Ford F-150 Complaints (1995)

626 consumer complaints on file.

#10127762July 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: CONSUMER HAD A 1995 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW CAB THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE ON 7-6-05. THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP. SHE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2005. SHE HAS NOT TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP . THE TRUCK HAD 140, 000 MILES ON IT AND IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127454July 5, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER STATED HIS 1995 FORD F-150 TRUCK WAS TOTALLY TURNED OFF WHEN WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING FORM THE FENDER WELL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS HAPPENED OVER ONE YEAR AGO. THE GARAGE OWNER DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TERMINAL AND THE FIRE WENT OUT. HE SAYS THE SENSOR FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE WIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE; LIKE ROADSIDE FLARE; THROWING OFF OF WHITE SMOKE; IT BURNED THE SIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. IT MELTED THE CONNECTOR THAT PLUGS INTO THE SENSOR, AND IT MELTED THE TOP OF THE SENSOR. THE DEALER SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS PROBABLY NOT COVERED. THE CONSUMER SAYS ANYONE IS WELCOME TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE IF NEEDED TO HELP DETERMINE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127285July 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 WE PARKED OUR 1995 FORD F150 PICKUP IN OUR DRIVEWAY AROUND 2PM. NO ONE DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. AT 11:00 PM OUR NEIGHBOR CAME RUNNING OVER BECAUSE HE'D SMELLED SMOKE. THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE BY ITSELF. WE AND BOTH NEIGHBORS TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE (20 MINUTES LATER) THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. IT HAD COMPLETELY BURNED OUT THE ENGINE AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAB. THE TIRES IN THE FRONT EVEN EXPLODED. THE FIREMEN COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT HAPPENED BUT THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAD HAPPENED. WE HAVE INSURANCE AND WERE REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGES. WE WANT TO REPORT THIS TO ADD IT TO THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEING COLLECTED ON THE FORD FIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127158June 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
1995 F-150 TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127085June 29, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIFE WAS OUT SIDETAKING TRASH TO CANS AND RAN BACK IN THE HOUSE SCREAMING MY 1995 FORD F-150 WAS SOMKING AND BURNING. I GRABED A EXTINGUISHER AND RAN OUT. I HAD JUST RETUURNED FROM OUR CABIN UP NORTH, 3 HOUR DRIVE. I HAD BEEN HOME ABOUT 1 HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED,I LOOKED FIRST AT WHAT WAS GOING ON, THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD I OPENED THE HOOD VERY SLOWLY, ONCE I POPED IT II LOOKED IN THE SMOKE WAS COMMING FROM THEFRONT OF THR MASTER CYLNDER. IN JUST A SECOND, THE SMOKE TURNED INTO A FLAME AND THEN II HIT IT WITH THE EXTINGUISHER. TO NIGHT II SAW A SHOW ON CNN ABOUT THIS. I AM VERY UNHAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127903June 29, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE PARKED FOR 45 MINUTES WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127021June 29, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT: CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BURNT UP AND MELTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, DESTROYING THE SWITCH, AND MELTING THE WIRING COMING FROM THE SWITCH AND GOING TO THE SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109151June 28, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING. CONSUMER LIFTED THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED A FIRE. CONSUMER NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECT SENSOR MELTED. CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT. LATER CONSUMER REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DISCONNECTED THE SENSOR HIMSELF.*AK *SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126760June 27, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
MY TRUCK THAT HAD BEEN JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE. WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A RODENT KNAWING ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRES, SO WE NEVER CONTACTED ANYONE. BUT LATELY WE HAVE BEEN SEEING HOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE, BUT FORD HAS RECALLED THEIR TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126567June 25, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I PARKED MY 1995 FORD F150 PICKUP AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, MY DAUGHTER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED A FIRE CONSUMING AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR MOUNTED TO THE FRONT OF MY MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. I PUT THE FIRE OUT AND WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT REMOVING THE FUSE WHICH CONTROLLED POWER TO THE ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS SOMETHING REPORTED ON A NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE AS CAUSING HOUSE FIRES AND OTHER PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125951June 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
MY ONE OWNER L995 FORD PICKUP HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER BEING PARKED AT MY HOME FOR 2/3 HOURS AND BURNED AND WAS TOTALED. WE WERE LUCKY TO BE HOME TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TO STOP OTHER DAMAGES FROM OCCURRING. DURING A REGULAR INSPECTION IN FEB. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AND THE SHOP ORDER THE NEEDED PART AND IT IS STILL ON BACK ORDER. SINCE FORD HAS A RECALL ON CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS THAT CAN CAUSE FIRES, I SENT A COMPLAINT TO THEM AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, AND WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCES THAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED. THEY SUGGESTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE RIGHT TO FILE SUBROGATION AGAINST FORD BUT IS THERE ANY THING WE CAN DO? AT THE LEAST FORD SHOULD RECALL ALL CRUISE CONTROL'S NOT JUST THE 2000 AND NEWER. I WANTED TO NOTIFY YOU THAT IT IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ON RECALL AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I SENT PICTURES TO TRI COUNTY FORD WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASES NEW AND HAVE PICTURES THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEND ON REQUEST THROUGH E-MAIL. THANK YOU, THOMAS (EDDIE)EDMUNDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122288June 20, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: CONSUMER STATES HER THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH SHORTED OUT , AND CAUSED THE WIRES TO MELT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER STATED IT WAS INSIDE THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON 2000 FORD F150'S, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS A 1995 MODEL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2000 MODELS. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125697June 17, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE ON VACATION OUT OF TOWN, TRUCKS ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE AND BLEW UP WHILE PARKED UNDER HOUSE CARPORT, CAUSING SERIOUS HOUSE AND COMPLETE TRUCK DAMAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125702June 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
DT: 1995 FORD F150, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. FIRE STARTED IN THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND THE CONSUMER HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125068June 13, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: CONTACT STATES 1995, FORD, F150, CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, AND THE FIRE MARSHAL STATED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124950June 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: MY TRUCK JUST WENT UP IN FLAMES AND LITERALLY MELTED. CONSUMER PARKED IT SATURDAY NIGHT AND DROVE IT HOME THE NEXT DAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STARTED KNOCKING ON DOOR TRYING TO WAKE CONSUMER UP BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124257June 5, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
CRUISE CONTROL THAT HAS BEEN CAUSING FIRES IS DOING THE SAME THING TO MY 1995 F-150. I WAS HAVING THE SENSOR REPLACED WHEN THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SMOKED AND BURNED UP. IT HAD BRAKE FLUID IN IT JUST LIKE THE SENSOR DID. IT BLEW A FUSE AND ALSO SMOKED FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ALSO NEAR THE INTAKE. THE SENSOR THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED, BRAKE FLUID WAS INSDE IT AND CAUSE THE CONNECTOR THAT LEADS TO THE FUSE BOX TO CATCH ON FIRE, WE WERE REPLACING THAT WHEN THE CONNECTOR FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT SMOKED, BUT DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. THE SENSOR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 05-27-05.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117347May 31, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BURN. ALSO, IT BURNED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED RIGHT NEXT TO IT. A NEIGHBOR CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK *BF THE DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER GIVEN WAS THE CONSUMERS MOTHER'S. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117040May 13, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW WIRES MELTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED THE MELTING OF THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNED COMPLETELY FROM THE ENGINE TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE THAT LATER MODEL FORD 150'S WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120746May 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER STATES: CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACE TWICE DUE TO THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING THROUGH TO THE SWITCH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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