Cruise Control problems of the 2006 Ford F-150

I own a 2006 Ford f150 pickup truck. On 07/15/2010 I noticed that the cruise control dashboard indicator lamp came on several times without me engaging the control. Later I during the evening I noticed not only the cruise control dashboard indicator lamp turning on and off, but also the right side steering wheel cruise control buttons were not lighting up though the headlamps were on. I attempted to get the issued repaired at the local dealer, but closest appointment was at the end of following week. Two days later, on 07/17/2010 I was operating the truck, I experienced the cruise control engaging as I accelerated. The truck continued to accelerate even though I had not engaged the cruise control, nor was my foot on the accelerator pedal. I was able to regain control by depressing the brake pedal and putting the transmission into neutral. I brought the truck to nearest Ford dealer for repair. While traveling the approximately 5 mile ride, the cruise control continue to engage on its own. The Ford dealer was able to diagnose the problem, citing a defective cruise control switch. The switch was replaced and now the vehicle appears to operating properly.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford f150. The cruise control was activated at 35 mph. The vehicle sped up 1 mph every time the coast was applied. The coast was supposed to slow down the vehicle. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. The failure mileage was 43,500 and current mileage was 44,000. Updated 04/03/08. The horn was inoperative as well.

- on December 20, 2006, the contact received a call from the police department stating his 1995 Ford f150 and the car port were on fire at his residence. The vehicle caught fire under the hood. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked for two months. A witness stated that the vehicle sounded as if it were trying to start on its own. The witness looked into the vehicle and confirmed that no one was in it and called 911. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. There were no recent repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle had approximately 210,000 miles on it. The fire department stated the cause of the fire to be a faulty speed control deactivation switch. The contact has pictures, a fire department report and the vehicle stored. Updated 03/19/07.

- the contact stated that while the 2006 Ford F-150was in park hadto depress the brake pedal to switch the transmission to a drive gear. Once he had the vehicle in gear without foot on the acceleration pedal the vehicle will accelerate unexpectedly. The contact stated that the vehicle will accelerate for a few seconds and then release itself. It accelerated when vehicle was in drive or reverse gear. One time when the contact was on the highway in cruise control at 70 mph on an exit ramp, when he pressed the brake pedal to release the cruise control and suddenly the vehicle accelerated for about 3 seconds. Contact took the vehicle to the dealership on 11/01/06 and they put a box that contact stated worked like a black box on the plane to diagnose vehicle failure. The contact had the box on for 6 weeks and the dealership wasn't able to diagnose the failure. Updated 1/30/2007 -.