2000 Ford F-150 complaints

MY TRUCK JUST BURNT UP SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

A 2000 F150 4X4 WITH FOUR WHEEL ABS. MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND WHEN SHE PARKED IN HER DRIVEWAY SHE HEARD A STEADY LOW TONED CLICKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE CALLED HER NEIGHBOR OVER TO LOOK IN FEAR OF NOT KNOWING WHAT THE UNUSUAL SOUND WAS. HE FOUND THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ABS CONTROL UNIT UNDER THE HOOD AND THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. HE BURNED HIS FINGERS DISCONNECTING THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS FROM THE UNIT. THE NOISE STOPPED AND THE ABS (AMBER) LIGHT IS ON WITH THE WIRES UNPLUGGED. THIS IS ALL AT THE SAME TIME MY '01 MUSTANG GT BULLIT HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ITS ABS SYSTEM, REF.ODI #10361861 AS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED. I HAVEN'T HAD THE SYSTEM CHECKED BUT THOUGHT IT ODD THAT BOTH VEHICLES HAD OVERLY EXPENSIVE ABS MALFUNCTIONS AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE SMOKE JUST AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLAME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DRAGGING ONTO THE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000. UPDATEDD 09/07/11

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY GRANDFATHER [XXX] BOUGHT A 2000 FORD F-150 ON 12-15-08. ON SEPT. 24,2010 HE AND MY GRANDMOTHER WAS DRIVING BACK HOME WHEN A PERSON STARTED FLAGGING THEM DOWN. BOTH GAS TANK STRAPS HAD FAILED AND THE GAS TANK WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND AND LEAKING GASOLINE, LUCKILY THEY STOPPED, AND THE TANK DID NOT EXPLODE.THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED WHICH CAUSED THE STRAPS TO FAIL. MY GRANDFATHER SAID THAT THE DEALER HAD INFORMED HIM THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD GARAGE KEPT IT, AND HE HAS ALSO KEPT IT IN A GARAGE SINCE HE HAD PURCHASED IT. THE TANK AND STRAPS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIR COST WAS $524.29. I WISH THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A NOTICE SENT OUT TO THE CONSUMERS ABOUT THE 32 CLAIMS. THIS COULD HAVE GAVE THE CONSUMER NOTICE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. IF THE TANK WOULD HAVE EXPLODED, I COULD HAVE LOST BOTH OF MY GRANDPARENTS. IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME OR MY GRANDFATHER PLEASE CONTACT ME BY E-MAIL ADDRESS [XXX] AND I WILL GIVE OUT OUR PHONE NUMBERS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO FALL TO THE GROUND, SPEWING GASOLINE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO CLEAN THE FUEL FROM THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY LOT WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT YET CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2000 FORD F150 - BOTH STRAPS THAT HOLD FUEL TANK RUSTED IN HALF AND THE FUEL TANK FELL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE FRONT OF THE TANK WAS DRAGGING THE PAVEMENT. THE TRUCK OTHERWISE HAS NO RUST. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN!!!!!!!! *TR

ACCELERATED FROM INTERSECTION; HEARD NOISE; THOUGHT WAS EXHAUST PIPE DROPPED AND WAS BEING DRAGGED; SMELLED FUEL; STOPPED AND SAW THAT FUEL TANK HAD FALLEN ONTO THE ROAD; TANK MORE THAN 3/4 FULL HAD SPLIT AND WAS LEAKING FUEL; CALLED 911 FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE; FIRE DEPARTMENT LIFTED TANK AND FUEL GUSHED OUT; FIRE DEPARTMENT USED A WEDGE OF WOOD TO PLUG TANK AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE THOUGH TANK WAS NEARLY EMPTY BY THAT TIME; TOW TRUCK ARRIVED; TOWED TRUCK TO DEALER; CLEANED UP MORE ABOUT 19 GALLONS OF FUEL; WILL DISCUSS REPAIRS WITH DEALER TOMORROW; ASSUMPTION IS THAT A NEW TANK, STRAPS AND POSSIBLE FUEL LINE WILL BE NEEDED. DO NOT BELIEVE POLICE MADE A REPORT SINCE NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. UPDATED 12/08/10 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE POLICE ALSO APPEARED ON THE SCENE BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-150 4X4. I WAS DRIVING ON ST RT 13 IN NEW LEXINGTON OHIO AND HAD THE GAS TANK HOLDING STRAPS RUST OFF AND HAD THE GAS TANK FALL OFF. MY TRUCK SEEMED TO BE IN OK SHAPE ON THE OUTSIDE. THIS LED ME TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE TRUCK MORE AND THEN I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE FRAME, CAB CORNERS AND LOTS OF OTHER PARTS ARE RUSTING COMPLETELY. I HAVE SINCE THEN REPLACED THE STRAPS WITH NEW ONES FROM FORD. AS FOR THE REST OF THE TRUCK THE RUST IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY I HAVE USED RUST STOPPERS AND CLEANED AS MUCH OFF AS I COULD. I STILL HAVE A BANK NOTE SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT. I HOPE AND PRAY THAT I AM NOT IN ANY ACCIDENTS FOR I BELIEVE THE TRUCK WOULD SUFFER GREAT DAMAGE DUE TO THE RUST!!! *TR

MY BROTHER AND I EACH PURCHASED NEW 2000 FORD F-150 PICKUPS IN JUNE OF 2000. ON AUGUST 27, 2010 I NOTICES THAT THE REAR STRAP ATTACHING MY FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE BADLY RUSTED AND BROKEN STRAP WITHOUT ANY LOSS OF FUEL OR FURTHER DAMAGE. I INSPECTED MY BROTHERS FUEL TANK AND HIS REAR STRAP IS LIKELY TO FAIL. HE WILL REPLACE AND AVOID THE SAME FAILURE I EXPERIENCED. *TR

2000 F 150 4X4 EXTENDED CAB CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED UNDER A CARPORT. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS WHEN THE FIRE BEGAN. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE PICK UP TRUCK, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW AND HAD ONLY 120,000 MILES. THE FIRE ALSO SPREAD TO THE CARPORT AND DESTROYED IT BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD CONTAIN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS ONLY COVERED WITH LIABILITY INSURANCE. THE PICK UP WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE CRUISE WAS DISCONNECTED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS RECALLED. THE VIN NUMBER IS [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX], [XXX], GA DRIVERS LICENSE NUMBER [XXX]. I HAVE A CALL IN TO FORD AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THEM. THEY SAY IT TAKES UP TO 15 DAYS. IF A PASSING UPS DRIVER DIDN'T SEE THE FIRE IT WOULD HAVE ALSO BURNED OUR 2ND CAR THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE F-150. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER FILLED THE GAS TANK OF OUR FORD F-150 TRUCK, YEAR 2000. JUST MINUTES LATER WHILE ON I-265 ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO I-65, THE GAS TANK FELL OFF AND DRAGGED THE HIGHWAY. A POLICEMAN STOPPED TO HELP AND HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY CAME AND PUT A FIRE RETARDANT ON THE GAS SPILL. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER AND A NEW GAS TANK WAS STRAPPED ON WITH NEW STRAPS. *TR UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF UPDATED 12/05/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED AND FELL OFF. ANOTHER STRAP WAS RUSTING AND LOOKED AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

MY 2000 FORD F-150 FUEL TANK FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE THIS PAST JUNE 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND WAS DEALER UNDER COATED TO PREVENT RUSTING. THE TANK AT THE TIME WAS FULL OF FUEL AND WAS WITHIN MINUTES OF HAVING BEEN TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE FUEL TANK FELL TO THE GROUND. ON INSPECTION THE FORWARD STRAP WAS MISSING ON THE TANK WAS ON THE GROUND FRONT FIRST. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT WOULD HAVE SURELY ENDED IN A FIRE. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD F150. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO, I NOTICED ONE SIDE OF MY FUEL TANK WAS HANGING DOWN. I WENT TO SALVAGE YARD AND OBTAINED A STRAP OFF ANOTHER F150 AND REPLACED THE BROKEN ONE. THE OTHER SIDE IS RUSTED AS WELL, BUT HAS HELD SO FAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE HEARD TWO LOUD EXPLOSIONS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL CONTACT HER REGARDING THE FAILURE . THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS ON A PARKING LOT NEXT TO MY RESIDENCE AND I WAS NOTIFIED BY EMPLOYEES FROM A NEARBY BUSINESS MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, HOWEVER NO FLAMES WERE OBSERVED. THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE HEAT FROM THE FIRE HAD MELTED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND WIRING AND HAD ALSO MELTED THE PLASTIC BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS DUE TO THE FIRE. FORD HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR ANY DAMAGE ASSOCIATED FIRE CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. FORD STATED THEY WOULD ONLY PERFORM WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL AND NOT REPAIR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE DEFECTED SWITCH. *TR

2000 FORD F150 SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND BURNED THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND, BURNED THE CAR AND HOUSE IT WAS PARKED NEXT TO. *TR

2000 FORD 5.4L SPARK PLUG EJECTION FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM' THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THE FLAW. THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND CHILD WHILE DRIVING, SHE NEARLY DROVE OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THE LOUD NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER. *TR

OWN 2000 F150 4X4, CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO. LAST YEAR HAD TO REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AGAIN AT MY COST BECAUSE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ON RECALL. HOW CRUISE CONTROL IS BAD AGAIN AND WELL HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN AT MY COST AGAIN. FORDS FIX ISN'T A GOOD FIX. *TR

FUEL TANK FELL OUT OF TRUCK WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN UP (LUCKILY NO FIRE) AND REPAIR BILL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS HOME, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE NEAR THE FORD F-150 ALSO CAUGHT FIRE. THE CARPORT WAS DAMAGED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE INSPECTOR ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112000.

I WAS TRAVELING IN NEUTRAL, DOWNHILL, AT ABOUT 40MPH THROUGH A SHALLOW TURN AS I WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY. WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN 4TH GEAR TO ACCELERATE, I HAD NO POWER. THE TACHOMETER WAS AT ZERO AND I TRIED TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND BEGIN BRAKING, BOTH FAILED TO WORK. I HAD NO LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL POWER (IT WAS DAYLIGHT) I DOWNSHIFTED AND TURNED TO EASE OFF THE ROAD, I HAD NO POWER STEERING, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I HALTED THE TRUCK WITH THE E BRAKE ONCE I WAS SLOW ENOUGH AND ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART IT SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THE TRUCK HAD ZERO ELECTRICAL POWER. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES IT STARTED BACK UP AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHEN I GOT IT TO JOHN ELWAY FORD IN DENVER CO, THE MECHANICS SAID THE COMPUTER DIDN'T LOG ANY ERRORS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. I CONTACTED THE BBB AND THEY JUST REITERATED FORDS POLICY. THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED SINCE NO ONE CAN FIND THE REASON FOR IT. IT HAS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME TO ME IN 2007 (I THINK). *TR

DRIVING TRUCK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, CAME HOME, TRUCK SAT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF. CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE WAS MAINLY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SEEMED TO GET THE HOTTEST NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

OUR 2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN OUR CARPORT. WE HAD RETURNED FROM ACROSS THE STREET AND PARKED IT IN THE CARPORT. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER OUR SON CAME RUNNING IN AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. WE THINK THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A RECALLED SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE FIRE CAUSE ALOT OF DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ALL THE PLASTIC PARTS ARE MELTED. *TR

ON APRIL 28TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 6 PM, WHILE IT HAD BEEN SITTING, HAVING NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ALMOST AN HOUR, OUR 2000 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THE EVENT THAT WOULD HAVE TIPPED US OFF THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN OUR CRUISE CONTROL WAS STILL OPERATIONAL. WE RECEIVED OUR RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY 2005 AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN LATE MAY EARLY JUNE 2005 WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THIS FIRE THAT WE FOUND OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT FIXED, OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, FARM BUREAU, DID AN INVESTIGATION AND THAT WAS THEIR FINDING. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT NOBODY WAS HURT BUT THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DE-ACTIVATION SWITCH IN 2000 F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED MY HOUSE DOWN. *TR

MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 4/22/2010 WHILE DRIVING A 2000 FORD F-150 4X2 TWO DOOR PICKUP TRUCK. SIDE MARKS AT THE SCENE REVEALED THAT THE F-150'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLIDE RESULTING IN A FAILURE TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER THE FRONT-END IMPACT AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING MY SON TO BE THROWN FORWARD HEATING HIS HEAD ON THE SUN VISOR AND SNAPPING HIS HEAD BACKWARD ROLLING HIS FACE INTO THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK AND INJURING HIS NECK. HE ALSO BRUISED SOME RIBS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND JAMMED SEVERAL FINGERS. THE SEATBELT DID KEEP HIM FROM BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE BUT BY NOT ENGAGING, CAUSED UNNECESSARY INJURIES. HAD HE BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT HE INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE SERIOUS AND EVEN LIFE THREATENING. WE PURCHASED THIS F150 ON 1/19/2010 FROM THE CITY OF MOUNT JULIET, TN. THE VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED BY THE CITY ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. WE REQUEST TO HAVE A NON-PARTIAL EXPERT EXAMINE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES FAILURE TO DEPLOY ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2000 FORD F150 WAS SITTING IN MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY AS WE WERE VISITING. WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, I SAW MY TRUCK ON FIRE. MY DAD GOT A HOSE AND I CALLED 911 AND BETWEEN DAD AND THE FIREMEN, THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITHOUT HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLES NEARBY OR THE GARAGE. THE F150 IS TOTALED WITH THE HOOD TOTALLY GONE AND THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL AND OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE COMPARTMENT BURNED UP AS WELL AS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS AS I WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE TO TAKE MY 5 YEAR-OLD NIECE HOME W/MY 9 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

OWN 2000 F150 WITH 4.6 MOTOR. RIGHT REAR SPARK PLUG BLEW COMPLETELY OUT ON TRIP FROM WYOMING TO VERMONT. ON A SUNDAY SO HAD TO COMPLETE THE RUN, FIXED IT WITH A SPARK PLUG INSERT AND REPLACED INDIVIDUAL COIL THAT WAS BLOWN APART BY THE PLUG, BUT TRUCK HAS NOT RUN RIGHT SINCE. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT ? *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNATTEND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE AND FIREMAN WAS CALLED. THE CONTACT STATED TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT WERE 180,000. VWB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND OBSERVED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT FIRE. THE TRUCK HADN'T BEEN MOVED IN 8 HOURS. I AWOKE AT 1 AM AND SAW MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I DIDN'T GET NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL ON A PART THAT CAUSE THEM TO JUST CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

2000 FORD F150. HAS LAUNCHED SPARK PLUGS ON TWO OCCASIONS. FIRST ONE SHOT THROUGH COIL PACK, DISABLING VEHICLE. LAST ONE TOOK THREADS WITH IT, FORD SAYS HEAD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR AROUND 4000 DOLLARS.HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_SPARK.HTML , THIS SITE HAS OVER 300 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MODELS FROM 1997 TILL PRESENT. HOW CAN THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUE TO HAPPEN FOR OVER TEN YEARS WITHOUT ANY RECALL BEING ISSUED? FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS MIGHT BE RECALL, CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT TEN MODEL YEARS AMOUNTS TO FRAUD. THE SPARK PLUGS ALSO REST BELOW THE FUEL RAIL, ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE BURNS TO DEATH OR CRASHES DUE TO THE SUDDENNESS OF THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT ONLY FORD WILL CHANGE THESE PLUGS AND WHEN THEY WONT THREAD IN BECAUSE THE THREADS ARE GONE, THEY TELL YOU 4000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW HEAD OR TOW IT OUT. OUR FORD DEALER TOLD US IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE HOME, I STARTED IT UP, I DON'T THINK SO. FORD TOLD ME IT WAS A SPARK PLUG DESIGN ISSUE, BUT THE PLUGS THEY INSTALLED WERE MOTORCRAFT, ALSO A FORD PRODUCT. SO IN MY MIND IT STILL A FORD DESIGN PROBLEM, NOT MINE. *TR

THE FACTORY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD ON MY FORD F-150. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME AFTER PICKING MY SON UP FROM DAYCARE. A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND PASSER BY WAS KIND ENOUGH TO STOP AND HELP PUT IT OUT. I HAD A MACHINIST FIX THE HEAD AND I AM ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN. IT SCARES ME TO THINK THAT A MANUFACTURER IS ALLOWED TO PRODUCE A VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY. I HAVE LEARNED THAT I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE AND I WILL ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO THE SAME. *TR

2000 F150 CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-HOURS. VEHICLE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TWO VEHICLES PARKED NEXT TO MY VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF ANY RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY AN ACQUAINTANCE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH RECALL THAT AFFECTED MY TRUCK AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED. I HAVE MADE A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND AM AWAITING A RESOLUTION. *TR

2000 F150 MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING. $853 IN DAMAGES. *TR

2000 FORD F-150 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILING. I HAVE REPLACED IT ONCE ALREADY AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH VIA INTERNET AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. NEW BULB REPLACEMENT AND FUSE REPLACEMENT DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED HE NOTICED FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS COMPLAINT WOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNCIL AND THAT THEY WILL GIVE HIM A CALL BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD COLLISION CENTER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125000.

2000 F150 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. 4.6L. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE PARKED FOR 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE THEN SPREAD QUICKLY TO HIS HOME, AND CAUSED SEVERE PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR DISCOVERED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE OVER 100,000.

2000 FORD F-150 #3 SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *TR

WENT TO LUNCH. RETURNED TO WORK. WAS AT WORK FOR APPROX.1 HOUR. FELLOW EMPLOYEE COMES TO ME AND SAYS THERE IS SMOKE POURING OUT OF MY TRUCK. RAN OUTSIDE TO SEE MY TRUCK ON FIRE. TRIED USING EXTINGUISHERS BUT TO NO AVAIL. CALLED FIRE DEPT. AND THEY ARRIVED 5-10 MINUTES LATER. TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. INSURANCE COMPANY STATES IT WAS TO DUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY FORD F150 PICK UP TRUCK EXPLODED AND BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS. THE VEHICLES IS A TOTAL LOSS AND NEARLY DAMAGE OTHER ADJACENT VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 'S RESPONSE . *TR

I OWN A FORD F150. ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30AM, THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY WORK. I WORK AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL, BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO OTHER CARS WERE DAMAGED. APPARENTLY, THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE TRUCK AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL OR THE DANGER OF THE SITUATION. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. I AM NOW WAITING FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. *TR

I PARKED MY 2000 FORD F 150 , ABOUT [2] HRS LATER I HEARD NOISES OUTSIDE, I WENT TO SEE WHAT THE NOISE WAS, AND MY TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. *TR

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED ON THE STREET. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. *TR

2000 FORD F-150 BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *TR

2000 FORD F150. BLEW NO. 3 SPARK WHILE DRIVING. IT BLEW AT PARTIAL THROTTLE, 45 MPH. TRUCK HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED, NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY OTHER CAR I EVER OWNED. COME TO FIND OUT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM ON TRITON V-8 ENGINES. I'VE OWNED CARS WITH ALUMINUM HEADS BEFORE SO FOR FORD TO CLAIM ITS A TORQUING PROBLEM AND THE FAULT OF THE OWNER IS DISGRACEFUL TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT MAINTAIN THEIR OWN CARS. FORTUNATELY THE FIRE WAS ONLY TEMPORARY AND WENT OUT WHEN I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND KILLED THE ENGINE, BUT THERE OBVIOUSLY HAD BEEN A FIRE AT SOME POINT. THIS IS THE SAME TRUCK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED ONCE, STILL HAVE A BURN MARK ON THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR FROM WHERE IT ALMOST BURST INTO FLAMES IN MY DRIVEWAY ONE DAY, THANK GOD I JUST SO HAPPENED TO HAVE THE HOOD UP TO REPLACE MY COOLANT WHEN IT HAPPENED, OR THE WHOLE TRUCK WOULD HAVE BURNT DOWN, I MANAGED TO PULL THE FUSE BEFORE IT DID, BUT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON TOP OF THAT IS RIDICULOUS. *TR