1994 FORD F-150 Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005. HE BELIEVED THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BECAUSE THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. NHTSA RECALL NHTSA 05V388000 WAS ISSUED. HE CONTACTED FORD AND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *MR

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1994 , FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. IT DAMAGED THE FRONT END, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 24 HOURS AND NOT DRIVEN. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING A FEW MONTHS AGO. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK A REPORT ON THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSUMED THE CAUSE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED FORD AS OF YET, BUT WAS PLANNING TO SO . *AK

ON AUGUST 27,2004 MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WAS BETWEEN 8PM-8:30PM. AROUND 11PM I HEARD A POPPING SOUND LOOKED OUT WINDOW OF MY HOME AND THE TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT S OWNS A 1994 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE THE PREVIOUS DAY, APPROXIMATELY 22 HOURS BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK

ON AUGUST 5TH, AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITHOUT KEYS IN IGNITION AND UNTOUCHED BY ANYONE, OUR 1994 FORD F150 TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES. IT WAS PARKED AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BUT THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NO ONE WAS INJURED; THE ONLY LOSS WAS THE TRUCK ITSELF.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS A SHORT IN STARTER WIRE. THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE WIRE THAT WENT INTO THE STARTER. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE JUST AN HOUR AND HALF TO TWO HOURS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *AK THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, THEN THEY WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *SC

DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA, ABOUT 25 MPH. APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE OF NO BACK PRESSURE. I HAD JUST USED BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN JUST MINUTES BEFORE, NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. NO WARNINGS, LIGHTS, BUZZERS, NOTHING, JUST A SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, FRONT AND REAR. UPON INVESTIGATING, FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES ON REAR OF VEHICLE CRUMBLING WITH RUST. I REMOVED ONE PIECE, IT BROKE COMPLETELY IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES WHILE TAKING IT OUT. FUEL LINES APPEAR TO BE IN LIKE CONDITION. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. AFTER I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE OFF, THEN RESTARTED IT, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS, AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THIS COULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC RESULTS HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE OPEN ROAD. WHY NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS TO A BRAKE PROBLEM?*JB

I OWN A 1994 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB. ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE WAS 6/25/94. I BOUGHT IT USED ON 11/17/00. VIN # [XXX] ON SUNDAY JULY 31, 2005 I HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM MY MOTHER'S HOUSE BACK HOME AT ABOUT 5:00 PM . I PARKED THE TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND MADE TWO TRIPS FROM THE TRUCK TO THE HOUSE TO UNLOAD VARIOUS ITEMS. AFTER ABOUT 60 - 75 MINUTES INSIDE THE HOUSE, I WENT TO THE GARAGE AND STARTED TO TAKE THE LAWN MOWER OUTSIDE. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES PASSED WHEN I STARTED SMELLING AN "ELECTRICAL BURN" ODOR. I WORK IN CONSTRUCTION AND I KNOW THE SMELL. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED CHECKING ALL THE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS FOR A FIRE. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT IN THE GARAGE SO I WENT UPSTAIRS AND EVERYTHING WAS OK . I WENT BACK DOWN THROUGH THE GARAGE AND OUT TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY TO SEE IF I SAW ANYTHING IN THE CUL-DE-SAC. EVERYTHING WAS OK, SO I WENT BACK TO DOUBLE CHECK THE GARAGE. AS I GOT TO THE OPEN GARAGE DOOR THE SMELL WAS WORSE. ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW SMOKE COMING OFF THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK. AS I GOT CLOSER I SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE GRILL. I GRABBED THE WATER HOSE AND PUT OUT THE FIRE THROUGH THE GRILL ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. AFTER IT COOLED DOWN, I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE BURNT WIRES AND BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. I GOT MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WHO IS A SEMI-MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT. HE THEN INFORMED ME ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES ON VARIOUS FORD F-150 TRUCKS. I'VE TAKEN SOME DIGITAL PICTURES AND AS OF TODAY NOT REPAIRED ANYTHING. *JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

1994- F150 WITH 2 FUEL TANKS WHEN RUNNING ON REAR TANK, IT PUSHES FUEL INTO FRONT TANK CAUSING IT TO OVERFLOW, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT I DIDN'T GET ONE.*JB

DT: CONTACT STATES 1994 FORD F150 PICK UP TRUCK ALMOST BURNED UP. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE ELECTRICAL WIRE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM BURNING UP.*AK *NM