Latest Victim of Cruise Control Fire
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Lots of 'em. Cars, vans and motorhomes, too. The recall list has been expanded a few times. By some reports the total is 10 million vehicles, total. Some folks have said that they brought their 2003 and newer F150 in and told it was not included. Might be some places on the web you can enter in your VIN to see if you are under the recall. The link below has a list.
http://trucks.about.com/od/carsafety/a/ford_cruise.htm
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Her dad is personal friends with the owner of Helffman Ford here in Houston. I am not sure if Ford would have done this on its own or if Helffman talked Ford into it. Either way between the 10k and the insurance payout I am sure she came out way ahead
only a joke. I had the recall done to mine already, and the guys who did it we're even nice enough to screw up my outside thermometer. they did offer to fix that at my cost of course.
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Yep, I met a couple who lost their house to their F-150 setting it on fire.
Theirs was in the driveway, not fully in the garage, but it was close enough to catch the house ablaze. The fire moved withing the walls, and spread to the attic, and engulfed the house in no time.
The man said had his daughter not said she smelled something burning, they may have lost one child, because her room was right above the garage. He's convinced they would have lost her, had the truck been in the garage that night, like it normally was.
Insurance helped them rebuild their home, and they got nearly 100K to replace their home furnishings...
I guess, sometimes, a fire can be a good thing- as long as your children or pets are not lost.
Theirs was in the driveway, not fully in the garage, but it was close enough to catch the house ablaze. The fire moved withing the walls, and spread to the attic, and engulfed the house in no time.
The man said had his daughter not said she smelled something burning, they may have lost one child, because her room was right above the garage. He's convinced they would have lost her, had the truck been in the garage that night, like it normally was.
Insurance helped them rebuild their home, and they got nearly 100K to replace their home furnishings...
I guess, sometimes, a fire can be a good thing- as long as your children or pets are not lost.
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Infiniti, Acura....
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AS much as I bleed blue I also would have to look to another company. I know things happen, but Ford should have this under control. They told this chick her truck was not under the recall and not to worry, now thats some bull shyt
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I wish. I dont care if my last name was Ford, its ****ed up to screw people over like this when you know the potential for loss of lives and property. No excuses here Ford dropped the ball big time
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Puts a whole different spin on the whole "nutswinging" aspect of things when something like this happens close to home.
Am I right?
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) so it could have even been worse than it was. Im mad because this is a widely known problem and Ford and the dealers are playing it down when people & property are on the line. Just so ya know I still love Ford and hate Toyota
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My neighbor lost her Crown Vic and her house a few months ago. She had it scheduled to take the car in the next day for the cruise control recall (her husband got the notice months ago, but was in the hospital and eventually passed the day after Chirstmas). A neighbor saw the car on fire and got her out safely. House is still boarded up, but Ford finally hauled the car off two weeks ago. hopefully she will get a new car and house soon.