1995 FORD F-150 Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,860.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAD A SAFETY RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE REGARDING LEAKING FLUID. THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED TWO YEARS AGO, BUT WAS REPLACED AGAIN ON APRIL 16, 2007 FOR LEAKING FLUID THAT CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND FOUND FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LEAKING FLUID IS THE CAUSE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,094.

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

DROVE MY TRUCK TO WORK AND PARKED IT AROUND 8AM. AROUND 2-3 HOURS LATER SECRETARY NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND WENT OUTSIDE TO CHECK. MY TRUCK HAD BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE SHORTLY BEFORE IT REACHED THE FUEL TANK. ENTIRE CAB OF TRUCK DESTROYED; ALL THAT IS LEFT IS THE BED AND HITCH. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRUCK PARKED NEXT TO MINE INCURRED DAMAGE INCLUDING MELTED TIRES, PASSENGER WINDOW IMPLODED AND PAINT BADLY DAMAGED. POSSIBLE OTHER CARS SUFFERED PAINT DAMAGE AS WELL. FIRE OFFICIALS SAID THEY THOUGHT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTERS FROM FORD REGARDING RECALL. PICTURES TAKEN BY INSURANCE COMPANY OF VEHICLE DAMAGE AND DAMAGE DONE TO OTHER VEHICLE AS WELL. *NM

FORD HAS A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES FOR THE F150 TRUCKS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED YET I JUST FOUND THIS OUT WHEN LOOKING ON THE WEB TODAY FOR THE RECALLS ON THIS TYPE OF TRUCK. MINE CAUGHT ON FIRE THIS MORNING AND BURNT TO THE GROUND THE ONLY THING LEFT IS THE BED AND THE BACK TIRES. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V388000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V3888000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

CONSUMER HAD CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED DUE TO RECALL AFTER THE SERVICE HORN DID NOT WORK. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *TS RECALL CAMPAIGN# EA05005. THE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER LATER NOTICED THAT THE HORN WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. *SC

SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON THE FRONT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT FIRE. MINIMAL DAMAGE BUT LOTS OF SMOKE. IT WAS CAUGHT VERY EARLY. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL AND AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. THIS INCIDENT JUST OCCURRED AND I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD HELP THE INVESTIGATION OR NOT. *JB

DT: THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE AT 8:00 AM AND AT 2:30 PM THE 1995 FORD F150 HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED ON 7/28/05. THE FIRE SPREAD FROM THE ENGINE TO THE FIREWALL AND THEN TO THE CAB. THE FIRE ALSO CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE: BROKE SOME OF THE WINDOWS AND BURNED SOME OF THE BUSHES. THE BRICK HOUSE DID NOT BURN.*AK *MR

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY APPROX. 20-30 MINUTES WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. IT MELTED THE SIDING ON THE GARAGE. TRUCK WAS TOTALED AND THERE WAS APPROX. $4000.00 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND DRIVEWAY. FORD WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT RECALLS ON THIS TRUCK AND THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES. SINCE THEN A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM FORD FOR THIS TRUCK. *NM

DT: TRUCK BURNED AFTER SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR NINE HOURS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE DEALER WOULD NOT TALK TO THE CONSUMER ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO OFFER ANY HELP TO THE CONSUMER BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THEY DID ALL THEY COULD DO SINCE THERE WAS NO FIRE INSURANCE COVERAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *MR *JB

DT: THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE THIS MORNING WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THE FIRE CAME FROM THE ENGINE ONLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE'S OWNER HAD JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT FORD FIRES RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.*AK *NM

ON SATURDAY AUGUST 26, 2005 THIS 1995 FORD F150 WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. ON THE WAY TO THE BUSINESS I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH FAILED TO WORK. I WAS IN THE BUSINESS FOR 1 1/2 HOURS AND RETURNED TO THE TRUCK. WHEN I GOT INTO THE TRUCK I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO START THE TRUCK AND IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT. I THEN TRIED TO OPEN THE HOOD WHICH FAILED TO RELEASE. I LOOKED THROUGH THE SPACE BETWEEN THE HOOD AND FENDER AND NOTICED FLAMES. I IMMEDIATELY HAD SOMEONE CALL 911. THE TROY FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP IN APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES AND AFTER PRYING THE HOOD OPEN EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND RECOMMENDED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TO PREVENT FURTHER FIRE WHICH WAS DONE....

DURING LABOR DAY SEPT 2004, MY WIFE AND I WERE VACTIONING IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN. WE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A SHORT ERRAND AND WAS SITTING AT OUR PICNIC TABLE, OUR TRUCK WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, MY WIFE NOTICED SMOKE BOILING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I REMOVED THE WIRED RUNNING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND IT STOPPED THE SWITCH FROM SMOKING. THE UNIT WAS MELTED BEYOND REPAIR AND RENDERED THE TRUCK UNABLE TO BE MOVED FROM THE PARKED POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK GOING AGAIN BUT IT HAS NOT RUN CORRECTLY SINCE. HAD WE NOT BEEN SITTING RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THE TRUCK IT WOULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. DOES FORD HAVE ANY INTENTIONS OF RECALLING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE WATCHED A FEW NEWS REPORTS ON IT AND SEE THAT IT IS NOT A FLUKE OR ISOLATED INCIDENT.

DT: THE CALLER SAID VEHICLE THAT VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE CALLER HAS NOT HAD ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *NM

I PARKED AND SECURED MY 1995 FORD F-150 AND WENT TO WORK. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE SECURITY AND FIRE DEPARTMENT OF MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT RESPONDED QUICKLY (FIFTEEN MINUTES OR LESS) AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THEY BROKE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN ACCESS BUT THE HOOD LATCH CABLE HAD ALREADY BEEN DISABLED BY THE FIRE SO ACCESS WAS GAINED BY PRYING OPEN THE HOOD. EVERYTHING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS RUINED. THE FIREMAN AT THE SCENE POINTED OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. MY INSURANCE AGENT (USAA) HAS NOT AS OF YET GOTTEN BACK WITH ME AS TO THE ESTIMATED EXTENT OF THE DAMAGES BUT CONSIDERING THE EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL AND OTHER DAMAGE IT IS MY PREDICTION THAT THE TRUCK WILL BE CONSIDERED AS...

DT: CALLER SAID HE HAS A VEHICLE THAT MAY CATCH ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. CALLER SAYS THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS IN OTHER VEHICLES. RECALL # 05V017000. CALLER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SWITCH ON HIS TRUCK. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. *NM

DT: CONSUMER HAD A 1995 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW CAB THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE ON 7-6-05. THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP. SHE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2005. SHE HAS NOT TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP . THE TRUCK HAD 140, 000 MILES ON IT AND IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE.*AK

DT: VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. HE BURNED HIS HAND IN THE PROCESS. THE CONSUMER STILL HAS THE VEHICLE AND PICTURES OF IT. THE CONSUMER ONLY HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS PAID OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED IT WAS ELECTRICAL WIRING, IT MELTED EVERYTHING, IT WAS MOSTLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE AND NEVER DID. WHEN FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THEY FIXED THE CRUISE CONTROL THEN TWO DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE, THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. *AK *NM

CONSUMER STATED HIS 1995 FORD F-150 TRUCK WAS TOTALLY TURNED OFF WHEN WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING FORM THE FENDER WELL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS HAPPENED OVER ONE YEAR AGO. THE GARAGE OWNER DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TERMINAL AND THE FIRE WENT OUT. HE SAYS THE SENSOR FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE WIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE; LIKE ROADSIDE FLARE; THROWING OFF OF WHITE SMOKE; IT BURNED THE SIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. IT MELTED THE CONNECTOR THAT PLUGS INTO THE SENSOR, AND IT MELTED THE TOP OF THE SENSOR. THE DEALER SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS PROBABLY NOT COVERED. THE CONSUMER SAYS ANYONE IS WELCOME TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE IF NEEDED TO HELP DETERMINE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS. *NM

DT: CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BURNT UP AND MELTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, DESTROYING THE SWITCH, AND MELTING THE WIRING COMING FROM THE SWITCH AND GOING TO THE SWITCH. *AK

MY TRUCK THAT HAD BEEN JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE. WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A RODENT KNAWING ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRES, SO WE NEVER CONTACTED ANYONE. BUT LATELY WE HAVE BEEN SEEING HOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE, BUT FORD HAS RECALLED THEIR TRUCK.

I PARKED MY 1995 FORD F150 PICKUP AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, MY DAUGHTER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED A FIRE CONSUMING AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR MOUNTED TO THE FRONT OF MY MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. I PUT THE FIRE OUT AND WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT REMOVING THE FUSE WHICH CONTROLLED POWER TO THE ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS SOMETHING REPORTED ON A NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE AS CAUSING HOUSE FIRES AND OTHER PROBLEMS.

DT: CONTACT STATES 1995, FORD, F150, CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, AND THE FIRE MARSHAL STATED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL THAT HAS BEEN CAUSING FIRES IS DOING THE SAME THING TO MY 1995 F-150. I WAS HAVING THE SENSOR REPLACED WHEN THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SMOKED AND BURNED UP. IT HAD BRAKE FLUID IN IT JUST LIKE THE SENSOR DID. IT BLEW A FUSE AND ALSO SMOKED FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ALSO NEAR THE INTAKE. THE SENSOR THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED, BRAKE FLUID WAS INSDE IT AND CAUSE THE CONNECTOR THAT LEADS TO THE FUSE BOX TO CATCH ON FIRE, WE WERE REPLACING THAT WHEN THE CONNECTOR FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT SMOKED, BUT DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. THE SENSOR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 05-27-05.

DT: CONSUMER STATES HER THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH SHORTED OUT , AND CAUSED THE WIRES TO MELT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER STATED IT WAS INSIDE THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON 2000 FORD F150'S, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS A 1995 MODEL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2000 MODELS. *TT *NM

OWNER WAS SITTING INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. WHILE PARKED THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD. CRUISE CONTROL WAS HOOKED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SOME PLASTIC PARTS MELTED ALONG WITH THE TOP WHICH CONTAINED THE FIRE. FLAME BEGAN SHOOTING UPWARD. OWNER PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO E-MAIL PICTURE TO NHTSA/ODI.*AK *SB CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE WITH THE TRUCK LOCKING.*SB

TRIED TO USE CRUISE CONTROLIT DID NOT WORK WITHIN AN HOUR THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. *AK

1995 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE.*MR THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE THREE YEARS AGO. THE CONSUMER READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT 1995-1999 FORD F150 WHICH HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO FAULTY SWITCHES. *NM

COMPLAINT REGARDING THE RECALL OF CRUISE CONTROL RELEASE SWITCHES ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR VARIOUS 2000-2004 FORD MODEL VEHICLES.*MR DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS LOW AND THE CRUISE CONTROL RELEASE SWITCH WAS COVERED WITH FLUID. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. *NM

THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BURN. ALSO, IT BURNED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED RIGHT NEXT TO IT. A NEIGHBOR CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK *BF THE DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER GIVEN WAS THE CONSUMERS MOTHER'S. *SC *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW WIRES MELTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED THE MELTING OF THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNED COMPLETELY FROM THE ENGINE TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE THAT LATER MODEL FORD 150'S WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED. *SC

THE CONSUMER'S 1995 FORD F150 WAS PARKED FOR 3-4 HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *NM THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS ON FIRE. THE SPEED CONTROL DID NOT WORK ALONG WITH THE ABS. *SC THE FIRE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.

VEHICLE HAD SAT FOR A WEEK, AND AT 5:00 PM STARTED AND IDLED FOR 5 MINUTES. AT 10:30 WENT TO BED. AT 1:30 AM WIFE SAW FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PRIOR TO THE FIRE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. USED CRUISE CONTROL OCCASIONAL. WAS WORKING THE LAST TIME IT WAS USED ABOUT 8 DAYS BEFORE FIRE. TRAILER TOWING PACKAGE WAS THE ONLY AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. THE TRAILER PACKAGE WAS ADDED AROUND 1 YEAR BEFORE THE FIRE. THE FIRE DID NOT SPREAD TO THE HOUSE. HAS 35 MM PHOTOS OF VEHICLE. WILL SEND VIA MAIL TO BRUCE YORK. WAS INSURED LIABILITY ONLY.*AK *TC

THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE AT WORK WHEN SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT AROUND THE HOOD. I RAISED THE HOOD TO FIND THE SPEED DE-ACTIVATION SWITCH ON FIRE.I PUT OUT THE FIRE. AND PURCHASED A NEW SWITCH FROM 32 FORD IN BATAVIA OHIO, AND INSTALLED IT.32 FORD ADVISED ME TO CALL FORD AND MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE OLDER TRUCKS , WHICH I DID TO NO AVAIL,AS THEY JUST PASSED ME BACK AND FORTH , AND NO ONE WOULD LISTEN TO WHAT I HAD TO SAY. ALL I WANT IS TO WARN THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN THE OLDER MODEL TRUCKS. THEY HAVE FIRE HAZARD. WE WERE JUST LUCKY THAT WE WERE AT WORK WHEN IT HAPPENED OR IT WOULD HAVE BURNED OUR CO. HIGHWAY GARAGE DOWN. THANK YOU NEIL MORRISON GARAGE SUPERINTENDENT ADAMS CO. HIGHWAY DEPT.*AK

CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING. CONSUMER LIFTED THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED A FIRE. CONSUMER NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECT SENSOR MELTED. CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT. LATER CONSUMER REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DISCONNECTED THE SENSOR HIMSELF.*AK *SB

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE A FIRE STARTED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, AND THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILED. FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS OPENED AND UNGROUNDED. THE SEAL WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE WIRING CONNECTOR. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. *AK

THE SPEED CONTROL FUNCTION HAD COME ON WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. THE CONSUMER REPLACED MODULES F4TA-9C734-EP AND 5065F4TF9C735DC. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SC

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.