2001 Ford F-250 SD: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Aug 31, 2012 · Electrical · 59,075 miles · PA · fire

Tl* the contact owns 2001 ford f-250. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked it caught fire and the flames were coming from under the hood. The police and the fire department were notified and a report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 59,075.

Filed Apr 23, 2012 · Acceleration · 145,000 miles · MD · fire · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 ford f-250 sd. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked outside of his home when he heard a loud bang. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed smoke and flames coming from the front driver's side wheel well and under the hood. The contact was able to extinguish the fire using a water hose. The fire department was notified and a report was filed. The fire investigator determined that the fire began on the front driver's side, in between the brake booster and battery. The vehicle was destroyed. The other resident of the home sustained smoke inhalation and was treated by paramedics at the scene. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v399000 (vehicle speed control), which the vehicle was included in and repaired approximately three years prior. There was another recall that may be related to the failure under the federal safety agency campaign id number 06v286000 (vehicle speed control), but the contact was not aware if the VIN was included. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.

Filed Nov 2, 2011 · Electrical · 54,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f250 sd. The contact stated the vehicle was parked when it caught on fire. The fire department was notified and extinguished the fire, advising that the fire was caused by an electrical malfunction. A fire report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the fire who advised that they would notify him within 15 days. The failure mileage was 54,000.

Filed May 12, 2010 · Engine · 149,400 miles · TX · fire

I have a 2001 ford f250 with a 6.8l v10. It has 149,489 miles on it. I am no shade tree mechanic, I have rebuilt engines, transmissions and trouble shoot cpu?s . I was driving down the road and came to a traffic light then made a right hand turn. As soon as I made the turn the #4 spark plug blew out. My father has a 2002 f250 with the 6.8l v10 and his blew out the #1 and about 300 miles later it blew out the #5 plug. It caught on fire when it blew out the #5. This is not right!! There have been to many complaints about these trucks with the same problem. The cause is not due to incorrect torque on the plug. But due to a combination of two things, 1. The amount of threads that hold the plug in place.2 the amount of compression that the engine produces.

Filed Apr 20, 2010 · Electrical · 110,000 miles · CA · fire

2001 ford f-250 super duty pickup caught on fire due to faulty wiring.

Filed Oct 13, 2008 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · KY · fire

Truck had been parked in my driveway approximately 30 minutes when I heard a noise looked out and front of truck was engulfed in flames. No prior warning was given or noticed. Called 911, fire department arrived and extinguish the flames. Truck was totaled.

Filed Aug 14, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · 97,000 miles · TX · fire

My 2001 ford f-250 was destroyed on 8/11/06 and approximately 75 acres of range land was burned when the truck caught on fire. Contents valued at $1800 were also destroyed. No one was injured. The fire started in the engine compartment when the engine was off and the key was not in the ignition.

Filed Jun 2, 2006 · Engine, Transmission · 90,000 miles · OH · fire

We have a 2001 ford f-250 sd truck that has had 3-4 transmission failures since we have owned it. The transmission deteriorates 3-4 months after the warranty expires. On monday, may 29, 2006 we were in a hay field picking up hay when the transmission exploded and caught fire with no warning.

Filed Jul 25, 2005 · Acceleration, Electrical · TX · fire

Dt: the consumer owns a 2001 ford f250 super duty. The fire started on the brake pressure switch (which is the cut off switch for the cruise control, it burned the wiring harness it burned all the way until it got into the harness, and caught the rubber boot on fire which covers the steering control. The fire was electrical related.

Filed Apr 21, 2005 · Electrical · TX · fire

2001 f250 regular cab pickup [xxx] the pickup was parked and caught on fire. The fire department surmised that the fire started in the steering column underneath the dash. The pickup was totaled in the fire. *nm *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Filed Mar 15, 2005 · Acceleration · 75,000 miles · NJ · fire

Had driven about 165 miles parked vehicle and plugged in engine block heater. That night the vehicle caught on fire. Flames were coming from engine compartment on driver's side near the front of the vehicle. Had used the cruise control the day before the fire, and it had worked fine. The heat from the fire damaged the house. Insured by usaa policy #5597087. *ak

Filed Oct 26, 2004 · Electrical · 64,401 miles · CA · fire

Vehicle was parked for 75 minutes and a passerby noticed smoke and alerted consumer, who saw flames from left front wheel well. Fire was extinguished quickly by consumer. Damage limited to area within approximately 12 inches of brake master cylinder. Electrical connector burned off on master cylinder. Consumer stated that cruise control stopped working several months prior to the fire. #13 fuse found operating.