Ignition Switch problems of the 1999 Ford F-150

My neighbor and I lived in a duplex with adjoining garages in which she would park her Ford F-150 pickup. At approx. 11 pm on 1/4/05, my son woke me up to say he smelled smoke. When we went outside we saw my neigbors truck engulfed in flames and the garage itself was starting to burn. By the time the firefighters arrived and put out the fire, both our garages were destroyed along with part of her duplex. The rest of the dwelling had extensive smoke, heat and water damage. The fire investigators did not come up with a definite cause of the fire, but two of the three felt it started with the truck. Do I have any recourse in this matter as I lost a substantial amount of property? I would appreciate any information you could give. Thank you.

On multiple occasions all external and internal lights would cut off for a fraction of a second and then light back up. Each time they went out once and so fast that it was barely noticed. The number of these incidents are unknown. I would say fewer than 10. The first dealership it was reported to was crescent Ford in high point, nc. At the time, they did not record the issue as being reported and did not advise me that it should be checked. The problem was happening so infrequently that I did not realize it might be a serious problem. In the later part of 2003, October I believe, I stopped at a local tire distributor to have my tires balanced and rotated. I noticed from inside the store that the headlights were not off. I returned to the vehicle to attempt to turn them off by manipulating the light switch and ignition switch with no success. I had the work done at the tire store and took the truck staight to bob dunn Ford in greensboro where they advised me that the fuse box had to be rewired and that it was not safe to drive. The service technician showed me a fuse that had been removed from the fuse box. The fuse was black, melted and the element in the fuse was not burned through. The cover to the fuse box had a white spot on it where the plastic was heated and charred. The dealership provided me with a vehicle to drive and my truck was repaired but at my expense. I had applied to be reimbursed by Ford but have never heard any response dispite multiple calls to the dealership. After having learned of the recall for fires in parked f150's I decided this should be reported. Dates provided are estimates. I would have to have the dealership records pulled to find exact dates and mileage. The mileage on the vehicle was approximately 28,000 miles but it was out of warranty as it was older than 3 years.