Shortly after my recall the switch shorted out, I took my vehicle to velde ford in vero beach florida, they claim they replaced the parts required for the recall and my cruise control still wasn't back to being operational (which it was prior to the fire) and charged me 246.78 plus tax to do the repair. They claim it was unrelated.
2000 Ford F-150 acceleration complaints
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My f150 VIN number 1ftrx18loyka71643 is involved in safety recall 05s28 regarding the speed sensor. Each month I call dealers but they continue not to have parts to fix this defect. I received a notice in may stating parts have been sent but dealers are out. Called ford customer service and they confirm this but are unable to get me on a list to get recall done in a timely manner.
Truck was parked in drive way for approximately. 18 hours not running. Truck caught fire , 2000 f150.
Dt: the consumer stated 2000 ford f150 caught on fire and burned. This occurred on september 25, 2005. The vehicle had been parked between four to five hours. Everything on the vehicle worked correctly. The cruise control had not been used anytime recently. The fire began on the left side of the engine according to the fire investigator. The truck was parked in the car port, and the consumer walked out and found the vehicle completely engulfed in flames. The fire department came and put the fire out. The consumer had not received any recall letter on the vehicle. Ford motor company has been called ,and the consumer filed a report with them. Ford replied that consumer's insurance company would be back in touch with them. The dealership has not been contacted at this point, but will be called later. The insurance company came and took the truck to do their own investigations. Fire and insurance reports were taken. . The consumer has pictures available to view. There was additional property damage to the car port. There were no injuries. The truck was totaled. The consumer will have access to when the copy will bee received. Will also provide information for the federal safety agency.
Dt: the contact stated on 7-12-05 2000 ford f150 caught on fire. It was located in front of the contact's house. The fire originated under the hood on the driver's side. The fire department agreed that originated under the hood. Ford told the contact to take vehicle to the dealer. The dealer said the vehicle was so burned that they could not tell what happened. Then the dealer said it did not look like the vehicle was burned enough to determine that the cause was the scds. The contact received a recall letter in august 05. The contact reported having no problems with the car. Prior to this, the caller reported having no problems with the cruise control. He noticed that right signal light fuse kept blowing and he had to replace it often. The police did visit the scene but did not make a report.
Our 2000 ford 150, VIN [xxx], caught fire after our supervisor parked the vehicle when he was checking on crews, it is due to the cruise control switch. Ford said they sent us two recall letters, but we never received them and they can not prove that they sent them, they sent us computer generated generic forms showing dates that they could have typed in after the fire so they wouldn't have to pay. Anyway we purchased the vehicle in mid-january and they say they sent us our first recall letter in february, they would not have had our information that fast. Anyway, our insurance paid for the repairs less our deductible. I have written to william c ford, he didn't reply but we received a postcard asking us to call the customer service department which we did, they still denied to pay for the repairs. Now we see that there is a recall of over 3.8 million vehicles including the 2000 ford 150, we also understand that the ones that have been repaired can catch fire again. We would be grateful for any assistance you can provide in getting them to refund the money we paid for the repairs in full. *nm updated 07/19/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
Pe 04 078/speed control deactivation switch fire: while parked in the driveway, the vehicle caught fire under the hood. The local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The dealer and the manufacturer were both notified. *ak
Bought truck in april 2005. Cruise control quit next day. Suddenly started working, several hours later, truck ignited at a gas station while parked. Fuel not involved. Truck received extensive damage to the engine, and front. Not repairable.
Ford f-150 recall on cruise control deactivation switch. Recall resulted in a fire and total loss of my truck.
Dt: caller said that after sitting for 3 hours vehicle caught fire under the hood. The fire department put the fire out. A report was filed by the fire department. Dealer said to call insurance company. Caller was waiting for manufacturer to call him back. Caller said his yard, driveway and a storage trailer has fire damage.
Dt: on 8-6-05 while parked vehicle had caught on fire. The fire department told consumer that fire was caused by the cruise control. Previously the cruise control had stopped working on 6-29-05. Consumer tried to set the cruise control and light on the dashboard would come on for less than a second before it would disappear. After the fire the consumer contacted the dealership, and they told her to contact her insurance company. Then consumer contacted the manufacturer, they told her the same thing. Recall 05v017000 was issued. However, consumer's vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. The fire caused some damage to a fence and some shrubbery.
2000 ford f150 caught on fire while parked.*mr the fire was the result of a faulty cruise control deactivation switch.
2000 ford f150 caught on fire while parked in the driveway.*mr
Dt:contact s received a recall letter on 5-30-05 concerning cruise control switch. On 6-1-05 the truck caught on fire in the driveway. It originated from under the hood. The fire department came and the truck was gutted. The fire department issued a report and it was sent to the insurance department. Caller felt that it should have been indicated on the letter that something serious as house possibly catching on fire. The dealer said that caller could pay to have the truck towed to one of the dealerships, and they would give her what they thought the truck was worth. They offered her $3,500.00 for the vehicle. She did not notice anything wrong with the truck prior to this.
Dt: the consumer states that the cruise control switch leaked brake fluid back up through the controls on the top of the steering column at the flashers. As a result it shorted the controls out. The consumer had the cruise control module taken out by the dealership. The consumer noticed oil at the flashers about 3 or 4 weeks ago, and did not know what it was. The consumer had no turn signals or brake lights, and that is when he took the vehicle to the dealership. The dealership checked for recall and did not find any recalls on the truck. Consumer was informed that the same switch was in his vehicle that was being recalled on other trucks. The consumer has had sensor problems with the check engine light on the dashboard. This has been replaced twice. The vehicle is regularly maintained. The consumer has not contacted the manufacturer. The consumer is writing ford and the attorney general a letter informing them faulty defects in these vehicles. *akthe consumer would like to see somebody do something for a change for the common man. The consumer was told by a mechanic if he would have replaced the fuse, the consumers truck would have burnt down.*ak
2000 ford f150 caught on fire while parked.*mr
On june 16,2005 at around 2am,while we were sleeping, I awoke to my truck alarm going off. I looked out the bedroom window and saw my 2000 ford f150 on fire. My truck burned. I contacted ford and they sent me a letter saying there was a recall and it was my responsiblity to take the truck in. I did not receive one of these recalls. Please advise
Concerns regarding getting repairs done to 2000 ford f150.***no answer required***.*mr the consumer received a recall letter regarding the cruise control switch, however when he arrived at the dealer, he was informed the part(s) were not available, even though the recall letter stated they were . Recall#05v017000.
Dt: consumer states on 6-28-05 truck burned completely. She received a recall letter on 6-25-05 but never took the truck to dealer. The fire originated under the hood. The fire department. Investigated the fire with an undetermined cause noted. The truck was sitting still. She talked to ford but not to the dealer. She did not contact anyone on 6-25-05 when she received the recall letter.
My truck burned up and I was never informed of any recal until I heard of this from the state farm inspector
2000 ford f150 caught on fire while parked.*mr car was parked at 7am and caught fire at 2pm. The is totaled and damaged three other cars. Ford told consumer that they could not be of any assistance because there wasn't a recall for the vehicle yet, for under hood fires.
We had arrived home from work about 3:30 on may 23, 2005. We went into the house and were watching tv and playing games. My daughter was in the back room with my son. They were playing uno when she had a popping noise. She looked out the window, it was now 4:50pm, and our truck was on fire under the hood. We immediately got out of the house and called 911. They responded within a few minutes. Had it not been for my children playing in the back room we never would have known until it was too late!! Luckily, our home was only slightly damaged on the outside. However, the truck is a total loss. There is nothing left but the bed and the back two tires. We immediately contacted ford. I waited the 3-5 days and was not contacted by anyone. When I called again, I was told that since it went passed the time limit that they were filing a "legitimate complaint" on my behalf and that I would be contacted soon. I called again after a few 2-3 days and they said they had my complaint and that someone would be contacting me and there was nothing more they could do. I then requested that it be sent to a supervisor. It was done and we still have not heard from ford at all. It is now been almost, 2 days short, a month. I have no way to get to work. We only have one vehicle now and it is clear to me that ford does not care about their customers. Every vehicle I have owned has been bought from ford. No more!! And I am telling all our friends and family the same. They should not buy from ford because they only care about their satisfied customers. If you have a problem they will not respond at all. They will put you off. This situation is now causing us to continue to suffer a month after it happened. That is uncalled for and negligent on their part. I also have medical condition that makes it necessary for me to get a monthly iv. If I can not get to work then I don't have insurance and I could die from this condition.
Dt: the contact owns a 2000 , ford f150. The recall notice issued specifically referred cruise control deactivation switch which could cause an under hood fire, and he had this repaired. However, ford stated that this part was not covered in the recall. Cruise control in this vehicle never worked, and the part that controlled the speed control was out that was why cruise control did not work.
Dt: 2000, ford, f150 xlt, cruise control without the keys in the ignition caused vehicle to catch on fire. No prior problems before. Just found out that ford had a recall on the vehicle, was not notified of a recall. The vehicle was parked and turned off. This was during the night. Vehicle was parked in the owner's garage. The maintenance records were kept up to date. Owner was asleep when this happened. There was no indication that there could be a problem. There were no injuries. Vehicle was totaled. This happened on 6-16-2005. Owners had contacted ford, who had not responded. But they did say that some one would be in contact with consumer in 3-5 days. There was other property damage involved. A police report was issued stating that the fire was electrical, because they didn't see any signs of foul play.
Dt: consumer had a 2000 ford f150 that was part of the federal safety agency recall campaign 05v017000. Consumer called manufacturer with VIN, and was told vehicle was part of the recall, but they refused to do anything about it. On may 4, 2005 the vehicle exploded. Consumer didn't know about recall until after the explosion. Dealership said that a ford investigator inspected the truck, and the corporate office stated that an investigator wouldn't inspect the vehicle because the cause of the fire couldn't be determined. Consumer obtained her own forensic investigator, and was told the fire was due to the cruise control deactivation switch. Not reported to the police, but there was a fire report.
My brakes failed and when I stopped my truck (ford 2000 f150), the brake master cylinder was on fire. I put the fire out and had the truck towed to a ford dealer. I had recieved a recall notice a few days prior from ford regarding engine fires resulting from faulty speed control switches. The dealer confirmed that it was indeed the speed control switch that started the fire. When I called ford to discuss the issue they stated that they had sent two recall notices and that it was basically my fault my truck caught fire. I have two issues with this: I only recieved one notice and that was on or about the time of the fire, and it is ludicrous to assume that on a five year old vehicle this problem had suddenly occurred and that this is my fault for not bringing the truck to the dealer within days of recieving the recall notice, rather than ford's fault for not identifying this problem in less than five years. Total cost of repairs was $4814 plus car rental costs of approximately $150.
The consumer stated the cruise control was disconnected to prevent a fire. The consumer was told he would get a phone call from the dealer when the parts for the recall came in. It has been over a month, and the consumer was irritated and upset with ford. *ak recall campaign#05v017000. *sc
Dt: just recently received a recall letter on cruise control switch. Consumer contacted the dealer, and he said they did not have the parts. On may 28, 2005 vehicle caught on fire in a friend's driveway.
2000 ford f150 caught on fire while parked.*mr a faulty speed control deactivation switch was determined to be the cause of the fire. The truck was parked or about an hour before it caught on fire. *bf
2000 ford f150 caught on fire underneath the dashboard.*mr the fire caused extensive damage to the vehicle
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