Ford F-150 Complaints (1995)

626 consumer complaints on file.

#10251483December 11, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 1995 FORD F150 AND WAS NOT TAGGED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF GAS IT USED AND TAG WAS REMOVED AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD. SO I COULD NOT TAKE TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL DONE DUE TO NO TAG OR INSURANCE. I PUT NEW BATTERY IN IT AND DROVE AROUND MY PROPERTY AND PARKED IT AND WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE. AFTER I HEARD MY NEIGHBOR YELLING FOR ME. I OPENED THE DOOR AND HE SAID MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I WENT OUT AND THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I THEN PUT IT OUT AND THE TRUCK IS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250521December 2, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 1995 FORD F 150 CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER AREA UNDER THE HOOD. (PUT IT OUT MYSELF). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248892November 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY; HAD NOT BEEN STARTED IN 24 HOURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247887November 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND HEARD A BUMPING NOISE IN HIS VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEARS ON THE REAR END FAILED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS FAILURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR BECAUSE HE TAKES GOOD CARE OF HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000. UPDATED 12/17/08. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE U-JOINT. UPDATED 12/18/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239622August 25, 2008
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY AND STRUCK THEIR VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V169001 (PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL) FOR THE 1992-1994 FORD F150, BUT NONE RELATING TO THE 1995 VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 10/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234633July 17, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
HUSBAND COMING HOME FROM WORK BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FUSE OR SOMETHING. GOT HOME AND PARKED TRUCK @ 11:00 AND BY 11:30 TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. VOLUNTEER FIRE WAS CALLED AND REPORT DONE. TRUCK WAS PD FOR OF COURSE SO WE JUST CARRIED LIABILITY ON IT. TOTAL LOSS UNLESS FORD AND OUR LAWYER CAN COME TO AN AGREEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228855May 25, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1995 FORD F-150 PICKUP CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A FULL DAY AND A HALF AND THE ENGINE WAS COLD. THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHEN WE FOUND IT ABOUT 6:45 PM. FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE AND A SATURN SEDAN PARKED NEXT TO IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY HUSBAND COLLAPSED AND SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK WHILE TRYING TO PUT OUT FLAMES. MY SON IN LAW HELPED SAVE THE HOUSE FROM BURNING DOWN UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE AND EMT'S ARRIVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10227424May 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE ATTACHING OUR BOAT TO OUR 1995 F-150 FORD 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BURNING THE ENTIRE LEFT UNDERHOOD AREA BEFORE WE COULD PUT IT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227449May 12, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1995 FORD F-150 PARKED IN MY GARAGE ERUPTED IN FLAMES CAUSING THE HOUSE TO BURN DOWN. FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOK FOR THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN MOVED OR STARTED FOR APPROX. 2 WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226329April 30, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRUCK BURNED BECAUSE OF FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WHICH I WAS UNAWARE OF. I AM A CAR DEALER AND PURCHASED THIS TRUCK OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT BUT WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS SWITCH. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED, THE BATTERY WOULD GO DEAD QUIT OFTEN, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD FLASH AND THE FUSE IN THE SYSTEM WOULD BLOW AND HAD TO BE REPLACED OFTEN, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK ONCE THE TRUCK WAS STARTED, THE REAR BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT WORK. WE WENT TO VARIOUS PLACES AND ASKED PEOPLE ABOUT THIS BUT NO ONE WAS ABLE TO HELP US AND NEVER TOLD ABOUT A RECALL. MY HUSBAND AND FATHER WOULD WORK ON THE TRUCK QUIT OFTEN BUT WE COULD NEVER GET IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225594April 24, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER A TREE. THE FIRE CHIEF STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE NEAR THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT COULD NOT GET UNDER THE HOOD TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FORD STATED THAT THE CONTACT DENIED RECEIVING ANY NOTICES BECAUSE THEY SENT THEM TO HER RESIDENCE. FORD STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY COVERED BY LIABILITY INSURANCE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219840March 2, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I HAD A FORD F150 AND ONE MORNING WE WERE WOKE UP TO THE HORN BLOWING. WE LOOKED OUT TO SEE THE TRUCK GO UP IN FLAMES. WE DON`T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE TRUCK SAT IN THE DRIVE ALL NIGHT. WE DID NOT KNOW OF ANY RECALLS THAT CAUSE FIRES. BUT WE DO NOT KNOW IF THAT WAS IT. THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF THE TRUCK AND THE INSURANCE CO. HAULED IT AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218603February 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-150. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000. UPDATED 3/11/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORNS WORKS BUT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND BLOW THE HORN AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE BECOMES INOPERABLE. UPDATED 03/11/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217158January 29, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1995 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE RECEIVED FOUR NOTICES OF THE RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL. HE ALSO STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215801January 23, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. SHE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS BURNED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 212,233. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED FORD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK. UUPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213416January 2, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AFTER HE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. AS OF JANUARY 2, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. IN ADDITION, THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V336000). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY SENT FOUR RECALL NOTICES HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 169,000. UPDATED 01/23/08 *BF UPDATED 01/23/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207332October 29, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AND IS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER; HOWEVER, FORD STATED THAT HER VEHICLE IS A PART OF THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 284,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200232August 21, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
1995 F150 WITH 120 000 KMS, MADE IN USA, 4/95, #1) BOTH RADIUS ARM BRACKET/BUSHING ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. PART IS RIVETED TO FRAME. BOTH COMPONENTS FAILED: (A) CAUSING RADIUS ARM TO 'FLOP' IN ITS BORE, STEERING & BRAKING CONTROL PROBLEMS; (B) CAUSES RADIUS ARM AND NUT AND INSULATOR TO PROTRUDE FORCEFULLY THROUGH THE BRACKET, DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. THE BRACKETS ACT AS AN EXTENSION OF THE 1/4" THICK FRAME, BUT ARE CONSTRUCTED OF 14 GA MILD STEEL, CONNECTED TO A 3/4" SOLID, TREATED, PIVOTING ROD BY AN 1 1/4" NUT, AT HIGH TORQUE SETTING. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD POTENTIALLY BE DISASTROUS UPON FAILURE, AS THE PROPER CAMBER OF THE FRONT WHEELS RELY ON THEIR INTEGRITY. -FORD PARTS WORKER ASSURES, "WE REPLACE THOSE ALL THE TIME." #2 FAILURES OF BOTH REAR LEAF SPRING-SHACKLE FRAME BRACKETS. UNDER-ENGINEERED, .020" THICK BRACKETS, INTEGRAL TO 1/4" FRAME, BY 1/2" RIVETS. BOTH PARTS 'RIPPED', CAUSING SHACKLES AND THE LEAF SPRINGS TO BANG INTO THE TRUCK BOX AND BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY UPON HIGHWAY DRIVING. FAILURE OF SECOND BRACKET DUE TO CORROSION OF METAL - MUCH TOO THIN FOR THE JOB. PICTURES CONCLUDE THE NEGLIGENCE IN ITS DESIGN.* BRACKETS, GRADE 8 BOLTS AND NUTS, BUSHING AND SHACKLES MUST BE REPLACED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE ISSUE: BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL INFERIORITY. Q: HOW DOES ONE ACCESS DOCUMENTS THAT PROVE SUITABILITY OF A VEHICLE'S STRUCTURAL COMPONENT? --DOES THE GOVERNMENT NOT HAVE ANY STANDARDS FOR FORD TO FOLLOW? --DO THE ENGINEERS FOLLOW THE LAWS OF BASIC PHYSICS WHEN THEY DESIGN THIS SORT OF COMPONENT? --CAN FORD REALLY GET AWAY WITH SELLING A PRODUCT THAT IS EXPECTED TO FAIL, ONLY TO MAKE MONEY ON THE RESALE OF A REPLACEMENT? --SAFETY STANDARDS MUST BE PUT INTO PLACE SOMEWHERE: WHO ENFORCES THEM? -- WHO WAS THE ENGINEER? WHO APPROVED THE PLANS FOR THESE FAILED PARTS, WELL ANTICIPATING THAT THEY WOULD LEND THEMSELVES TO FAILURE?KINDEST REGARDS, SOL KOTT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197463July 25, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-150. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE OR SIX HOURS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT RECENTLY BEEN REPAIRED AND WAS RUNNING FINE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE GARAGE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 164,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190565May 12, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THERE WAS AN UNDER HOOD FIRE IN THE 1995 FORD F-150. I DROVE IT THE NIGHT BEFORE AND GOT HOME ABOUT 11:00 PM. I WOKE UP TO SEE THE TRUCK IN FLAMES ABOUT 8:00 AM THE NEXT DAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT, AND SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS SOUNDED LI,K KE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH PROBLEM. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO OTHER PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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