Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford e150. The contact received a ford recall notice in august of 2007 for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The parts were unavailable for the recall repair. While parked in the garage, the vehicle caught fire. After the contact extinguished the fire, the vehicle would not move out of the park position. The dealer stated that he would have to first install a fuse to move the vehicle out of park before bringing it to the dealer for repair. After he installed the fuse and took the vehicle to the dealer, they refused to make the repair. The manufacturer referred him to his state's attorney general office. The recall number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 110,009.
1994 Ford E-150: fire, smoke or burning smell
11 of the 121 complaints about the 1994 Ford E-150 describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 120,000
- 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
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford e150. The contact received a ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in december of 2007. He called the dealer and was informed that the parts for the recall repair were unavailable. On may 7, 2008, his vehicle caught fire and burned the wiring harness fuse. As a result, the vehicle is stuck in the park position. The dealer stated that because the harness was already melted, they would not assume any financial liability, nor would they attempt to repair the vehicle. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 108,000. Updated 5/30/08
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle caught fire and burned. The vehicle was parked for 8 hours prior to the fire. The fire department stated in a written report the fire started in the engine compartment on the driver's side. Additional property damage was sustained to 4 other vehicles. The insurance company investigated and deemed the vehicle a total loss.
On september 12, 2005 while the family was away from home, our 1994 ford e 150(econoline) van spontaneously started on fire. The vehicle was parked and not running as we were not home. Upon return and following communication with the fire department and witnesses, the vehicle started smoking and then burst into flames with no one near the vehicle. The hood and engine area were a mass of melted wires and plastic. The focus of damage was on the driver side of the engine. We were told by a neighbor at that time about a recall ford was suppose to have on their vehicles. After looking up the cruise control recall and comparing pictures, the burn evidence appears to be the same. The vehicle is totaled. I would like to hear from the ford company as they only recalled the vehicles that the media was aware of and not the other vehicles with the same faulty equipment. (recalled f 150 not e 150 with same cruise control that remains hot even when the engine is off and vehicle is parked over night.)
1994 ford e150 caught fire and burned shortly after being parked. Fire investigators believed the fire originated in the wiring harness in the engine compartment.
Underhood fire starting in the cruise control switch on the master cylinder, which I saved for investigation. I happened to be outside, saw the smoke and flames and was able to extinguish it before major destruction occurred. The flames were coming from that switch.
While driving on ohio turnpike vehicle caught on fire.*mr the consumer was informed over the radio by another driver that the vehicle was smoking. Within minutes, the passenger side caught fire.consumer pulled over and he and his wife took the dogs out the vehicle. A truck driver used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. Consumer unhooked the trailer and the three of them pushed it away from the vehicle about 15 feet. The vehicle caught fire again but they couldn't put it out. The fire dept. Extinguished the fire.
The vehicle lost power steering and brakes when a left turn was made. Which was as a result of steering box failure. Also the vehicle caught on fire and the consumer was injured.
Center roof light caught on fire. Never received recall letter (94v‑128). *ak
Winnebago conversion van/ford chassis: while driving, wiring melted/burst into flames; no apparent reason; no circuit breakers popped; no circuit protection. Tt
Static discharge caused gas flames to ignite from gas tank, resulting in a fire.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Ford E-150 fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1994 Ford E-150?
11 of 121 owner complaints about the 1994 Ford E-150 (9%) 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 1994 Ford E-150?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Ford E-150
ABS 12Adaptive cruise 11Power steering loss 7Ball joint 6Tire blowout 5
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