2000 Ford F-150 acceleration problems

Filed May 8, 2026 · Acceleration, Electrical · 190,000 miles · WA · fire

The contact owns a 1998 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while The vehicle was park in the son's driveway the neighbor alerted the son that the vehicle on fire. The son rushed to the vehicle and discovered flames coming from the cabin of the vehicle. The Fire Department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. During the incident the vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the fire was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer was not contacted regarding the failure. A fire report was take at the scene.. The failure mileage was 190,000.

Filed Aug 8, 2025 · Acceleration · 132,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 1997 N/A Ford F-150. The contact stated that while servicing the vehicle independently, the contact unplugged the cruise control deactivation sensor and became aware of condensation leaking from the sensor. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000.

Filed Apr 23, 2025 · Acceleration · 150,000 miles · GA · fire

The contact owned a 2000 Ford F-150. The contact stated that her son had parked the vehicle in the residence driveway and had turned off the ignition. The son had exited the vehicle and saw that a fireball had erupted from under the hood. The contact stated that she had reviewed the explosion on her home security camera. The contact stated that the fire department was called and extinguished the flames with water. A fire department report was not filed however it was commented that the origin was most likely an electrical fire. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to an impound lot and was declared a total loss by her insurance company. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Safety Hotline. The contact was aware of an open recall for the vehicle, the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 05V017000 (Vehicle Speed Control), which had a risk of fire. The contact was not the original owner of the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Filed Jan 9, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 159,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. The contact stated that the cruise control failed to activate. The contact replaced the cruise control start button however when pressed it would activate the horn instead of the cruise control. In addition, the contact mentioned that the odometer would intermittently illuminate to display the mileage of the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 159,000.

Filed Nov 6, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 100,000 miles · AR

First I purchased the ford f-150 2000 year model from a car dealership on oct 28, 2019. Immediately there was problems keeping it running. They put a new battery in it 2 days later then while reaching 50 MPH my tons would drop and the truck would not accelerate I had just put 51 dollars in the tank, then I pushed the gas to the floor my rooms would go all the way to 3 then I would have to let off the gas and it seemed to do a hard switch in gear. As this continued the entire truck shook till I figured ok just pump the gas and let off before the shaking got to bad. Now the shaking as gotten worse and the truck seems to not want to accelerate at all or does a hard stall. It is supposed to have a new low range motor with only 100,000 miles on it at least the dealer told me that, I also verbally made an agreement with the dealer that if anything was to go wrong he would fix it, he agreed. Now that I have seen my truck has 18 recalls and one that has not been fixed, a duplicate title and had 2 liens I honestly want my money back.im a single mother going to college and I'm all my daughter gots. I told the dealer I needed a reliable vehicle. The vehicle was in motion all times and it does it on the hwy and city streets.

Filed Aug 30, 2017 · Acceleration · 178,000 miles · TX · fire

Around 4a.m I smelled from my room something burning I woke up looked out the window & saw fire coming out of my 2000 f-150 pick up truck from under the hood. Went outside & took the matter in my own hands I quickly got the house water hose & turned off the flames. Thank god fire did not reach any fuel lines nobody was injured & fire did not reach the house. I was thinking of how could this happen if my truck was not moved for 2 days & was just parked in front of my home. I went ahead & did some research on line & found out there was a recall for my vehicle safety recall 05s28-speed control deactivation switch fire.

Filed Aug 2, 2017 · Acceleration · 152,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. The contact stated that while at a family function, the contact's relative made them aware that the vehicle was in flames. The fire department was notified and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was unoccupied therefore there were no injuries sustained. The matt hike ford was notified and made the contact aware the vehicle was involved the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control) however they were not notified of the failure. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and informed the contact that due to the situation their information was forwarded to the office of the general council. The failure mileage was approximately 152,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed Jul 10, 2017 · Acceleration · 158,000 miles · OR · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. While the vehicle was turned off and unattended, the vehicle caught fire. The contact was not present. The fire department was called. The fire department and a passerby extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed. The deputy fire marshal diagnosed that the fire was due to the speed control system in the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The contact was unsure if the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control). The approximate failure mileage was 158,000.

Filed Sep 12, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 190,000 miles · GA · fire

Had driven approximately 5 miles parked in a lowes parking lot went into the store for about 45min. Only to come out to my truck on fire. The truck was completely off and no one was in it, and there are only 2 sets of keys one in my pocket and the other at home. The vehicle was locked. Prior to driving the 5 miles it had not been driven in 2 days. Ford says it's not there problem and insurance only wants to give us $3,700.00. My husband is a retired veteran and this whole situation has caused his ptsd to be triggered.

Filed Jun 22, 2016 · Acceleration · 122,263 miles · CA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked for approximately five hours on the street, the vehicle caught fire and was towed. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The contact was not aware of a recall, although the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control) was found. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, confirmed the recall, and promised to get back to the contact. The failure mileage was 122,263.