1995 Ford F-150 Electrical System

I OWN A 1995 FORD F-150 4X4. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN DECEMBER OF 1998, AND IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 87,000 MILES ON IT. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, BUT I ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. I THOUGHT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS CAUSED BY THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH I CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATION. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD THE REAREND REBUILT, AND HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE NEVER HAD A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT I AM WONDERING IF THE RECENT INFORMATION ABOUT A SHORT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD BE CAUSING THE TROUBLE. ALL WORK HAS BEEN DONE BY A REPUTABLE FORD GARAGE, AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE REASON FOR THE CONTINUED PROBLEMS.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE. FIFTEENS MINUTES LATER,THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT A CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE GARAGE. SIX HOURS LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES REPOTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED . *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE OFF AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING OUTSIDE WHEN THE FIRE ERUPTED AND WAS ABLE TO UNPLUG THE WIRE GOING TO THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. *NM

I DROVE MY 1995 FORD F-150 TO A PARK-N-RIDE LOT IN KATY, TEXAS LAST NOVEMBER, 2003. APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE WEST I-10 FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAD EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE FROM MY VEHICLE. MY TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. ALL THE RUBBER AND PLASTIC IN THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FRONT TIRES WERE MELTED. THE BACK OF THE DASH WAS MELTED. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. TWO CITY WORKERS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENT AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. *AK

I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED MY 95 FORD F-150 XLT SUPER CAB TRUCK AT 5:45 P.M. FRIDAY EVENING . I DIDN;T DRIVE MY TRUCK THE REST OF THE WEEKEND I WAS AWAKENED SUNDAY MORNING AT AROUND 9:00 A.M.BY THE POSTAL WORKER DROPPING OFF MAIL FOR THE NEXT DAY. MY ENTIRE TRUCK WAS BURNT BY ELECTRICAL SHORT AS BY DESCRIBED BY FIRE MASHALL. *AK

I OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDERHOOD AREA OF MY PARKED 1995 FORD F150 PICK UP. UPON OPENING THE HOOD I OBSERVED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR AND CRUISE CONTROL PRESSURE SWITCH TO BE ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE IT MELTED THE PAINT OFF THE HOOD AND I HAD TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT IT OUT. *NM

IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 WE PARKED OUR 1995 FORD F150 PICKUP IN OUR DRIVEWAY AROUND 2PM. NO ONE DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. AT 11:00 PM OUR NEIGHBOR CAME RUNNING OVER BECAUSE HE'D SMELLED SMOKE. THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE BY ITSELF. WE AND BOTH NEIGHBORS TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE (20 MINUTES LATER) THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. IT HAD COMPLETELY BURNED OUT THE ENGINE AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAB. THE TIRES IN THE FRONT EVEN EXPLODED. THE FIREMEN COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT HAPPENED BUT THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAD HAPPENED. WE HAVE INSURANCE AND WERE REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGES. WE WANT TO REPORT THIS TO ADD IT TO THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEING COLLECTED ON THE FORD FIRES.

1995 FORD F-150 WITH 302 ENGINE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON 7-09-04. ON 8-2-04 THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE IN FRONT OF MY OFFICE 3 HOURS AFTER IT WAS SHUT DOWN. A PASSERBY SHOUTED IN THE DOOR THAT MY TRUCK WAS SMOKING. WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD OPEN, THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE CONNECTOR IN FRONT OF THE BRAKE FLUID RESEVOIR. I PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED AGAIN. I PULLED THE POSITIVE CABLE OFF THE BATTERY AND USED THE EXTINGUISHER AGAIN. THAT PUT THE FIRE OUT FOR GOOD. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO CAPITAL FORD IN RALEIGH, NC. CAPITAL FORD REPLACED THE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON 8-9-04 ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER DAMAGED BY THE FIRE. TOTAL COST NOT INCLUDING TOW $ 489.62 UNFORTUNATELY I HAD THE DAMAGED PART DISCARDED. IT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY MR. DENNIS WIFE KAREN. *AK..........*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. ONE HOUR LATER THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY VEHICLE BURST IN TO FLAMES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

THIRTY MINUTES AFTER COMING HOME FROM WORK, PASSER-BY KNOCKED ON MY DOOR TO TELL ME MY FORD F-150 4X4 XLT TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I GRABBED MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT I WAS TO LATE. THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY INVOLVED. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY RESPONED AND EVENTUALLY PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSE AND I HAD NO INSURANCE ON IT. NO CAUSE WAS EVER FOUND. *JB

FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WIRE HARNEST CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY BURNED. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITHT HARNESS WIRES CATCHING ON FIRE.MANUFACTURER WAS CONTAC AND STATED THAT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER SHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN UNDERHOOD FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THAT THE FIRE WAS OCCURRING UNTIL THE FIRE TRUCKS HAD COME. SCC

WE HAVE SPENT OVER $5000.00, ON THE TRUCK SURGING. NOW BECAUSE OF IT WE NOW HAVE TO HAVE A NEW REAR-END AND NEW LIFTS PUT IN. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE NEW PLUG WIRES EVERY YEAR. THIS TRUCK IS TAKEN CARE OF OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND LOOKS BRAND NEW. WE ARE ON A LIMIT INCOME AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW TRUCK AND WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS, WE LIKE THE TRUCK EXCEPT HAVING TO PUT IT IN FOR REPAIRS EVERY SPRING FOR THE SAME THING. *JB

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WIRING FOR HEATER AND DEFROSTER MOTOR IN DASH SHORTED AND CAUSE ALL WIRING FROM IT TO FUSE BOX TO MELT...ADVISED BY DEALER IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR FIRE

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT SERVICE SHOP FOUR TIMES. THE CAUSE FOR STALLING APPEARS TO BE IGNITION MODULE FAILURE ACCORDING TO CNN NEWS CAST. *YH

ORIGINAL STARTER FAILED 4/29/97 AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY...2 STARTER'S FOR A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT!!!