Ford Cars and Trucks Reviews

My air bag light stays on. If the air bag light is on, I have no air bag function in case of a car crash. The problem is an intermittent pretensioner connection at the seat buckle. The action required is to install the pretensioner kit affected by the diagnostic trouble code. The action required is to replace the whole seat belt assembly. My car is a 2002 Ford Explorer. The Ford Motor Co. sent a bulletin out (article # 03-11-3) dated 06/09/03 stating that they know about the problem and how to fix the problem. It is a safety issue.

While I was at work at about 1 in the afternoon I received a call from my wife that our truck (a 1997 ford) had caught fire (while parked in our driveway for 3 days) because of the speed control. I had received a recall from ford about it but didn't really 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 recall form that said, "your vehicle will catch fire."

While stopped at a traffic light with my foot on the brakes, a large BMW SUV ran the red light, hit my Ford Windstar Van doing approx. 40-50mph on the driver's side. The impact at the front headlight tore the wheel, tire, axle etc. off the van and the whole driver's side of the van was impacted. The SUV went airborne, crashing through a fence & landed in a field. I have both front & side airbags, neither of which went off.

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 through the hood to put the fire out. Thank goodness I was able to recover just about everything and no one was hurt.

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 saying, "Code red in parking lot", and when we went out to see, there sat my truck in flames all in the engine.

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.

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.

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!

on aug 30,2008 my 2001 ford excursion caught on fire in results to my cruise controll switch i was never contacted about a recall on that suv

My 1992 Ford Ranger burst into flames after being driven 100m. The fires started in the dash behind the stearing column. I do not know the exact cause of the faulty wireing, however this truck did not have cruise control. I was able to control the fire with a garden hose and the fire department finished the job. Without action being taken in the first five minutes of the fire, I have no doubt the entire truck would have been involved and posed a great threat to anything around it.

My employee's wife recently parked her Ford Expedition and it caught on fire buren to the ground and burned part of their house, after they already took it into the dealer for the recall on the cruise control switch, I am concerned because I have a f150 that I had the recall done on also

hey my ford expedition eddie bauer y 1997 burned down on 21 march 2007 ,fire as investigators from goverment firedepartment found it caused on right side by battery and probably reason cruise control since car is located in vienna austria ,i was usuly informed by dealer de pratu where i bought the car and bought all parts needed of any safty recalls,but since 2002 no more info from ford or de pratu after my car cought fire at 2.30 am and caused also heavy damage to house and also burned lincoln town car ,over 360000.-$ my lawyer dr douglas is in contact with ford since aug 2007 ,but all we have so far is a statement of ford where the ask funny questions like how much repair will cost a s o

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.

We own a 2001 Ford Taurus 3.0L four door sedan. We lived in NJ until July 2006, from the time the car was leased/purchased new. When we brought the car in for Maine inspection on 2/27/07, we were told that the rear coil springs were broken. It cost us $742.93 We are not aware of any recall on our model since we called Ford's 800 number to report our address change and were told our model had no outstanding recalls!

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.

2002 ford escape 7/7/08 was taken to ford dealer to check recall notice 07s51/abs connector. check was said to be ok.On 8/27/08 my wife parked here car at 10:am at 12:oopm her engine compartment was reported on fire 2 hrs after the car was parked.It is now a total loss.

I own a 1994 Ford F-150. I got a urgent recall notice in the mail two weeks ago telling me to bring my ruck in for no charge for the recall. I had no idea what this was about. Saturday august 30th I went to get my truck from my parents where I had been keeping it. They had just driven it the day before and it had been parked for 24 hours or more. At 6 pm I went outside because I heard a horn honking, to find my truck on fire.

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.

A pickup truck rear-ended a Nissan which caused the Nissan to rear-end a Ford Explorer. The Explorer crossed into my lane and I hit him broadside as he was going under an 18-wheeler. My air bags didn't deploy, but the fuel shutoff worked. I hit him going about 35 mph and the collision knocked me silly. The damage to my truck, a 2006 F250 diesel, came to approx $6400. With that amount of damage, I would have expected the air bags to deploy.

Life is tough enough without Ford (which by the way, we have driven Fords for over 45 years) making it harder on the average family. We may get the car fixed, sell it and go with a different manufacturer for the first time since 1962. Immediate fear when the strut broke and then swerving to get the car parked. Frustration and the cost of repairs. The extra cost to rent a vehicle in order to go on our long-planned vacation. Now...the mental anquish after reading all the reports of rear strut break and damage, to the car and emotional and financial to the families. This is unacceptable.

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 husband bought a 2000 Ford F-150 at Morristown Ford about 3yrs ago and the truck caught on fire in July, Morristown Ford had the vehicale for 5 weeks. We got the truck back August 11th and it burnt again on August 15th. Morristown Ford never could tell us why it caught on fire the first time. My husband could have died and Morristown Ford can't seem to understand why I think they are responsbile. The insurance company paid $5,000.00 to fix the truck the first time and now there is nothing left to fix. We have bought 5 vehicales from Morristown Ford and I will never go back there again. We will call the General Manager and he will never call us back, I went down there and talked to him he said we would have a meeting well that never happened, he says he will call us back and never does. I feel like they owe us a vehicale. Don't go to Morristown Ford in Morristown,TN to buy a vehicale- they also told us when they worked on the truck the first time that there was a lifetime warranty on the truck for anything that they worked on aslong as we owened the truck.

My 1998 Mercury Mountaineer was destroyed this past Monday August 18th 2008. I arrived at work around 7:45 am and was called by my General Manager around two hours later. She stated my vehicle was covered in flames. The local fire department arrived and put out the fire. My vehicle was destroyed, the fire so hot that only a small piece of metal remained of the engine and front end. After speaking with detectives and emergency workers about a possible cause, I decided to look into open recalls on my vehicle. I found this recall, and listed as unresolved. I called my insurance company right away and also contacted Ford who said I should contact my Insurance and would not answer any further questions.

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.

On the night of 8/20/08, while driving down a 4-lane divided highway at approximately 70 miles an hour, the right front tire of the 2000 F-150 struck the curb resulting in yanking the steering wheel. This resulted in the truck swerving across all 4 travel lanes, the center divider, leaving the highway, hitting a ditch head on, leaving the ground and rolling over twice before finally coming to rest on the roof of the cab. At no point during this accident, either at the point of impact with the ditch, or at the point of slamming into the ground roof first did either airbag in the vehicle deploy.

2007, F150, Harley-Davidson 4x4 four door Pickup. Completed a two hour drive and parked the truck in the driveway, put it into park, set the brake, turned the key off and removed it from the ignition. I went into the house and went to bed. About 2 houra LATER i WOKE TO A POPING NOISE? I looked out the window and there was smoke between the cab and the bed. I grabbed my pants, shirt, and shoes (no socks) and ran to the front door. I opened the door and evaluated the siruation. I then dialed 911 for help from the fire department, the fire was far beyond my capacity to manage it. They arrived in 6 minutes and it took 3 hours to extinguish the flames? Upon their arriving the truck was totally involved. They sprayed my new VW Beetle down until it was safw to get into it and move it away from the Ford. I fully believe that if the fire department had not arrived so quickly, that the VW would have burnt and in turn my home would have gone up in flames!! MANY THANKS TO THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SHAME ON FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR PUTTING SO MANY PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK--IN THE NAME OF PROFIT!! They should have taken care of the problem as soon as they knew it existed! Thinking back now I did wonder qhat the noise was that continued after shutting the truck off, sounded like a fan? It went off when I opened the door to exit the vehicle, I thought that was the way it was supposed to work, since it had done that since it was new? I was the first owner and I never received a recall letter. I had seen something about a recall on the 26 gallon fuel tanks, I called the local ford dealer and was informed that my truck had a 30 gallon tank and was not included in the recall? I have, until now, always trusted Ford Products and felt that the people building them took pride in a job well done--THAT IS NOT TRUE TODAY!!

My left rear coil spring broke a little over a year ago. Luckily, I have not had any major damage but still need to have my coil spring replaced.

My Ford Expedition (2002) caught fire at dr.'s office (Rancho Bernardo) after an hour of being off and parked. The medical facility annouced a car on fire with description and I ran outside and called 911 but fire department responded as I was still on the phone. The Firefighters told me that they suspected the cruise control switch started the fire and that they had scene these types of fires with Ford vehicles. I bought this car brand new, have always been the registered owner and never received a recall notice.

I am a second hand owner of a 1997 Ford Expedition XLT. I have upgraded this vehicle with many performance parts and other vehicle enhancements. Unfortunately, all my time and money invested in this vehicle went up in flames on the morning of August 9, 2008. My neighbors woke me up at 4:40 am because a fire started under the hood. Fortunately, the fire department arrived quickly and the fire was contained to only the front end of the vehicle. Luckily, the vehicle was parked out on the street and no one got hurt. As I looked under the hood, it looked like the fire was started near the brake fluid reservoir. I did my own investigation on the internet and found out through this website there was a voluntary recall for almost all Ford vehicles with a speed control system. Apparently, Ford was to notify customers by mail about this recall. I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF ANY KIND FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY! The good thing is that I do have full coverage and I am in the process of getting my claim through USAA. The bad thing is I have a $1000 deductible and after that is taken out it will leave me with only about $2500 dollars. How will I be able to afford a comparable replacement the only that much money? I spent way more than that on performance parts alone.

brought car in for recall on cruise control because my switch was MELTING they disconected my wire in engine then i went back and they fixed cruise control but apparently the switches weren't included. i tried to use my cruise control and it didn't work so i brought it back and they said I have to pay $75 for switches and $150 to fix it!!!! WHY should i have to pay for those switches which apparently melt in all your cars What is that?

my 1999 ford expedition caused fire that destroyed part of my house and smoked damaged all over my house. iwas about to fall sleep around 12 at night that i heard a loud boom ,looked at the window saw fire coming out of garage, we imediatly went down staires away from house called 911.the fire department came and took care of it. they also agree that it was the car that srarted the fire.

Hello, I purchased a 1993 Ford Explorer from the sole previous owner in May 2008. The vehicle was in very good condition with excellent service records. Inexplicably the vehicle set itself on fire in my driveway. It had not been driven in two days. I heard a clicking sound, saw black smoke from driver side and flames coming out of the dash. Within minutes it was engulfed in flames, causing a 3-alarm fire. The SUV was completely burned from front to back- just the tires left and frame.

Yes, vehicle is 68 months old and has 52k miles but just over the factory warranty. Seatbelt sensor driver's side failed, so SRS (airbag) warning light came on. Repair at Ford was $298. I could have done it privately for $160. But I was certain they'd honor our request and stand by product safety but they refused. Supposedly, three senior Ford customer service employees reviewed. All said not manufacturer's problem. I really doubt integrity of company that cannot build product safety or stand by integrity. We've purchased three new Fords since 1996, and while all are low miles, just too many things go wrong. In this case, with a 2002 Explorer and 52k miles, it seemed reasonable that Ford would be accountable.

My Lincoln Navigator was parked in the garage, not running, when we heard a loud boom! The truck was on fire in the front..We evacuated and then called 911, the Allen Fire dept came out and put the rest of the fire out.

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.

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!

My 1996 Ford Windstar caught fire. It is a total loss. This happened on Sunday July 20, 2008. It was parked in my driveway beside my house. I was not home at the time of the fire I had driven the vehicle earlier. When I returned home later in the afternoon all of the windows were black. I was with my mom and sister and we checked it out and the entier interior was destroyed. The damage was mainly at the front of the vehicle. Needless to say, I was in shock and disbelief. I have three children and all of our stuff was destroyed. We are unsure at what happened to cause the fire. The insurance had me sign papers to have the salvage yard haul it away a couple days later.

On 11/22/06 (the day before Thanksgiving) our Ford Expedition suddenly bursted into flames and caught two of my other vehicles and house on fire. We did not even know the house was on fire until one of our sons called us to get out of the house at around mid-night because the house was on fire. No one inside knew the house was on fire because the door bell was broken so we could not hear our neighbor at the door telling us to get out. There were seven kids in the house - one of which is mentally handicap - things could have ended really badly for us. The Ford Expedition is completely totaled and Ford company says that they will not do anything for us because they had sent me a recall notice that I never received. I received a recall notice after the fire but not before and still do.

As I reported earlier, I had coil spring failure on my 2002 Ford Taurus. I recently found out on the NHTSA site that Ford added the 2003 model to the recall in effect for the 1999-2001 model years. I can't imagine why they omitted the 2002 models. (perhaps fears that they would go broke repairing or repaying for all those repair bills?) Mine was around $1000.00 and there are over 250 other 2002 owners with the same complaint on the NHTSA website which comes to a quarter million dollars and that's just to fix the cars I have read about not to mention those that haven't broken down yet. Also it seems that 250 is low because that comes up under a specific search for the front springs. When checking for general suspension problems (front and rear) even more occurrences show up. It's surprising to me that there aren't more injuries/fatalities involved since, luckily, most of the time the spring fails and pops a tire when the car is parked or moving at slow speeds.

On June 25th of 2008, I left work at 5:00 pm. I went to the ATM and then to my mothers home. I arrived at her home between 5-5:30. I parked my 2002 Escape in her drive and turned the ignition off. I had intentions of picking up my 4 year old nephew from my mothers home and running some errons in town. My 12 year daughter was at swim practice and I knew that I would have to pick her up at 7:30 that night. Thankfully, I got side tracked talking to my mother. We sat on her back deck for aprx. 20+ minutes before going inside her house. We stayed in her house for aprx.another 20-30 minutes talking. As I sat in her living room, I heard what sounded like a gun shot blast. BOOM. I asked my mother what was that noise? I then got up and looked out her door only to see my Escape engulfed in flames on the front end. We immediately called 911 and started trying to put the fire out with the water hose and fire extinguisher, along with the help of my 16 year old brother and my moms neighbor. My moms Dodge Ram was parked in front of my vehicle so she had to jump in her truck and move it before it caught fire too. The fire dept. arrived and finished putting out the fire but it was already a complete loss. No one was hurt but it was an extremely frightening occurance. There is a written article that appeared in the July 5th Edition of the Sampson Independent Newspaper (Clinton, NC). This article includes a picture of the vehicle. It was a total loss. Although Geico was wonderful to deal with and did pay off the vehicle, Ford refuses to reimburse me anything, stating Your insurance company has the right to pursue claims for reimbursement against Ford Motor Company. Ford is unable to investigate your claim as the claim with your insurance company has been paid or has been processed. This is not acceptable and consumers need to stand together. I am very upset with Ford.

My husband and I own a Ford F150. It caught fire Saturday, July 19, 2008. It had been parked for 4-1/2 hours before it caught fire. It was a total loss.

2000 Ford F-150 caught on fire just 1.5 weeks after receiving recall letter, causing total loss to vehicle and minor damage to vehicle parked next to Ford.

experienced spark plugs shooting out of cylinders while driving my 2000 ford expedition on various occasions

Well only after having this vehicle for a little over 3 months, on July 8, 2008. My father and I were on the way to work--though we ride together I usually start the morning communute by driving the vehicle first. Once I had arrived at my job (at about 9 am), I got out and my father did as well to switch over into the driver seat. As I walked past the front end of the car I smelled a odd odor--not of anything burning (at the moment), but something like I suppose I can liken it to radation water/fluid smell--but at the time thought it was just due to being a warm morning and maybe thinking the car was just running slightly due to the weather and humidity (after the incident, my dad later mentioned he had smelled the same thing, but thought maybe it was a smell that was passing in the breeze--not thinking [at first] it was from our vehicle). After I got out, my dad jump into the driver seat and drove off to his job. It couldn't have been no more than 10 or 15 minutes into me being at work, I received a frantic call from my dad stating our vehicle had caught on fire! From what he described to me, after he got to job (thankfully) he said when he pulled up he noticed once he cut the car off it immediately started smoking (the smoke was coming from under the hood). When he went around and pop the hood of the truck he said that's when he saw the flame; next he knew then it just got bigger and spread from there.

I went to pick up lunch, parked my truck at work, about an hour later my truck was on fire. It was declared a total loss by the insurance. They informed me of a recall I had not received or hear of saying that due to the cruise control my truck ran the chance of spontaneous comustion.

On the morning of Saturday, July 5th, 2008 my 2000 Ford 150 burst into flames. It had been parked at around 10:00pm the night before. My neighbor gave me this article he had found on the Internet.

My daughter drove our 2007 Ford F-150 to work on July 3. Her car is down for repairs. She arrived at work at approximately 5:45 am and parked the truck. When she returned to the truck to go home at approximately 1:00 pm, she opened the dorr and there was smoke and fire coming from the dash. She went back to get a fire extinguisher and to call the fire department. teh fire department responded and put out the fire. The dash from the middle of the truck over to mid-way the passenger side is completely gone. The fire department official indicated that it definitely lloked like an electrical malfuction. I contacted Ford Motor Company and filed a report. Awaiting correspondence from their General Counsel's Office.

I am in the process of getting my 2002 Ford Taurus inspected. My mechanic told me to call Ford to see if there is a recall on the rear wheel coil springs because they need replaced. Ford said that there is not a recall. My mechanic said it is not safe to drive the car in the condition that it is in because it is extremely close to rubbing the rear tire. In reading this website it seems that this is a pretty common occurance for the 2002 Ford Taurus.

2002 Ford Expedition caught fire on Sat June 14 2008 in driveway. Had not been driven for 3 weeks. How is this possible? We have not received a recall letter being as we were displaced by Hurricane Katrina to Tennessee. What am I to do?

On 6/27/08 I camein from being offshore and my boss called and said my 1997 ford burnt to the ground.they do not know what happened. but I was able to find out that it was a defect from ford.

After leaving work on 06/25/08, I arrived at my mothers home around 5:23 pm. I own a Ford 2002 Escape. I parked it in my mothers drive and shut the engine off. I had been at her house aprx. 30-40 minutes when ever we heard a loud explosion that sounded like a gun shot. We went to the door to see what caused the noise and found that my Escape was engulfed in flames. The fire was coming from the engine. We do not yet know the cause of the fire but the fire dept. speculated that it could be electrical. After the fire, a good friend of mine starting investigating Ford vehicles online and has found that this has happened several times in vehicles that were turned off. My car is totaled.

yesterday, june 24, 2008. i was inside the house when i smelled smoke and heard a loud explosion coming from our garage, i looked and saw our 2000 Ford Expedition was on fire.

My brother bought a vehicle from my father who lives in Virginia and has the same name as me (I am a Jr.). He obtained it in March of 2007. The vehicle was registered and titled in my name, since he lives with me and is on my insurance policy. We have received no recall notices from Ford up until May 13 2008, when my brothers truck, which had been sitting parked and unused for 11 days while he was away, became engulfed in flames. The fire department responded and recommended we contact ford to see if there were any open recalls. We did contact Ford, however they claim that they sent us a notice in March and August of 2006 (note that we did not own the vehicle then) they also claim they sent us a notice in August of 2007. Which we did not receive. So I called Ford back and the lady was very rude, telling me that it was all over the news and that I should have watched the news.. She said my claim was closed and that it was my fault for not responding to the recall....which btw came out a year before I even owned the vehicle. I guess they just assume it was my Fathers job to tell me that the car had a recall on it. Which he did not, actually he stated he never got notice either. reguardless weather he did or not, it was not his responsibility anyway. Since the car was paid off, I did not have fire insurance on it and now I feel cheated by Ford. Any suggestions of what I can do please let me know, I would appriciate it very much as that truck was my brothers only transportation to school. Ford wont even come look at the vehicle. Between my mom and sister we own 3 fords.......never again

On May 26th 2008--We looked out our window and noticed my 1997 Ford F150 extented cab/stepside truck was on fire-The truck had not been driven for two days due to my illness--I called 911 and husband grabbed our fire extinguisher and my son grabbed the water hose--mainly to keep the fire/flames from catching the tree and house on fire. The fire department arrived and finished putting the fire out-At which time I asked a fireman why my truck went on fire--he stated the cruise control wire always stays hot--also he stated they have put out quite a few fires on Ford's but felt this was one of the worst

I had my front driver side struts snap and pop my tire on my 2003 Ford Taurus yesterday morning when I was leaving my driveway. I had some relief when the guy from AAA came to tow my car away said he thought it may be recalled because this is COMMON to the Ford Taurus. I was thankful some of the cost may be absorbed my Ford. To my amazement I found out this morning that Ford has only issued a recall until 2001. BUT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I am disappointed at Ford for not caring about its customers. I had a baby in the car!!! HELLO this could have injured or killed my child or myself!! Times are hard for many families including my own and now I have to find some money to pay to get this repaired when it is clearly Ford's defect. I am really upset Ford has done nothing to protect its loyal customers.

2002 Ford F-150 Last night just before midnite June 16th, 2008 I starting to fall asleep when I heard a mini explosion,and car horn went off. I looked out the window and saw flames shooting out from under the hood on the drivers side of vehicle. Truck had been parked in my driveway for over 7 hours. I yelled for my wife to call 911 while i ran outside to grab hose to douse keep flames from burning my house and the other vehicle. Took quite awhile for fire department to put out flames. I have contacted my insurance company and they also asked me to notify ford motor company which I did. Then I googled Ford F-150 fires and came across consumer affairs stories. The first story I read, could have been written by me. I am amazed at how many fires these trucks have had, and no recall by ford.

My Ford F150 caught on fire tonight!!! it was parked in front of my house and i heard a pop, ran out, and the whole truck was on fire. THe car was NOT on and hadn't been driven in almost 2 weeks. I am single mother of a 2 yr old and I am 8 months pregant. It's my only means of transportation!! I got the recall notice 2 weeks ago and had planned on bringing it in, but the notice didn't seem urgent and being a single mother, it's hard to get there.

On memorial day evening my 2001 ford f150 was driven home by my son and parked in my front yard@ 11:00 pm./ At 11:30 it burst into flames. I called ford and talked to ford rep. Melanie. She told me that they had no record of me owning this truck.{I bought it second hand } She told me to give her my info and I did. She said that they would send me a claim form from ford.Well I did not receive a claim form, instead i received a letter stating that they sent me 5 recall letters.I never received any recall letters.

I have a F150 ford truck, and about a year ago the truck caught on fire in front of my house. My brother saw it happening, and we put the fire out before it burnt our house down. I contacted ford and they said they sent me two recall notices, so since I didnt take it in, they are not responsible to fix the truck. After four months, we rigged the truck together and it is working now. The truck still has all the melted wires under the hood, and the melting plastic or whatever. What happened wasnt right, I read some of your notices and saw that other people had the same experience as I have had.

On my 2002 Mercury Sable both of the rear coils have broken. I would like people to know that they need to submit their coil problems to the National Highway and Safety phone number: 888-327-4236 or web site: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm Like so many others on this site I have encountered the same problem. Ford says that the problem must be submitted to nhtsa or else they will not place a recall on it.

My ford escape caught fire while I was teaching school. Went up in flames and was a total loss. I was not in the car when it happened. My insurance company handled my claim in and ordley manner. They could not determine the cause of the fire although the dash brake light had come on a 2 days before but was off when I took it my mechanic the night before the fire. The next day I had driven it 4 miles to school and the engine was off for approximately 40 minutes before the fire occured. I never talked to anyone at Ford and am just now hearing about the lawsuits and I am wondering if I would have a case.

Ford F-150 Fire At 2:00 am the morning of April 24, 2008 we were awakened by our seriouly agitated dog to find our 2005 Ford F-150 engulfed in flames and to soon see our other two vehicles and our home destroyed by fire. A total of four investigators have concluded that the cause of the fire is the Ford F-150. The truck is presently under lock and key and the investigation continues to find the exact component.

on april 16 2008 our f-150 1995 4-wheel drive was sitting in our front yard,off,when it erupted into flames,burning everything on the driverside underhood area.ford promtly denied the claim citing 2 recall notices had been sent prior to the fire and they were not responsible.

Front left spring on my 2000 Ford Taurus broke when putting the car in Reverse. I don't think steel is suppose to corrode and break like that.

My 2002 Ford Taurus has 65,000 miles. In the last 6 months I have had to spend over $3,000 on it. Both rear coil springs broke and had to be replaced along with struts; same thing happend 3 months ago to front coil spring & struts. Camshaft snchronizer went bad; brakes and rotors had to be replaced several times; the list goes on and on. Help! WHY aren't some of these DANGEROUS things happening to this make of car under RECALL. I am reading more and moreo people havingi the same problem with this make/year of car.

My F150 went up in flames at 4:00am May 21st of this past week. I knew that I needed to get the recall for the defective SCDS and planned to go to the dealership this week. The recall noticed mentioned a possibility of the truck catching fire even when the truck is off. There was no urgent warning in the recall. I even asked the Ford 800 number operator how serious this problem was after my truck went up in flames without their knowledge and he replied,Very, very remote. I then explained what happened to mine and his tune changed. I am waiting for Ford ton respond in writing

1999 Ford escort, both rear strut springs broken. Both OEM springs were welded and broke at the bottom part of the spring. The springs had two diffrent diameters, the top portion was thicker in diameter than the bottom part. Poor design or a cover-up for a short spring, they just welded it together, bad idea...

I am the owner of a Daycare Center whom sometimes take my kids out on errands with me during the day.On May 15, 2008 after driving my 2001 Ford Expedition around doing errands, it was like i was having a premonition and something kept telling me to, ....go home, go home!After arriving home, i found myself rushing the kids out of the trunk for some unknown reason.After about 15 minutes,someone was banging on my from door telling me my truck was on fire.The fire department was called, they came out and extinguished the fire of my totally destroyed vehicle.The fire department informed me that,...it appears the fire started in the front driver side of the engine compartment involving the battery and wiring harness. I was very fortunate that i got those kids of that truck or it could have a very sad tragedy!!

2001 Ford Taurus, rear spring broke puncturing tire. Discovered both springs were broken and probably not recent. Spring finally shifted enough to puncture tire.

The coil sping on my 2002 Ford Taurus broke, when I backed up this morning 5/19/08 to leave for work it cut the tire. I was amazed to see how many people this has happend to.

Thursday May 15 TH at 3:30 PM my 2000 Ford F-150 burst into flames while parked in my driveway. The fire started under the hood on the drivers side.

Returning home from the airport on a busy interstate highway, my right rear tire suddenly blew out. I had to drive home(about 70 miles) on my donut tire. The tire was shredded and had to be replaced, when we tried to put the new tire on it wouldn't fit right and it was then discovered that the rear spring had broken in two places and that the bottom piece is what shredded my tire. My hubby kept asking me if I hit something because those springs aren't supposed to break like that. I almost think he thought I was lying. Now after reading all of the other complaints it makes sense. I don't have the money to replace all of my springs, yet I am worried about driving my car now. I have to travel on the interstate to get to work. I know it won't do any good, but I am going to call Ford and log my complaint anyway.

Automobile accident on the freeway. I swerved to miss a vehicle that switched lanes directly in front of me. I lost control of my Ford Focus, hit the concrete on the left side of the freeway, bounced off, went across the freeway and hit the side of an 18-wheeler with the front of my car, which propelled me back across the freeway and the back of my car crashed into the concrete on the left side of the freeway. The airbags on either side of the car did not deploy. Is there any type of class action suit that I could join? The car that caused the accident did not stop, so I am responsible for all damages. Of course, my car was totaled and I am left with nothing.

Backing out of a driveway, in my 2002 Ford Taurus wagon, I heard a loud explosion and the left front tire - which was less than 2 weeks old - literally blew. On examination, the coil spring had snapped and shredded the tire. If I had been on the highway, I would have had absolutely no control. After much investigating, I discovered that this is an ongoing problem with Ford and in fact there have been recalls for this problem, but NOT for the 2002. Trying to deal with Ford Canada is a nightmare. Mr. Nurse is incredibly rude and despite the fact that I have list upon list of this problem, he tells me that there is NO problem in Canada and it's just a coincidence that this happened to my car. Futhermore, he told me that it didn't matter how much I persued this, it will do me no good, as any correspondence will eventually end up on his desk, and as far as he is concerned, it is the end of the matter. As well, he told me that there is no way I would ever be allowed to find out the stats on how often this has happened in Canada.

Backing out of a driveway, in my 2002 Ford Taurus wagon, I heard a loud "explosion" and the left front tire - which was less than 2 weeks old - literally "blew". On examination, the coil spring had snapped and shredded the tire. If I had been on the highway, I would have had absolutely no control. After much investigating, I discovered that this is an ongoing problem with Ford and in fact there have been recalls for this problem, but NOT for the 2002.

I bought a 1995 Ford Grand Marquis in February of 2008. I didn't drive it until the end of April of 2008 when I got insurance for it. I had been driving it for only two weeks when it burned up in a fire. It was parked outside of my apartment. I came out to go somewhere and I saw smoke coming out from under the hood. I ran and got some water and tried to put it out but it just increased and pretty soon the whole front end was in flames. By the time the fire department got there the inside was burned out and it was a total loss. I contacted the person who sold it to me and she said she had gotten a notice from Ford in March of 2008 about a possible fire hazard. She had tried to call me but my phone was disconnected so she just kept the letter. My insurance doesn't cover it and I have contacted Ford customer relationship center. I asked them to give me replacement money for the car but I haven't received a letter from their office of the general counsel which the lady promised me. Don't know what to do next. I don't want to let anyone tow it from the apartment until I find out what to do.

My 2005 Ford F150 4x4 caught on fire while driving down the highway on May 4, 2008.

Cruise control stopped working. Then about two weeks later my signals and brake lights went out. Checked fuses and the top middle 20 amp fuse was blown. Put a new fuse in and instantly smoke started billowing out of my wheel well and hood. Opened up and the sensor on the bottom of the master cylinder hooked into the wire harness was on fire. I pulled the fuse and snuffed the flames. I unhooked it replaced the fuse and now I can at least drive to the dealer with brake lights and signals. That was a close one.

Just yesterday I went to leave my house and there was a loud explosion and the front of my car hit the ground I was pulling out on telegraph getting ready to hit 55 mph. I would have been hurt very bad going that fast. And this happening thank god I was just taking off when it went. We called the dealer and they said there's no recall for this. And my car is a 2002 taurus and my tire was new the spring broke and went in to the tire. If I was on the highway I know I would not be here today. And I think some one needs to be held accountable! I'm not stopping here this is to large of a problem for it to be over looked.

2002 Ford Taurus broken front driver coil spring. Backed out of driveway and tire deflated by coil spring shredding it. Had car towed to dealer. Dealer said not covered under warranty. Phone Ford Canada and they said the same thing. I explained I have ESP for front strut and coil spring is part of it. They don't see it that way. I explained to them the issues with the 1999 thru 2001 recall. They said not same issue.

My husband was involved in an accident with his 2008 Ford F-250 King Ranch. He fell asleep while on his way home from his second job. He ran off the road, took out a mailbox and the truck became airborne jumping over the driveway of the property owner. He then drove through the yard and the truck finally came to rest in approximately 4-5 large trees. The truck landed on the trees on the passenger side. The roof of the vehicle was completely crushed in except for where my husband was sitting in the driver's seat. Neither airbag deployed even though the front end of the vehicle was completely crushed in. The vehicle is a total loss, but what angers me the most is the non-deployment of the drivers' airbag (passenger airbag non-deployment I can understand since there was no passenger in the seat). We have contacted Ford regarding this. Supposedly they are going to send us paperwork and then possibly go look at the vehicle.

The two front leaf springs on my 2002 Ford Taurus broke.I was unaware of the problem until i tried to use the car.When i moved the car,i heard metal grinding and rubbing,followed by the smell of burning rubber.I backed the car back into the driveway to inspect it.I saw the front of the car was very low.I looked under it to find the springs were broken,one in 2 pieces.I had the car towed to my mechanics garage for repair.The mechanic replaced both front springs.It was obvious that corrosion had caused the problem.I called the dealership and was told there was no recall on the 2002 Taurus.The mechanic told me he has repaired many front coils on numerous fords.I thank God i was not driving downtown or on the highway,as it would obviously have caused an accident.

I took my car in for a check up and oil change when I came back to pick the car up they told me that my upper right coil spring is broken. I was scared to drive my car after that. I always take my car in for an oil change so this must have happened in between the last time I had an oil change, about 3 months. They said it will cost a pretty penny, and looking at this complaint site, I think Ford should have a recall on their coil springs. It could be a very dangerous experience if a person don't get it fixed right away. I'm sill scared. I called my mechanic so he can look at for me and hopefully won't charge that much.

On April 27th 2008 at 345 am my 2001 F150 Supercrew caught fire and was destroyed beyond repair. It happened two hours after I parked the truck from waiting in traffic from a concert. I only had liability insurance and two vehicles next to me got damaged and I had to report it to my insurance company.

I had just parked my 2000 EB Exped, which I use for my business. I went inside my sister's home to take a nap and was awaken by a blaze of fire in the engine area. The fire quickly spread burning my advertisement wrap on the entire vehicle, the car next to it, all the business equipment inside; including my 380 Keltec and my tax forms for 2007. It also caused damaged to adjacent homes and property. My company is possibly going to be sued for Fords recall issue. I refused to carry the blame for their negligence. My company could go bankrupt due to the overwhelming evidence that Ford is constantly putting consumers lifes @ stake. This metal casket has put me in a financial situation beyond my responsiblity and I am outraged that very little is being done about it. Where is the justice. I refuse to let the negligence and deceit of this multi-million dollar corporation be the downfall and the termination of mine. I have owned my business for 7 yrs and I continue to plan for longevity in my industry.

I am a Florida Dealer in New Port Richey, FL. Yesterday, April 25 I was awaken by the Fire Dept. to informed me that one of my vehicles, a 2001 Ford F-150 Sport Model cuaght on fire while TURNED OFF at the lot. The truck was total and burned to a crisp.

While driving to work in my 1996 Explorer, I smelled smoke and then smoke wafted through the defrost vents. I puled off the road and parked near a bank. The employees brought out two extinguishers which I emptied on the flame source but the flames continued to grow. The fire spread from the rear of the engine block into the passenger compartment and quickly consumed the interior.

Wow!! I was trying to find information on my 2002 Ford Taurus front, left coil spring, which had broken today, when I came across this website. This is amazing: how can this not be recognized as a recurring problem for recall? While leaving my driveway on my way to work I heard the loud sound of a tire blowing out and immediately saw that it was the left front side. The coil spring had broken about 6 inches up on the first coil from the bottom leaving the small piece fall to the ground and allowing the remaining spring in place to slip sideways and literally shred the tire sidewall. Sound familiar, Ford? Just a coincidence, right?

The front left coil spring on my 2002 Ford Taurus snapped causing the stabilizer link to break. It also nearly punctured the tire. There is a recall for models up to 2001. I feel the problem was not corrected for the 2002 model as there are over 250 complaints for this same thing on the same model, make and year on the NHTSA website. I was also told by the mechanic that one of the rear coil springs is also broken. I would like Ford to consider extending the recall to cover all models which have this problem. I have read it was due to the springs having very poor corrosion resistance in areas where salt is used on the street for ice and snow control.

At approximately 1 am last Saturday our We awoke to the sound of the car alarm going off in our Ford Escape which was parked on the street in front of our house. When I looked out the window to investigate I saw smoke billowing out from the front wheel wells. Within seconds the smoke turned to flame! As my wife called 911 I raced to the vehicle with a fire extinguisher. My efforts were in vain and the flames consumed the front of the car as the fire department arrived. My wife had driven the car the previous afternoon and it had been parked sinc 3:30 pm. We had never been informed by Ford of any problems with the vehicle. A fire fighter informed us he recalled hearing of a problem with the wiring in the brake wiring.

Front coil springs broke on my 2000 Taurus, only I didn't know that was the problem until AFTER I had paid over $1200 to my repair shop to get them replaced and to replace the broken axle and the scored tire caused by the broken springs. Turns out this is an EXTREMELY common problem with this model. THEN after I get the car back I discover there was a recall on these cars for just this problem in 2004. I'm not the original owner, so I had no way of knowing this. Went to the local Ford dealer (Brondes) to try to get reimbursement for my expenses in repairing THEIR defective product. After a good deal of flack from service manager, I eventually got them to submit the bill to Ford. Got a check for a whopping $338 in the mail a few days later--this is maybe a THIRD of what this repair cost me. Needless to say, did not cash the check. Called Ford customer support in Dearborn. After a very lengthy call was informed that the $338 was all I was going to get--take it or leave it. They said I should have gone to the Ford dealer in the first place. I replied that there was no way I could have known what the problem was (not being a certified mechanic) OR that there was a recall out for that problem. I went to a reputable (AAA) shop, no fly by night place. The Ford reps' implication was that whenever any work was done on the car it ALWAYS had to be done at their dealership, just on the off chance that it might be a recalled item. What car owner goes to the dealer for every single service visit?? Now I'm preparing to go to small claims court to recover my costs, but what are the odds of a lone 60 year old grandmother winning against the Ford Motor Co.? I wouldn't bet on me, myself! I hope there's a class action suit against Ford. This defect could have killed me if a tire had blown when I was going 65 on the highway.

2000 Ford Taurus:In February of this year front left coil spring broke while driving, shredding the tire and breaking the sway bar. Ford replaced the springs on both sides and also the sway bars. They would not replace the tire and I had to pay for an alignment after the work which, they also would not pay for. During the time of the repairs I was told the struts were shot. Of course they are after all those years with defective springs, but ford would not assist with those either. Although there was a recall on the springs I still had to pay almost $400 for the repairs. Before the front spring broke I have a rear spring that is broken but was told by Ford there is no recall because the material used on the front springs is different then the material used in the rear springs. How is that when they break just as often.

I have a 2002 ford taurus no car problems. Driving it at a low speed 25 thankfully. All of a sudden a loud metal noise and rubber burning smelling. Stooped could not see anything in engine. Called tow truck ,the driver after lifiting up car to tow said it looked like the left front-end had problems. Service repair person called and it was the left front coil spring that broke and the cv clamp had broken and fell by the tire that why there was the rubber smell. Thankfully the tire was not damaged. I called Ford and reported this. They of course said they had not heard of any problem. My daughters 2000 taurus had the same problem but she was not as lucky her cost for the coil spring left one was $ 1200 for she had a lot of damage before the car could stop. My cost was $500. Ruth Kalas

mY 2005 ford explorer sport tract went up in flames in the walmart parking lot 2 days ago. it is totaled. Has just barely gotten to the warrenty marker. sounds like even though I owe 29,000 dollars on loan I'll be lucky to get 1/2.

A year or so ago, both of the rear springs on my 2002 Ford Taurus (68000 miles) were discovered to be broken. The back of the car was scraping at times so I had the dealer check them. I had to pay to fix them. On April 10, 2008, I noticed that the front tire on the driver's side was flat. I tried to fill the tire with air but it was coming out as fast as I was trying to fill it. Then I noticed that the spring was broken and was sticking in the tire. Luckily it broke in my driveway. A couple days before, I was traveling at freeway speeds. I called the Ford dealer and was told there was nothing they could do as far as warranties or recalls. I found out that the 2001 and previous Taurus's did have a recall or extended warranty covering only the front springs. Supposedly they added a shield to the spring in 2002 and later years so the tire wouldn't be punctured. We could find no shield. When I got a new tire from the Goodyear dealer, they told me that the Ford Taurus was known for all the spring problems. I am almoist afraid to ride in my Taurus because of the inherent spring problems. We have been a Ford family since my dad had a 1936 Rord.

I had a rollover in a Ford 500 auto, and the airbag burst. There were very bad fumes coming from the airbag, and I had to wait smelling those fumes while I was being released from the car by police.

Rear coil springs broke in my girl friends 01 Taurus SEL and it could of injured my girl friend but I was lucky no one was injurd. Ford Taurus has falty spring front and rear everyone sould know! PS I was guoted 304$ to do the labor on the spings and the spring are over 100$ rip me off more plz!

I own a 2002 ford taurus i like many others had the same problem . i reversed about three feet heard a loud noise the frount driver side tire was flat the coil spring had broke and went into the tire . i called ford and they were no help . its to bad im a single mom with two kids it sure would help if ford would fix a problem they are responsible for !!

My daughter, 17, bought a used Ford Escort when she turned 16, from her grandmother. The car was a 1997, and had only 26,000 mi. on it. She was thrilled that her first car was almost like new, as she knew that her gram babied and took excellent care of it. For her 17th. birthday, I took it to the shop and had 4 (snow) tires put on it, and wanted to get it aligned. I was told that an alignment couldn't be done because the rear springs were broken. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURENCE IN THE FORD ESCORT AND TAURUS.

Backing 2002 Ford Taurus out of garage and heard loud bang and the driver side front tire immediately deflated. Removed tire to have it replaced and found the tire impaled by the spring which was split in two. In reading the hundreds of posts on this very problem it is a complete joke that this isn't being covered under any recall actions. The 2001 is covered but not the 2002.

My 1998 F150 had been sitting in my driveway for about 5 hours when we hear the alarm going off, when we looked outside the engine compartment was completely engulfed. Before the firefighters got the fire out it had burned everything but the bed of the truck.

My 1997 Ford Explorer burned up. Here we are in 2008 with i dont know how many recalls on the Exploder and mine just burned up. I got home from work on a friday night at about 6:15-6:20p.m. and at about 7:10p.m. i got a call from my neighbor that my truck was on fire. My husband and other neighbor ran out and tried to put out a fire coming from under the left front wheel well. After fighting to get the hood open with the fire dept, the fire was finally put out. After everything settled my mechanic made a night service call to come check it out on the scene and found that the fire generated from a short that caused the E-Brake cable to ark off and cause the body mount to catch on fire. The E-brake cable burned all the way up inside the truck. We are still are not 100% sure of exact source but appears that a 12V source shorted to the frame of truck. Any other questions please call my husband. Thank You, Sabrina.

I own a used 1991 Ford Explorer. I had bought the vehicle two years ago. On April 2, 2008 at about 9 O'clock I parked my truck in the driveway of my home and went in the house and went to bed. At about 12pm I was awoken by a passer-by yelling that my truck was on fire. I then ran outside to discover my Explorer engulfed in flames. Upon calling 911 the local fire department responded, but not after the Explorer was completely ruined. Also, 95% of my belongings in the truck were ruined by smoke, heat, and fire damage. This included school books, clothing, my own fire department and ems gear, and pretty much anything else in the truck.

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.

Oue 19 year old daughter started her 2002 Ford Taurus put it reverse to back out of the driveway. She went two feet when we heard a loud bang. The left front of the car dropped and the tire blew out. We removed the tire to find the left front coil spring had snapped and the sharp end of that spring tore a hole in the tire. This car has only 67,048 miles on it and is in very good condition. I found that the 2001 Taurus's were recalled for bad springs so I contacted Ford's recall center and was told there was no recall for this vehicle. I explained the vehicle was manufactured in January of 2002 (1 month after the recalled cars) and the springs were defective. Again, I was told no recall and to hold on to any receipts just in case there is a one in the future!

My 1995 Eddie Bower Ford F150 burst into flames in my driveway. Car had been only driven appox .5 miles and part during lunch hour. Only carried liablity on the vehicle due to age, but it was my only vehicle to drive to work. Ford dealer said there was no covered recall, but from the number of files listed on this site, I'm wondering...Engine still turns over, but the master cylinder is toast...

Feb 2007 lost my great 2000 ford exp. to a under the hood fire. My ford was siting in the drive way when it caught fire around 8pm at night. I had not drove the exp. for two weeks it was my family car. Called ford motor company the recall was peformed on it. They denie it was ever done.

Within a week apart, the driver side coil spring broke on my daughter's 2002 Ford Tauraus.

2000 Ford Taurus (58,000 miles)- While sitting in my garage, a loud bang shook the entire car. Took it to my Ford dealer, and he informed me that both front and one rear spring were broken. The front springs will be replace at Ford's cost, the rear is my responsibility. I would be happy to join a class action law-suit against Ford for selling this kind of junk. Count me as one EX-FORD CUSTOMER.

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.

While backing up in front of my house, I backed up over a small piece of ice and my front driver side spring broke. The broken spring cut into the tire ruining the tire. I had to have the car towed to my machanic to be repaired. When the tow truck operator was putting my car on the hoist, he stated that he sees this happening all the time to Ford Taurus, When I arrived at the shop, the owner also stated that he saw this happening way too often. When I went to get the tire replaced I was driving a Saturn and when I told the manager of the tire store my story he said you drive a ford Taurus In the last 2 weeks since the spring broke I have had 5 people ( 2 tow truck operators,2 car machanics and 1 tire store manager ) tell me that this is a problem with the Ford Taurus. I am happy that the spring did not break when I was going down the highway at 55 mph. or I may not be here to write this report.

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

I have a 2003 ford taurus centennial edition. It only has 40k miles on it and already i need to replace the rear suspension. I really think that there should be a recall for the rear suspension of this vehicle since Ive seen it on many other taurus' and sables

My 1998 Lincoln Town Car had an electrcial fire at the wire harness directly beneath the brake cylinder/cruise control switch.

After reading the many complaints here. I decided to post. My wifes 2002 Ford Taurus front spring broke, bursting the tire while it sat in our garage. This is a major saftey concern!!! I cant imagine what would happen if we were on the highway!! Ford was no help at all, even though this is a well documented problem with the vehicle. Please, let me know what else we can do to get these potential death traps off the road!

While I was on vacation in Hawaii in July, 2007, my 1995 Ford Conversion Van caught on fire. It spread to my house and my 1988 Suburban parked in the car port and the car port and end of the house. It was approximately 2 a.m. in the morning on Friday, 13, July, 2007. Upon discovering the fire, my neighbors called the fire department and they responded finally putting my fire out. The van and suburban were gutted by fire and the house suffered significant damage. In addition my 2002 Chevy extended cab pickup (parked behind the suburban) and my 1983 El Camino (parked behind the van) also were damaged. They suffered melted front ends, and both windshields burst from the heat.

Hello, I am desperately looking for someone who can give me info on Ford underhood fires. I have been checking the internet for information and came across your site. My wife's 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis caught fire and was totally lost in Sept 2006 while sitting in our driveway. I called Ford at that time and they told me there was no problem with our car. I notified my insurance company, National Highway Traffic Safety Bureau and the New York State Attorney General, all to no avail. Exactly a year to the day in Sept 2007 I received a recall from Ford stating my car had a potential fire problem-- I again notified Ford and they told me in effect to bad, your insurance company paid you for the car which they did, but not hardly what it was worth. I told Ford they should replace our car or pay for the other car my wife had to purchase as a result of her loss. They had no sympathy. My attorney general told me to notify the NHTSB and the NHTSB told me they have no clout in dealing with my problem. I am still quite agitated with this whole situation I feel that Ford should be held accountable for people losing their cars or worse, homes or lives because of their lack of concern in this matter. Do you know of any class action suit filed for this problem?? if so how can I get involved in it. I appreciate any information you can furnish.

I was playing a game on the computer at 10:00 pm tonight. I heard a loud BOOM and then horns going off. I thought it was a wreck. When I looked outside to the left a large gulf of flames was burning dangerously close to the house and truck. (mothers truck) She owns a 2001 Ford F-150. I ran thru the house screaming your trucks on fire. Mom was crying she thought i said the house. I just glanced out the window and seen flames on top of truck. I ran to back and got the water house went around house and forgot to turn water on. I noticed a truck was in our drive way behind my moms truck honking the horn. Thank God he was there. I ran back to turn water on. Came back to the truck to put water on it. So it wouldnt catch house on fire which was 3 feet from the awning. Im glad she had metal gutters. The plastic ones would have caught fire. My stepdad had the hose when i came around the house and was putting water on it. I went to help the man that had the truck try to pull moms truck away from the house and then I heard another loud BOOM and something went flying by my head. Scared me to death. But I acted fast as I could and the best. The truck wouldnt budge. So Troy my stepdad got his truck and tried to pull it and bent something on his bumper. While I was keeping the flames down, and our next door neighbor was spraying also. We kept the flames from hitting the house until fire department got there. Around 10:20PM or so. Everything was happening so fast its hard to keep time. I took pictures though. oil and gasoline is all over the lawn and driveway. The firedepartment said it was started on the driverside in the engine. It was scariest thing I have ever witnessed or been apart of. My mother said she was thankful for me being awake. We wouldve never known. We could have awoke in a house that was blazing.

Last Friday I was driving my 2001 Mercury Sable to work when suddenly there was a loud bang under my car and it shook violently. I had no idea what had happened. I got out and looked all around but couldn't find what had happened. I kept driving but as I got closer to getting on the highway the more nervous I became about doing so. I then pulled into a parking lot and called my husband who suggested I look under the car to see if anything was hanging. I didn't see anything so I went on to work, driving on a major highway during rush hour traffic. As I was driving home that night I could hear a rattle coming from the front left wheel. Fortunately I already had an appointment with the dealer the next day for regular maintenance. I told them what happened and after they inspected it I was shocked to learn that not only was the front coil spring broke but both rear ones were as well! They went on to inform me there was a program through Ford that would replace both front coil springs but not the rear. How can that be???? What is the difference? Now that I'm researching the issue I find this is a common occurrence with Ford vehicles. Why???

2002 Ford Taurus Front Drivers side coil snapped. Of course this happens to be a model year that isn't covered in the recalls and of course my warranty expired last fall. I've also had the rear drivers side break and be replaced, luckily that was still under warranty.

I have a 2003 Ford Taurus SEL. I also have had to replace the left rear spring. My car has 61,000 miles on it and I baby it. It cost me 223.00 to get this fixed. If this is an ungoing problem why isn't Ford taking care of this?

On 2-27-08 around 2 a.m. I was awakened by 2 small booms about a minute apart, I got up to check things out to find my 2001 F-150 in the driveway fully engulfed in flames as well as my boat parked about 15' away beginning to burn. Called 911 then attempted to douse flames the best I could. Luckily the fire department was quick to arrive saving my house and other vehicles. This truck was repaired by a Ford dealer in '06 for the recall on the speed switch. I believe the booms I heard were the front tires blowing out.

took my 1993 mercury in for recall 10-12-07 for speed control replacement.I called them ,last time 2-27-08 and still they have not received the part to repair the problem.How long does it take?I could have built a car by now.Their sales have dropped,I wonder why,,now I know why.

my ford f150 burned up in walmart parking lot when I was inside shopping.This may 2 07.

my ford f150 burned up in walmart parking lot when I was inside shopping.

I own a 2002 Taurus SES. It has 113,000 miles on it. It has always been garaged and never abused. Almost all of the miles on it are highway miles. I recently had this car in for its annual rust proofing. During this process, the mechanic noticed that BOTH of my rear end springs were broken and he recommended that I have it looked at right away as these springs could potentially pop right up through my wheel wells and/or into the trunk of my car! I had Firestone look at the vehicle this morning and they tell me that, not only are my rear coil springs broken but my front ball joints are loose and on their way out too. They recommend that I allow them to install a quick strut assembly to the tune of $765. OR, I could opt to have them install just the spings to the tune of $438, but I should bear in mind that the current struts could also go at any time. As for the front ball joints, they will replace those for $500. Of course, after they install the strut assembly, they will need to do a re-alighnment. This will cost $70.00. So I am looking at a repair bill of $1,335.00 - and NOW I find out in reading all these complaints that this is a well-documented on-going problem with the Taurus? And Ford refuses to acknowledge responsibility and do the right thing and offer a recall on these shocks? Even knowing that this problem could potentially cause a serious accident? Unbelievable. I also will NEVER purchase another Ford unless Ford makes this right and pays for the replacement of its faulty equipment.

I have a 2002 ford taurus sel I was driving down the highway after just putting on new tires and i heard a snap and i heard metal hitting the ground the tire went flat on the left front and almost lost control of the car. Now im told i need a new coil spring and another new tire on the left front. This is a very dangerous car to be using as a family car.

On February 6th 2008 my self and my husband were sleeping and we woke up to shower about 10:50pm that night and i went to the kitchen and got a glass of water and returned to the room and the truck(ford) was parked in front of our home i'd say about 2 ft, the truck had been parked there for 5 to 6 hrs. the viechle was a black ford f150 1997 and well i returned and got my husband some clothes as i walked in to the restroom we heard a loud boom which caused the dogs to start barking and walked in to the leaving room and saw light and my uncle was sleeping on the sofa so i told him that the light from outside looked like flames so i ran up to the kitchen steps as i am pregnant and looked outside the window as i saw flames on the hood and i went running down the hall screaming saying the truck is on fire i opened the bathroom door told my husband that the truck was on fire and i woke up my parents screaming they rushed outside trying to turn off the fire with agarden hose with buckets of water running in and out of the house we called 911 fire dept. took about half an hour before arriving to the scene which this fire dept. is just 10 mins. from my home then they get there and still see the truck on fire and still take 10 to 15 mins to turn on the fire hoses then sheriff's took a report and there was suposed to be a investigator that should have gone and never showed until 2 days later and its been 3 weeks and nothing has been done and we dont know what to doas if to take legal actions or therfore.we need help

I received a recall notice from Ford back in August 2007 for the defect involving the cruise control switch. After many months of protracted discussions, even involving the PA State Attorney General's office I was called by the local Ford dealer this Tuesday, February 18, 2008, and told they finally had the parts. I made an appointment and went in early Wednesday morning. They replaced the switch on the brake master cylinder and added a fused link into the connecting harness. When I arrived back home I took a look at what had been done and noticed what appeared to be fluid appearing around the crimp of the switch. The next morning, Thursday February 21, 2008, I drove the truck to the diner for breakfast. At the diner I opened the hood and again checked the switch. It was wet. I drove across the street to the dealer and had him look at the switch. He took a tissue and wiped around the crimp and it was indeed wet with brake fluid. The dealer then took my truck inside and replaced the replacement switch. This does not give me a secure feeling knowing the new switch immediately leaked. Something needs to be done about this problem. This has gone on far too long without a satisfactory solution. How can I trust this?

RE: 1999 Ford Ranger speed control recall #54330. I recieved a recall notice Fall of '07. Took my truck in before Thanksgiving. Ford didn't have the recall part so they disconnected the speed control; said they'd have the part in a month and to come back then. Called just before Christmas, told part not in, call back Jan. Called early Jan., told part not in, call back Feb. Called mid-Feb., told part not in, call back March. No speed control 3+ months @#*%!

Rear springs and strutts failure. And front needs strutts. Contacted Ford Customer Service (an oxymoron), but said no known issues or recalls. They said nothing they can do at this time.

I bought a used a 1995 Ford Bronco but in less than a month it went up in flames. I called Ford because there was a safety recall of some switch (vehicle speed sensor) that can cause a fire. I called FORD and they have no record if the recall was incorporated or not.

On Feb 3, 2008 my wife was backing our 2002 Ford Taurus out of the driveway when she heard a loud bang-type noise. She got out of the car and found a chunk of a coil spring laying on the driveway. On Feb 4, 2008 I brought the car to Apple Valley Ford for repair. They replaced both rear coil springs as they were BOTH broken. ($370) I knew the Ford Taurus's were having major problems with coil springs, but the recall ended with the 2001 year model, mine was a 2002. My car was also out of warranty. I asked for some assistance with paying for this repair because of the known problems associated with coil springs. The dealer said they could do nothing and instructed me to call region. I called region and they promptly told me that they would do nothing either. Needless to say, I will NEVER own another Ford product. I followed up with an email to Ford motor company asking for the address to the Ford president; here is a portion of that reply, Our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Alan Mulally is not available to receive direct phone, e-mail or mail contacts from customers. Really nice to know that the privilaged few with the golden parachutes don't have time to deal with the lowly suckers like me that purchase inferior Ford products.

On Feb 7 2008, my 1994 Ford Explorer which I had just parked at a Burger King for lunch, caught fire minutes after I enter the restaurant. I was unaware of a Ford Fire Hazard recall that was issued on August 2007, nor was I ever notified even though I had this vehicle registered for many years. The truck was fully engulfed when firefighters finally put out the fire. I am grateful no one was in the vehicle at the time but I am out the only truck I owned.

Our 1999 Lincoln Navigator SUV caught on fire on January 11, 2008 due to a cruise control switch. We did NOT receive recall notification from Ford about this problem. The switch needed to be replaced or disconnected to prevent the fire.

My 1999 Lincoln Navigator caught on fire and was totaled due to a cruise control switch which needed to be deactivated. We did receive recall notification from Ford.

I purchased a 2001 mercury sable and had simular experiences involving the coil springs of the car. Unlike other people not just one coil spring break all four did. After finding out that there was a recall on the vehicle involving the coil springs I found out that they (Ford) would only replace the front two springs. They openly admitt on the website that these coil springs are defective when road salt comes into contact with the springs. I mean do they really think that us consumers are freaking stupid. The back coil springs are the same fing part as the front springs and still they refuse to replace the rear ones. So in the mean time I a full time collage student, will continue driving the vehicle in hopes of not slamming into a brick wall or an on coming vehicle for that matters untill I'm able to repair the vehicle myself. However, if a fault is OPENLY admitted by the manufacter of the vehicle and nothing is done by that admitting company shouldn't they be held accountable? Those foregin cars are looking real good right now.

200 Ford Windstar was T-boned at intersection. The side airbag did not deploy; car is totaled.

We purchased this 2000 Mercury Sable (vin#: 1MEFM55S2YG608450) on 12/15/2006 from Phelps Family Ford Dealership in Perham, MN. I was told the vehicle had been thoroughly inspected by their shop as they do prior to selling a vehicle. After our purchase we put 600 miles on the vehicle, when we felt the front pulling towards the left so we took it into Tires Plus in Detroit Lakes, MN. We where then informed the vehicle had both lower front ball joints out and broken springs in the rear and front tires were also in need of replacement. I contacted Phelps Family Ford where we purchased it, and they agreed to repair the vehicle with us paying half the cost. However when the repairs were completed they forgot to put in some type of cushion on top of the rear driver side spring. When we left the dealership we had a really loud thump in the rear of the vehicle when bumps where hit or tar strips. When we returned home we called Phelps and they said to bring it back in and get it fixed right. They kept it for several days and called to inform me that the spring tower would need to be replaced if they fix it. They said that it would be very expensive and it would be okay to operate the vehicle the way it is with out damaging it. After talking to Detiot Lakes Ford Dealership I was informed that the repair handling of the Ford Dealership in Perham was very shoddy and should have been done right, and with all the problems Mercy has had with the Sables springs that it is asking for more problems with not fixing it. I then called Phelps and was advised the cost would be around $1300.00, that I would be liable for. I can barely afford the payments let alone more repairs on this vehicle. I bought this vehicle at what I thought was a high book value but I felt it would be a good investment considering the shop had thoroughly inspected it and found nothing wrong. What can I do to solve my dilemma.

Front left coil spring failed on my 2002 Mercury Sable. Fortunately I was in the driveway. Took out the tire, strut & brackets, and some expensive plastic parts that i can't recall the name of. AND, four years ago before I knew this was a CHRONIC issue, the same thing happened with my 1998 Taurus - no strut damage that time.

Vehicle fire, which started while the truck was parked in a parking lot.. there is a recall on the truck, and the part was replaced, evidentally with another bad part.. the truck is totaled, and ford refuses to do anything about it, since the SAID..they couldnt determine where the fire started.. this was my husband's truck at the time, which I signed for.. and he took it to VA. Beach, thats where the fire happened.. and I didnt even know about it for awhile, when I became aware of the situation, I sent in all the necessary paperwork to Ford consumer affairs, and the did nothing..

I own a 2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer. While driving 40 mph on a smooth paved road, my side curtain airbags, passenger and driver side deployed. I thought I had been shot. The sound was deafening. My seatbelt locked me down to the seat. The airbag chemicals were spraying in my face. I pulled off the road. Gathered my wits for a few minutes to try to figure out what just happened. Bottom line, the airbags for no reason just deployed! I have contacted the dealership who told me to contact my insurance company. My insurance agent advised me to contact Ford Motor Company. I talked with a customer service representative who told me to have it towed in to Ford dealership of my choice and have it inspected. I am waiting on a response. They were authorized by me to have it towed in for service.

I have a 2003 Ford Taurus SEL. I was sitting in my car getting ready to back out of my driveway. I put the car in reverse and instantly heard a loud snap. Immediately the front of my car leaned down on the front drivers side. I went out to look and the coil had snapped penetrating my front drivers side tire. Needless to say I had all I could do to get the tire off. I contacted the Ford Dealership where I had bought my last five Ford vehicles from and was told that the recall was for earlier models and did not include my year vehible. I don't see where Ford made a change in the springs from previous models and was only putting gaurds on so that if the spring did break it wouldn't damage the tires. I can see from this website that this is a problem that is well documented by Ford and one that can lead to serious injury - even death, but Ford has failed to recognize this issue due to cost of repairs/replacement. This is unprofessional and not in the best interests of the safety of the consuer.

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.

I came home for lunch one day during work, parked as usual and went in my house. We were getting new cable tv installed that day when one of the installers went out to there van for a tool. He returned in a panic saying who evers ford truck is out front is on fire. i made payments on that truck for over 3 years + my down payment of $3000. i had also fixed it up with alot of extras and lost alot of personal property as well. so of course i called my insurance co. as well as ford. suprisingly every ford rep was extremly rude and acted as though its my problem not theres. all they offered was roadSide assistance and thats The only help they offered me. I have records, dated documentation names of everyone i talked to and my daily logs

Wife was driving her 2002 Sable. Rear coil spring, driver side, failed and was rubbing tire. She took the car to Ford dealership in Lancaster, Ohio.

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Ford has recalled many cars due to fire potential. My Mother's 1988 Grand Marquis caught fire and was damaged and repaired with recall notice coming month later. She now drives my former 1997 Lincoln Town Car and there was a safety recall in July with parts due in Nov. Now we are told Feb. This can not and is not explained by Ford Motor

We have a 2000 for Expedition. it started on fire parked in our attached garage. We have now lost everything we owned. The home we build not even 2 years ago burned to the ground, along with our boat, snowmobiles, dirtbikes and everything we had. It is currently under investigation. We are hoping to find answers as we start to replace everything we once had.

I am one of those who lives full time in an 1999 RV that has a Ford Triton V10 engine that is involved in this massive speed control recall that causes fires. Also the spitting of spark plugs. I feel as if I am sitting on a time bomb about to blow at at any time. The vehicle has only 17,000 miles on it.

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.

The 2000 Ford Expedition caught on fire in the driveway after being parked for 4 hours. It burnt through the intake, wheel wells, and other engine components.

The rear suspension coil broke off at its base and gouged out my wife's tire as she was driving. It's unfortunate that Ford never recalled this piece. It would have been nice to know that we were buying a car that could have potentially killed us.

I got into a bad car accident on January 10, 2008. My face hit the steering wheel and my teeth ripped my mouth leaving me with 33 stitches in my lip and jaw. My airbags never deployed. I had a used 1999 Ford Expedition and I checked any recalls about airbags and couldn't find any! My car is totaled.

I have a 2002 Ford Taurus SES and my rear passenger coil spring broke in 12/2006 (100k)and the front driverside coil spring broke in 12/2007 (mileage 120k). Neither time was it under warranty.

My 2001 Ford Expediton spontaneously caught on fire after sitting in the hospital parking. The suv had not been driven in the past 10 hours. The fire started under the hood and was fully engulfed in flames within seconds. The fire department was unable to put the fire out before the inside of the suv burned. I contacted Ford the next business day. I was told that Ford would not accept any responsibility because recall letters had been previously sent. I have never received a recall letter. I did not have proper insurance to cover a fire. I am without a vehicle and with much faith in Ford products.

2001 Mercury Sable taken to Goodyear Service Center for NYS Inspection. Informed left rear coil spring is broken. Suggested replacing both rear springs and struts with quick struts for $1167.00. Service Manager informed me this is a very common failure that Ford is very much aware of.

2004 Nissan ran a red light heading North at approximately 50 to 65 mph and hit my 2005 Ford FX4 150 head-on, directly on the front right corner of my truck. After being at a complete stop, I proceeded to make a left-hand turn from southbound land and heading east at 5 to 10 mph. The outer appearance of my truck did not appear to be substantial, but liquid draining from the engine and my door, driver's side could barely open. My truck would not run, thinking the engine took the full impact and may be significantly damaged. MY CONCERN IS NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. Truck only has 36k miles and never wrecked. Are there grounds to investigate and possibly pursue?

On Monday, January 7, 2008 I was driving my 1997 Ford Explorer, Eddie Bauer. I noticed a funny smell just before I got to my destination, and pulled over. I opened up the hood and noticed tiny flames shooting out of the alternator. By the time I ran into the house to get a fire extinquisher, the SUV was fully ingulfed in flames. Police and fire department came, and put out the fire.

My local Ford dealer disconnected my cruise control in November 2007, saying that it was required if I was to get the defective part replaced, but could not replace the part because of a backlog on the part, and that it would take 1-month. Now it's been over 2-months and my dealer has no eta on a replacement part. The dealer said that I could reconnect the cruise control, but if the car caught on fire it would be my problem. Needless to say, I'm unwilling to risk a fire.

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.

You can be dead sure that he won't make the same mistake again. Ford needs to understand that Americans expect the American Car makers to provide a safe car or truck for them to drive. It is not all about looks! We are talking about people being killed by known defective parts. When China does it, its all over the news, when our own American Motor Company does this the media is so scared of loosing its advertising revenue the story is skipped over. Do you know how this makes a family feel who has had to Identify a burned corpse of a loved one? Then to have the spokesperson of Ford Motor Company Mr. Dan Jarvis state Jarvis said that the real story in the August 2007 recall is that Ford proactively and voluntarily recalls those vehicles not based on reports of fires, but to alleviate customer concerns.? Delicia Lewis, the mother of 22 year old Payton Tyler Lewis a customer states He has had his concerns alleviated (to make something such as pain or hardship more bearable or less severe) Paytons pain is gone, Paytons hardships are bearable, because Payton is lifeless (no longer burning or able to burn), no longer able to operate because of a fault, breakdown, or loss of power . But, I am not alleviated, I have the power, and I still have concerns. People are being killed, houses are being burned down and Ford is not taking responsibility , they would rather act as though we do not exist , but we do and all the families affected by this will continue to stand-up for our loved ones that can no longer speak for themselves.?

I was driving locally in town with my children in my 2000 ford taurus when I was unable to turn my car very well. I was close to my independent mechanic and therefore took my vehicle there to be looked at. My front springs had broken and broke my struts and tie rods which I had all replaced by my mechanic. After a search, my mechanic informed me that he found a recall on my vehicle for faulty front springs and gave me copies of the work done to my car to turn in to Ford for reimbursement. Multiple calls and letters were sent and I was informed that my springs had been replaced with the previous recall but the warranty on the replaced springs had expired. Further research resulted in finding that the springs were not replaced from the recall for they were not broken at the time and they replaced the spring guards only. Further communication with Ford now resulted in a supposed policy and program for recalls to have their automobiles taken to a ford dealer only for repairs of recall items so no reimbursement is allowed. I have contacted the state's attorney general office who only forwarded my letter to the ford company who continue to deny my claim although I was unaware of the recall program and I still feel that since it was their fault, they are responsible. I am luck though for I normally drive the interstate to work and if this happened then, I may not even be here for my family.

you know what is ford motor company thinking they are accomplishing by not helping out there customers i had a 2000 ford expedition that caught fire while turn off and they told me sorry your out of luck we are not helping you at all with this kind of response they better watch out cause.

On Sat evening Dec 29 I went through an intersection at approx. 30MPH with my 2002 Ford Taurus SEL. Mileage on my Taurus is about 58000. About halfway through the intersection I heard a loud shot like noise and then much grinding. I pulled over and could tell the noise was coming from the front left. I limped home and further examined the area and found the front left coil spring had snapped. The dealer had to replace both springs, the left axle and CV boot, and the aluminum alloy wheel which had been abraded. Total cost was $1160. I guess I should feel lucky I wasn't going 50, 60 or 70MPH where a potentially fatal wreck could have occurred. I'm surprised that Ford recalled previous years models but is still having problems with at least the 2002s and not doing something about it. Talk about a safety issue! One would think the NTSB (National Safety Transportation Board)would be all over this one.

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.

The coil spring broke on the rear driver's side of my 2002 Ford Taurus. i know from reading through the complaints that this is an ongoing issue with the Taurus. This happened while the vehicle was parked in my driveway. Due to the amount of complaints reported on this, shouldn't there be a recall as the same one issued for the 2001 Taurus. This job cost me $459.00 to get repaired as the tow truck driver, after I told him it was the spring, towed it from the front end, so that the rear tires were rotating and caused me to have to purchase a new tire unnecesarily. Just really not happy about seeing all these complaints about the Ford Taurus coil spring and nothing being done by Ford to correct the problem.

We have a 2003 Ford Expedition. On 12/29/07, while driving to dinner on a flat surface, our side curtain airbags deployed, FOR NO REASON. We took the car to our local Ford dealership, Payton-Wright Ford, Grapevine, TX. They checked the sensor modules and the modules showed there had been an imminent rollover. Since the module showed this, the dealership said that is what happened. We contacted Ford in Detroit; they contacted the dealership to get their diagnosis, imminent rollover, therefore, Ford Detroit says we had an imminent rollover and that is that.

Rear passenger side Coil Spring on 2001 Ford Taurus Sedan fractured, resulting in a portion of the spring puncturing the rear tire, causing a flat tire.

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!!!!

I went to buy new tires for my 2000 Ford Taurus and upon removing my old tires the service man found that my rear passenger coil had broken and worn a groove into the tire, almost piercing it.

My daughter was backing out of our driveway in her 2002 Ford Taurus when she heard a loud pop and the front end of the car dropped to the ground. It turns out that the front passenger side spring had broken and punctured the tire. Several days later, after putting the spare tire on, I was attempting to pull the car into the garage to replace the spring and strut. Seconds after putting the car in gear I heard a loud pop and the drivers side tire went flat ... due to a broken spring, of course. So, both front springs broke on this car at virtually the same time. What if my daughter had been driving on the highway when this happened? She drives 25 miles each way to college and back 5 days a week. This car is less than 6 years old and has never been abused. I contacted the Ford dealership and they told me that the 2002 models are not included in the front spring recall, although the person I spoke to agreed that they should be. He suggested I contact Ford Consumer Relations. I have purchased 5 Fords in the last 8 years but will never buy another if they do not step up and cover this ... for the sake of safety! I see that many others have had the same experience and I am now concerned about the rear springs.

While sitting in traffic in my 2002 Taurus the front driverside coil spring broke gauging my tire. I've had the car towed to the dealership and am waiting to see what they will have to say. Apparently this is a common problem and FORD will not recall the '02 models.

Ford Taurus, 2002, 108,000 miles. On 12/10/07, my front left spring broke while pulling out of my driveway. The force of the spring also snapped my sway bar link. I replaced both the front springs and struts with Monroe Quick Struts at a cost of $450. I did the labor myself. Both sway bar links also cost me $70 to replace. A week and a half later, driving home from work, going about 20mph around a curve, I heard a popping noise from my right rear spring, upon inspection when I arrived home, determined that the spring was broken. Thinking that my car has been sitting low for awhile now, I decided to check the left rear spring. Sure enough, that was busted also, and appears to have been busted for some time, as I was able to pull a piece of the spring out by hand, as a dentist would pull a rotten tooth out. The part I was able to pull out by hand was very rusted, telling me it had been in this condition for a long time, probably over a year.

I have a 2001 Ford Taurus SES with only 77,000 miles. The left rear spring broke while driving around town. The tip of the spring stuck into the tire and drilled a circular groove into the inner sidewall causing a flat. I was quoted $450 to get both rear springs replaced and a new tire. I just paid it off this summer and was hoping to drive it beyond 100,000 until the wheels fall off. I have taken excellent care of this vehicle so far and in my opinion, the wheels have fallen off.

I, like others, have had a very serious problem with all of the suspension on my 2002 taurus. I luckily bought extended warranty, which would have cost me almost two grand had i not bought the warranty. ford wouldnt even talk to me about the problem, said my ford warranty was expired. never another ford product will be bought be me!

This sounds JUST like many others...On 12/13/2007 Thursday Morning, (sure it was a standard midwest snowy morning) I was simply backing out of my driveway when, in the first inch, I felt a snap and the front driver side of my 2003 Ford Taurus Wagon dropped. I thought it was just a flat, but on Saturday I jacked it up and found the Spring snapped in half and cut through my tire.

I drive a 2002 Ford Taurus. This past Thursday, I was on my way to work when the front coil broke and nearly ruptured my front tire, which could have been deadly for me. Had it towed to my mechanic who told me this was a serious problem with my kind of car, and that I should call Ford to see if I can get reimbursed as this is a safety issue and should have been recalled. So I phoned Parkway Ford and they asked for my VIN#. They said 'sorry, can't help you as the warranty is only good for 3 years.' The fact that this is a design problem that could kill someone apparently makes no difference. Total bill was $330.00. Then the very next day, I turn on my car and hear this horrible high pitched whine and none of the gears would work. The transmission is shot! I am furious and disgusted that the transmission would go on a 2002 For Taurus. I'm calling the Customer Service line tomorrow to complain and I will continue to complain until they do something. My father always swore by a Ford, but unless they are willing to help me out with this, I will never buy one of their products again.

Coil Spring Failure on 2002 Ford Taurus while it was parked in my driveway. Found there is a recall on medel years up to 2001 but none on 2002 but is on 2003- determined by VIN number

I was the victum of the ford Tauras Tire shredder. 2003 ford coil spring shattered.Peirced my 4 month old tire.No recalls on this year of car.Bought new spring from dealer plus the new stabalizer bar( that was also damaged) Ford wanted $140 just to compress the spring. My Husband use to sware by this company. His whole family own fords. They just cant beleive the treatment we have had.It is easy to get buisness , But only the best KEEP it.

I took by 2001 Ford Taurus in for repai, low and behold the front springs had to be replaced under a recall but the back springs were both broken so I had to fork out $450.00 out of my pocket to replace these defective springs. I hope Ford didn't give them to the spring company and collect on defective material. I would like to have my money back and contact the company who made these springs- They have a manufacturing problem and we are paying for it. Does anyone know who manufactered these springs? Had to replacr tires, and struts My bill $1300.00. with labor.

Our 2000 Ford Expedition (bought new by us in Houston prior to moving to Florida) with almost 130,000 miles sat in the driveway in front of our house unused for 2 days. The morning of October 24, 2007 the truck spontaneously combusted and caught our house on fire. The damage is so extensive that estimates are close to $400,000 for the house excluding contents. Almost all our furniture was destroyed and 30 -35% of our clothes. It was determined by an independent laboratory that the cruise control switch was the cause. We are now living in a rental house until our house can be rebuilt in approximately 7 - 12 months.

I bought a new F150 2007 4 door truck in August. One day after getting it home, I realized that it was having some electrical issues in the dash functions. It was in and out of the Ford dealership 3 times in 3 weeks. I had only had the truck about 9 days total in 1 month. I was driving home one day from the store and the whole truck died on me. Everything went out. I managed to pull the truck over to a parking lot and felt heat at my feet. I looked down and flames were coming in the cab of the truck from the bottom part of the dashboard. I tried to open the door and it would not open..would not unlock...everything was dead. Thank goodness I had the driver's side window down when this happened. I jumped out the window and ran. When I looked back, the entire truck was up in flames. I injured my stomach jumping out of the window as well. Ford was less than helpful in this whole matter. They refused to offer warranty on the truck. They only offered to let me pick out another truck (of lesser value than the one I purchased originally) and continue to make the payments from the original truck for the next 5 years. My wife and I are currently trying to decide what to do with this matter. No resolution yet. We certainly are not going to take Ford's lame offer...we will never drive a Ford again.

The front left coil spring on my 2002 Ford Taurus fractured, puncturing/slashing the adjacent tire. The force of this fracture also shattered the stabilizer control link and destroyed the strut mount. Ford Motor Company has a recall program for this issue on 2001 Tauruses, but not on later models.

I had a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria that on 11-19 when I arrived at work caught on fire from an electrical problem per the Fire Dept. that totalled my car. After research on the internet I now know that this WAS caused from a faulty speed control device that had stopped working around 3 weeks prior. I started to have fuses blown over the week-end and was to have it checked out that day.

I bought a Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition in November 2006. In July 2007 I smelled fuel after the vehicle was parked. I took it to the dealer, and they could not recreate the fuel smell. In September 2007 my husband was driving the family to camp and we smelled fuel really bad. The smell went away, but the next business day I called to make another appointment to have it checked out. Unfortunately, later that evening my husband was driving down the road and the vehicle caught fire. Luckilly he and his friend were able to jump out before it totally exploded.

I was woken at 5:00 this morning to fire engines driving through my apartment complex. I walked out to realize that my 2000 Ford F-150 was burning. I had driven it about 18 hours earlier. I had to explain to my insurance company that it just spontainiously burst into flames, and in hearing how unlikely that sounded I decided to research this and found that it is quite common. I have never recieved a recall notice, nor have I heard of this problem so I could fix it myself.

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

On 11/24/2007 I was backing out of my driveway and the front passenger side of my 2002 Ford Taurus Wagon dropped down and I heard a loud Pop! Towed car to Ford dealer and front coil spring broke and shredded tire. Upon inspection, dealer said the driverside coil spring was also broken. Had both coil springs replaced along with a new tire. Total cost; $690.00 I called Ford and they only cover the 2000 and 2001 models. This is a safty issue and Ford should add the 2002 models to the recall. I will be worried about the rear springs now!

I drove my 2000 Ford Expedition to the store and when I came back, I went to class. Yes, I'm a broke college student. My roommate calls me a few hours later telling me my truck is on fire. By the time I got to my apartment, the truck was a complete loss and since my wife and I could not afford full coverage insurance, we had to pay the remaing 4k owed.

My daughter has a 1999 Ford taurus. We took it in to have the recall fixed on the front coil springs, they fixed them but would not fix the rear coil spring that was broke. They wanted $450.00 to fix the problem this is unacceptable and I did not fix the rear coil springs . Now I have driven cars for years, I have yet to see any car I've driven have any coil spring break because of rust or severe use. This is an outrage that they can't cover their Quality problems in an honest manner,and fix the problem instead of covering it up. I'm sure Mr. ford would not approve of this issue.I think they need to fix their problem regardless front or back...

I had a 2001 Ford Expedition that burn up also. My son drove the truck to work on 9/11/2006 and within one hour I received an call stating that the Ford Expedition was on fire it burn the whole truck and two other vehicles that was park next to it in the parking lot on both sides. It was a good thing I had insurance on the vehicle to cover the two vehicles that was involve and this incident is from left side of the truck and the right side of the truck. The damages was real serious. Thank God no one was injure beside the vehicles.

2006 Lincoln Navigator and I am the original owner. I rear-ended someone and my passenger air bag deployed and the driver side did not. No one was in the passenger side. I am suffering from extreme whiplash and I was wearing my seat belt. Doctor said if air bag would have deployed on the correct side, I would have not sustained any injuries. Also now the auto body shop is telling me my truck never had the bumper reinforcement part put on my truck which is a must-have on a vehicle. I have contacted Ford and all they say is they will look at the airbags.

October 25th 2007 - I noticed the rear of my 2001 Ford Taurus SE sagging badly. Other people would ask if I had a lot of weight in the truck and I didn't have anything at all. I was going to inspect the rear shocks, I thought that they may have lost there charge and needed replacement. I never knew or previously heard of a possible harmful failure due to the rear coil springs.

My pick up started a fire,according the investigation the reason was the cruise control system.Its a ford F-150 2001.that happened this morning.

My ford f-150 caught fire in my driveway and set my house on fire. My house is a total loss. The truck is a total loss.

My Ford Focus caught fire during an accident. We hit a car and our car immediately caught on fire, I was wondering if this was because of a malfunction in the engine. Ford Motor company was very rude when I told them about the problem.

Rear strut is broken on my 2002 Sable LS Premium.

My Ford F150 4x4 truck burned while sitting in a parking lot at the college my son attends. The truck had been parked for3 hours!!!!My truck was a total loss!!! It also caused damage to the automobile parked next to it!!!!