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As the reports in these pages reveal, various Ford models are prone to ignite while parked, hours after being driven. Most fires start on the left front side of the engine compartment.

Fortunately, many of the fires occur when the vehicles are parked outside, but this is not always the case, as the following complaint reminds us.

"L" of Murfreesoro TN (7/21/03):
My parents died in a fire caused by a Ford 10 years ago. The point of origin was traced by the Fire Marshall's office to the engine in the car. This product flaw is acknowledged to the dealers in what is known as a "silent recall." The consumer is never given this information, only the dealer. Why is this allowed? Silent recalls should be banned. Editors Note: These are actually called "secret warranties").

We eventually settled out of court after years of agony, and my brother's subsequent death due to cancer (I believe exasperated due to the Ford case) rather than go thru even more years of endless Ford appeals. Ford could care less about this design flaw and continues to manufacture death traps.

David of Hamlin NY (04/07/09)
I have a 2001 Ford F150 that has 84,000 miles on it. Last night it blew a spark plug out of the right rear cylinder.It left no threads in the head and I was told it would cost 3000 to replace the head. It made a loud poping noise that scared the hell out of me and when I looked under the hood the plug blew out of the hole riping the coil out also. Why? I still owe 8000 on this truck and spark plugs fly out?

I had my mechanic install a heli coil for now but he says it won't last but it still cost 200 to install. Long term he said spend 3000 or sell the truck

Christy of Linden, TX March 19, 2009

Christy of Linden TX (03/19/09)
My husband parked his 2007 Ford F150 Harley Davidson truck and when he returned 15 to 20 minutes later it was on fire. By the time the fire department got to it, it was a burnt from bumper to bumper. It appears the fire started in the front of the truck. We are not sure what happened because there isn't anything left to determine where it started. We are very grateful that it was not in our carport.

Delicia of Flint, TX February 28, 2009

Delicia of Flint TX (02/28/09)
My son was burned to death while driving a Lincoln Mark VIII, The Car was recalled 7 months after his death. The cruise control switch was recovered and found to have internally failed.

Troy of Vidor, TX February 24, 2009

Troy of Vidor TX (02/24/09)
On March 3, 2008, while my family and I were going to sleep at approximately 10:30 pm, one of my sons heard a loud pop and looked out a bedroom window to see that our front yard was lit up. My 2001 F-150 was totally engulfed in flames. It had been parked for 6 hours. That night was a very windy night and we fought hard to keep our house from catching fire. It burnt the eaves of our house and melted the inside of the garage door, but luckily the fire department was able to contain the fire. The bumper of my toyota was ruined while I tried to pull the vehicle away from the house. That was definitely a very trying and dramatic experience!!!!!

State Farm Insurance did pay for the truck, but not the damage to our home. They said that the damage to the house would have to be a seperate claim. The repairs still have not been done. Our truck was paid for and we did not receive notice of the faulty cruise control until after it burned down. We did receive one a few weeks later and my wife sent it back to them telling them that it was too late.

Thanks to Ford Motor Company we now have another note with Toyota Financial (definitely not FORD). We absolutely did not want another note. Our goal was to pay off bills, but again thanks to FORD, that is impossible (at least for another 4 years). I have been unemployed for 2 months (like a lot of other people that live in Southeast Texas) and this extra major bill is causing a tremendous hardship and was totally uncalled for.

Ford should have to pay to the hardworking consumers of our great country for such irresponsible actions on their part. We were told that since our truck was more than 4 years old, they were not responsible. That truck had never given us a single minutes trouble at all, and still had many years left before it would have needed major repairs. A motor or transmission would have been minor things compared to the 5 year note that we acquired. If the companies in our country would be held more responsible to the consumers, we would not have to stay in debt nearly as bad, and the economy might would see daylight.

Nathaniel of Petal, MS February 22, 2009

Nathaniel of Petal MS (02/22/09)
my 2001 ford f 150 truck caught on fire while parked and was completely distroyed along with all my tools and business and personal belongings

Tina of Addison, IL February 9, 2009

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