1994 Ford F-150 acceleration problems

Filed Nov 1, 2011 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 200,000 miles · NJ · fire

Vehicle caught on fire after turning the ignition off. I was in harrys army and navy store, 691 route 130 robbinsville, nj 08691 (609) 585-5450, when I heard over the intercom that there was a green f150 on fire in the parking lot. I immediately went outside and someone from the plaza was trying to put out. Shortly thereafter the fire department showed up along with the police and extenguished the motor under the hood completely. I had the truck towed to pine hill, nj which cost 200.00 on top of losing my truck with is my financial stability due to being a self contractor. All of the hosed, belts and wiring is melted, however, the fire was contained to under the hood. I immediately had to purchase another vehicile due to the heavy damage and my lively hood. Someone advised me that there are recalls regarding the wiring in the truck which causes fire damage under the hood. The following are recalls in regards to this matter: 05s28, ea5005, 05v017, 06v206, 05v388, 06v286.

Filed Apr 6, 2010 · Acceleration · 170,000 miles · FL · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked and turned off, it caught fire and was destroyed. The fire department was dispatched to extinguish the fire. The vehicle had not been taken to an authorized dealership but the contact was informed by the manufacturer that the vehicle was under recall 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). The current and failure mileages were approximately 170,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jul 31, 2009 · Acceleration, Engine · OK · fire

Fire in engine compartment of ford pickup. *tr the assistant fire marshall stated the fire may have been due to the speed control deactivation switch. Updated 08/05/09

Filed Jun 9, 2009 · Acceleration · 110,000 miles · CA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford f-150. When the contact proceeded to enter the vehicle, he noticed that the engine compartment was on fire. He was able to extinguish the fire on his own. The fire department was not notified. The vehicle was inspected by an insurance adjuster, who determined that the cruise control switch caused the failure. The dealer stated that the VIN was included in a recall regarding the cruise control, but the repair was never performed. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unknown. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Mar 27, 2009 · Acceleration · 149,085 miles · UT

When accelerating to merge onto the freeway, the throttle (pedal) suddenly moved of its own accord to a completely full throttle position. The pedal moved on its own from beneath my foot, just as it would if the cruise control was engaged. It stayed in this stuck position while meanwhile, to keep the vehicle under control, I stood on the brake to avoid accelerating to top speed. By constant application of the brake I was able to keep the vehicle speed at around 85 MPH, but not without extreme effort. Meanwhile I tried pushing all of the cruise control switches, with no effect. I also tried pumping the brake in an attempt to get the cruise control release switch to activate, but it didn't help. I also tried shifting to neutral but the engine was obviously going to redline so I put it back in drive. I continued this way for several miles. Traffic was luckily light enough that I was able to avoid other vehicles. I was at the point of having to pull over and switch the ignition off when there was a loud "popping" sound from under the dash (straight in front of the driver). When the "pop" occurred the throttle released and I was able to control it normally. By then my brakes were smoking and almost on-fire. This occurred twice. The first time was on march 17, 2009 and the second was on march 27. The first time it cleared itself after a couple of miles. The second time was much worse and lasted for at least five or six miles. I took the vehicle in to the dealer (la point ford, salt lake city) after it occurred on the 27th. The mechanic could find no problem with the cruise control tests that he ran. They suggested disconnecting the cruise control to see if the problem would still occur, just in case it was the engine computer rather than the cruise control. Hopefully I will survive the test. Luckily both times it happened I wasn't near another car. Had I been, I would have run into them before I was able to react. If this occurs to others someone will be killed.

Filed May 13, 2008 · Acceleration · 180,000 miles · OH

The same thing happened to my 1994 f- 150. I took the truck in for the recall and the dealer said they would disconnect the cruise control until the parts come in to fix the problem. I didn't hear from the dealer for a few months, so I called them and the dealer had me bring in my truck. I was told that it was already fixed and that another problem occurred and that I would have to buy another part. However, the cruise control worked fine until I took my truck in for the recall.

Filed Apr 28, 2008 · Acceleration · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford f-150. The contact received a ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in august of 2007. He immediately scheduled an appointment with the dealer to have the vehicle repaired. The dealer stated that the parts were unavailable and they would disconnect the cruise control switch. The switch was not disconnected because no one informed him of when the parts would be available. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown.

Filed Apr 24, 2008 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford f-150 ford. Eight years ago, the contact's cruise control connector was leaking. An old-fashioned master cylinder was placed on his vehicle, which was not equipped with cruise control. Since that time, he has been repeatedly receiving recall notices from ford regarding the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). He called ford and was informed that because the repair was performed eight years ago, they would only make the safety recall repair if he replaced the master cylinder and returned the vehicle to its original state. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 250,000 and failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Apr 16, 2008 · Acceleration · 150,000 miles · CA · fire

Vehicle spontaneously combusted and completely burned.

Filed Feb 28, 2008 · Acceleration, Electrical · WA

Ever since my cruise control was repaired on my 1994 f150 the battery keeps losing all its power. As I don't drive the truck that much anymore I just charge the battery whenever I used my truck. My truck was repaired at all star ford in olympia washington.