2000 Ford F-250 Speed Control & Cruise Problems

The contact owns a 1994 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while renewing the registration, the contact was informed of an open, unrepaired recall associated with the VIN. The unrepaired open recall was NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V399000 (Vehicle Speed Control). The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer declined to perform the recall repair because the VIN was not in the Manufacturer’s Database. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The manufacturer located the VIN information in the database and the contact was referred to the dealer for assistance. The contact had not experienced a failure.

MY CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, I WAS RESEARCHING ONLINE WHAT PARTS MAY HAVE GONE OUT WHEN I SEEN A RECALL DONE FOR CRUISE CONTROLS COVERING FORD VEHICLES INCLUDING THE DIESEL OF MY TRUCK AND YEAR. WHEN I CALL TODAY I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED I DO NOT SEE HOW ALL THESE OTHER VEHICLES ARE COVERED DID INCLUDE AT THE DIESEL AND THE YEAR OF MY TRUCK AND NOW THEY SAY IT'S NOT COVERED. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ON MY WAY TO WORK OCTOBER 7TH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED BUT THE OTHER DAMAGES THAT RESULTED FROM THE FIRE WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

OUR UNATTENDED FORD F-250 PICKUP CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR CONSTRUCTION YARD. THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED IT AND AN ADJACENT VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND NOT MOVED FOR DAYS. I WAS THE LAST PERSON TO DRIVE IT AND I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY DEFECTS THE LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE DID NOT CAPTURE THE FIRE OF THE FIRST VEHICLE, HOWEVER IT DOES PROVIDE A TIME LINE FOR THE EVENT AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE OF THE ADJACENT VEHICLE. *TR

1. FAILURE OF CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD STOP WORKING THEN STOP 2. JUST WHEN TRIED TO USE IT WOULD EITHER WORK OR NOT THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVE WAY 3. NOTHING YET WE THINK THE TRUCK IS TOTALED OUT. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL CEASED WORKING. SINCE THIS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE, OTHER THAN SIGNIFICANT DISCOMFORT ON LONG TRIPS, AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO OPERATE ACCEPTABLY EXCEPT FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, I CONTINUED DRIVING. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER SMOKE WAS DETECTED WHEN TRUCK WAS STARTED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION (STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY, TRUCK STILL RUNNING), FLAMES WERE SEEN UNDER THE HOOD AT THE WIRING BESIDE THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FIRE SOON STOPPED, AND THE WIRING WAS COOL. TRUCK WAS STILL SEEMED TO OPERATE PROPERLY, INCLUDING BRAKES, SO I PROCEEDED WITH MY PLANS AND DROVE THE TRUCK. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER THE INITIAL FIRE INCIDENT, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK WHEN STARTED, CAUSING BRIEF BUT WELL VOICED DISCOMFORT FROM MY DAUGHTER. THE SMOKE CAME FROM THE SAME WIRING. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE SECOND DAY AFTER THE INITIAL FIRE INCIDENT, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP (MONDAY MORNING). THE OWNER TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO FORD. FORD TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS SWITCH FOR MY TRUCK BECAUSE IT IS A DIESEL. THE RECALL 06V286000 MATCHES THE CONDITIONS AND DESCRIPTION IN THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH COULD OVERHEAT, RESULT IN SMOKE, OR BURN IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. AFTER RETURNING TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND A FUSED WIRING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED, PURCHASED FROM FORD. THE FORD DEALERSHIP I HAD CONTACTED, THE ONE WHERE THE PART WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASED FROM, HAD 1,200 OF THEM IN STOCK, ACCORDING TO THE PHONE CONVERSATION I OVERHEARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE SENSOR OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. HE BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), ALTHOUGH IT WAS A DIESEL ENGINE. FORD STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F-250 DIESEL OF 2000 I SMELL LIKE A OIL BURNED. WHEN I REACHED MY HOUSE I OPENED THE HOOD BUT I ONLY SAW SOME SMOKE COMING NEAR THE BRAKE RESERVOIR. I SAID TO MY SON THAT TURNED "ON" THE VEHICLE AND THEM I SAW WHEN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION NEAR THE BRAKE SYSTEM BEGIN TO BURN IN FIRE. WE TURNED "OFF" THE VEHICLE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER. I FOUND IN THE SERVICE MANUAL OF THE VEHICLE THAT THE CONNECTION IS OF THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH THAT IS USED TO DEACTIVATE THE SPEED CONTROL. I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION BUT WHEN I GAVE THEM MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THAT SITUATION AND THAT REFER THE CASE TO MY INSURED COMPANY. I REPORTED THE SITUATION TO MY INSURED COMPANY "SEGUROS MULTIPLES DE PUERTO RICO". *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD F-250 DIESEL IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BUT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE CRUISE CONTROL CANCEL SWITCH LIKE THE OTHERS, FORD NEEDS TO RECALL DIESELS ALSO. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FROM A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP & ALSO HAVE THE BURNT SWITCH. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED INTO THE SPEED CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAUSED NHTSA RECALL #05V388000, RELATING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 8/16/2006 - THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 7/14/2006. *NM

MY 2000 F-250 SUPER DUTY HAD THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION BURN UP. THE F150 HAS THE RECALL BUT NOT THE 250, EVEN THOUGH ITS THE SAME FAULTY PART ON BOTH VEHICLES. THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE, BUT NO VISIBLE FLAMES. I WAS ABLE THE UNPLUG THE DEVICE BEFORE ANY MAJOR DAMAGE HAPPENED. *NM

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED THE OWNER THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE , AND THAT IT SPREAD TO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THEY WOULD SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. AS OF TODAY, THE MANUFACTURER HAD DONE NOTHING. *AK

OCCUPANTS WERE DRIVING THE VECHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO FLAME UP. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. BUT BEFORE THAT WAS COMPLETED THE FIRE HAD CONSUMED THE WIRING HARNESSES, FUSE PANEL, CRUISE DEACTIVACTION MECH. AND MISC. OTHER COMPONENTS, COMPUTER ETC. SHORTLY AFTER THIS FORD WAS ON THE NEWS ABOUT A RECALL OF THE EXACT THING THAT HAD HAPPENED TO THIS TRUCK. AT THE TIME THERE WAS ONLY LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE VECHICLE. IT WAS PAID FOR... AND THAT IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT WHEN FORD DON'T WANT TO COVER THEIR MISTAKES... IN CONCLUSION FORD SAYS IT IS NOT THE RIGHT TYPE OF TRUCK BUT IF THE CRUISE MECHANISIM IS WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE AND THEN THEY DO A RECALL I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBILE FOR THE ITEM IN QUESTION, NO MATTER WHAT YEAR THEY SAY......

PARKED VEHICLE ABOUT AND 25 MINUTES LATER SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO WAS SMOKING. DISCONNECTED THE WIRES TO THE SERVO AND IT STOPPED. HAAD THE BURNED PART FOR INSPECTION. DURING THE TRIP BEFORE THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS COMING ON AND OFF AND WAS NOT USED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CANCEL SWITCH WAS LEAKING. *TC

2000 FORD F-250 HAVING CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF WHEN FIRE IGNITED AND BURNED RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF TRUCK. FIRE DEPT. REPORT STATES FIRE ORIGINATED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS ELECTRICAL. TRUCK SOLD FOR JUNK METAL PRIOR TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2000 FORD F-150 TRUCK AND OTHER RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL RESULTING IN FIRE. FORD DECLINES ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY DO NOT HAVE VEHICLE TO EXAMINE INSPITE OF REPORTS AND WITNESSES TO THE EVENT.*AK

DRIVING 50MPH W/CRUISE ON. 2000 EXCURSION ACCELERATED ALARMINGLY.KICKED ACCELERATORL, BOUGHT UNDER CONTROL.NO HARM.DID NOT USE CRUISE FOR AWHILE! AND ASKED SEVERAL FRIENDS IF THEY KNEW WHY IT WOULD DO THAT..HAD FORGOTTEN INCIDENT UNTIL SAW ON 8 NEWS HERE IN DALLAS TONIGHT. I DID NOT BUY NEW, IT WAS FROM LITTLE ROCK,AR,WITH 70K MILES AND WAS DRIVEN OVER ROUGH DUSTY ROADS .

WHILE DRIVING UP HILL CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, AND REAR WHEELS BEGAN TO SPIN OUT. TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK BOTH THE REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING AS THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A DITCH. *YH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 HD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. THE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED AT THAT TIME, AND HE HAS BEEN INFORMED EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER THAT THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONTH. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.