1995 FORD F-150 Complaints

WIFE WAS OUT SIDETAKING TRASH TO CANS AND RAN BACK IN THE HOUSE SCREAMING MY 1995 FORD F-150 WAS SOMKING AND BURNING. I GRABED A EXTINGUISHER AND RAN OUT. I HAD JUST RETUURNED FROM OUR CABIN UP NORTH, 3 HOUR DRIVE. I HAD BEEN HOME ABOUT 1 HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED,I LOOKED FIRST AT WHAT WAS GOING ON, THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD I OPENED THE HOOD VERY SLOWLY, ONCE I POPED IT II LOOKED IN THE SMOKE WAS COMMING FROM THEFRONT OF THR MASTER CYLNDER. IN JUST A SECOND, THE SMOKE TURNED INTO A FLAME AND THEN II HIT IT WITH THE EXTINGUISHER. TO NIGHT II SAW A SHOW ON CNN ABOUT THIS. I AM VERY UNHAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!

DT: CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BURNT UP AND MELTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, DESTROYING THE SWITCH, AND MELTING THE WIRING COMING FROM THE SWITCH AND GOING TO THE SWITCH. *AK

CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING. CONSUMER LIFTED THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED A FIRE. CONSUMER NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECT SENSOR MELTED. CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT. LATER CONSUMER REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DISCONNECTED THE SENSOR HIMSELF.*AK *SB

MY TRUCK THAT HAD BEEN JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE. WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A RODENT KNAWING ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRES, SO WE NEVER CONTACTED ANYONE. BUT LATELY WE HAVE BEEN SEEING HOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE, BUT FORD HAS RECALLED THEIR TRUCK.

I PARKED MY 1995 FORD F150 PICKUP AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, MY DAUGHTER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED A FIRE CONSUMING AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR MOUNTED TO THE FRONT OF MY MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. I PUT THE FIRE OUT AND WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT REMOVING THE FUSE WHICH CONTROLLED POWER TO THE ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS SOMETHING REPORTED ON A NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE AS CAUSING HOUSE FIRES AND OTHER PROBLEMS.

MY ONE OWNER L995 FORD PICKUP HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER BEING PARKED AT MY HOME FOR 2/3 HOURS AND BURNED AND WAS TOTALED. WE WERE LUCKY TO BE HOME TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TO STOP OTHER DAMAGES FROM OCCURRING. DURING A REGULAR INSPECTION IN FEB. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AND THE SHOP ORDER THE NEEDED PART AND IT IS STILL ON BACK ORDER. SINCE FORD HAS A RECALL ON CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS THAT CAN CAUSE FIRES, I SENT A COMPLAINT TO THEM AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, AND WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCES THAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED. THEY SUGGESTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE RIGHT TO FILE SUBROGATION AGAINST FORD BUT IS THERE ANY THING WE CAN DO? AT THE LEAST FORD SHOULD RECALL ALL CRUISE CONTROL'S NOT JUST THE 2000 AND NEWER. I WANTED TO NOTIFY YOU THAT IT IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ON RECALL AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I SENT PICTURES TO TRI COUNTY FORD WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASES NEW AND HAVE PICTURES THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEND ON REQUEST THROUGH E-MAIL. THANK YOU, THOMAS (EDDIE)EDMUNDS

DT: CONSUMER STATES HER THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH SHORTED OUT , AND CAUSED THE WIRES TO MELT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER STATED IT WAS INSIDE THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON 2000 FORD F150'S, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS A 1995 MODEL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2000 MODELS. *TT *NM

DT: 1995 FORD F150, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. FIRE STARTED IN THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND THE CONSUMER HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE ON VACATION OUT OF TOWN, TRUCKS ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE AND BLEW UP WHILE PARKED UNDER HOUSE CARPORT, CAUSING SERIOUS HOUSE AND COMPLETE TRUCK DAMAGE

DT: CONTACT STATES 1995, FORD, F150, CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, AND THE FIRE MARSHAL STATED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK