD F-150 Electrical System Problems

TRUCK JUST WENT UP IN FLAMES ,NEXT TO MY HOUSE. STARTED ON DRIVERS SIDE AND BURNT FROM SEATS TO THE FRONT BUMPER BURNING THE WINDSHIELD DASH AND THE ENGINE. TOTAL LOOSE.THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING.

MY DAD NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM SHORTLY BEFORE HE DIED. ONCE I WAS GIVEN IT AS A GIFT BY HIM IN HIS LAST WILL, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ACTIVITY WITH THE LIGHT, "AND" NOW HAVE NO HORN AND THE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES FLASH ON AND OFF LIKE THEIR IS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAG CURRENTLY FUNCTIONS OR NOT!

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF. I WAS IN HARRYS ARMY AND NAVY STORE, 691 ROUTE 130 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ 08691 (609) 585-5450, WHEN I HEARD OVER THE INTERCOM THAT THERE WAS A GREEN F150 ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. I IMMEDIATELY WENT OUTSIDE AND SOMEONE FROM THE PLAZA WAS TRYING TO PUT OUT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP ALONG WITH THE POLICE AND EXTENGUISHED THE MOTOR UNDER THE HOOD COMPLETELY. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO PINE HILL, NJ WHICH COST 200.00 ON TOP OF LOSING MY TRUCK WITH IS MY FINANCIAL STABILITY DUE TO BEING A SELF CONTRACTOR. ALL OF THE HOSED, BELTS AND WIRING IS MELTED, HOWEVER, THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO UNDER THE HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICILE DUE TO THE HEAVY DAMAGE AND MY LIVELY HOOD. SOMEONE ADVISED ME THAT THERE ARE RECALLS REGARDING THE WIRING IN...

WHILE DRIVING OUR 1994 FORD F150 I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SMOKE BEGAN FILLING THE CAB THROUGH THE VENTS SO I RETURNED HOME AND TURNED OF THE ENGINE. 4 MINUTES LATER I RETURNED TO REMOVE THE CARSEATS AND NOTICED FIRE FALLING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WENT TO CALL 911 AND RETURNED 4 MINUTES LATER AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN ANOTHER 2 MINUTES THE WHOLE CAB WAS CONSUMED IN FLAMES AND BURNED UNTIL THE FIRETRUCKS CAME. TRUCK IS A LOSS AND MELTED TO MY DRIVEWAY. LUCKILY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME AND NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

WITH THE TRUCK BEING OFF, SMOKE WAS RISING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WIRES LEADING TO THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAD SHORTED, CAUSING THE WIRES AND WIRE CONNECTORS TO HEAT, SMOKE AND PARTIALLY MELT. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOW OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT BEING COMMANDED, THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK AND THE FLASHERS OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F150. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR OVER SEVEN HOURS, THE POLICE FOUND THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. TWO OTHER VEHICLES NEAR THE BURNING VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137,000. UPDATED 2/12/2008. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAD A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. UPDATED

ON 3/24/07, OUR 1994 F150 TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10:25PM. THE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS ALONG WITH PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. A RECALL WAS RECENTLY PERFORMED ON THE TRUCK. FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS NOTIFIED ME ON 4/19/07 THAT THE TRUCK WAS TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT PURSUE REPLACEMENT COST. CAN YOU REVIEW AND DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE? *TR

ON AUGUST 5TH, AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITHOUT KEYS IN IGNITION AND UNTOUCHED BY ANYONE, OUR 1994 FORD F150 TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES. IT WAS PARKED AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BUT THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NO ONE WAS INJURED; THE ONLY LOSS WAS THE TRUCK ITSELF.

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE RESIDENCE AND TWENTY MINUTE LATER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONSUMER'S PLACE OF BUSINESS FOR 2-3 WEEKS. A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND TOTALLY BURNED THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK *SC *JB

FORD F150 TRANSMISSION. *BF AT IDLE WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK HARD, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD GET REALLY HOT, THE HORN WENT OUT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE IDLER PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE ORIGINAL NYLON BUSHING HAD WORN OUT, THE WIPER SWITCH ONLY DISPLAYED TWO SPEEDS, THE WIPER WASHER STOPPED WORKING, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, THE DOME LIGHT HAD A SHORT AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD GONE BAD. *SC

WHILE BEING PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK *TC CONSUMER CONCERN ABOUT WHAT FORD COMPANY IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THE FIRE IN THESE VEHICLE. *BF

AT 2:00 A.M., ON AUGUST 3, 2004 MY 1994 F150 XLT EXTENDED CAB 4X4 STARTED ON FIRE. ALONG WITH IT I LOST MY GARAGE, A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE F150 IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND A 1995 CHEV LUMINA MINIVAN THAT WAS INSIDE THE GARAGE, PLUS NUMEROUS TOOLS, ANTIQUES, FURNITURE, TOYS, LIFE TIME MEMORABELIA ETC.. THERE WAS ONLY FIRE COVERAGE ON THE 1999 GRAND AM AND NOT ENOUGH INSURANCE TO COMPLETELY REBUILD THE GARAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY BROUGHT IN A FIRE SPECIALIST WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE DEFINITELY STARTED AT THE TRUCK, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 2 TO 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *JB

ELECTRICAL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL PAD CEASED TO FUNCTION, HORN DOES NOT WORK, CRUISE CONTROLS DO NOT WORK, AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. *NLM

THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE THEN FIVE MINUTES LATER BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *NLM