1994 Ford F-150 Electrical system Problems

“I parked my 1994 F-150 xlt pick-up in my driveway about 5:00 pm. Sunday 9-11-05, I was awaken about 4:00 am monday 9-12-05 to find my truck on fire, my wife called 911 and the fire department responded in about 15 min. And put the fire out. The truck was completely destroyed and caused damage to my home.”

“While driving our 1994 Ford f150 I began to smell something burning. Smoke began filling the cab through the vents so I returned home and turned of the engine. 4 minutes later I returned to remove the carseats and noticed fire falling from under the passenger side. I went to call 911 and returned 4 minutes later and flames were coming out from under the hood. Within another 2 minutes the whole cab was consumed in flames and burned until the firetrucks came. Truck is a loss and melted to my driveway. Luckily my children were not with me and no one was hurt.”

“I have recently had a problem with the same part of the cruise control shutoff switch that has just been issued for the 2000 F-150 pickup. My truck is not a 2000, but it is 1994 F-150. My cruise control would not work then one day my brake lights stopped workihg, so I checked the bulbs thinking they were bad.I found the bulbs were still good, so I checked the fuses.one of the fuses were bad. When I replaced the fuse I was unprepared for the smoke that came rolling out from under the hood of my truck. …”

“On july 6,2005 my 1994 Ford f150 truck was in my driveway. I had driven my vehicle earlier that morning. Was parked in my driveway and was told by a neighbor that my truck was on fire. Extinguished the fire and had it towed to dealer. Was informed that the cruise control deactivation switch overheated and caused it to burn up the master cylinder along with it. The paint on my hood was burned off. I was informed of a problem with this part catching on fire. My vehicle is a 1994. The recall is on 1995. I believe this is also affecting the 94's.”

“Ford f150 truck 1994 engine fire truck is equipped with cruise control truck was used and turned off. Engine fire spontaeously started and cause a total loss of the truck fire dept said they thought it was an electrical fire. Other damage included concrete driveway which was charred and pitted out due to the intense heat. Only had liability on the vechicle so no insurance claim was able to be filed. This incident sounds like the ones involved in the Ford f150 recalls. I called to report it to insurance for safety of other f150 owners but no one wanted my information. …”