Cruise Control problems of the 2001 Ford F-150 - part 1

The contact owned a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that he had noticed that the cruise control had stopped functioning. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked for three hours at his residence driveway with no keys in the ignition and had caught on fire. The contact stated that he had no warning. The vehicle had been engulfed in flames and the fire department had been called and extinguished the fire using water. The contact stated that a fire report was issued. The contact's insurance company declared the vehicle a complete loss. The contact related the failure to an open recall on his vehicle NHTSA campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 230,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. While the contact was inside his house, he noticed smoke coming from the hood of the vehicle. The contact extinguished the fire under the hood with a fire extinguisher. The fire department was not called. The vehicle was towed by aaa to paso robles Ford (2401 oakwood st, paso robles, CA 93446, (805)-239-3673) where it was diagnosed that the classic cruise control module failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer mentioned an unknown recall related to the failure that was closed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but declined to assist since the contact received several recall notices. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). The failure mileage was 160,000.

The Ford mentioned above caught on fire in the morning around 3am and it caused damages to my car Mazda mx-3 parked beside the Ford. The Ford was completely burned down. I believed it was the deactivation switch of the cruise control that caused the fire. For further detail of this incident, you can contact nationwide insurance and the claim number is [xxx]. Thanks information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150 super crew. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, he was informed that the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and advised that the modular of the cruise control was the cause of the fire. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. The failure and the current mileages were approximately 248,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. While parked, the vehicle became engulfed in flames. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. The contact noticed the fire had originated from the cruise control system. The fire department reported to the scene and a report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The dealer was waiting for the manufacturer and the insurance company to communicate in order to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 101,000.

On or about 2004, complainant purchased a Ford truck, F-150, supercrew, 4x2, model 2001. Complainant owns and lives in a house. Said house has a gate carport. By September 20, 2011, the above referenced vehicle had been parked and turned off for about one (1) week in the gated carport of complainants house. On September 20, 2011, sometime between 12:00pm and 1:00pm the above reference vehicle began to burn inside the carport. The flames and the smoke flowing from the vehicle expanded into complainants house causing damages to the structure and a myriad of movable objects located therein. According to complainants forensic expert, the vehicle began to burn as a result of a failure in the vehicle's cruise control switch deactivator.

My f150 Ford was parked for over a week when it all the sudden caught fire under the hood. I arrived to find the fire department putting out the fire. The fire was on the driverside engine compartment. After looking at the truck the fire department suggested checking to see if there was a recall on something. I found the cruise control recall.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after hearing a loud noise, she went outside and noticed that the vehicle exploded. As a result, damages were inflicted on two houses, two vehicles, and a storage shed. The police were notified and a report was available. A fire investigator appeared on the scene and stated that the fire may have originated from the cruise control switch. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked and idle for five hours before he noticed smoke emitting from the cruise control area. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided a case number but offered no further assistance. The failure and current mileage was 110,000.

My first Ford f150 had a engine fire as a result of the faulty brake fluid switch. I was told this truck was not part of the recall and didn't have this problem by Ford customer service when I called to report it. Since then the recall was expanded. My current Ford f150 has a leaky brake fluid switch and my cruise control doesn't work. This switch is the one that was put on by Ford after I brought it in for the recall. Ford said this is not an additional recall. I am concerned that this will result in another fire and then unfortunately be recalled later. There are numerous articles online about brake fluid leaks continuing to cause fires in Ford vehicles. Please help me resolve this simple problem now before it becomes a large problem. P. S. I choose "fireball" in equipment because I didn't see Ford listed as the manufacturer.

Vehicle was parked after fueling with key off and removed the brake master cylinder spontaneously caught fire, this occurred 45 minutes after the vehicle was parked and shut off. The fire was caught in time to not cause severe damage, the master cylinder with attached plugs/harnesses and close proximity parts were melted. The fire department responded and claimed the fire was caused by a faulty cruise control plug on the master cylinder, that was under recall.

When accelerating at higher freeway speeds, the accelerator sticks and does not disengage. Only after kicking or perfectly knocking it with your foot will it disengage. This occurs both with and without the cruise control on.

I drive a 2001 Ford f150 ext. Cab 4x4, 5. 4 triton motor. Throttle has stuck wide open on 2 different occasions when passing a car, on 11/27/09 throttle stuck once & 4/2/10 throttle stuck twice. Turned off cruise control no effect. Mashing on brakes as hard as I can doesn't even slow it down until I turn ignition off & put it in neutral & start slamming the gas pedal until it releases. In the meantime my girlfriends freaking out until I finally get all under control. Thought it was cruise control but it stuck when cruise control was off. Don't no who to contact. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) but the cruise control did not engage when activated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 210,000.

Just got home and parked my truck. I left 15 minutes later in my other vehicle. While I was gone (approx. 20 minutes later) my truck caught on fire. Looks like the cruise control switch on the brake master cylinder, which is a Ford recall. My neighbors put out the fire. This is the first action I have taken.

On sat March 7, 2009 t aprox 12:30 am my 2001 Ford F-150 pick up burst into flames while parked in my driveway. It had been parked for about 3 hours prior to the fire. The fire caught my home on fire. Myself and my 8 year old son as well as our 4 dogs were in the house sleeping. Luckily I heard an explosion and woke up and got my son and pets out of the house safely. The house was severely damaged and will have to be rebuilt. The truck wa totally burned up. I have since found out that there was a problem with the cruise control switch causing fires. Unfortunately I never received a recall notice.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. While the vehicle was parked in a parking lot, smoke appeared from the front end of the vehicle. Flames appeared underneath the hood. The building security extinguished the fire. The fire department was not called to the scene. The failure occurred without warning or injuries. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for inspection. The failure was related to the cruise control switch. The vehicle has not been repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 198,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire due to a defective cruise control. A police report was filed. She never received a recall notice from the manufacturer. The current and failure mileages were 99,000. Updated 10/28/08.

Cruise control switch started fire and destroyed my 2001 Ford supercrew F-150 truck. Truck was sitting in drive way unattended.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. On June 2, 2008, after being driven for nine hours, the vehicle caught fire while parked in the contact's driveway. He never received a recall notice and no preventive repairs were made in the event of a fire. Prior to the fire, the cruise control had stopped working. The current mileage was 180,000 and failure mileage was 177,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford f150 super crew. The contact stated that his vehicle caught fire while parked. The fire department extinguished the fire and stated that the fire extended from cruise control module to the master cylinder. The fire destroyed the vehicle. A fire department report is available. The current and failure mileages were 75,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford f150. On may 19, 2008 after being parked for twelve hours, the vehicle caught fire. A week after the fire, may 26, 2008 the contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). The fire department stated that the fire was caused by the cruise control being wired through the brakes. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 11-19-08 updated 11/19/08.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that his vehicle caught fire under the hood on the driver side. A police report was filed. On March 31, 2008, the contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control, which suggested he schedule an appointment to have the recall work performed. The recall number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 127,000.

The contact owned a 2001 Ford f150. The contact stated that his caught fire while parked in his driveway. The fire destroyed the vehicle. There were no injuries, deaths or police report. The contact received a recall notice for vehicle speed control on March 22, 2008. The current and failure mileages were 193,000.

My 2001 Ford F-150 caught on fire around 2:30 a. M. On August 5,2007 it was parked in my drive way and it had not been moved that entire day . We had the police come and make a report along with the firefighters and they told us that the cause had been the deactivation switch of the cruise control that made the truck get on fire. We have those reports so we contacted our insurance they told us that even though we had full coverage the insurance did not cover the damage that was caused. So they recommended us to talk to Ford to see what they could do for us. But when we contacted them they took our information. They requested pictures and the reports that had been made we faxed them to carmen from the Ford consumer affairs department. But we never received anything back from them that is when we sent them a letter notifying them how disappointed we where. The next day carmen contacted my daughter elisa rodriguez and told her that they still hadn't been able to do anything for us but that she would let us know. As the days passed we would not receive anything from Ford so we would call them over and over again but now they not only didn't give us information but they would not return our calls we left various messages. But there was no answer . Until one day my daughter called and carmen finally answered and told us that they could not do anything for us because the vehicle had been to badly burned in order to see what had caused it to get on fire. But Ford never sent anyone to make investigations or a report they just didn't even try to help us in anything they just assumed everything they said .

May 12th 2006 my 2001 Ford F-150 caught fire in my mother's garage and burned the truck totally up and the fire resulted in my mother's house being a total loss.

On April 21,2007 my 2001 f150 was sitting in the front yard after being driven for about 30 minutes that morning and started a fire. In no time the truck was a total lose. Was living in gulfport,miss. After the storm (katrina) every thing was all messed up. I had no insurance on the truck . I thought since there was a recall on my truck I could work things out with Ford . As time went by and all the paperwork fielded out as Ford requested,they sent me a letter saying they needed 90 days to have their engineers check my components. 90 days went by still no response from Ford. Then I received a letter from Ford saying it wasn't their fault. As of right now,I'm at a stand still needing help with this matter.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. While driving 73 mph with the cruise control engaged, the accelerator pedal extended to the floorboard when the resume button was pressed. As of September 10, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The failure mileage was 34,500 and current mileage was 36,500.

Vehicle caught on fire in the middle of the night while parked in the driveway, not running. I have liability insurance only. . . Didn't think there was any reason I would report it to the insurance company. Truck was destroyed. . . Luckily my brother awoke in the middle of the night and saw the truck on fire. The truck was parked less than a foot away from the house. My brother was able to put the fire out without getting hurt. I considered it a miracle no one was hurt.

Ford f150 caught fire and burned while sitting in parking lot due to recall of cruise control - outcome pending.

Thirty minutes after returning home my 2001 F-150 caught fire in my driveway. I was never notified of a recall, however I found out after the fact that the cruise control switch was recalled on my vehicle.

On July 17 2006 I arrived at work and parked my 2001 Ford f150 pu near the country club where I work. I went inside and was in the club for approx 10 min when a fellow employee came running inside and said my pu was on fire. I immediately called the fire dept. While some of the other employees tried helping me put the fire out. I had no type of warning that something like this would happen. I had no problems with my pu until this moment. My pu was totaled and now I have nothing. This situation could have been alot worse if I would not have had fellow employees there to help me out. The club could have caught a fire or someone could have been really hurt.

Cruise control after the manufacturer rep replaced the parts for the recall on this vehicle . The cruise control stopped working when my wife took it back to the dealership they said that there was nothing that they had done to cause this problem and they could run a check on it for $30. 00 and let her know what was wrong. Is this what a recall is about?.

On 7-1-06 a customer had her f150 towed to my repair facility. At that time I had the 2001 f150 pushed in to secure the truck for the holiday weekend. On 7-3-06 I got a call informing me that my shop was on fire. The fire chief in his report pointed his finger at the Ford. Since then I have 2 point of origin fire investigators look at the truck they also pointed the finger at Ford. A Ford rep. Came out and took a few pics. And said !@#$% happens and then left. So far Ford has not came to look at the truck. What and I suppose to do?.

I am having a hard time getting Ford to replace a defective, and recalled part. Who do I contact?.