Has your Ford caught fire?
May 29, 2005
“Problems with F-150s and Expeditions catching fire are now sparking huge legal problems for Ford Motor Co.” according to this Yahoo! News article by Stephen Stock.
Federal investigators are focusing in on a “$13 part called the secondary cruise control deactivation switch” as the culprit of the fires. So far, at least 40 Ford owners in the U.S. have sued Ford individually, and this month, there were two Tampa-area class-action lawsuits filed “on behalf of 4 million Ford owners — all who have vehicles that might catch on fire because of the defective part.”
If a judge decides to allow the suits to go forward, “anyone who owns a Ford with one of the switches could join the lawsuit.” Some of the Fords may include Ford F-150s, Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators.
“If you own a Ford and have any questions, call Ford’s Customer Assistance Center at (800) 392-3673. Or if you want to notify them of a problem, you can call (866) 436-7332.”
[…] aks on some 1996 to 2001 models. The settlement could cost Ford as much as $375 million. One of last month’s posts was also about faulty Ford parts. […]
My 2000 Ford expedition burned last week sitting in my drive next to my house. It had not been driven for over 24 hours.
My 2002 expedition Cought fire sitting in my driveway , it had not been driven for 8 hrs .
our 1995 F-150 Ford caught fire last month in our garage! my husband happened to be out front and noticed - otherwise we could have had a huge fire in our garage and possibly our home! the truck hadn’t been driven in over a week.
My 2001 F-150 ford burned up from and electrical fire while driving. Ford says I have no claim. They say my recall had been fixed and the truck is so badly burned, theres nothing left to investigate. We’ll if the recall had been fixed according to the receipt, them why did my truck catch on fire?