2000 FORD F-150 Complaints

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER WAS HOME WHEN HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE STUCK WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER PUT HIS FOOT OF THE BRAKE TO CHANGE GEARS AND THE MOTOR ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HE THEN HIT A POLE.*AK

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD ON 4.6 LITER 2000 F150 4X4, ALSO BROKE THE COIL PACK ABOVE IT FROM THE EXPLOSION OF THE PLUG BLOWING OUT.*AK

GOODYEAR, WRANGLER RTS, P255/70R16, DOT#4BCUC6WR1200. THESE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER BRAND NEW. CURRENTLY, THE SAME TIRES DEVELOPED SLITS ON THE INNER SIDEWALLS. THIS DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO REFERRED THE CONSUMER TO ANOTHER TIRE DISTRIBUTOR, WHO WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE. *AK *JB

CRUISE CONTROL ON 2000 MODEL FORD F-150 QUIT OPERATING. FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AROUND SPEED CONTROL TERMINATION SWITCH CONNECTED TO BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. WAS ROTATING TIRES ON SAID PICKUP WHEN I NOTICED LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND SMALL FIRE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. PULLED FUSE FROM UNDER DASH TO SPEED CONTROL AND STOPPED SMOKE AND FIRE. LOOKED AT SWITCH THAT WAS LEAKING FLUID AND NOTICED WIRES HAD BEEN MELTED. PLASTIC (POLY) BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS ALSO DAMAGED BUT DID NOT LEAK FLUID. BOUGHT NEW SWITCH FROM FORD DEALERSHIP AND SCREWED IN FLUID BLOCK AND REPAIRED WIRING WITH NEW TERMINAL CONNECTORS THAT CAME WITH SWITCH. I STILL HAVE OLD MELTED SWITCH AND DAMAGED BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. *JB

THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT 10:30 AM, AROUND 11:00 THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A FIRE. FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WAS USED ONE TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST BOUGHT 9 MONTHS AGO. NO STRUCTURE DAMAGE. WILL SEND PHOTOS TO BRUCE YORK. VEHICLE WAS INSURED BY CLAREDON INSURANCE. 305-260-5700.

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE OWNER'S HOUSE TO BURN DOWN AS WELL. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY OWNER.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE HOME. WHEN OWNER'S SPOUSE CAME HOME SHE NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IT WAS PARKED. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT WITHIN CRUISE CONTROL WIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS LIKELY FROM THE IGNITION COLUMN OR CONTROL PANEL. *JB