2002 Ford F-150 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

2002 FORD F150 SUPERCAB BURNED UP IN MY DRIVEWAY AT 5 AM IN THE MORNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A DAY AND A HALF. WE WERE WOKEN UP BY THE CAR ALARM AND TWO LOUD BANGS. THE TRUCK WAS FULLY ENGULFED AND WAS ON FIRE NEXT TO THE HOUSE AND FENCE AND 2 OTHER CARS. THANK GOODNESS THE TRUCK WASN'T IN THE GARAGE OR PARKED FORWARD IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FENCE WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO VANS DAMAGED BY FLAMES. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE. NOT DRIVEN FOR ALMOST TWO DAYS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY??? NOW WE ARE OUT THOUSANDS EVEN WITH INSURANCE COVERING PART OF THE LOSS. NOTHING WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY HAD THE HOUSE GONE UP. FORD KNOWS THIS PROBLEM IS A TICKING TIME BOMB AND MAKES VERY LITTLE EFFORT TO SAVE LIVES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FIRE BURNED HIS LANDSCAPING AND HIS GARDEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

2002 FORD F150 TRUCK THAT CAUGHT FIRE CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE WAS TOLD THAT A FACTORY RECALL CAUSED THE FIRE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED ON 4/3/07 HE PARKED THE VEHICLE, SHORTLY THEREAFTER A COWORKER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRUCK THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CONSUMER CALLED FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND INFORMED THEM OF THE INCIDENT AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM IN 7-10 DAYS. FORD STATED THEY SENT RECALL NOTICES AND WAS NOT LIABLE FOR FIXING THE DEFECT. *TR

TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TO WORK AND AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE TRUCK FROM ENGINE TO CAB WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE BURNED THE ENGINE, THE HOOD MELTED OFF, THE TIRES MELTED, SOME WINDOWS WERE GONE,AND THE FABRIC OFF THE SEATS WERE BURNED OFF. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAID IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND HE KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM. TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE.*JB

I ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2002 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW ON MARCH 21, 2006. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW OFF THE LOT IN 2002 AND HAD USED THE CRUISE CONTROL NO MORE THAN 5 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE INDICATOR DISABLED, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT. MY VEHICLE PROCEEDED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR (AT 75 MPH). THE BRAKES DIDN'T NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL EITHER. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN "NEUTRAL" AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS STUCK ON FULL THROTTLE. FORD TOOK THE CABLE OUT AND PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. --PROBLEM-- WHILE I ATTEMPT TO "BRAKE" AND MY VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO "ACCEL", THE VEHICLE ISN'T SLOWING DOWN. FORD SAID THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T USE MY CRUISE CONTROL REGULARLY, THAT IS THE REASON IT GOT STUCK!!! ?? WHY SHOULD IT MATTER IF I USE THE CRUISE REGULARLY, IT SHOULDN'T TRY TO KILL ME WHEN I DECIDE TO USE IT??? *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR 6 HOURS WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE MAY BE RELATED TO RECALL #05V388000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED FOUR TIMES AND HAS NOT RESPONDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 77,000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE IDLE AT A RED LIGHT AND WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THE RPMS INCREASED FROM 800 TO OVER 3000. WITH THE BRAKES STILL DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO STAND WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. INITIALLY, THE CONTACT DISREGARDED THE INCIDENT, AND ASSUMED A COMPONENT WITHIN THE VEHICLE WAS MERELY JAMMED. HOWEVER, ON MARCH 12, 2007 THE INCIDENT RECURRED, CAUSING THE RPM TO INCREASE TO OVER 3000. ONCE AGAIN, THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO STAND UP TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS DECREASED, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65900. *AK UPDATE *4/23/07TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BEYOND THE SET SPEED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V388000, REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE RECALL REMEDY ADVISOR URGED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED OR REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALL REMEDY SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

I RECENTLY RESPONDED TO HAVE THE RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2002 F-150 COMPLETED. SINCE THEN, MY CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED TO WORK AND WHEN I HIT THE "ON" BUTTON AND THE "COAST" BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME, MY HORN WILL BLOW. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS AN $89 DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE THIS " FACTORY FIX". IT HAD WORKED UP UNTIL I DROVE IT IN THAT DAY. *JB

I WAS ADVISED BY FORD IN SEPTEMBER 2005 THAT MY 2002 F-150 TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECALL AND INSTRUCTED TO REPORT TO MY DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE WHICH I DID. MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISABLED (WIRE CUT) BY THE DEALER AND TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY NOVEMBER 2005. IT IS NOW JANUARY 2006 AND THE DEALER REPORTS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PART WILL BE AVAILABE (FORD SAYS IT MAY BE FEBRUARY). MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I AM SUFFERING A LOSS OF USE BENIFIT FROM FORD'S DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIVE (5) MONTHS AND COUNTING AND THIS IS NOT FAIR OR RIGHT! *NM

ON SEPT 22,2005 MY 2002 FORD F150 BURST INTO FLAMES IN MY CARPORT WHILE I WAS SLEEPING. MY DAUGHTER CAME HOME AND WOKE ME JUST IN TIME TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE BEFORE THE ENTIRE HOUSE BURNED. I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER THE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS WITNESSED TO START IN MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS SO SEVERELY BURNED THAT SEVERAL INVESTIGATORS REPORTED THIS WAS TYPICAL OF WHAT THEY WHERE EXPERIENCING WITH FORD FIRES ALTHOUGH FORD'S INVESTIGATORS REPORTED THE CRUISE SWITCH WAS PROPERLY FUNCTIONING ACCORDING TO AN X-RAY OF THE PART. HOW THE PART COULD BE FOUND IS A MYSTERY SINCE THE TRUCK WAS SO DAMAGED. FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING. WE LOST EVERYTHING WE OWNED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V388000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V388000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 05V388000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED FOR RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL05V388000 FIRE IN SWITCHES COULD OCCUR. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER, AND LOCAL DEALER HAD NO PARTS TO FIX PROBLEM. NO INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER SAID PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE SOMETIME IN MID OCTOBER 2005. *AK *NM

DT: 2002 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MINUTES WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO SEE WHY IT HAPPENED. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED, AND A FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE TAKEN. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS, AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED RECENTLY. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE, THE VINYL SIDING MELTED AND CAME OFF THE HOUSE. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW PICKUP. THERE HAVE BEEN RECORDED INCEDENTS OF FAILURE OF THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCHES CAUSING FIRE OF THE VEHICLE AND ADJOINING PROPERTY. ON INCIDENT THAT OCCURED IN CORPU CHRISTI, TX IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND THAT FIRE WAS IN 2003 INVOLVING A 2002 SUPERCREW. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER ABOUT HAVING THE SWITCH REPLACED AND TO MY SHOCK/SURPRISE, 2002 SUPERCREWS ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE SWITCH IS $15.00 AND I COULD BUY ONE, BUT I'M ON TOTAL DISABILITY AND CANT REPLACE IT MYSELF. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO PUT THE HEAT UNDER FORD TO INCLUDE 2002 SUPERCREWS ON THE RECALL LIST. I DID DISABLE THE SWITCH, BUT IT MAKES IT WORTHLESS USING THE SPEED CONTROL. THANKS!

2002 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR TWO VEHICLES WERE PARKED IN THE CAR PORT. THE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. MODEL/LARIAT *SC *JB

ACCORDING TO DETROIT'S WXYZ NEWS REPORTER, STEVE WILSON, MY 2002 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC HAS THE SAME FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT THE RECALLED FORD'S HAVE AND THE ONES YOU ARE NOW EXAMINING. I'M NOT HAPPY TO KNOW THAT I HAVE THAT SWITCH AND WANT IT REPLACED, TOO. I HAVE DISCONNECTED IT AND FEEL CHEATED THAT I CAN NOT USE AN EXPENSIVE AND CONVENIENT ITEM LIKE THAT. I FELT AS IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN A FIRE TRAP IF I DIDN'T HAVE IT DISCONNECTED. PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE! THANK YOU, BJBAUER

TURNED CAR INTO PARKING LOT, HAD FOOT ON BRAKE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. FINALLY, WITH MUCH PUMPING OF THE BRAKE, IT FINALLY STOPPED. NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *JB

DT: THE CONTACTS STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V388 ON CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO NO AVAIL. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS AND THE PART STILL ISN'T AVAILABLE. *NM

CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AS WE PROCEEDED UP A HILL. WHEN DRIVER TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. ENGINE CONTINUED TO EXCEL, GOING FASTER. IT REACHED SPEEDS OF ALMOST 80 MPH. HITTING BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP CRUISE CONTROL, NOR SLOW THE VEHICLE. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES SINCE 05/02, WHEN ACCELERATING GAS PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENLY. CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND PUMP PEDAL FOR IT TO RELEASE. TS