1994 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F150. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR OVER SEVEN HOURS, THE POLICE FOUND THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. TWO OTHER VEHICLES NEAR THE BURNING VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137,000. UPDATED 2/12/2008. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAD A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. UPDATED

INCIDENT DATE 7/24/2007; MILEAGE 158,487. PRODUCT FAILURE OF THE CIRCULAR STEERING SWITCH ON MY 1994 FORD F150 TRUCK. FAILURE OF THIS SWITCH DEACTIVATES THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND THE HORN. TWO PRIOR INCIDENTS OF SAME FAILURE ON 4/4/2001 MILEAGE 105,900 AND AGAIN ON APPROXIMATELY 5/11/2001. THESE FAILURES MAY INDICATE AN SYSTEMIC ISSUE POSSIBLY REQUIRING A VEHICLE RECALL PROGRAM. *TR

ON 3/24/07, OUR 1994 F150 TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10:25PM. THE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS ALONG WITH PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. A RECALL WAS RECENTLY PERFORMED ON THE TRUCK. FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS NOTIFIED ME ON 4/19/07 THAT THE TRUCK WAS TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT PURSUE REPLACEMENT COST. CAN YOU REVIEW AND DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE? *TR

HAD NOT DRIVEN PICKUP FOR 2 WEEKS AND WAS SITTING UNDER CAR-PORT WHEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE PICKUP CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. *JB

CUSTOMER FEELS LIKE HE WAS CHEATED AT KING COUNTY AUCTION**CC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HE HAD 48 HOURS TO RETURN THE VEHICLE IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, HE WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD VARIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THE AUCTION BUSINESS STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS IS. *JB

MY 1994 FORD F150 WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ON 2/9/07. IT CAUGHT FIRE AND DESTROYED THE WHOLE TRUCK AND ALSO CAUGHT MY NEARBY STORAGE SHED ON FIRE. I LOST THE TRUCK AND THE STORAGE SHED AND CONTENTS. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1994 FORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 12-30-06 THE CONTACT HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK ABOUT A MILE UNDER DRY CONDITIONS WHEN SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (AERO FORD) THEY TOWED THE TRUCK, AND FOUND THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY RECALL ( 05V388000) VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AND SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY SENT HER A RECALL NOTICE. *AK UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS CRUISE CONTROL ON HIS 1994 FORD F-150 STOPPED WORKING IN 2003 AT A FAILURE MILEAGE OF 170,000. THE CONTACT DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS AN ODOMETER READING OF 200,000 MILES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, CAMPAIGN #05V388000 ON DECEMBER 19, 2006 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILURE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO NEWBURY FORD ON JANUARY 10, 2007 TO HONOR THE RECALL AND WAS DENIED DUE TO PREVIOUS RECALL NOTICES MAILED TO THE CONTACT ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT STATED THEY ONLY RECEIVED THE MOST RECENT RECALL NOTICE. *NM UPDATED 02/16/07. *JB

MY 1994 FORD F-150 WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT EXCEPT FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS LOOKING AT THE DEALER WEB SITE AND FOUND OUT MY VEHICLE HAD A RECALL. HOWEVER FORD NEVER SENT MY A RECALL NOTICE. *JB

PAPERBOY KNOCKED ON DOOR AT 5AM SAYING TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. FIRE WAS SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. TRUCK HAD BEEN SITTING FOR 14 HRS WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. FIRE ENGULFED WHOLE TRUCK BEFORE FIRE DEPT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH IT. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR PROBLEMS.