Recalled Ford SUV Bursts Into Flames
-KRGV
11/19/2009 - A Donna family says they're left stranded. They're SUV caught fire and they claim they never knew about a recall that might have prevented it. The family says the car was bought used. They never got Ford's recall notice. The 1999 Ford Expedition was sitting in this driveway. It burst into flames. Part of Blanca Villasenor's home caught fire, too. More>>>

Ford SUV catches fire, more recalls made
-WINK News
10/19/2009 - NAPLES, Fla. - Millions of Ford vehicles were recalled this week for fire danger. One Naples man knows firsthand what can happen if the problem isn't fixed. Jose Sosa's SUV caught fire while it was parked in his driveway. He said it was part of a recall last June, but didn't know about it. Ford said four and a half million vehicles could potentially burst into flames without warning. More>>>

Ford recalls 4.5m vehicles on fire risk
A faulty cruise-control switch prompted the Ford recall.
-Bloomberg News
10/19/2009 - Ford Motor Co. said 4.5 million more vehicles may have a faulty cruise-control switch that could cause a fire, prompting the automaker to expand a recall that was already its biggest. More>>>

Man Discovers Used Car Was Recalled When It Explodes
-NBC News
10/17/2009 - When Mike Gerrin bought his 2002 Ford F-150, he had no idea that it had been recalled for a faulty part. That is, until the truck burst into flames. It happened on October 7. Gerrin had just taken a quick trip out to pick up a sandwich. He was in his house eating, when he heard what he thought was fireworks. When he looked outside, he saw his truck was in flames. More>>>

Ford expands massive recall by 4.5 million, says National Highway Safety
-Weekly Driver
10/16/2009 - Once week after Toyota recalled 3.5 million cars, Ford Motor Co has dubiously and decisively one-upped the Japanese manufacturer by expanding its massive vehicle recall linked to faulty cruise control switches by 4.5 million vehicles. More>>>

Fire on Ford truck linked to cruise control
-NBC News
10/16/2009 - A Port St. Lucie woman lost her Ford F-150 truck to fire Wednesday night, a fire that investigators trace back to the vehicle's cruise control system. Maryanne Komar said when her dogs started barking at 10:30 p.m., she knew something was wrong. She rushed to the window of her home on the 1500 block of SE Pitcher Rd. That's when she saw her truck, parked in her driveway, engulfed in flames. The flames quickly spread to her boat, which was parked beside it. More>>>

Ford recalls 4.5M vehicles over switch's risk of fire
- Detroit Free Press
10/14/2009 - Ford Motor Co. is recalling 4.5 million vehicles due to a faulty switch that can overheat and catch fire. It’s the automaker’s eighth recall in a decade involving the same switch, which has now resulted in the recall of more than 14 million vehicles. More>>>

Recalled SUV may be linked to fire
-TheDailyAdvertiser
08/26/2009 - Investigators are looking into whether a faulty cruise control switch could have sparked a fire that destroyed an SUV and two homes in Lafayette on Saturday. Firefighters responded to the 300 block of Macklyn Drive after a 1999 Ford Expedition caught fire under a carport. More>>>

Truck Catches Fire in Brooklyn Center Driveway
-FOX News
04/17/2009 - A mother and son had a very close call, as just moments after parking their pick-up truck in their driveway, it burst into flames. This happened on Lakeshore Drive this afternoon. Leslie Liner had just used her boyfriend’s Ford F-150 to pick up her daughter from school. After going in the house, a door-to-door salesman came and told her the truck was on fire. It was his first day on the job in the neighborhood. More>>>

Faulty truck part could be cause of local garage fire: Cruise control switch blamed
-Press Publications
04/17/2009 - A possible default on a Ford truck caused a fire at a Lino Lakes home, according to an insurance company. Richard Rodriquez and his family were spending a quiet night at their home on Lindell Lane late last month when the doorbell rang. When he answered the door, his neighbor told him his house was on fire. More>>>

Government Warns Of Potential Fire Hazard In Recalled Ford Vehicles
-InjuryBoard.com
09/30/2008- The government is asking owners of five million recalled Ford vehicles to bring their automobile to a local dealership to have a cruise control switch system repaired since the problem is tied to engine fires. More>>>

Despite fire risk, 5 million recalled cars still on the road, unrepaired
-Miami Herald
09/27/2008- If your Ford, Lincoln or Mercury was part of the cruise-control switch recalls and you haven't done anything about it, don't delay. According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, of the 12 million vehicles recalled, five million still haven't been brought to a dealership for a corrective repair. More>>>

1.6 Million Ford Windstars Investigated for Fire Hazard
-Consumeraffairs.com
09/25/2008- Federal safety regulators have expanded their investigations of Ford Motor Company vehicles that are in danger of erupting into flames to include the 1995 to 2003 Windstar minivan. More>>>

Feds Re-Issue Massive Recall Over Ford, Lincoln, Mercury Engine Fires
-U.S.News
09/12/2008- The federal government ordered one of the largest recalls in history earlier this year, recalling up to 12 million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury SUVs, pickup trucks, cars and vans due to a defective cruise control switch that could cause an engine fire at any time -- even when a vehicle had been parked and turned off for hours.    Today, the government is taking the rare step of reissuing the recall. More>>>

CONSUMER ADVISORY: Five Million Unrepaired Fords, Lincolns and Mercurys Could Pose Serious Fire Hazard to Vehicles and Dwellings
-NHTSA
09/12/2008- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging owners of certain Ford, Lincoln and Mercury SUVs, pickup trucks, vans, and passenger cars to take their vehicles to a local dealership for a corrective repair. More>>>

Ford vehicles recalled for fire risk
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warns that a defective cruise control switch can cause fire in some Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars and trucks.
-CNN
09/12/2008- WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has put out another recall warning the owners of some Ford (F, Fortune 500), Lincoln and Mercury SUV's, pickup trucks, vans and cars that their vehicles have a defect that could cause them to catch fire at any time. More>>>

Feds warn Ford drivers on cruise control recall
-Bloomberg News
09/10/2008- Ford vehicle owners should return about 5 million autos to dealers to fix a faulty cruise- control switch that may cause a fire "at any time," a U.S. regulatory agency said. More>>>

Report: Millions of Fire-Prone Fords Still on the Roads
-consumeraffairs.com
08/12/2008- More than 6 million Ford car and truck owners could be driving vehicles still equipped with a faulty cruise control switch that can start a fire under the hood even when the vehicle is parked and the ignition is turned off. More>>>

West family awarded $841,200 for fire damage after Ford dealership said to ignore recall
-wacoib.com
06/21/2008- A West family whose home and vehicle were destroyed by a fire sparked by a defective auto cruise control mechanism in their SUV has been awarded $841,200 in a jury verdict against a Ford dealership that told the family to ignore a recall notice. More>>>

Cause determined for $100K fire at Boardman carport
-Youngstown Vindicator
06/20/2008- BOARDMAN — A fire that caused about $100,000 to a carport and several vehicles started in the engine compartment of a 1993 Lincoln Town Car, the township fire investigation unit has determined. More>>>

Waiting For Ford Cruise Control Parts
-LawyersandSettlements.com

Windstar may face switch recall
-Detroit News Washington Bureau
05/22/2008- WASHINGTON -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday it had opened a preliminary investigation into 1.7 million Ford Windstar vans that have a cruise control deactivation switch that's been recalled in nearly 10 million other Ford vehicles. More>>>

Seabrook family wakes up to truck explosion
-Bay Area Citizen
05/07/2008- It’s a situation all parents hope they’ll never have to contemplate - which kid to save from death first. Christi Ault’s eyes fill with tears as she thinks about how close she came to that situation last Sunday, when her Ford F-150 truck spontaneously exploded into flames only an hour and a half before her three children would have been strapped into their car seats. More>>>

Ford Explorer Blamed For House Fire Days After Recall Issued
-digtriad.com
04/26/2008- Raleigh, NC -- Investigators say a 1998 Ford Explorer was to blame for a house fire in Raleigh early Thursday, less than 48 hours after Ford had issued a recall notice for 9.6 million cars and trucks. More>>>

Fires in old models prompt a total recall by Ford
-NY Times
04/20/2008- After six recalls to correct problems with millions of Ford Motor Company cruise-control switches blamed for almost 1,500 fires, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the US took an unusual step. In February, it issued a consumer advisory urging owners whose vehicles had not yet been fixed to have the switches disconnected immediately. More>>>

Is It Fixed? How to Check.
-The New York Times
04/12/2008-A PROBLEM with recalls is that owners don’t always act on them and the next owner may suffer if the car is resold. How does a shopper know if the problem has been fixed, or even if there was a recall on the car in the first place? More>>>

Ford Recalls 225,000 Vehicles To Repair Its Repairs
03/31/2008-Portfolio Media, New York (February 6, 2008)-In another of many recent setbacks for Ford Motor Co., the auto giant said Friday it was voluntarily recalling about 225,000 vehicles that had already been recalled once to fix a cruise-control deactivation switch. The wiring used to fix the defective mechanisms in some of those cars may itself be faulty, the company said. More>>>

Vehicle recalls often ignored
-Columbus Dispatch
03/01/2008— Millions of Americans receive vehicle recall notices each year, and millions take no action even when some of the problems pose serious dangers, according to federal data. More>>>

Ford Fire Lawsuits Spread
-CBS News
02/26/2008 - More than a hundred ford car and truck owners across the country are suing the company after fires erupted in their vehicles. More>>>

Ford faces lengthy lawsuits
-Detroit News
02/26/2008 - Ford Motor Co. won a legal battle last week to merge 77 lawsuits filed in Texas over a series of fires linked to a faulty cruise control deactivation switch. More>>>

Ford Recalls 57,000 More Trucks, SUVS for Fire Hazard
ConsumerAffairs.com
02/11/2008 - Ford Motor Co. is recalling another 57,199 trucks and SUV's warning that the vehicles might catch fire because of a design flaw. More>>>

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