2007 Ford F-150

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE SO I PULLED OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. I THEN SAW SMOKE LIKE THE ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED BUT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS FLAMES IGNITED AND I QUICKLY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911. AS I WAS SPEAKING TO THE DISPATCHER THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE WHOLE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE MY HOOD WAS TOTALLY BURNED UP THE ENGINE IS BURNED UP AND MELTED AND THE WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BLEW OUT AND THE DASH AND FRONT INTERIOR IS BURNED AND MELTED. I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT IN TIME BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY. I AM ALSO GLAD MY 10 MONTH OLD SON WAS NOT WITH ME ON THIS DAY. *TR

FIRST WHY WAS" THIS VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF BAD THROTTLE BODY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE FORD ESCAPE. I REPORTED THIS BACK IN 2012 WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NHTSA I DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE THEN BUT THERE ARE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE F-150 I HAD TO REPLACE MINE @ A COST OF OVER $600.00 AND ALSO DAMAGED MY ALTERNATOR I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT WENT IN LIMP HOME MODE SHOWING A WRENCH SYMBOL WITH LOST OF POWER AND ACCELERATION, I ALMOST WAS HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES AS THERE WAS KNOW WHERE TO PULL OVER TIME. THIS IS THE SAME THROTTLE BODY THAT COMES ON THE FORD ESCAPE AND IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THAT GROUP OF RECALLS. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I AM 8MTHS PREGNANT AND WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR OVER A 1/2 HOUR IN -45 DEGREE WEATHER WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK, BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. MECHANIC LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND FOUND #9 FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP BLOWN. FUSE REPLACED, AND VEHICLE RAN FOR 30SECONDS AND ELECTRICAL PLUG TO DRIVER CONTROL MODULE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND MELT. DRIVER CONTROL MODULE AND ELECTRICAL PLUG REPLACED, AND VEHICLE RUNS. I WOULD HAVE LIKE TO HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY FORD TO AVOID MY STRANDED EXPERIENCE IN -45 DEGREE WEATHER. THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND IT CAN BE AVOIDED. FORD SHOULD HAVE LOCATED THIS DEVICE NEAR THE FUSE BOX OR UNDER HOOD BY FIRE WALL PLENTY OF ROOM AND SAME AMOUNT OF WIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F -150. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 2/26/14*CN

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ABOUT A 1/2 MILE FROM MY DESTINATION WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A WRENCH SIGNAL CAME ON, MY DASH. MY TRUCK STOP PULLING WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND UNABLE TO EXCEL I HAD TO PULL OVER QUICKLY TO AVOID GETTING REAR ENDED I LIMPED WITH NO EXCEL TO DESTINATION WHERE I CALL FORD TO PICK IT UP.AFTER GOING TO PICK IT UP I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT MY WARRANTY DID NOT COVER MY PART WHICH WAS OVER $600.00 I MEAN ME AND MY SPOUSE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT SEVERELY BECAUSE OF THIS IS A ISSUE FORD NEED TO ADDRESS. I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK IT SHUT OFF SUDDENLY WITHOUT AND WARNING, DRIVER FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. THIS UNIT IS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT IS HIGHLY CORROSIVE AND HAS NO PROTECTION AGAINST THE ELEMENTS. WHEN THIS PART FAILED I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT A LOW SPEED HOWEVER I WAS TOLD IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME AT ALL. ONCE THIS PART GOES THE VEHICLE IS TOTALLY INOP. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED IN TO THE DEALER AND THE PART REPLACED AT A COST OF $356.00 LABOR $125.00 PARTS. I WAS ALSO TOLD I WAS LUCKY IT TOOK THIS LONG AND HAD BETTER PLAN ON DOING IT AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL FORD TRUCKS. FORD REDESIGNED THE PART BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AS IT IS ONLY NICKEL COATED AND OFFERS NO PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS. *TR

MY WIFE AND BABY WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE 405 FREEWAY AT 70MPH WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE TRUCKS DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN THE FAST LANE. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING AND THERE WAS NO WAY OUT OF THE FAST LANE SAFELY. I NORMALLY WOULDN'T FILE A COMPLAINT EXCEPT IN THIS SITUATION WE HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS "CERTIFIED" USED VEHICLE, IT PUT MY FAMILY IN EXTREME DANGER, AND THE SERVICE CONSULTANT AT FORD HAD INDICATED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE F150 MODEL. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY OR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR THAT HAD GONE OUT AND THAT THE SERVICE CONSULTANT HAD SEEN IT ON FORD F150 TRUCKS RANGING FROM BRAND NEW TO OLDER MODELS. *TR