1994 Ford F-150 complaints

MY WIFE WAS AT A GAS STATION FILLING UP BOTH TANKS IN THE TRUCK. WHEN SHE TRIED TO START IT, IT WOULD NOT START. THE GAS ATTENDANT CAME OUT AND RAISED THE HOOD AND GAS WAS COMING OUT OF THE OVERFLOW CANISTER. HE GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND SPRAYED IT DOWN. NO FIRE BUT GAS HAD TO BE WASHED DOWN BEFORE WE COULD HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED IN. WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2 TANK VALVE WHICH WAS PUSHING GAS INTO THE FRONT TANK AND WITH NO WHERE TO GO IT CAME OUT UNDER THE HOOD IN THE OVER FLOW CANISTER. BUT WE WERE TOLD OUR VIN # WAS NOT MADE AT A CERTAIN PLANT. BUT IF THIS IS A FACTORY FAULT WHY WOULD IT HAVE TO BE MADE AT A CERTAIN PLANT. WE COULD NOT EFFORD TO FIX ON OUR OWN AND WERE TOLD TO FILL THE FRONT TANK ONLY. WHAT HAPPENS IF MY WIFE FORGETS AND FILLS BOTH TANKS AGAIN WITH OUR CHILDREN INSIDE. I THINK FORD MOTOR CO SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM.SOME HOW THIS MAKES THE TRUCK HARD TO START. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. YOU CAN HEAR THE PUMP RUNING IN THE REAR TANK OF AND ON ALL THE TIME. 1994 F150 AND FORD MOTOR CO SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005. HE BELIEVED THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BECAUSE THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. NHTSA RECALL NHTSA 05V388000 WAS ISSUED. HE CONTACTED FORD AND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *MR

DT: THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH PREVIOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS OCCURRED ON AUGUST 1, 2005. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO YANK THE PLUG OFF. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S HAND TO GET SLIGHTLY BURNTAS WELL AS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, MASTER CYLINDER, WIRING HARNESS, AND THE RESERVOIR. IT ALSO CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. SINCE THE FIRE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. WHILE SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN 05V388000. *AK *MR

MY 1994 FORD F-150 [XXX] WAS PARKED, ENGINE OFF, IN MY FATHER'S GARAGE AFTER A SHORT TRIP IN TOWN. HE WAS IN THE HOUSE ONLY TEN MINUTES OR SO, AND THE NEIGHBORS SPOTTED THE FIRE IN THE GARAGE. THE FIRE ENGULFED THE TRUCK AND GARAGE VERY QUICKLY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAVED THE HOUSE BUT THE GARAGE WAS LOST AND THE FIRE HAD BURNED THROUGH THE SHEET ROCK AND SPREAD INTO THE ROOF OVER THE HOUSE. SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE AND WATER AND FIRE DAMAGE IN THE BEDROOM ADJACENT TO THE GARAGE. THE TRUCK FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BURNED VERY HOT VERY QUICKLY. THE TRUCK HAD NO COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE AND THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE THAT THE HOUSE INSURANCE WILL PROVIDE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THE TRUCK. WE FEEL FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT NIGHT WHEN THE BEDROOM NEXT TO THE GARAGE IS OCCUPIED. UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1994 , FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. IT DAMAGED THE FRONT END, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 24 HOURS AND NOT DRIVEN. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING A FEW MONTHS AGO. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK A REPORT ON THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSUMED THE CAUSE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED FORD AS OF YET, BUT WAS PLANNING TO SO . *AK

ON AUGUST 27,2004 MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WAS BETWEEN 8PM-8:30PM. AROUND 11PM I HEARD A POPPING SOUND LOOKED OUT WINDOW OF MY HOME AND THE TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT S OWNS A 1994 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE THE PREVIOUS DAY, APPROXIMATELY 22 HOURS BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK

ON AUGUST 5TH, AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITHOUT KEYS IN IGNITION AND UNTOUCHED BY ANYONE, OUR 1994 FORD F150 TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES. IT WAS PARKED AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BUT THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NO ONE WAS INJURED; THE ONLY LOSS WAS THE TRUCK ITSELF.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS A SHORT IN STARTER WIRE. THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE WIRE THAT WENT INTO THE STARTER. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE JUST AN HOUR AND HALF TO TWO HOURS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *AK THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, THEN THEY WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *SC

DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA, ABOUT 25 MPH. APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE OF NO BACK PRESSURE. I HAD JUST USED BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN JUST MINUTES BEFORE, NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. NO WARNINGS, LIGHTS, BUZZERS, NOTHING, JUST A SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, FRONT AND REAR. UPON INVESTIGATING, FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES ON REAR OF VEHICLE CRUMBLING WITH RUST. I REMOVED ONE PIECE, IT BROKE COMPLETELY IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES WHILE TAKING IT OUT. FUEL LINES APPEAR TO BE IN LIKE CONDITION. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. AFTER I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE OFF, THEN RESTARTED IT, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS, AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THIS COULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC RESULTS HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE OPEN ROAD. WHY NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS TO A BRAKE PROBLEM?*JB

I OWN A 1994 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB. ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE WAS 6/25/94. I BOUGHT IT USED ON 11/17/00. VIN # [XXX] ON SUNDAY JULY 31, 2005 I HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM MY MOTHER'S HOUSE BACK HOME AT ABOUT 5:00 PM . I PARKED THE TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND MADE TWO TRIPS FROM THE TRUCK TO THE HOUSE TO UNLOAD VARIOUS ITEMS. AFTER ABOUT 60 - 75 MINUTES INSIDE THE HOUSE, I WENT TO THE GARAGE AND STARTED TO TAKE THE LAWN MOWER OUTSIDE. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES PASSED WHEN I STARTED SMELLING AN "ELECTRICAL BURN" ODOR. I WORK IN CONSTRUCTION AND I KNOW THE SMELL. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED CHECKING ALL THE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS FOR A FIRE. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT IN THE GARAGE SO I WENT UPSTAIRS AND EVERYTHING WAS OK . I WENT BACK DOWN THROUGH THE GARAGE AND OUT TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY TO SEE IF I SAW ANYTHING IN THE CUL-DE-SAC. EVERYTHING WAS OK, SO I WENT BACK TO DOUBLE CHECK THE GARAGE. AS I GOT TO THE OPEN GARAGE DOOR THE SMELL WAS WORSE. ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW SMOKE COMING OFF THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK. AS I GOT CLOSER I SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE GRILL. I GRABBED THE WATER HOSE AND PUT OUT THE FIRE THROUGH THE GRILL ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. AFTER IT COOLED DOWN, I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE BURNT WIRES AND BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. I GOT MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WHO IS A SEMI-MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT. HE THEN INFORMED ME ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES ON VARIOUS FORD F-150 TRUCKS. I'VE TAKEN SOME DIGITAL PICTURES AND AS OF TODAY NOT REPAIRED ANYTHING. *JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INF

1994- F150 WITH 2 FUEL TANKS WHEN RUNNING ON REAR TANK, IT PUSHES FUEL INTO FRONT TANK CAUSING IT TO OVERFLOW, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT I DIDN'T GET ONE.*JB

DT: CONTACT STATES 1994 FORD F150 PICK UP TRUCK ALMOST BURNED UP. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE ELECTRICAL WIRE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM BURNING UP.*AK *NM

AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 18 HOURS, MY 1994 FORD F-150 XLT PICKUP CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I NOW KNOW THAT FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN IT'S VEHICLES AND DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM COMPLETELY OUT OF THE INVESTMENT OF THE TRUCK AS MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR FIRES THAT ARE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT YOU HAVE NOT HELD THEM TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LIVES AND PROPERTY LOST. WHY DO YOU EVEN BOTHER WITH THIS. THOUSANDS OF CAR FIRES HAVE STARTED DUE TO THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL CUT-OFF AND YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *NM

TRUCK SITTING ON STREET, SHUT OFF, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON MASTER BRAKE WAS ON FIRE. PUT OUT FIRE MINOR DAMAGE TO BRAKE RESERVOIR, TOTAL MELT DOWN OF SENSOR AND CONNECTION. NO REPLACEMENT ACTION TAKEN YET. DISCONNECTED SWITCH NOW HAVE ABS LIGHT BLINKING. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F150 XLT. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHEN THE FIRE WAS FIRST NOTICED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED AT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON THE FRONT FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL MENTIONED. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK *NM

ON JULY 6,2005 MY 1994 FORD F150 TRUCK WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD DRIVEN MY VEHICLE EARLIER THAT MORNING. WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS TOLD BY A NEIGHBOR THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH OVERHEATED AND CAUSED IT TO BURN UP THE MASTER CYLINDER ALONG WITH IT. THE PAINT ON MY HOOD WAS BURNED OFF. I WAS INFORMED OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART CATCHING ON FIRE. MY VEHICLE IS A 1994. THE RECALL IS ON 1995. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO AFFECTING THE 94'S.

1994 FORD F-150 BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER BEING PARKED. WAS PARKED NEAR GARAGE,DESTROYED F-150, BURNED GARAGE,DAMAGED 2 OTHER VEHICLES,DESTROYED OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY. WAS VERY CLOSE TO BURNING HOUSE DOWN. LUCKILY I PULLED INTO THE DRIVE SHORTLY AFTER TRUCK IGNITED.

DT: FORD F150 1994 , THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO PUSH THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON WHILE DRIVING, THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON WOULD NOT HOLD. THIS PROBLEM JUST HAPPENED, NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THIS. THE CONSUMER HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK ALL THE FUSES. HE FOUND THE FUSES WERE GOOD. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. THERE WERE NO OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

EFOD TRANSMISSION - 3RD ONE CURRENTLY INSTALLED, ALONG WITH SECOND CONTROL MODULE. RADIATOR SEPARATED AT TANK SIDE JOINTS CAUSING LEAKS. IDLER AND TENSION PULLEYS FAILED. TIRES WERE ORIGINALLY FIRESTONES- TWO HIGH SPEED BLOWOUTS BEFORE IT BECAME NATIONAL NEWS. REPLACED A/C COMPRESSOR IN FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. SECOND CLOCK MECH. INSTALLED IN STEEERING WHEEL, CAUSED LOSS OF AIRBAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT WENT OUT BOTH TIMES. REPLACED U-JOINTS. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 20,000 MILES. REPLACED FAILED MASS AIR SENSOR AND COOLANT TEMP. SENSOR. REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL MODULE.

DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CONSUMER'S HOUSE AND THE OTHER CAR. ON APRIL 20, 2006 A 15 AMP FUSE WAS CHANGED. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OVER 3 FEET IN THE LAST MONTH OF IT'S LIFE. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. *SC *JB *AK

1994 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*MR THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONSUMER'S PLACE OF BUSINESS FOR 2-3 WEEKS. A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND TOTALLY BURNED THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE BEING PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK *TC CONSUMER CONCERN ABOUT WHAT FORD COMPANY IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THE FIRE IN THESE VEHICLE. *BF

SPEED WAS APPROX. 30 MPH, MAKING A BEND WHEN TRUCK WENT STRAIGHT WHICH CAUSED HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY TO ARM, AND CHEST AREA. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM DUE TO FACT THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED

THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL LOCATED ON THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED A HOLE IN THE MASTER CYLINDER RESEVOIR. PUT THE FIRE OUT AND REPLACED THE COMPLETE MASTERCYLINDER. OLD PART WAS TURNED IN AS PART OF THE CORE CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENT. COST FOR REPLACEMENT WITH MASTER CYLINDER W/O SPEED CONTROL WAS $68. THAT WAS THE ONLY THING I COULD DO BECAUSE IN ORDER TO GET ONE WITH SPEED CONTROL IT HAD TO BE ORDERED.*AK

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE RESIDENCE AND TWENTY MINUTE LATER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. THE CONSUMER WENT INTO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, THE VEHICLE AND CONSUMER'S HOME WERE DESTROYED. *AK *SC *JB

RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000 CONCERNING SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF CONSUMER HOME FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *AK

FORD F150 TRUCK 1994 ENGINE FIRE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL TRUCK WAS USED AND TURNED OFF. ENGINE FIRE SPONTAEOUSLY STARTED AND CAUSE A TOTAL LOSS OF THE TRUCK FIRE DEPT SAID THEY THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WHICH WAS CHARRED AND PITTED OUT DUE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. ONLY HAD LIABILITY ON THE VECHICLE SO NO INSURANCE CLAIM WAS ABLE TO BE FILED. THIS INCIDENT SOUNDS LIKE THE ONES INVOLVED IN THE FORD F150 RECALLS. I CALLED TO REPORT IT TO INSURANCE FOR SAFETY OF OTHER F150 OWNERS BUT NO ONE WANTED MY INFORMATION. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO REPORT IT UNTIL I SAW THE ARTICLE ABOUT EXTENDING THE RECALL INVESTIGATION TO 1995 MODELS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXTEND IT DOWN TO AT LEAST 1994. THANK YOU SUSAN MARSHALL

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL." TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE 3-4 YEARS AGO AND WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR ON THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. I NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING FROM MY TRUCK WHICH WAS SITTING NOT RUNNING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PUT OUT THE FIRE MYSELF, BUT NOT BEFORE IT DID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK."

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE RESIDENCE. FOUR HOURS LATER, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

I HAVE RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PART OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUTOFF SWITCH THAT HAS JUST BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2000 F-150 PICKUP. MY TRUCK IS NOT A 2000, BUT IT IS 1994 F-150. MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK THEN ONE DAY MY BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKIHG, SO I CHECKED THE BULBS THINKING THEY WERE BAD.I FOUND THE BULBS WERE STILL GOOD, SO I CHECKED THE FUSES.ONE OF THE FUSES WERE BAD. WHEN I REPLACED THE FUSE I WAS UNPREPARED FOR THE SMOKE THAT CAME ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK. IN A PANIC, I POPPED THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK AND PULLED THE WIRES OUT OF THE SWITCH JUST IN TIME TO SEE THE SWITCH ON THE FRONT OF MY MASTER CYLINDER GLOWING RED HOT, AND THE PLASTIC MELTING IN A SMOKE CLOUD OF BRAKE FLUID. I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE PART AND AM CONCERNED OF THE PROBLEM REOCCURRING AGAIN IF THIS IS A RECALLED PART, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO BE RETURNED TO THE SECOND TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAPACITY OF THE SECOND TANK CAN BE EXCEEDED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE GARAGE AND TWO HOUR LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

PARKED VEHICLE AT AROUND 6:30 ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER IT WAS ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HAD USED THE CRUISE CONTROL THAT DAY AND IT WAS WORKING. PRIOR TO THE FIRE NO OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED. NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE. THE FIRE DID NOT SPREAD TO THE HOUSE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE ACCORDING TO CHARLIE MILLER WAS THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. CHARLIE MILLER HAS PHOTOS AND VIDEO. 662-748-2328. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AN HOUR BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. *TC

FORD F150 TRANSMISSION. *BF AT IDLE WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK HARD, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD GET REALLY HOT, THE HORN WENT OUT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE IDLER PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE ORIGINAL NYLON BUSHING HAD WORN OUT, THE WIPER SWITCH ONLY DISPLAYED TWO SPEEDS, THE WIPER WASHER STOPPED WORKING, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, THE DOME LIGHT HAD A SHORT AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD GONE BAD. *SC

BOTH FUEL HOLDING TANKS LEAKING AT THE SEEMS; I REPLACED ONE AND DON'T USE THE OTHER. I NOTICED IT'S A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY MANUFACTURE LIABILITY SO AS TO COMPENSATE. *NM

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED THE CABLES AND HOOD TO BURN ON THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER STATED THAT WAS WHEN HE KNEW THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK

A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO BE RETURNED TO THE SECOND TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAPACITY OF THE SECOND TANK CAN BE EXCEEDED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE.*AK

SPARKS AND SMOKE IGNITED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AFTER THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PART #9F924 WHICH WAS REPLACED WITH THE UPGRADED PART BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

REAR GAS TANK TRANSFERS FUEL TO FRONT TANK CAUSING FRONT TANK TO OVERFILL AND CAUSES FUEL SPILLAGE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE 1998. I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO USE UP FRONT TANK FIRST OR GAS WILL COME OUT OF THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES UNTIL I FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND OF COURSE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

MY ROOM MATE WAS GIVING ME A RIDE TO THE AIRPORT IN MY 1994 FORD F-150. WE GOT TWO BLOCKS, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. WE PULLED OVER TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CRUISE SPEED CONTROL DEVICE WAS SMOKING. THE SMOKE STOPPED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WE TURNED AROUND AND PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AGAIN, AND THERE WAS NO SMOKE. I CALLED A FRIEND TO GIVE ME A RIDE IN HER CAR. WHEN I ARRIVED IN KANSAS CITY, I CALLED MY ROOMMATE TO TELL HER I MADE IT OK. SHE TOLD ME THAT 2 HOURS AFTER I LEFT, MY TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH FLAMES ROARING OUT 5 FEET HIGH. IT WAS JUST SITTING THERE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY! THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME AND PUT IT OUT. MY TRUCK IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED EXCEPT FOR THE BED. FOUR DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT, I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS. THEY WERE DOING A REPORT ON HOW 800,000 FORD F-150'S WERE BEING RECALLED DUE TO A FAULTY CRUISE SPEED CONTROL. MY INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER THE DAMAGE. I LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND CANNOT GET A LOAN BECAUSE I FILED BANKRUPTCY A COUPLE YEARS AGO. THAT TRUCK WAS PAID FOR. MY JOB IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN. I REALLY NEEDED THAT TRUCK.*AK

BRAKE LIGHT FUSE FAILURE. TROUBLE SHOOTING FOUND A SHORT AT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON TOP OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS SHORT WAS CAUSED BY THE SWITCH LEAKING BRAKE FLUID THRU IT TO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ABOVE AND WAS STILL COOKING LONG AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. I REPLACED THE SWITCH AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE PARTS MGR @ TEXAS MOTORS DEALERSHIP IN FT WTH, TX ABOUT THE DANGER OF THIS DISCOVERY HE LAUGHED AND REPLIED "WE SELL LOTS OF THOSE SWITCHES". THAT WAS NOVEMBER OF 2004. THE TRUCK IS A 1994 F150. THEIR FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM NOW IS TO SIMPLY BYPASS THIS SAFETY SWITCH WITH A JUMPER WIRE INLIEU OF REPLACING A POORELY DESIGNED PART WITH A BETTER DESIGHED PART AND LOOK THE OTHER WAY ON SAFETY. IS THIS WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN THE FUTURE FROM FORD? SHOULD I SELL MY NEW SPORT TRACK BEFORE IT BURNES DOWN AND BUY ONE FROM ANOTHER MFG? I HOPE FORD WILL TREAT THIS PROBLEM BETTER THAN THEY DID THE FUEL TANKS ON THE PINTO AND CROWN VICTIRIA. I HOPE THIS IS NOT WHAT THE AMERICAN WAY HAS COME TO. THANKS. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ACTIVATE. NO ACTIVATION LIGHT WHEN ON SWITCH DEPRESSED. ALREADY HAD TO CHANGE OUT THE CLOCKING MECHANISM, COST $300.00+. NOW GET AN INTERMITTENT AIRBAG LIGHT, HORN IS SPORADIC. ALSO ON 3RD TRANSMISSION DUE TO THAT DEFECTIVE EFOD TRANSMISSION. HAVEN'T TOWED ANYTHING. PIECE OF CRAP. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD.*AK

MY WIFE PARKED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF OUR GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 4 P.M. ON JUNE 3, 2004. AT 5 P.M., MY WIFE LEFT IN ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RETURNED ABOUT 5:30 P.M., AND THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN THE SAME SPOT, UNDAMAGED. AT 6:30 P.M. A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON THE DOOR ASKING IF SHE KNEW THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE TRUCK HAD NOT MOVED IN THAT 2-1/2 HOUR PERIOD. *AK THE INTERIOR, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND EXTERIOR ACCESSORIES WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH FORD F150 TRUCKS UNTIL I RECENTLY READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT A SIMILAR OCCURRANCE. THEN, ON JANUARY 8, AN ACQUAINTANCE TOLD ME ABOUT A NEWS REPORT ON A DALLAS TV STATION CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD F150S. I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO REPLACE MY TRUCK, AS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT NOTIFY ME OR ANY OTHER F150 OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ONLY PROBLEM NOTICED BEFORE FIRE WAS THAT IT WOULD CUT OUT SOME TIME. SOMETIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD WORK AND SOMETIME IT WOULD NOT. LIABILITY ONLY.WILL E-MAIL PHOTOS TO BRUCE YORK. NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. NO C&O DONE.

FLASHING AIR BAG,HORN STOPPED WORKING.*AK

WHILE SHIFTING THE GEARS THE CLUTCH FAILED TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE SOLENOID SWITCH. *AK

PARKED TRUCK IN DRIVEWAY, WENT INSIDE, 30 MINUTES LATER TRUCK ON FIRE. FIRE CAME FROM DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR WIRING HARNESS OR MASTER CYLINDER. TRUCK WAS TOTALED.*AK