2004 Ford F-250 SD: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jan 26, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 197,000 miles · GA · fire

Our 2004 f250 diesel 4x4 super duty was parked in the driveway overnight, properly plugged in due to the cold. A neighbor woke us up to state it was on fire. The entire front and interior of the truck was engulfed in flames before the fire department arrived. After it was extinguished, the county fireman pointed the believed the point of ignition appeared to be at the firewall on the drivers side due to the fact that the master brake cylinder & battery were disintegrated. Plus the secondary battery & radiator were partially intact which are in the front. The fire dept stated that if it had been a frontal point of ignition due to the block heater the radiator & battery on front passenger side would've burned first due to aluminum materials.

Filed May 12, 2010 · Electrical · 178,000 miles · TX · fire

Exhibiting stall without warning and may or may not restart intermittently (exact symptoms of nets action number: ea05003)dealership is not covering under recall and they are indicating that the main wiring harness caught fire after replacing fcim harness.

Filed Mar 3, 2009 · Electrical · 83,000 miles · HI · fire

While driving, I began to smell smoke in the cab of my truck. I then opened my windows and continued to drive for about a 1/4 mile more until a surge of heavy smoke began to pour in to the cab via the A/C vents. I stopped the truck, and opened the hood. The passenger side of the engine compartment was on fire. I called the fire department and they came to extinguish the fire about 10 minutes later. Almost all of the electrical components and A/C system is burnt. I'm not sure if the truck runs, I am currently waiting for it to be repaired.

Filed Jul 10, 2007 · Electrical · 54,776 miles · TX · fire

2004 ford f-250 4x4 superduty 6.0l diesel - engine fire. Cause: negative battery cable vibrated loose and caused ground on A/C to overheat and catch the A/C housing on fire. Fire resulted from attempt to start the vehicle in the owner's driveway on a cool day. Vehicle was towed to local dealership and repaired ($1250). The repair included tack welding the negative cable to the engine block. A few months later, a resistor in the A/C blower had to be replaced. The dealership claimed it was unrelated and the repair was an addition $114.

Filed Nov 30, 2005 · Electrical · 51,000 miles · IA · fire

My truck is not under recall 04s15 for battery ground strap. On 11-22-2005 it caught on fire and burned because of a loose strap.

Filed Jul 5, 2005 · Electrical · 25,000 miles · CA · fire

1. When starting for the past couple of months the starter turned a little more slowly than it should have. On the morning of 7/2/05 the starter turned the engine very slowly but did not start the engine and it seemed like the batteries were dead. The key was turned off and removed from the truck. 2. A few minutes after removing the key from the truck a fire started under the hood on the passenger side. The truck was on fire for about 20 minutes and was totaled. 3. Nothing has been done since as the truck is totaled.

Filed Dec 22, 2004 · Engine · 21,000 miles · NJ · fire

Engine was cold, sat over night, in the morning tried to start vehicle, glow plug light turned off and engine was cranked, engine cranked slow but did not start and within seconds engine compartment burst into flames. Fire was extinguished with a fire extinguisher. Fire destroyed passenger side of engine compartment, smoke damage in cab. Cause of fire unknown at this time. Has not been determined if vehicle can be repaired.

Filed Dec 22, 2004 · Electrical · 21,000 miles · NJ · fire

The consumers vehicle was not included in the recall regarding the battery cable and subsequently the vehicle caught fire. The vehicle proceeded to burn even when extinguished with a fire extinguisher. The consumer was told by the manufacture the battery cable recall did not include his vehicle. Battery harness the federal safety agency recall. Please provide information.