Rusted threw fuel tank straps no cruise control no air conditioning
1999 Ford F-250: adaptive cruise control problems
12 of the 581 complaints about the 1999 Ford F-250 describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
While driving down the highway the engine hesitated then seized up. The driver pulled over and turned off the engine at which point the vehicle was in flames. The vehicle was a total loss. It is not known if this vehicle had a recalled cruise control switch and available information varies as to if this make/model was included. Also the dealer who sold us this vehicle approximately 14 months prior to the fire did not check for recalls prior to reselling the vehicle.
Dt*: the contact stated there were currently no problems with the cruise control. However, the contact was made aware, by a friend, of the recent ford recall. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer who confirmed the cruise control part number matched that of the federal safety agency recall, #05v388000, regarding the vehicle speed control. However, the vehicle is not included in the recall due to the VIN.
Ford f250 1999, truck and garage completely engulfed in flames. *bf the consumer believed the fire was due to a faulty cruise control deactivation switch.
Vehicle was parked for 10 minutes in the driveway when all of a sudden it caught on fire. This was a similar incident to the ford recall 05v017000 concerning cruise control switch.
Clock spring failed . As a result, horn and cruise control become inoperable.
While driving with the cruise control set on 70 MPH on the interstate, the truck started to shake and then the tire thread cap blew off the truck damaging right passenger side fender brace, muffler, fender well skirting, and paint. A state trooper witnessed the whole incident. *ak (dot number: ejlfccb459 tiresize: lt28575r16)
While driving 70 MPH t cruise control would not disengage. Applied the brakes,and vehicle still would not stop. Consumer turned the vehicle off to gain control. Please give any further details.
Cruise control was set at 65mph and would not disengage with application of the brakes. Owner had to wait for vehicle to slow down by itself.
Recall work on the brakes and the cruise control system can not be performed due to lack of parts.
Cruise control not designed to automatically disengage upon encountering slippage. This problem resulted in several cases of loss of control and one accident(rollover) when driving on slippery roads . When the vehicle encounters slippage the engine goes back and forth between full throttle and idle, this problem continues until driver is able to disengage cruise control.
Engine surging unresolved, surging is linked to cruise control malfuncition.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Ford F-250 adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1999 Ford F-250?
12 of 581 owner complaints about the 1999 Ford F-250 (2%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Ford F-250?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Ford F-250
Tire blowout 50No deployment 19Brake failure 18Loss of power 16ABS 13Stalling 11Pulling 11Ball joint 10Fire or smoke 10Engine failure 9Grinding brakes 7Knocking 7Premature wear 7Power steering loss 6Fuel leak 5
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