1995 FORD F-150 Complaints

TRUCK WAS PARKED, TURNED OFF, AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. APPROXIMATELY 3:45AM I HEARD GLASS BREAK AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO SEE THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK ON FIRE. I RAN AND GRABBED 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND A WATER HOSE; AND I PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE TRUCK IS TOTALLED NOW. FORD ASKED ME TO TOW IT INTO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER (WHICH I PAID FOR) ASAP SO THEY COULD INSPECT IT SINCE MY TRUCK RECALL WAS NOT YET FIXED PER FORD'S SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP JUST SAID IT'S NOT FORD'S FAULT EVEN THOUGH THE FIRE HAPPENED THE SAME WAY NUMEROUS OTHER RECALL FIRES OCCURRED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THEM, SO I HAVE BEGUN A LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM IF MY TRUCK IS NOT REPLACED BY FORD. *TR

AFTER GETTING HOME FROM A TRIP, I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER WE'D BEEN HOME. I WALKED AROUND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS AND WHEN I WALKED OUTSIDE, I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE HOOD OF OUR 1995 F-150. MY HUSBAND WENT OVER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR TO OPEN IT SO HE COULD RELEASE THE HOOD LATCH, GET THE HOOD UP AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. WHEN HE DID THAT, THE OXYGEN FROM OPENING THE DOOR IGNITED THE FLAMES EVEN MORE AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK JUST WENT UP IN FLAMES AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE POPPED FROM THE HEAT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THEN CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE AFFECTED THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK INCLUDING THE INTERIOR CAB. LUCKILY FOR US, AT THE TIME, IT WAS NOT CLOSE TO ANY OTHER VEHICLES OR THE HOUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F150 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER COBRA RADIAL GT TIRES, TIRE SIZE 255/70/15. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 3DM2C280907. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST SLIGHT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TIRE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T016000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

MY 1995 FORD F-150 HAS DUEL GAS TANKS AND THE REAR TANK STRAPS HAVE CORRODED CAUSING THE TANK TO LOOSE ALL FUEL(1/2 TANK) LEAKING OVER THE SPARE TIRE AND UNDERSIDE OF THE TANK. THIS STARTED WITH THE SMELL OF RAW FUEL IN JULY BUT COULD NOT FIND THE LEAK UNTIL 3 DAYS AGO WHEN I FOUND A LARGE GAS SPOT ON THE DRIVE WAY DIRECTLY UNDER THE REAR TANK AND THE DRIPPING FUEL FROM THE SPARE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET BUT AM PLANNING TO THIS WEEK. THE TANK HAS QUIT LEAKING DUE TO BEING PRETTY WELL EMPTY. BUT THE ODOR IS STILL THERE. THE TRUCK HAS 74,062.4 ORIGINAL MILES AT THIS TIME AND I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE NOVEMBER 1974. I HAVE OWNED MANY FORD'S AND EVEN WORKED FOR FORD AT THE HEAVY TRUCK PLANT IN LOUISVILLE KY ALONG WITH MY UNCLE AND TWO COUSINS . NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I HOPE FORD WILL RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE WHICH SPREAD TO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK REPORT NUMBER 1373833330 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK FROM COUNSEL. THE FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

THIS MORNING OUR FORD F-150 BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE TRUCK WAS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT THE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED. *TR

95 FORD 150 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. TRUCK WAS DAMAGED AND IT IS A LOSS. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND INSPECTOR FOUND THAT IT WAS DUE TO A RECALL FROM FORD MOTORS OF CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F150 XLT. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND THE BRAKES WOULD FALL FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED PRIOR NOTICE OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THERE WERE NO FAILURES UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE LEAF SPRING BRACKET RUSTED AND FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS THE FRONT COIL SPRING BRACKET FAILED. THE CONTACT STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT DID SO WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 237,000.

ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2009 I WAS TRAVELING ON ROUTE 113 TOWARDS PORTLAND, ME. AFTER I WENT BY A GAS STATION IN BROWNFIELD, ME I STARTED TO PASS A VEHICLE. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND SHORTLY AFTER I UNDERSTOOD THAT I CANNOT CONTROL MY CAR. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND BRAKES WERE WORKING ONLY FOR A SHORT WHILE. I GOT TO AROUND 30 MPH FROM 65 MPH. THE WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO RISE FROM THE SIDES OF MY TRACK. IN A SHORT DISTANCE, BRAKES FAIL COMPLETELY AND CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE EVEN MORE. WHEN I REALIZED THE I WAS COMING TO THE BRIDGE IN HIRAM, ME, I DECIDED TO CRASH INTO SOMETHING IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NEXT THING I REMEMBERED I WAS TAKING OUT OF THE CAR AND WAS GOING IN AMBULANCE TO MAINE MEDICAL CENTER. MY HUSBAND NOTIFIED FORD SHORTLY AFTER ACCIDENT. WE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD, BUT THEY DIDN'T RESPOND TO IT SO FAR. *TR