Underhood Wiring Problems of 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.

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The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated after parking the vehicle, she observed smoke coming from under the hood. The contact found the wiring under the hood had burned and melted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was awaiting an assessment of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 95,000.

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1998 Ford f150 caught on fire under hood near brake fluid reservoir, burning wires, plastic components, hood and fender beyond repair. Vehicle had been in driveway for over 20 minutes unattended, turned off, keys out of ignition. Flames were 2 feet high at time of notice; neighbor saved further damage to truck and home.

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2001 f150 superext cab caught fire on 12/22/07. Essurance has investigated the fire to be caused by the cruise control malfunction.

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.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford f150. The contact stated that the garage parked vehicle spontaneously caught on fire under the hood. The vehicle was destroyed, but only the truck bed remained. The contact could obtain a fire report. Returned usps, 2nd attempt made 04/20/07 failed.

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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.

1999 Ford F-150 was sitting in driveway, when a fire started under hood. Origin seems to be at brake master cylinder. All plastic components under hood melted and wiring was completely destroyed.

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Ford f150 2001 parked in the garage ignited into flames after being parked for over one hour. Neighbor saw smoke coming from under the garage and knocked on the door. I opened the kitchen that leads to garage flames coming from under the hood. I opened the garage and fire spread to another car parked in the garage behind truck in the driveway. Flames rose to upstairs bedroom and throughout the garage.

- the contact owns a 1999 Ford f150. The contact stated that on 01/27/2007 the vehicle was parked on the street, when a neighbor alerted him that the vehicle was on fire. The contact stated that the vehicle was not working any differently prior to the fire. The vehicle had been turned off for approximately 40 minutes, when it began smoking and caught on fire. Made 3rd attempt 10/16/07 left message.

- the contact stated that while the 1997 Ford F-150 was parked in the driveway the vehicle caught on fire under the hood. The fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The fire damaged the engine, electrical wiring, piping ,and anything that was made of plastic melted in the vehicle. The contact could provide pictures of damaged vehicle, and a fire department report. Updated 02/28/07.

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- the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway noticed that there was a fire underneath the hood. The contact called the fire department, by the time the fire department arrived the engine was completely destroyed. The fire department stated that the fire had to do with something electrical underneath the hood. The fire department stated that there was a recall for contacts vehicle, but contact stated he never received a recall notice.

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- 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.

A 1997 Ford f150 pick up truck owned by steven quagliato caught fire while parked and damaged my vehicle causing approx $650 worth of damaged to the taillight assembly and bumper.

As I slept this past Saturday morning (11/18/2006), my 1998 F-150 pick-up burned to the ground about 4:00am. This was my second Ford pick-up owned, and I was very pleased with Ford until this happened. My truck was paid for and I was completely happy with it. I am now without a vehicle until I hear from my insurance company, whom says I didn't have any rental car coverage on my policy. I have had to miss this week in work wages due to no way to get to my job 30 minutes away, and will be forced to miss thanksgiving holiday with my family in arkansas. Can Ford reimburse me for any of my lost work wages or a rebate off a new purchase? I really feel that due to a major fault by Ford, that they should reimburse me with a vehicle to drive so that I can get to work. I am currently stuck and miserable, and do not feel that this is fair for me to have to suffer one more day because I put my trust in Ford motor CO. I strongly feel that Ford should at least do something on their part, to make this right! regards, scott howard.

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.

: the contact stated the power windows, horn and turn signals failed intermittently. The fuses were replaced by the contact and the windows, horn and turn signals resumed proper function. When the ignition was engaged, smoke emitted from under the dash board and from under the hood. A service dealer inspected the vehicle. The manufacturer was not contacted.

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.

I owned and operated a 1998 Ford f150. There was a recall of the cruise control switch in September, 2005 as the faulty switch has been linked to fires in f150 trucks. In October of last year, I took my truck to a dealer so they could perform the modification to fix the problem, which they did complete. It appears Ford's fix is not working. My vehicle caught on fire 6/15/06 after I had driven it to work. It appears as though the fire has destroyed the vehicle. I request that one of your experts come out and inspect my truck. It is clear from the information I have gathered that it was an electrical fire. I think it is important for you to know if the Ford's recall and solution to this problem is actually working or not.

The consumer owns a 1996 Ford f150. He received a recall letter regarding the scds on 10-06-05. The consumer was in the process of moving to maine. On 10-13-05 the truck caught on fire while parked outside in the driveway. The consumer had not been able to take the truck to the dealer to have the scds disconnected. The fire originated from under the hood. The consumer took pictures of the truck. The truck was not drivable. The consumer lived in a rural area in which he put out the fire himself. The fire department did not have to be called. T he police did not respond. The consumer reported something smelled like plastic burning for the past month and half prior to the fire. The truck was taken to a private mechanic in west virginia, his previous residence, and the mechanic could not find the origin of the smell. The consumer reported no other problems with the truck. The insurance company was informed about the fire and they had not called the consumer back. The consumer contacted Ford at a toll free number and they told the consumer that consumer affairs would be contacting him within seven to ten days. The consumer had not heard from Ford. (11/17/05) recall campaign # ea05005.

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.

1997 model year Ford F-150 engine compartment fire while parked in the driveway of my residence. The vehicle is a v-8, automatic transmission, equipped with cruise control and just over 85,000 miles. It is a work truck driven daily, about 200 miles per week. There were no previous problems with either the cruise control or electrical system. At about 8:15 on the evening of Aug. 25th I returned home and parked in my drive way about six feet from the garage door. I went to bed at 10:30 p. M. My neighbor returned to his home at 12:05 a. M. He noticed smoke coming from under my hood and witnessed the engine compartment ignite into a ball of flames. He immediately called the fire department and used my garden hose to wet down my garage door thereby preventing my house from catching fire. I was finally awaken around 12:30a. M. By the fire department. The truck was completely destroyed, the insulation had melted from the inside of my garage door, the garage door windows had cracked from the heat, the trim melted, and the gutters above the garage warped. If not for the quick thinking of our neighbor we could have lost our lives. Our bedrooms are located to the rear of the house and the garage is at the front, by the time we realized there was a fire it would have been too late.

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.

The vehicle was operating normally without incident. The car was parked in the driveway and turned off. After approximately 15 to 30 minutes after the car was parked it spontaneously ignited. The fire dept. Was dispatched and successfully extinguished the fire. The truck was destroyed and the driveway sustained significant damage. Nothing was previously done to correct any failures because we were unaware of any problems or safety hazards in the vehicle.

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.

The contact owned a 1996 Ford f150 XLT. A fire occurred in the engine compartment. The fire was first noticed coming up through the hood. The vehicle was not operating any differently than before the fire occurred. The consumer's husband is a mechanic and said it had burned the wiring harness, and was starting in the brake pressure switch. Nhtsa investigation ea05005.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford f150. On July 27, 2005 the consumer's vehicle caught on fire and burned to the ground. The fire started on driver's side under the hood. The fire chief had not come up with a report, but he assumed it was electrical. The vehicle had been sitting for a total of three hours before the fire broke out. . The vehicle operated normal before this happened.

My wife noticed that there was smoke commong from my 2001 F-150 super crew. I ran to my truck and pulled a plug out which was on fire. I brought my truck to the dealership and they informed me that there was a recall on this part, but my truck was not part of the recall. I had them fix my truck which cost me $200. 00. I called Ford and talked to the service manager at the dealership, but nobody is willing to help me out.

At about 4 a. M. On July 16, 2005; my 1996 Ford f150 started to burn after having been parked in my driveway for several hours. The fire department was dispatched and extinguished the fire, but the truck was a total loss. The fire chief indicated that it looked like an electrical fire that started on the driver's side of the engine compartment. I was aware of the cruise switch recall on the 2000-2001 Ford trucks, but did not realize that my truck could also be affected by this because it had the same cruise control deactivation switch.

I had been having issues with my truck, cruise control quit working, had some fuses blown under hood that were repaired, then check engine light had come on for about a week. Then my 1997 F-150 XLT spontaneously combusts in driveway. Had been parked for over an hour. Persons driving by alerted me to the fire, when I went outside, the windshield wipers were on and flames were shooting out of hood nearly 10' in air. Then the car alarm went off and at some point the doors unlocked themselves. Police and I extinguished fire, but there is extensive damage.

A 1997 Ford f150 pickup. The vehicle was parked 3 â½ to 4 hours while the consumer was at work when it caught on fire. The fire engulfed two other vehicle as well. Fire investigator stated that the fire originated near the driver side front tire. The insurance adjuster did not inspect the vehicle. The cause of the fire was still uncertain.

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.

While driving at 35-45 mph vehicle caught on fire. The flame scame from under the hood.