1996 Ford F-150: fire, smoke or burning smell

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 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 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 Jan 12, 2009 · Acceleration · 115,000 miles · AR · fire

A fire occurred under the hood of our 1996 ford f-150, destroying the whole front end and into the cab. Truck is a total loss. No one was hurt, and it was parked on my job parking lot, away from any close vehicles. I had just driven to work. I arrived to work as a security officer at 11:20p.m. And at 12:50a.m. The truck was in flames. We bought it used in march 2008 and had never heard of any recalls or any defects. It was a very clean, well kept truck. We received one recall notice in late november early december 2008(during holidays) about a speed control switch. The letter stated that the vehicle could ignite at any time. It gave no warning signs to look for and stated if we could not get it in right away to park it away from any dwellings. My husband is disabled, he couldn't just run down there, and it was the holidays as well. I looked up the recall online after the fire, and it stated the potential for a fire was small, and it gave warning signs to look for on the vehicle. Why weren't those warnings explained in the recall notice?? To our knowledge, the truck was 12 years old and ran like a new one. How could it have been over-looked all those years? This was devastating to us, it could have been much worse and killed someone. The truck was 3/4 full of fuel.

Filed Dec 22, 2008 · Acceleration · 170,000 miles · AZ · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford f-150. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). He took the vehicle to the dealer, but they did not have the part to perform the recall repair. They did not know when the part would be available and could not provide much information. A few days later, the vehicle caught fire. The fire and police departments were called to the scene. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was towed to a yard. The failure and current mileages were 170,000.

Filed Sep 10, 2008 · Acceleration · AR · fire

The cruise was not working in our 1996 ford pickup. We had drove it that night and had gotten home about 10:00 p.m. And about 3:00a.m. We heard a loud bang. The garage was on fire. We reported it to ford motor co. With no response from them, except we then received a recall notice.

Filed Jul 11, 2008 · Engine · TX · fire

My ford f-150 pickup truck caught fire after it had been parked for approximately two hours. The fire appears to have originated in the engine compartment near the master cylinder. The damage was severe and if not for a vigilant neighbor, would have spread to my house.

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 Jan 25, 2007 · Acceleration · 156,000 miles · TX · fire · 1 injury

Tl* - the contact owns a 1996 ford f-150. The contact stated the vehicle caught on fire ,and he felt that the failure was related to recall#05v388000, speed control deactivation switch. The contact heard that they will not honor the recall unless the contact paid for the labor.

Filed Aug 19, 2006 · Acceleration · 190,472 miles · TX · fire

Denton, texas. Recently purchased used 1996 ford f 150 truck, sat in work parking lot under a shade tree from 7:30 am-3:15 pm...and engine compartment burst into flames, destroying the truck. I was notified at 3:20 that my truck was on fire which was not able to be put out with hand extinguishers. Fire dept was called, broke windows to put out fire inside the cab. Truck was totally burned out from cab forward. Police were called, but refused to come. Fire marshall in did not respond to call. Message was left on answering machine. Shade tree was burned, but vehicles nearby were moved prior to any involvement. No personal injuries occurred.