The consumer stated he had driven his truck for approx. One hour, he then parked the vehicle, then about 2 pm, the truck suddenly began to burn. The consumer stated that the truck completely burned. The fire marshall stated that it could have been an electrical short that ignited. He stated he had no warning that anything was wrong with the vehicle.

- Lake Charles, LA, USA

Ford F150 XL 2000. 11/28/03 coil #2 had to be replaced. 07/08/03 coil #4 had to be replaced. 03/06/03 coil #3 had to be replaced. On 04/05/04 my wife bessie was driving and the truck stalled. The steering wheel locked up and she had no control over the vehicle. Luckily, she did not get into an accident. She came to a complete stop, put the truck in park, turned the ignition off, then turned the ignition key and the vehicle started up. My wife was very upset. I contacted chapman Ford rep. Bob 609-646-2000 concerning this matter. He asked me if I had the vehicle detailed lately. I advised him I had the vehicle washed last week. He advised me that water probably got into one of the coils and is causing the problem. I did not have the engine washed. These coils are defective. The vehicle bucks when the coils go bad and has very little power. On 07/02/03 the sensor and processor had to be replaced. Vehicle stalled while driving 65 mph on 2 occasions. I lost complete power of the vehicle. Luckily, there was no accident. It costs over $200 to have the coils replaced. I have spent well over $600 in coil repairs. Ford nor chapman Ford have compensated me for the defective coil repairs. I have a total of 8 coils and they are going bad one after another. After doing extensive investigating gentillini Ford tim champion in woodbine advised me that chapman Ford should have fixed the sensor and processor for free because it was under warranty. Chapman Ford charged me for the sensor and processor. I communicated with service mgr. Jim bailey @ chapman Ford for several months concerning this matter. Chapman Ford finally reimbursed me for the sensor and processor.

- Linwood, NJ, USA

Headlight switch: Defective headlight switch causes intermentant loss of instrument lights and odometer display, other more serious problem loss of headlights, tail lights and marker lamps. Headlights may also remain on even when the switch has been turned to the off position.

- Cave Spring , GA, USA

As consumer slows down to a stop, the lights dim to where they can barely be seen, as soon as the vehicle accerlates, the problem goes away, but as soon as it stops again, the lights continue to dim, the fan motor also loses speed when consumer is braking.

- Falun, KS, USA

Vehicle experienced a fire while consumer's son was filling the fuel tank at a gas station. Local fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. Fire department informed consumer that static electricity may have been the cause of the fire. Insurance notified.

- Neosho, MO, USA