The contact owns a 1996 Ford F250. His vehicle caught on fire while he was making repairs to the engine. The fire spread to the wiring harness and burned the high pressure oil line. He had to disconnect the batteries. The Ford manufacturer was notified of the failure. Fords legal department sent a letter denying responsibility, because the vehicle was not repaired by a Ford dealer. The failure mileage was 210,000.

- Nine Miles Falls, WA, USA

: the contact stated the vehicle caught on fire while parked in the driveway. The fire began without any warning and started in the engine compartment. The contact could not determine whether the fire caused by electrical source or fuel. The engine master cylinder melted. Pictures were taken. The manufacturer was contacted who expressed that the legal department would return the call. There was no immediate action taken by the manufacturer. The service dealer was also contact and the dealer determined since there was no immediate action taken by the manufacturer, the dealer would not perform or assist in repairing the vehicle nor offer compensation.

- Belfair, WA, USA

My F150 only has 65000 miles and is 7 yrs. Old and dthe oil pan is rusted out. From the sounds of it, this has been an ongoing problem with frod trucks based on info. Posted on a websdsite bulletin board. I think Ford should take care of this.

- Hicksville, OH, USA

Idler pulley came off of the motor, causing serpentine belt, power steering, power brakes, and vacuum pump to fail.

- Pikesville, MD, USA

Engine pulley was coming off the crankshaft due to sheared off bolts. Dealer notified, and repairs made at consumer's cost. The crankshaft pulley failed because it is defective.

- Green Valley, AZ, USA

Experienced front main seal failure during sub-zero temperatures, resulting in rupture of main oil seal which caused cooling fan to blow oil onto engine, dealer kept vehicle for concern of possible fire risk.

- Crookston, MN, USA