1997 FORD F-350

WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 FORD F350 DIESEL PICKUP, PULLING A 36FT GOOSENECK HORSE TRAILER WITH MY TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS AND THEIR FOUR HORSES, THE ENGINE IN MY PICKUP SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED. THERE WAS NO "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT, AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED NORMAL. THE ONLY WARNING I HAD WAS SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE LEFT WHEEL WELL UPON SPEED DECREASE TO TURN A CORNER. I WAS TRAVELING A SHORT DISTANCE FROM HOME AND AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED (LESS THAN 40MPH) DURING THE TRAVEL FROM MY

Mileage: 173,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 FORD F350 DIESEL PICKUP, PULLING A 36FT GOOSENECK HORSE TRAILER WITH MY TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS AND THEIR FOUR HORSES, THE ENGINE IN MY PICKUP SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED. THERE WAS NO "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT, AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED NORMAL. THE ONLY WARNING I HAD WAS SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE LEFT WHEEL WELL UPON SPEED DECREASE TO TURN A CORNER. I WAS TRAVELING A SHORT DISTANCE FROM HOME AND AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED (LESS THAN 40MPH) DURING THE TRAVEL FROM MY

Mileage: 173,000

REAR DRIVER SIDE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AT 75MPH IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA.22HRS. LATER IN THE STATE OF OHIO THE PASSENGER REAR SEPARATED. CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

WE DROVE THE TRUCK AND IT NEVER GOT HOT OR ACTED UP THEN WE PARKED IT AND A LITTLE BIT LATER IT WAS ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 120,858

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-350 WITH A DIESEL ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT UNUSUALLY WEAK AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 10 MPH AND MADE A TURN. IN DOING SO, HE NOTICED FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED

Mileage: 280,000

A STEEL BRAKE LINE ON MY TRUCK RUSTED AND RUPTURED CAUSING A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND HAD A PARTIAL FAILURE, CAUSING A LEAK. THE RUSTED SECTION WAS REPLACED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. THE RECENT LINE FAILURE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

VEHICLE FIRE 1997 FORD F350, CAUSED BY FIRE STARTING IN BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. *JB

Mileage: 247,022

VEHICLE FIRE 1997 FORD F350, CAUSED BY FIRE STARTING IN BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. *JB

Mileage: 247,022

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN FIRE AND SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACT AND AFTER THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL MODULE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS TAKEN BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PHOTOS WERE AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURERS LOT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET NOT

Mileage: 68,200

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS ACCIDENT WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT COLLISION. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS. UPDATED 01/23/06. *JB

Mileage: 128,000

WHY HAS FORD RECALLED ONLY LATER MODEL TRUCKS FOR THE CRIUSE CONTROL FIRE ISSUE. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM LIMITED TO THOSE YEARS. I EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1997 F-350. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

DT: THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER'S CARPORT (PORT-A COUCHE) CAUGHT ON FIRE ALONG WITH THEIR HOME. THE HOUSE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *NM THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN STARTED OR DRIVEN FOR 8 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE CONSUMER'S 1997 FORD F350 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AS THE RECALLED VEHICLE'S. *NM

Mileage: 105,000

IN 2003, MY 1997 FORD F-350 CREW CAB LOST THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. ON 05 SEP 2003 MY TRUCK, WITH THE ENGINE COLD, CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, CATCHING MY HOUSE ON FIRE. THIS RESULTED IN A CLAIMS TO BOTH MY HOMEOWNERS AND MY VEHICLE INSURANCE. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS IN THE FIRE. THE VIN NUMBER FOR MY TRUCK WAS: [XXX]. *JB

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Mileage: 162,000

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN LEVEL DRIVEWAY AND JUMPED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE AND ROLLED THRU FENCE, PASTURE, AND SHED. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO FENCE, SHED AND TRUCK. MY HORSE WAS MODERATELY INJURED DUE TO TRUCK CRASHING INTO SHED AND HORSE RUNNING THRU FENCE. FORD STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF THING CAN HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHEN A VEHICLE GETS A LOT OF MILES AND PARTS GET WEAK.*AK

WAS TRAVELING 35MPH AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES.*AK

VEHICLES ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN COASTING DOWN GRADES LOOSING STEERING AND BRAKES. PROBLEM WAS IN MY 1996 POWER STROKE DIESEL FORD TRUCK THAT WAS BOUGHT BACK. CONSUMER WAS GIVEN NEWER 1997 TRUCK WITH SAME PROBLEMS AND NOW 4 YEARS LATER, DEALER IS STILL WORKING ON PROBLEM. TRUCK IS DANGEROUS AND I RECENTLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE 4 TIMES RUNNING OFF ROAD TWICE. WHEN VEHICLE SHUTS OFF I NEED TO PUT IN NEUTRAL SHUT-OFF KEY THEN RESTART AND PUT IN GEAR. THIS IS NORMALLY WHEN YOU ARE GOING DOW

PREVIOUS COMPLAINT #ODI747045. I WANTED TO SEND YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AS I AM AWARE THAT FORD HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES SINCE 96 WHEN FORD BOUGHT BACK MY VEHICLE AND REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. RECENTLY I RAN OFF THE ROAD WITH THIS VEHICLE JUST MISSING GOING OVER A SHEER DROP OFF OF OVER 1,000 FEET INTO THE OCEAN. IN MY PANIC STOP WITH NO POWER STEERING AND BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL WAS INDENTED WITH MY HAND PRINT AND DENT

PREVIOUS COMPLAINT #ODI747045. I WANTED TO SEND YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AS I AM AWARE THAT FORD HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES SINCE 96 WHEN FORD BOUGHT BACK MY VEHICLE AND REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. RECENTLY I RAN OFF THE ROAD WITH THIS VEHICLE JUST MISSING GOING OVER A SHEER DROP OFF OF OVER 1,000 FEET INTO THE OCEAN. IN MY PANIC STOP WITH NO POWER STEERING AND BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL WAS INDENTED WITH MY HAND PRINT AND DENT

VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO STEERING FAILURE RESULTING IN COLLISION (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS