As I was watching tv in my house with my son. I noticed some yellow flickering lights through my window shades. I thought there was a tow truck out front. I opened the shade and it was my van on fire.
1992 Ford E-150: fire, smoke or burning smell
5 of the 64 complaints about the 1992 Ford E-150 describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Brake lights and hazard lights went out. Mechanic found burnt out switch in steering column for hazard light. System. Replaced. (friday may 1, 09) saturday afternoon 5-02-09 van sitting in drive, had not been driven since prior day, a burst of smoke and some flames came out from under the hood. Then it stopped. Called dealer first thing monday morning 5-04 to see if could bring in for recalled wiring harness and cc switch to be replaced. When got there brake and ABS light on dash also came on. Dealer supposedly has replaced the defected parts and lights on dash went out. ( may 4, 09.) I had contacted the dealer repeatedly in the past few years about this recall and was put off each time with no parts, too busy, when asked if they could simply disconnect the unit, I was told no. Not until I had a fire did they offer to get her in and replace the parts. And then they said they may not replace both, only the harness, which I was never notified about in the recall. Only the switch. 1992 ford e150 econoline van they would not give me the old parts said they had to send back to the company. I hope this solves the problem I do not know yet but they refuse to handle anything else only the recalled items.
Tl*the contact owned a 1992 ford e150. The engine compartment caught fire while the vehicle was parked. The contact called the fire department, but extinguished the fire before they arrived. She was informed that the fire originated between the headlights and dashboard. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and the contact received approximately 5-6 recall notices. The current and failure mileages were unknown.
While driving my 1992 e-150 econoline ford, smoke started coming from vehicle air vents and under dash board. I pulled to side of the road disconnected the battery. With the help and use of passing vehicle that stopped and let me use his cell phone to call the fire dept, by this time my vehicle totally on fire.
Just parked vehicle & tried locking doors with remote key lock. Doors failed to lock. Checked doors & noticed smoke billowing on inside from dashboard area. Pushed from garage. It bust into flames. Used fire extinquisher & put flames out. Wires had rubbed against steel post under vehicle going over rough, bumpy roads. This caused a spark & then the flames. Will be taking vehicle to dealer.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1992 Ford E-150 fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1992 Ford E-150?
5 of 64 owner complaints about the 1992 Ford E-150 (8%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1992 Ford E-150?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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