1993 FORD F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAI

Mileage: 239,106

LEFT FOR WORK ON THIS DAY IN THE USUAL MANNER. TURNED ONTO US 19 FROM US 64. AS I ACCELERATED FROM THE STOPLIGHT THE TRUCK BACKFIRED OUT OF THE EXHAUST, I SHIFTED GEARS AND IT BACKFIRED AGAIN, THIS TIME THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON. I LOOKED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. I PULLED OVER AND JUMPED OUT. WHEN I STOPPED THE SMOKE BILLOWED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRETRUCKS GOT THERE THE ENTIRE MOTO

Mileage: 175,000

1993 FORD F- 150,CAUGHT FIRE,AND BURNED TO GROUND,TOTAL LOSS. *JB

Mileage: 49,000

(1) FILLED FUEL TANKS WITH GAS (2) FUEL BEGAN PUSHING OUT OF THE REAR FILLER CAP AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER DRIVER AND PULLED OVER. OPENED THE FUEL DOOR COVER AND SAW GAS SPILLING OUT AROUND THE CAP. TOOK THE CAP OFF AND FUEL BLEW OUT AT ME. MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER HAD GASOLINE ALL OVER US. (3) TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THE RECALLED PART HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED FUEL PUMP IN 2001. NEW REDESIGN IS NOW DOING THE SAME T

Mileage: 56,000

I WAS DRIVING NORTH (ON CRUISE CONTROL APPROX. 55 MPH) ON I 75 NEAR MILE MARKER 78 WHEN MY 1993 FORD F150 STARTING SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE ENGINE IN FLAMES. I HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE CAB SO I USED IT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THERE WAS ALSO A TRAIL OF FIRE UNDER THE TRUCK THAT A GOOD SAMARITAN EXTINGUISED AFTER HE STOPPED TO HELP. I CALLED AAA TO TOW MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 1993 AN

Mileage: 144,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2005 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE FULL COVERAGE NOTHING WAS COVERED BY THEM. ALSO, THE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO FORD . THE FIRE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR FOUR HOURS. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS HOME WHILE THIS HAPPENED AND HE SAW FLAMES AND CALLED 911, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT/POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE. THE F

DT: THE FIRE OCCURED AUGUST 17 2005.THE OWNER WAS SLEEPING WHEN WIFE WOKE HIM UP AND TOLD THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THEN ,THE OWNER INSTRUCTED THE WIFE TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT WHILE OWNER SPRAYED THE FIRE WITH THE WATER HOSE. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HOUSE ON THE STREET. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FIRE HAD REACHED THE CAB, WITH FLAMES THAT COVERED THE HOOD. THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS MELTED. THE FIRE MELTED

DT:CONSUMER REPLACED FAN MOTOR TWICE BEFORE INCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON STATE ROAD 441 WHEN SMOKE CAME INTO CAB FROM VENTS. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT WITH HELP FROM AN OFF DUTY FIREMAN. THE FIRE SPREAD TO INSIDE THE CAB. CONSUMER KEPT THE FAN HOUSING WHICH HAD BURNED INTO THE FIREWALL. FIRE INSPECTOR TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE FAN MOTOR STARTED FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 106,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUME TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE WHILE TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 140,000

SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE STERING COLUMN. ONLY DAMAGE WAS OUR OWN, WITH BURNT WIRES WITHIN THE WIRELOOM UNDER THE DASH. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MY HUSBAND, HE FOUND 7 WIRES MELTED INTO ONE ANOTHER. THE FUSE DID NOT MELT, BUT THE WIRES HAD TOTALLY DISINTIGRATED. THE WIRES ARE TO SMALL FOR THE 15 AMP FUSE THEY ARE ATTACHED TO. WE HAVE HAD THIS BURNING UNDER OUR DASH SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS PAST YEAR. NOT UNTIL THE TAIL LIGHTS REFUSED TO WORK DID WE DO THE DEEPER INVESTIGATION OF THE WIRE LOOM. I

Mileage: 115,000

FUEL TANK LEAKED DUE TO RUST. TRUCK WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DEALERSHIP. *AK *NLM

Mileage: 133,000

A HALF AN HOUR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE INSPECTOR INDICATED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE IGNITION/ STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AREA.*AK *TS *JB

Mileage: 98,126

WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE ERRUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JG

WHILE COMING TO A STOP DRIVER AND MIDDLE PASSENGER SEATBELTS UNBUCKLED. CHILD IN SAFETY SEAT WAS THROWN AGAINST DASH, SUFFERED CUTS THAT REQUIRED 3 STICHES.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING, DASH LIGHT STARTED BLINKING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARING, CONSUMER NOTICED STEERING COLUMN WAS SMOKING, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ONE OF THE WIRES FOR THE OVERDRIVE LOCK OUT BUTTON ON THE END OF THE SHIFTER COLUMN HAD SHORTED OUT, STARTING A SMALL FIRE INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. *SLC

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A 1984 CHEVROLET VAN. BOTH PARTIES IN THE TRUCK WERE WEARING A SEATBELT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. BOTH FRONT 50/50 BENCH SEAT BACKS, ONLY ALLOWED TO FUNCTION LIFTING FORWARD, COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED TWO PASSENGERS TO FALL BACKWARDS TO THE EXT. CAB PORTION OF THE TRUCK, WHERE NORMALLY OUR KIDS SIT. AT ONLY 6'0" TALL, MY HUSBAND'S HEAD WENT THROUGH THE BACK WINDSHIELD OF THE TRUCK CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJURIES.

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A 1984 CHEVROLET VAN. BOTH PARTIES IN THE TRUCK WERE WEARING A SEATBELT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. BOTH FRONT 50/50 BENCH SEAT BACKS, ONLY ALLOWED TO FUNCTION LIFTING FORWARD, COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED TWO PASSENGERS TO FALL BACKWARDS TO THE EXT. CAB PORTION OF THE TRUCK, WHERE NORMALLY OUR KIDS SIT. AT ONLY 6'0" TALL, MY HUSBAND'S HEAD WENT THROUGH THE BACK WINDSHIELD OF THE TRUCK CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJURIES.

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A 1984 CHEVROLET VAN. BOTH PARTIES IN THE TRUCK WERE WEARING A SEATBELT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. BOTH FRONT 50/50 BENCH SEAT BACKS, ONLY ALLOWED TO FUNCTION LIFTING FORWARD, COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED TWO PASSENGERS TO FALL BACKWARDS TO THE EXT. CAB PORTION OF THE TRUCK, WHERE NORMALLY OUR KIDS SIT. AT ONLY 6'0" TALL, MY HUSBAND'S HEAD WENT THROUGH THE BACK WINDSHIELD OF THE TRUCK CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJURIES.