The contact owned a 2000 Ford F-150. The contact's vehicle caught fire overnight while parked in the driveway. The fire marshal report stated that faulty wiring under the hood caused the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified and did not offer to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was 110,000.

- Alburn, AL, USA

My 2000 Ford F150 truck suddenly burst into flames while parked in the driveway. The fire was located under the hood on the drivers side. It burned and melted the brake fluid reservoir and several wires in the area. There was also major damage done to all of the plastic parts on top of and around the motor.

- Spring Valley, CA, USA

Approximately 10:30 am on 3/10/07, Ford F150 2000 model spontaneously erupted in flame somewhere in the engine compartment. Vehicle had not been used since approximately 5:30 pm the previous day. Was able to extinguish the fire after approximately 5 minutes. Most of the engine compartment appears to be destroyed.

- Arlington, TX, USA

- the contact's engine caught on fire earlier this week on his Ford F-150. The arson inspector informed the contact that the fire was caused by a failure of his cruise control switch. The contact states that the weather was bright and sunny on the day of the failure.

- Ashville, NC, USA

I got off work at 6:00 pm and went straight to the gym (approx. 1 mi.). I left the gym at 7:00 pm, and drove home (approx 1 mi.). I got home about 7:15 pm and went inside and watched television with my family until 8:30 pm, which is when I went to bed. My wife and I woke up at 11:30 pm from a bright light coming through our bedroom window. When we looked out the window the light we had seen was the whole front end of my 2000 Ford F-150 engulfed in flames. We called 911 and the fire dept. Responded. My wife's car a 2002 Hyundai accent was parked in front of the truck and had the rear bumper and tail lights melted on it before I could get it moved. About 1 year ago I had to have the mass flow air sensor replaced on the truck and the dealership supposedly took care of the cruise control recall that was placed on that model.

- Clarksville, TN, USA

My uncle's F-150 2000 Ford was sitting outside my business for 1-1 1/2 hours when a kid rode up on a bike and told them there was a truck out front on fire. They tried to put it out but failed. It went up the front wall of my building and completely burned my business down.

- Jackson, TN, USA

Truck caught on fire parked and shut off in drive way of home. Looks to be electrical fire.

- Key Largo, FL, USA

: the contact stated on Saturday June 17th smoke was noticed coming from the hood area and flames were present. The fire occurred in the electrical housing unit for the master cylinder which holds the brake fluid. The unit and brake fluid container melted. The contact disconnected the battery immediately after the fire was noticed. This was an electrical fire. The vehicle was sitting at the contact's residence for about 45 minutes prior to the fire. The vehicle was not driving unusual. The vehicle was towed to the local dealership to perform an investigation to determine the cause of the failure.

- Port Hueneme, CA, USA

Shortly after my recall the switch shorted out, I took my vehicle to velde Ford in vero beach Florida, they claim they replaced the parts required for the recall and my cruise control still wasn't back to being operational (which it was prior to the fire) and charged me $246.78 plus tax to do the repair. They claim it was unrelated.

- Ft. Pierce, FL, USA

2000 Ford F-150 caught fire and burned completely. Truck was not running at the time amd had not been run for over 24 hours. Fire started at the front of the vehicle according to fire department. I was not home at the time of the fire.

- Atco, NJ, USA

At approximately 10:45 pm edt we were notified by neighbors that our 2000 Ford F-150 was on fire in our driveway. The fire destroyed the truck and caused heat damage to the house due to the close proximity. The house did not burn.

- Anderson, SC, USA

My 2000 Ford F-150 XLT caught on fire at approximately 10:40 pm Sunday, August 7, 2005. The fire and smoke was pouring out from under the hood.

- Hamilton, OH, USA

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- Unknown, DC, USA

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- Unknown, DC, USA

Sunday morning June 26 1:30am, I heard an explosion. Looking out to see my 2000 Ford F150 engulfed in flames. The explosion was the drivers front tire exploding from the heat. After the fire department put the fire out, the fire marshal was investigating and told me it was a faulty cruise control switch that Ford has a recall for that was the ignition point. I called Ford and was told there was nothing they could do for me since they had my correct address and the recall notices were sent and not returned to them. I told Ford I did not receive the recall notices.

- Spring Hill, FL, USA

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.

- Conyers, GA, USA

I had a 2000 F-150 that caught fire 8 hours after it had been parked in our drive-way. We woke to a very loud popping sound at 1:20 a.M. this turned out to be the tire exploding from the fire. By the time the fire department showed up and put the fire out the truck was completely destroyed.

- Boerne, TX, USA

While parked in the driveway for an hour vehicle caught on fire under the hood. The local fire department arrived to extingush the fire. The insurance investigator inspected the vehicle. The cause of the fire was not determined. The fire also causes some damages to consumer's home. Dealer and the manufacturer were notified.

- Memphis, TN, USA

Ford F150 truck caught fire while parked in driveway.

- Lake Worth, FL, USA

Driver noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood and inside of the vehicle from the vents. Driver pulled over. The vehicle caught on fire, and the driver was able to extinguish the fire, and drove vehicle to the dealer.

- Tampa, FL, USA