1996 Ford F-150: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed May 17, 2010 · Acceleration · 150,000 miles · FL · fire

1996 ford f-150 truck burst into flames while it was turned off and was sitting for 5 days. Fire inspector determined the origin of fire was at the master solenoid of the brake system. The cruise control, which had stopped working one week prior to the event, rests on the master brake solenoid.. The cruise control has been recalled on this vehicle. The owner had not received a recall from the ford company. The truck is a total loss with both engine and cab completely engulfed in flames. The house that was approx. Five feet away was damaged.

Filed Apr 24, 2008 · Acceleration · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford f150. The contact stated that she has been waiting two years for ford to repair the cruise control on her vehicle. The federal safety agency campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) was issued in 2005 and the contact had the cruise control deactivated in may of 2006. She called ford several times to find out when the parts would be available for the recall repair. The dealer keeps providing different dates and the parts are still unavailable. When the contact was recently informed that her local dealer did not have the parts, ford prompted her to consult other dealers; however, none were in close proximity. There had been no failure to date. The purchase date and powertrain were unknown. The current mileage was 140,000.

Filed Oct 29, 2007 · Acceleration, Engine · 119,934 miles · OH · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford f150. On october 4, 2007, the vehicle burst into flames while parked on the side of the house. A tree and some of the grass caught fire. A fire report was filed. The manufacturer stated that they would not be able to determine if the fire was due to recall number 05s28 because of the extensive fire damage. The current and failure mileages were 119,934. Updated 01/02/08 *bf the consumer believed the fire was related to the recall regarding the cruise control. Ford stated they could not find any evidence that the fire was related to the recall. Updated

Filed May 8, 2006 · Brakes, Electrical · 150,000 miles · PA

I have previously submitted a complaint odi id number 10110013 dated 8-3-05. At this time, I will insist that a serious consideration be given to the wiring harness connected to the cruise control servo whereby- the horn is in play there!!! I am of course talking about recall #05v388000 (the federal safety agency recall campaign number) ford f150 /SUV '95- '01 with cruise control fire potential. The fuse (#13 as listed in the manual - check out the number of items connected to that one fuse!) had blown before a fire destroyed my whole truck. That is to say I had sustained damage to my vehicle. Ford service -mccafferty of langhorne, pa recently installed the inline bandaid at the mfg. Request. Mccafferty again left me to there streets with an obviously burned harness/cruise servo pin connections. (with the harness disconnected there is no horn! Can I stress this enough? My point is this - the service techs' and management don't believe that this harness has anything to do with my horn. Question - do the engineers at ford feel the same way? From today's inquire on this site there are uncertainties as to what actually is the cause. This could be it!!!! The owners guide lists the horn to be connected at #3 of the power distribution box located under the hood. So be it ! It is also connected to the #13 fuse under the dash. The chart on pg 357 of the manual doesn't list the horn as part of the circuitry. It is however connected to the harness that is connected to that circuitry. On a personal note, I'd like to get my cruise control parts replaced - they were burned up prior to the recall of my '96 f150. My truck didn't flame up but I smelled burning.

Filed Sep 29, 2005 · Acceleration · 185,660 miles · SC · fire

Dt: callers truck burned up. No warning of any kind. Local dealer said there was no recall or anything on truck. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet. Fire department came and put fire out. Report filed with fire department. Truck was totaled.*ak the fire was a result of the cruise control device.

Filed Sep 21, 2005 · Acceleration · 120,000 miles · KY · fire

Dt: the consumer stated that 1996 ford f150 caught on fire and burned. The vehicle was parked and turned off in the consumer's driveway. The truck had been parked for about twenty to thirty minutes. The cruise control was used the day prior to turning off the truck. Everything on the truck was in working order. There were no prior problems with the truck. The fire started under the hood. The consumer could not tell for certain the location was where the fire started. The fire department told the consumers where the fire started. A reported was taken by the fire department. No injuries were reported. There was property damage to an outside building that the consumer owned. The consumer took pictures of the vehicle and could supply a copy of if needed. The fire department did not give any indication of what started the fire. The vehicle was completely destroyed.

Filed Sep 14, 2005 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · TX · fire

Have a 1996 ford f-150 w/cruise control. It was parked in the yard and started on fire. Vehicle a total loss. I was out of state at the time.

Filed Aug 15, 2005 · Acceleration · 130,534 miles · VA · fire

Faulty cruise control switch fire on my 1996 ford f-150 pick-up. The fire started this morning about 2 hours after I got to work today. This is the same problem that I am aware of with the 2000 f-150's but my truck is a 1996 and I have never had to replace the switch. I bought the truck in 1997 when it was about a year old. The ford-smart web site said to contact you if any other years than 2000 had this same problem.

Filed Aug 13, 2005 · Acceleration · 59,700 miles · AR · fire

The cruise control cut out switch on my 1996 ford f-150 caught on fire between noon 7/23 and 09:15 am 7/24/2005 while the vehicle was parked switch off in my garage. The brake fluid reservoir remained intact but was damaged by the fire. If it had dumped the fluid I should have lost my house ,my car and probably my life. This item has resulted in a recall on some late model trucks and SUV's but I was not notified that the same switch as the recall units was on my truck. Symptoms included the cruise control becoming inoperative a couple of weeks before the fire. Thanks t hogan.

Filed Jul 20, 2005 · Electrical · 90,265 miles · IA · fire

At about 4 a.m. On july 16, 2005; my 1996 ford f150 started to burn after having been parked in my driveway for several hours. The fire department was dispatched and extinguished the fire, but the truck was a total loss. The fire chief indicated that it looked like an electrical fire that started on the driver's side of the engine compartment. I was aware of the cruise switch recall on the 2000-2001 ford trucks, but did not realize that my truck could also be affected by this because it had the same cruise control deactivation switch.

Filed Jul 12, 2005 · Acceleration, Brakes · 66,000 miles · MA

Dt: on june 22, 2005 the consumer's ford f 150 began smoking under the hood while parked and turned off. The vehicle had been sitting for about 9 hours. The cruise control switch located on top of the master cylinder shorted out and looked like it was getting ready to catch on fire. The short melted the plastic reservior that holds the brake fluid to the point where it almost burned through. The owner removed the electrical connector to stop the burning. That connector was the cruise control switch. The part cooled off and the owners taped up the connector so it would not make any connection with any metal parts. The owners states that the vehicle was taken in to the ford dealership because the check engine light would come on. This had been a problem for about a year. The dealership would turn off the light off and tell the owner that the vehicle checked out alright on their computer. They could not find the problem. They thought it was an oxygen sensor. There was no fire or police report made. The owner took pictures of the part for his records. The dealership has been notified and they gave him a form letter to call the phone numbers on the list. The manufacturer has been notified also. They said they would review the information, and sent the owner a letter in the mail. Ford responded by saying that they could not fix the problem because it was not under recall. The vehicle has been regularly maintained. On the dashboard there is a blinking ABS light that will not shut off because the part has been removed, therefore the owner can not get a inspection sticker on his vehicle, because the light is blinking. The owner can not correct the problem with the blinking light because the component needs to be fixed with the correct part.

Filed Jul 5, 2005 · Electrical · 80,151 miles · VA · fire

2nd incident check engine light on, horn not working cruise control moduel not working, steering column caught fire. Removeed shorted power feed to cruise control. 1st incident-ABS light and check engine light on. Shifter will not come out of park. Needed to tow vehicle, and repair blown fuse on cruise control