1990 Ford F150

DRIVING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WERE NO BRAKES, ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF BRAKES NOT WORKING. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK

HOOD PENETRATED WINSHIELD. *AK

VEHICLE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND PARKED AT WHICH TIME SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN HOOD WAS OPENED, ALTERNATOR AND ASSOCIATED WIRING BURST INTO FLAMES. OPERATOR SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS ON HAND.*AKI

ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 30 MPH, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT INTO GEAR VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, CAUSING OWNER TO STRIKE A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS RETURNED FROM HAVING RECALL REPAIRS, 93V125, CONSUMER NOTICED PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING, UNUSED FUEL IS NOT RETURNED TO SAME TANK, THIS RESULTS IN TANK OVERTOPPING AND FUEL SPILLING, CONSUMER RETURNED TO DEALER WHO REFUSED TO DO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS, VEHICLE STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *SLC

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN VEHICLE PUT IN REVERSE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

LEFT REAR TIRE OF TRAILER CAME OFF, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

THE ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN RECALL #'S 89V141000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES), # 93V125000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY), AND # 01I008000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS, HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO GET REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO THE ELAPSED TIME FRAME. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB

EVENTS LEADING UP TO EXPLOSION AND FIRE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE CARGO LIGHT, HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT TURN ON, THE DASH LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THEN THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND COULD SEE A LIGHT GLOWING UNDER THE DASH IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE LIGHT SWITCH, CONSUMER FEELS THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FAULTY DIMMER PORTION OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY. *SLC

2 RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS FUEL TRANSFER PROBLEM AND DEALER ANSWER WAS THEY JUST PUT ON PARTS AND DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO FIX PROBLEM!*AK

AUTO DEALERSHIP INDICATED ON MY PURCHASE CONTRACT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE HEATER UNIT. (HEATER UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONER WOULD WORK FOR A SHORT TIME (HEATER COLD AIR; AC-HOT AIR). I REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE HEATER AND THEY NEVER RETURNED MY CALL. IN MAY 2000, THEY SAID I HAD THE PU TOO LONG AND THEY DIDN'T OWE ME ANYTHING. 1 NOV 2000, I PURCHASED A NEW BATTER AT AUTOZONE AND A MECHANIC INSTALLED IT FOR ME. ON 4 JAN 2001, 5-10 MINUTES AFTER I EXITED THE TRUCK, THEIR WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IT THEN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND IGNITION TURNED OFF. INVESTIGATING POLICE OFFICER INDICATED THAT THE MAIN FIRE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; BATTERY IS SPLIT OPEN ON TOP AND THE HEATER UNIT AND FIRE WALL IS COMPLETELY GONE, TO INCLUDE THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM COMPONENTS.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWA, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORT. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE MOUNTED UNDER THE FUEL TANK CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND DASH, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK