1987 FORD F150 Electrical Systemignitionswitch Problems

SHUT VEHICLE OFF, THEN, ON RESTART AND IGNITION SWITCH FAILED FOLLOWED BY SMOKE UNDER HOOD. FUSIBLE LINK CAUGHT FIRE BY SOLENOID. IF I HAD NOT BEEN NEAR THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AROUND ME. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS NOT NOTICED IMMEDIATELY, IT COULD HAVE ENDANGERED MY LIFE OR OTHERS. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED UNTIL AUGUST OF 1987 WELL AFTER THE SWITCH REDESIGN THAT FROM WHAT I CAN COLLECT INFORMATION ON WAS REDESIGNED IN MAY OF 1987 SO THE SWITCH DESIGN ON MY VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE SAME PART BEING RECALLED. FIVE YEARS AGO I OWNED A 1990 F150 THAT HAD THE SAME EXACT IGNITION SWITCH AND THEY SENT ME A RECALL FOR THAT VEHICLE. I CHECKED FOR RECALL ON THIS ONE AND THEY DO NOT OFFER IT. I...

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM.(96V-071) (MJS) (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

KEY STICKS IN THE "START" POSITION, NEEDS TO BE MANUALLY RETURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION. KEY DOES NOT SETTLE INTO "ON" POSITION, IT CAN BE SLID EASILY BETWEEN "OFF" "ON" AND "START" POSITIONS. SECOND COMPLAINT: WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE OCCASIONALLY LOSES SPARK AND ENGINE DIES, CAN SMELL GASOLINE, I SUSPECT THE IGNITION COIL OR RELATED WIRING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT WORK, VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE OVERNIGHT; FIRE DEPT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT FLAMES. *AK

AFTER BEING PARKED 30 MINUTES, HEARD LOAD POP SOUND, THEN FOUND CAB ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE FLAMES CAME INTO THE CONSOLE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE IGINITION SWITCH.*AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING FROM THE AREA OF THE IGNITION SWITCH.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO FIRE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE, ELECTRICAL WIRES CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DASH. *AK *JB

WARM UP 5 MINUTES, THEN NOTICE SMOKE AROUND THE VEHICLE, THEN NOTICE FLAMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLE DUE TO IGNITION SHORT. TT

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. TT