2000 FORD F-150 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

The contact owned a 2000 Ford F-150. The contact stated that her son had parked the vehicle in the residence driveway and had turned off the ignition. The son had exited the vehicle and saw that a fireball had erupted from under the hood. The contact stated that she had reviewed the explosion on her home security camera. The contact stated that the fire department was called and extinguished the flames with water. A fire department report was not filed however it was commented that the origin was most likely an electrical fire. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to an impound lot and was declared a total loss by her insurance company. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Safety Hotline. The contact was aware of an open recall for the vehicle, NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V017000 (Vehicle Speed Control), which...

FIRST I PURCHASED THE FORD F-150 2000 YEAR MODEL FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP ON OCT 28, 2019. IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS PROBLEMS KEEPING IT RUNNING. THEY PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT 2 DAYS LATER THEN WHILE REACHING 50 MPH MY TONS WOULD DROP AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE I HAD JUST PUT 51 DOLLARS IN THE TANK, THEN I PUSHED THE GAS TO THE FLOOR MY ROOMS WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO 3 THEN I WOULD HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS AND IT SEEMED TO DO A HARD SWITCH IN GEAR. AS THIS CONTINUED THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHOOK TILL I FIGURED OK JUST PUMP THE GAS AND LET OFF BEFORE THE SHAKING GOT TO BAD. NOW THE SHAKING AS GOTTEN WORSE AND THE TRUCK SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AT ALL OR DOES A HARD STALL. IT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A NEW LOW RANGE MOTOR...

AROUND 4A.M I SMELLED FROM MY ROOM SOMETHING BURNING I WOKE UP LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW & SAW FIRE COMING OUT OF MY 2000 F-150 PICK UP TRUCK FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WENT OUTSIDE & TOOK THE MATTER IN MY OWN HANDS I QUICKLY GOT THE HOUSE WATER HOSE & TURNED OFF THE FLAMES. THANK GOD FIRE DID NOT REACH ANY FUEL LINES NOBODY WAS INJURED & FIRE DID NOT REACH THE HOUSE. I WAS THINKING OF HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN IF MY TRUCK WAS NOT MOVED FOR 2 DAYS & WAS JUST PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME. I WENT AHEAD & DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE & FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL 05S28-SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A FAMILY FUNCTION, THE CONTACT'S RELATIVE MADE THEM AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED THEREFORE THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE MATT HIKE FORD WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THE SITUATION THEIR INFORMATION WAS FORWARDED TO THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 152,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND UNATTENDED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PRESENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A PASSERBY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PARKED IN A LOWES PARKING LOT WENT INTO THE STORE FOR ABOUT 45MIN. ONLY TO COME OUT TO MY TRUCK ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND NO ONE WAS IN IT, AND THERE ARE ONLY 2 SETS OF KEYS ONE IN MY POCKET AND THE OTHER AT HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED. PRIOR TO DRIVING THE 5 MILES IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN 2 DAYS. FORD SAYS IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM AND INSURANCE ONLY WANTS TO GIVE US $3,700.00. MY HUSBAND IS A RETIRED VETERAN AND THIS WHOLE SITUATION HAS CAUSED HIS PTSD TO BE TRIGGERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE HOURS ON THE STREET, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOWED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL, ALTHOUGH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, CONFIRMED THE RECALL, AND PROMISED TO GET BACK TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,263.

CAR WAS PARKED, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE DO TO RECALL 05S28, PUT OUT MYSELF. WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT RECALL BECAUSE I WAS SECOND OWNER. *TR

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD BURNING THROUGH THE HOOD IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. FIREFIGHTERS CALLED TO THE SCENE SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. I BELIEVE THIS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH, OF WHICH THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST TWO RECALLS ON OF WHICH WE WERE NEVER INFORMED ABOUT. *TR

2000 FORD F150 PICKUP WAS PARKED ON THE STREET AT MY MOTHER IN LAW'S HOUSE. IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS WHEN WE HEARD THE HORN GOING OFF. WE LOOKED OUTSIDE AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE GREW SO QUICKLY AND HAD BURNED OUT THE WHOLE CAB BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT IT OUT. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS, AND HAS PUT OUR FAMILY IN A HORRIBLE SITUATION. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. IT LOOKED TO BE ABOVE THE WHEEL AND NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. WHILE THE FIRE WAS BURNING, IT CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO EXPLODE, SHOOTING GLASS ALL OVER THE STREET. THE FIRE ALSO DAMAGED ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED NEARBY. THE TRUCK IS A CHARRED SKELETON AND THE TIRES WERE EVEN MELTED TO THE CONCRETE! THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LEFT. I AM GRATEFUL WE WERE NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THAT FLUID LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND CAUSED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD PROCESS AN INVESTIGATION UPON THE GROUNDS THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY, AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN ABOUT 2WKS. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK THAT THE BATTERY HAD A CHARGE. MY [XXX] WIFE AND A SALESMAN AND I JUST HAPPENED TO BE STANDING A FEW FEET AWAY HAVING A CONVERSATION, WHEN WE SMELLED WIRES BURNING. I QUICKLY RAISED THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK TO SEE THE PLUG WIRES CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SMOKING. AT THAT TIME I OF COURSE DISCONNECTED IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 4, 2011 MY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AT MY WIFE'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING AND HAD NO MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DAMAGED THE A MAJORITY OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS TOTALED. I BELIEVE MY FORD TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRING SYSTEM AND A LEAK IN THE BRAKE FLUID SYSTEM. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIRING AND MY TRUCK WAS NOT FIXED DUE TO ME BEING THE SECOND OWNER. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL UNTIL I SEARCHED THIS MORNING AFTER THE FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS TO BLAME FOR THE FIRE. UPDATED 09/09/11 THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BLEW. THE WIRING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE. THE TURN SIGNALS, FUSE AND JUNCTION BOX WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/21/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WITNESSES NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. UPDATED 09/02/11*LJ UPDATED 09/16/11*JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IGNITION WAS OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNATTENDED IN OWNER'S DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE INSURANCE AGENCY PERFORMED AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED THE FIRE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 07/15/11

2000 FORD F-150 TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED AT APPROXIMATELY 2AM ON MAY 12, 2011. TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 9AM THE PRECEDING DAY. FIRE INVESTIGATOR BELIEVES IT TO BE THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *TR

MY 2000 FORD F-150 WAS IN FRONT OF MY DOCTOR'S OFFICE WHILE I WAS INSIDE FOR A DR. APPT. MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011. WHILE WAITING, THE RECEPTIONIST TOLD ME SHE THOUGHT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, BUT NO FLAMES WERE SEEN. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALLED, AND ONE OF THE FIREMEN TOLD ME THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON THE FRONT OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. HE TOLD ME HE WAS AWARE OF A FORD RECALL ON THAT PART. I WAS NEVER MAILED ANY RECALL NOTICES!! THE FIRE MELTED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH/WIRING, MELTED THE PLASTIC BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, AND ALSO DAMAGED THE MASTER CYLINDER. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THIS IS MY FAMILY'S ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, SO I ASKED FOR A LOANER OR RENTAL CAR WHILE MY TRUCK WAS BEING REPAIRED....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD HE NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRING AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED A FLAME BURNED THE TOP OF HIS HOOD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CRUISE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL . THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE SMOKE JUST AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLAME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS ON A PARKING LOT NEXT TO MY RESIDENCE AND I WAS NOTIFIED BY EMPLOYEES FROM A NEARBY BUSINESS MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, HOWEVER NO FLAMES WERE OBSERVED. THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE HEAT FROM THE FIRE HAD MELTED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND WIRING AND HAD ALSO MELTED THE PLASTIC BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS DUE TO THE FIRE. FORD HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR ANY DAMAGE ASSOCIATED FIRE CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. FORD STATED THEY WOULD ONLY PERFORM WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL AND NOT REPAIR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE DEFECTED SWITCH. *TR

2000 FORD F150 SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND BURNED THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND, BURNED THE CAR AND HOUSE IT WAS PARKED NEXT TO. *TR

OWN 2000 F150 4X4, CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO. LAST YEAR HAD TO REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AGAIN AT MY COST BECAUSE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ON RECALL. HOW CRUISE CONTROL IS BAD AGAIN AND WELL HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN AT MY COST AGAIN. FORDS FIX ISN'T A GOOD FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS HOME, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE NEAR THE FORD F-150 ALSO CAUGHT FIRE. THE CARPORT WAS DAMAGED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE INSPECTOR ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112000.

OUR 2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN OUR CARPORT. WE HAD RETURNED FROM ACROSS THE STREET AND PARKED IT IN THE CARPORT. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER OUR SON CAME RUNNING IN AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. WE THINK THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A RECALLED SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE FIRE CAUSE ALOT OF DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ALL THE PLASTIC PARTS ARE MELTED. *TR

ON APRIL 28TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 6 PM, WHILE IT HAD BEEN SITTING, HAVING NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ALMOST AN HOUR, OUR 2000 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THE EVENT THAT WOULD HAVE TIPPED US OFF THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN OUR CRUISE CONTROL WAS STILL OPERATIONAL. WE RECEIVED OUR RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY 2005 AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN LATE MAY EARLY JUNE 2005 WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THIS FIRE THAT WE FOUND OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT FIXED, OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, FARM BUREAU, DID AN INVESTIGATION AND THAT WAS THEIR FINDING. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT NOBODY WAS HURT BUT THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DE-ACTIVATION SWITCH IN 2000 F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED MY HOUSE DOWN. *TR

2000 F150 CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-HOURS. VEHICLE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TWO VEHICLES PARKED NEXT TO MY VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF ANY RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY AN ACQUAINTANCE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH RECALL THAT AFFECTED MY TRUCK AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED. I HAVE MADE A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND AM AWAITING A RESOLUTION. *TR

2000 F150 MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING. $853 IN DAMAGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE PARKED FOR 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE THEN SPREAD QUICKLY TO HIS HOME, AND CAUSED SEVERE PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR DISCOVERED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE OVER 100,000.

WENT TO LUNCH. RETURNED TO WORK. WAS AT WORK FOR APPROX.1 HOUR. FELLOW EMPLOYEE COMES TO ME AND SAYS THERE IS SMOKE POURING OUT OF MY TRUCK. RAN OUTSIDE TO SEE MY TRUCK ON FIRE. TRIED USING EXTINGUISHERS BUT TO NO AVAIL. CALLED FIRE DEPT. AND THEY ARRIVED 5-10 MINUTES LATER. TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. INSURANCE COMPANY STATES IT WAS TO DUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY FORD F150 PICK UP TRUCK EXPLODED AND BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS. THE VEHICLES IS A TOTAL LOSS AND NEARLY DAMAGE OTHER ADJACENT VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 'S RESPONSE . *TR

I OWN A FORD F150. ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30AM, THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY WORK. I WORK AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL, BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO OTHER CARS WERE DAMAGED. APPARENTLY, THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE TRUCK AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL OR THE DANGER OF THE SITUATION. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. I AM NOW WAITING FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. *TR

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED ON THE STREET. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2000 FORD F-150 A FEW MONTHS AGO AND ONE NIGHT AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AT LEAST 5 HOURS, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. LATER I FIND OUT ABOUT A RECALL, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL. *TR

MY 2000 FORD F-150 HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES, THEN PARKED FOR 2 1/2 HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE FIREWALL AT THE FENDER WELL. *TR

2000 FORD F-150. SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY, NEIGHBOR SAID THEY SAW A FLASH. VEHICLE IGNITED ON DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. OWNER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATED NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE OFFERED. CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A GARDEN HOUSE, ALTHOUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. HE DID NOT RECEIVE A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE BELIEVED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V017000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 92,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS PARKED NEAR THE HOUSE AND IT ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE AS WELL. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE DUE TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS BURNED VERY BADLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

MY 2000 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE IN PARKING LOT. INSURANCE ADJUSTER DETERMINED IT WAS CAUSED BY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *TR

ON THURSDAY JULY 31, 2008. I GOT OFF FROM WORK AND I SAW MY TRUCK 200 F-150 ON FIRE, AND I READ IN THE INTERNET THAT IT HAPPEN BECAUSE IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH ONE OFF THE SWITCH. SO I CALL FORD AND THEY HAVEN DONE ANYTHING.. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I LOST MY TRUCK. *TR

07/07/2008 @ 12:58 MY FORD F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE. TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. ALSO DAMAGE TO CARS PARKED NEARBY. ALSO HAD PERSONAL PROPERTY LOSS OF THINGS INSIDE TRUCK. ABOUT 1 1/2 WK BEFORE FIRE I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD EXPLAINING THE RECALL. THE LETTER DID NOT SEEM THAT URGENT, BUT I FIGURED I WOULD HAVE TIME TO GET TO THE DEALER IN A WEEK OR SO. LETTER STATED THAT THIS WAS MY SECOND NOTICE AND WAS DATED 03/2008. IT WAS THE ONLY LETTER I RECEIVED FROM FORD MOTOR CO. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO AN ENGINE FIRE THAT OCCURRED IN MY 2000 FORD F150. IT WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY TURNED OFF - NOT RUNNING FOR ROUGHLY 5 HOURS. *TR

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. I CALLED 911, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS SENT OUT AND THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE TRUCK IS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED VERY CLOSELY TO THE CONTACT'S HOME FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS. THE CONTACT LOOKED OUTSIDE AND NOTICED FLAMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WITHIN 20 MINUTES, THE FLAMES WERE 15 FEET HIGH, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HOME AND LANDSCAPING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND STATED THAT THE FIRE POSSIBLY ORIGINATED FROM THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE CALLED FORD AND WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL THAT DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VIN, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. HE AWOKE AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT; HOWEVER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED A RELATIVE STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (05V017000) FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED THE CONTACT NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V336000) IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER OF 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN JUNE OF 2008. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE WAIT TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR IS EXCESSIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. UPDATED 4/21/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V336000) IN DECEMBER OF 2006. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. AS OF MARCH 17, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT WAIT TIME FOR THE PART IS EXCESSIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR

ME AND MY FAMILY WAS AT THE STORE, I WENT IN TO GET WHAT WE NEEDED, AND MY FAMILY WAS IN THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF, THEN MY WIFE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SHE GOT OUT TO GET ME WHILE MY SON GOT MY DAUGHTER OUT SAFELY, WITHIN SECONDS THE TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. A COMPLETE LOSS. MY TRUCK WAS A FORD F150 2000 MODEL. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE ON THE TRUCK ON SATURDAY THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRE. *TR