While driving vehicle caught on fire. The cause of this is fire was undetermined.
2003 Ford F-150 electrical complaints
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While the vehicle was parked on the driveway it caught on fire. Flames and smoke came under the dashboard.
Consumer complained about an electrical system problem. Inside lights would not go out once the door was closed. Alarm system did not work, and side reflector lights did not come on. The door ajar light stayed on. *ak door ajar light stayed on for about 20 to 25 minutes before they go off. Doors won't lock when they're supposed to. Dealer said that they can't locate the problem with inside lights. However, dealer made repair on horn and replaced fuse for alarm horn.
I have a 2003 f-150 supercrew that I purchased september 2, 2003. In october 2003 when the odometer was changing from 999 miles the vehicle seemed to have an electrical short and the dash lights flashed for a couple seconds. Then the odometer changed to 2000 miles skipping the 1000 mile mark and began to miss as if it was going to stop running but it never stopped. The check engine light never came on and the vehicle continues to misfire. I have had the vehicle checked by the ford dealership where I purchased it on six visits. They have found cylinder 1, 2, and 3 misfires and replaced the boots and coils to those cylinders. But it still misses when I come to a stop with the engine in drive or at idle and the check engine light has never come on. The serviceman at the dealership and I when on a test drive with a monitor checking the firing of the spark plugs and the cylinders were showing as much as a 60 % voltage drop.the computer has showed several codes on the cylinders and codes that are not suppose to be even on this vehicle. This truck has been serviced by dealer six times, but they have been unable to diagnose or correct the problem.
My '03 f150 fx4 4x4 has what I suspect to be an ignition problem that the local dealership service department cannot duplicate or diagnose. I have had the truck since july 03 and it has been to the dealer twice. Once without a "service engine soon" light and I was told they could not work the truck due to warranty issues without the light. Then in november the light illuminated and I took the truck in for the light and the four wheel drive inoperable. The four wheel drive was fixed by replacing the front differential, right side axle housing, shifting fork and gears. But the ignition problem was just as illusive with the light and the code. Now I still have the problem of the truck dying out as usual and my fuel economy is degrading. The truck will die out and recover causing the truck to buck severely, possibly causing the 4x4 problems mentioned earlier. It is at its worst at 1450 RPM or 59 MPH. Once 1500 rpms are exceeded the problem is gone. I can also accelerate through it without experiencing any problem. Just steady-state operation without any load and it will die out repeatedly.
I have a 2003 supercharged harley truck,the concern is that all eight spark plugs were dark red in color and vehicle was missing horribly under a load with the A/C on or off.there was no check engine light,and vehicle fuel economy dipped to 11mpg on highway.it almost felt like a torque converter going south.the vehicle gets sunoco ultra 94 only and is babied.the vehicle only has 7k on it.p.s iam also the foreman at a large ford dealer.I hae never seen this before,unless high octane additives were used.what caused this.no one at ford knows. I am very dissatisfied with my 44k truck
My friend bought a 2003 f-150 super-crew and after 4 month the dome light fuse blew. He took it back to the dealer and the tested the vehicle and found no problems with the electrical system. What they did to rectify the problem was" put a new fuse in it and said try this and come back if the fuse blows again." well the fuse blew again and is at the dealer again.
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