1998 Ford F-150: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Nov 29, 2012 · Acceleration · 115,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving with the cruise control activated at 62 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80 MPH. The contact had to turn the engine off in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was later taken to the dealer. The dealer advised the contact that vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) and that they were unable to inspect the vehicle for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 115,000.

Filed Jul 22, 2011 · Electrical · 219,761 miles · GA · fire

Our truck, a 1998 ford f150, lost use of the cruise control back in april of 2011. We bought it used in 2008 and since we did not use it much anyway, we did not think much of it. Then in late june we started the truck and could not get the gear shifter to move. When trying to pull it into drive, reverse, or anything, it would not move. My husband came home from work the next morning and changed a fuse and it worked for weeks. Then I drove the vehicle for aprox. 45 minutes one afternoon, came home shut it off went inside my house, hear a loud pop, looked out the door and the truck was on fire.

Filed Mar 28, 2011 · Acceleration · 117,000 miles · FL · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle had been sitting idle for approximately eight hours when it caught on fire. The fire department investigated and concluded that the fire was caused by a faulty wiring harness. A fire report was available. The contact stated that there was no warning or any type of burning odor from the vehicle prior to the fire. The fire department advised the contact that there was a recall for the failure under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) due to the cruise control deactivation switch failing. The vehicle was not been inspected at the time of the complaint. The contact did not confirm if the recall pertained to her specific VIN. The failure and current mileage was 117,000.

Filed Oct 17, 2010 · Acceleration, Electrical · 155,000 miles · MO · fire · 1 injury

My 1998 ford f-150 started acting up when the cruise control buttons were set on. The car would hesitate and not want to pull. Once we got home we turned the vehicle off and did not think anything more about it. The following day we went for a drive and noticed what we thought was steam coming from underneath the hood. I pulled the vehicle over and lifted the hood to inspect it. When I lifted the hood I was engulfed in flash flames. I immediately dropped to the ground to put out the flames. When my friend helped me off the ground the truck was on fire under the hood. We immediately called for medical assistance and was transported to hospital via life star helicopter. I suffered 1st and 2nd degree burns on my face and forearms and hands. I suffered 3rd degree burns on my right arm and had to have surgery to remove the dead tissue and then had to have skin grafts to fix my arm. I was transported to university of tennessee hospital and the sent immediately to vanderbilt university hospital burn center. I was in vanderbilt university hospital burn center for 7 days.

Filed Jan 30, 2009 · Acceleration · 126,000 miles · FL · fire

On friday 1/23/09 and around 3pm it was reported to me that my vehicle was in fire. There was a small fire in the back right area if you are standing directly in front of the car, which appeared to be caused by the cruise control module. The fire was put out w/ damage to the wiring in the area and destroyed the brake fluid canister. I called ford customer service to report this issue and was informed I would hear something within 15 business days via mail. In late 2005 or early 2006 I brought the 1998 f-150 to sawgrass ford in sunrise, fl to have the cruise control recall looked at. At that time I was told my vehicle was fine and they would call once the replacement parts were in stock. I never received a call and unfortunately I never thought anything of it again. When I spoke with ford customer service about the fire they found no record that the vehicle was brought in for the recall inspection.

Filed Apr 29, 2008 · Acceleration · 128,000 miles · TX · fire

I woke up to a whooshing sound and immediately heard banging on my door with my neighbor screaming that my ford f150 was on fire. According to the fire chief, the fire started in the engine compartment. Our cruise control was not working prior to this fire. This may have been the cause of the fire. The vehicle is now melted to my driveway and we have some damage to our home.

Filed Apr 9, 2008 · Acceleration · SC

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The dealer does not have the parts available for the recall repair and do not know when they will arrive. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 130,000.

Filed Apr 2, 2008 · Acceleration · TX

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. The contact received a ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in 2005. He called the dealer on numerous occasions to have the vehicle repaired and they stated that the parts were unavailable. The cruise control switch was disconnected because the dealer did not know when the parts would arrive. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 100,000.

Filed Mar 28, 2008 · Acceleration · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control in march of 2008. The dealer stated that they had not received any parts in over a year from ford to repair the recall. They further stated that ford did not inform them when the parts would arrive. The dealer disconnected the cruise control to prevent any potential fires. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 50,000.

Filed Mar 19, 2008 · Acceleration · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The dealer stated that the parts for the recall repair were unavailable. They also stated that they would call the contact when the parts arrived and there was no need to disconnect the speed control in the interim. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 89,365.

Filed Oct 16, 2007 · Acceleration · 176,000 miles · GA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. The vehicle began smoking underneath the hood while parked. The contact lifted the hood and noticed that flames were present. He attempted to extinguish the fire with a hose. When the police and fire departments arrived, they finished extinguishing the fire. The fire department stated that the cruise control caused the failure. A fire and police report was filed. The contact called the local dealer and they asked for the VIN. The dealer then confirmed that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle would not start and was towed to the dealer for repair. The contact never received a recall notice. The dealer does not want to repair the vehicle for free due to the recall; however, they offered to deactivate the cruise control switch. The dealer stated that they sent notifications, but the contact never responded. The fire damaged the front end of the vehicle near the cruise control and fuse boxes. There was also property damage to the driveway, where the vehicle was parked at the time. The current and failure mileages were 176,000.

Filed Apr 16, 2007 · Acceleration · 106,000 miles · WI · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. While parked in the driveway the vehicle suddenly caught on fire. The contact believed the fire was caused by the cruise control which ignited separately. There may be a recall but the contactwas unfamiliar of what the consequences were if the recallwas not repaired. The necessary parts were on back order from the dealer at the time of failure. The current and failure mileages were 106,000.