1999 Ford F-150: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Mar 23, 2021 · Engine · 230,000 miles · AZ · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 1999 ford f-150. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked at his residence, the vehicle caught fire. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with a water hose. The fire department and police department were not informed nor was a report filed. The contact attempted to call the local dealer jim click ford (6244 e 22nd st, tucson, az 85711: (866) 787-4416) and manufacturer but was unable to speak to anyone. The vehicle was not drivable. The VIN was associated to the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control). The failure mileage was approximately 230,000.

Filed Nov 30, 2017 · Fuel system · 91,000 miles · PA

Top front of fuel tank rusted out and fuel leaks especially when tank is full . Other areas on top are also very close to rusting thru . Ironically there was a recall few years ago to replace the 2 gas tank holding straps and the ford dealer said the gas tank was fine ?!? So either he was blind or didn't have a flash light or have an inspection mirror or was too lazy to replace the gas tank because it isn't an easy job ? I feel that ford has endangered my life and my family's life due to their blatant show of incompetence and irresponsibility ! Once the gasoline should ignite it will catch the gas tank on fire resulting in a fireball and explosion . I also have any more pictures if needed . Thank you,

Filed Jun 29, 2017 · Engine · 160,000 miles · KY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-150. While the contact's daughter was driving 70 MPH, the vehicle made a loud noise and began sputtering. The driver noticed flames under the hood. A passerby extinguished the fire. The fire department was not contacted. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that a spark plug had been blown out of the cylinder head, igniting a fire. The mechanic also noted that the spark plug boot had melted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. A dealer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Filed Nov 24, 2016 · Body, Electrical · 180,000 miles · CA · fire

Around 1:30am on thursday nov. 24th, I received a call from my neighbor saying my truck was on fire. The fire department said it looked like it was an electrical problem. That it looked like it started under the hood. The truck had been driven to the store the morning before the fire, and was parked at the time of the fire.

Filed Aug 14, 2016 · Engine · 153,814 miles · ND

I was cruising along the highway at approx. 68 MPH, then I heard a loud pop. Then immediately after sounded like I was driving without an exhaust manifold almost. Once I felt that I had lost a lot of power I then realized what happened. I was luckily 2 miles away from a town and babied it into a store parking lot. Upon looking under the hood I found the sparkplug ejected from cylinder #3 and busted the ignition coil. Now what if I was int the middle of nowhere with my wife and daughter? Worse yet what if the vehicle had caught on fire with them as well? Due to fuel vapor spitting out the sparkplug bore and getting ignited from the loose ignition coil. I myself and others have been fortunate that these things did not happen, but I can't say for everyone. This is a very big issue that has been ignored and is a potentially huge safety hazard as well.

Filed Jul 18, 2016 · Electrical · 200,000 miles · PR · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire. The contact was alerted to the fire by neighbors. The security video footage showed that smoke originated from the engine compartment. Five minutes later, the vehicle was engulfed in flames. A police report was filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control); however, the contact was not notified of the recall. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Filed Mar 5, 2016 · Brakes · 14,452 miles · CA

This whole episode happened when I was driving on the freeway in my 1999 ford f-150. I did start to notice that when I applied the brakes to slow down to match traffic speeds, the truck would veer to the left.the brakes did take in a funny way and thank god there was no complete brake failure. After 30 miles, I got off the freeway to turn around and when I came to a stop sign, I could not stop at all. The brakes did not work even after I pressed the brake pedal all the way to the floor. I also smelled burning rubber coming from near the engine.the parking brake did work and I limped into the nearest gas station. I called aaa to get it towed to the firestone tire shop near my house that has done all my tire and auto repair needs for over 15 years. When they test drove it after the 2 hour tow, the brakes started working again. Robert/firestone took the wheels off and after examining the rotors/pads advised that the front right pads had locked and were pressing unevenly on the rotor. He also planned to replace the brake fluid hose that he thought was worn out and possibly leaking. I also went over to the ford dealer and checked with them to see if they had any recalls or advice. No recalls or service notice was uncovered. All I was told was to check the master cylinder as it could be leaking internally. That is all I got from ford. I am very lucky that I did not have a complete brake failure on the freeway possibly causing an accident/injury. We determined that we needed to replace the ABS module.ford does not make it any more and we had to search the salvage yards to get this part as it is nit made naymore by the original manufacture.very frustrating experience.will never buy a ford truck again. .

Filed Oct 22, 2015 · Acceleration · 163,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-150. The vehicle caught fire while parked at the contact's residence. The failure occurred without warning. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police and a fire report were filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control). The failure mileage was approximately 116,080. Updated 02/02/16*lj updated 05/18/18

Filed Jul 21, 2014 · Engine · 200,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-150. The contact stated that fuel fumes emitted into the vehicle and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The toll booth attendant informed the contact that flames were coming from under the front drivers side of the vehicle. The contact exited the vehicle and immediately after flames engulfed the drivers side burning the interior. The police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was not contacted. There was no diagnostic test completed on the vehicle. The failure and current mileage was 200,000.

Filed Sep 18, 2013 · Electrical, Visibility · 500 miles · WA

This issue has been ongoing since we purchased the vehicle new in october 1998. The first instance was while driving long distance over a holiday week. Initially it was only the wipers that would turn on then off without manually doing so. This has gone on for nearly 15yrs. Most recently, the wipers will not turn off and actually now turn on at a faster rate on their own, window washer fluid control is very sensitive and will turn on with a light touch to the turn indicator and won't turn off, the dash display will turn off, and the radio display is not working (radio works). We have found that the steering wheel has to be set at the top position in order for the wipers to not turn on as much (it is very frequent now). We had the truck looked at within the first few months of ownership by the ford dealer for the wiper issue, and nothing was found to resolve. After reading through other filed complaints, I am hoping that the truck will not burst into flames due to the faulty electrical going on in the panel and steering.

Filed Feb 8, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 300,000 miles · NC · fire

Car had been parked since 6:00 pm thursday evening. Discovered smoking at 6:45 am friday morning. Fire started in engine driver's side. Car was total loss. Fortunately a neighbor moved the car away from the house before it erupted in flames. Research on line indicates that there are numerous fire incidents because of faulty scd (cruise control) switch. Car being driven by son of original owner. No awareness of recall.

Filed Sep 20, 2012 · Electrical · 243,000 miles · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and ignited in flames. The contact stated that the vehicle was driven earlier that day but the vehicle seemed to function normally. The contact stated that the fire department was able to extinguish the fire. There was a fire report filed and the fire department advised that the fire originated from the instrument panel. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 243,000.