Cruise Control problems of the 2004 Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 65 mph with the cruise control activated, the vehicle involuntary accelerated. In addition, the brake system failed. The contact had to switch the vehicle to neutral and the rpms increased. The contact had to pull over to the side of the road to a complete stop. The contact pulled the fuses to the throttle and cruise control. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred even with the cruise control deactivated. The contact recurred seven other times. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the cruise control failed to engage and disengage. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the activation switch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.

I noticed that the cruise control started shutting off without ever touching the brake pedal or off switch. Then sometimes it would work fine for a few minutes then just shut off. When it does that it will not come back on again till the next day. I then checked the console shifter, I was able to shift of park with out pressing the brake padal and even engine in off position. I am worried that the truck may jump out of park and run off and hit something or someone.

I was on the expressway and set my cruise control at 74 mph. When I pressed my brake pedal, the cruise control wouldn't disengage and the brake pedal became hard like a rock. I then pressed the off button to turn the cruise control off but it remained engaged. I pressed harder on the brake and was able to slow down to 65 mph but as soon as I released the brake the vehicle gradually sped up to 74 mph. I exited the freeway and had to put the truck in neutral to stop. When I did this the engine raced to 4500 rpm. I then put the vehicle in park and turned it off. When traffic cleared, I restarted the engine and it raced to 4500 rpm. I put the truck in drive and made a left turn into the center left turn lane and had to put the truck back in neutral while I waited for traffic to clear so I could merge. The engine raced to 4500 rpm. When traffic cleared, I put the truck back in drive and the cruise control finally disengaged. However, at this time I smelled smoke coming from the engine compartment. Since the cruise control was disengaged at this time I decided to re-enter the freeway and return home. I haven't tried the cruise control since then but I smelled smoke again this morning when I took it into the dealership. I should note that my vehicle is a 2004 F-150 heritage edition which in essence is identical to the 2003 F-150. The 2003 F-150 was recalled for a problem with the cruise control but according to Ford motor the 2004 F-150 heritage wasn't. Both the dealership and Ford customer service have told me that I must pay for the repair since the vehicle is out of warranty. I think it was just an oversight that the 2004 F-150 heritage wasn't recalled along with the 2003 F-150. This incident could have been much worse than it was.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the cruise control involuntarily turned off while the contact was driving 60 mph with it activated. He tried to turn it back on but it would not respond. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop but the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 86,500 and the current mileage was 87,900. Updated 01/13/11 updated 01/24/11.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f150. The contact was driving approximately 60-70 mph with the cruise control in activation when suddenly, the cruise control failed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired for the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. While using the cruise control at 68 mph he attempted to apply the brakes, but the vehicle would not stop. He had to use the emergency brake to decelerate. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 47807. Updated 11/12/09 the consumer stated he was able to use the emergency brake. Updated 11/16/09.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f150. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph. The cruise control failed to engage at a set speed. There were occurrences when the cruise control engaged without assistance after the vehicle was in operation for a few minutes. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunctions. The failure mileage was 56,000. The current mileage was 84,688.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f150. The contact was driving 68 mph with the cruise control activated when the vehicle began to buck with hesitation causing the steering wheel to shake. Suddenly, the cruise control deactivated. The following day after the failure, the gear selector would not shift out of the park gear. The actuator switch was engaged whenever shifting into park. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but they were unable to diagnose a failure code. The cruise control continued to not operate. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 69,500. Updated 01/24/11 updated 03/18/11.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 65 mph with the cruise control activated, it failed to deactivate when pressure was applied to the brake and accelerator pedals. The speed immediately reduced to 30 mph. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and detached the fuse from the cruise control system. The instrument panel warning indicators were not illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired at that time. The failure recurred, but the vehicle has not been repaired again. The failure mileage was 83,000 and current mileage was 84,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f150. While driving at low speeds, the cruise control light would illuminate on the instrument panel and then the vehicle would accelerate. While driving at high speeds, the cruise control light would also illuminate, but the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact had to depress the brake pedal or push the button to disengage the cruise control; however, the light would sometimes illuminate again. The current mileage was 41,869 and failure mileage was 41,700. Updated 12/02/08. The consumer stated the vehicle would immediately accelerate. Updated 12/03/08.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f150. The vehicle was parked for 1-2 hours and he noticed the fire under the hood. The fire was extinguished. The dealer towed the vehicle to have an investigator diagnose the failure. The investigator concluded that the cause of the fire was the cruise control. The cruise control has not operated normally in over 1 year. Also, the dealer stated that there was a recall on the vehicle. Therefore, they werenot liable for damages. The contact stated that hewas the second owner, and never received a recall notice. The current and failure mileage were 137,000. The contact has pictures of the vehicle. It has not been determined if the vehicle could be repaired. There was no mention of a police or fire report.

The contact stated while vehicle was idling for 30-45 minutes, it caught on fire. The fire department responded to extinguish the fire and a report was made. The insurance company provided a fire inspector. However, he could not determine exactly where the fire started due to the extensive damage. The fire inspector believed the fire started on the left side of the engine under the hood. The vehicle was totaled.

The control buttons on the steering wheel do not perform intended function, or fail entirely. Occasionally when the dash lights are lit, the buttons do not light. They may or may not come on later in the drive. The volume + button makes the cd track or radio station skip to the next one, the volume - button makes the volume increase. The mem button does nothing. The cruise control started slipping, as if it "forgot" that it was on. And the truck accellerates, or slows. When the cruise was on yesterday, the "resume" button didn't work, and the "set" button caused the truck to accellerate. Frequently, the cruise control simply will not turn on and set at all.

Vehicle was going about 30 mph when all of a sudden the engine caught on fire. Owner was informed that there was grass in the engine by the manufacturer, but it seemed to be a similar problem to short with the vehicle speed control:cruice control.

Consumer stated vehicle burned while being parked. Recall for cruise control fire was the same thing that caused the fire.