2000 Ford F-150 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIVE RECALL NOTICES WERE MAILED TO HIM, BUT NEVER RECEIVED THEM BECAUSE HE HAD MOVED FROM THAT ADDRESS. THE NOTICES WERE FOR RECALL # 06E056000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). FORD STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CONTACT RECEIVED FIVE NOTICES. FORD WOULD NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH THE ADDRESS OF WHERE THE NOTICES WERE SENT. THERE WAS $1,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 196,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

TIE ROD FAILURE, BALL SEPERATED FROM SOCKET. *AK

APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM ON 3/10/07, FORD F150 2000 MODEL SPONTANEOUSLY ERUPTED IN FLAME SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN USED SINCE APPROXIMATELY 5:30 PM THE PREVIOUS DAY. WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. MOST OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT APPEARS TO BE DESTROYED. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2000 FORD F150 SAT AT NOON PARKED IT 1:15 SUN 3:00 AM IT WAS BURNED TO THE GROUND FIRE CHIEF SAID CRUISE CIRCUIT LIKELY, FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING, CAR LOT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING, OTHER CAR DAMAGED I AM OUT $4000 . *JB

ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING 60-65 MPH I STARTED FEELING A VIBRATION. PULLED OFF TO CHECK TIRES AND SEEN NOTHING OBVIOUS BUT COULD SMELL SOMETHING HOT. PULLED INTO WELL LIT PARKING GARAGE. FOUND REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LOCKED ON TO TIRE. THE INVOICE STATES 'DRIVER REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE WAS NOT RELEASING. HAD TO TEAR APART THE DRIVER REAR DRUM ASSEMBLY AND UNHOOK CABLE FROM SHOES. HAD TO UNLOAD SPRING TENSION ON PARKING BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IN ORDER TO UNHOOK CABLES. WHEN DRIVERS REAR CABLE REMOVED IT WAS LOCKED UP. *JB

MY TRUCK, OWNED BY MY COMPANY, HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE ALLEY WHERE I WAS WORKING NOT RUNNING. THE 2000 FORD F-150 EXT -CAB 2-WD PICKUP CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO REASON, THE FIRE STARTED AT THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL AT THE HOOD LEVEL,ONCE THE FIRE STARTED THERE WAS NO STOPPING IT. I WAS LUCKY THE FIRE CAUSED NO DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR OTHER PEOPLES PROPERTY. THE TRUCK HAD A RECALL ISSUE WITH THE SPEED CONTROL MODULE, THIS TRUCK WAS LISTED WITH FORD ON THE WEB SITE. I NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, WE WILL SEE. THIS IS A SMALL COMPANY WITH LIMITED FUNDS, NOT INSURED FOR THIS, MY OWN FAULT.*JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A COLLISION OCCURRED ON A BACK ROAD COVERED WITH SNOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHAFT IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX TO THE PITMAN ARM SNAPPED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND CAUSED THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTAC DID NOT KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER DUE TO A VERY LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE REPAIR MECHANIC INSTALLED A HELICOIL IN THE THREADS OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG COIL. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE DEALER'S LOT AND CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE WIRE HARNESS, SPEED CONTROL, AND THE ENGINE. IN OCTOBER 2006 THE CONTACT REQUEST THE DEALER HONOR NHTSA RECALL #05V388000 (FORD RECALL #05S28) PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE RECALL STATING THE CONTACT NEVER RESPONDED TO THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

2000 FORD F-150 PICK UP CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IGNITION OFF. *JB

MY 2000 FORD F-150 BURNED TO A CRISP LAST NIGHT. I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS INSIDE PUTTING THE GROCERIES AWAY WHEN I HEARD A "BOOM" OUTSIDE AND WHEN I RAN OUT I OBSERVED A FIRED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. THERE WAS SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO MY RESIDENCE AND I NOW HAVE A REALLY COOL LOOKING GARBAGE CAN FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE. FRIENDS INFORMED ME TODAY THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS, AND SIMILAR INCIDENTS, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT ANY RECALLS. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS BESIDES CONTACTING MY INSURANCE COMPANY(S)? *NM

NO DESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN.

WAS ON A SLICK ROAD. I WAS GOING 15 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN MY 2000 FORD F-150 SPUN COMPLETELY AROUND. WHEN THE TRUCK SPUN AROUND IT WENT TOWARDS THE DITCH BACKWARDS. WHEN I HIT THE DITCH THE TRUCK FLIPPED ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED ON THE SCENE HE INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR TIRE BROKE OFF THE AXLE. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING AT SUCH A SLOW SPEED, NEITHER HAD THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS A HEAVY HALF TON LOAD AXLE . WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE AXLE IN THE LIGHT IT APPEARED THAT IT CRYSTALLIZED AND SNAPPED. I AM A WELDER AND WORK WITH METAL EVERY DAY AND THE AXLE LOOK ALMOST LIKE CAST. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE GAS TANK UNATTACHED ITSELF FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK CAME OFF. THE TANK FELL TO THE GROUND, AND HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE CONDITIONS ON 12-24-06 WERE DRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE KEPT THE TRUCK IN A GARAGE. *AK UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT'S ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE EARLIER THIS WEEK ON HIS FORD F-150. THE ARSON INSPECTOR INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF HIS CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE WEATHER WAS BRIGHT AND SUNNY ON THE DAY OF THE FAILURE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH OFF THE INTERSTATE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN A FIRE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER JUST AS THE FIRE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE TAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THE FIRE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN CAUSED BY THE FUEL, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE COMPONENT INVOLVED IN THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, HOWEVER THE CONTACT FOUND A POSSIBLE NHTSA RECALL # 06E056000 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE THAT RELATED MORE TO THE FIRE THAT OCCURRED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY NOR PROVIDED FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED.

SEVERE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE IN CABIN OF TRUCK. "MIST" FROM THE VENTS. MUST RUN WITH WINDOWS OPEN AND STILL SMELL AND TASTE ANTIFREEZE. CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO FIND NOTHING WRONG. HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 2 YEARS. *NM

ON OCT. 28TH 2006 AT 3:00 AM OUR FORD F-150 IGNITED AND BURNED IN OUR DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR DOING THIS VERY THING WHEN THE DEALER WAS CALLED THEY SAID OUR TRUCK WASN'T INVOLVED. FORD SAID IT WAS AND NOW SAYS IT WAS BURNED TO BADLY FOR THEM TO TELL IF IT WAS THERE FAULT. *JB

I GOT OFF WORK AT 6:00 PM AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE GYM (APPROX. 1 MI.). I LEFT THE GYM AT 7:00 PM, AND DROVE HOME (APPROX 1 MI.). I GOT HOME ABOUT 7:15 PM AND WENT INSIDE AND WATCHED TELEVISION WITH MY FAMILY UNTIL 8:30 PM, WHICH IS WHEN I WENT TO BED. MY WIFE AND I WOKE UP AT 11:30 PM FROM A BRIGHT LIGHT COMING THROUGH OUR BEDROOM WINDOW. WHEN WE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW THE LIGHT WE HAD SEEN WAS THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY 2000 FORD F-150 ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WE CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED. MY WIFE'S CAR A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND HAD THE REAR BUMPER AND TAIL LIGHTS MELTED ON IT BEFORE I COULD GET IT MOVED. ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO I HAD TO HAVE THE MASS FLOW AIR SENSOR REPLACED ON THE TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY TOOK CARE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL THAT WAS PLACED ON THAT MODEL. *JB

MY UNCLE'S F-150 2000 FORD WAS SITTING OUTSIDE MY BUSINESS FOR 1-1 1/2 HOURS WHEN A KID RODE UP ON A BIKE AND TOLD THEM THERE WAS A TRUCK OUT FRONT ON FIRE. THEY TRIED TO PUT IT OUT BUT FAILED. IT WENT UP THE FRONT WALL OF MY BUILDING AND COMPLETELY BURNED MY BUSINESS DOWN. *NM

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN WET CONDITIONS. MOST SEVERE WAS WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. LESS SEVERE, RADIO WILL STOP, ODOMETER WILL TURN BLANK, ACCESSORIES WILL REMAIN ON WITH TRUCK TURNED OFF. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE BAY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED THERE WERE TWO VEHICLES THAT WERE PARKED NEXT TO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THAT WERE TOTALED AS WELL. NEIGHBORS NOTICED SMOKE AND SPARKS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BAY PRIOR TO THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND SUGGESTED THAT A LETTER SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE MANUFACTURER'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEFERMENT. THERE WERE TWO NHTSA RECALLS #05V388000 AND #05V017000 PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A NHTSA LETTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE'S OWNER NEEDED TO PROVIDE A LETTER OF REPRESENTATION. PICTURES OF THE BURNED VEHICLE WERE AVAILABLE.

ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 9 2006 WHILE WORKING IN MY GARAGE I NOTICE A BRIGHT FLICKER OF LIGHT COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE GARAGE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF MY 2000 FORD F-150. I QUICKLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND MOLTEN PLASTIC WAS DRIPPING ALONG WITH FIRE THROUGH THE LEFT FRONT FENDER WELL. I IMMEDIATELY GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 3 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE OCCURRING. IT IS ONLY BECAUSE THAT I WAS WORKING IN MY GARAGE AND NOTICED THE BEGINNING OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS FIRE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A TOTAL LOSS AND MY HOME AND FAMILY WERE NOT DESTROYED OR INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AT THE DIRECTION OF MY INSURANCE CLAIMS ADJUSTER. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSIGNING THE INSURED'S LIABILITY, THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE TO BE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESULTING IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS POSSIBLY A RECALL ITEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THERE WAS A SMELL OF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BURNING, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD BURNED. THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPAIRS MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN 4 RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA RECALL# 05V388000 SENT OUT FOR THAT VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THOSE NOTICES HAD BEEN RECEIVED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, ACCOMPANIED BY A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE # 2 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. ONE YEAR PRIOR, THE # 7 PLUG HAD ALSO BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 FORD F150 IN FEB.- 2003 FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC. ON AUGUST 8, 2005 THAT TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AND DESTROYED OUR HOME AND HOME BASED BUSINESS,WE WERE NOT HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. WE ARRIVED HOME ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER. THEN NOTHING BUT A FIRE BALL AND MY HOUSE BURNING! JENNIFER SAT DOWN BESIDE A FIRE TRUCK AND LAID HER HEAD ON HER KNEES FOR 3 HOURS UNABLE TO COMFORT HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND I WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK AND HELD MY DAUGHTER FOR OVER 3 HOURS IN MY ARMS AND I COULD NOT EVEN SPEAK. I ONLY REMEMBER ASKING JENNIFER, "WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US NOW." A NEIGHBOR WAS DRIVING HOME THAT DAY AND SAID HE SAW FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED PARTIALLY UNDER THE CARPORT. HE SAID THE TRUCK WAS THEN WITHIN SECONDS BURNING SO FIERCELY THAT IT BLEW UP LIKE A BOMB SENDING A FIRE BOMB INTO OUR HOME. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT WHEN HE SAID THAT MY TRUCK HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND DESTROYED OUR HOME. WE LOST EVERYTHING. I RUN A ROOFING COMPANY AND JENNIFER HANDLED ALL MY PAPERWORK - THE OFFICE WAS SET UP AT HOME SO SHE COULD STAY HOME WITH OUR CHILDREN. WE LOST OUR BUSINESS, HOME AND MEMORIES SUCH AS PICTURES OF OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILY. I AM STILL TRYING TO RECOVER EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY FROM OUR LOSS DUE TO FIRE. FORD MOTOR CO. SENT A INVESTIGATOR TO INVESTIGATE THE FIRE AND OUR HOMEOWNERS INS. INVESTIGATOR ALSO WAS THERE THE DAY "FORD FINALLY SENT SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THE FIRE". JENNIFER'S BROTHER

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE FLIPPED SIDEWAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FRONT END WAS REBUILT. THE EXACT COMPONENTS REPLACED WERE UNKNOWN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A PUDDLE OF OIL WAS NOTICED UNDER THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION SEAL RUPTURED. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP WOULD NOT JUST REPLACE THE SEAL, THEY STATED WOULD FOLLOW THE TSB'S INSTRUCTIONS AND REPLACE ALL THE NECESSARY PARTS. UPDATED 09/25/06. *JB

ON AUGUST 31 MY 2000 FORD F-150 EXPLODED IN A DRIVEWAY AFTER BEING PARKED THERE FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES THE FIRE WAS FROM A RECALLED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH , FORD SAYS THEY NOTIFIED ME MARCH 23, 2006 ABOUT THE SWITCH HOWEVER THEY SENT THE RECALL TO AN OLD ADDRESS. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND THEY HAVE SENT ME A LETTER WHICH SAYS "FORD DECLINES TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME".*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CONTACT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL OCCASIONALLY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED FROM A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

WOKE UP AT 3:55 A.M. AND MY 2000 FORD F150 WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN FLAMES. IT ALSO CAUGHT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT 1999 DODGE DURANGO IN FLAMES. IT THEN PROCEEDED TO CATCH MY HOUSE ON FIRE. *NM

2000 F-150 TRUCK IGNITED AND BURNED MASTER CYLINDER AND WIRING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKED VEHICLE ERUPTED IN FLAMES DURING THE NIGHT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE OR THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS TAKEN AND PICTURES OF THE BURNED VEHICLE WERE AVAILABLE. THE FIRE OCCURRED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED FUNCTIONING 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CONTACT'S OTHER VEHICLE AND RESIDENCE. UPDATED 09/05/06. *JB

WE PURCHASED A 2000 FORD F-150 PICKUP IN OCTOBER 2003. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER IN FEBRUARY 2005 TO HAVE THE REPAIR WORK PERFORMED. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS AN INTERIM REPAIR AND PERMANENT REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE ONCE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE. ON SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006, OUR 2000 FORD F-150 EXPLODED WHILE SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE RESULTING FIRE DESTROYED THE TRUCK AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO OUR HOME. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 24 HOURS BEFORE IT EXPLODED. THE LOCAL FIRE CHIEF STATED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK'S ENGINE. PLEASE NOTE THE TRUCK EXPLODED AFTER WE HAD THE REPAIR WORK DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORD'S RECALL NOTICE. *JB

WE HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO FORD'S COMPARTMENT FIRE ISSUE. FROM EVERYTHING WE HAVE JUST RESEARCHED, IT APPEARS OUR F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY JULY 30. IT HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 10:30 PM. IN TRYING TO RESEARCH THIS BIZAARE INCIDENT, I DISCOVERED THEIR RECALL WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2001. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS WHY I FOUND THIS SO BIZAARE TO WAKE UP AT 5 AM TO MY WIFE YELLING "YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE!". LUCKILY, I HAVE NEVER BEEN MOTIVATED TO CLEAN OUR GARAGE SO WE COULD PARK INSIDE. HOWEVER, OUR HOME DID SUFFER DAMAGE TO THE SIDING. FORD IS NOT BEING AGGRESSIVE IN ENSURING THIS IS BEING HANDLED. *JB

WE HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO FORD'S COMPARTMENT FIRE ISSUE. FROM EVERYTHING WE HAVE JUST RESEARCHED, IT APPEARS OUR F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY JULY 30. IT HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 10:30 PM. IN TRYING TO RESEARCH THIS BIZAARE INCIDENT, I DISCOVERED THEIR RECALL WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2001. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS WHY I FOUND THIS SO BIZAARE TO WAKE UP AT 5 AM TO MY WIFE YELLING "YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE!". LUCKILY, I HAVE NEVER BEEN MOTIVATED TO CLEAN OUR GARAGE SO WE COULD PARK INSIDE. HOWEVER, OUR HOME DID SUFFER DAMAGE TO THE SIDING. FORD IS NOT BEING AGGRESSIVE IN ENSURING THIS IS BEING HANDLED. *JB

1995-2000 FORD PICKUP EXTENDED CAB THE DOORS CRACK ON THE OUT SIDE THAT I CAN SEE DON'T KNOW IF THERE DAMAGED INTERNALLY AND I DON'T KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES IF IT CONTINUES TO CRACK. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT WENT TO VARIOUS CAR LOTS AROUND INDIANAPOLIS IN. AND CHECKED OTHERS EVERYONE WAS CRACKED FORD ALSO SAID THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AT OUR EXPENSE. *NM

ON JULY 15, 2006 MY FORD F-150 TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE SAME PLACE FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT BEING STARTED OR DISTURBED. AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 SATURDAY EVENING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE CHIEF STATED THAT THE POINT OF ORIGIN WAS IN THE AREA OF THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. I CHECKED FORD'S WEBSITE AND ENTERED MY VIN NUMBER. THE TRUCK DID HAVE A RECALL BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. *NM

TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE PARKED AND SHUT OFF IN DRIVE WAY OF HOME. LOOKS TO BE ELECTRICAL FIRE. *JB

I OWN A 2000 FORD F150 5.4 LITER, IT HAS BLOW 2 SPARK PLUGS, ONE AT 90,000 MILES AND NOW A 140,000 MILES IT WILL COST $3000 FOR A NEW HEAD I CAN'T AFFORD IT SO NOW I WILL MAKE A $500 MONTHLY PAYMENT TO A TRUCK LOAN THAT DOESN'T RUN. *NM

THE VEHICLE STARTED HOWEVER, I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. AFTER THREE CALLS TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL, START IT THEN SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME HOWEVER, THE POWER WINDOWS & WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING. I HEARD "CLICKING" NOISES COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. AFTER PLACING IT INTO DRIVE, THE RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN I PLACED IT IN PARK, THE RADIO STARTED WORKING. WHEN USING THE PANEL/FLOOR DEFROST, I HEARD AN ELECTRICAL SHORTING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ON 1/23/05, IT WOULD NOT START; ONLY THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON; I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL; THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KRIEGER FORD. INITIALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW STARTER. AFTER FURTHER TESTING, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND GEM WERE WATER-LOGGED DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO THEM AS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY SEAL IN THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED WINDSHIELD. I FOUND AN ARTICLE IRONICALLY TITLED "QUALITY IS THE PRIME IMPERATIVE WITH FORD". THE 1ST PARAGRAPH STATES "INSTALLING WINDSHIELDS IN VEHICLES HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PAIN. FIXING WATER LEAKS IS THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IN A VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PLANT". THE 2ND PARAGRAPH STATES "...HAS BROUGHT THE NUMBER OF WINDSHIELD LEAKS SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER 1 PER 20 HOURS OF PRODUCTION..." THE 3RD PARAGRAPH REFERENCES THE WORD "DEFECTS". I WROTE A LENGTHY LETTER DATED 2/5/05 TO THE CEO OF FORD WITH ATTACHMENTS OF THE ARTICLE, ONLINE

BLOWN SPARK PLUG ON MY 2000 FORD F-150 5.4 TRITON. KNOWN TO ONLY HAVE HALF THE REQUIRED THREADS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD FOR THE SPARK PLUG, HAVE HAD NEITHER COMPENSATION OR A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT HAPPENED TO ME TOWING A BOAT GOING ON TO THE INTERSTATE. DESTROYED THE PLUG, THE COIL PACK (COP STYLE) AND THE INTAKE ELBOW OF MY AFTER MARKET INTAKE SYSTEM. OVER $600 IN DAMAGES. *JB

I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. THERE IS $8500 DAMAGE TO MY F150 TRUCK. THE DAMAGE IS ALL IN THE FRONT END. MY AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY. HAD THE AIR BAG CAME OUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH DAMAGE TO TOTAL THE TRUCK. NOW I WILL BE DRIVING AROUND IN A TRUCK THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAG WILL WORK OR NOT. *JB

FORD TRITON 5.4L V-8 HEADS. ALUMINUM HEADS ARE SO POORLY ENGINEERED THAT THEY WILL NOT RETAIN THE SPARK PLUGS UNDER NORMAL LOADS. OVER $5,000 IN REPAIR COSTS, FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM. *NM

ODOMETER LIGHT KEEPS FADING ON/OFF AND AT TIMES WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE OR GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 09/2000. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED INTO IT AND FOUND IT WAS INCONCLUSIVE. *NM

2000 FORD F-150. *NM

WHILE PULLING ONTO THE FREEWAY THIS MORNING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE LEFT TIE ROD ON MY 2000 F150 CAME APART, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I WAS AFRAID FOR MY LIFE. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST 78,670 MILES ON IT AND IS USED MAINLY BY ME TO DRIVE TO WORK. ON AUG. 16, 2004, WITH JUST 55,849 MILES, I HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED, WHICH THE MECHANIC WARNED ME WERE ON THE VERGE OF TOTAL FAILURE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON SATURDAY JUNE 17TH SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA AND FLAMES WERE PRESENT. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ELECTRICAL HOUSING UNIT FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH HOLDS THE BRAKE FLUID. THE UNIT AND BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER MELTED. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRE WAS NOTICED. THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVING UNUSUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *AK

1) DURING NORMAL DRY WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE ENTIRE TREAD BELT SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. 2) THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGES AS A RESULT. 3) CONTACTED CORPORATE OFFICES OF COOPER TIRE. I WAS TOLD THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED BEFORE IT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AND WHILE THERE WAS A MINIMUM OF TREAD LIFE REMAINING, THERE WAS TREAD LIFE REMAINING (APPROXIMATELY 6 MON.). WHEN I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE COOPER TIRE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THE FAILURE WAS NOT NORMAL. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FAILED TIRE. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE COOPER TIRE CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTED HERSELF AND HER COMPANY AS NOT AT FAULT IN THIS CASE. I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE, I SIMPLY WANTED THIS ON RECORD IN CASE OTHERS EXPERIENCE SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *NM

AT AROUND 4:45 ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE BACK YARD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE END OF OUR HOUSE. WHEN HE WALKED AROUND THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE TO SEE WHAT WAS SMOKING HE SAW FIRE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF OUR 2000 FORD F-150 XL TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS NEAR THE HOUSE SO HE GOT OUR DAUGHTER OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CALLED 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED IN AROUND 10 MINUTES. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE TRUCK ENGINE AND CAB WERE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WHEN THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED INCLUDING THE FRONT GRILL, ENGINE, FRONT TIRES, CAB AND INTERIOR. THE BACK BED OF THE TRUCK AND THE BACK TIRES DID NOT APPEAR DAMAGED. MY HUSBAND HAD PICKED MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL AND ARRIVED HOME AT AROUND 3:15. HE NOTICED THE FIRE AT AROUND 4:45. UP UNTIL THE FIRE, MY HUSBAND HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. AT THIS POINT I AM RESEARCHING TO SEE IF THE FIRE MAY BE RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V017000 NOTED ON YOUR WEB-SITE. I AM ALSO TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW TO GO ABOUT REPORTING IT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *NM