This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 1999 Ford F150. The vehicle caught fire while it was parked in her driveway. Everything under the hood including her radiator was burned and the paint on the hood started to melt. The windshield cracked and displayed stains from the smoke. The right windshield wiper was also burned. The driver stated that the vehicle had not been driven for over 15 hours. The contact tried to call Ford but no one returned her call. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 75,000.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. While driving 60 mph with the cruise control activated, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle continued to move. The vehicle began to roll and landed in a ditch. He noticed flames coming from the hood and he exited the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames. The contact was injured. The fire and police departments arrived at the scene and filed a report. The VIN and engine size were unknown. The current mileage was 67,000 and failure mileage was 66,000.
Cruise control stopped working. Cruise light on panel would light up and turn immediately off and cruise control would not come on. Noticed smokey smell once or twice, but never really bad. Went out to lunch and left truck it was fine came back later to the smell of smoke. Drove 4 miles to dept. Store smell got stronger. Thought it would be ok with truck shut off, came back out to leave and smoke smell was greater than ever. Open hood and touched around master cylinder and defective switch smoke began again but alot worse. Unplugged switch from master cylinder and smoke stopped.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: Cruise control switch and immediately scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. The dealer informed her that the parts would be available in December of 2007. The cruise control switch was disconnected at that time. She called back in December and the dealer stated that the parts would be unavailable until March of 2008. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 81,000.
1999 F150 was parked in the parking lot with the engine off and the key removed. The brake pressure switch caught on fire melting the brake fluid resevior sensor, and wiring. A park Ranger alerted us to the fire which I he extingushed with a shirt.
- Sumter, SC, USA
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: the contact stated that while driving with the cruise control, a burning odor filtered through the vehicle. The cruise control was switch off which caused the electrical components to malfunction. The vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic but the problem persisted. A recall was letter was received #05V388000 pertaining to the cruise control deactivation switch. The vehicle was taken to dealer where the harness was replaced and the contact was directed to call the manufacturer about the prior problems that may be related to the recall. The manufacture was called and determined that they would not repair damages caused by the recall component.
1999 F150 would smell as if something was burning when cruise control was used. The consumer received a recall and contacted the manufacturer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who disconnected the cruise control and stated that new parts should arrive in January. To date the parts have not arrived.
The contact states there is NHTSA recall campaign 05V388000 the regarding the vehicle speed control deactivation switch. The parts needed to repair the vehicle is not available at the local dealership. The contact spoke to the manufacturer, who confirmed the parts were not available.
I received a letter to disconnect my cruise control on my 1999 Ford F-150 in September, to be fixed by November. It is now December and I was told that it will not be until febuary that the part will be available to install. I would like to know what is taking so long to repair a problem that is the manufactures fault.
The contact states there is NHTSA recall campaign 05V388000 concerning the vehicle speed control:cruise control. The parts needed for recall repairs were not available at the local dealership. He spoke to the manufacturer, who confirmed the parts were not available at this time. Updated 12/27/2005. The tires had excessive wear at 20000 miles. The seat belt roller has been replaced three times. The air bag control was replaced. Both doors had stress fractures. The rear brake lines were not secured properly which resulted in wear. The wheel hubs came off while driving at highway speed. The driver side exterior rearview mirror was defective.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F150. At 3 am while sleeping the contact woke up to the sound of the anti alarm system going off. Went out and found that the hood melted and the fire was coming out of the front of the vehicle. Called 911. In the meantime the contact's husband tried to put the flames out with an extinguisher. The vehicle burned completely except for the back bumper and the back tires. Then, basically the fire department came and put the fire out. After the fire was put out the contact called the insurance company, and they investigated the fire, and found out that the fire was started due to the alternator. Two days prior to the vehicle catching on fire the contact received manufacturer's recall 05528 concerning cruise control deactivation switch. Never changed the alternator or the wires. The contact's boat and home were damaged.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. The contact complained about electrical problems since the cruise control stopped working in August 2004. Within a month of the cruise control malfunctioning the ABS sensor illuminated on the dashboard, and the heater stopped working. Approximately one month ago the power door locks stopped working. When it was hot outside, the contact turned off the lights in the vehicle he had to remove the fuse. The contact stated there was a ticking noise coming from inside the fuse box. The consumer contacted the dealership, and they told him to bring the vehicle in for a diagnostic test at his expense. The manufacturer explained to the dealership that the consumer felt that the electrical problems listed above were caused by the cruise control switch. The consumer has since stated the power mirrors no longer work.
My 1999 Ford F-150 was parked at home while I was deployed to iraq when my wife called me trough the red cross that my vehicle had burned in the drive way I have heard that the cruise control was recalled but that was after my vehicle caught fire can you please advice me on what I can do or procedure I need to take I can be reached @407-758-0358 or 816-407-9223 please help confused soldier from iraq.
The contact stated while driving and using the cruise control smelled smoke, and the dashboard lights stopped working. Consumer canceled the cruise control, the next morning everything was fine. Consumer not use cruise control since the incident. The consumer's specific vehicle did not fall under the cruise control switch recall issued by Ford. The dealership stated they would not replace the component unless the consumer paid for the replacement. The consumer has not contacted the manufacturer.
1999 Ford F150. There was an under the hood fire. This occurred on August 2, 2005. The vehicle had been parked for approximately five minutes when the fire started. There was no indication that there was something wrong with the vehicle. The fire department came and there was a report. There is not yet a determination as to why the fire started. The fire was so hot, the hood was gone. The vehicle was sitting 20 feet away from a mobile home and it melted the siding.
My 1998 Ford F-150 XLT truck was sitting in my driveway for 12 hrs. When a fire started under the hood on the driver's side near the mastercylinder. The fire dept. Was notified immediately and on site within 10 minutes. The truck is totalled by fire. I have just paid it off 2 months ago, and was planning to keep it for at least 8 more years. There was damage to my homne from the fire, and the inside of my home is still getting damaged by plastic sooty mess. I drove my truck from Louisiana to West Virginia the prior week. At the beginning of the trip, the cruise control malfunctioned and quit working. I planned on taking it to Ford for repair after the holiday. The truck caught fire on 4th of July night before I had a chance to repair. I heard of the Ford recall on the cruise control malfunction / fire after the fire. I contacted Ford about this with my VIN #. they are saying that my number was not in the recall, therefore I did not get a notice for recall. I think my VIN # batch should be recalled. If I would have parked it in a garage, my home and family could have suffered injury / death due to this happening at 1:00 am, everyone sleeping. I am trying to get Ford to own up to responsibility and make good their product. Any help or lawyer working on case would be helpful to pursue this.
1999 Ford F-150 supercab was driven approximately 25 miles round trip from and to house located in rural area of Ohio county, Kentucky and then parked in carport attached to house. Approximately 30 minutes later the truck burst into flames. The truck and the house were totally destroyed.
Ford F150 1999. Before the fire, there was a problem with fuses starting on 6/9/05. There was no turn signal. The turn signals returned after replacing the fuse/brake lights, hazards, owner thought it was fuse #23 or 20. The vehicle caught on fire while sitting in the driveway. The fire occurred in the wires going into the master cylinder under hood. There was a smell coming from under the hood the same day of fire at about 12:30 and then fire happened at 6 pm. When outside owner smelled a strong odor like smoke. Then smoke came from under hood. The owner opened the hood and there were flames about 6 inches high coming out. The fire was put out by hose and then owner tried to start vehicle. Started it and didn't smoke, but there was a blown fuse that governed the hazard lights, etc. Owner believed it was an electrical fire. The fire department was not called nor police. There were no pictures were taken. Vehicle is now at the local mechanic. Also, owner has contacted local dealership. The owner will attempt today to contact Ford. Vehicle is not a total loss, only some of the wires were burnt and some melted in cruise control switch. Owner is aware that there is an investigation.
Recall campaign 05V017000 concerning speed control deactivation. The vehicle was parked in front of the consumer's home for 9 hours when the vehicle caught on fire under the hood. The consumer extinguished the fire.
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