2000 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems
- 80
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 80 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 54 indicate fire
What owners report
- caught fire · 28 records
- fire department · 20 records
- cruise control · 17 records
- engine compartment · 14 records
- fire fire · 13 records
- under hood · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 100–150k mi | 13 |
| 150–400k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f150. After being parked for a couple of hours, the vehicle caught fire under the hood. The vehicle was destroyed, but the bed was the only part that remained. A police report was filed. The vin, purchase date, engine size, powertrain, and dealer information were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 150,000.
Fire reported
ODI 10198638
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f150. While the vehicle is parked, the horn will activate and the windshield wipers work intermittently. The contact stated that the vehicle would start automatically and she would have to disconnect the battery to stop the vehicle. The failure has occurred at least eight times. The contact took the vehicle to the ford dealer on several occasions and they replaced the parts, but the…
ODI 10204816
Electrical System
My 2000 ford f-150 burned to a crisp last night. I had driven the vehicle and parked it in my driveway and was inside putting the groceries away when i heard a "boom" outside and when i ran out i observed a fired from the engine compartment. It appears to me that the vehicle is totaled. There was some minor damage to my residence and i now have a really cool looking garbage can from the heat of the fire. Friends…
Fire reported
ODI 10178879
Electrical System
Intermittent electrical failures in wet conditions. Most severe was when windshield wipers quit working while driving in the rain. Less severe, radio will stop, odometer will turn blank, accessories will remain on with truck turned off. *nm
ODI 10172276
Electrical System
Woke up at 3:55 a.m. And my 2000 ford f150 was fully involved in flames. It also caught a vehicle in front of it 1999 dodge durango in flames. It then proceeded to catch my house on fire. *nm
Fire reported
ODI 10165695
Cruise Control · Electrical · Electrical System
We have fallen victim to ford's compartment fire issue. From everything we have just researched, it appears our f150 caught on fire around 5 am sunday july 30. It had been parked since 10:30 pm. In trying to research this bizaare incident, i discovered their recall which i never received. I have owned the vehicle since 2001. I have not had any prior problems with the vehicle, which is why i found this so bizaare to…
Fire reported
ODI 10163925
Cruise Control · Electrical · Electrical System
We have fallen victim to ford's compartment fire issue. From everything we have just researched, it appears our f150 caught on fire around 5 am sunday july 30. It had been parked since 10:30 pm. In trying to research this bizaare incident, i discovered their recall which i never received. I have owned the vehicle since 2001. I have not had any prior problems with the vehicle, which is why i found this so bizaare to…
Fire reported
ODI 10163924
Electrical System
Odometer light keeps fading on/off and at times will not turn on when you start the engine or go off while driving. This has been an on-going problem since we purchased the vehicle in 09/2000. The dealership looked into it and found it was inconclusive. *nm
ODI 10160338
Electrical System
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle erupted into flames after being parked for an hour. There were no problems with the vehicle prior to the incident. The vehicle was totaled. The service dealer removed the cruise control one year ago because of the potential of fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and determined the fire started in the front engine compartment under the hood. The fire department also…
Fire reported
ODI 10158745
Cruise Control · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. The contact stated that the cruise control failed to activate. The contact replaced the cruise control start button however when pressed it would activate the horn instead of the cruise control. In addition, the contact mentioned that the odometer would intermittently illuminate to display the mileage of the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not repaired.…
ODI 11298221
Electrical System
ENGINE FIRE. *JB
Fire reported
ODI 10142902
Electrical System
Dt: the vehicle caught on fire on september 17, 2005. This occurred without previous warning. The consumer stated that it started in the steering column area because the most of the heat was coming from there. Had no problems with the vehicle before. He was unsure if the cruise control was on. *ak
Fire reported
ODI 10136979
Electrical System
Driving down smooth road,engine quit with no warning but the theft light flashed and the speedometer flashed. I was able to restart engine without a problem. Then after shutting engine off later it would crank but would not start. After towing to shop for repair it starts ok but speedometer shows dashes after the turn on light test. If this had happened when i had pulled out in traffic i would be dead. *nm
ODI 10131885
Electrical System
2000 ford f150 caught on fire after start up.*mr it was later determined that an electric module on the master cylinder was the cause. *nm
Fire reported
ODI 10131324
Electrical System
2000 ford f150 shut down in the middle of a turn.***no answer required***. *mr the vehicle has been taken to the dealer three times. Each time the repair/replace a component but the problem recurs. The last time the vehicle was at the dealer they rewired certain electrical components. *nm
ODI 10134557
Electrical System
2000 ford f150 digital odometer light was not working properly.*mr the consumer was informed by the dealer that the entire instrument cluster needed to be replaced to correct the problem. *nm
ODI 10132355
Cruise Control · Electrical System
2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.*MR *JB
Fire reported
ODI 10131262
Electrical System
Dt: contact states ford f150 caught on fire on 06-17-2005. Truck has been at dealer for two weeks. The damage was $7,514.00, and more work may be needed. Consumer works for a delivery company and this truck was his work truck. Currently, he has been out of work for 1 week and 2 days. He asked for a rental vehicle and they refused. To giv ehim one. *ak
Fire reported
ODI 10126806
Electrical System
2000 ford f150 caught on fire in the engine compartment.*mr the vehicle was parked for 15 min when it caught on fire. The fire appeared to have originated in the engine compartment on the driver's side. The cruise control was not operable at the time of the fire. *nm
Fire reported
ODI 10129141
Electrical System
Our ford f-150 year 2000 started fire under the hood, while we were sleeping. The truck was parked in the diveway at about 12:00 the night before and the fire started at about 6:30-7:00 the next mourning. The truck was burnt to the ground, it totaled my vehicle that was next to it and it damaged our home. If someone hadn't noticed the fire on their way to work and woken us up we would have lost our home and maybe…
Fire reported
ODI 10127031
Cruise Control · Electrical System
Dt: 2000, ford, f150 xlt, cruise control without the keys in the ignition caused vehicle to catch on fire. No prior problems before. Just found out that ford had a recall on the vehicle, was not notified of a recall. The vehicle was parked and turned off. This was during the night. Vehicle was parked in the owner's garage. The maintenance records were kept up to date. Owner was asleep when this happened. There was…
Fire reported
ODI 10125645
Electrical System
The vehicle was parked approximately four hours, when the consumer was notified that the vehicle was on fire. The fire department was called to put the fire out, however, the vehicle was destroyed. *nm
Fire reported
ODI 10119029
Electrical System
When starting up the vehicle spark plug blew out of the cylinder. Owner contacted the manufacturer, who was of no assistance to the owner. *ak the owner manual stated that these plugs are not to be changed until 100,000 miles, consumer truck only had 44,000 miles. *bf *nm
ODI 10117600
Electrical System
Vehicle was parked inside the carport. Eight hours later,the vehicle caught on fire. Vehicle was towed, and totaled by the insurance company. *ak
Fire reported
ODI 10115361
Electrical System
Vehicle was on the road when all of a sudden the spark plug blew out, causing vehicle to stall. Consumer will take vehicle to dealer for repairs for the second time.*ak
ODI 10115050