Underhood Wiring problems of the 2000 Ford F-150 - part 1

The contact owned a 2000 Ford F-150. The contact's vehicle caught fire overnight while parked in the driveway. The fire marshal report stated that faulty wiring under the hood caused the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified and did not offer to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was 110,000.

My 2000 Ford f150 truck suddenly burst into flames while parked in the driveway. The fire was located under the hood on the drivers side. It burned and melted the brake fluid reservoir and several wires in the area. There was also major damage done to all of the plastic parts on top of and around the motor.

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.

- 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.

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.

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.

Truck caught on fire parked and shut off in drive way of home. Looks to be electrical fire.

: 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.

2000 Ford F-150 caught fire and burned completely. Truck was not running at the time amd had not been run for over 24 hours. Fire started at the front of the vehicle according to fire department. I was not home at the time of the fire.

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.

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.

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.

Shortly after my recall the switch shorted out, I took my vehicle to velde Ford in vero beach florida, they claim they replaced the parts required for the recall and my cruise control still wasn't back to being operational (which it was prior to the fire) and charged me 246. 78 plus tax to do the repair. They claim it was unrelated.

Driver noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood and inside of the vehicle from the vents. Driver pulled over. The vehicle caught on fire, and the driver was able to extinguish the fire, and drove vehicle to the dealer.

While vehicle was parked for 1 hour a fire started under the hood. Vehicle was totaled. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Ford f150 truck caught fire while parked in driveway.

I had a 2000 F-150 that caught fire 8 hours after it had been parked in our drive-way. We woke to a very loud popping sound at 1:20 a. M. This turned out to be the tire exploding from the fire. By the time the fire department showed up and put the fire out the truck was completely destroyed.

While parked in the driveway for an hour vehicle caught on fire under the hood. The local fire department arrived to extingush the fire. The insurance investigator inspected the vehicle. The cause of the fire was not determined. The fire also causes some damages to consumer's home. Dealer and the manufacturer were notified.

The vehicle caught on fire while parked in the garage. The consumer was alerted to the fire by the child who heard the horn blowing. The fire department was immediately contacted and extinguished the fire. The fire originated from under the hood on the driver's side. The insurance company was going to inspect the vehicle to determine what caused the fire. A fire report was filed. It was determined per inspection that the fire originated from the cruise control.

On December 22, 2004, my 2000 Ford f150 truck caught on fire in my driveway. It had been parked with the engine off for 30 minutes. Luckily my wife had come home and noticed smoke coming from under the hood while the rest of the family was inside the house. By the time I was able to get to the truck and open the hood, flames were coming out of the drivers side engine compartment. I was able to put them out with a garden hose. The repair estamite was over $9,000. It could have been much worse. The truck was parked next to the house and another vehicle that were not damaged. I have been reading where there have been problems with the cruise control and heard of a recall today. I have pictures if needed.

While vehicle was parked a fire started under the hood, and was put out. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. Cruise control failed approximately 3 weeks prior to fire.

Consumer was notified that his vehicle was on fire. Consumer noticed flames coming from under the hood. Consumer tried to put the fire. Out, but couldn't do so. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. Vehicle was not towed.

2000 f150 pick up, parked in driveway for 20 minutes not running. Caught on fire in the engine compartment, left side by the cruse control unit.

While vehicle was parked it caught on fire. The hood was opened, the brake deactivation switch was on fire. After opening the hood the flame grew. Vehicle was driven home and then to the dealer. The cylinder resevoir melted and the cruise control wire melted as a result of the fire.

Truck parked after lunch - spontaneously ignited in parking lot - origin in left rear of engine compartment - cruise control deactivation switch recovered - switch head examined with x-rays - one contact in tact while the other is splattered and melted - indicates electrical arcing activity inside switch - fuse # 13 blown.

I noticted that the cruise control did not work around may of 2004. We were taking a long trip and when I would push the button the cruise light would flash on and then go off. After several tries I gave up on it thinking I would take care of it later. On the morning of 9/17/04 my wife moved my truck onto the street so she could goto work. That was around 7am. At about 9am I went out to the truck to leave and saw smoke coming out from the wheel well. I pulled the hood release and opened the hood. The fire was coming from the plug at the rear of the master cylinder. I grabbed a handful of dirt and threw it on the fire causing the flame to go out but it tried to reignite. I then unplugged the wires and it stopped arching. I took my truck to the mechanic who works for the department and he explained to me that it was a sensor for the cruise control. We put on a new sensor due to the fact that it was leaking brake fluid and left the wiring harness unplugged. The damage was black soot marks on the inside of the hood and a burnt wiring harness. I have not replaced anything else except for the sensor in the master cylinder.

Consumer drove to daughter's residence, and was there 35 to 45 minutes when his grandson noticed smoke coming from under the hood. When they approached the vehicle they found smoke and fire coming from underneath the driver's side front wheel well.

My 2000 F-150 caught on fire and burned after being parked for 7 hours. The fire started under the hood and appears to have started on or around the master cylinder. The truck was a total loss.

Husband parked truck about 12:00 am and at about 3:00 pm he saw white smoke coming from hood area on the driver's side. Then , vehicle burst into flames. Three days prior to the fire, cruise control stopped working. No other problems with the vehicle. Will send pictures to bruce york.

2000 Ford f150 pickup truck with approx. 126,000 miles, caught fire in the engine compartment after being parked about 5 hours. Fire location was at the left side of the engine compartment. The cause of the fire is belived to be the scds (speed control disengagement switch). Fire damaged truck and edge of carport.

Upon returning from lunch, I parked my 2000 F-150 ext cab and turned off the motor, placed my keys in my pocket and retruned to my desk to complete the days work. About two hours later, I received a call from a CO-worker informing me that my truck was on fire. I immediately went out to where I had parked and a fire truck was already on the scene getting ready to put out the fire. By this time the flames were shooting up about 12 feet high, the hood had already melted along with all other aluminum on the engine block, the plastics on the front grill, the windshield had melted and the interior was severly damaged. A police report was filed along with a claim with my insurance company. Upon further investigation, after the fact, I later learned that this has been a known problem with other F-150 owners where their pickups also had spontaneous combustion resulting in total damage their vehicle and in some cases, loss of their homes.

Vehicle being driven. Smoke observed coming from engine compartment.

Fire in 2000 Ford F-150 pickup truck. Parked vehicle in driveway. Five minutes later truck was seen on fire. Had 46000 miles on odometer. Fire origin at brake master cylinder. Speed control deactivation switch still in position but fire damaged. Xrays of plastic switch head show one contact totally destroyed by electrical arcing. Fuse for the scds was blown after the fire.

Underhood fire in the left rear engine compartment. Vehicle was parked several hours before failure in a parking lot. Others brought the fire to the owners attention who was at work. Not repairable.

At work consumer parked vehicle and one and a half hours later smoke was seen coming from under the hood. It looked like fire was coming from drivers side of the engine compartment. The cruise control stopped working about 3 months before the fire. Vehicle insured through allstate.