2002 Ford F-150 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 62
- 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 62 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 36 indicate fire
What owners report
- cruise control · 33 records
- speed control · 24 records
- caught fire · 19 records
- fire department · 17 records
- master cylinder · 10 records
- control switch · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 15 |
| 100–150k mi | 14 |
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes, Electric · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine fire; brakes reservoir/master cylinder caught fire sitting in yard. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10395454
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f150. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire while parked and sitting idle. The fire was extinguished and the vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed him that the cruise control switch had burned the master cylinder, cruise control cable and the wiring that connected the master cylinder to the cruise control. The manufacturer did not offer the contact any assistance…
Fire reported
ODI 10394309
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f150 super-crew. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) was performed approximately two years ago but the repair did not correct the failure. While he inspected the vehicle he found the speed control deactivation switches were not replaced. The deactivation switch was leaking fluid abnormally. The…
ODI 10386651
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f150. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire from under the hood while the vehicle was parked. The fire department was called to assist and a fire report was filed. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire but the vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was previously included in the recall that could potentially result in a fire under nhtsa campaign id number:…
Fire reported
ODI 10386347
Vehicle Speed Control
Our 2002 f150 caught fire while parked in the front of our home. After trying to figure out why our truck caught on fire we found online that there was an open recall on the cruise control/brake safety switch recall from ford. We called fire department after we put out fire and have record that they came to make sure all harm was out of the way. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10360739
Vehicle Speed Control
My 2002 f150 catch on fire today. The fire seems to have come from the brake master cylinder area. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10354782
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. The contact stated that while exiting a parkway to get on the highway while driving 55 mph he applied the brakes to yield and the vehicle accelerated without driver intent. He was forced to drive the vehicle on a sidewalk in order to get out of traffic which caused him to lose control of the vehicle and crashed into an embankment. He tried to put the vehicle in neutral but it…
Crash reported
ODI 10354822
Vehicle Speed Control
Ford f150 had a recalled back in 2005 with the speed control were the deactivation switch may overheat, smoke or burn. Was instructed to take to dealer to disconnect until parts come in was notified on new parts were available which were install. Aug 21 2010 the brake pressure switch started leaking and running from my master cylinder brake pressure switch. This was part of the problem from the vehicle speed control…
ODI 10351134
Vehicle Speed Control
Ford f150 truck, fire from cruise control switch. The truck has not been driven in over 24 hrs. It caught on fire (under the hood only)in our driveway. We used a water hose to extinguish it quickly. Not sure how many parts have been damaged from fire. Luckily we caught it before any major damage occurred. This switch was replaced 3 weeks ago at a ford dealer due to last ford recall. However the last time the truck…
Fire reported
ODI 10324163
Vehicle Speed Control
2002 FORD F150 BURNED DOWN
Fire reported
ODI 10321580
Vehicle Speed Control
On february 26, 2010 my girlfriend and i along with our kids were driving to san diego, ca. As we were speeding up to pass a slow semi-truck my truck got stuck on throttle, i started to panic asking my girlfriend to check and see if there was a water bottle stuck underneath the break pedal, she checked, also panicking because we had our children asleep in the truck. I tried to push on the brake but it was really…
ODI 10317896
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. The contact stated that in august of 2010 he received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repairs and he was informed by the dealer that there were no failures within the component at that time and repairs were not needed. The contact stated that most recently, the cruise control switch…
ODI 10380100
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f150. His vehicle was parked for over twenty-four hours in the drive-way when the engine caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the flames. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The failure mileage was 167,000. Updated 12/08/09. *lj the consumer did state that he had problems with the cruise control, due to a short and had not used it since. The fire department stated the…
Fire reported
ODI 10289214
Vehicle Speed Control
Mid september 2009 the cruise control on my ford f-150 truck failed to come on. November 6, 2009 i went to winchester ford, winchester, va to see if the switch was under recall and told no. I was shown where the cruise control switch is located and told the best thing to do was unplug it if i wasn't going to pay to replace it. I purchased a new switch from the parts room when leaving the ford garage. On sunday,…
ODI 10291550
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. While driving approximately 35 mph and attempting to activate the cruise control, it did not work. He took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the cruise control deactivation switch was leaking which caused the failure. He was also told that his vehicle was not included in recall 05v388000, vehicle speed control. The vehicle was being repaired at the time of the…
ODI 10299527
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. The contact's vehicle was repaired according to nhtsa campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control) in 2005. Four years later, while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle speed control spontaneously engaged itself followed by a period of immobility. One week later, when attempting to enter the vehicle, the contact noticed flames erupting from the engine compartment.…
Fire reported
ODI 10262938
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f150. The vehicle was repaired according to nhtsa campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). A harness was installed, but it did not remedy the harness and vehicle speed control switch failures because there was no leak at the time. Currently, brake fluid is leaking around the switch from the master cylinder and the cruise control. The dealer and manufacturer stated that…
ODI 10261435
Vehicle Speed Control
2002 FORD F-150 FIRE RESULT OF CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *TR
Fire reported
ODI 10261038
Vehicle Speed Control
Per our cause and origin investigator the cause of loss to this vehicle was directly related to recall # 05s28. Harleysville insurance has paid our insured for the 2002 ford f150 as it was deemed a total burn. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10267791
Vehicle Speed Control
Per our cause and origin investigator the cause of loss to this vehicle was directly related to recall # 05s28. Harleysville insurance has paid our insured for the 2002 ford f150 as it was deemed a total burn. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10267790
Vehicle Speed Control
01/22/09 i park my 2002 f150 at work at about 4:00pm. About 04:40pm the fire alarm sounded. My truck wes on fire, i had just park it! The fire man said it was on the recall list for fire's. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10256418
Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle was parked in my driveway and caught fire. The fire ignited my other vehicle that was parked next to it and also caused damages to my home. Both vehicles were a total loss. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10259326
Vehicle Speed Control
Incident information during the summer, my 2002 ford f150 had a factory recall for a cruise control problem. I took it to my dealer, and had the recall repair done. On november 16, 2008 i was driving 65 mph with the cruise control activated. Traffic slowed in front of me so i tried to deactivate the cruise control. It did not deactivate when i pressed the brake, so i pushed the off switch. The light indicating it…
ODI 10250467
Vehicle Speed Control
My ford f-150 got on fire because ford failed to send me a recall letter. I only received a letter in march/08 telling me that the parts to be replaced would be available on may/08. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10239978
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f150. After the vehicle had been parked for seven or eight hours, it caught fire. The fire inspector stated that the fire originated from the vehicle speed control. The contact stated that he never received a safety recall notice. A fire report was filed. The contact has pictures. The current and failure mileages were 168,000.
Fire reported
ODI 10231993