1996 Ford F-150 electrical problems

Filed Apr 9, 2024 · Electrical · 218,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 1996 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, the speedometer became inoperable. The driver was unable to accurately determine the speed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 218,000.

Filed Aug 26, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · AR · fire

I am unsure of what happened. This truck was sitting in my driveway and caught fire. While on fire it kept trying to start even though no one was in it and the keys were no where near it. The fire truck was called out due to the trucks proximity to the home and the fire was put out. There has not been any insoection done on the vehicle since it is burnt to a crisp.

Filed Sep 3, 2021 · Brakes, Driver assistance · CA

The brake fluid pressure sensor is leaking on to the electrical main computer wires its also leaking from the electrical harness coming from the brake fluid pressure sensor causing the brake tail lights to fail intermittently during vehicle operation

Filed Mar 23, 2017 · Acceleration, Brakes · 200,000 miles · CA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1996 ford f-150. The contact was notified by his mother that the vehicle was on fire while parked in the driveway. The contact noticed flames under the hood on the driver's side near the windshield. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. When the contact opened the hood, he noticed that the wiring harness, fuse box, and relay box were burned, and the master brake cylinder was completely melted. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control). The fire department was not notified. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

Filed Jul 8, 2015 · Electrical · ID · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 1996 ford f-150. The contact stated that while parked, there was an abnormal noise and the vehicle caught fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Nov 29, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 132,000 miles · MI · fire

About three minutes after I parked and shut off the truck in the driveway, I heard a loud explosion, stepped outside and saw flames shooting out from under the hood accompanied by billowing smoke. The fire lasted 15-20 minutes, went through the firewall, entered and melted down the cab. During this period of time, I was attempting to put out the fire in order to prevent it from spreading to the garage and the propane tank. As a result, I had to be treated for moderate smoke inhalation by the first responders on the scene. The truck was part of the 2005 recall concerning the leaking brake fluid and its corrosion of the electrical systems. I brought this truck to copper country ford in order for them to perform the necessary repairs to comply with the recall notice, which, to the best of my knowledge, was performed.

Filed Jan 29, 2007 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* - the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway noticed that there was a fire underneath the hood. The contact called the fire department, by the time the fire department arrived the engine was completely destroyed. The fire department stated that the fire had to do with something electrical underneath the hood. The fire department stated that there was a recall for contacts vehicle, but contact stated he never received a recall notice.

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 Feb 1, 2006 · Electrical · 154,000 miles · MS · fire

1998 f-150 sitting in yard - fire started in front of truck - just purchased in oct. 05. Never received any notices on recall .

Filed Oct 13, 2005 · Electrical · 96,000 miles · ME · fire

Dt: the consumer owns a 1996 ford f150. He received a recall letter regarding the scds on 10-06-05. The consumer was in the process of moving to maine. On 10-13-05 the truck caught on fire while parked outside in the driveway. The consumer had not been able to take the truck to the dealer to have the scds disconnected. The fire originated from under the hood. The consumer took pictures of the truck. The truck was not drivable. The consumer lived in a rural area in which he put out the fire himself. The fire department did not have to be called. T he police did not respond. The consumer reported something smelled like plastic burning for the past month and half prior to the fire. The truck was taken to a private mechanic in west virginia, his previous residence, and the mechanic could not find the origin of the smell. The consumer reported no other problems with the truck. The insurance company was informed about the fire and they had not called the consumer back. The consumer contacted ford at a toll free number and they told the consumer that consumer affairs would be contacting him within seven to ten days. The consumer had not heard from ford. *ak (11/17/05) recall campaign # ea05005.