Fires Related To Curse Control
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Fires Related To Cruise Control
So what’s the deal with the latest investigation to come Ford's way? Just heard it affects 644,000 vehicles of the 2000 year model trucks and deals with the cruise-control deactivation switch. They are saying that it is possible that this switch is causing trucks to catch fire. Just so happens that my truck is a 2000
. Just curious if anyone has experienced this?
. Just curious if anyone has experienced this?
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Ditto - my wife heard this on the news the other day and was not pleased (we have only had our 2000 F150 4x4 for just over a year and it is parked inside the attached garage).
Is there any way to mitigate this risk?
John
Is there any way to mitigate this risk?
John
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Originally posted by FlaresideGuy
Is there any way to mitigate this risk?
John
Is there any way to mitigate this risk?
John
From the NHTSA website (ODI - Office of Defects Investigations):
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
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
Here is a previous thread which brought this to light: https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...ghlight=cruise
Steve
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