On the evening of 5-26-08 my son returned from work @ 11:00 pm. At 11:28 pm my neighbor was banging on my door yelling fire. When I went outside I could see that my 2001 ford f150 truck engine compartment was fully engulfed in flames. I ran outside and started putting out the fire while my neighbors daughter called 911. The fire dept. Came out and extinguished the fire. The following week I contacted ford consumer line and was informed by a lady named melanie that ford did not have me listed as the owner of the truck and that she would forward my info to the claims dept. The next week I received a letter stating that because ford had sent me 5 recall letters that they did not feel responsible for anything. The problem I have is that I never received any recall letters and how could they send me them if I did not show up on their records as being the registered owner.
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Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. On june 2, 2008, after being driven for nine hours, the vehicle caught fire while parked in the contact's driveway. He never received a recall notice and no preventive repairs were made in the event of a fire. Prior to the fire, the cruise control had stopped working. The current mileage was 180,000 and failure mileage was 177,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150 super crew. The contact stated that his vehicle caught fire while parked. The fire department extinguished the fire and stated that the fire extended from cruise control module to the master cylinder. The fire destroyed the vehicle. A fire department report is available. The current and failure mileages were 75,000.
2001 f150 caught fire under hood while sitting in driveway. Completely destroyed. 8 days later I received a safety recall notice in the mail. Had very few payments left. I had around 18,000.00 invested in the vehicle. This makes me sick.
On april 21,2007 my 2001 f150 was sitting in the front yard after being driven for about 30 minutes that morning and started a fire. In no time the truck was a total lose. Was living in gulfport,miss. After the storm (katrina) every thing was all messed up. I had no insurance on the truck . I thought since there was a recall on my truck I could work things out with ford . As time went by and all the paperwork fielded out as ford requested,they sent me a letter saying they needed 90 days to have their engineers check my components. 90 days went by still no response from ford. Then I received a letter from ford saying it wasn't their fault. As of right now,I'm at a stand still needing help with this matter.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that his vehicle caught fire under the hood on the driver side. A police report was filed. On march 31, 2008, the contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control, which suggested he schedule an appointment to have the recall work performed. The recall number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 127,000.
Tl*the contact owned a 2001 ford f150. The contact stated that his caught fire while parked in his driveway. The fire destroyed the vehicle. There were no injuries, deaths or police report. The contact received a recall notice for vehicle speed control on march 22, 2008. The current and failure mileages were 193,000.
A 2001 ford with a defective speed deactivation control device burned to the ground. My chevrolet truck was parked next to the ford, therefore also burned to a total loss.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. The contact received a safety recall notice in august of 2007 for the vehicle speed control. He called ford four different times since then and was informed that the part would be available every month thereafter. There had been no failure to date. The recall number and purchase date were unknown. The current mileage was 57,000. Remailed form 04/22/08. *lj updated 5/20/08
2001 ford f150 caught fire under the hood. Consumer states that she never received a recall for the speed control switch. Consumer would like the truck to be replaced. She states that the insurance is being of no assistance.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. While driving approximately 10 MPH in a parking garage, the contact struck a light post. The accelerator pedal became stuck and the vehicle sped across the parking lot and struck another post. He attempted to apply pressure to the brakes, but the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle was severely damaged. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 70,000.
Recall for 05s28 speed control device, car burst into flames under the hood, engine burned, car totaled - recall notification was not received by actual vehicle owner. Ford motor co. Said letters were mailed on 10/05, 11/06 and 12/07. I was not the owner of the vehicle until 6/06 and I never received the mentioned 1/07 letter. Car was taken to dealer twice (after purchased) to do the oil/filter change and I was never informed about the recall.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. The contact stated that her vehicle caught fire during the early morning hours. The fire was claimed to have been caused by the defect mentioned in the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 72,000. Updated01/08/08
After driving home from work about 5 miles the truck was parked in my drive way about 20 minutes later I had a next store neighbor knocking on my door stating that my truck was on fire. Fire department came to put it out. A neighbor also told me of a recall on the truck due to truck fires and I went online and noticed that the recall started before it was bought from a ford dealership after looking into it the recall was not done before the purchase was made even though they knew of the situation. I was also not notified from ford through any means of any recall needed on the truck its self before or even after the incident.
My 2001 ford f-150 caught on fire around 2:30 a.m. On august 5,2007 it was parked in my drive way and it had not been moved that entire day . We had the police come and make a report along with the firefighters and they told us that the cause had been the deactivation switch of the cruise control that made the truck get on fire. We have those reports so we contacted our insurance they told us that even though we had full coverage the insurance did not cover the damage that was caused. So they recommended us to talk to ford to see what they could do for us. But when we contacted them they took our information. They requested pictures and the reports that had been made we faxed them to carmen from the ford consumer affairs department. But we never received anything back from them that is when we sent them a letter notifying them how disappointed we where. The next day carmen contacted my daughter elisa rodriguez and told her that they still hadn't been able to do anything for us but that she would let us know. As the days passed we would not receive anything from ford so we would call them over and over again but now they not only didn't give us information but they would not return our calls we left various messages. But there was no answer . Until one day my daughter called and carmen finally answered and told us that they could not do anything for us because the vehicle had been to badly burned in order to see what had caused it to get on fire. But ford never sent anyone to make investigations or a report they just didn't even try to help us in anything they just assumed everything they said .
The vehicle was parked. At 4am, the truck was discovered in flames from the engine compartment. The entire engine compartment, tires, front body, windshield - was completely destroyed. The police and fire department respond. Have reports.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. In 2002, the vehicle was taken to the dealer regarding a recall on the vehicle speed control switch. The dealer stated that the vehicle did not need to be repaired at that time. On october 18, 2007, the vehicle was parked in front of the contact's house after a short trip. One hour later, the vehicle caught fire. The insurance company is currently investigating the fire. The recall number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 120,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The vehicle caught fire while parked in the drive way. The dealer confirmed that the cause was due to the vehicle speed control and towed the vehicle. The dealer also stated that they do not have any records that the vehicle was purchased at their location. The vehicle was destroyed. Ford manufacturer stated that they mailed a recall notice to the owner; however, the contact verified that the address on file was incorrect. A police report is available. The manufacture stated they will not repair or give her assistance with this vehicle. The current and failure mileage was 130,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. While driving 73 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the accelerator pedal extended to the floorboard when the resume button was pressed. As of september 10, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The failure mileage was 34,500 and current mileage was 36,500.
My 2001 ford f-150 supercrew caught fire spontaneously after sitting parked for several hours.
May 12th 2006 my 2001 ford f-150 caught fire in my mother's garage and burned the truck totally up and the fire resulted in my mother's house being a total loss.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. Approximately fifteen minutes after parking the vehicle, the contact noticed fire ascending from under the hood. The firefighter stated that the fire was caused due to a defect on the speed control deactivation switch. There is recall # 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer stated that her vehicle was included in the recall. The contact filed a report with the police. The current and failure mileages were 65,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. While driving 55 MPH a clunking noise was heard underneath the hood. When the contact pulled the vehicle over to investigate flames began to rise from under the hood. The mechanic stated that the cause of the fire was due to the speed control harness. The vehicle was destroyed , and the manufacturer stated that they would reimburse the contact for the damage. The contact has not heard from the manufacturer since.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. While parked in the driveway the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department stated that the fire was due to the engine. The vehicle was destroyed. The owner stated that the cause was directly related to the vehicle speed control. There were no injuries. The current and failure mileage were 52,000.
Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2001 ford f150. The contact was traveling at 60 MPH when he started to smell smoke. The contact looked out of the rearview mirror and saw sparks hitting the road. The contact pulled the vehicle over. Looked under the vehicle and saw flames. He then left the vehicle. The vehicle became engulfed in flames and was destroyed. The fire department extinguished the fire and determined the cause of the fire as electrical. The contact was unsure whether a police or fire report was filed. The vehicle was towed away. The failure mileage is approximately 160,000. There were no injuries.*ak ford claimed the recall had been fixed. Updated 03/19/07.
I was driving from santa barbara to lompoc along highway 1 around 6:30 p.m. When I first smelled smoke thinking there was a brush fire, but quickly it started to smell like electrical burning. Looking around the truck for the smell while driving I looked out the side mirror to make sure no one was behind me, only to see sparks or small embers flying from my truck onto the highway. Pulling over to the side I jumped out of the truck and pulled my tool box away from the bed to see if something in the back bed was on fire. I could only see flames underneath between the bed and the cab. Fearing explosion I ran to call 911 from my cell phone. Within minutes my truck was engulfed in flames. Nothing left but a big pile of metal. Tools, and golf clubs, gone.
I own a 2001 ford f-150. On december 16,2006 it caught fire and is now considered a total loss by our insurance company. It has completely burned to the ground. Only the shell of the vehicle and the two flat rear tires are left. The insurance company at this time has not told me the reason this has happened. On dec. 16th my fiance had driven it into town that morning and returned home and parked it in the yard next to our mobile home. He arrived back at home at about 9:30 am. He took another vehicle down to our neighbors house to do some work on it and about 2:00 pm someone else in our neighborhood came to get him saying his truck was on fire. The fire department said the fire did start in the engine compartment. As a result of the fire our siding on our house was melted and we had a motor home parked in front of it also that had some damage to it. If it was a windy day the flames would have reached the house and it would have burnt to the ground. We have not had any problems with the truck before this had happened. Now that this has happened I have heard of people talking about other truck fires and have found other incidents of this happening while doing research on the internet. This is how I found out about this site and I thought I should report our fire.
2001 f-150 caught on fire while parked in carport. *ts when the vehicle caught on fire it also caught a portion of the consumer's home on fire. The vehicle was pulled from under the carport where it totally burned. The fire inspected informed the consumer that the vehicle caught on fire due to a faulty cruise control which had been recalled. The consumer's never received a recall notification.
Vehicle caught on fire in the middle of the night while parked in the driveway, not running. I have liability insurance only...didn't think there was any reason I would report it to the insurance company. Truck was destroyed...luckily my brother awoke in the middle of the night and saw the truck on fire. The truck was parked less than a foot away from the house. My brother was able to put the fire out without getting hurt. I considered it a miracle no one was hurt.
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked for six hours in the driveway next to a residence, it became engulfed in flames. The fire originated from under the hood. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. An additional vehicle parked next to the truck and part of the contact's house was also damaged from the fire. There were no problems with the vehicle prior to the incident. The manufacturer was contacted and verified the vehicle was included in the recall. The contact stated a recall notice was never received. Updated 10/17/2006 -
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