1987 Ford F-150 Electrical system Problems

“Shut vehicle off, then, on restart and ignition switch failed followed by smoke under hood. Fusible link caught fire by solenoid. If I had not been near the vehicle at the time of the fire it could have caused damage to property around me. If I had been driving down the interstate when this happened and was not noticed immediately, it could have endangered my life or others. …”

“I have had two tfi modules fail on my truck.both times I was stuck in the middle of a six lane road.the first time I was almost rearended and had to push the truck off to the side of the road.I was still blocking the right lane until a tow truck arrived.I was not injured but I was put in a very dangerous situation.the second time the module failed I was still underway and was able to pull to the side of the street but still blocking one lane.e”

“I have had many problems with running my truck and once the engine is hot, when you try to start it up without letting it set for about 20 minutes it ruins the starter and battery cables. It has smoked 4 times and I had to use my fire extinquisher once. I have had 8 starters in less than 1 year, 1 new battery, and three sets of battery cables. I have spent a fortune trying to find out what the problem is and not even Ford's master mechanics have had an answer.”

“Sudden and spontaneous fire completely destroyed consumer 1987 f 150 Ford truck. This was found to be an electrical problem. The consumer requested information about other same make/model vehicles with cruise control that may have experienced the same problem.”

“Key sticks in the start position, needs to be manually returned to the on position. Key does not settle into on position, it can be slid easily between off on and start positions. Second complaint: while driving, the engine occasionally loses spark and engine dies, can smell gasoline, I suspect the ignition coil or related wiring malfunctioned.”