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.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. The vehicle caught fire while parked at the contact's residence. The failure occurred without warning. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police and a fire report were filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 05V017000 (vehicle speed control). The failure mileage was approximately 116,080. Updated 02/02/16 updated 05/18/18
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the throttle became stuck, causing the clutch to wear out. In addition, the stopping distance was increased. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 98V192000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. The contact noticed smoke under the hood. The contact opened the hood and discovered that there was a fire. The fire was extinguished by the contact. A police/fire report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the speed control switch in front of the master cylinder burned. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 05V388000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 208,885.
On July 28th around 3:00 am there was a storm earlier in the night and a tree top fell into the road and I wentto apply the brakes they locked up causing me to fish tail and lose control spinning around twice making me strike a tree and spin back around and nose dive down and embankment and land on all four wheels messed up the front bumper left fender left door cracked windshield and completely wiped out the bed.
Pulled up to stop light to make a left turn-sat at light 2 minutes-put foot on gas pedal to turn and the engine died tried to restart- would not start-theft light was flashing fast-was pushed out of intersection-went to call tow truck- came back -tried to start and it started-was able to drive home a short distance-parked for tow truck to pick up.-started 3 times at my house but die if turned on and off about 10 times.
- Stockton, CA, USA
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Car had been parked since 6:00 pm Thursday evening. Discovered smoking at 6:45 am Friday morning. Fire started in engine driver's side. Car was total loss. Fortunately a neighbor moved the car away from the house before it erupted in flames. Research on line indicates that there are numerous fire incidents because of faulty scd (cruise control) switch. Car being driven by son of original owner. No awareness of recall.
While using the cruise control a few times....when I tap it once to disengage, my vehicle speeds up! then I have to hold the button down & gently tap on the brakes to disengage the cruise control. It's not really a big deal because I'm expecting this to happen, but there could be that one time where I might not be able to disengage the cruise control!
1-severe corrosion of fuel tank straps. The rear strap is completely rusted through, resulting in the tank being held up by the front strap. The skid plate is keeping the tank from falling down. Luckily I noticed this while checking the air pressure in my tires. I will be getting new straps this week to do the repair myself. I will keep the old straps. 2- brake pressure switch on master cylinder leaks. This causes the cruise control to be inoperative. Brake fluid leaks out onto the wiring. This vehicle has had the repair for the recall on the wiring harness. I believe that the leaking brake pressure switch also creates a fire hazard as it could potentially cause a short in the wiring. I will also obtain and replace this part.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F150. The vehicle was taken to a local tire shop to have the rear tires replaced. The vehicle caught on fire while in the technicians possession. The fire department was called and a fire report was filed accordingly. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were 109,000.
Fords recall of F150's for defective leaking cruise control cut-out switches does not totally fix the problem by them just adding an inline fuse for the fire problem. The pressure sensitive switch is screwed into the bottom of the brake master cylinder and even if the fuse blows disabling the cruise control by removing the 12 volts going to it the brake fluid can still leak out or be forced out by brake foot pedal pressure (which is very high) thru the defective switch seal onto the super heated exhaust system causing it to catch fire, and/or enough brake fluid to leak out causing air to be sucked into the master cylinder causing brake failure, and/or enough brake fluid to leak out causing brake failure. This is a "typical" Ford kludge repair to save money at people's lives expense. Paying lawsuits appears to be more cost effective in Ford eyes. They have pulled this crap for at least the 30+ years I can remember going back to the exploding Ford pinto's. my current 1999 Ford F150 is the last Ford I'll ever buy, period !!!
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F150. After being parked in the driveway for approximately two hours, the vehicle caught fire. The engine was not turned on at the time and there were no injuries. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. The vehicle was destroyed. As a result, the fire inspector could not determine the cause of the fire. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 98,000.
1999 Ford F-150 caught on fire due to a cruise control switch. Customer states that the vehicle caught fire due to this defect. She stated that it cost her an additional 10,000 dollars due to it catching fire in the driveway in front of her house.
1999 Ford F-150 was sitting in driveway, when a fire started under hood. Origin seems to be at brake master cylinder. All plastic components under hood melted and wiring was completely destroyed.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F150. The vehicle was parked for a couple of hours in the driveway and it caught on fire. The vehicle was totally destroyed. The vehicle was towed to the Ford dealer, who the dealer stated that due to the damage they were unable to diagnose whether recall 06E056000 concerning fuel system, gasoline was the cause. The contact stated that the incident with this vehicle happened on July 30, 2005, and the recall notice was received in September 2005. The current and failure mileage was 80,000. This is not a fuel system recall, but a cruise control recall. The dealer sent digital pictures to Ford and they rejected the customer's claim. Updated 4/9
Consumer received recall letter on 1999 F150 and was referred to manufacturer. Consumer has since not had recall work done and has not heard from manufacturer. The consumer stated about a month prior to receiving the recall notice, he discovered smoke coming from his vehicle. Since the incident happened, other componets on the vehicle have stopped working.
The contact states there is NHTSA recall campaign 05V388000 concerning vehicle speed control. The parts needed to repair the vehicle are not available at the local dealership. He spoke to the manufacturer, who confirmed the parts were not available. Updated 01/25/06.
The consumer states there is NHTSA recall 05V388000 on the vehicle concerning vehicle speed control. The parts needed to repair the vehicle were not available at the local dealership. The consumer spoke to the manufacturer, who confirmed the parts were not available at this time. Updated 12/07/05.
Dt : car was parked and it was smoking. Opened the hood quickly, pulled the electrical line, could still drive and drove it to the dealer. They charged to fix it. Smoke was due to the speed control switch. This happened back in April 2005. Consumer didn't see actual flames, but plenty of smoke looked like as it was getting ready to catch on fire.
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- Santa Fe, TX, USA