Anybody's truck catch on fire yet
Good thing for GAP insurance.
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Most likely someone wired there own stereo and caught the alternater on fire....I have seen this on some older expeditions with 10 subs and 20 tv screens, but nothing on the 04's... And I work at a Ford dealer, there would have been an article on the dealer homepage... I think its BS!!!
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NHTSA Action Number : PE04078 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A
Make : FORD Model: F150
Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY Year : 2000
Component : SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Date Investigation Opened : November 19, 2004
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
ODI HAS RECEIVED 36 COMPLAINTS ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2000 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS AND SIMILARLY EQUIPPED EXPEDITION AND NAVIGATOR FULL-SIZE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES IN WHICH THE LOCATION, PRIOR SYMPTOMS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE CONSISTENT WITH SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRES. THIRTY-THREE OF THE INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO ODI WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. ALL OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE IGNITION OFF. TWENTY-FOUR OF THE FIRES ALLEGEDLY ORIGINATED IN THE LEFT-REAR QUADRANT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND 16 OF THESE REPORTED CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE PRIOR TO THE FIRE, A SYMPTOM OF A SHORTED SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THREE OF THE FIRES CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPLAINANTS HOME. ODI HAS ALSO REVIEWED INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY FORD REGARDING EARLY WARNING FIRE REPORTS IN F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS, WHICH INDICATES THAT A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS FITTING THE PATTERN OF SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRES HAD BEEN REPORTED IN MY 2000 VEHICLES. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO ASSESS THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
Also Nav.'s & Exp.'s
Make : FORD Model: F150
Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY Year : 2000
Component : SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Date Investigation Opened : November 19, 2004
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
ODI HAS RECEIVED 36 COMPLAINTS ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2000 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS AND SIMILARLY EQUIPPED EXPEDITION AND NAVIGATOR FULL-SIZE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES IN WHICH THE LOCATION, PRIOR SYMPTOMS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE CONSISTENT WITH SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRES. THIRTY-THREE OF THE INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO ODI WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. ALL OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE IGNITION OFF. TWENTY-FOUR OF THE FIRES ALLEGEDLY ORIGINATED IN THE LEFT-REAR QUADRANT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND 16 OF THESE REPORTED CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE PRIOR TO THE FIRE, A SYMPTOM OF A SHORTED SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THREE OF THE FIRES CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPLAINANTS HOME. ODI HAS ALSO REVIEWED INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY FORD REGARDING EARLY WARNING FIRE REPORTS IN F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS, WHICH INDICATES THAT A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS FITTING THE PATTERN OF SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRES HAD BEEN REPORTED IN MY 2000 VEHICLES. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO ASSESS THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
Also Nav.'s & Exp.'s
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Originally posted by DrkShadow
Goof grief folks. Took me 1 minute on google to find loads of info. Appears to be 2000 models, I see nothing about 04/05's.
http://www.wesh.com/news/4003921/detail.html
Goof grief folks. Took me 1 minute on google to find loads of info. Appears to be 2000 models, I see nothing about 04/05's.
http://www.wesh.com/news/4003921/detail.html
"Not" finding info is based upon the assumption that this thread was supposedly talking about 2004-2005 trucks, not 5-8 year old ones.
