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Cruise control refuses to disengage when brakes applied. Issue reported to Ford dlr. In 2002 and dlr. Refused to repair as not under warranty recall and unit out of warranty. I do not try to use cruise control as vehicle accelerates with control on and will not disengage. This is a safety issue that Ford needs to correct at no charge to me.
On 1/30/09 I experienced a fire in the engine compartment on my Ford F-350 due to a faulty speed control deactivation switch. I just happened to walk out to the vehicle that was parked in my driveway, not running, to see a glow underneath the truck. I opened the hood and realized that there was a fire coming from the brake master cylinder. After extinguishing the fire, and burning my hands, I could see that the reservoir was melted and the speed control deactivation switch is where the fire was coming from.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford F350. The contact was displeased because the part for NHTSA campaign id number 07V336000 (vehicle speed control) was unavailable. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 56,000.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford F-350. He stated that he started his vehicle and noticed smoke coming from under the hood. He also noticed flames coming from under the hood when he opened it. The contact was able to put the fire out without contacting the fire department. There is a recall for the vehicle speed control (recall #06V286000) which stated there could be smoke and fire coming from under the hood. The manufacturer stated that his vehicle was not included as part of the recall. The current and failure mileage was 106,000. The vehicle purchase date was unknown.
: the contact stated the vehicle speed control sensor caught on fire. The manufacturer stated the VIN number was not included in the vehicle speed sensor recall (06V286000) because the vehicle had a diesel engine. The vehicle caught fire five minutes after the vehicle was parked and the service dealer determined this was the same symptoms that led to the recall.
- Hendersonville, NC, USA
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