Ford F-150 Complaints (2000)

1,075 consumer complaints on file.

#10110143February 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD ON 4.6 LITER 2000 F150 4X4, ALSO BROKE THE COIL PACK ABOVE IT FROM THE EXPLOSION OF THE PLUG BLOWING OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106652February 7, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR, WRANGLER RTS, P255/70R16, DOT#4BCUC6WR1200. THESE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER BRAND NEW. CURRENTLY, THE SAME TIRES DEVELOPED SLITS ON THE INNER SIDEWALLS. THIS DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO REFERRED THE CONSUMER TO ANOTHER TIRE DISTRIBUTOR, WHO WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109828February 4, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL ON 2000 MODEL FORD F-150 QUIT OPERATING. FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AROUND SPEED CONTROL TERMINATION SWITCH CONNECTED TO BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. WAS ROTATING TIRES ON SAID PICKUP WHEN I NOTICED LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND SMALL FIRE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. PULLED FUSE FROM UNDER DASH TO SPEED CONTROL AND STOPPED SMOKE AND FIRE. LOOKED AT SWITCH THAT WAS LEAKING FLUID AND NOTICED WIRES HAD BEEN MELTED. PLASTIC (POLY) BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS ALSO DAMAGED BUT DID NOT LEAK FLUID. BOUGHT NEW SWITCH FROM FORD DEALERSHIP AND SCREWED IN FLUID BLOCK AND REPAIRED WIRING WITH NEW TERMINAL CONNECTORS THAT CAME WITH SWITCH. I STILL HAVE OLD MELTED SWITCH AND DAMAGED BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109743February 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT 10:30 AM, AROUND 11:00 THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A FIRE. FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WAS USED ONE TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST BOUGHT 9 MONTHS AGO. NO STRUCTURE DAMAGE. WILL SEND PHOTOS TO BRUCE YORK. VEHICLE WAS INSURED BY CLAREDON INSURANCE. 305-260-5700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109385February 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE OWNER'S HOUSE TO BURN DOWN AS WELL. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY OWNER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109300January 31, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IT WAS PARKED. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT WITHIN CRUISE CONTROL WIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109317January 31, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE PARKED CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109358January 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE HOME. WHEN OWNER'S SPOUSE CAME HOME SHE NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128001January 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS LIKELY FROM THE IGNITION COLUMN OR CONTROL PANEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128096January 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108104January 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ON DECEMBER 22, 2004, MY 2000 FORD F150 TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAD BEEN PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF FOR 30 MINUTES. LUCKILY MY WIFE HAD COME HOME AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE REST OF THE FAMILY WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE TRUCK AND OPEN THE HOOD, FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THEM OUT WITH A GARDEN HOSE. THE REPAIR ESTAMITE WAS OVER $9,000. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE HOUSE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WERE NOT DAMAGED. I HAVE BEEN READING WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HEARD OF A RECALL TODAY. I HAVE PICTURES IF NEEDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108117January 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
IN APRIL 2004 MY SON AWAKEND TO SEE HIS 2000 FORD F150 PICK-UP TRUCK ON FIRE. IT BURNED THE ENGINE BEYOND RECOGNITION. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THE INSURANCE CO. MY SON ONLY HAD COLLISION INSURANCE ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF MONEY PROBLEMS. THUS HE WAS LEFT WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB AT THE TIME LED ME TO BELIEVE THIS WAS A PROBLEM FORD WOULD NOT, OR HAD NOT ADDRESSED. MANY OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108122January 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WE PARKED OUR 2000 FORD F-150 TRUCK IN OUR DRIVEWAY ON MONDAY AT 5:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, AND AT 7:00 THE NEXT MORNING(13 HOURS LATER) IT BURNED TO THE GROUND. OUR NEIGHBOR WAS LEAVING FOR WORK AND HEARD THE TIRES EXPLODE, SAW IT WAS ON FIRE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. . HE ALSO TOOK PICTURES. I HAVE CALLED EVERYONE, EMAILED, LAWYERS ,T.V., CONSUMER AGENCIES AND OF COURSE FORD MOTOR REPEATEDLY. BECAUSE I HAD NO INSURANCE, THERE HAS BEEN NO INTEREST. I STILL HAVE THE TRUCK MELTED TO MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT AND WE PURCHASED IT NEW. WE HAVE BORROWED A VEHICLE AND RENTED CARS TO GET TO WORK. WE OWN OUR OWN BUSINESS, AND IT HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT TIME, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR, NOR SHOULD WE HAVE TO AS THE AVERAGE CONSUMER DOES NOT EXPECT THEIR VEHICLE TO GO UP IN FLAMES WHILE THEY SLEEP. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD NUMEROUS TIMES, AND HAVE HAD TO REPEAT THE SAME STORY OVER AND OVER. AND OF COURSE, THEY JUST SENT A LETTER TELLING ME TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE CO. PLEASE HELP US TO RETRIEVE A VEHICLE. TELL ME, WHAT DOES FORD DO WITH THE RECALL WHEN IT CONCERNS A MELTED BURNED UP TRUCK? I STILL HAVE IT MELTED TO MY DRIVEWAY. I REFUSED TO HAVE IT REMOVED IN THE HOPES THAT JUSTICE WOULD PREVAIL, AND IT IS OUR EVIDENCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS[XXX], MY PHONE NUMBERS ARE [XXX] AND [XXX]. THANK YOU. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127976January 27, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109040January 27, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO SPEED CONTROL SWITCH HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108036January 27, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TRUCK SITTING IN DRIVEWAY...HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR...SMELT SMOKE...FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE...DRIVERS SIDE...BETWEEN RADIATOR AND FIREWALL...EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITH WATER HOSE...WIRING HARNESS MELTED, CRUISE CONTROL WIRING AND CABLE MELTED, MASTER CYLINDER MELTED FLUID RESERVOIR MELTED, INTAKE DUCT & FILTER HOUSING BURNED, HOOD FIRE DAMAGED, LEFT FENDER FIRE DAMAGED, LEFT FRONT TIRE DESTROYED...REPAIRED BY LINCOLN DEALER (BAYTOWN) ~$8K000 DAMAGE. REPLACED WIRING HARNESS, INTAKE DUCT, FILTER & HOUSING, MASTER CYLINDER, CRUISE CONTROL, VARIOUS SENSORS, VACUUM LINES, HOOD, FENDER, TIRE, SHOCK ABSORBER. *AK ORIGINAL PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108047January 27, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I NOTICTED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AROUND MAY OF 2004. WE WERE TAKING A LONG TRIP AND WHEN I WOULD PUSH THE BUTTON THE CRUISE LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND THEN GO OFF. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES I GAVE UP ON IT THINKING I WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT LATER. ON THE MORNING OF 9/17/04 MY WIFE MOVED MY TRUCK ONTO THE STREET SO SHE COULD GOTO WORK. THAT WAS AROUND 7AM. AT ABOUT 9AM I WENT OUT TO THE TRUCK TO LEAVE AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE WHEEL WELL. I PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE PLUG AT THE REAR OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. I GRABBED A HANDFUL OF DIRT AND THREW IT ON THE FIRE CAUSING THE FLAME TO GO OUT BUT IT TRIED TO REIGNITE. I THEN UNPLUGGED THE WIRES AND IT STOPPED ARCHING. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE MECHANIC WHO WORKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS A SENSOR FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. WE PUT ON A NEW SENSOR DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND LEFT THE WIRING HARNESS UNPLUGGED. THE DAMAGE WAS BLACK SOOT MARKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOOD AND A BURNT WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT FOR THE SENSOR IN THE MASTER CYLINDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108064January 27, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
MY TRUCK LOST IT'S CRUISE CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE I COULD GET IT LOOKED AT MY F150 FORD CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109117January 27, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107991January 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SUPER CAB FORD F-150, 2000. V8 WITH CRUISE CONTROL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BLEW UP WHILE I WAS AT WORK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS ALREADY AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON , I JUST WOULD LIKE PARTICIPATE IN IT IF POSSIBLE.*AK DAYTIME NUMBER IS 817-637-0172 THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR 3 HOURS BEFORE IT BEGAN TO CATCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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