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 1996 Ford F-150. The contact was notified by his mother that the vehicle was on fire while parked in the driveway. The contact noticed flames under the hood on the driver's side near the windshield. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. When the contact opened the hood, he noticed that the wiring harness, fuse box, and relay box were burned, and the master brake cylinder was completely melted. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 05V017000 (vehicle speed control). The fire department was not notified. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 58 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact was able to keep the vehicle under control and coasted onto the road shoulder. The contact inspected the vehicle and determined that the throttle failed. The contact cleaned the throttle area and disconnected the cruise cable. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 195,000.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 05V388000 (vehicle speed control) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs. Four years later, the new parts that were placed on the vehicle under the recall began to overheat and smoke whenever the vehicle was parked. The vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 167,000. Updated 06/01/11 updated 1/18/2012 the consumer stated the control valve was replaced on 4/26/11
1996 Ford F-150 truck burst into flames while it was turned off and was sitting for 5 days. Fire inspector determined the origin of fire was at the master solenoid of the brake system. The cruise control, which had stopped working one week prior to the event, rests on the master brake solenoid.. the cruise control has been recalled on this vehicle. The owner had not received a recall from the Ford company. The truck is a total loss with both engine and cab completely engulfed in flames. The house that was approx. Five feet away was damaged.
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.
- Aitkin, MN, USA
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A fire occurred under the hood of our 1996 Ford F-150, destroying the whole front end and into the cab. Truck is a total loss. No one was hurt, and it was parked on my job parking lot, away from any close vehicles. I had just driven to work. I arrived to work as a security officer at 11:20P.M. and at 12:50A.M. the truck was in flames. We bought it used in March 2008 and had never heard of any recalls or any defects. It was a very clean, well kept truck. We received one recall notice in late November early December 2008(during holidays) about a speed control switch. The letter stated that the vehicle could ignite at any time. It gave no warning signs to look for and stated if we could not get it in right away to park it away from any dwellings. My husband is disabled, he couldn't just run down there, and it was the holidays as well. I looked up the recall online after the fire, and it stated the potential for a fire was small, and it gave warning signs to look for on the vehicle. Why weren't those warnings explained in the recall notice"? to our knowledge, the truck was 12 years old and ran like a new one. How could it have been over-looked all those years" this was devastating to us, it could have been much worse and killed someone. The truck was 3/4 full of fuel.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford F-150. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 05V388000 (vehicle speed control). He took the vehicle to the dealer, but they did not have the part to perform the recall repair. They did not know when the part would be available and could not provide much information. A few days later, the vehicle caught fire. The fire and police departments were called to the scene. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was towed to a yard. The failure and current mileages were 170,000.
The cruise was not working in our 1996 Ford pickup. We had drove it that night and had gotten home about 10:00 P.M. and about 3:00A.M. we heard a loud bang. The garage was on fire. We reported it to Ford Motor Co. With no response from them, except we then received a recall notice.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford F150. The contact stated that she has been waiting two years for Ford to repair the cruise control on her vehicle. NHTSA campaign id number 05V388000 (vehicle speed control) was issued in 2005 and the contact had the cruise control deactivated in may of 2006. She called Ford several times to find out when the parts would be available for the recall repair. The dealer keeps providing different dates and the parts are still unavailable. When the contact was recently informed that her local dealer did not have the parts, Ford prompted her to consult other dealers; however, none were in close proximity. There had been no failure to date. The purchase date and powertrain were unknown. The current mileage was 140,000.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford F150. On October 4, 2007, the vehicle burst into flames while parked on the side of the house. A tree and some of the grass caught fire. A fire report was filed. The manufacturer stated that they would not be able to determine if the fire was due to recall number 05S28 because of the extensive fire damage. The current and failure mileages were 119,934. Updated 01/02/08 the consumer believed the fire was related to the recall regarding the cruise control. Ford stated they could not find any evidence that the fire was related to the recall. Updated
: the contact stated the vehicle was parked at an independent repair shop for inspection of the brakes due to a previous failure of the master cylinder and brake fluid leakage, when a fire erupted from the front under hood area and spread from the vehicle to the repair shop. No injuries were sustained. Extensive damage was sustained to the vehicle and the repair shop. A police report was not taken. The fire department was alerted and extinguished the fire. The fire department inspected the vehicle and determined the fire originated from the master cylinder. The vehicle was awaiting further inspection by a manufacturer representative. There was a NHTSA recall, #05V388000, regarding the vehicle speed control. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 9/15/2006 -
Faulty cruise control switch fire on my 1996 Ford F-150 pick-up. The fire started this morning about 2 hours after I got to work today. This is the same problem that I am aware of with the 2000 F-150's but my truck is a 1996 and I have never had to replace the switch. I bought the truck in 1997 when it was about a year old. The Ford-smart web site said to contact you if any other years than 2000 had this same problem.
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- Burbank, CA, USA