2001 Ford F-350 SD: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Mar 11, 2011 · Electrical · 135,000 miles · OH · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-350 diesel. The contact stated that after having the vehicle stored in a garage for 11 months he observed that it was engulfed in flames. The manufacturer was contacted and replied in a letter advising him that a recall notice 09v399000 (vehicle speed control) was mailed in november 2010; however, the contact never received the letter. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was approximately 135,000.

Filed Dec 16, 2010 · Tires · 214,000 miles · WA · crash · fire · 2 injuries

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f350 super duty vehicle with cooper discover stt p351/85r16 tires. While driving approximately 60 MPH the front passenger side tire blew out. The vehicle was towing a race car which was destroyed along with the truck and all of its contents, which caught fire due to the blow out. A passenger in the vehicle sustained a major concussion and the driver sustained a compounded left wrist injury. A police report was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 214,000.

Filed Oct 19, 2010 · Engine · 178,000 miles · MO · fire

1.)ford f-350 parked in the morning at 8:04 am after taking daughter to school. After sitting for almost 15 hours truck caught on fire and burned to the ground at approx. 11:00pm. At night, after everybody was suppose to be in bed. I happened to hear a popping and hissing noise and saw flames glowing from under the engine between the tires. Huge oak tree near it was caught on fire, burnt appx. 35 feet into the air, other vehicle next to it were damaged and house was in danger of being caught on fire per fire dept. ( they hosed the house down first) 2.) only happened once. 3.) fire dept called to put out raging fire.

Filed Apr 8, 2010 · Engine · 231,000 miles · MA · fire

2001 ford f350 caught on fire unattended in the driveway.

Filed Apr 8, 2010 · Engine · 231,000 miles · MA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-350. The vehicle was parked in a driveway when it suddenly caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and a fire report was available. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact called the dealership to explain the failure but the dealer stated that they were unaware of any such failures. The contact planned to call the manufacturer when the complaint was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 231,000.

Filed Nov 22, 2009 · Electrical · 119,000 miles · NH · fire

2001 f-350 sd pick up was on fire 5-6 hours after I got home and shut it off.

Filed Mar 21, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · 380,000 miles · MI · fire

2001 ford f-350 caught fire while parked. Authorities called the fire department to come extinguish the fire. *kb the consumer stated he previously had some wiring repairs made to the fuse box going to the rear lights, because the wiring had melted. (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0110-50)*jb sent in additional voq. *kb updated 04/14/08. *kb the consumer also stated the front wheel bearing had failed prior to the fire.

Filed Aug 15, 2007 · Electrical · 189,000 miles · FL · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f350 super duty. The contact noticed smoke rising from the hood while the vehicle was idling. He opened the hood and noticed flames coming from the wiring harness. The dealer stated that the speed control sensor may have caused the fire. His VIN was not included in recall number 06v286000 for the vehicle speed control because his vehicle has a diesel engine. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 189,000 and current mileage was 193,000.

Filed Jul 16, 2007 · Engine · 85,000 miles · NJ · fire

I parked my truck, turned off the ignition and removed the key at 7:00am. At 8:03 am I heard what sounded like an explosion. I ran to the front of the house and my 2001 ford f350 was on fire! The entire engine area was engulfed in flames. Using two garden hoses until the fire department arrived, I was able to contain the majority of the damage to the engine area. There weren't any prior issues to signify that there was something wrong with the engine. I routinely brought my vehicle in for it's scheduled maintenance. I never received a recall notice about the defective cruise control switch that was installed in a group of ford trucks, of which my truck was part of.

Filed Feb 8, 2007 · Electrical · 41,000 miles · WV · fire

Ford f350 super duty xlt lariat 7.3l powerstroke diesel 2001 model my truck has a factory installed engine block heater, which I have to use to get it to start on cold mornings. At 7:15am, I was talking to my wife on our cordless phone & it went dead. After some searching, I found out that the circuit breaker had tripped. This circuit breaker powers the wall the phone base station was plugged into, and that wall is shared with the garage. After some more searching, I could not locate the short that caused the trip and I reset the breaker. It tripped again. I had to take my daughter to school, so I figured I would wait and look some more when I came home. I opened my garage door to find my truck on fire. The plug for the engine block heater had shorted out, melted & caught fire....this caught my truck on fire. The back side of the plug had melted and the wire had burned and become disconnected. No other part of the wire was damaged....only the plug. I called ford, and they said that it was not part of a recall & the could do nothing for me. My concern is that, other than feeling a little "put out" at the situation & how I was treated by ford, what if I had pulled my truck as far forward as I usually do.....there is an ornamental pine tree at the corner of my house......and the flaming molten plastic from my truck had dripped on the pine needles & caught the pine tree on fire........this would have engaged my home. And, what if it had happened at night & I had not put it out right away. I don't want this to happen to someone else. By the way, the plug on my engine block heater has always been warm to the touch when plugged in. I have never had a diesel before & assumed this was normal due to the amount of electrical current that the heater pulled, and the mechanic said this was true. My new engine block heater works just fine & the plug is not warm to the touch. Obviously, it was defective from the time I bought it.

Filed Feb 16, 2005 · Engine · 102,000 miles · CO · fire

Consumer complained about an engine block heater problem. The block heater cord caught on fire, burning the entire engine department. Also, it caught the fifth wheel trailer which the truck was parked underneath. *ak