Ford Cars and Trucks Reviews

I came upon this website while looking for information about why my 1996 Ford Explorer would go up in flames for no apparent reason. I thought my case was an isolated one and was suprised to see that so many other Ford owners experienced the same problem. I parked my car in the driveway at approx. 12:30am after returning from the evening shift at work.

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

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

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

A fire started in our garage around 5:10 in the afternoon after the Ford F150 had been parked inside. There were no other vehicles in the garage and I had been in the garage myself at 4:15 when I left for work. My husband returned home in the truck at 4:45, parked it and went inside. Shortly after 5:00, my son smelled smoke and discovered the fire in the garage.

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

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

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

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

Car was parked for 2 hours then caught fire. Then heavy white smoke started comming out of drivers side engin compartment. A fire extenguiser was used to put out fire. Then the battery was disconnected.

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

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

I have a 2002 taurus with the coil spring issue. ford will not stand behimd there cars. my car has had 2 snap each time taking out the tire! one front one rear. I called them for a week and they arent going to do anything. so now I'm going to the net. anyone with this please go to the highway safty recall website http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/ and fill out the forms!

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

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

I am a US citizen living in the Republic of Panama. In 2000 I ordered a F-150 truck from the Ford motor company and had it shipped to Panama. The only problem the truck had in the following years was the AC. On Dec 04, 2006 at 2:45pm I drove the truck to work and parked it. 45 minutes later , it caught fire and the front end of the truck was totally burned and destroyed. The fire department got there in under 10 minutes but it was to late. I have contacted ford and they told me to contact the local dealer who has nothing to do with it since I ordered the truck directly from the factory. I am now dealing with the insurance company. It is amazing that Ford in this day and age can manufactor death traps and get away with it. This could have been much worse had it caught fire at my house.

cruise control caught fire and consumed the truck,two weeks before the recall.

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

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

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

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

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

On the night of Nov.16,2006 I got off work at 6:00pm,and went straight to the gym which was approx.1 mile away.I left the gym and went home at 7:00pm. I arrived home at 7:15pm,and locked the truck up for the night.I watched TV with the family until 8:30pm,which was when we all went to bed.My wife & I woke up at 11:30pm from a bright light coming through the bed room window.We got up looked out the window to see the engine compartment fully engulfed in flames.We immediately called 911 to have the fire dept. dispatched.I the had to go out & move the wifes car which was parked in front of the truck.

On July 24 my 2000 Ford Explorer 4WD caught on fire in my garage and burned down the garage and everything in it. Of course the car was a total loss. I contacted Ford and they have never respoded. Fire investigator stated the fire started under the hood of the car.

I had a 1999 Ford F150 Tand on February 27, 2005 my truck caught fire in the middle of the night. The fire company had to come put ot the fire. It had been sitting in the driveway for a least six hours. Ford will noit do anything even after my truck came to be in the recall.

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

I pulled into the parking lot of my office, 30 minutes later my 2000 ford f-150 Lariat was on fire. the fire started in the motor compartment. the truck was destroyed within 5 minutes.

On or about Februry 2005 my neighbor rang my doorbell and managed to get out 4 words, fire, truck, backyard, Flames! upon going out the backdoor of the house, I found my 1995 F-350 Diesel Truck fully involved in a fire. The truck had been parked for three days. The fire dept arrived and extinguished the fire. Upon opening the hood, the entire drivers side of the engine compartment was destroyed. To this day, Ford says there is no problem with diesel trucks and the cruise control. Who is lying to who

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

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

Taurus purchased new in 2000, now has (low mileage)26,000 miles on it. Had to replace two front coil springs after front of car collapsed puncturing and ripping left front tire to shreds. Thank God, no injury to life and limb. Recall noted and repairs made. Now, 11/9/06, while changing oil found left rear spring coil broken and 1/4 inch from left rear tire. Wow, never will buy a Ford car again.

The air bag system failed (warning light). The dealer advised that two wire bundle looms under the front seats needed to be replaced because of poor connections. The dealer advised Ford was considering a recall on problem. It cost $361.22 in parts and labor to repair system.

While traveling on interstate S-195 my 2000 Ford Explorer caught on fire. Its appears to have started somewhere under the driver's side tire. Someone traveling along side me was constantly honking their horn and flashing their lights until they got my attention. There has been no previous work done on this vechicle with the exception of regular maintance, oil change ex. The truck had been running fine, no indication there was anything wrong at all.

My four children and I awakend to what sounded like gunshots being fired in our driveway. It was not gunshots, however, it was the sound of my 2000 Ford Windstar's tires exploding from the heat of the fire that had engulfed my vehicle while we all slept. We lost power, phone, and cable to our home. My children have been traumatized. Ford tells me that only the F150 trucks are having a problem with fire. I find that is not NOT NOT the case at all! See firehouse.com news, Ford recalls Windstar Minivans. I have decided that I am going to tow my shell of a van to the side of I 95 for all to see with blue handpainted FORD on all sides with a big red circle with a line through it. If words are not enough for Ford, perhaps that will make a bigger statement.

My Ford Expedition that I had for 6 years burn down two months after taking it to Ford for maintance and they told me that they will fix the recall problem after two months it burn down on sunday 2am at my cousins house and burn down his car and i had liability only and Ford wants me to go through my insurance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ignition locked up, just like everyone else. Someone start a class action lawsuit please. It's the second time now and it's starting again already.

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

My 98 Ford Escort has both rear springs broken at 100,000 miles. This car has only been riven on the highway and not been overloaded. I have owned three other older escorts with higher miles and no broken springs. The local Ford deales said there is no recall or help from Ford on this. I also have a neighbor with a 98 Escort wagon and another friend with an escort wagon which I don't know year but both cars also have broken rear springs.

MY 1996 FORD F 250 CAUGHT FIRE ON OCTOBER 8 2006 AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 4 DAYS WHILE I WAS ON VACATION. IN LATE AUGUST I RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED ON OCTOBER 11 2006. ADDITIONALLY THE FIRE DESTROYED MY 1994 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO IT. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO REPORT THE FIRE AND CAUSE AND ORIGIN INFORMATION WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE RECALLED SWITCH BY FIRE INVESTIGATORS FROM THE PROSECUTORS OFFICE. ALEXANDRA LOWE THE REPRESENTITIVE FROM FORD STATED SHE WOULD CONDUCT THE FIRE INVESTIGATION FOR FORD THRU 5 E-MAILED PICTURES, AND FURTHER STATED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS TOO SEVER TO DETERMINE IF FORD WAS AT FAULT AND DENIED THE CLAIM. THE TRUCK WAS PAID IN FULL AND ONLY CARRIED LIABILITY INSURANCE AS DID MY MAXIMA. IVE CONTACTED SEVERAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS AS WELL AS MY ATTORNEY TO TAKE THIS CLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT.

The front coil spring on my 2002 Taurus went last April, shredding the left front tire while I was in the driveway. Towed the vehicle to Ford, where the dealer fixed the front coil springs. I asked them to inspect the rear, and they said that they were fine. In October, I have the car in for brake service, and the provider tells me that the right rear coil spring is broken. Luckily, I have the extended warranty, but I am terribly concerned about the safety of this vehicle.

My 1998 Ford Windstar van caught on fire in the parking lot of my son's high school. I had gotten out of the van and within 15 minutes of shutting it off, my van was completely engulfed in flames.

On August 8, 2006 my 2001 Ford Excursion cruise control was not working but I did not worry about it as this has happened before. I bought groceries , came home and parked under my carport and unloaded the groceries. In about 15 minutes my house fire alarm went off and I looked outside in horror as I saw flames coming from behind the front tires and wheels of my car. I called 911 as I was talking to them whne the car seemed to explode in flames. I ran out of my house with only my pocketbook having to leave my two 16 and 15 year old cats inside.

I wrote earlier to report that my 2005 Ford F-150 Lariat had caught fire and burned in my driveway while my family slept. Well, a month has gone by and I have replaced my truck with a used car. My insurance company paid me Blue Book for my old truck and I couldn't get back into a new one with the settlement money. Anyhow, while I waited for the settlement to go through, I had to rent a car, take time off work to meet with adjusters, investigators, repairmen, etc... My insurance company has just informed me that their investigator cannot determine the cause of the fire because the truck was too burned up make an educated guess as to the cause. Therefore, the insurance company does not see a reason to go after Ford for the expenses I incurred as a result of the fiasco. I'm out quite a bit of money all due to no fault of my own. I intend to pursue the matter further. I gotta tell you all, I am frustrated!

My aunt was driving home from her job as an ER nurse and fell asleep at the wheel. She sideswiped a small tree, which woke her up. She then over corrected the car and slammed head first into a larger tree. She never hit the brakes and was estimated at a going speed of 40-45mph. The airbags never deployed. We were told that it was because she hit the tree on the front right side, where the passenger side headlight is. It is obvious from looking at the car that it was a direct hit head on slightly to the passenger side. She put her head through the windshield and broke the steering wheel. She received a fractured skull, bleeding on her brain, shattered femur (just had her knee completely replaced 6 months ago), a bruised lung and numerous cuts, scrapes and bruises. If the air bag deployed, most of these injuries could have been avoided. When will Ford take responsibility for these airbags?

The right rear coil spring, on my 2002 Mercury Sable, broke causing my tire to blow. This occured on the NY State Thruway while I was passing a tractor trailer. I was lucky it did not cause an accident.

I started my truck and let it warm up for a few minutes then backed out of the driveway and started up the road. About 1/2 mile the engine started missing and then shut off. I got out and smelled smoke I unlatched the hood and saw fire arround the drivers side firewall area, I slamed the hood and started it back up and drove back to the driveway, ran into my pole barn and got a fire extinguisher then put out the fire. Not one dealer I have talked to will say what started it. I have insureance but don't feel I will get back the same truck after all the repairs. Any suggestions?

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

I was driving my 1997 Ford Mustang and the engine caught fire and almost caused me bodily harm. I lost my car, lease, Personal Property in the car and caused me great fear in driving for years. I kept the car in perfect condition was under the hood just a stop before, It could have been a battery or switch. I could not stop the fire and the whole car burned to the ground.

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

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

My 2005 Ford F-150 Lariat Super Crew cab truck with only 13K miles on it caught fire and burned in my driveway on the evening of September 9, 2006. My family was sleeping when a neighbor began ringing our doorbell to inform us that the engine compartment was ablaze. Local firefighters responded and managed to put out the fire but not before the entire engine of the truck melted onto my driveway. My home sufferd fire and smoke damage as did my travel trailer which was parked a few feet away.

We are owners of a 2001 F350 Diesel truck. As second owners we purchased the vehicle with a small lift and a little bigger tires than stock. When our truck started having transmission problems we took it to a ford dealer for repair. They sold us an extended warranty to 100k miles.

I am a fire investigator for the city of pharr and recently we have encounter a strain of car fires. This fires are mianly in the ford truck series F150. In the past year we have investigated about 6 or 7 ford truck fires but there might be more that have not been investigated. This fires have occured in the 1995 models and up. If you have any information please email it to me or send it by mail.

I am a fire investigator for the city of Pharr and recently we have encounter a strain of car fires. This fires are mainly in the Ford truck series F150. In the past year we have investigated about 6 or 7 Ford truck fires but there might be more that have not been investigated. These fires have occured in the 1995 models and up. If you have any information please email it to me or send it by mail.

I have a had the same experience as many others. The front spring went just as my friends and I were climbing in to go on a day trip to Boston. Luckily it broke just as we got in the car. Imagine driving down the highway and having something like that happen! Because of the recall everything was fixed. NOW I just went to get my car inspected and guess what, it won't pass! They say a rear spring, the struts, and a sway bar link is broke...AND NONE OF IT IS UNDER RECALL...Tell me how a six year old car with low mileage has such issues with important safety items! I was quoted $947.00 to fix everything and only then will they give me a sticker!

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

I just read through the broken coil spring fiasco on Ford vehicles. I own a 98 Ford Escort and both of my rear coil springs are broken. I'm sure that not everyone uses this site to report complaints and that there are plenty more people than cited who have these same issues (not of their own fault). My mechanic DID tell me that this is a very common occurrence on the Ford Escorts. I was quoted a minimum of $600 new parts/labor and they failed my inspection.

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

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

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

On Sunday July 23, 2006 My family and I drove about 76 miles in our 1997 Ford Expedition to go visit some friends. After making a couple of stops we all went to a restaurant to have lunch. We where in the restaurant no more than five minutes when a man ran in the restaurant in a panic asking who was the owner of a green Ford Expedition because it was on fire. When we ran out the whole front end of the car was completely engulfed in flames. Somebody immediately called 911 and the restaurant employees tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher but it didn't even touch it. The children in the restaurant where terrified and crying because a man kept saying that the car was gonna blow up. And part of the car did start flying out as far as the entrance door of the restaurant. The fire department eventually got there and put out the fire. Needless to say, the car was a total loss!

I just read your article on the faulty cruise control in the Ford trucks. Unfortunately, I read it one day too late. August 25th we were eating lunch and my mother called to say that the fire alarm had gone off to respond to a vehicle fire. When we looked out the window, it was my truck! It had been totally shut off and put in first gear (it is a 5 speed). However, while the police and fire department were hosing the truck down, it started on its own and went straight into my gooseneck 4-horse trailer and caught it ablaze!!! The firemen heard the truck trying to start on its own and could only surmise that the starting mechanism wires had melted and were touching each other so the truck could start on its own. I have heard nothing from State Farm (my insurance carrier) and all the local office could do was give me grief. Oh yeah, when the truck rammed the horse trailer at least 3 feet off it's hitch, the back of the horse trailer was slammed into our front end loader. What a catastrophe! It is Saturday, but I plan to contact Ford first thing Monday morning. I bet I don't make much progress, though. By the way, I never received the recall in the mail.

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

I needed to return to work one night, and arrived about 8:00 pm. I was inside working in the rear of the building, when I heard an explosion about 9:20 pm and went to the front and looked out to see the engine compartment of my 2001 Explorer on fire. The fire must have been burning for a while because I think the explosion was the left front tire blowing out. The fire started in the engine compartment on the driver's side and the entire engine compartment forward of the firewall was just melted and consumed by the fire. Some flames did penetrate the cabin through the steering column. but that damage was mostly smoke. The fire dept. responded and I have both fire and police reports. This was the second Explorer I've had, because I liked the car, but I think it'll be my last one. Explorers just seem to have a bad track record - I don't think I'm that unlucky.

In regards to the 2000 Ford Taurus recall on the front springs...they put a cover on the springs which we had done and then by the time our car had over 150,000 miles, it broke...what a plan ...just in time to not replace...I think this was clever to prolong the springs until something happened....come on obviously the springs were defective from the start! someone needs to go after Ford for the springs that were used on these vehicles....there are just too many people with this same problem...Shame on Ford for looking the other way....We will never buy another new vehicle from them.

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

The truck was a 1994 f150. It had a recall on the cruise control. It was just sitting in the yard one day and we were fixing to go to town when I looked out the window. There was a flame coming out from under the hood. I called the fire department. They came out and put it out . Contacted Ford Motor and they said to send pictures of the truck. They told us it could not be determined what happened due to the extensive damage to the truck. It burnt up some trees and the power pole. No one was sent out by Ford Motor to investigate the fire. They said they could not give us anything for the truck . We received a letter for the recall but then they sent another letter saying that it would be later before they would have the part. There was no one around the truck when it caught on fire.

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

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

My 1996 Ford E-150 van caught fire under the hood. I later learned of the recall on the speed control modification system. The reason for this recall was due to the vehicle possibly catching fire. Thankfully, there were no injuries, but my vehicle is a total loss. I contacted Ford and basically they told me I was on my own. I had only basic coverage on this vehicle, so there is no help coming from my insurance company. I think Ford should be responsible for my loss considering the cause of this fire is very likely caused from the current recall problem.

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

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

Both rear coil springs in my 1998 Ford Taurus collapsed two days apart for no apparant reason.

On July 27, 06 my 1999 Ford F-150 truck caught fire but not in engine compartment. The fireman put out the fire but they are not sure what caused fire.

My wife lost control of a 2005 Ford Five Hundred while driving 55 mph and left the roadway striking the ditch embankment directly with the front end of the car. The car then spun around, struck the embankment again with the rear of car and then came to rest back on the roadway on its side. The front bumper was off. The hood was folded in two and the radiator was pushed into the engine and the air bags never deployed. The car is a total loss. At this time, she has severe headaches and had neck and head injuries. It is still undetermined when she will return to work.

Our 1997 Ford Expedition caught fire while sitting and not running on Thanksgiving day in 2005. What can we do?

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

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

Only that in July 3,2006 my F-150 Lariet also when down in flames, the sad thing about it was that I did not owe much on it ,but now I have a totaled out vehicle. I only thank God that thanks to a neighbor from across the street, my children, wife as well as myself were able to wake up since it was at 12:48pm. I did suffer personal injury to myself on the side of my ribs, the reason was because I tried pulling from behind the bed of the truck just to somehow pull it away from under the car port centimeters away from my house. Otherwise I also would of have had a burned down house.

No air bags deployed in head on accident in my F150 pick up. I purchased it brand new, so I know nothing was tampered with. It is a 2002 model with the XTR package. The passenger's side has an on/off switch, which was on and it too didn't go off. I have pictures (of course) that show the front end crushed right in from hitting a concrete median at 108 kms/hr (65mph approx). Seat belts were on, so all were okay given the impact, but should it take someone getting killed, or if those bags were to go off even 3 or 4 seconds late, injuries could be even worse. This issue should not be overlooked and Ford should launch a full investigation to avoid any human injury or death.

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

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

On the 26th of June my sons Ford F150 while sitting parked caught on fire. Luckily the fire was put out in time. It was identified (by Fairway Ford) that the cruise control device was the cause of the fire.

On the morning of July 4, 2006, while driving home in my truck, a 2005 Ford F-150, it caught fire and burned to the ground. Before the fire company could arrive, my truck was totally engulfed in flames.

I have a 2001 Ford Taurus with 63,000 miles. While driving the left rear coil spring broke and cut a deep groove on the inside side wall of the tire and caused a blow out. I called the dealer and was informed that there is recall on the front coil spring but not the back. I see all over the net where this is happening to many people and Ford does not see it as a safety hazard. If this happened to me on my normal commute to work on the interstate I could have been seriously injured.

My wife (Janet) drove the truck to work which is 4 block from the house and parked in front of the building, as she was entering the building someone informed her that there was a white F150 on fire. She was not sure if it was hers but she went outside sure enough it was. The fire department arrived within minutes and we took pictures of the vehicle and you can plainly see where the fire originated. The year of the truck is 2000 F150 the year that was included in the recall. We only carried liability since the truck was paid for. We have contacted Ford and made the claim but we are not sure what is going to happen next.

I own a 2002 mercury Sable with 58,000 miles and the right rear spring broke while it was parked. They have recalls on some springs including 2001 Sables front springs.

My 2000 F150 truck caught on fire while I was at work. After speaking with a local mechanic, he recommended that I tow the burned vehicle to the local Ford dealership because he said there had recently been a recall on this model because a cruise control switch was know to short out and ignite the brake fluid in the master cylinder.

I brought my 2001 Ford Taurus SE to my mechanic for regular maintenance. I was informed when I picked my car up that my right rear coil spring was broken and that part of the coil spring had to be cut and removed because of the danger it could have punctured my tire.

I own a 2001 Ford Taurus. The right rear coil spring fractured ruining a tire. The incident occured when vehicle was parked.

I have a 2001 Ford Taurus. Last year they replaced both front springs because of a recall... Note the front right spring broke and went through my front tire... Now I am getting my car inspected and my service man is informing me that the rear springs are also bad... Ford is only recalling the front... Why?

The wheel coil spring snapped in half and punctured my tire on my 2002 Taurus.

My 1998 Ford Explorer suddenly caught fire after replacing a fuse. Fortunately, I was able to get the hood open and extinguish the fire with little or no apparent dammage. It appeared that the damage was limited to the Master brake cylinder. However, after taking it to a dealership, received an estimate of $3,500. While shopping online, I came across many articles as to similar type of problems.

My 1999 Ford Explorer Caught fire 12/23/05. I was driving down the road and the brake light came on. Confused, I hit the release several times before returning home.

My 2000 Ford Taurus- both back springs and struts are boken and shot and need replacing. This is unacceptable maintenance with only 55,000 miles and only city and highway driving.

In December 2001, I purchased a used 1999 Ford Windstar with approx 12,000 miles on it from the local Ford dealership. This vehicle has been nothing but trouble, lost the transmission at 30,000 miles, had to have the brakes completely redone, steering replaced, alternator, the last six months it stalls every time it rains.

On May 13 I came home from about a 75 mile drive pulling a horse trailer in my 2005 F250 6.0 PowerStroke.

On Thursday 4/27/06, my family and I were awakened at about 5 AM to the smoke alarms in the house going off. We quickly looked for the cause and saw smoke coming from the downstairs.

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

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

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

I was an owner of a 1992 Ford F-150.

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

I have a 2001 Mercury Sable LS Premium and the left rear coil spring snapped in half on Easter morning. I contacted the Mercury dealer about recalls. There is a recall for the front coil spring but not the rear, is what I was told. The recall is for small fractures in the coil which will cause the coil to snap and could lead to punture in the tire. My complaint is if the front coil spring can fracture and there is a recall, then why not on the rear coil spring. I was told it would cost $170.00 per axle.

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

2001 Ford Taurus Rear coil spring broke going down highway - the broken spring just missed slicing the tire. I just missed hitting another car when I lost control. Told by Ford dealer only front coil springs are covered if they break (only after they fail, providing it didn't cause an accident where the car isn't totaled). Other garages say they see this problem all the time on the Taurus -- the front and rear coil springs.

I own a 2001 Mercury Sable with only 33,000 miles on it. The right rear spring and strut broke causing a deep groove inside the right rear tire. The repair shop told me this is a common repair on this Mercury Sable. The cost of replacing both rear springs and struts plus both front rotors is over $900.00 Plus I will now have to replace the right rear tire. I have lost use of my car for 2 days while it is being fixed.

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

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

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

On 2/14/06, I was driving down the road and had a seizure. When I come to I was parked in front of a large haystack. I don't remember much. I remember that my little dog I had with me was seating next to me and there were people everywhere. It wasn't until later on, after having my face stitched back together, that my parents told me what had happened. When I started having my seizure, I stiffened up. The only reason I know this is because I have epilepsy so it wasn't my first seizure. Anyway, when I stiffened up, I stomped on the gas pedal. I was going at a high rate of speed when I rear-ended an SUV. After hitting the SUV twice, the SUV swerved off the road. Still pressing on the gas pedal, I got going at a high rate of speed again and ran off the road, missed a power pole by an inch or two and hit a large haystack.

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

I have a 2000 Taurus. The front springs both have broken, one causing a flat tire. Last year (2005) the car was recalled to install sleeves around the front springs just in case they ever break again. Last weekend, at about 80,000 miles, I was having the oil changed when we noticed the back right spring was broken with a pointed portion located about 1/8th of an inch away from my new tire. If the rear tire was punctured, I could have had one terrible crash.

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

2001 Ford Windstar (Van) with ~86,400Km while in the driveway the left front spring broke puncturing the tire, bent the sway bar and fractured the flex brake line.

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

At 60000 miles, my 2000 Ford F350 Supercab diesel 4x4 had both front end wheel bearing assemblies fail, leaving the truck un-driveable. After having it towed to the dealership for repairs I found out that all 4 ball joints needed to be replaced, at a cost of $4000.00.

I have a 2000 Ford Focus LXwith about 77k on it and I bought it used with about 32k. I have had the car about 3yrs.

I brought this 2005 Ford Explorer on January 23,2006. When I was talking to the salesman he would not respond or give enough explanation to the questions I asked.

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

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

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

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

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

The 1997 F 150 parked for 3 days in my driveway caught fire. Tomorow I will call NHTSB and Ford, I think it was the cruise control heating up when parked.

My wife purchased a new 1998 Ford Escort. It is now 2006. Her car had been making funny clanking bumping sounds and we could not find anything. So today when she brought it to her mechanic she told him to look for anything that could be making the noise, He found that both rear coil springs had fractured and advised us to call Ford and see if there was a recall for the coil springs. Ford said there was no recall but I should bring the vehicle to the ford dealer.

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

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

The same cruise control/brake switch part failure causing fires in F-150 trucks is used on 95 Windstars. I experienced a fire in the connection from corrossion and leaking within the switch. There were no indications that a dangerous fire causing leak was occuring. There was no leaking brake fluid anywhere. Fortunately, due to wet weather and cold temperatures the fire was contained to the switch plug and wires. Had the failure occured in summer rather than February, we would have lost the vehicle to a fire, perhaps while driving at highway speed.

The right front spring or coil had broken and cut into the tire causing the tire to go flat. In removing the tire I noticed the spring had cut the whole tire. The repair costed over $450.00 and that was just the one side. i'm worried the about experiencing the same thing on the left side. I notice a recall on 1999 Taurus, but not 2002. This situation could cause a major accident if not corrected soon. Also, I noticed a review is being done on the rear spring/coil of 2001/2002 model taurus, but the front needs to be included. This could have been a real problem if it occurred on the highway and not in my driveway. Please investigate this situation immediately.

I own a 1996 Ford F150. On 12-06-05 about 7:45pm my wife heard an explosion and looked outside our home to see our Ford truck on fire and called 911. We called Ford and sent pics. of our Ford F150. Ford replied after looking at pics. said the pick-up was burnt to bad they would not be able to tell where fire started. I also have a copy of fire report. It stated: "upon arrival we found a ford pick-up with the engine comp. fully enveloped in fire with the cab suffering extreme heat and smoke damage".

On Saturday, January 14, 2006, the 1997 Ford F-150 parked in the driveway caught fire. No one in the house was aware of the fire, and a passing bicyclist came running in the house shouting that a truck was on fire in the driveway. The fire was extinguished with the garden hose, but not before it did damage to the new 2006 (3 week new) vehicle sitting next to it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I bought a used 2002 Ford Taurus about 3 months ago. The mileage is just under 45,000. When pulling out of the driveway with my 14-month old son in his car seat, I heard a very loud popping noise from the front drivers side of the car. Upon further inspection, it turned out to be the drivers side front coil spring. There was a recall issued for the 1999-2001 Taurus, but Ford is denying any involvement in the 2002 problem. What if my son and I had been on our way home from daycare? The repair bill is $626!!! Because, of course, you can't drive a car with a broken coil spring that has already punctured your tire - it must be flat-bedded!

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

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

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

I've owned my car for three years and the car has about 100,00 highway miles. Two days ago, while the car was parked the passenger side spring broke and damaged two other internal pieces. There was no reason for this to have happen I did not hit a curb or a pothole or did anything that would have caused this to happen. The mechanic brought it to my attention that this should not just happen. The car is only 3 years old. I am scared to think of what would have happened if I was driving the car. The total cost of the repairs was $954.00 dollars.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I have owned two Fords that the front coil springs have snapped on. The first was a Windstar van which completely pancaked to the ground. Ford reimbursed me for the repair. The current vehicle is my Ford Focus which also had the same spring snap only this time Ford has distanced themselves from the issue. In both instances an accident was narrowly avoided but damage to the vehicles were costly. The most recent incident cost me $800.00 which Ford won't even reimburse for the defective parts.

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

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

Upon recognizing a “grinding” sound coming from the rear portion of the car (2001 Taurus SE), I took the vehicle to our usual, local repair shop. After much investigation, it was determined that both coil springs were broken near the rear tires, one of which was rubbing against the tire to the point of near destruction. It was advised that I take the car to a dealership for proper repair, and so I did. While discussing the issue with the dealership mechanic, I asked if this is a common problem. His response was a quick “no!”

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

I had a wreck while turning west. A vehicle hit me as I was turning. At the time of the accident, my vehicle was a total loss and the driver side airbag did not go off after the impact. It went off when I kicked the driver side door open so I could get out. The airbag went off striking me in the left part of my face and neck causing my neck to break in two places. I had to undergo 3 different surgeries and had severe pain and loss of motor skills on my left side. So many things have happened to me since then...I lost my job. I cannot pick up my kids because of severe pain. I received staph infection from the surgeries and had to undergo 8 weeks of treatment from the staph with a port in my main vein. I also found out that the staph will always be likely to return.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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