10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 41
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 1
Average Mileage:
60,103 miles

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problem #24

Jan 292005

F-150 4WD 8-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 100,000 miles
Parked F-150 in garage. About an hour later got a call truck was on fire. Fire report said underhood fire. Truck was a total loss.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #23

Apr 012003

F-150 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 0 miles
Underhood fire on 1997 F-150 possible cruise control switch. Vehicle was sitting wit the kdy off and caught fire.

- Calabasas, CA, USA

problem #22

Mar 222005

F-150 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 145,000 miles
My F150 caught on fire while at work, approxamately 1 1/2 hrs after returning from lunch. The fire depta\rtment extinguished the truck. They did file a report.

- Doddridge, AR, USA

problem #21

Mar 252005

F-150

  • Automatic transmission
  • 140,000 miles
While vehicle was parked for 1 hour a fire started under the hood. Vehicle was totaled. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #20

Feb 272005

F-150 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 69,000 miles
While vehicle was parked for 9 hours a fire started under a the hood. Vehicle was totaled. Updated 2/28/2006 - the cruise control was not working at the time of the fire. The consumer noticed that it had stopped working on 2-18-05.

- Holland, OH, USA

problem #19

Dec 102003

F-150 8-cyl

  • 40,000 miles
While the vehicle was parked for 1 hour a fire started under the hood. The dealership was notified, but did not offer assistance.

- Hull, GA, USA

problem #18

Mar 222005

F-150 4WD 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 145,000 miles
Vehicle caught on fire while parked in the parking lot at work. The vehicle was parked approximately one hour and half to one hour and forty-five minutes before the fire started. The local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was not determined. Dealer and the manufacturer were notified.

- Doddridge, AR, USA

problem #17

Mar 092005

F-150 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 178,000 miles
Vehicle caught on fire 15 minutes after being parked in the parking. Local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. How the fire got started was not determined at this time. Dealer was notified, and the consumer left a voice mail to the manufacturer.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #16

Jul 202004

F-150 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 160,000 miles
Truck started; however, would not go into drive. Connector for cruise control shut off on brake master cylindar was burnt. Occured while in parking lot with engine shut off. Appears that the brake relay leaked brake fluid into connector causing short. Ford did not replace connector. Cruise control no longer functions. Ford only replaced brake relay at my cost. Did not replace fried connector.

- Grassvalley, CA, USA

problem #15

Dec 132004

F-150

  • 18,000 miles
While vehicle was parked a fire started under the hood. The fire was put out. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

- Conroe, TX, USA

problem #14

Mar 302004

F-150

  • Automatic transmission
  • 12,000 miles
Consumer shut the vehicle off and exited the vehicle. Later, consumer entered the vehicle. Turned the ignition on, and vehicle started but would not go into gear. Then, consumer exited the vehicle, opened the hood, and noticed there was a fire inside the hood. The defect was the cruise control relay. The fire was extinguished by the consumer.

- Mount Dora, FL, USA

problem #13

Nov 202004

F-150 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 50 miles
While driving 50 mph, the consumer noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood. The consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and pulled over. Then, vehicle caught on fire. Consumer extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher. The part that was on fire was the deactach switch on the master cylinder for the cruse control.

- Port Orange, FL, USA

problem #12

Mar 252004

F-150

  • 100,000 miles
Picked up 1 yard of mulch and was unloading, smelled burning rubber, and saw flames in wheel well. Put out fire with fire extinguisher and called fire department. Opened hood, and saw fender burned, plastic brake near master cylinder burned, and fuse box and wiring burned. Fire department said it was bad wiring. Mechanic felt it involved the brakes. Also, cruise control had not worked for nearly six months before fire.

- Memphis, TN, USA

problem #11

Apr 222004

F-150 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 125,000 miles
My 19'97 Ford F-150 had an electrical fire yesterday. It had been parked for over thirty minutes when someone told me it was on fire. After I put the fire out and the fire department came. They said the fire started around the fuse box area. I have read that others have had the same fire I have had.

- Cookeville, TN, USA

problem #10

Nov 052003

F-150 4WD 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 92,000 miles
On Nov. 5th I parked my 1997 F150 truck at work at 7:00am. Between 10:30 and 11:00 I get a call that the fire department is putting a fire out under neath my trucks hood. It took 4 hours after the truck was parked to start a fire. If it wasn't for me parking close to a guards station it would of been worse. My concern is that this could of happened after I parked in my garage at home which would of put me and my family in danger. After this fire I called the Ford headquarters and made a complaint. I also did some research on the internet under 1997 brake master cllinder fires because thats where the fire fighters said it started and I was surprised to find numerous articles about the same problem.

- Madison, CT, USA

problem #9

Apr 102002

F-150

  • miles
Vehicle was parked at appox. 11pm on May 9th, at approx. 12:30 am I was awakened by the sound of a horn blowing, I looked out the window and I seen that my truck was on fire, a nieghbor lady had driven by and noticed it and went home to call the fire department. She said that it was burning on the drivers side by the tire, that is why I think it might have been an electrical short, for that is where all the main electrical fuse blocks are located.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #8

Jun 032001

F-150

  • miles
The wiring harness on the driver's side under the hood failed resulting in fire. Nlm

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #7

Jul 011999

F-150

  • miles
Trailer wiring harness plug shorted, the vehicle was within 3 year warranty but dealer refused to fix it because consumer did not purchase it at that location. Nlm

- Oneonta, AL, USA

problem #6

Dec 312000

F-150

  • miles
For additional information contact john a. reutter from superior investigations for photos and the wiring harness. The above phone number and email are superior's information and not the owner.

- Orange Park, FL, USA

problem #5

Oct 162000

F-150 4WD

  • miles
Truck was parked in the parking lot of my place of business for about 2 hours, then caught on fire. It appeared that the fire started in the fuse box under the hood. It melted everything on the left side of the engine. The plastic brake fluid reservoir melted adding brake fluid to the fire. The short caused the battery to get so hot that the plastic casing melted. There was no indication of a problem while driving the vehicle to work.

- La Vergne, TN, USA

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