2000 FORD F-150 Complaints

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED BY A PASSERBY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE FRONT HAD BEEN DESTROYED. CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE CRUISE CONTROL NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. LATER, OWNER L STATED THAT CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AT THAT TIME, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE KEPT POPPING. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V017000 THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. *TC

VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CABLES WERE BURNED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TT

THE ABS CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON. OWNER'S MANUAL INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKES MAY NOT OPERATE NORMALLY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

ON JAN. 25,2005 MY 2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD IN THE LOCATION OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APR. 3/4 OF AN HOUR. THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED BY FORD. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THEM THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS AT FAULT. FORD ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY AND HAS MADE AN UNACCEPTABLE OFFER TO PURCHASE THE TRUCK FROM ME. *JB

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. MY FORD F150 WAS PARKED IN MY MOTHER'S CARPORT. FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE I HEARD AN EXPLOSION. I LOOKED OUT THE DOOR TO CARPORT. HOOD ON TRUCK HAD POPPED UP AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, ALREADY TOUCHING THE ROOF OF THE CARPORT. MY MOTHER AND I GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY. I CALLED 911 ON MY CELL PHONE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED QUICKLY. HOWEVER, THE HOUSE SUSTAINED HEAVY FIRE, SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE THROUGHOUT AND IS UN-LIVABLE. MY MOTHER'S CAR WAS ALSO BURNED COMPLETELY IN THE FIRE. I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE ON FEBRUARY 18TH, ONE WEEK AFTER THE FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONTACTED FORD, WHO DID NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS LOCK BY THEMSELVES WITH OR WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. IF LOCKED, CANNOT BE UNLOCKED BY PULLING UP ON THE UNLOCK STEM. *AK