2000 Ford F-150 complaints

LEAKING INTER COOLER FOR SUPERCHARGER. COOLANT LEAKS IN INTAKE AND COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO LOCKUP. IF ENGINE LOCKS UP FIRST THING I WILL LOOSE IS STEERING. THERE WAS A 'CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FIX # 01BB1' , FOR A SHORT WHILE FORD WAS FIXING THIS AT NO COST TO CUSTOMER. THE PART NUMBER IS SPO XL3Z 9424 AB. THERE IS A NUMBER OF OTHER PROBLEMS THAT CAN HAPPEN IF THIS DOESN'T GET FIX TOO, ASIDE FROM SOMEONE CRASHING BECAUSE THEY CANT STEER ANYMORE THEN I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK A LOT MORE BOXES BELOW YOU CAN ALOS GET ALOT OF INFO ON THIS FROM SVT WEBPAGE FORUM AND HTTP://WWW.NLOC.NET/FORUM. *JB THANKS

2000 FORD F150 SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE REPAIR/REPLACE A COMPONENT BUT THE PROBLEM RECURS. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER THEY REWIRED CERTAIN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. *NM

WHILE VEHICLE PARKED (ENGINE OFF) A FIRE WAS STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 PM EDT WE WERE NOTIFIED BY NEIGHBORS THAT OUR 2000 FORD F-150 WAS ON FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE TRUCK AND CAUSED HEAT DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY. THE HOUSE DID NOT BURN. *JB

FORD F-150 RECALL ON CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. RECALL RESULTED IN A FIRE AND TOTAL LOSS OF MY TRUCK. *NM

BOUGHT TRUCK IN APRIL 2005. CRUISE CONTROL QUIT NEXT DAY. SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING, SEVERAL HOURS LATER, TRUCK IGNITED AT A GAS STATION WHILE PARKED. FUEL NOT INVOLVED. TRUCK RECEIVED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, AND FRONT. NOT REPAIRABLE. *NM

DT: CALLER SAID THAT AFTER SITTING FOR 3 HOURS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT. A REPORT WAS FILED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. DEALER SAID TO CALL INSURANCE COMPANY. CALLER WAS WAITING FOR MANUFACTURER TO CALL HIM BACK. CALLER SAID HIS YARD, DRIVEWAY AND A STORAGE TRAILER HAS FIRE DAMAGE.*AK

MY 2000 FORD F-150 XLT CAUGHT ON FIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 PM SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2005. THE FIRE AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *JB

DRIVING DOWN SMOOTH ROAD,ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING BUT THE THEFT LIGHT FLASHED AND THE SPEEDOMETER FLASHED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THEN AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF LATER IT WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER TOWING TO SHOP FOR REPAIR IT STARTS OK BUT SPEEDOMETER SHOWS DASHES AFTER THE TURN ON LIGHT TEST. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN I HAD PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC I WOULD BE DEAD. *NM

DT: ON 8-6-05 WHILE PARKED VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD CONSUMER THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL. PREVIOUSLY THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING ON 6-29-05. CONSUMER TRIED TO SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AND LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON FOR LESS THAN A SECOND BEFORE IT WOULD DISAPPEAR. AFTER THE FIRE THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER TO CONTACT HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THEN CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HER THE SAME THING. RECALL 05V017000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE FIRE CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO A FENCE AND SOME SHRUBBERY. *AK

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.*MR THE FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *JB

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER START UP.*MR IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT AN ELECTRIC MODULE ON THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS THE CAUSE. *NM

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.*MR *JB

2000 FORD F150 DIGITAL ODOMETER LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH LEAKED BRAKE FLUID BACK UP THROUGH THE CONTROLS ON THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN AT THE FLASHERS. AS A RESULT IT SHORTED THE CONTROLS OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE TAKEN OUT BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER NOTICED OIL AT THE FLASHERS ABOUT 3 OR 4 WEEKS AGO, AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THE CONSUMER HAD NO TURN SIGNALS OR BRAKE LIGHTS, AND THAT IS WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED FOR RECALL AND DID NOT FIND ANY RECALLS ON THE TRUCK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE SAME SWITCH WAS IN HIS VEHICLE THAT WAS BEING RECALLED ON OTHER TRUCKS. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD SENSOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER IS WRITING FORD AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL A LETTER INFORMING THEM FAULTY DEFECTS IN THESE VEHICLES. *AKTHE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING FOR A CHANGE FOR THE COMMON MAN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC IF HE WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE FUSE, THE CONSUMERS TRUCK WOULD HAVE BURNT DOWN.*AK *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT GAS WAS LEAKING ON 2000 FORD F150. CONSUMER WAS SMELLING GAS, AND FINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TO HAVE IT CHECKED ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GAS TANK. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS FINE ONCE THE NEW GAS TANK WAS INSTALLED. THE OWNER CALLED FORD, AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON THE TRUCK. *AK

DT:CONTACT S RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON 5-30-05 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. ON 6-1-05 THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND THE TRUCK WAS GUTTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ISSUED A REPORT AND IT WAS SENT TO THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. CALLER FELT THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INDICATED ON THE LETTER THAT SOMETHING SERIOUS AS HOUSE POSSIBLY CATCHING ON FIRE. THE DEALER SAID THAT CALLER COULD PAY TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO ONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY WOULD GIVE HER WHAT THEY THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS WORTH. THEY OFFERED HER $3,500.00 FOR THE VEHICLE. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK PRIOR TO THIS.*AK

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING APROXIMATLY 30MPH WHEN MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE ANY DAMAGE OCCURED. BEING MECHANICALY INCLINED I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD END HAD SEPERATED. THIS SURPRISED ME IN THAT THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 60K MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS INDICATION THAT THE TIE ROD END WAS EVEN BAD.

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.*MR *JB

INCIDENT INVOLVED A GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/S TIRE. SIZE: P265/70R17 113S. MOUNTED ON LEFT REAR ON A FORD F-150 TRUCK. AT 70MPH ON I-81 SOUTH OF MARTINSBURG, WV THE TIRE BLEW OUT WITH AN EXPLOSIVE BANG THAT LIFTED THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK INTO THE AIR. TRUCK WAS STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURY. NO ROAD DEBRIS WERE NOTED PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT. TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILEAGE. PLEASE NOTE YOUR DROP DOWN MENU DID NOT OFFER THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE. TIRE SIZE IS CORRECT IN THIS NARRATIVE.

ON JUNE 16,2005 AT AROUND 2AM,WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING, I AWOKE TO MY TRUCK ALARM GOING OFF. I LOOKED OUT THE BEDROOM WINDOW AND SAW MY 2000 FORD F150 ON FIRE. MY TRUCK BURNED. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THERE WAS A RECALL AND IT WAS MY RESPONSIBLITY TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN. I DID NOT RECEIVE ONE OF THESE RECALLS. PLEASE ADVISE

DROVE TRUCK TO TOWN FOR GROCERIES, CAME HOME PARKED TRUCK. WITHIN 20 MINTUES FLAMES WERE COMING FROM INSIDE BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT. FIRE BURNED THROUGH PORT HOLE INTO BED OF TRUCK. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. WONDERING IF CURISE CONTROL COULD HAVE CAUSED OTHER COMPONENTS TO SHORT AND START FIRE OR IF THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH WIRING ON THIS MODEL. THIS TRUCK WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS COMPLETELY STOCK.

WHILE DRIVNG TO WORK ODMETER DIGITAL MILEAGE DISPLAY FADS OUT ALONG WITH DIGITAL DISPALY ON RADIO. POWER SIDE VIEW MIRRORS NO LONGER WORK ON BOTH SIDE. NOR DOES THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. HAVE NOT TAKE IN YET FOR REPAIRS. AWAITING RESPONSE FROM FORD DEALERSHIP.

CONCERNS REGARDING GETTING REPAIRS DONE TO 2000 FORD F150.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, HOWEVER WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE PART(S) WERE NOT AVAILABLE, EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL LETTER STATED THEY WERE . RECALL#05V017000. *JB

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 15 MIN WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT OPERABLE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. *NM

DT: HAD PROBLEMS IN PAST WITH TIE ROD ENDS AND WAS UNABLE TO KEEP GREASE ON THEM. CONSUMER WAS AT CHURCH AND BEGAN TO LEAVE, AND THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. AFTER TURNING THE WHEEL FOLLOWED BY A DRAGGING-THIS WAS LATER A PIECE OF TIE ROD END. THIS OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND BEFORE THE MILEAGE HAD ACCUMULATED TO 20,000 .THIS OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY CONSUMER'S HUSBAND. THIS 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND, WAS EXITING PARKING LOT ONTO STREET AND HEARD ANOTHER POPPING NOISE. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE ROAD. CALLED HUSBAND WHO WAS A MECHANIC, HE CAME AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE PARTS FOR THE F150 TIE ROD ENDS WERE UNABLE TO PACK GREASE WHICH CAUSES THIS FAILURE. HAS CONTACTED FORD FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE SECOND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS JUST OVER 50,000 MILES. *AK

SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 26 1:30AM, I HEARD AN EXPLOSION. LOOKING OUT TO SEE MY 2000 FORD F150 ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE EXPLOSION WAS THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE EXPLODING FROM THE HEAT. AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT, THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS INVESTIGATING AND TOLD ME IT WAS A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THAT WAS THE IGNITION POINT. I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME SINCE THEY HAD MY CORRECT ADDRESS AND THE RECALL NOTICES WERE SENT AND NOT RETURNED TO THEM. I TOLD FORD I DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICES.

DT: CONSUMER STATES ON 6-28-05 TRUCK BURNED COMPLETELY. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON 6-25-05 BUT NEVER TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. INVESTIGATED THE FIRE WITH AN UNDETERMINED CAUSE NOTED. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING STILL. SHE TALKED TO FORD BUT NOT TO THE DEALER. SHE DID NOT CONTACT ANYONE ON 6-25-05 WHEN SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER.*AK

OUR FORD F-150 YEAR 2000 STARTED FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DIVEWAY AT ABOUT 12:00 THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE FIRE STARTED AT ABOUT 6:30-7:00 THE NEXT MOURNING. THE TRUCK WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND, IT TOTALED MY VEHICLE THAT WAS NEXT TO IT AND IT DAMAGED OUR HOME. IF SOMEONE HADN'T NOTICED THE FIRE ON THEIR WAY TO WORK AND WOKEN US UP WE WOULD HAVE LOST OUR HOME AND MAYBE EVEN OUR LIVES. THE INVESTIGATOR THAT WAS SEN'T TO OUR HOUSE TO INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE IS CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE TRUCK WAS STANDING STILL UNOCCUPIED TURNED OFF FOR ATLEAST 6 HOURS BEFORE IT WEN'T UP IN FLAMES.WHEN WE CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE THE WHOLE HOOD WAS ON FIRE, BY THE TIME THE FIREMEN CAME THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS BURNED AND IT STARTED ON THE HOUSE. THE FIREMEN AT THE SEEN TOLD US THAT NOTHING LOOKED CRIMINAL AND THEY BELIEVE THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THEIR IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS FIRE OCCURED BECAUSE OF THE CRUISE VCONTROL RECALL.

DT: CONTACT STATES FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 06-17-2005. TRUCK HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS. THE DAMAGE WAS $7,514.00, AND MORE WORK MAY BE NEEDED. CONSUMER WORKS FOR A DELIVERY COMPANY AND THIS TRUCK WAS HIS WORK TRUCK. CURRENTLY, HE HAS BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR 1 WEEK AND 2 DAYS. HE ASKED FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE AND THEY REFUSED. TO GIV EHIM ONE. *AK

LAST NIGHT, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING IN MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY, THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO MANUVER AROUND ME, AND I JUST MISSED A UTILITY POLE. I FOUND THE INNER LEFT TIE ROD HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. I HAVE SERARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE, AND EVEN A PENDING CLASS-ACTION SUIT. I WILL BE REPLAING NOT ONLY THE BROKEN TIE ROD, BUT THE OTHERS AS WELL.

MY TRUCK BURNED UP AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF ANY RECAL UNTIL I HEARD OF THIS FROM THE STATE FARM INSPECTOR

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.*MR CONSUMER HEARD LOUD EXPLOSION COMING FROM FRONT YARD, OPENED THE FRONT DOOR AND SAW TRUCK ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CONSUMER CALLED 911 AND EXTIGUISHED FIRE. FIRE MARSHALS REPORT NOTED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONSUMERS TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 HOURS BEFORE FIRE. CONSUMER HAVE HEARD SEVERAL REPORTS ON TV ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE TRUCK, WHICH CONSUMER TRUCK FALLS UNDER.*SB

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.*MR CAR WAS PARKED AT 7AM AND CAUGHT FIRE AT 2PM. THE IS TOTALED AND DAMAGED THREE OTHER CARS. FORD TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE YET, FOR UNDER HOOD FIRES.*SB

WE HAD ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK ABOUT 3:30 ON MAY 23, 2005. WE WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND WERE WATCHING TV AND PLAYING GAMES. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK ROOM WITH MY SON. THEY WERE PLAYING UNO WHEN SHE HAD A POPPING NOISE. SHE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, IT WAS NOW 4:50PM, AND OUR TRUCK WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. WE IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CALLED 911. THEY RESPONDED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR MY CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE BACK ROOM WE NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE!! LUCKILY, OUR HOME WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY DAMAGED ON THE OUTSIDE. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT BUT THE BED AND THE BACK TWO TIRES. WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED FORD. I WAITED THE 3-5 DAYS AND WAS NOT CONTACTED BY ANYONE. WHEN I CALLED AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT WENT PASSED THE TIME LIMIT THAT THEY WERE FILING A "LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT" ON MY BEHALF AND THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED SOON. I CALLED AGAIN AFTER A FEW 2-3 DAYS AND THEY SAID THEY HAD MY COMPLAINT AND THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE CONTACTING ME AND THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. I THEN REQUESTED THAT IT BE SENT TO A SUPERVISOR. IT WAS DONE AND WE STILL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM FORD AT ALL. IT IS NOW BEEN ALMOST, 2 DAYS SHORT, A MONTH. I HAVE NO WAY TO GET TO WORK. WE ONLY HAVE ONE VEHICLE NOW AND IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT FORD DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. EVERY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED HAS BEEN BOUGHT FROM FORD. NO MORE!! AND I AM TELLING ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY THE SAME. THEY SHOULD NOT BUY FROM FORD BECA

2000 FORD F150 LEAKING AROUND DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER AREA. WATER LEAKS DOWN INSIDE FIREWALL INTO A RELAY/CONTROL TERMINAL AND ACTIVATES THE IGNITION AND SECURITY SYSTEM. NORMALLY THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY AND DEACTIVATES THE IGNITION UNTIL THE UNIT DRIES OUT. THIS ONLY OCCURS DURING HEAVY RAIN.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 , FORD F150. THE RECALL NOTICE ISSUED SPECIFICALLY REFERRED CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WHICH COULD CAUSE AN UNDER HOOD FIRE, AND HE HAD THIS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, FORD STATED THAT THIS PART WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. CRUISE CONTROL IN THIS VEHICLE NEVER WORKED, AND THE PART THAT CONTROLLED THE SPEED CONTROL WAS OUT THAT WAS WHY CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. *AK

DT: 2000, FORD, F150 XLT, CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION CAUSED VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS BEFORE. JUST FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAD A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THIS WAS DURING THE NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE OWNER'S GARAGE. THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE KEPT UP TO DATE. OWNER WAS ASLEEP WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THIS HAPPENED ON 6-16-2005. OWNERS HAD CONTACTED FORD, WHO HAD NOT RESPONDED. BUT THEY DID SAY THAT SOME ONE WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH CONSUMER IN 3-5 DAYS. THERE WAS OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE INVOLVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED STATING THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY. *AK

MY 2000 FORD F-150 THAT I BOUGHT NEW HAS RECALLS AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD. BUT THEY GLADY TOOK MY MONEY EVERY MONTH. NOW THAT WE HAVE FORDS BURNING HOUSES DOWN I WONDER HOW MANY OWNERS KNOW ABOUT THAT!

DT: CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE ALIGNED, AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE OUT AND WERE REPLACED. TOOK VEHICLE O ANOTHER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT RACK AND PINION WORE OUT IN THE STEERING BOX. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND HEARD A POPPING AND CRACKING.*AK

MY BRAKES FAILED AND WHEN I STOPPED MY TRUCK (FORD 2000 F150), THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS ON FIRE. I PUT THE FIRE OUT AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. I HAD RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE A FEW DAYS PRIOR FROM FORD REGARDING ENGINE FIRES RESULTING FROM FAULTY SPEED CONTROL SWITCHES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS INDEED THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH THAT STARTED THE FIRE. WHEN I CALLED FORD TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD SENT TWO RECALL NOTICES AND THAT IT WAS BASICALLY MY FAULT MY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. I HAVE TWO ISSUES WITH THIS: I ONLY RECIEVED ONE NOTICE AND THAT WAS ON OR ABOUT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, AND IT IS LUDICROUS TO ASSUME THAT ON A FIVE YEAR OLD VEHICLE THIS PROBLEM HAD SUDDENLY OCCURRED AND THAT THIS IS MY FAULT FOR NOT BRINGING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WITHIN DAYS OF RECIEVING THE RECALL NOTICE, RATHER THAN FORD'S FAULT FOR NOT IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $4814 PLUS CAR RENTAL COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY $150.

DT: CONSUMER HAD A 2000 FORD F150 THAT WAS PART OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER WITH VIN, AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL, BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ON MAY 4, 2005 THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. CONSUMER DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT RECALL UNTIL AFTER THE EXPLOSION. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT A FORD INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE TRUCK, AND THE CORPORATE OFFICE STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULDN'T INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULDN'T BE DETERMINED. CONSUMER OBTAINED HER OWN FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR, AND WAS TOLD THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. NOT REPORTED TO THE POLICE, BUT THERE WAS A FIRE REPORT.*AK

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000, FORD, F150. HE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED TO PREVENT A FIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HE WOULD GET A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALER WHEN THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL CAME IN. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH, AND THE CONSUMER WAS IRRITATED AND UPSET WITH FORD. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN#05V017000. *SC *JB

DT: JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND HE SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. ON MAY 28, 2005 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY.*AK

COLD AIR CHARGE INTERCOOLER IS LEAKING. COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO ALLOWING COOLING TO LEAK DIRECTLY INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBERS.

LEFT & RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END FAILURE 2000 FORD F150 SC 2 WD

DT: DROVE TRUCK ON SATURDAY MORNING, IT SAT FOR 9 HOURS, AND IT STARTED TO CATCH ON FIRE: THE ENGINE TRIED TO START, THE LIGHTS AND RADIO CAME ON. BUSINESS MERCHANDISE AND TOOLS THAT WERE IN THE TRUCK WAS ALSO LOST. DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *TT