Dt*: the contact stated one year ago the cruise control stopped working. There was a burning smell when this happened, but the vehicle was not seen by a mechanic. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop for regular maintenance. The contact was alerted that there is a recall for the vehicle speed control, #05v388000. The vehicle did not have the failure associated with the recall and is not included due to the VIN. Updated 2/27/2006 -
1996 Ford F-250 acceleration complaints
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Dt: the contact states there is a the federal safety agency recall campaign 05v388000 concerning the vehicle speed control:cruise control. This vehicle manifests the same problems as indicated in the recall, but it is not included in the recall due to VIN. The contact repaired the vehicle at his own expense.
Dt: consumer reported ford f250 super duty 1996 caught on fire. The fire took place outside the house with the key out of the ignition. Fire originated from the cruise control switch under the hood. The fire department did investigated and determined that cruise control switch caused the fire.
After driving the vehicle consumer went home, parked the vehicle for a couple of hours. After returning to the vehicle,he smelled smoke, lifted the hood, and discovered that cruise control was smoking. He disconnected the battery, and the smoking ceased. The cruise control was later replaced.
While driving with the cruise control engaged vehicle will completely shut down. There is no warning. Contacted the dealer. Was told that they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle.
Vehicle has had continued problems with suspension/alignment, repairs several times and still experiences problems. Mjs
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