My cruise control went out, I was researching online what parts may have gone out when I seen a recall done for cruise controls covering Ford vehicles including the diesel of my truck and year. When I call today I was told my vehicle was not covered I do not see how all these other vehicles are covered did include at the diesel and the year of my truck and now they say it's not covered. The cruise control stopped working on my way to work October 7th.

- Dickinson, ND, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-250. While parked, the contact noticed smoke coming from under the hood. After opening the hood the contact noticed flames. The fire was extinguished and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technicians stated that there was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 06V286000 (vehicle speed control) that could possibly have been related to the failure. The vehicle was included in the recall but was not repaired prior to the fire. The technician stated that the recall repair would be performed but the other damages that resulted from the fire would not be covered. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 185,000.

- Cliffside Park, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F250. The contact stated the vehicle caught fire while parked and the fire spread to the cab and tires. The fire department stated that the fire originated under the hood. The contact planned to speak with the manufacturer. The current and failure mileages were approximately 207,000. Updated 07/28/10. According to the investigator, the fir originated within the left or drivers side rear of the engine compartment, in the immediate area of the master cylinder and brake fluid reservoir. The fire was being classified as electrical in nature. It was noted that the speed control deactivation switch was located within the area and has been recalled. 10/14/10

- Redford , MS, USA

2000 F250 sd 7.3 diesel incident date 2/15/2010 2/12/2010 I took my truck into the dealer to get a oil change and a recall fixed on the cruise control. That morning when I started it up, it had a noise when I turned the wheel, when I brought it in, they said the gasket on my power steering had gone bad, and I needed a complete replacement of my power steering pump. Now is when the real problem starts... I had not experienced this problem prior to the dealer visit. All of the sudden when I drive on the highway, any rough road sends it into uncontrollable shaking, I thought I was going to lose complete control of the truck, it could easily cause an accident. I looked for this problem on the internet, and found this is a problem for many Ford sd drivers, and as others have put it, Ford won't do anything until the deaths out way the recall cost. It is up to people like you, to keep us safe, and make these car companies fix their problem vehicles before there are too many deaths. I am sure there has to of been an accident caused by this problem, very possibly 1 or more deaths, I know of one person with this problem on the website caused a 3 car accident. I called the dealer, they want to come to my home and drive it to the dealership, I said I would have it towed in, but they want to drive it, which makes me uncomfortable, since I am liable for what happens with my truck. There has been no modifications done to this vehicle, and the tires are the appropriate tires and they are filled with the proper air pressure.

- Camarillo, CA, USA

I have a 2000 model Ford F-150. My cruise control went out and maybe a month or less later I came home one night and about 30 minutes after I went into the house I heard a loud bang. When we looked out the door my truck was a ball of flames. The loud bang I had heard was the tire popping. I never received a recall notice for the cruise control switch and knew nothing about it shortly after I got the truck I had it at the dealership and they told me nothing about this recall when I asked if the truck had any. All I was told is that there was one on the parking brake.

- Benton, AR, USA

My odometer display goes off from time to time.

- Streetsboro, OH, USA

While driving up hill cruise control engaged, and rear wheels began to spin out. Truck suddenly started accelerating, and the cruise control would not disengage. Dealer has been contacted. Both the rear wheels were spinning as the vehicle slid into a ditch.

- Talahassee, FL, USA