Ford F150 Engine Fires

My 2003 Ford F150 burst into flames this morning around 1:30AM. It had been parked since 5:30 the night before. I can't believe it. The truck is gone. It also scorched the car next to it.

My 999 F-350 Super Duty Diesel caught fire in the middle of night after being parked for 4 days and burned to ground, also burning a Chevy next to it!

After my Ford Expedition caught fire in the parking lots while sitting overnight, I took it to the dealership under a recall I found out about when I called them. They have had my car 3 days and they just called to tell me they did the 2 recalls but nothing is working that was damaged by the fire (brake lights, turn signals, hazard lights) and that would be my responsibility!

I have a 2006 Ford F-150. Right after starting the truck the drivers side air bag blew in my face. It was like a bomb. The airbag exploded with such great force causing chest bruising, and lacerations, and little burns all over my arms and face. The bag started smoking and burning little holes in it, filling my lungs with smoke. I never received a recall for this. I took my truck to ford service yesterday, and they are being really nice to me.

On Oct 2010, my truck was parked and half hour later burst into flames. I have been run around by Ford for a year. I am now going to sue Ford after a year of being given the run around. It is clear it was caused by the cruise control switch. The truck is a 2002 Harley Davidson that was always maintained.

The engineers said the crude control started the fire. Thank god I didn't park in the garage. My 01 navagator caught fire around midnight. We all were lucky to get out after it caught my house on fire and I have lost most everything. Screw ford.

My daughter came to pick me up from work and noticed that our 1999 F150 truck was not sounding okay. After I got in and begin to drive, smoke begin to come up from the dashboard. Within minutes, the truck was consumed by fire and smoke that we barely got out of the truck in time. The truck was a total loss. It was very traumatic for me and my daughter. It resulted to a total loss on a vechicle that was paid off. I could not afford another truck or 4X4 vehicle, so I now have a car with payments. And I just got a notice in the mail for the recall--for possible tank fractures and fire. Great timing. I think that Ford is a big rip off.

I parked my 1997 F150 running fine. I went outside and after about 4 hours, it was smoking real bad by the break cylinder. We cut the battery cables, but the wiring all burned. I'm on foot now.

My Ford F150 Supercrew 5.4 had #3 at #7 blow out. I had a mechanic put one back in with a Helicoil for $50.00 and the other I bought a kit at O'Reilly, which they have 2 types, one for $30.00 the other for $60.00. I had a mechanic put it in for $45.00. They probably knew about that the heads were no good just like the tires they sold several years back. It would cost them a lot to destroy the heads and make new ones.

On February 12th, 2011 at approximately 7:00 pm, I received a phone call while at dinner with my wife and friends. I received probably 10 calls within just a few minutes and found that the 1995 Ford F-150 truck, "my buddy that is stationed in Afghanistan and has been deployed 3 times since 2005", in my driveway was on fire and that the fire was getting very large. Now I have to say I thought this was a joke as the truck had not been driven since February 8th. When I arrived home, I found the fire department on scene and they had some questions for me. Then, they informed me it appeared that the truck I have experienced "a recall fire". Once I was finished filling out the police report, I went inside and searched the recall. I found that this fire matched the pictures and descriptions of what I saw in the search.

The fire started with the ignition off and it not having to be turned on. It started according to witnesses on the driver's side somewhere right over the front driver's tire, or somewhere close according to eye witnesses. The bad thing is that it also caught my car on fire right beside it and totaled it. It burned my boat cover off, the 21 foot sea ray boat in front of it as well. I didn't realize that the boat cover had damage. When it melted the 6 inches of snow off and then rained, the angle the boat was sitting, it also filled the back of the boat to the point it filled the motor full of water and froze. Now the boat motor is ruined as well.

One of my neighbors ran down with 2 fire extinguishers and tried to put it out when it was not too large. My neighbor said it was all right around the driver's side tire. But he couldn't get it put out because he didn't get the hood open. He used 25 lbs. extinguisher and 5 lbs. extinguisher on it and cooled the driver's side off, but didn't get the motor and things and fire put out. I have found several people that watched this fire from the beginning and gave statements.

I contacted Ford and was advised not to contact attorney or insurance of course. But I had already contacted the insurance and was advised that it was a recall fire and to contact Ford. I advised Ford of that and was told they would forward my claim to the Office of the General Counsel. I waited my 14 business day period and called back. They updated my information. They told me after I asked that they could not give me contact info for the General Counsel because it would be illegal. But they told me to give it another 14 business days. Once again, the time came and went.

I again called. They told me that it had been sent to an address in another state where the truck had been worked on in 2006 and 2007 (I believe the dates are right) when he was home between deployments. It had not been sent to me, even though I have his power of attorney and had already told them that twice and had been assured that everything was good. Then once again, my information was updated. I was told to wait 14 days and I would receive a letter from them. I asked if they could do anything to speed this up as I have a disabled child that has therapy in another town more than 30 miles from my home twice a week. I was given after much pushing to a supervisor.

The supervisor assured me that I would receive a call or letter very shortly, call within 2 days. I called back after almost a week and advised the same supervisor that I had received nothing and wanted something done now. To shorten this up, I will just say that I was told I only had a 90-day period from the time the fire happened to file my claim officially. And finally, I received the claim paper work just after day 60. A short time after Ford received my documents, they told me there was no way that the fire was a recall fire. It's because the windshield was broken on the passenger side and the passenger side was damaged more than the driver's side.

There was no discussing it. It didn't matter what witnesses said, including the police that had my car jerked out from beside the truck to separate all the vehicles and keep my other vehicles shed from catching on fire. The police and all witnesses said the wind was so bad that the flames, while still just an engine compartment fire, were coming about 5 feet past the tailgate of the Ford truck. When talking to one of the firefighters, he told me the windshield broke when water was sprayed on it.

Carmon ** told me that I could appeal the decision. But to do so, I "would have to hire my own attorney and my own expert, and the money would come out of my pocket". Wow! I was livid. Paraphrasing, she told me it didn't matter what witnesses saw or what happened. The burden of proof was on me to show that it was a recall fire and to prove it.

Well, I have had to run my wife to work and then use her car to pick up my child from school and run her back and forth to therapy. I have an old work truck that I can drive to and from work. But it gets about a fourth of the MPG as my car and costs a lot more to drive. My car was totaled. The Ford was totaled. The boat cover that was singed let water leak into the boat. And since I didn't know it pulled back and filled the boat with water, it froze at some point shortly thereafter and busted the block on it. And now it is ruined. I also had a small toolbox in the front on the floor board of the Ford, while not a lot. It was ruined and I will have to replace.

My 1998 Ford F-150 pickup was destroyed by fire. It had been parked for at least 5 hours. While I was in the kitchen, I heard a loud pop but I did not pay much attention to it. After a couple of seconds, the trucks horn began to blow and when I looked outside the window, my truck was totally in flames. I called the fire department. It was a very fast truck and it was a total loss. The fire chief said he was sure the cruise control was the problem

We owned a 2001 Ford F150 4x4 Supercrew with the 5.4 motor up until 12/27/2010 when it went up into flames under the hood for no apparent reason. We now own a 2001 ford F150 4x4 Supercrew with the 4.6 motor as of 2/17/2011 and it is acting like the other one did just before it went up into flames.

Consequences: Ford F150 4x4 Supercrew with the 5.4 motor was a total loss from the fire. The fire started under the hood and destroyed all wire harnesses, the intake and plentium and fuel rails and much much more.

My 2001 Ford F-150 SuperCrew, with 155,000 miles, started on fire in the engine compartment then burned the truck to the ground and started my garage on fire! The truck hadn't been sitting for 2 hours before the fire started. The truck was completely destroyed and it burned the front part of my garage.

On the way to work one morning, I heard a loud noise. It sounded like the muffler fell off. I looked out the rear view mirror and there was a line of fire coming towards my truck. I threw the truck in park and opened the door to get out. The flames were already coming up from the bottom of the truck. I jumped over them and ran for safety. The truck burned to the ground.

My 2002 Ford F150 caught on fire yesterday 9/9/2010. The brake cylinder is melted and some of the wiring is damaged. I was lucky that my wife was in town at a restaurant that had a fire extinguisher. My family is down one vehicle and now my wife and I must share a car. We both work full time. I hope that Ford takes care of the damage caused by their poor engineering.

2001 Ford Supercab pickup burned and it also burned the car next to it along with the garage cover and the siding on the house. It had been parked over 10 hours. I have no vehicle to use. House needs repairing and garage needs replacing. Vehicles need removing. I am 89 years old and need transportation for doctor visits!

My 2001 Ford SuperCab Pickup caught fire and burned 2 nights ago. The truck had been parked for over 10 hours. It also burned a car parked next to it and the parking garage. It melted the vinyl siding on my house. Loss of all vehicles: 2001 Ford SuperCab F150 and a '96 Toyota Corolla. Plus the damage to my house and garage.

My 2005 Ford F150 caught fire and burned in front of me. My father and I were working on a job site in Pensacola, FL. I was outside washing a fence while my father was in the truck, moving it at a slow pace with me. All of a sudden I heard the engine on the truck go wide open. When I turned to look flames and smoke were rolling out of the engine compartment. I yelled to my father to get out of the truck and ran to get help. Fortunately no one was hurt, but my F150 is ruined. Being a small business owner, with business being slow, I did not have insurance to cover the damages. So I'm looking for which way to go!

My 2001 Ford F-150 burnt to the ground outside parked beside house. My husband bought the truck when he was working. He is now disabled. We were counting on this truck lasting us 20 plus years being a Ford and all. But now with one income, it is not known how we can replace the truck. We had only liability due to husband not able to work and had been waiting on Social Security. Mentally, this has devastated my husband. Now he has nothing to show for his years of hard work and being unable to work at 40 I am very fearful of the mental aspect this may have.

Today, our 2001 F150 Ford Supercrew truck burned to the ground. My wife was at a doctor's appointment on the Miramar Marine Corps base here in San Diego, California. And when she came out of the office, the truck was on fire. By the time the fire department arrived to put the fire out, the truck was a complete loss and the entire engine compartment was destroyed. This truck was used for her to get back and forth to work and to go to her doctor appointments. This truck was her pride and joy. I bought it brand new for her. It was an emotional toll for her to come out and see her truck on fire.

On July 3, 2010, I drove to the corner store and back to my house (approximately 1 mile) then jumped in the shower. I was told by my roommate that my truck was smoking. So I jumped out of the shower and proceeded towards my truck to see it burst into flames. I grabbed a fire extinguisher and put it out immediately. Puzzled by this occurrence, I did some research only to find out that my truck was under recall. To make a long story short, my local dealership told me to bring it in four different times only to call me later and tell me not to. They said that they sent me out seven recall letters in which I have yet to receive one.

Two months after purchasing a 1999 windstarSEL in excellent condition it burst into flames 10min after i got home from work.There were no warnign signs or anything. I contacted previous owner who swears of no notice about recall or he would of had it done as it was their family vehicle as well...now i'm left with no vehicle and 2 kids to walk to stores with. They shud have a notice about recall through DMV when someone registers a car!!!! FORD SUCKS..when do you see a honda on fire? never

In 1997 (year may be incorrect), I purchased a 1990 Ford F150 XLT Lariat from a private citizen (low miles, mint condition). In July 2002, it burned to the ground in the Pepsi Center parking lot in Denver as I was working across the street. I contacted Ford, they told me they had never heard of anything like that, so sorry!

I was awaken about 2:46 am to my 2001 Ford engulfed in flames. Luckily, it wasn't parked close to any other vehicles but it was the only vehicle I have for my family and I. If I would have known about these fires, I would have never purchased a Ford. My truck is total loss. I don't know how I'm going to get my family around. My insurance was paid late so they don't want to cover it and I still owe money. I'm not sure what to do.

My 1996 Ford Bronco caught on fire this last weekend, and Ford had it towed to the local dealership to repair as it was due to a faulty part that has been recalled. Today, I was called and told that Ford is refusing to pay for the damages, because they have proof that I was informed by them a few years ago about the problem and chose not to have the vehicle repaired in a timely manner.

I argued that I never was informed or had any information about the recall and that I have been maintaining the vehicle very well for years. I would have taken advantage of the free repairs had I known. If I would have read a letter warning that the vehicle could catch on fire at any given time, I would have been scared to drive it for the last few years. I have been to Florida, Georgia, and several other states with my family. I would have had the recall performed before now. They are making me feel like I am not being truthful and show no regard to the safety of me or my family. Please help! Thank you.

I purchased a 1995 Ford F150 from a private citizen in the fall of 2009. Today, while parked and turned off, it caught on fire and caught another nearby vehicle on fire. Both are total losses. I learned today there's a recall on the Ford for a faulty cruise control switch.

I pulled my truck into my driveway and turned everything off and exited truck. I went into my house and spent approximately three hours inside. I went to leave again and when I opened my door, smoke billowed out and I saw a fire on a wiring harness leading to my driver side carpet. I tried to put fire out by packing snow on it. I burnt my finger doing it. I then popped the hood and disconnected the battery terminals and the fire was under control.

I had just returned home from picking up breakfast for my wife and was changing our new born when I heard the horn blowing on the truck steadily. I looked out the window to find smoke and flames inside the cab of my 01 f-150. My wife called the fire department while I beat on neighbor's door to have them move their car which was parked next to the truck. The truck's windows rolled down by themselves and the engine started trying to start. A maintenance man ran over with a fire extinguisher and got the flames down enough for me to pull the hood latch to disconnect the battery.

When the fire department arrived and got the fire out, they told me the fire appeared to have started behind the instrument cluster in the dash. I had just lowered my insurance down to liability the month before to free up some money for the baby. Now we share a small 95 escort that I had in storage for my oldest son, because my wife sold her car to her brother the day before the fire.

I am a 70 year old grandmother. My grandson purchased a used 2005 Ford F-150 pickup with 50,000 miles on odometer with me co-signing. He's had it for over two and a half years. It was parked at 9 am in front of our house. At around 1:30 am in the morning, we were awakened by the fire department saying the vehicle was on fire. The truck was totaled. The fire marshall said that it looked like the fire started in the engine wiring. The fire did not reach the interior of the truck but the windshield was shattered by the heat.

The insurance investigator said it looked like it started in the battery area. The battery was new but did not have a recall. I checked with Ford and was told there was no recalls on the 2005 models F-150 with our VIN# yet there were recalls on models from 2000 to 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008 for engine fires on parked vehicles, "flaming fords". I also call the dealership we purchased the pickup from, Town East Ford Mesquite, TX but they weren't helpful pretending not to know about "the flaming Fords" issue.

For me, it leaves a question mark on how the fire started. Our insurance company, AARP-Hartford has been great but is still investigating the fire. My grandson is without transportation and all the money he invested in payments is gone. He owed $14,000 at the time of the fire. At this time, I have no idea what will be the outcome and since the value of the vehicle is less than the amount he owed, we could end up owning thousands of dollars. I can't believe that all the above models were recalled because of engine fires, yet the 2005 model was never recalled. Have there been other complaints on the 2005 F150? I have a 2006 Focus bought new but after viewing all the recalls of Ford Vehicles, I will never buy another Ford vehicle.

I purchased a new Ford King Ranch pick up from an AZ dealer, Earnhardt Ford in October '07. I have licensed and insured it in AZ during our stay there. On March 30, I drove it home. I cleared customs, and it became a Canadian vehicle. The insurance expired, so having no present need for the truck, stored it without insurance. In Oct '08, I took it out for provincial inspection, in order to insure it and license it, and parked it in front of my garage. I had to run an errand returning approximately twenty five minutes later, to find both my garage totally in flames, and my truck being totally destroyed. I have many photos, which Ford has seen. The fire marshal and arson squad, without any doubt, determined the origin of the fire was in the truck engine compartment. I have been corresponding with Mr. ** since then. They sent their own expert, but he was unable to come to any conclusion, because of the extensive damage.

The truck had never been altered in any way, and is still under warranty, with eighty six hundred miles. Now, here is the kicker. Ford is claiming, because they cannot determine where the fire started, they are denying my claim. My contention is regardless of the cause, it began in their product, so my claim is totally justified because at the time of the fire, I was seventy-nine years old. Yes, it was a traumatic experience, having been a Ford user for fifty nine years, plus restoring many Ford vehicles. I lost in my garage, even though it was insured, books and materials money cant buy. Also, two heat damaged vehicles near the fire. Mr. ** has countless photos of the fire. In my opinion, given my loyalty to ford, I have been treated unjustly. I would like to get the media involved. Last but not the least, by the grace of God, no one was injured, certainly no thanks to Ford.

I own a 1998 Ford Expedition. We were at the store and was in there for about 10 minutes, when we came out the hood had a flame, the store manager attempted to put the fire out when it ignited more burning the front windshield and all of the motor and everything under the hood. The fire department said the fire started from the engine. I don't know where to start with help from Ford.

On January 13th 2010, my 2000 F150 spontaneously burst into flames while parked on my employer's parking lot. My vehicle was a total loss and later that day, I discovered that there was a recall on the speed control system that I had never received notification of.

I contacted Ford the next day and received a reference number for the claim. The representative named Kim, advised that I would receive a written response from the Ford Legal Division within 15 business days. Well, February 4th 2010, was the 15-business day deadline and I have not received anything from Ford. I contacted them and was told by Comora to fax a request for a status check to the Product Claims Division.

I will fax them a request on Monday, February 8th 2010, as that is the earliest that I will have a fax machine available to me. This is absolutely ridiculous! I was never notified of the recall and now Ford didn't respond to my claim. I guess I am in for a David and Goliath battle. Please wish me luck.

I am coming to you for help as I have run out of options. On Saturday, 1/30/2010 at approximately 5pm, I was dropping off my girlfriend at her place of employment, the McLean Hilton in Virginia. She usually drives, she loves my truck. She got out of the drivers seat, I got in. She opened the driver's side passenger door to retrieve the things she needed, I closed the driver's door and all of a sudden, the side airbags deployed. It scared the living daylights out of the both of us. I thought something hit us while we were parked but this was not the case. They deployed just by shutting my door!

I have been on the phone with Ford to no avail. I have talked to the dealership with no resolution. They claim that this is my responsibility since the car is out of warranty. I called the dealership service department to see if there is anything that can be done. They too claimed that there was nothing that they could do because they only sell the cars, not build them. He then said something that really ate at me. He told me that his technicians state that there is no way that the airbags could deploy by shutting the door. I took this to heart a bit as if I was being told that I am a liar. Nothing hit my car, the car was parked, there is no damage to my car that would cause this to happen. I have bee opening and shutting this car's doors for 5 years, sometimes angrily, and the bags didn't go off. Heck, three years ago someone hit the car on the driver's side while it was parked and the bags did not deploy then.

I need your help. This is obviously a defect that has caused this. If the technicians were to look at the truck, they would see that this is a defect. I am a bit frightened to even operate the vehicle for fear that the front bags would deploy while I am driving. I cannot afford to have this repaired and do not believe that I should either. I do believe that Ford needs to take care of this. Everyone I have talked to has pretty much blown this off. Again, there was no impact. If there were, then I would be contacting my insurance company and not Ford, the dealership or asking for help from you.

Please sir, I need your help. My truck is in very good condition and now I cannot get the car inspected and fear that the front airbags will go off. With no inspection the vehicle is useless and this is our only transportation. This situation should be taken care of by Ford as it is a clear defect.

My 1994 Ford F150 truck was parked in front of our house for around 7 hours. I walked 3 houses down to visit my son-in-law, went back home inside, took my shoes off and let the pups out the back door, glanced out the windows and my truck was in flames, and within minutes this vehicle was destroyed. 911 responded within minutes only, 5 blocks from our home and soaked the vehicle down with water. As fast as this vehicle burnt all the wires, plastic parts, and interior, I really believe these trucks have a defect from the factory.

The vehicle only had liability insurance on it so now I'm with no transportation. Everything including the hood was destroyed, extended cab was destroyed, and the seats are a pile of trash. All you see are naked wires that have been burnt and piles of melted interior, as all windows were melted or broke from the heat, camper shell is totaled also, driver from wheel is melted, and passenger side has melted junk all over it also. Basically this truck is a pile of trash and there is no way I can fix this. Insurance will not cover this either.

I had my 2000 F150 spontaneously combust today in my driveway with the engine off. My wife parked the truck in the driveway at approximately 11:30AM on 1/25/2010. About an hour and a half later (approximately 1:00PM), my wife received a panicked knock on the door alerting her that our truck engine was on fire. The firemen that ended up putting it out said the hottest point of the fire was located in the engine compartment near the master cylinder on the driver's side of the truck. The fire melted everything under the hood and moved into the cab by the time they could get it put out.

The truck wasn't having any mechanical problems and was running great earlier that morning. I've never received any recall notices on the vehicle but I'm hearing that this could be a problem with some Ford trucks. Thankfully, my wife wasn't driving it and someone alerted us to the fire before it burned down my house.

On January 13, 2010 at 2 pm, I parked my 2000 F-150 on the parking lot of my employer. At approximately 4 pm, some co-workers told me that a vehicle was on fire on the parking lot. I went outside and sure enough it was my F-150. The fire destroyed the truck with the heat so intense that it melted the hood off as well as the windshield. The fire also damaged the vehicles that were parked on either side of my truck. I was told by a co-worker that there was a recall on my truck that the faulty part(s) caused the vehicles to catch fire.

I contacted Ford Motor Company the next day and advised them of the fire. I also advised them that I had owned the truck since August of 2004 and had never received a recall notice. They informed me that the case would be referred to their legal division and they wanted me to leave my burnt vehicle where it was. I informed them that I could not leave the vehicle on the my employer's parking lot and that I would be towing it to my residence. (Of course I did so at my expense.)

The Ford representative asked me what I would like Ford to do about it. I informed her that I would like Ford to pay for the repairs to the other damaged vehicles and I would like to be compensated for my vehicle. Not blue book value, but real value to me. I also inquired as to why Ford did not send out registered receipt mail for a government mandated recall that was extremely dangerous. The reply was that people move and they (Ford) has no way of keeping track of all the customers. I explained my displeasure and that I believed that was unacceptable due to the extreme risk of the safety of my family due to their faulty product. I was informed that my request for compensation was not unrealistic and that I should be hearing from their legal division within 15 business days. I only hope that Ford does what is morally right. Please wish me luck.

I have contacted Ford and get the run around. Is anyone else having this problem? Carport was damaged along with roofing shingles that were under my carport, truck was completely totalled. I was without transportation for several weeks!

We have experienced a car fire that is directly related to a known-recall issue for 2002 Ford Escape ABS potential fire hazard. we responded to the recall and were told our car was inspected. the fire still occurred while myself, my husband and baby were inside. there are already previous complaints documented through the NHTSA for the exact same reasons. we were told by Ford Customer Relations that Ford would not deal with us because we already filed a claim for through our insurance. we need assistance in getting this resolved.

i had a 2000 ford f150 was at work started at 7am and at 3pm a guy from out frount tells me my truck was on fire it was gone in in 15 min

Me and my son Eli was on a hunting trip up in the Bridger Teton National Forest , on turky creek road, just crusing about 5mph, when our truck caught on fire, it started on the passenger side under the hood. Smoke was coming in through the heater vents, I grabbed my 6yr. old son and ran down the road a ways and sat him down, I went back to the truck which was starting to blaze more, and I grabbed my rifle and our food in a lunch box, ran back down to my son , lay the gun and lunch box down , told him to sat still, turn to go for the truck again, and the battery blew , spreading fire every where, so I grabbed my son and gun and ran down the road farther and was glad I did, the trucks gas tank blew and our 4-wheelers tank blew as well. bullets started shooting, the truck burnt 100% up with all our hunting equipment as well.

well I lost about 42,000.00 worth, I owed 27,000 and sum odd dallors on the truck , the 4-wheeler was about 8,000, and I had my hunting equipment in the truck , and tools, chains, emergency equiment. My 6yr old was horrified with it all. My ins. has not settled yet, this happened nov 1st 09, and its the 21st now. I really liked my stuff including the truck, it was my trans to work and fun. Even if the ins pays the loans off, I will not have a truck and I need one.

Jan. 22 2:00 am i was awaking by a knock at my door they told me my truck was on fire ran outside. had enough time to move my fiance's car. my truck was totally engulfed by the time the fire department got to my home. my truck had been parked for about 10 hours. my insurance company denied me coverage because i was only 9 days late on my payment. the coverage ended at 12:00am that morning. my truck is a total loss my fiance's car had minor damage, and it melted the siding on my garage. our homeowners insurance covered the garage.

i contacted ford sent them pictures all the info i had on my truck, they said they couldn't determine the cause of the fire. so they offered me $5000 as a goodwill gesture i took the money because i still was paying for the truck. the truck was worth around $12500 at the time of the fire. 2 weeks ago i recieved a recall notice saying my truck could catch on fire, a little too late for me.

i would like some help understanding how ford could do this. i am still paying on my truck at this time. my bank has been really helpful in this situation. i still the truck in my driveway, i was hoping someone could help me my situation. i dont know which is worse Ford Motor Company or my insurance company. total loss of vehicle, which was my transportion to and from work.

My f150 truck was burned up and is now totally damaged. I was never informed of any recall or any information about engine burns. My insurance paid the rest of my loan and I am left with nothing. I truly believe that this is a failure on Ford company to ensure all their consumers are aware of such unsafe situations about their products. Ford owes me a new truck or the equivalent amount.

I had to buy another truck, As nice as this my sound, Im a contractor and this is a heartship for me! As well as all i could fine was one that really don't fit my needs! I had just put 750.00 into the truck for ball joints. I guess the economic damage is the 400 per month i have to come up with. I don't sleep very much and worry alot more because of the money i need to come up with because of this.

By the time the firetrucks arrived (approx. 7 minutes) the entire front of the truck was involved and the truck ended up a total loss. In addition, my 2004 Chevrolet Silverado that was parked next to it, recieved over $5,000 worth of damage as the entire right side was melted and heat damaged. Additionally, the garage door that was 15 feet in fron of the F-150 was warped and all the vinyl siding on the garage face was melted.

Fortunately, no one was injured, however, there was only liability insurance on both vehicles, so they are a total loss. The house had insurance, but with a $1,000 deductible, little of the damage (estimated $3,000) is covered.

The sad thing is that it appears that Ford is taking no responsibility for the liability of their defective products. The loss of the 2 trucks amounts to $29,000 and there is a $1000 loss on the house. In addition, we are having to borrow a car and make do without a pickup. As my wife is a horse trainer, this is causing significant problems.

my wife drove her 1997 ford explorer to her sister's house and was there only 15 minutes when a passerby beat on the door to tell them the explorer was on fire. smoke was rolling out 2 slightly opened windows of the vehicle that was parked in the driveway. by the time the fire dept got there, the entire insides of the ford was either burned or damaged. the fireman said it appeared to them to be an electrical fire in the front of the interior. we only had liability insurance so the vehical was a total loss.

to this day my wife still has no car to drive since we are going thru economical cutbacks with my job. we never received any info from ford on a recall all the years we owned the suv. we just found about the problems with the cruise control and wiring problems and feel wronged just like all the other victims of this tradgedy. ford should definately reimbures victims but once again a large corporate company is going to slip away with no punishment, and we have to suffer.

2002 Ford F-150 burnt while sitting in driveway not running. Insurance said that it is a total loss. Insurance will pay off truck but now I have to come up with down payment and pay taxes on another car or truck.

I filled up my 1990 Ford E150 Econoline and went to talk to my neighbors after parking it at home. Within ten minutes my neighbour asked if she could fry some eggs on my van that was engulfed in flames.Please refer to your 1990 Ford E150 recall regarding fuel and ignition problems.

On 8/21/09, I was doing some last minute school shopping with my 5 year old daughter. I was in my father's 2001 Ford F150 and decided to stop at Target. While in the store I noticed the customers and empoloyees were talking about a car on fire. I walked down the aisle where I had parked and realized that the F150 was the one that started the fire and this fire spread and it took out 5 other vehicles. The firefighter and the investigator mention that it looks like the fire could have started due to recalls on Fords.

I called Steve at the Ford Service Center and I gave him my vin # in which he stated that the F150 had 2 recalls one for the seat belts and the other for the speed control sensor. My fathers truck only had liability insurance which I know the other vehicles will be taken care of, but due to a recall my father is now without a vehicle.

The truck had been parked since approximately 3pm yesterday afternoon. I was told by the firemen that there was a recall on these vehicles. The previous owner bought the vehicle new in 1995, but was unaware of any recall.

1999 Ford F-150 caught fire in the middle of the night outside residence. Talked with representative of Ford Motor Co. Was told it would be turned over to their legal deparment. Haven't heard anything.

I lost the entire contents of my truck. Tools and personel property. We were not physically injured but we are both very uncomfortable driving now and we have not had our truck replaced yet.

Now all of the recalls that I've had had been done, and I kept my maintance up on my Escape and is still unsure as to what caused it to catch on fire. I'm so thankful that my children and I was not still riding in the car at that moment.. What is Ford going to do for the people that this has happened to? Now I'm without a car and I don't think it's fair to ignore people when a company should take the blame for there worthless products....

While at work as a paramedic I was in another county other than where I live , I recieved a call at 3:30 on the morning of May 17,2009 that My 2001 Ford f150 SuperCab 4X4 had burned to the ground. It also caused damage to my Hydra-Sports center console that was about 15ft away from it ,,,,,, This truck had not been driven for 3 days and had no previous problems .....

1999 ford F150 pick up parked in driveway for over 48 hours ignited brake fluid from sensor on master cylinder according to local fire department. waiting on word from Ford to see if they will assume all or part of responsibility. Truck is very damaged

On April 10, 2009, just before i went to bed, i heard a popping sound and looked out the front door. i saw what appreared to be flashes of light. immediatly after opening the front door, the smell of burning rubber hit me. i looked in the driveway and saw that my 2001 ford f-150 was on fire. thankfully the fire department responded in only 3 minutes. but by that time the damage was done. nothing that is rubber or plastic remains and my insurance has totaled my truck. thankfully no one was hurt.

i was told by my insurance that the damage to the house will have to be a seperate claim, leading me to not be so optomistic of the outcome. i spoke with for customer service and was told that there was a recall on that particular vehicle. also, the fire marshall said he had seen this before and thought it was caused by a faulty speed control. my insurance also said due to the age of my vehicle that there was no way to know the real cause of the fire. why is ford beyond reproach? why was this not announced on the world news? does it seem to anyone else that ford's secrecy should be punished? ford cannot enjoy continued impunity.

I arrived home at 9pm on Monday April 6 2009. I parked my 2000 Ford F150 in our driveway up against the garage about 4 feet from our front door. I was having trouble sleeping and I heard a noise outside. I looked out my bedroom window and saw nothing. About 30 minutes later I heard a noise that sounded like a pop so I got up again and looked out my window expecting it to be nothing, only this time my truck was on fire. Thank God I wasn't asleep. I yelled at my husband to wake up. I called 911 and grabbed up our children and pets as he tried to put the fire out. It was already to big and unmanageable.

We had to evacuate through the back of our house because the truck was parked right in front of the front door with flames taller than the house. My childrn were hysterical, just as the two of us probably were. As we waited 9 plus minutes for the fire department to arrive all we could do was listen to the horn blow spuratically along with the sounds of shattering glass and signs of explosions. All I could do was wait and wouder if the flames I saw above the roof had burned down the front of our home. Finally neighbors came down the ally along with the police to heelp us out of our back yard.

Our neighbors had to evacuate too. This happened around 2am. The fire department said we are lucky to be alive. They said our house should have been burned to the ground. Our neighbors said they saw our house on fire. Nobody can really explain why our home was still standing after the flames were extinguished. Our truck is atotal loss, our home needs repair, and my children have nightmares about housefires. Ford never sent us a recall notice. We didn't have a clue. How can anyone allow this to go on?

2000 Ford F150= total loss,electronic devices in truck i.e personal property burned; damage to garage and front porch

I have a 2001 Ford F150 that has 84,000 miles on it. Last night it blew a spark plug out of the right rear cylinder.It left no threads in the head and I was told it would cost $3000 to replace the head. It made a loud poping noise that scared the hell out of me and when I looked under the hood the plug blew out of the hole riping the coil out also. Why? I still owe $8000 on this truck and spark plugs fly out?

I had my mechanic install a heli coil for now but he says it won't last but it still cost $200 to install. Long term he said spend $3000 or sell the truck

My husband parked his 2007 Ford F150 Harley Davidson truck and when he returned 15 to 20 minutes later it was on fire. By the time the fire department got to it, it was a burnt from bumper to bumper. It appears the fire started in the front of the truck. We are not sure what happened because there isn't anything left to determine where it started. We are very grateful that it was not in our carport.

My son was burned to death while driving a Lincoln Mark VIII, The Car was recalled 7 months after his death. The cruise control switch was recovered and found to have internally failed.

On March 3, 2008, while my family and I were going to sleep at approximately 10:30 pm, one of my sons heard a loud pop and looked out a bedroom window to see that our front yard was lit up. My 2001 F-150 was totally engulfed in flames. It had been parked for 6 hours. That night was a very windy night and we fought hard to keep our house from catching fire. It burnt the eaves of our house and melted the inside of the garage door, but luckily the fire department was able to contain the fire. The bumper of my toyota was ruined while I tried to pull the vehicle away from the house. That was definitely a very trying and dramatic experience!!!!!

State Farm Insurance did pay for the truck, but not the damage to our home. They said that the damage to the house would have to be a seperate claim. The repairs still have not been done. Our truck was paid for and we did not receive notice of the faulty cruise control until after it burned down. We did receive one a few weeks later and my wife sent it back to them telling them that it was too late.

Thanks to Ford Motor Company we now have another note with Toyota Financial (definitely not FORD). We absolutely did not want another note. Our goal was to pay off bills, but again thanks to FORD, that is impossible (at least for another 4 years). I have been unemployed for 2 months (like a lot of other people that live in Southeast Texas) and this extra major bill is causing a tremendous hardship and was totally uncalled for.

Ford should have to pay to the hardworking consumers of our great country for such irresponsible actions on their part. We were told that since our truck was more than 4 years old, they were not responsible. That truck had never given us a single minutes trouble at all, and still had many years left before it would have needed major repairs. A motor or transmission would have been minor things compared to the 5 year note that we acquired. If the companies in our country would be held more responsible to the consumers, we would not have to stay in debt nearly as bad, and the economy might would see daylight.

my 2001 ford f 150 truck caught on fire while parked and was completely distroyed along with all my tools and business and personal belongings

while my mothers ford escape was parked in the garage the neighbor came over screaming call 911 your garage is on fire. well in burnt the the garage that's only 1 year old. burnt the 2001 which is now totaled. the insurance company told her that they won't cover it because it only had liabilty on it. house insurance covered the garage. now she doesn't have a vehicle. lemon law lawyer said there is no case. i don't have any idea what else to do

she's a senior citizen and now doesn't have a vehicle to take herself and my elderly grandmother to all their appointments. or just the freedom that they wait to get when you have raised your family and it's finally your turn in life to do what you please. i really believe that this is ford's fault. so i need to know what else is left for me to do for her. please help me. thank you

Our Ford Van E-250 (1994) burst into flames today. It was parked next to our motorhome. My husband was working out of town and staying in the motorhome. The van had been parked early in the evening approx. 4 feet from the RV. He was awakened by a passer-by at 5am and found the front end in flames. He was able to move the RV and watch the van and its contents go up in flames. The fire dept arrived and was unable to save anything.

No one was hurt except for the vehicle was completely destroyed with inventory and contents in the thousands. My husband will lose what time he spends renting another vehicle and replacing his inventory. The RV was scorched and smoke damage. The fire department did a quick conclusion of unknown origin. Ford has been no help so far, although it has been only a few hours. It sure sounds like the cruise control recall issue. Consumers should be warned.

1999 For Expedition was serviced and parked inside our repair shop over the weekend on November 10, 2007. Sunday night, my 3,000 sq repair shop was completely burnt. Both fire investigator suspected the Ford ignited the fire. They found cruise controll switch only and sent out for test as Ford ask, and could not prove the switch was faulty. So our damage was not recovered as we expected. We are sufffering the resulting loss of our business and equipments.

Our business was servicing neighbor for the last 10 years since I owned, the business was doing over 1 million volume. We lost all the income and property. I am looking for some one may step in to get recovery from Ford.

The 2008 Ford Escape my grandparents owned, caught fire in the garage of their home. The car had not been driven for two days. My grandfather smelled smoke, then saw smoke coming into the kitchen, from the garage. When he opened the garage door, he saw a heavy black smoke and flames coming through the grill of the car and shooting out from underneath the car. He went back into the living room and grabbed my grandmother (who just finished chemotherapy for lymphoma) they ran out the front door and just made it to the street when the explosion occurred.

They stood in 25 degree weather in their pajamas and watched their house burn to the ground. They were lucky to escape with their lives, as they had been out of the house less than three minutes when the car exploded and blew up the garage. If the fire in the car had started an hour or so earlier, they would have been sleeping and surely would have perished in the fire.

My grandmother turned 88 years old the day after the fire and my grandfather is 90. They will be married 70 years in August. They lost everything.

Bought a used F250 April 08 from individual. In Nov 08 truck caught on fire about 5 minutes after I turned it off. Totaled by insurance but still owe several thousand dollars to bank! Then got recall notice in January 09! Too late. Ford needs to pay off the balance I owe on the Ford F250 that is gone!

I am still maing monthly payments on a totaled truck due to fire risk that I did not know about til this month!

At 2:30 AM this morning, I awoke to a fire alarm in my fiance's townhouse. The house was consumed with smoke coming from the garage. I called 911 and we learned from the fire department that my 2002 Ford Escape caught fire in the garage. It had been sitting parked in the garage for hours. I am very thankful that the sprinkler system in the garage saved our house, the units next to us as well as our lives.

Water damage to the garage walls and another car. Garage door needs to be replaced and the home's carpets need to be serviced/replaced.

My truck started smoking up under the dash, then my truck caught on fire in the engine area. Now its totalled.

My 1996 F150 4x4 Eddie Bauer pkg. erupted in flames. I parked the truck in our driveway at 330pm. At about 300am a neighbor woke us up and said our truck was on fire. Thank GOD we have cement board siding! or our house would've gone up too. My truck was in great condition, and had only 72000 miles on it. I won't get but 6-7k from insurance for it and it was paid off. This sucks. I don't have the money to buy another vehicle either.

On January 10,2009 My fiance and I was at home getting ready for bed he was getting ready to get in the shower about 10:30p.m. and I had just put our 15 month old son to bed around 10:00 p.m. When my 4yr old boxer started acting weird he was barking and running back and forth from our front door to our bedroom window so my fiance looked out our bedroom window and seen our 2006 ford expedition on fire he yelled for me and then he went outside to get the vehicle away from our house it was sitting about 3 to 5ft beside our front of our house. He was able to get it away from our house

I vehicle is a complete loss. It it wasnt for our dog the house would have burnt down and my 15 month old son would have been hurt. i had problems with vehicle since about 6 months after I bought it. i was even at ford for smoke coming from under the hood and the smell of burning plastic they just blew it off. They acted like I was just a crazy lady. I think ford need to take responsible for this. Theres so much that could have happen because of this vehicle

My fiance hand was burnt ut not bad. He hurt his shoulder and hit his head while trying to save our house

I bought a new ford from the dealership in 2005 it was a 2005 ford f150 and in 2007 my $40,000 truck burned in my front yard the fire dept says it was due to the cruise control.Needlss to say I lost my truck that day and nearly lost my house and we never received not one recall notice.Thank god my wife and three kids were not in the truck!!!

My 1998 Ford Windstar Van had electrical fire (wiring harness)which totaled the van according to the fords investigator. I recently put in aprox. 3500.00 in repairs ect.New front end - New muffler sys. New tires.

Burned wiring harness and solenoids - wires ect

My husband was awakened by my neighbors son who had been banging on the window for a few minutes, trying to get my husband to wake up. My husband woke up, to find the neigbor at the window, telling him to get out of the house. He busted in my son's room and got him out and as they both ran out of the back door, the house went up in flames. My Grand Marquise which is a Ford product, caught on fire under our carport at 2:00 A.M. My neighbor heard a horn blowing and thought is was the buglar alarm on the car and when he looked out, there were flames coming from the front of the car.

We lost our car that night, but we also lost our home and everything in it. Our home burned down to the ground and nothing, I mean nothing could be saved.

Ford admitted that it was a faulty cruise control and said that they were taking full liability. We have NEVER recovered anything from Ford still today, December 23, 2008. They have never replace our vehicle, we had to build a new home, they have never paid us anything for that, not the mention that every year on July 6, at 2:00 a.m. my husband and son both wake up screaming, The house is on Fire get out they are both sound asleep and for the last three years at the exact time of the fire, they automatically wake up.

My daughter who has just made 17 years old, has to take sleeping pills every night to help her sleep, because she dreams that her daddy and her brother are dying in a fire. Will Ford get away with this. I hope not. If there is any help or information that you can give me, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.

We lost our car, our home, everything that we owned, nothing could be saved. The fire was so intense that the pipes under our cement slab burst. We lost everything.

A 2001 for navigator master cylinder caught on fire in the garage of a employee of mine.where my truck was parked in front of the garage.the house caught on fire my truck also was involved.all was a total loss.my employee band his family barely made it out of the fire.my truck and all my tools were destroyed in total about 22000 in damages on my truck alone.the loss of tools and truck my lively hood 20.000 in lost work and time.infinity offered me 300 dollars.the home owners insurance company said my truck isnt covered.

I was travelling home from Houston, Tx. when my 1998 expedition erupted into flames. when I pulled off the expressway, the locking mechanism shut-down and it took me about three to four minutes to free myself. in the process, I severely damaged my shoulder and knee.I'm due to have surgery on my shoulder in a few weeks. It was a very scary situation. I really feared for my life. the vehicle completely burned up. I've been told that my right arm will never be 100% again. I've taken my vehicle in for a recall once, but evidently that did not remedy the problem.

I have a 2007 Ford F-150, purchased new in April of 2007. On July 3, 2008, the vechicle was driven to work by my daughter and parked at 6:00 am. At 1:10 p.m. when she went to leave work, she unlocked and opened the door and there were flames coming from the passenger side vent of the dash. Fire department was called and fired was extinguished.

The dash from the radio are over topassnger side is pretty much gone. The front seat, ceiling and middel floor area are completely damaged. The windshield cracked due to heat. A portion of the ouside of the vehicle over the windshield is charred.

2000 excursion burst into flames. Ford did NOTHING to fix situation, Said if ins was involved they didn;t want to hear about it. I have owned mANY Fords before. NEVER AGAIN! I Bought a Chevy Silverado today, I would have considered another Ford had they gave an ounce of sympathy as the cruise control was their fault nOT mine. I paid $42,000 for my excursion and loved it until I realized that Ford really does mean Found on the Road dead,They hould be accountable!

Total Loss!

while i was at work at about 1 in the afternoon i received a call from my wife that our truck (a 1997 ford f-150) had caught fire (while parked in oure driveway for 3 days) because of the speed control. i had recived a recal from ford about it but didnt realy think much about it because i used the truck for work purposes only and had only used the speed control a couple of times. about 2 or 3 weeks later i received another recal form that said youre vehicle will catch fire.

the fire killed the whole garden next to it, and melted part of my sons dirtbike. it warped, melted, and burned everything from the front bumper to the back of the cab. we also noticed that it almost caught the house on fire.

On 10/11/08 I was headed to a catering event for 1000 people and my 2001 Ford F350 caught fire under the left side of the engine compartment. We went through 3 fire extinguishers and it was still burning. The fire was so hard to get to that when the fire truck arrived they took a circular saw threw the hood to put the fire out. Thank goodness I was able to recover just about everything and no one was hurt.

I no longer have a truck to pull my trailer. I am waiting on the insurance company to tell me the good or bad news.

I bought a Ford F-150 pick up from a private party in my town about a yr ago.. and he never told me about any recall nor did i even hear of it.

Oct 7 2008 I parked my truck at work at 3:40 pm and by 4:20 pm a code red came across intercom sayin code red in parkin lot and when we went out to see there sat my truck in flames all in the engine

2003 Eddie Bauer Ford Expedition Up in Flames On the morning of June 23, 2008, we were woken up at 5am by the sound of the horn going off on the 2003 Expedition. It had been parked since 7pm the night before in the driveway. Upon looking outside, the car was engulfed in flames. It burned the garage up, caught fire to a new Toyota Avalon parked next to it, and melted the side view mirror off an Audi parked about 15ft away the heat was so intense.

Today we just got the cause of fire from the investigators at the fire department - CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH! And Ford says the recall didn't affect 2003 Expeditions. The fire department found out the car was manufactured at the end of 2002 and sold as a 2003! 2003's Need to be included in the recall for this reason! This fire could have killed us or burned the entire house down before the fire department got there.

Consequences: Loss of work from smoke inhalation, dealing with insurance for the house & car, having the garage rebuilt, friend's car was not covered by the insurance on the Ford nor home owner's insurance, 4 months for everything to be repaired/rebuilt, rental car hassle -and rental was only covered for a short period of time and it took longer to receive a check for the replacement.

Will never own a Ford again. We are working with an attorney on a class action lawsuit.

2001 Lincoln Navigator caught on fire. 10/01/2008 at 10:15 p.m. my vehicle was parked in the driveway having been driven last at 11:00 a.m. that morning. We tried to extinguish the fire with 3 fire extinguishers, but only managed to keep the flames low enough to move the other vehicles from the area. By 11:00 p.m. the fire department had extinguished the fire. The Fire Marshall investigated the car for arson, but ruled the fire as a faulty cruise control switch.

At this time we have lost our only vehicle. We have 2 school aged children and my husband has numerous health issues that need constant trips to the doctor's office. The insurance company said that at least 30 days will pas before we recieve a settlement from them. We purchased this vehicle in late July 2007. We were never told about a faulty switch nor did we recieve a recall notice.

Until my 1995 Ford Ranger caught fire while I was driving, I was unaware of the Ford fire epidemic. My girlfriend and I were heading out shopping making one stop for soda when we noticed the smell of burning plastic. I assumed there was a house fire until my gas pedal went limp and dropped to the floor. At that point I had no choice but to coast off the road where upon my girl pointed out the flames under the hood.

By some stroke of luck a tow-truck-driver saw us immediately and pulled over with an extinguisher to save the day (not the truck). The only good I can see is that no one died or even got hurt and that it happened less than a mile from my house.

the truck was my only mode of transport for my two roomates, my girl and myself. My job requires mobility that public transport can't provide

On 9/27/08 my Ford Focus caught on fire. My friend was driving the car & she said there was smoke coming from under the hood. Lucky she was 2 minutes away from the house, she ran downstairs to get me & by the time I saw the car, it was engulfed in flames!

Ford should take full responsible of this as there are plenty of other people whose car's have caught on fire.
Engine caught on fire, total loss

This September 5th 2008, while my husband and I were at work, our Bronco that we had just purchased in late March burst into flames and caught our garage on fire. 2 days after the fire we learned that there was a recall for the cruise control deactivator switch and that our specific vehicle had not been repaired and that the dealership was issued a recall notice 2 mo prior to our purchase of the vehicle. They never mentioned anything about a recall or a fire hazard.

Our two beloved dogs, Rocky and Junior were caught in the fire and killed. We also lost 1 motorcycle, 1 dirtbike, and countless other activity gear and family mementos. The garage thankfully was detached from the house so the house was barely touched. But the garage is completely demolished and we need to rebuild it.

I brought 1999 Expedition After getting tags it burn up in 12 hours. I am a single mother of 5 kids but now Ford won't return my phone calls after getting all pictures and reports from police, I don't know what to do, now my car is getting reposess Due to this vechile I have to pay for cause by Mel H. fault because when the last owner took Expediation in they never disconnect cruise control.

Depression, loss to house, Avon products plus having to dream of what happen.

I have a 1997 ford f 150 that was parked in my driveway while i was away from home the truck caught on fire and if it had not been for my dog waking my two daughters my house would have burnt with them sleeping in it.

The truck is a total loss and it scorched the front porch on my house

well for starters my whole truck (expedition 20000) burned down to the ground and took six other cars with not as bad as mine, only thing that is left from my truck is he shell and the back tires and my license plate

my truck is gone for one, and i also burned up six other cars and damaged a parking garage

MY 1998 FORD EXPLOXER CAUGHT ON FIRE AT 1:00 AM WHILE I WAS SLEEPING. If the fire dept didn't get there when they did my whole truck would've exploded and my apartment, where the truck was parked in front of my bedroom window.

Truck is damaged.

I had a 1998 2Dr Ford Explorer that i was paying $275.92 a month for to Carmax. On June 17, 2008 I came to work like normal. My truck drove good to work and i hadn't had any problems out of it lately. I got to work at 8:26 a.m. Next thing i know the building manager came to my office and asked me my name and told me the fire department was looking for me because my truck had caught on fire. i was in shock for hours. I couldn't believe it. i had heard that ford vehicles could do that but I still didn't believe it.

When I got outside the front end of my truck was out of there. The inside was heavly smoked damaged and the truck ended up being a total loss. I immediately called my insurance company (Farmers) and all they did was pay what I still owed to carmax which was $3,859 and gave me a $57 check. Apparently Farmers goes by the private kelly blue book price not the retail value of the vehicle.

then i thought carmax would have given me some sort of incentive for paying my truck off early but nope. The sed i was actually getting a deal because if i had waited to finish paying it off I would have been paying way more than the $3859. *whatever*! Now I am stuck without a vehicle and no money for a down payment on a vehicle. My insurance company has yet to tell me the cause of the fire but if they find out it was due to ford's recall then they are going to go after ford themselves and see about getting their money back. Farmers told me I couldn't go after ford myself because nobody or nothing was hurt.

What about my vehicle? That was something that was hurt. I am so frustrated. i went ahead and got in contact with ford via e-mail a couple of days ago and they asked me for certain information. Now I have yet to hear back from them. i don't know what to do.

No vehicle and no money for a down payment on another vehicle. My car was a total loss.

2000 Ford triton 5.4 w/ 90,000 miles....Never abused and lots of care! The complete valve train on drivers side went up in smoke! The plug ejected and left me stranded! This is my second Ford w/ internal engine failure! Never Again Ford. What good is a nice comfortable Ford ride when the engine blows up!

After driving my 2000 Ford f-150 for approx. 25 miles, I parked behind my carport. About 4 hours, the truck caught fire under the hood and since noone was home at the time, the vehicle was completely destroyed. The fire investigator said that the fire had clearly started on the drivers side in the area of the Master Cylinder. The Truck is a total loss ,but fortunately , there was little other property damage due to the excellent response by our fire fighters

I was coming back from the grocery store and I stopped to grab my trash cans when I smelled something burning under the hood of my 2000 F150. I pulled up next to my house and shut the truck off. All of the sudden flames started coming out from underneath the hood against the windshield before I could even shut the door. I ran in my house to get my fire extinguisher and used it up on the flames to no avail. I then ran around the corner of my house to get my waterhose and then heard a loud boom and looked over to see flames bursting out of my truck 20 feet high(all this happened within minutes). I then immediately called 911, and they sent out the fire department and a cop. It took them about 5 minutes to get there and put out the flames, which were still roaring at 15-20 feet tall. Most of my engine,cab and front end were burnt up. The truck is completly totaled. This all happened at about 9:45pm on March 12,2008. I've had all recalls fixed by a Ford certified dealer. I had the truck for almost two and a half years and it always ran fine and had no problems. I am guessing it had something to do with the recalled part, since my story is similar to other peoples who had the problem. I only had liability insurance on it because I could not afford full coverage, therefore I am not being compensated for my truck. My homeowners insurance does not cover it either. Also ruint in the truck was several hundred dollars in personal items. If there is any way I can get some compensation from Ford I would like to try.

In August of 2007, my insurance had lapsed on my 2001 Ford F-150 SuperCrew. I decided to park the truck while I could straighten out my finances. The truck had been parked for approximently five days and on the fifth day, the truck burst into flames. Luckily, my mother was home, and heard the explosion coming from outside. When she ran outside, she saw the flames coming from under the hood of the truck. Thankfully, she pulled out the hose and called 911 and had the fire put out before it burned the house and the truck.

My ford f-150 2002 burnt to the ground after being park in my front yard.

Instant loss of power assist to brake system on 2005 F150 Ford PU with 5.4L engine. Drove truck home afternoon of 1/1/08 ariving at 3:45 pm. Had no problem with the brakes in route. I went back out to crank up truck to leave an hour later. When I started the engine, white smoke emerged from under the hood. I quickly turned off the engine and checked under the hood for a fire but found nothing burning. After smoke cleared I restarted the engine. No more smoke was visible so I moved the truck forward a few feet and noticed I had to stand on the brake pedal to get it to stop. I turned off the engine and let it sit for a few minutes and restarted the engine and again moved the truck a few feet but still had no brakes to speak of. It appears the brake power booster has quit working properly.

January 22, 2008. 2001 Ford Expedition XLT caught on fire and destroyed in our driveway. After driving the vehicle for approximately 20 minutes it was parked in the driveway. Approximately 1 hr later (3:30pm) the engine compartment was on fire and became engulfed within minutes. Fortunately the vehicle was not in the garage. A neighbors daughter saw the fire and her dad and a friend came to our house and helped put out tht fire with a garden hose before it could catch fire to the front of our house. We were home when this happened, but did not know about the fire until the neighbor came to grab the hose in the front yard. The fire department indicated that the origin of the fire was on the drivers side of the vehicle near and around master cylinder.

Insurance company has not yet completed the investigation, however there is no doubt this vehicle is a complete loss.

On Friday, Jan 11, 2008 my husband came home from work at 5:30 and parked his 2001 F-150 Supercrew in the driveway. He and my 3 year old son were at home. My husband was getting ready to get in the shower when he heard someone banging on the front door - by the time he got to the peep hole no one was there so he went back to the bathroom to resume his shower, he then heard another knock at the door and again went to see who was at the door, again...no one. Our 6 yr old lab was acting crazy, running up and down the hall barking like crazy. She is what alerted my husband to investigate further. He went into the bedroom of our 11 year old daughter and looked out front to the driveway and saw that his truck was fully engulfed in flames. It had been parked for about 45 minutes when the fire broke out. Our garage door and siding on the front of our house was pretty damaged but thank god not destroyed. The truck on the other hand is a total loss. My husbands truck is also part of the Ford recall. When we got the letter regarding the recall we called Ford and they said that they didn't have the part that was required to fix it but that since our cruise control wasn't working (It had stopped working about 2 mths before the fire) it must already be disconnected and we should be fine. Fires are rare so I wouldn't worry is what we were told. From the sounds of all these stories they are not as rare as they would like the consumer to believe. I am just thankful that my husband and my son are safe.

In 2005 our 2001 ford f-150 caught on fire and our house all was destroyed. We lost everything in the house. That's when we had heard about the cruise control causing fires. Now 3 years later Jan 2008 our other 2001 ford f-150 engine caught on fire and melting the siding off our house before the house was burnt down again.

2004 Ford F-150 FX-4 truck burns up while driving. This just happened this weekend. Fire got so hot, it melted the windshield, burned through the firewall into the cab. Total loss. I had my daughter in the back seat, and had a difficult time getting her out, due to the fact that the electrical stuff on the truck would not function....namely the door locks. I had to break out a window to get her out!!!!

Car was totalled. Modular Home siding melted along with porch buckling and carport fried.

On August 28, 2007 my 2001 Ford F-150 SuperCrew pick-up truck started on fire after having sat in my driveway for five hours. The fire, though attended to quickly by our fire department, consumed the engine, engine compartment, firewall, front-end, etc. The truck was in my driveway and the fire also affected my home.

The Ford 2001 F-150 SuperCrew was a complete loss. There is approximately $5,000 damages to our house. My wife and I missed work time dealing with the clean-up and dealing with contractors. The fire will have to be disclosed to prospective buyers of our home and will lessen the future value of our home.

My brother in law's 2007 Ford F150 caught fire in his drive-way and burnt to the ground. He just brought his brand new baby girl home 3 hours before. We were all sleeping in the house, when my sister woke to some sort of lights outside, as she went to the window she saw the Ford engulfed in 100 foot flames. My husband ran outside got the water hose to put the fire out. By the time the fire department got there, the truck was a pile of ash. If my sister would have never woke up, we could not even be here today because the truck would have caught the house on fire. They were never sent a recall in the mail or when they purchased the truck 6 months ago, nothing was ever talked about regarding this recall. Now they are out of a vehicle. My sister got the whole thing on video tape, we have already contacted a lawyer and are pursuing our case. I can't even imagine how a huge car company can sell death traps like this and get away with it.

spark plug blew out of cylinder head. no assistance through or extended warranty ford sold me.

My F150 burnt to the ground early thrusday morning and it is beleive a recall is the problem. I no longer have a vechile to drive and i am awaiting my insurance company to settle.

On Aug 31, 2007 My 1995 Ford F150 caught on fire and completely burnt out the engine compartment & cab interior. The truck was parked at the back of the house and hadn't been run for 10 hours.

driving down freeway smoke filled the cab pulled over call 911 then it caught on fire total the truck fire was caused by cruise control it was a 91 ford f150

My 2001 Ford F-150,caught on fire while it was parked. I called Ford and they said I would be receiving a letter from consumraffairs in a couple of days. But they would not give me any other information. I need them to tell me what they are going to do concerning my truck.

I own a 2000 Ford F150. It was parked in my driveway and suddenly caught fire in the engine compartment. The entire front of the vehicle was blazing by the time I got to it with a water hose. With the help of neighbors we were able to put the fire out before it got to my house. I have a friend that is a tech for Ford. After inspection he informed me that the cause was from having the bad speed control switch. It's ironic because I had just received a recall notice from Ford a week prior and had not opened it yet. The truck was almost paid off. Now I have a almost paid for pile of ash parked in my driveway. At least I was not driving it at the time.

my 2005 ford 150 pick up truck was parked in the driveway on 12/21/06 when the engine caught fire. the truck was off and the engine had not been running for approx. 1 hour before it caught fire.

The truck was a total loss. Fire marshall stated the fire originated in the engine compartment. Geico ins. company paid off the remaining balance on the truck and the settlement was far below the KBB and also the NADA value. I was without a vehicle and could not work for two weeks.

Also, the property where the truck was parked was damaged as well and the home owner's insurance company is seeking damages from me. As Geico ins. did not pay the property damage. Photos of the Truck available as well as Fire marshall report available.

1997 Ford F150 Truck was sitting in the parking lot at work and caught fire. It had not been started for several hours. There was know current problem with the truck and it was runing ok. According to Ford recall web site there where no outstanding recalls. The VIN # is 1FTDX1762VKA40217.

On July 4th, 2007 we took our family to the beach to enjoy the holiday. We parked our 2000 Ford F-150 truck and withing 30 minutes it was completely engulfed in flames. We have had this truck since day one and have never had any problems or been notified of any recalls affecting our make and model. We have always kept up with regular maintenence and the truck was in great running condition. After the fire we became immediately aware of the factory recalls that went out on this vehicle by all of the shared stories of bystanders and their similar experiences or those of loved ones. Ford Motor company does not accept any responsibility for these fires and the costs to replace the vehicles.

Out truck was totalled and now we are left without a vehicle. We worked hard to keep this vehicle in good shape and we payed it off last year prior to my husband retiring from the Air Force. Because it is not a daily driver we recently reduced our insurance from full coverage to liability and now we are completly out of luck and out of a vehicle. Our family had camping reservations made a year ago that we needed the truck for and now we will have to cancel that as well of course nonrefundable. We purchased new tires for the truck 11 months ago for 1000.00 and that is lost as well.

While driving my 2006 F150 Lariat home with my son on the highway (6/26/07), smelled smoke/burning smell. Another motorist driving past us told us there were flames coming out of the front. We pulled over and when my son opened the pasengers side door there were flames coming up from under the truck, he shut the door and got out the drivers side. In minutes the entire truck was engulfed in flames. A total loss. Highway was shut down. Lost everything, including all the tools in the back for work. Dealership is unresponsive. Never had any work done to the vehicle in past. Always current with oil changes and upkeep.

Bought a 2004 Ford F150 4X4 XLT. Had it for 3 years with no problems had done all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. On 12 June 2007 at 3:20am the engine caught fire and destroyed the truck. I drove the truck at 5:00 the previous day for 1 hour and parked it at 6:00pm that night. The truck was running fine with no problems or anything it just caught fire as it sat on the street. The truck is a total loss. I will be contacting Ford in the morning conserning this issue.

I own a 2001 Ford F150 that caught on fire due to a faulty starter and now the insureance won't cover it and ford won't take responsibility. What are my options?

$4,600.00 worth of damage to the body and engine from the fire.

My son's 2002 Ford F-150 caught fire & burnt up in my driveway on May 5th,2007. The fire dept. was called to put out the fire & said it looks as though the fire started around the master cylinder. The fire dept. investigator states the origin of the fire to be similar as the fireman.

Since the fire, I've been told about a recall on this vehicle due to fires linked to the cruise control switch mounted on the master cylinder. I purchased this vehicle from a used car lot 6 months ago & was NEVER told about this recall by Ford or the seller.

I found out after the fire.It totalled the truck, did extensive damage to my driveway (driveway was stained, scored,&sealed about a year ago for thousands of dollars),plus lost many added features in truck(Stereo,amp,speakers,alarm system,new tires,shocks,ect). The conversation I've had with Ford (Steve),seems to be stringing me along,downplaying their responsibility,if any, & it's very frustrating.

After sending them many pictures taken immediately after the fire(they look identical to previous fires started the same way), a picture of leaking brake fluid on my driveway just prior to fire,the same 5A fuse blowing a number of times(causing inability to shift gearshift),they will send out their invetigator to look at vehicle. I should be contacted by him within a week.

When I first reported this to Ford, I was told to file it with my car insurance(I have liability only), then told to file under home owners insurance($3200 deductible). I said it was your responsibility,not theirs.

I just wanted to add my experience with the Ford F-Series fires. On 5/11/07, I parked my 2001 F250 around 11:30 p.m. No prior troubles with this vehicle, and had just turned 105K miles. I brought my dogs inside for the night at almost exactly 1:00 a.m., which requires me to stand outside within six feet of my truck for a few minutes. No smell of any kind of smoke at that time was present that would have indicated a smoldering fire (I have worked as firefighter for twenty years and would have recognized even the faintest odor).

Around 1:30 a.m., a loud boom awakened me from my sleep. I ran outside to find my truck showing flame from the driver's side of the engine compartment. I know the first explosion I heard was NOT the driver's side tire exploding from the fire because I was outside on the phone with 911 when the tire blew. Within the six minutes before the arrival of the fire department, the entire engine compartment and most of the cab was engulfed. I am extremely thankful that my house, only six feet away, did not become involved, and it was only by divine intervention that I wasn't parked inside the carport that night.

On 5-7-07, my son drove his 1997 Ford F150 home from school and parked it in his spot in the garage. Within 20 minutes, we heard his horn going off steadily. I went to the garage to verify the noise and the truck was engulfed in flames! I screamed for my husband who grabbed a fire extinguisher. My son grabbed his key. My husband was able to put the truck into neutral (while it was on fire and he was still spraying it down) and we rolled it out of the garage by pushing on the back seat of the vehicle. My husband was able to put out the flames before the fire dept. arrived. My son's beautiful truck is ruined. The garage was covered in soot although there was no other damage to our home. My husband contacted Ford and they say they stopped paying on these types of situations and we should go through our insurance company. Because of the age of the truck and the mileage (80,000), with our deductible, we'll end up with very little money and not be able to replace this vehicle. My son is heartbroken. Ford should be ashamed. I'm still shaking from the incident days later. It was just horrifying to see the black smoke in the garage and the flames shooting from the vehicle.

After my wife went on a quick shopping trip to the local supermarket, she parked the vehicle in front of our house. Within about 10 minutes, we hear a loud pop. I looked out the front window and a thick cloud of smoke was coming out from under the hood.

I grabbed a fire extingusher and rushed out to the vehicle. I could not open the hood or get too close to the vehicle due to the flames and smoke that was pouring out. I emptied the fire extinguisher from under the front of the vehicle, but the flames did not go out. I ran to the garage for a second extinguisher and did the same with the same results.

My wife called 911 and by the time the fire department arrived about 10 minutes later, the vehicle was completely engulfed and our house was singed by the flames and heat.

Luckily, no one was injured and the fire was put out in time with minimal damage to our house.
The vehicle is totally destroyed..

Shame on the Ford motor company for producing a product that has this type of life threating defect.

On June 30,1999, my 1995 Ford F150 caught on fire at 11:15pm.after being parked in our driveway for at least 7 hours. Our son heard the loud explosion and came running into our bedroom to tell us that there was a fire in our driveway and he had heard a loud explosion.

When my wife and I ran out side, we saw our truck and front of our home totally engulfed in flames. We called 9-1-1. Fire rescue came out and put the fire out and started an investigation.

The report from the fire inspector stated that it was an electrical fire. Not only did this cost us $2000.00 in deductables,but we only got $9000.00 for a truck that was worth $12,000.00 and then we were charged for it.

The insurance company would not allow us to change insurance companys because of the claim and also increased our rates in order to pay back the money that they did give us!

Not only was the driveway and the front of the house damaged but so was the carpet in the house and the walls were smoke damaged. We were treated like criminals,and even asked by the insurance agent if WE started the fire on purpose!

I was totally appauled by such accusations. We kept the truck in showroom condition. I have never gotten any kind of letter from Ford acknowledging the problem or letting us know of any recalls.

I feel as though I should be compensated for the losses that we experience and the Ford Motor Company should stand up and take responability for their faulty vehicles, afterall, they didn't have a problem taking my money when I bought the truck! Many pictures were taken of the remains and damage.

I own a 2000 Ford F-150. I walked outside and my truck was on fire under the hood. I was able to get the fire out, but the Ford dealership said its going to take atleast $5,300 or more to fix just the mechanical and wiring damage. I have not got a price on the body damage. The fire was started through the cruise control switch that I later found has had a recall on it for starting such fires. I asked Ford about there responsibilities in paying for the damages. They said they are not responsible and they are not going to pay for any of it. They said they sent out 5 recall notices, and that reliefes them of any responsibilities. I never recieved any recall notices, they may have went to the previous owner. I bought the vehicle from the Ford dealership used in late 03' or early 04'.

I also have a 2003 Ford Expedition. Three weeks ago it blew a spark plug at just over 80,000 miles. Fortunately, my wife was not on the freeway when it happened. We have a premium warranty service on the vehicle but they have refused to pay for the repair.

We heard a loud pop and then a terrible noise from the engine. We had a spark plug blow out of the engine on our 2002 Ford F250 Laredo Crew cab Truck. Luckily we were close to a mechanic shop. The mechanic put another spark plug in and said that it will blow again. It will cost over $2,500.00 to fix it he says. We can't afford to pay that. So we have to take the chance it will happen again. Isn't that a safety issue? I think Ford should have to fix it.I see that alot of people are having this problem. Should'nt there be a recall?

It will cost over $2,500.00 to fix it.

My 2001 f-150 4 door caught on fire feb07, i contacted ford and they have no reason why they dont want to be responsable for it, it did have a recall.my husband had just bought me the truck while serving in afghanistan then it was really hard getting a nice truck for once and then for it to catch on fire, i only had liability on it unfortunally , oh and no lawyer wants to take my case because they said something or someone had to catch on fire with the truck, so if anyone can help me i would really appreciate it

I have a 2000 Ford Expedition that also has blown out a spark plug.Since I am a diesel mechanic I rented a tool and repaired it myself.My worry now is when will the next one blow out? Probably in the middle of nowhere on a holiday.

I don't think I can trust the vehicle to go very far from home or to send the family on a trip and not worry about them.I tried to trade it off before the spark plug blew out but it seems that everyone knew but me that it was a 5.4 Triton and two dealers offered me $1200. for a very clean Expedition that I still owe $7800 on,when they had one exactly like it on their lot for $12995.

Bottom line is I have a nice suv that I cant trade in, trust to use as intended,or sell without feeling guilty about having given a problem to someone else.

I have a 2003 Ford Expedition that has 39K miles the check engine light came on and it ran rough this weekend. I took it to a mechanic and he told me that his diagnostics indicate that cylinder #4 is misfiring and it might be the plug or the coil and it cost $200 to replace because it is very hard to get at; it is in the bottom of the engine. This is the 2nd time this happened the 1st time the truck was under warrantee with only 27K miles from reading all the customers comments and experience. It seems that Ford has an issue with plugs.

Blew #3 spark plug out of the head on my 1997 Ford Expedition. The dealer wants $2400 for repair, $4200 for head replacement, or $5500 for a long block engine replacement.

So far, $200 towing cost and $90 dealer evaluation cost, plus loss of vehicle for 2-weeks (so far).

You recently published my complaint about Ford spark plug blowouts I now have some info. I would like you to pass on. You have had many people from Minnesota that have had this problem and they need to contact Minnesota Attorney General's Office 1400 Bremer Tower 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 296-3353 (800) 657-3787 TTY:(651) 297-7206 TTY:(800) 366-4812 to file a complaint against Ford, I have done so and they said they would contact Ford on my behalf to try and resolve this issue. The more people that contact them the better case they can present. Please let people in other states know to contact thier Attorney Generals. Thank you.

My local Ford dealer said right off the bat that it looked like a fire originating at the cruise control.

My cold 2000 F250 Super Duty 4dr self ignited in my driveway. Thank goodness I had a hose nearby and noticed the smoke coming out of the driverside wheelwell while walking my dog. If I hadn't my house would have gone up in flames.

My local Ford dealer said right off the bat that it looked like a fire originating at the cruise control and gave me an estimate of aprox. $5,000 that they filed with Ford, and told me it looked open and shut and not to worry, they would take care of the formalities with Ford and get back with me and hopefully have my truck back to me in about three weeks. Ford asked for an inspection by a local regional, who took pictures and filed a report to their home office proved to be the begining of my happy ending.

I filed a complaint with Ford's Detroit office about the same time, who inturn spoke with the regional office, who spoke with the regional office and manager again after I filed a complaint with Detoit when it was turned down the first time. Oddly enough when I spoke with the complaint line in Detoit while filing for a review of the decision after being told I was turned down for repairs by my Ford dealer,(who was quite surprised), the lady with whom I spoke with in Detroit was very nice and quite sympathetic, and was kind enough to read back to me the initial report from the field.

I only wish I had recorded my conversation. They admitted the guilt, but questioned whether it was worth fixing. Following my review of Ford's decision not to fix my vehicle, the story changed to the argument that the cause of the fire was indeterminable due to the extensive damage. There was no mention of guilt. My advise from Ford's complaint desk was to turn it into my insurance co.

I was told by the Ford employee that I would most likely be paid for my loss, and you know that Ford and most other car makers, own atleast part of all the major insurance companies, and they would work out some sort of payback as far as Ford was concerned for my damages, but atleast I would be compensated. I told her that I didn't want to involve my insurance co. as it may increase my rates and ratings, and she agreed, but said there was nothing Ford was going to do for me or my truck.

Through all this, I just kept repeating to everyone...all I want is my truck fixed...all I want is my truck back... To this day that is all I ever wanted. The insurance co. totaled the truck and after seven months I may have a chance to to out and get a three or four thousand dollar truck to replace my dependable, beautiful F250...you know the one I bought new...the truck I paid over thirty thousand for...the one I took such good care of...the one I used everyday to earn a living...eeeek

2002 Ford E350 44,000 miles, #7 spark plug blew out of aluminum head. On 4/3/07 John @ CRC offered $1000.00 w/ 24 hour expiration toward a $2511.00 cost(warranty priced discount) from Dealer.Dealer further offered an additional 10% discount and got a Ford field Rep. to agree to an additional $250.00. So as it stands now I'm still looking at a $761.00 bill according to the Dealer.

Nothing has happened yet. I just wanted to register my name because I own a Ford F150 (1999)

my 1996 ford F150 exploded and completely burned to scrap metal after it had been parked in my driveway for over 24 hours. part of the master cylinder blew out from the truck and landed about 20 feet away. I was not home at the time-the neighbors heard the explosion and called 911. they also reported that the engine started by itself during the fire.

I have been a proud FORD owner all my life. Until my '02 F150 blew a spark plug for the 2nd time costing me in exess of $4,000. I have been stranded out of town twice with $300 towing bils. I was told by Ford that since there are nor recalls on this problem, it is soley my responsibility and he has only heard of this 2 times. They refuse to stand behind the obvious Manufacturer defective design. This is a very wide spread problem between 99-04 on Tritan V8 and V10. When I talked to the service manager at the dealership I had it fixed at...the first thing he asked was Let me guess, #3 cylendar? I said yes! What does that tell you?

I have been a Ford person for 35 years. Last year my F 250 with the 5.4 blew the back passenger side plug @ about 120,000 miles. It cost over 2000.00 to pull the head and have a helicoil put in. I currently have a 2006 F-150 with a 5.4. I'm alittle nervous. Ford is forceing me to look elsewhere.

I bought a 2001 Ford F150 with 89000 miles on it in December of last year. It now has 104000 miles. This past week my wife and I were driving home from shopping when we were startled by a loud bang. The engine started missing so i pulled over to the side of the road and shut it off. I called the local ford dealer in Center Point and told them the problem, they said it is probably a blown spark plug which is what it turned out to be.

I was given two options, one was to replace the head at a cost of $3000 or to have a heli coil put in the spark plug hole at a cost of $300-$400 I chose the second. This is the first Ford I have owned after switching from driving Chevy trucks for 20 years, needles to say once I pick it up from the dealer ship after the repair I will be sending it down the road after reading all of the problems with the heads.

Last night at 4 am I was awakened by my daughter who heard a loud noise in the driveway. When I went to the front door I saw that my wife's 2001 Ford Escape was on fire. After the Fire Department put out the fire the Fire Inspector stated the fire had started near the brake booster. After looking on this web site I see that there have been 8 other incidents happening to these vehicles, that have been reported to your agency. What recourse do I have as a consumer against Ford for not warning customers of this potential hazard. I am having to claim this against my Insurance which is going to cause my Insurance to go up?

The vehicle is a total loss and I am going to have to buy a new one to replace it. I can not replace it for the amount that they say my Escape is worth.

I have just lost my Ford 2001 F-150 truck to a fire. I parked the vehicle in our drive, normally I would have parked in the garage. I was awakened about 6 hours later with explosions from the truck being on fire. I had received 2 recalls and went to local Ford dealer was told they did not have the part to replace the faulty part but that mine was not one of the ones being recalled.

This related to the cruise control. The second time I was told the same thing about no parts and they disconnected the cruise but before I left the Service manager said again that mine was not one of the ones being recalled and to plug it back up. I have contacted Ford and they say they have no responsibility

My truck is a total loss, it completely burned. In fact the fire was so hot that it melted the inside of the front rims.My recourse not is an attorney and hopefully a class action suit against Ford

I have a 1997 Ford F250 LD and I also had a spark plug blow out. 3rd cyl. passenger side. Fixed it and 200 miles later blew 4th plug passenger side. Only not so lucky this time the loose plug started a fuel fire and burned my truck down to the axels in 12 minutes. 100% total. BEWARE This could kill you. It went up so fast we lost our cameras ,computer,GPS and just got out ourselfs. would love to share the pictures of my truck with the people from Ford that say there is not a problem

Truck was a total to replace it with a Chevy or Dodge will cost 6 or 7 thousand but I would walk before driving a Ford with alum. heads.

My 1997 Ford Expedition 5.4 L with aluminum heads spit out a spark plug. They said $800 to fix it. I went to Smith Ford in Rexburg, ID and they fixed it for $292. The next month, it spit out a second plug, another $392. I am looking for a Toyota now. American auto manufacturers need to stand by their product when it is a design flaw. I see from the internet that it is a common problem, and the dealers admit it is seen frequently.

We have an 1999 F350 and have had 2 different spark plugs blow in a matter of 7 months. Of course when I called Ford, they denied knowing of a problem and said it didn't matter anyway because I was out of warranty. About a month after our 2nd plug blew, my father's F150 blew a plug.

SO FAR, we have had to pay $2000. in repair expenses to have both plugs rethreaded.

expedition blown spark plug at 65k, at mechanic now. not sure if threads ruined but prolly are...over 4k to fix? this piece of crap isn't even worth 4k!!!!!!!!!!

My 1997 Ford F150 pick up truck had a Spark Plug Blow out.

We joined the Ford spark plug club last week. All of the links I find for class action don't work. Between my POS GMC Jimmy (which has had $1000 of non-reimbursed electrical repair in the steering column switches)I've had. Sorry flag wavers I really tried but the incompetence and arrogance of these companies is too much. My beater Honda needs gas and oil...period: and it has way more miles than my Detroit iron. As the RamChargers used to say...Color me gone.

I used a tap with adapter to fix the head (not helio-coil). It takes a newer smaller spark plug now. Got my fingers crossed. Anyone have any experience with the longevity of this fix?

I was driving home Saturday evening when I smelled something burning. Looking around I noticed out the left rear window sparks hitting the highway from my truck. I pulled over and checked the bed of my truck to find it. I noticed flames underneath the truck between the bed and the cab. Thinking fire and gas tank, I ran and proceeded to call 911.

After reporting it, I turned around and the truck was up in flames. I was out on Highway one between the 101 and Lompoc. The fire truck and highway patrol showed up ,but by the time they did, the truck was halfway melted. The fireperson said it was electrical. It's a 2001 F-150 and I was baffled by what went wrong, only to find out about all this recall cruise control stuff.

The truck is melted. I'm a General Contractor meaning my tools, my business was in it.

The entire front portion of my 1997 Ford Contour was on fire. I stood in amazement watching my car get destroyed while awaiting the fire department.

My husband's 1999 Ford Ranger XLT, did not catch fire, thank goodness. But we had a problem with smoke coming from the cruise control stick mounted on the steering column, and a popping sound. It stopped and he hasn't had any additional trouble. But I read the info about the fires etc, so he hasn't been using his cruise control anymore.

I called Ford and they told me the Rangers where not included in the recalls. But from reading the info posted here I don't understand that. So many Fords are being recalled...don't they usually all use the same parts????

I am really worried. Is there still an open investigation to see if more vehicles should be recalled?

My 2001 Ford F150 blew out Spark plug just like all the rest. Dealer said too bad

No $ to fix

My stupid Ford Focus as of today has had the ignition switch go out for the third time! I have had nothing but trouble since I bought this car brand new off the lot in September of 2000. Two starters, 3 ignitions, 3 batteries, and 2 alternaters! Talk about a lemon but the lemon law I guess does not apply to this stupid car!

My 2002 F-150 began shuddering about 8 months ago. Since then: I've had all the sparkplugs replaced; reoccured and had an engine coil replaced (about 3 months ago); now it's back worse than ever.

Initially, I'd feel the misfires between 40-60mph under light load only. Now, it's all the time -- idling, most any speed and under practically any load. I took it back to a shop and they correctly diagnosed the problem (as my research has shown); but, since the check engine light is not yet on, they can't narrow it down to what plug/coil to replace.

I'll be following the advice to buy a whole set of coils from eBay for $98 and get the shop to put 'em in. But, I fear that it'll all come back in a few more months, and/or a plug will be spit out and the cylinder head damaged.

I followed Don of Omaha NE's advice and called called Ford's Customer Care department to log an official complaint: 1-800-392-3673. After gathering all my information, she asked what I was seeking from Ford at this time.

I referenced this website, many others, and that I'm seeking to log a official complaint, hoping that that will lead to Ford offering a recall due to the large number of vehicles that this applies to. She said indeed that it's just this sort of phone call that could lead to a recall being announced. We'll see... So, I second Dan of Omaha's plea: EVERYONE SHOULD CALL FORD TO COMPLAIN!!!

As is the case with so many other people, the V-10 Triton engine manufactured by Ford than runs our 2001 Georgetown motor home (chassis by Ford; coach by Forest River of Goshen, Indiana) has blown a spark plug for a second time.

Mechanics willing to re-sleeve the cylinder are few and far between. Ford dealerships will replace the engine head, refusing to use a simple tool, which Ford itself makes, to resleeve the cylinder for the spark plug.

Gas fumes enter the entire coach of the motor home, necessitating the evacuation of my family into our tow vehicle, which is detached, and my driving the motor home as gas fumes enter the coach.

We must continue to drive as I make my living giving talks to small groups of Catholics across the nation. I have no choice but to continue to drive until we find someone to resleeve the cylinder. We found man in northern California in early 2006 who used the tool, which we had to rent from a company in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to resleeve one cylinder. We are in need of finding another such competent person in Alabama or Florida.

This has cost us much in the past. It is costing much at present. Ford must be held accountable for this. I would be willing to testify before a Congressional committee on this dereliction of duty by Ford by its placing the owners of the V-10 Triton engine in great physical jeopardy.

On 17 January 07, my husband was driving my 2003 Ford Expedition when he felt a jerky, hesitation from the vehicle. He took the vehicle to the Ford dealership and they told him the ignition coil spark plug #5 need to be replaced.

It cost him $349. We thought that would solve the problem when a week later #7 did they same thing. The service department help us with a discount $273 (we were blessed on this one). The service department said that there is moisture in the cylinders and they could dry them out for $219. My vehicle only has 65,000 miles and I bought the vehicle in March 2006.

I have a 99 expedition, around mid August of 2006, i was riding on the freeway home from work, when i heard a loud pop from my engine sounding like a loud messed up muffler had just blew off, and i started to slow down not able to go over aleast 20mph, pulled over a man looked under my hood and found that my back spark plug had blew out, he tried 3 times to put it back in but he said the threads were strips but when he had a extra spark plug and screwed it in tightly it worked but only temporarly, Again in jan 07 i turned the corner and there it goes again popped out and now im here without a vehicle.

My 99 Expedition is now dead under the carport. For the third time in less than two years a spark plug blew through the head. I also had to replace a blower assembly unit so I could have heat and air conditioning.

I cannot afford to pay $5000 for a new head or $6000 for a new engine. I have $4400 left on my loan and the truck is worthless now. Since I bought this truck I have put over $3,000 into various repairs to keep it running. The spark plug issues have cost me $2,000 so far. I had to repair a blower assembly for $800 just to get heat and air conditioning. Since this is a work truck, I had to buy another truck to stay in business. I switched to Dodge. Now I have two payments instead of one. I want

FORD 2000 Excursion with V10 shot out a spark plug and coil. (second plug up from the front right side...#3???) Now I too know what the sound was 2 years ago when we had the vehical towed to a service station... They said you have a common plug problem and $900 later I was on the road again. This time the noise came back in my driveway...so I took a look. The plug is OUT and I can not put it back in. Is there any recourse? I have been driving for over 30 years and this is a FIRST. I think there is a design DEFECT and Ford should step up and take responsibility. I can not pay this a second time!...

I have a 1998 Ford Expedition w/5.4 Triton motor. Had spark plug #2 blowout on 1/5/07.

$830.00 in repair/ re-sleeve plug hole

In August of 2006 my Ford pick up started running rough. I took it to dealer was number #2 coil and plug had 72,876 and I had purchased extended warenty, which was not covered. cost 434.34. In December the number 8 coil went so I went to auto zone and replaced it along with all plugs. the book says to do this at 100,000 miles I had 77,049, this seamed to fix the problem for about a week then it started to run rough again so took it back to dealer this time was the #5,7, & 2 coil and spark plugs they did not charge me for # 2 coil. but still cost me $448.26.

I don't trust my truck to go anywhere as I still have 4 more coils to go and now I am finding that these engins are puking plugs. If I bought a new pick up would Ford have solved this problem or am I just getting another problem. I am 64 years old and have always owned a Ford had good luck until now.

I had the same problem on the number 5 plug (left front?) on my Mustang GT. This fix works with the Cylinder on the car...my sparkplug was in an easy access place, you might have to remove other stuff to get to yours...good luck! I bought the 14 x 1.25MM Helicoil kit for $78.00. It comes with a tap, 5 Helicoils, and the insertion tube and tool. I had to grind down the edges of the insertion tube so it would fit in the spark plug(cylinder) hole on the 4.6L SOHC Head.

The spark plug blew out from the third cylinder head

It resulted in breaking a coil, breaking the bracket off of my fuel injector as well i had to have the spark plug hole tapped out to get a spark plug to stay in again, as well as new injectors. It has left me without a vehicle for over a week, and it could still happen again.

In early 2006 I was sitting at a stop just around the corner from my home when I heard this pop and then a repetitive tattering sound from under the hood of my truck. I had the truck taken to a certified ford repair center to find out that it had blown out a spark plug. The repair facility stated that Ford trucks are imfamous for doing this and when it happens it strips the aluminum head requiring a replacement head or helicoil insert.

The facility fixed my truck and I was on my way, only 43,000 miles on my truck and I get it serviced around every 3000 miles. On December 31st 2006 I was half way home in a 700+ mile trip with my family when I heard a very familiar pop and the same repetitive tattering under my hood. I immediately pulled off the road, 36 degrees outside and raining, to find out that I had another plug that had been blown from the number 1 cylinder.

I was lucky that I just recieved some tools for Christmas, which I opened and used to get the plug reinserted so that I could get my truck home. If this had been just my wife and kids, which it was suppose to be, then they would have been stranded on the side of the road and I would have incurred a tow charge along with the repair charge I will have to incur. This is a big problem with Ford trucks and if Ford is not going to own up and fix this problem free of charge to the consumers that experiences this problem then I think they should be forced to recall and fix all vehicles with this potential problem.

The unfortunate part of this is that my Dad is a huge proponent of Ford Trucks and has been a Ford truck owner since 1967. My dad has passed on his secured feeling about Ford trucks to both my brother and myself. My Dad has owned 4 Ford trucks and I have owned 1, this my first, and if this cannot be resolved then I can not buy another Ford truck going forward because I must buy vehicles that I can trust from a company I can trust.

I have had 3 Spark plugs ejected from the heads of My 2001 F-150 pickup

The cost to repair these has exceeded $1500

The second sparkplug on the passenger side blew out of the cylinder head destroying the coil in the process.

The only apparent physical damage is to the cylinder head (stripped threads), the coil (destroyed) and the spark plug. The repairs will cost approximately $1100 at the local Ford dealer. Fortunately, they think they can make the repair without pulling the head. If they had to pull the head, the repairs would cost over $3000.

Just like many others, my 2002 Excursion with the 6.8l started spitting spark plugs. The #6 plug was spit out tonight for the second time. At this point I will be pursuing the timsert solution.

This is another Ford engine sparkplug blowout story. I own a 2002 F150 with 65k on it. It blew a plug about a year ago which I had repaired via a sleeve as there was no way I was gonna pay over $3000 that the dealer wanted for a head replacement. Then, it just did it again while I am on vacation in FL. Now I have a rental car expense, my vacation ruined, etc. over a problem Ford fails to fix. This complete bull and they need to be hung out to dry on it.

I like many others have had my 2002 Ford F-150 blow a spark plug out of the cylinder head. To repair it took 5 days and $3,000 for a new head. After discussing this with the service tech at my local Ford dealership he informed me that this is a very common occurance. He said that Ford had only used 3 threads in the head that failed, but are now replacing them with a 7 thread head., This tells me that they are very aware of the problem but are willing to leave their customers footing the bill. I guess the scary part about that is I still have 4 more 3 thread spark plug holes to worry about blowing out,.I absolutly feel this should be under a re-call.

Blew the #3 spark plug out of the engine. No warranty protection. Estimated repair cost $3,500. Same problem thousands of 5.4 ltr v-8 Triton engines are experiencing. Need help!! Ford should recognize the problem and recall!!

I purchased a 2000 Mustang GT in Florida and was driving it back home to Texas. Everything was going fine until just outside of Houston (200 miles left of a 1400 mile trip). I heard a loud pop from the front of the car, then a loud hissing that was going off and on at a rate of about 5 per second (approximation). I first thought I had blown a tire but the car wasn't handling any different. Pulling to the side of the road, listening to the noise, then opening the hood, I noted that one of the spark plugs had blown out of the engine. The coil over that plug (this car uses coils on each spark plug, not the old spark plug wires with one distributor setup) was lying on top of the engine with the plug still in the rubber boot. Long short of the story, I am, among other things, an experienced mechanic. I own a shop where we build racing Jet Ski's. I immediately knew that the plug had somehow stripped the threads in the head. I then disconnected the plug coil and the injector, put the plug/coil in the car and drove the last 200 miles without it. Of course it made lots of noise and ran poorly but it beat the promise of sitting on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck and a very expensive tow job to where ever. Upon getting back to San Antonio, I stopped by several shops looking for a Helicoil and tap to fit that sparkplug hole. I went several places and found what I needed. After tapping the hole with the new tool I bought, I taped a 3/8 tube to the end of my shop vacuum, sucked out the aluminum shavings from the cylinder, then inserted the Helicoil. (A helicoil is a spring looking set of threads that fit into a newly tapped or threaded hole to fix the damaged or missing threads that were there originally.) Since the threads had completely stripped out, I simply replaced them with the Helicoil. The whole fix took me about an hour, and now it's better than new. My total cost was $78.00. I did the repair with the HEAD ON THE ENGINE. I don't recommend a novice to do this, but any competent mechanic that has done Helicoil's before can manage it. Bottom line, Ford dealers telling anyone that to fix this problem is in the thousands of dollars is simply RIPPING YOU OFF!!!

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About a year ago I bought a Lincoln Navagater with 28,000 miles on it. I bought the truck through Neil Lincoln in Medford NY. I paid $2500 for an extended warranty to cover me to 75000 miles. Well, I was going to work last week when the spark plug in my # 6 cyl. striped and blew out.Almost caused a chain 10 car or more pile up on Jerehico Tpke. Rt25 In Huntington NY. I had the car towed to the dealer. Sayville Ford ( because Neil Lincoln is now out of business ) So, I bought a LINCOLN , A warranty thru

The ford dealer and had all my service and sceduled maintaince done by Lincoln Dealer( witch is a total rip off ) But I did it because I thought If I had a problem they would fix it. The extended warranty people will not pay becauce this is a design flaw where ford only has a few threads holding the spark plug in an alum. block. So now I have a 500 dollar a mo. payment plus a rent a car for 199. a week. and ford says that they are not responsable. Well , If people were getting killed because of this it would get more attention. But then again if I died I would not be able to tell the story. So here I am pleading my case. I know that as a consumer, I did everything right. Now its time for someone to take the bull by the horns and stick up for the consumer. I just read through 89 pages with about 3 or 4 complaints per page.about 340 cases of the same thing that happened to me. The dealer at sayville ford told me to fix it right its 5800 dollars plus tax.

Now I sill have to pay 500/Mo. for this truck at least 6 K to fix it. Also I have 4 more years of payments @ 500/Mo. and on top of it I have to go out and buy another car so I can afford to work and get to work so I can live. Not to mention the total waste of time and mental stress.Can someone please step up to the plate and fight for whats right before someone gets even more hurt or even worse Killed !

Saturday December 9, 2006, my son was driving my 2004 Ford Explorer to come and pick me up. While exiting there was a puddle (raining) my son hit the brakes they locked and the truck flipped over. The top caved in. I was just looking at a report on Fox 11 news about how the Ford Explorer's are not being too successful passing safety inspections and I know they have a history of brakes locking. Thank God my son had on his seat belt.

My truck is totaled, roll over damage and cannot be restored.

I own a 1999 Ford F150 with the 5.4 Triton V8. I have had it for two years now and have not had any problems until earlier this year when a spark plug blew out on the drivers side. Luckily it had managed to keep the threads and I managed to put a new plug in it. I thought it was from when I had changed plugs out 3-4 months ago. About 3 weeks later it did it again and broke the power pack. So I went and bought a new plug and pack , but when I tried to put it back in, it wouldnt tighten. THE THREADS WERE STIPPED!!! I was shocked when I looked online and found that there was 100s of cases of this. I called Ford and they denied knowing anything and said the only thing would be a new head, expensive one at that.

My truck sat for a week while I looked for other resources that was capable and willing to do a repair. I finally found a shop that would put a heli-coil, i think that is how it goes in it. Because of the plug number, they could get to it easy, so it cost me around $300, alot cheaper than a head. I have not had a problem with it since, although I have had to tighten another spark plug repeatedly after noticing an unusual sound during startup. Luckily I manage to hear it before it blows out. My wife doesnt like to drive it now because of the what if and I dont know what to hear for, so I am thinking of getting rid of it now. I would recommend it if you can find a shop that is willing to do the work, because some won't.

Like the other folks, I have drive about four Fords and awhile back a spark plug blew out of the aluminum head and Ford says it is my truck and for $2,500 they will take care of it. I told them where to put it and went out and bought a Dodge. If Ford does not care enough to take care of its customers on what is apparently a nationwide problem then we can see why they are losing money and will continue to lose money. Do not support their products.

I just got rid of the truck

Was just driving my 99 ford f-150 at 40 mph and all of a sudden made such racket under the hood I cringed. Had to drive truck another 5 miles at less then 10mph and started to troubleshoot the problem after I finally got home. It was almost zero outside and was not going to wait for a tow truck for me and my two small children. Found that the number 4 cylinder had destroyed the threads within the cylinder head.

I bought a ford escape from my family who bought the vehicle new in 2003...I have owned the car for five monthes and the engine blew up as I was driving down the road without any warning....I am diligent about changing the oil and take good care of my car....I called Ford because there is only 75,000 miles on the car and this should not be happening...they were rude...mind you my mother has owned a ford explorer for almost 10 years... the sad part is I am a young hard working female stuck in montana, trying to find a engine and still get back to idaho to work (I have already missed 2 days)...and here's the kicker it's 3600 for a used engine or 6000 for a new...what do you do! I hate ford and looking on the internet it appears that I am not the only one that this has happened too...

1999 Mercury Grand Marquis. 4.6 L engine. Spark plug blow out #8 cylinder. This is not an isolated incident from what I have been reading. Ford needs to step up and take responsibility for their engineering mistake before people start getting killed. Apparently there is no mileage consideration or specific time when it happens. The plug just blows out and your car loses power and makes all kinds of noise. If this happened in a bad neighborhood I guarentee they would return fire thinking it was a drive by shooting.

99 F150 number 4 spark plug blow out .Went to pick up kids at school, shut truck off to wait in line,went to start up and pow sound like a shot went off. Pop up hood and saw coil moving. Pulled coil off and found plug . Looks like I can join the club now .1999 f150 120,000 miles

While on vacation driving in south Florida ,the 4th pass. side spark plug blew out and caused flames under the hood of my 1999 F350 Ford. resulting in a repair bill of more than $1000.00. reported to NHTSA ,with no results , I thought a FIRE under the hood was important, Guess NOT ! Ford company was no help either. Still waiting to here of someone Burnt from flames.

HAD TO SPEND TWO DAYS AND $ 1000.00 , more than 1500 miles from HOME.

On March 31st 2006 I went to my girlfriends house to visit. I parked in front of there house and was in side for at least half an hour to an hour when her dad looks out the window and yells that my 2001 ford f-150 is on fire. It caught fire after i had turned my engine off. I ran outside and the entire front of my truck was up in flames. The fire was so intense that it melted all the glass and hood right off. It came from under the hood. The truck was totalled. The fire department had to come and barely put it out before it exploaded. I lost everything. To this day, I still havent recovered my losses.

My truck was totalled. I lost everything in there. It melted the pavement below and sidewalk. I lost clothes, my ipod, all my cd's. 6 cd changer, brand new bf goodrich all terrain tires, bed liner, etc. I recovered nothing. One of the insurance people said it was the cruise control, which was right but after that, no one said anything and Insurance gave me basically nothing. Ford never contacted me back after i attempted. They are at fault but wont pay for anything.

I have a Ford F150 and was doing about 40 down the street and heard a loud noise. I paid 175.00 to have my truck towed to the dealer. The dealer has told me it is the number 3 spark plug that blew and it will cost 2400.00 to fix it. it has been 2 days since the breakdown and the warranty company says it will take 48 hours more to determine whether they will cover the repairs. We don't hold much hope of that as the sparks plugs are not covered under the warranty.

My wife had to pick me up from work that day. My wife now has to stay home from work in order for me to go to work. We made that desicion because I make more than my wife. They are telling me that I will not get my truck back until at least monday that means my wife will miss at least 4 days of work.

On Oct. 9, 2006 our 2000 Ford Expedition caught fire in our driveway.The fire totaled our Expedition, heat damaged our Ford Explorer sitting next to it, burned our garage on our new house, and smoke damaged our new fence that was less than 3 months old. The fortunate side of this story is a neighbor saw the back of our house and car was on fire and alerted us in time to get out before our house burned down and possibly killed us.

The fire department told us of a recall, my husband nor I had received any letters of a recall. We luckily had full insurance on our 2000 Expedition, but had to pay three different deductibles totalling $4600. Our totally burned truck sat in our driveway next to our burned house for over a month waiting on FORD, who NEVER CAME to evaluate the situation (we were informed by our insurance company they would). The bright side of this story is we are alive, but want to inform as many people as we can of this story so it doesn't happen to anyone else.

The economic damage was $3600.00 deductible on our house, $500.00 for a totalled 2000 Ford Expedition, $500.00 deductible for a Ford Explorer Truck. The countless hours off dealing with contractors, and the emotional stress this has put on our lives.

My 1998 Ford Expedition XLT caught fire when parked in the parking lot of Georgio's restaurant after driving for about 20 minutes. Fire started in the engine compartment and remained localized there. Entire engine compartment flamed up, burned a hole through the hood, and damaged everything forward of the vehicles firewall. Flame was contained and extinguished using industrial fire extinguishers available at the restaurant Georgio's where my wife, daughter, and I were meeting my parents for dinner. The vehicle has a good service record and has been service at the local Ford dealer a few times, so this was a huge surprise.

Fairly confident the vehicle will be declared totaled by my insurance carrier Geico. My wife and I depend on having a second vehicle because I drive our other vehicle 60 minutes away every day for work. Since she spends her time raising our daughter, I am the sole source of income, but we're unsure that income can accommodate a car payment (both of our vehicles are paid for).

11/12/06 the car (Crown Victoria) caught fire after sitting in the drive for 12 hours.

Total loss to car and truck sitting next to it.

This is a follow up on the trouble I'm haveing with my 1998 Ford Expadition, 4.6 V8. Started the truck up heard a loud bang shut off the motor and opened the hood and found that the spark plug on the passenger side 2nd one back had blowen of of the head. took it to Bob Bonosky ford in Macedon NY, spoke with a tech named Shawn, He told me that this is a problem and that ford is aware of it. It seems that there is a flaw in the head design,and they have not stepped up to the bat, Ford suggest that the head be replaced,But they will not pay for it. So I called ford, I was told that ( yes we are aware of this problem and to make sure I take it to a ford dealer to have it repaired at my cost,We do not have a program in place to address this issue and no, Ford will not pay to have it repaired, Thank you very much for calling.) Shawn at Bob Bonosky Ford told me that they have a sleeve kit to repair the head, (Its not a helicoil) and he has fix a number of them and has not had any come back,The repair cost me $305.00. Replaceing the head does not fix the flaw, it fix's the problem till the head lets go of another spark plug, The design is the same. I strongly incouage all the people that have had this happen to them, To call and complain to Ford and anyone else who will listen, its the sqweeky wheel that will get the oil,

I purchased a 2005 f150 brand new.. loved the truck.. then today i realize just how safe my f150 is to leave alone for a few minutes... Someone with a flatblade screwdriver gave the door handle a wack below the lock cylinder through the plastic and catching the rim of the lock cylinder. on the driver side equiped with the keyless entry and then used the screwdriver to turn the lock. they were in the truck, in less then 1 minute.. how is it that someone can break into a brand new truck with a screwdriver in a minute? can ford not afford to make better locks and door handles? must they use plastic and cheap locks? i can open my door with any key of any length... you can use the end of a dinner knife to turn the lock, as all you have to do is just get an object in about 1/8th of an inch, if that...

I own a 2003 Ford Escape limited edition, and have 88,000mi on it, most of which are highway miles. My transmission just went out! The good thing is that I was still in the parking lot at work when it happened.. the only indication that something was wrong is that it was a little sluggish earlier in the day. I called Ford to see if there was a discount program that I could benefit from seeing that the vehicle was only three years old. No I don't have an extended warranty on it.. never thought I would need one on a newer vehicle. I was told there was no help for me.. Ford Tough.. not so in my case..

Spark Plug blow out on 2001 F150 5.4L. Cost me time off from work and some way to pay $3,000 to fix.

1999 Ford Expedition blew out spark plug while driving to work. Ford said this was not a defect and I would have to pay for the repair $3,000-$7,000. I took it to another garage to have a coil and new spark plug installed (cost me $300). When then tried to drive it out of the garage the transmission broke. I had to have the transmission rebuilt ($2,000). Within the year the spark plug blew out again and the engine was replaced ($3,000).

This cost me $5,000 to repair it to the state that it runs but not very well. I ended up giveing the vehicle away because the maintenance costs were to high (estimate that I lost $12,000 value of the vehicle). I then went a bought a Toyota.

On October 6th 2006, my 1999 Ford F150 caught fire in my driveway. It was not running. According to the Dayton Fire Department, and the forensic firm that inspected the vehicle, the fire originated at the master cylinder--the exact place that the Ford cruise control engineering defect is located. The vehicle is/was insured, however I use the vehicle for my living. My insurance company will only settle with me fior nothing more than blue book value. This doesn't begin to approach the disruption to my life and business. Fortunately, there was no major property damage or loss of life. I have spoken with Ford's legal department and they are refusing to make any accomdations for my losses. I had made a simple and very modest proposal to them to make things right---in fact my request to Ford was significantly less than the losses I have altready suffered. Further, I was asking for a modest accomodation in purchasing a new Foprd vehicle; a situation that would kept me as a Ford customer. I VERY MUCH want to talk to other Ford owners who have experienced a fire.

On October 21,2006, My 2000 Ford 150 crew cab pick up truck caught fire while parked in fron of my daughter's appartment. Vehicle was totally destroyed.

My Ford 150 was totally destroyed and the car parked next to it sustain over $2,000 worth of damage.

My 2005 ford F-350 caught fire while parked in my driveway. Truck is totaled

Well, I guess I'll add my name to this trail of tears. My 1999 Ford Expedition 5.4 Triton just spit out the #3 spark plug and after reading the litany of complaints, I have no delusions that this is going to be expensive. I'm going to call the Ford dealership on Monday to get the bad news. It's a shame that an otherwise really nice vehicle can be screwed up with one design defect and turn people away from buying future Ford products. Chrysler had a similar problem that went on for years with transmissions failing in their minivans. Chrysler wouldn't pay for it either. It seems that when the problem is not safety related, the manufacturers feel they can get away with it!

Similiar to many issues others are having with spark plugs blowing out of the block. My problem though less expensive is still quite flustrating. My spark plugs are continually burning out. I've been replacing plugs in my 98 F-150 5.4 for the last three months after I had Ford replace faulty coil packs. Since they had my truck my plugs have been fouling out left and right, and they will take no responsibility for the problem.

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Plug on #3 cylinder blew at 92,000 miles on my 2002 F150. Expense aside I will never trust this truck in the backwoods in the Winter in Minnesota. No reply from Ford.

Ignition lock failed without warning on my 2001 Ford Focus. Key would not go in and when it finally did, the lock refused to turn. After doing an Internet search I am not alone with this problem. Apparently it is a widely known problem concerning the earlier models of the Focus. Which, to the best of my knowledge Ford has refused to address properly.

My 2001 Ford F150 Truck caught on fire while parked, with the ignition off, on September 5, 2006. Please note that I am the second owner of this vehicle and received no safety recall notice.

After contacting my insurance company and speaking with others I was advised to see if there were any recalls on the vehicle that might have been connected with the fire. During my research I discovered there are two recalls and specifically the speed control system modification recall states it could lead to fire. This is very alarming as I never received any information on this recall and my vehicle has caught on fire and is a total loss.

I may owe more then what the truck is valued, so once I am able to pay off the loan I will then be without a vehicle and will have to incur a higher debt to replace the vehicle.

Ford F150 caught on fire in parking lot at work. Fire was due to recall of faulty parts (cruise control) Outcome pending.

On August 30th 2006 my 2000 Ford F150 burst into flames while parked in my cousins driveway. The truck had been parked there for about 45 minutes.The truck which is paid off is a total loss the police report cited a recalled cruise contol switch.The fire chief then ran his vin number for the towns Ford fire vehicle and found he has the recalled cruise control switch in his truck and had not yet been notified.

My 2000 Ford Explorer caught on fire sitting in my garage and burned down the garage and everything in it.

I have good insurance but they will not pay for what burned in the car, all the landscaping that burned, a melted sprinkler system, the rental car until I could buy a new one, and will only pay depreciated value of what I can remember was in the garage. Plus, I've spent 100s of hours running around and on the Internet trying to find costs. My out of pocket will come to about $100,000. I know already this isn't enough to warrant a lawsuit so how do I get my money back?

On August 12,2005, I happened to be outside in front of my home, and thank God I was. Smoke spontaneously began to come from under the hood of my 2001 Ford Expedition. As the smoke became more fierce, I imnmediately called the fire department as the truck was parked at the entrance of my garage (luckily not inside). By the time I was off the phone with the fire department, my truck was in full flames, and me and my 4 year old son and 1 year old daughter, ran into the back yard terrified, as the truck appeared as if it were going to blow, and the house with it.

I frantically called the fire department back and asked that they hurry as the truck was in full flames. The siding on my house began to melt and the garage door as well by the time the fire dept. arrived. I heard loud popping sounds as the windows were blowing out and the engine blowing up. It was horrible. The truck was originally purchased by my husband who passed suddenly 10 months prior. Needless to say it held sentimental value as well as a great deal of customizations that he had placed on it as it was a great love of his.

My insurance only offered blue book for the truck and a small amount for my customizations. My truck was paid for, and I now have to take up another car payment, and just the hassle of insurance agents, home insurers, investigtors etc. Ford was not even apologetic. To date I haven't received a letter or anything. I am appalled to read that this same thing has happened to so many others. My fire was also attributed to this cruise switch, but I did not receive the recall notice, nor do I watch the news. I would never buy another Ford, and can't belive the nonchalant attitude they've taken toward families whose lives are being placed at imminent risk daily. I am disgusted at their uncooperative attitude. I'm only thankful that my children and I were not driving at the time. The car had been parked for over two hours when the fire started. Unbelievable!

Our 1998 Crown Victoria caught fire while we were visiting a community church. The fire took place when engine was off. We were contacted several minutes after leaving the vehicle parked outside the church. We were very thankful that we were not in the vehicle with our family. This Crown Vic has recently had a 1999 Mercury Marquis Motor put in it as the 1998 motor with 80000 plus miles locked up. We are very disappointed in the fact that we have had to put so much money in this vehicle to keep it running just to have it catch fire from a possible manufacturing error in electronic wiring due to cruise control or other elements.

Due to the fire we are without a necessary vehicle needed for the family.

My 1995 f-150 burnt to the ground after it had not been started for 3 days. My truck that i had just bought 5 months before it burnt to the ground. It hadn't been licensed yet so it wasn't even on the road. I contacted Ford motor co. had to pay tro have it towed to ford and back to my home so they could investigate then told me that there was too much fire damage to tell what caused it. After the fact i found out there was a recall. I still owe 1 1/2 yr payments on a truck that I've never got to put on the road yet.

5 minutes after i parked my 2003 f 150 in my garage it started on fire and destroyed garage and all contents dont park these trucks close to any structure until fixed the fire investigators said the fire was over 2000 deg.

its been a tough 3 years with my insurance company the fire was july 27 2003 1 1/2 years before the recall ive been accused of arson even though the investigators wrote that the truck was the cause i lost 100,000 plus in tools alone as they argued my contents

1994 Ford F 150 burned up while sitting in driveway. Paper boy knocked and woke me up at 5 am on 8/5/06 saying truck was on fire. Fire engulfed whole engine compartment then the cab area. Truck is burned out completely.

Work materials (tools, compressors,generator etc) in rear of truck were melted and/or damaged. Garage door was burned on surface. Picket fence sections were burned and a patio canopy was burned. Also a neighbors truck was next to mine and had damage to right side paint and rt front tire, mirror, window, headlight assembly and fender and bumper trim. Also an 18 speed mountain bike was burned and melted.

My 1994 Ford Truck blew up ...melted the siding on my house...had not been driven in 2 days...Ford would not do anything about this.

Our 2000 excursion caught on fire while PARKED in our garage and burned our house to the ground. We were economically devastated as our homeowners insurance was out of force for 3 days!

On July 28 I left for work as I usually do. I noticed nothing suspicious as I walk passed our 2000 Expedition. As I arrived at my office, I receied a frantic phone call from my wife stating the car was on fire and was burning the house. I sped home to find the expedition a total loss and the front of my home totally burnt to a crisp. After reading all the other horror stories I seriously doubt that Ford will step up to the plate and help any of us recall victims..

Our 2001 Ford F150 caught on fire in a repair shop in Aiken on the night of July 3rd, 2006. Prior to this happening to us we were completely unaware that there was a problem with certain Ford vehicles. I heard today that a Lincoln Navigator(made by Ford) burned a home down in Columbia, SC over the weekend and also a F150 caught on fire in a bank parking lot today in Aiken, SC. Something has to be done to protect everyone...its not just the owners that can be injured.

My truck had not been worked on as it was towed to the shop Friday June 30th and I told the shop owner to wait until after the holiday weekend. My truck ignited on its own and was a total loss. It had blown a 5 amp fuse and we wanted to know why that was happening. The fire also spread to a separate vehicle in the shop and it was also a total loss. The repair shop has been unable to open to this date as we are trying to find out how to get Ford to be responsible since it is a defect in a part that is in certain Ford vehicles. The shop owner can't even get Ford to come look at the vehicle..but we received a letter that the truck could not be moved until they sent someone to 'investigate'.

The shop has suffered over $150,000 worth of damage including all computer systems, roof, etc. There were also several other vehicles in the shop that suffered damage as well. I have spoken with Ford and been told that 'anytime you operate a gasoline powered vehicle with a hot engine to expect a fire'...ok....don't think so....but my engine was not hot...the truck had not been operated in several days.

I also have a Ford 2003 Excursion that has a recall on it...I've just found out....I am terrified to have it near my home or put my children inside of it. Since this has happened to us we have become aware through the internet that this is an ongoing problem with several of the vehicles that Ford makes....and even if you don't own one..it could still affect you if you park near one or your vehicle is in the shop next to one. If you can't assist us, could you tell us where to go to get someone to help us. By the grace of God, our truck was not in our garage or we would have lost our home....as some people have already.

Fortunately for us, we had full insurance coverage on the truck that burned. We are still out our deductible and personal items that were in the truck and items that were installed on the truck such as Flowmaster muffler, european tail lights, and we had just spent over $1300 to service the transmission, install new front and rear rotors, clean the fuel injectors, etc. We would not have spent that on it if we had known this was going to happen. We are also out the use of our 2003 Ford Excursion as I am now afraid to have it near my home or allow my children to ride in it. It is a very expensive lawn ornament. I would like for Ford to buy it back as I can not in good conscience sell it to someone knowing there is a possibility of it catching on fire as well.

April 12th, 2006 my husband went into the hospital. I went to the hospital very early before 7:00 a.m. on April 13th due to my husband having surgery.

Around 11:30 to 12:00 noon we were notified in his hospital room that our 1997 expedition had burned. I had never received a recall on the vehicle but on April 29th I received a recall letter in the mail.

The letter has no exact date except April 2006. The envelope does not have a date either. My insurance is still working on my claim. I did not contact Ford since I have insurance but I still do not know how much will be covered.

According to the arson report fire was due to unspecified electrical short in the engine compartment.

My entire vehicle was burned along with items that I had in my vehicle. I have no car and the insurance is taking their time.

My husband and I bought and paid cash for a 1999 Ford F150. On June 27th, we woke to a loud sond. Looked out window, flames shooting up through hood of truck. Fire dept came out, truck was a total loss. Captain stated appears that fire started by cruise control switch. My 94 Nissan Pathfinder was also damaged next to truck. We are without vehicles. Paid cash, therefore, had liability only which covers neither per adjuster. We are at a loss of what to do.

Called Ford Recall line. His truck was recalled prior to us purchasing in Sept 05. We had no knowledge of this. They said a complaint would be filed with consumer affairs, and that we would receive a letter in 5 to 7 days.

I worked for JPMorgan Chase 10 years and they closed our office. My husband has tried to repair my vehicle enough to get him to work. He lost all of his tools in the truck (ceiling foreman for 15 yrs). I have no vehicle now to get a job. We will probally lose our house. I could get a night time job for now, but my husband works late nights sometimes and no sitter for 2 small children. This has and will hurt us tremendously, as I know this will be a long process.

On Easter Sunday afternoon my 1997 Ford Expedition just blew up in my driveway. Fortunately, my neighbor was outside and saw it and called 911. The fire dept. arrived in 10-15 minutes saving my house and garage!

We were not home when this happened. The truck was not driven at all that day. I did receive the cruise control recall and had it DONE on Feb. 2, 2006.

My son was driving our 1991 F-150 Ford when he noticed flames shooting out of the motor area. By the time he pulled the truck over the flames were coming in around his feet. He then had problems undoing his seat belt. The flames were worse, but he did manage to get the belt undone and jumped out of the truck. The truck burned to ashes (or to metal) and there is nothing else left of it.

So I also had a "flaming ford" as I read over the net that they are now called.

I had been in the truck at around about 4:00pm. On April 13, 2006 at 6:30 pm the horn on the truck began to sound off consistently on its own. I looked outside and saw black and yellow smoke bellowing from the hood. I quickly told my wife that truck was on fire and that we had to leave the house. We exited out through the back door. We watched from across the street as the truck burned and caused external damage to the house melting away the vinyl siding and charring the garage door.

The Akron Fire Fighters showed up and contained the fire, took information, and cleared us to return to the house. I had Liability Ins. on the truck -- it's gone and I have no transportation at all now. My homeowners insurance company is dealing with the external damage to my home and I'm sure they are going to want to talk to Ford Motor Corp. about that as well.

My 1999 Ford 3500 truck was parked in front of my house for 3 days without being used at 3:a.m. Monday morning I woke up to see my truck fully engulfed in flames. It was a chilly 30 degrees that night.

The fire marshal came in and told me that Ford had recalls because of a live wire that stays hot and starts fires like mine. The next day he inspected the charred truck again and said it was caused by faulty wiring.

I contacted Ford. They sent an inspector a week later and after a few calls they decided to tell me they could not determine the origin of the fire and I was on my own.

I requested a copy of there report and they refused to give it to me. My truck is totaled and I still have eight payments on it. It was my work truck and main way to make my money.

Ford admitted they have a problem to me but then stone walled me when it came down to money.

My 1984 ford ranger back fired when I started it up and the carborator caught fire. It was fully engulfed in flames within 2 minutes. It burnt to the ground within 10 minutes. The fire dept. was called and they extinguished the truck leaving only the back tires and bed intact. Pictures are available if requested.

Our loss was not covered by insurance - basic liability. Thanks to fast action and smart thinking the truck was pulled from the garage and burnt to the ground in our driveway.

I have a 1998 Ford Expedition. I own a repair shop and take very good care of my vehicles.

I had left my shop and went to a friends house.I was only there for 5 minutes when his wife heard an explosion from out side and had yelled down stairs to us that somthing is on fire.I opened the door and a thick cloud of smoke filled the front of the house.

I then could see flames coming from the driver side hood.I ran out and tried to put the fire out.It was so hot of a flame that it melted a 2 foot hole in the hood. I now find out that a recall has been issued.I have been in the automotive field for over 25 years.

If you own a Ford car or SUV make sure you call your dealer asap and see if you have any recalls on your vehicles. I dont want any one to see any one injured or killed by this recall flaw that Ford has .

So if you have a Ford truck or SUV in the parking lot, don't park next to it .Ford will not help you with any damage caused by this manufacture defect..

So save a life and tell a friend Frds can and will catch fire when you leat expect it. Keep safe and check all manufactures for there defects and call backs before buying this goes for new and used certified or not.

I have been reading some postings by people who have had the same problem I've had. I own a l996 Ford F-150 truck or at least I did, because it caught fire on March 10, 2006.

The fire started under the hood when it was being driven. At first something sounded like a pop and the truck died then smoke started coming out from under the hood pretty soon when I opened the door to get out the vehicle was already in flames.

I barely got out when the truck completly went up in flames. My truck was old but so far had been reliable and I was always on top of it being serviced. I do not know what caused the fire.

We had a 1998 Ford F250 series that caught fire due to the cruise control deactivation switch.

The fire burned the truck completely. It was total loss and burned my car that was parked beside the truck. The fire caused more than $20,000 damages to my garage and property.

The insurance company is balking and this has cost us a fortune!

When I contacted Ford they said that I have insurance. We were left with a huge financial burden.

I had a 2001 Lincoln Navigator for 2 1/2 years and on October 6, 2005 at 5:00pm a police officer up the street barged in my house screaming my car was on fire and to get out of the house.

I had 13 people in my house that day. Thank God no one was hurt!

My car was totaled. I had no recall information at the time. The firemen said it was all under the hood and told me about the Ford recall. I received the recall letter the day after the fire. I have the envelope with the postmark of October 4, 2005.

Ford will not speak to me. My insurance company paid for most of the damage but not all. I am out of pocket for my rental cal and it has caused me many headaches and time off work. Ford needs to step up and take care of us. We bought their car. The finance company paid Ford and they do not care about us.

Ford now stands for Fire On Residential Driveway. I paid on that car $581.09 a month for 2 1/2 years and that money is just lost. That is so wrong.

On 10/4/2005 I drove my 2001 Lincoln Navigator to work at Children's Hospital in Washington DC. I parked in the underground parking garage as I always do. A half hour later I returned to my vehicle to leave for a charity event and found firefighters, security officers and parking attendants surrounding my truck.

I was told that my vehicle had caught fire but luckily workers in the garage discovered the fire before the truck became fully engulfed or before any other vehicles became involved. However the truck was still a total loss.

I had received a recall notice in the mail 2 days before and had planned to take the truck in the following weekend as the recall notice didn't indicate any immediate danger or urgency. I'm just grateful that the fire was caught early and that no one was hurt. I can't even imagine the chaos and confusion that would have been caused if the vehicle had exploded in garage of a Children's Hospital in the nation's capital.

The Ford company has been anything but helpful - choosing instead to ignore the situation. No one has contacted me even though I informed them of the fire and the fact that the insurance inspector determined the cause of the fire was the recalled cruise control switch.

The insurance company waited months before settling the claim to give Ford the opportunity to inspect the vehicle, which they never did. In the meantime I had to pay out of pocket to rent a car since I didn't have rental coverage. The insurance company finally paid off the book value of the vehicle (which was significantly less than what we owed) as we has just purchased the truck a few months before.

Something needs to be done, a class action suit or something. The Ford company should not be allowed to ignore their responsibility in this matter. My opinion of Ford has completely changed. I will never buy another Ford product if they don't redeem their good reputation.

My 1985 F 250 4X4 lost the cruise control in December 2002 suddenly while driving down I-15 through Utah.

On March 31, 2003 the engine caught on fire in Saguaro National Park West, destroying everything under the hood, but thanks to the wonderful guy driving behind me who had an auto fire extinguisher, it was eventually put out.

The insurance company refused to do anything because they said it wad Ford's fault. Ford refused to do anything because the truck was too old. I ending up paying $5,200 to have the engine, AC, and everything else under the hood replaced.

The cruise control now works! I have been told that there is nothing I can do!

On October 30th last year I came home after being gone most the day to find that my 1996 Ford F-150 truck had caught on fire. The truck was parked and not running. The cab was burned completely.

My neighbors had seen the smoke and ran down the hill to try to put the fire out as it was right next to my home and my propane tank. They were unable to save the truck.

After looking into the cause of why this had happened I found that this truck had a recall on it that Ii was never informed of by the Ford Company.

I did report the fire to ford and to my insurance company.

Ford kept passing the buck down until I came to someone who ultmately made the decision to say they would not help me out as the truck was too badly burned to know how the fire had started. The insurance company said that because there was a recall on this truck that they would not cover it.

The fire department did make a report saying that is was some type of wiring fault. After a lot of research on what these trucks do as a result of the recall if not fixed points to just what happened to my truck. This truck was my late husband's and it was very clean and cared for. The truck was hardly driven in the last 5 years. I have been going out of my mind trying to go through all the channels to get some help and answers on how to handle this matter with nothing but dead ends.

I am asking for any input that you might have to direct me in the right direction please.

I have contacted Ford Consumer Affairs before and reported my claim of F-250 pickup catching on fire. It has been over a year now and the recall has been specified for the F-250 that I own. I have taken the truck to the local dealer to get an estimate of the damage and to no avail. The Ford dealership said who is going to pay for the estimate? It has been such a run-a-round I do not know where to go from here. It is going back and forth like a see-saw. I bought the truck in good faith and took care of it..

The 1997 F 150 parked for 3 days in my driveway caught fire. Tomorow I will call NHTSA and Ford. I think it was the cruise control heating up when parked. Thanks god it was parked in my gated driveway and not inside my house.

On Jan. 10 at 2:00 a.m., my son awoke us to tell me our 2000 Ford F-150 was on fire. We called the fire department and used a hose til they arrived. My truck was a total loss. It was my business truck. My tools are in the back yard and I have not worked in a month. No answer from Ford.

My truck is still parked in front of my door at home, 12 feet away. Thank God, our house did not burn. My bank account is empty and my payments are behind on the truck. I cannot even focus somedays. it is always the little guy that gets the ... you know what.

My 2003 F-150 caught fire in my driveway on Tuesday 1/31/06 at approx. 7:45pm. It is totally destroyed. I am waiting for my insurance claim adjuster to contact me. Is there anything more I can do. I contacted my Ford dealership and there were no recalls on my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. My truck was only 2 1/2 years old and I owe 14,500.00 on it. It is totally destroyed and a melted mess sitting in my driveway. Is FORD doing anything to help all of the people that their truck catch on fire?

On January 26, 2006 at 3am in 33-degree weather our 1998 Ford Explorer exploded in flames causing my 1994 Buick Century to go up in flames. Both cars were in the driveway for 15 hours due to our family having a stomach flu and not leaving the house for anything. The fire investigator ruled the fire as "unknown causes" although he states that the fire started in the engine of the Explorer and no arson or foul play was involved. Both cars were totalled.

It seems awful odd how Ford can recall a part on nearly 1 million vehicles for a definate fire hazard, but just because I purchased the vehicle that only sells approx. 5000 a year (Excursion) they will not recall it. It is the same part number and everything, that is in the Pick-up trucks. My vehicle was very close to having a major & Dangerous fire last Friday. The only thing that saved us, was a slight burning smell prior to us leaving the parking lot. FORD MUST CLEAN UP THE ACT.

we came back from a concert on Saturday Jan 21 and parked our 1998 Ford Explorer in the driveway. We were back home at about 11pm. On Sunday Jan 22 we were awakened at 8:30 am by a banging on our front door. It was the fire dept. Guess what? The Explorer was ablaze. It had been sitting for 9 hours.

3:00 AM my wife woke up to the sound of my F-350 tire exploding and my truck being engulfed in flames. Fire marshall could not give any reasons because of the extent of the damage. Truck had been sitting still and not running for 9 hours.

My 98 explorer had been in my driveway for about five hours since last being driven. I heard a noise, went outside and it was in flames from under the hood. The fire started just infront of the brake master cylinder. It is a total loss.

The truck was parked in the driveway @ 7:30 pm. Around 12:15 am, My wife heard a loud popping noise and what sounded like a banging type crash. She thought a car had crashed out in front of the house, so she looked out the window and saw the truck with flames coming out from under the hood. We called the fire dept. and sprayed water on our eaves until they arrived. I will need to replace the eaves above the garage, garage doors, several items in the garage that melted or burned as well as work tools and all personel items from the truck. I will also have to re-paint my house due to the fire and smoke from the truck going across the front of my house above the garage.

The fire investigator reports that the fire started under the hood. I contacted the Ford dealer where I have purchased 5 trucks in the past year! When asked about recalls or if this was covered under warranty due to the year of the truck and where the fire started, they responded that there is NO recall, and they would not cover anything under warranty???? This is actually the second Ford truck in about six months that I have had catch fire????? The first was an F-350 that I used as one of my work trucks. That fire actually stared while the truck was being driven back to my shop from a job. The fire dept. stated the fire had also started under the hood in the engine compartment.

I had no idea that there were any issues with Ford trucks and fires. Had I known, I would have never turned the first truck into my insurance carrier without raising questions regarding possible faulty parts as a cause of damage.

We have a Ford Explorer and my daughter came home from Nazareth College on Wdnesday, December 14, 2005, around 1:00pm. I was on vacation from work, so I was home. We had lunch and began wrapping Christmas presents,when I heard a puff sound around 2:45pm. I looked outside to find that the Ford Explorer was on fire.

The car had been sitting, unattained for an hour and a half in our driveway. Shocked at what happened, we went on the internet to find that this is a known accurance that Ford has documentation of. Other customers had the same incident happen to them with unattended Ford SUV's. We would like to know what to do.

My 1997 Ford F-150 caught on fire in my front yard. My family and I were out of town that weekend. The fire started on the driver's side firewall under the hood. It destroyed the truck, needless to say. The Fire Department evacuated our street in case the fire reached the fuel tank. Luckily, the truck was not that close to the house.

We had just paid off that truck and had just dropped the full coverage, leaving only liability. We contacted Ford and received a letter from them, basically starting there were no recalls on the vehicle and it was not their problem. I don't understand how a huge company like Ford can make vehicles that catch on fire and burn to nothing and have no liability whatsoever.

On the 21st of July, 2006 my Ford f-150 caught fire under the hood on the driver’s side. The truck had been parked for 18 hours! My neighbor and I managed to keep the fire under control until the fire department showed up and put the fire out. I have talked to Ford representatives repeatedly and they have strung me along for months now. I am under the impression that they will continue to drag this out until I give up and go away.

I have been told by other attorneys that my case is not worth enough money because there was no property damage and no personal injury. It is unfair that even though Ford knew about the problem they are unwilling to make amends to those who lost vehicles to this design flaw. I am glad house did not burn down but that does not change the fact that Ford owes me a new truck or compensation for the one that was destroyed.

My son's 1996 Ford F-150 caught on fire on August 31, 2005 after we had driven it to the gas station and back to his Grandparents home - approx 2 miles. The fire department came but the truck was completely destroyed in the engine area, tires, cabin. I received a recall approximately 2 - 3 days after this occurred. I contacted the ford company and they told me to have the car towed to the Ford dealership and they would have an investigator come out.

The Ford company called me 3 days later and informed me that according to the pictrues that were sent to them - the damage was too extensive to determine that it was a manufactured defect therefore they could not help me.

On August 30th 2005 Our 1995 Ford F150 caught fire after sitting in the driveway for 3 days. My son was awoke by a sizzling sound -- he looked out his bedroom window and saw flames shooting about 6 feet in the air. We called the Fire Dept. I tried to put out the fire with the garden hose with no luck. By the time the Fire Dept. arrived the whole engine had burned. I called my insurance company and it was not covered by Auto or Home Owners.

I did some research on line and discovered there had been a problem with fires on my year and make of Truck. I then called Ford and they gave me the runaround and acted like they did not know anything about fires happening to their vehicles. After some persistance, Ford had me have my truck towed at my expense to our local dealer. They told us an "Expert" would examine it.The only thing they did was take pictures and e-mail them to Ford in Dearborn.

What a runaround. It seems funny that 2 days after our fire we received the recall notice. Then when I called the recall phone number they did not have much to say but took another report. Ford has cost us a lot of money. I wonder if Tobie Keith would still represent FORD if he knew how FORD was treating their customers! Not the AMERICAN way!!!

I had a 2000 Ford F-150 burn up while parked due to a fire in the engine compartment. Now they admit to a problem with the cruise control switch, which has caused at least 500 F-150s to catch fire, resulting in a huge recall. But now, even after the recall, they won't accept responsibility for my truck

My husband works for the City of Jacksonville. He drove a 2000 F-250 home in the evenings. On August 10, 2005, the truck caught fire and burned my 2002 Chevy Trailblazer and 2 rooms of our home. We have filed the claim on my insurance, but we are having so much trouble getting our lives back in order. How do I make sure Ford is held responsible for this fire?

On January 3rd of 2005 my wife's 2001 F-150 Super crew caught fire and burned to the ground, a TOTAL loss. Through my misfortune my insurance had lapsed. Ford's position was "turn it into your insurance". After 17 attempts to get them to understand I did not have insurance, they advised me to sue them. In Florida you cannot recoup attorneys fees so I could spend 10 to 20 thousand to get a 20 thousand dollar judgement, what a deal.

I have been making payments on a vehicle that is a total loss, can not drive it, just look at it and smell the horror.

My 97 Ford F-150 had an under-hood electrical fire in front of my son's school while it was parked. No CHILDREN, vehicles or property was damaged and no one was in it. I just had the truck repaired the day before to try to find out why the fuse controlling the power steering and ac unit was always shorting out. While I watched my truck burn, the school's staff said Ford was having trouble with under-hood fires and I remembered I just got a recall letter about something about the power steering so when I got home I read it again and found myself the victim of the recall.

I did not have a chance to get the truck into the dealership to fix the problem and frankly I wouldn't accept the way they chose to fix it. I never have dealerships work on my vehicles when they are out of warranty because I never get the best price or workmanship so I take it to other qualified mechanics and I am much happier with their work. After the accident, I was going to get another F-150 but not after I read about all the hardships and losses so many people have suffered. I also suffered because I wasn't ready to get rid of this truck yet and I was faced with the sudden need to purchase another vehicle -- an expense I didn't plan for.

Where did Ford's quality go? My grandmother had an old Ford pickup with a straight-6 engine and it never died and I can't tell you the year but this thing is old. My truck wasn't made up to the standards that Ford used to have and frankly I do not trust them to make anything worth buying due this under-hood fire hazard. A truck is supposed to be made to last for years and be a good workhorse for the family that owns them.

Like so many other people I called Ford to tell them the news and they suggested my insurance co will handle the claim however I only had liability on the truck because of its age so I am not getting reimbursed for this loss. The day after the fire I told a neighbor who also had an F-150 about the fire problem and he said he had it fixed 6 months ago but that his Dad lost a Ford Bronco to an electrical fire. So there is defiantly a pattern here that needs to be looked into.

I was driving my Ford Explorer and all of a sudden it went crazy and the fuse box under hood caught fire and burnt all wires beyond repair -- insurance company said it was a total loss.

On Aug. 14 on about 9:30 at night my 2001 Lincoln Navigator caught on fire. The car had been sitting all day and caught on fire by itself. They owe me for my deductible. I feel i shouldn't have to pay because ford make a vehicle that can just caught on fire.

I have a 2000 Ford F-150 that caught fire after I parked it in front of a Kohl's Department Store. I was told it sounded like the truck was trying to start itself when it was burning. I would have never thought it could burn so badly so quick. No sooner did I and my 5-yr. old son enter the store we were shopping at I heard commotion about a truck engulfed in flames. What can be done by Ford Motor Company to compensate those affected and prevent any other incidents?

My truck burst into flames while parked in my driveway. The investigator with the fire department told me it was caused by a faulty cruise control device. I discovered that Ford had announced a recall just days prior. I contacted Ford immediately and they offered no assistance at all. The representative that I spoke with on the phone told me they weren't prepared to compensate me in any way. I tried to discuss this further and explain my situation and she hung the phone up on me.

My entire truck was engulfed in flames and burned until the fire department extinguished it. It almost burned my house down. My truck, the car parked next to it and my home all have value and I need Ford to make it right. I have missed work because of this and I can't afford that. What am I supposed to do for transportation to and from work? I live in a rural area and have to drive 15 miles to work...it's not like I can call a cab, ride a bike or walk to work. It is very unfair and very poor business ethics for Ford to ignore this. I am in this predicament due to Ford's neglegence it was no fault of my own. I keep my truck in good condition because I liked it and I wanted to keep it. And, now I don't even have a truck at all. Yes, I am really upset.

I arrived home from work and parked my vehicle at approximately 6:00 PM. The vehicle was parked under the carport 15 feet away from my bedroom window. At 12:30 AM, my wife and I heard a noise, looked out the blinds to find fire coming from drivers side edges of hood. Me and my son ran out to get a garden hose as my wife called 911. As I was passing by the vehicle the paint was beginning to burn off directly above the brake booster.

I began spraying the vehicle through the radiator grill, as my son was trying to pop the hood. I sprayed around the edges, flames were coming out mostly from the drivers side. Then the drivers side plastic tire well burned out enough, I was able to get water underneath the hood. The fire department arrived at 12:34 AM. They popped the hood using their cable tool and began to apply water. Luckily the fire was extinguished within about 15 minutes, due to the fire department is only a couple of blocks away.

Because of the quick response of extinguishing the fire, you can definitely tell where the fire originated. The air filter on the right-hand side suffered heat damage, but were not destroyed. On the left side of the engine the rubber hoses and fuel lines were still intact and not burned. The only thing that was completely destroyed was the brake fluid reservoir, and the cruise control switch. When the firemen examined it, they thought it may have come from the wiring harness, they had never seen the brake fluid reservoir catch on fire.

The fuel filter had been changed 2 weeks prior, and we thought that may have something to do with it. The mechanic that had done the work, came out to examine the damage. He pointed out the fuel filter was located underneath the frame and not in the engine compartment. Two weeks after our fire, FORD came out with the 1999-2000 model recall on the cruise control switch. At that time I went to the FORD house to enquire if my could have been related. I was told the 1996 had a completely different set up than the 1999-2000 models. They said my fire must have been a "freak accident".

I only had liability insurance on this vehicle. Due to the extensive damage, I sold it for salvage only. 9/7/05 we saw on the local news, FORD had issued another recall. This time our vehicle was included in the 1994-2002 recall. A number was provided to call FORD and file a claim. I called FORD and was told to get a copy of the official fire report, and proof from my insurance, that I owned the vehicle at the time of the loss.

Two days later, I was contacted by FORD's legal department, they told me to tow the vehicle to the local FORD dealership at my expense. I told them the vehicle was at the wrecking yard being salvaged, due to the 8 months that had passed. They told me they would not help me, because I had tampered with the vehicle. They then told me their official statement was " WE ARE SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS". I then told them, that was not satisfactory, I was going to contact our local FORD dealership. I was told not to contact anyone, FORD was going to send me an official letter stating "WE ARE SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS".

The local FORD dealership did go to the salvage yard to view the vehicle, but they said they could not determine the cause of the fire. They told me to contact FORD's legal department again, but they will not return my phone calls.

On September 12, 2005, my 2002 Ford Expedition caught fire while parked in front of my home. It had been driven to the store and back about 20 minutes before, but was sitting with the engine off, keys out, etc. I was preparing to go out in the SUV to the store with my children, and thankfully, was running late. The man who does our neighbor's lawn rang our doorbell frantically to alert us that the car had suddenly caught on fire. By the time the fire department arrived, the whole front end of my truck was a blackened-out hull.

I contacted the dealership where I bought the truck and was told that it was between me and my insurance company. I had the vehicle towed to a nearby dealership and they immediately signed it over to my insurer, with the service manager certain that the total loss was due to the "recall problem."

My truck was paid off, it was my only form of transportation both personally and for my business, and now I've lost all that equity, and the hard work of paying it off seems like a total waste. I can now only pray that my insurance company can help me recover even some of what the car was worth.

My daughter was driving her 91 Ford Explorer to work when flames started coming out from under the hood of the truck. The cause was electrical wiring near the firewall. I have also had to have the transmission rebuilt after only 65,000 miles. The fire happened about 3 months after the tranny job. She acquired second degree burns on her forearm and I had to buy a new automobile to replace the explorer.

My client's 1996 Ford F-150 pickup caught fire on Sept. 8, 2005 while parked in his driveway and was completely consumed. His house was also partially damaged.

In May of 1999, our 1997 Ford F150 Lariat burned and was a total loss. Ford told us there was not a recall at the time of the fire so they could not do anything about the truck. Now there is a recall, and we are still getting the runaround from Ford. When the truck burned up, it cost us our subcontracting business. We lost two major contracts with Lowe's and Home Depot because we could not get into another full-sized truck.

Ford igintion switch fire. House burned and mother died in fire. Still waiting for trial. Same type coverup as cruise control. Still many defective switches on road.

My Ford Explorer, eddie bauer edition, caught fire in my driveway due to a mechnical malfunction, not any wrongdoing on our part. i have experienced substantial financial loss including the loss of my primary mode of transportaion to and from work, and the loss of personal items that were burned. We have also eperienced the emotional upset of going through this and having the manufacturer (ford) deny all resonsibilty and liability.

I replaced a blown fuse on my 1998 Ford Ranger. Unknown to me it was the fuse for the cruise control which had not worked for several years. When I put my foot on the brake to put the vehicle in gear I noticed smoke billowing from under the hood. When I opened the hood I found the brake disconnect swtich for the cruise control on fire. The fire had engulfed the reservoir for the master cylinder.

I grabbed a shop towel and put the fire out which broke the switch in half and left it in ashes. In the aftermath my master cylinder was destroyed and my brake lights do not work. Ford does not recognize the Ranger as a recall vehicle for the disconnect switch. I am sure if they wait another year, 8 years, they will not have to recall it at all. Any vehicle over 8 years old is not included in a reacll. Ford rep Caroline told me "good luck in getting any help with this problem".

My 2000 F-150 pickup truck burst into flames. it was parked for 3 and a half hours.Caught fire underhood , flames were coming from drivers side. By the time it was extinguished it was engulfed. Fire marshall arrived to investigate.

I am an electrician and need my vehicle for work.I now have to borrow a vehicle until this is settled with insurance company, but i know they will not give me enough to pay truck off and start again with a new one. I will probably lose thousands of dollars and be without a vehicle for a while. I am still devastated that it could just catch fire when not started.

I parked my 2001 Ford F-150 extended cab in the driveway and went in the backyard to do some work. About one hour later, at 7:00 PM I hear some noises and my neigbors calling me, when I came outside my truck was on flames. My friends and I tried to put out the fire but it did not stop until the fire department came. I called my insurance since it has full coverage but I believe Ford is liable. I went to a local dealership about six months ago and they said the truck was not recalled. I checked tonight in Ford's site with my VIN number and it says it is not recalled either.

According to the Fire department the fire started under the hood in the driver side and it is not the first F-150 fire call they attended this year. Sometimes I park my truck inside the garage, what would it happen if it catch fire inside the house? If Ford knows about the dangers, why is not recalling this truck as well? Are they playing with the numbers of risk management as they did with the Pinto's accident causing deaths when they decided to leave the car alone knowing it had a great probbability to explote if rear ended because it would cost less pay for the law suits than the recall? I lost my truck today but even this will put me on financial troubles and distress but it could be worse -- me or my family could have been injured or killed!

Two nights ago, my good condition 93 Ford Ranger burnt to the ground (practically) in the garage, the fire damaged two other vehicles, there was no mechanical prob with the truck and no explanation for the fire.... all I keep hearing from people is about the "module" and the electrical fire happening to Ford products.... the value of the truck apparantly has made investigatin of this issue a non factor for my insurance company.

I bought a used 1997 Ford F-150. It appeared to be a good used vehicle with low miles on it, so I went ahead and made the purchase. On July 15, 2005 I went out to start the vehicle and take it to work. When I started it and then when I attempted to put into reverse, it would not come out of gear. The "ABS" light was on and would not allow the truck to be taken out of "Park". I had it towed in for service. The maintenance department told me that I had a "Bad Switch" and that it needed to be replaced. I got the truck back and everything appeared to be working fine. Then, on July 19, 2005 the truck did the same thing. This time the maintenance department told me that I had wiring that had melted and shorted out. I got the work completed. Everything appeared to be working fine.

On Thursday August 4, 2005 I was leaving the main gate at NAS Lemoore and the brake and ABS lights both came on. I continued on my way home. I parked the vehicle and then proceeded on inside to call for a ride to work the next day since I was going to need to take the truck in service for a third time. While I was inside, the truck caught on fire.

I heard sirens outside, so I came out and most of my engine compartment was already gone. The fire came through the windshield and was beginning to come into the cab of the truck. My truck was noted as being "totaled". My insurance company has pretty much taken care of the claim and truck loan, but nothing is being done about the Ford Mechanics that actually did the work on the vehicle.

Someone needs to pursue this and launch an investigation into Ford itself. They are selling unsafe vehicles to the public. My 5 year old son and I were in the vehicle just minutes before the fire happened. We both could of been seriously injured or even killed. I would like to see something done about this.

I parked my 98 Ford Expedition in my yard at approx. 5:00 p.m. on Mon Aug 15th 2005. At aprox 11:00 a.m. I smelled smoke, walked in front of the car to find it on fire, called 911 and the fire department came and put it out. We don't have Ins. to cover it. When I contacted Ford's Corp. office I was told there were no recalls on this model, but I have read about several similar cases on the web. Ford should have to take responsibility for these losses.

We had a 1998 Ford F150 extended cab with 61,000 miles on it. I was driving home from work with a neighbor following me and I hear a popping sound. The engine stopped and I started to coast then smoke and total fire that distroyed the entire truck in 10 min. before the fire department got there and put the fire out. Very scary, very hot and fast.

Called Ford nationally, they took all the information, called two Ford local Dealerships they took no information. Called back to Ford nationally they said they get with me in 48 hours. Time is up -- no help from Ford Nationally. They have not even called back! Truck's totaled. I have not heard form my local Insurance. Looks like every ne knows , yet no one will warn or say F150 can kill. This is a problem. I was lucky my house did not go also.

I bought a 1998 Ford Explorer in 2004. After five hours of being stopped, a neighbor knocked on my door to inform me that the car was on fire. I did not have insurance when the fire happened.

My 1996 F150 caught on fire! I just happened to glace over at my truck and noticed fire comming out of the left front wheel well. after a brief and hectic panic attack i was able to put the fire out with minimal damage ( the whole master cylinder is destroyed, all the wiring around it and the left front tire ). I have photograhic proof of where the fire started from and i was aware of the recall, but i thought it was only for 2000-2003 vehicles. so what now?

i was one of the VERY lucky ones to catch it in time, but i still will have to pay about $1000 for repairs.

My 1997 Ford 150 caught on fire due to the cruise control switch. It burned out the master cylinder, wiring harress and switch on the rear brakes. I had the vehicle towed to Tires Plus and was told they could not do anything as it was a Ford problem. Prestige Ford in Mt Dora, Fl, then towed it to their facility for repair. It has sat there waiting for someone to decide who is going to pay for this.

I have been told by Stephanie at Ford Consumer Affairs Division that I am responsible for this repair bill of over $2000 as my vin number did not come up on her computer therefore, Ford is not responsible. Even though it is a cruise control switch that caught on fire. I have been told by Ford Service told me that my switch is the same switch that they have had the trouble with on the F150's and Suv's that have 4.6 v8.

I saved for months to buy a Ford Expedition. I didn't want any car notes so I paid cash. Parked my 1997 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer at 9:30 p.m. My neighbor calls me at 3:30 a.m. My truck's on fire! I just bought it two weeks earlier for $6,000. Gone. I'm mad as hell. And Ford can go to hell too.

My 2003 E-350 series box van burned to the ground along with my entire mobile locksmithing business while I was asleep that morning. Had I not awakened to use the bathroom and go outside to smoke a cigarette I may very well have lost my children who were sleeping almost directly above the mystery van on fire. Forensic investigators deemed the cause "UNDETERMINED" but they wont release the findings to me and said I wouls have to make any inquiries to the insurance carrier. (ALLSTATE)

Completely lost primary source of income. The emotional aspects are ongoing. the marital relationship is strained to the point of collapse although we're hanging in there.

On Thursday August 4th, 2005 at 1:20 PM, ten minutes after sitting down at my desk, I was told by co workers that my 2002 Ford Harley edition F-150 was on fire in the parking lot. The fire originated from the engine compartment and within 10 minutes my truck was totalled. I never had any problems with the truck until this incident. I called Ford and they took my info and told me to let my insurance company handle it. Shouldn't Ford be fully responsible for the fire? Why should I have to go through the nightmare of buying a new truck when its their products defect?

My 1998 Expedition had an electrical fire (while in my garage) on 8-3-05 about 90 minutes after I came home from work. The key was not in the car. Luckily, my son came home, opened the garage and saw smoke coming out. I immediately tried to back the truck out of the garage, but the brake pressure fuse had blown (due to the electrical fire) and the vehicle was stuck in Park. Thank God the fire went out by itself and only ruined the Speed Control Deactivator wire harness - burned it up.

Ford would not replace the parts at No Charge, since the "recall was only for the 2000 and 2001 models", although I have read that it is the same part on my 98 model!! There have been many fires reported on 98 Expeditions, and the National Hwy Traffic Safety Admin has an "investigation" open on this right now. I would think that Ford would at least replace the parts for free for those affected, especially since I was at risk of losing my vehicle, my home, and possibly human life !! I currently have two Fords (SUVs), but based on the way Ford treats thier customers, I will not buy another one !

I let my daughters drive my 2001 ford explorer to Destin, FL on 8-3-2005. Shortly after parking at the outlet stores, the truck caught fire and severely burned the interior of the truck. The driver side window had to be broken to put the fire out. The fire department could not determine the cause of the fire.

IN april of 2003, our 1994 Mercury Grand Marguis started on fire at 2am in the morning. The fire hit the gas water heater line and subsequently the fire went into the attic from the attached garage and the home was destroyed. Luckily, the vehicle horn going off by the fire woke us up and my family and I got out. We did lose a kitten in the fire.

Ford is being sued by my insurance company but it may end up going to court as Ford is denying responsibility. I've heard it said that they "litigate, litigate, litigate..." They do not accept responsibilty. We sold the lot and moved to another home in our area. There was disruption for approximately 1 year. The worst part was losing an animal; but it could have been worse, if we hadn't been awakened by the car alarm we may have died.

On July 11, 2005 my husband took my 1987 Toyota 4Runner to work, and parked by a 1995 Ford F-150. When about an hour later he was paged to come move my vehicle. When he went outside, the 1995 Ford F-150 was COMPLETELY engoulfed in flames, and had caught my passenger side, and the side of one other vehicle on fire. My Toyota's passenger side was COMPLETELY melted. There is not any plastic that wasn't melted left on it.

After reading so many complaints on this site, I can't believe that they have not recalled the 1995-2003 (excluding the 2000 recalled vehicles) Fords that have been having this problem. Apparently Ford doesn't care to much about their consumers. Kind of made the guy wish he had bought a Chevy! LOL! I hope that Ford realizes they need to PONY UP!

I did some research and discovered that the part that is causing this is the Speed Control Deactivation Switch, AKA Brake Pressure Switch. It is said to always be powered by current from the battery, and is mounted above flammable reservoirs of brake fluid. If certain conditions occurr, a fire can break out, even when the engine had been turned off, and in some cases, idle for DAYS!

I was sitting in my 2000 Ford Expedition at a shopping mall and while waiting on my wife the vehicle caught on fire. For some unknown reason I was able to crank the vehicle and move it away from the building and several other vehicles. The vehicle was a total loss. The fire investigator gave me an incident report that stated the cause of the fire was from the cruise control switch.

After contacting Ford twice they are not concerned nor willing to stand behind their so-called customer service. They say let the insurance handle it and subrogate the claim. After all is said and done I'll lose thousands of dollars because I was told that there cannot be a subrogation because there was a recall.

The Ford XLT F150 model year 2000 was parked in my garage. The fire alarms in the home began to sound at approximately 9:00 PM. My wife and I went through our home, we did not check the closed garage, we did not detect any smoke or smell. My wife stepped outside our front door and came back in telling me she could smell rubber burning. I followed her out and looked around the home. When I approached the garage black smoke began to roll out of the top of the door. I told my wife to call 911 and raced back into my home to the interior door leading to the garage.

I dropped to my knees and opened the door with black smoke rolling into the hall. I reached up and hit the open switch for the garage door, closed the hall door and went back outside. As the door opened I could hear cracking and popping. Dropped down to the driveway and saw fire dripping down under the engine compartment of the Ford truck. I got inside the vehicle and tried to start it to back it out of the garage when the engine compartment blew. I exited the truck and closed the garage door.

The fire consumed the truck, my wife's Ford Tarus, and approximate twenty-five percent of the home. There is extensive smoke and water damage throughout the structure and heavy loss to none-recoverable personal possessions. I had heard that there was going to be a recall on Ford vechiles and that Ford would be contacting those owners affected by mail. I have never received any contact from the company.

The emotional stress on my wife is requiring medical attention. We have lost none-replacable items relating to out children, family, friends and almost twenty years of marriage that were part of our lives and heritage. We had been in our new home only one year and viewed it as the home in which we would retire. Now we are starting over. It is a shame that corporations are so cavalier in their approach to consumers. I have driven Fords for over forty years, never again.

Driving from my home in Pretty Prairie Ks, I got about a block or two from my house when my 2000 F150 Lariot starting chugging and miss firing really bad. I tried to give it a little more gas to see if it would getpast what ever the problem was. It then starting making really loud noises. I pulled over to take a look to see what the problem was. As soon as I stopped, I noticed smoke rolling out from under the hood. I told my family to get out of the truck and get away in case the gas tank were to blow up. Within 5 minutes the cab was completely consumed by flames.

The truck is a total loss. The fire department has said there isnt enough left of the components in the engine compartment to determine the cause of the fire. My insurance company is not sounding too promising. It sounds like we may only break even at this point wich leaves me with no replacement vehicle.

My son asked me to contact you. Our garage burned down February 22nd and our 2001 Ford Taurus was in it. The pictures look very much like some that my son saw on a website that had caught fire.

My 1998 Ford Explorer caught on fire with no one around. I pulled the vehicle up to go see my sister. I went in the house to use the bathroom. By the time I got out, my Explorer was in flames. I was so upset, i had an anxiety attack and had to spend overnight in the hospital. The Manchester fire dept. said it was electrical that started in the dash. I aad my son-in-law popped the hood and the engine was not touched. The interior is completly gone. I had the vehicle not even 2 weeks and the insurance company said it might take 2 weeks to settle.

My F150 Lariat burnt to a crisp Saturday night 6/25/05. The Fire Marshal informed me of the recall for the Ford F150. I had no idea this could happen. I called Ford on Monday to be told they would forward the information to consumer affairs and they would call me back. Today, Ford called and informed me they had sent a recall notice in January and another in May of this year, niether of which I received.

I was then informed that they were going by their mailing records showing that they had sent the notices. I was told there was nothing that they were going to do for me since I failed to get the recall work done for the speed control deactivation switch. I repeated that I had not received the notices and since the notices were not returned to them by the post office they say I was notified and there is nothing they will do for me.

On June 16 around 9:30 am I was getting ready for work when a gentleman knocked on my door stating that my 1997 Ford F-150 was on fire 4 feet from my house.I had taken my stepson to work about 6:30am and then parked the truck ,where I always park it ,next to my home. THe truck was engulfed totally in flames when I went outside.

We tried putting it out with the water hose, but it didnt even help it at all. When the fire truck finally arrived , the truck was engulfed and started to melt the siding on my home. I only had liability insurance on this vehicle, since it was paid for. I had bought this truck in 2003 , and never received a recall. I have tried to call Ford several times but never receive any person on the phone to talk to. I dont know what to do. I have contacted a local attorney, but he is unsure of this. I have completely lost this truck and extensive damage has been done to my home.

We owned a 1986 F-150 Ford Lariat pickup, extended cab. It caught fire in our driveway on October 17, 1996. The ignition switch had melted inside the steering column and we had no way of knowing, and it burst into flames and burned to the ground. Just prior to it burning, our children were in that truck and would have been when it caught fire, were it not for a last-minute decision to leave them with a sitter.

Ford had a recall at that time for that exact problem. When we contacted Ford, they lied to us on every level in and out of the state of Alaska, and refused to help us in anyway. We just saw a report on CNN just this minute and Ford's statement to a family that just suffered a fatality as a result of their Ford burning, was exactly what they carelessly said to us 8 years ago. They are still unwilling to deal honestly with the public. We took a loss on our truck as it was paid for and we only carried liability insurance, but the point was, they lied to us and were unwilling to help us, the consumer trusting their products. For this reason, we will never own a Ford again, they are not safe.

As it burned, the electric door locks were shorting out and the doors would not open. The entire dash caught fire within itself around the steering column, the fire could not be reached from the engine compartment, and the cab filled with smoke that was deadening. Then the cab burst into flames and burned very quickly, later spreading to the engine compartment under the hood. I am writing this to let others know, so that some poor unsuspecting mother does not leave her dear little children in her Ford thinking they are safe, and it catch fire and they lose their lives.

Only 3 minutes was all it took for the cab to be on fire, with the door locks shorted out and the doors unable to be opened. Please publish this for others to see for their protection? We tell everyone we see with children in a Ford ranging from 1986-1991 as that was the range of the actual recall years for the ignition switch. Our truck burned due to the ignition switch problem.

While I was sitting in my home, I heard an explosion outside. So I went outside to see what the noise was and to my surprise my 1998 ford f150 was on fire, The truck had not been driven for 2 days.

On Feb. 9, 2005 we purchased a 1994 Ford Explorer XLT 4x4 from an independent dealer in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We made minor repairs to the air conditioner, brakes, interior etc. On June 8, 2005 we were on a short vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. As we were driving down a one lane, one way road, it felt like the transmission slipped. My husband pulled over and as soon as he came to a stop the entire interior of the Explorer filled with smoke.

My daughter and myself jumped out and as I stepped back I could see fire falling from under the SUV. My husband, thinking that transmission fluid from the transmission had caught fire under the SUV rolled back. When he was back far enough that I could see the front of the Explorer flames had already started shooting out of the grill. We immediately ran away, for fear that it would explode. Within 5 minutes the entire Explorer, inside and out was totally englufed in flames.

When the fire department arrived and tried to spray water on it there was a small explosion. It looked as if someone had hundreds of sparklers going off. They later informed us that they have never had this happen with a Ford product, only with Volkswagen. They went on to say that the reason for the explosion and all the sparks was magnesium in the motor. They were not aware that Ford Motor Company used this in their automobiles.

I think Ford Motor Company should be FORCED to produce a more safe automobile. We were very very lucky. The next family may not be as lucky. I think the only thing that kept the gas tank from exploding was the fact that we had just stopped and filled it up with gas. I believe had it been half full, which would allowed the tank to be half full of fumes it would have exploded causing an undetermined amount of damage.

A friend drove by and noticed my 2004 Ford F350 Diesel engine on fire while parked in the driveway. He alerted me and I opened the hood and put out the fire with a fire extinguisher. All the plastic was burned and the smoke smell clearly shows an electrical flaw startet the fire. The batteries had to be disconnected to stop the fire from reigniting again. The oil filter cap burned off and the oil fed the fire. The fuel filter cap almost burned through, luckily the fire was put out before that. Will warranty fix this mess?

My 1998 Ford Explorer burst into flames just sitting in the parking lot of -- all places -- the Fire station I volunteer at. It was just sitting their for about 20 min. and a lady started banging on the door saying we had a car fire outside. It was my truck. I was devastated. I was thankful that I was there and that my children were not with me as they were about an hour before.

I read the story you have on this site from Derek of Omaha. That is exactly what happened to me. To the tee that is! I did notice about an hour before that my RPM needle bottomed out past ten and the motor never reved or anything. As fast as it did that it went right back to normal. I just spent 1000.00 getting maint. things done like new windshield, tires, front end allignment and shocks. I love that truck and I had to go buy a new one with a bigger note. I wasn't planning on having a new car for awhile.

I am glad that we were not in the truck but I am angry at Ford. This is not the consumer's fault. I am still paying on that truck due to I didn't have GAP insurence, and paying on a new truck too.

My 97 Suburban which was parked next to a Ford truck on the job that caught on fire was damaged. The owner of the vehicle's insurance company, Farmers Insurance, declined my claim to pay for the damage on the truck because they state the facts clearly show the the cause of the damage was not negligence on the insured. (the fire was caused by a mechanical issue that Ford Manufacturers would be responsible for based on the recent recalls in the ford model trucks) It seems that I should not be the one paying for something was not my fault as well.

I have a Ford F150 that caught fire. I contacted Ford and they said they would do nothing until i got an attorney to write them a letter. I am still making payments on a truck I cannot drive.

I own a 1997 Ford F150 xlt 4x4. I hadn't driven it for over 24 hours, was in the front yard mowing the lawn when we noticed smoke billowing out of the engine compartment. I immediately opened the hood and noitced the smoke was coming from a sensor on the master brake unit. The sensor was completely melted and smoking.

I disconnected the battery and called a couple Ford dealerships to find out any info (recalls, etc.) They offered no help - suggested that the problem may be a short due to mice, etc. I then got on the internet and began discovering the horror stories of F150 owners and engine compartment fires due to wiring.

My 1997 Ford F-150 pickup cruise control quit working and then a couple of weeks later it caught on fire. The Ford dealers I have called say that the recall does not apply to 1997 models but only to 2000 models.

My 2000 Ford Expedition went on fire after being parked for several hours. The truck was totalled. The insurance company paid the book value and i was left with a $2000.00 balance. My vehicle was later investigated by insurance company and it was found to be that the recent recall was the cause of fire. I have that in writing.

My 1997 Eddie Bauer Explorer caught on fire. The arson investigator determined it was an electrical fire but he couldnt pinpoint excatly what caused it. I had only owned the car for 5 months and I did not have the cars electrical system worked on or modified in anyway in fact the only thing that I had done to the car was an alignment.

I purchased a new Ford Explorer in 2003. While on vacation in Nashville TN this month April 2005, I dropped my wife off at the mall and went to get gas and some cash. Because of a large truck at the pumps I pulled over and parked at the edge of the parking lot to go in and get cash from the ATM and then came out to get gas. When I opened my door black smoke began to rush out of my dash.

I immediately had the fire department called. They were there within 5-10 minutes but the entire explorer was totally burned. The SUV was not even running when it caught on fire. I lost thousands of dollars of personal items along with the vehicle. Of course my insurance will only pay what the book value of the vehicle is and with it purchased new I am upside down.

You would think that Ford should and would pay the difference on a vehicle that is only two years old that is totaled by fire from bad electrical wiring.

My 1998 Ford Explorer burst into flames in front of my home. The only reason my vehicle was not parked in the attached garage was that I was having work done to the driveway. It was a blessing in disguise. After an arson investigation, it was determined to be an electrical fire of some sort. Ford would not take any responsibility and now 6 months later the continuous stories of Ford vehicles catching fire and recalls of vehicles with the same mechanics is very suspicious.

My vehicle and its contents were completely destroyed. My car insurance only covered the bluebook of the vehicle and none of the contents. Ford suggested I go through my home owners insurance, but I refused since the deductible and possibility of cancellation did not seem reasonable given this was the fault of Ford as far as I was concerned. To this day there has been no further contact with Ford.

The contents was close to $1500. The cost I am incurring due due the purchase of a new car was one I had not budgeted on. I had to come up with a $4,000 downpayment and my payment went up approximately $150 for an additional 3 years. I refused to purchase another Ford. In fact, my husband is now selling his 2002 F-150.

My 1997 Ford F 150 pick up had just had the cruise control fixed. The cruise quit working last fall and I decided to go through the winter before having it fixed. After I got the vehicle back from repair, I parked it back in the garage where it is always kept. The next morning, about 12 hours after the repair, I washed and waxed the truck and then moved it out to the street so that we could come and go with our other three cars. The truck had been drive the length of three houses and parked for 45 minutes when it started on fire. It was not running at the time and was not even warmed up from the 3 house drive 45 minutes earlier. The truck was a total loss.

Normally, the truck would have been in the garage and we would have also lost our home.

My 1998 Ford Expedition XLT caught fire 3/3/05. At the time I was going to bed, if anything had happened at all different, my family and I might not be here to talk about this today. I arrived at home and parked vehicle in garage ~5:15pm. My wife walked on the treadmill (which is in the garage) from 7:15 – 7:45pm and did not smell or notice anything unusual. At 10:00 pm I looked through garage door to make sure lights were out and garage doors shut. I noticed a small red light below the truck. After further investigation, I found it was a flame.

I came back in the house, told my wife to notify the fire department. I used a hose and fire extinguishers to exhaust flame as the fire department arrived. The heat was so intense it melted the garage light lens above the vehicle. The vehicle would not go into neutral due to damage, so I used my neighbor’s truck to pull the vehicle out of the garage. The fire started at the cruise deactivation switch according to a Fire Investigators report.

Vehicle caught fire (prior to the recall by one week, and ford denied responsibility) in parking lot, is totalled. Ford unwilling to expedite the matter, requesting arson/fire investigator to determine cause. (do not have the ($1200 to pay for this). Vehicle is at selling dealer, and service manager has confirmed source of fire compatible with recall.

I was in the house working on the computer. My dog was outside, barking nonstop. When I looked out the window, I could see flames coming out of the hood of my 2000 Ford F150. By the time the fire department got to my house, my truck was completely destroyed along with all my construction tools that were inside it. It managed to burned up part of my lawn, my tree and all of my neighbor's front lawn.

Thankfully, my truck was parked close to the end of the driveway. Otherwise my house or my neighbor's could have gone up.

I WAS IN MY HOUSE WORKING ON THE COMPUTER, AND GETTING READY TO LEAVE TO PICK MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL. MY DOG WAS OUTSIDE AND BARKING NON STOP. SHE BARKS ALOT SO AT FIRST I IGNORED HER, BUT SHE STARTED GETTING LOADER AS IF SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I STOPPED WHAT I WAS DOING AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW I COULD SEE FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT TO MY HOUSE MY TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED ALONG WITH ALL MY CONSTRUCTION TOOLS THAT WERE INSIDE. IT MANAGED TO BURN UP PART OF MY LAWN, MY TREE AND ALL OF MY NEIGHBORS FRONT LAWN. THANKFULLY MY TRUCK WAS PARKED CLOSE TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY. OTHERWISE MY HOUSE OR MY NEIGHBORS COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN BURNED IN THE FIRE.

My son parked my f150 in my driveway after putting on front brakes for me. I was awoke at 8:00 pm alerting me about my truck was on fire. The truck had been parked for about an hour or more. Luckily a neighbor saw this and told me. The neighbor's husband is a fireman and he came down with a fire extingisher but it couldn't put it out so we hooked up the water hose and put it out but it was already totaled. We were lucky cause the fire if not cantained would have caught the house on fire.

On December 4, 2004, I took my 1997 F-250 truck on about a 600 mile trip. During the trip I tried the cruise control, which worked about 5 months earlier & found it to be nonfunctional. The next day I found myself in a position that required engaging the four-wheel drive, however it would not engage. I parked the truck that evening & had not touched it in the following month and a half.

On December 10, 2004 my wife canceled the insurance sense my plan was to leave it parked until spring or I could afford to get it fixed. Then on Jan. 26, 2005 @ 05:00 am, my wife woke me up saying that my truck had just exploded. I went outside & saw the fire in the engine compartment. At that time the main concentration of the fire was on the driver’s side. I notified Ford, to which their reply was sorry for your inconvenience but there are no recalls on your vehicle & it is also out of warranty. The truck is a total loss & damage was done to my property totaling around $15,000.