Four problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 1996 Ford F-350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
On 1/30/09 I experienced a fire in the engine compartment on my Ford F-350 due to a faulty speed control deactivation switch. I just happened to walk out to the vehicle that was parked in my driveway, not running, to see a glow underneath the truck. I opened the hood and realized that there was a fire coming from the brake master cylinder. After extinguishing the fire, and burning my hands, I could see that the reservoir was melted and the speed control deactivation switch is where the fire was coming from.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford f350. The contact was displeased because the part for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) was unavailable. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 56,000.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford F-350. He stated that he started his vehicle and noticed smoke coming from under the hood. He also noticed flames coming from under the hood when he opened it. The contact was able to put the fire out without contacting the fire department. There is a recall for the vehicle speed control (recall #06v286000) which stated there could be smoke and fire coming from under the hood. The manufacturer stated that his vehicle was not included as part of the recall. The current and failure mileage was 106,000. The vehicle purchase date was unknown.
While driving the vehicle surged forward numerous times, and then a fire started on the right side of the engine. Cause unknown. Please provide details.
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