I was on a trip out of town and I smelt something burning. Few minutes later, I saw smoke coming out of the corner center console. I pulled over to investigate and saw a light shining through the side of my console that didn't belong there. When I turned off my headlights and the light would turn off and stop melting the plastic of the console. This could have been worse for me had it not been daylight! it turns out it was the light that connects to the gear shift to illuminate the letters (P, R, D, etc.) had not been screwed in tightly at the manufacture. Ford replaced the console, the connection bracket and the light socket as they had melted together. My husbands light in his F150 unscrewed too, but didn't cause any damage.

- Helena, MT, USA

Our 2005 Ford F-150 pick up truck was parked in our driveway. During the night the truck caught fire and burned through the garage and through the attic. Our home and contents were destroyed as well as loss of a family pet.

- Frisco, TX, USA

On December 22, 2006, the contact had used the cruise control and it smelled like something electrical was burning. He turned off the vehicle and when he returned 2 hours later the smell had dissipated. The contacted stated that on December 28, 2006 his 2005 Ford F150 crew cab caught on fire. He had been driving approximately 8 minutes. The contact was driving approximately 35-40 mph. The weather conditions were dry. The contact stated smoke started coming up out of the dash board. There were no warning signs or alarms. He pulled over to the side of the road and was only able to roll the window down a quarter of an inch. The doors on the vehicle would not open. The contact had to keep banging his shoulder against the door and jiggling the handle before the door would open. The contact was using the cruise control. The police and fire department came to the scene. The contact was transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The vehicle became completed engulfed in flames. The contact has a police report and fired department report.

- Signal Moutain, TN, USA

2005 Ford F-150 super crew 4X4, having electrical problems in vehicle, with a burning smell, lights coming on with no one in vehicle, A/C coming on by it's self and can't shut it off, battery going dead,4 way flashers turning can't turn off, radio going haywire, interior lights coming on, buzzers ringing when driving, turn key off gauges stay on. Had 2,600 miles on vehicle when it burned. Dealer could never find anything"????"

- Coats, NC, USA