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V · 04-24-2006, 02:17 PM

actually Ford has admitted it is a bad switch and that the switch can cause a fire, even if the vehicle has been parked for several days. The problem is with the switch itself, where as gm uses a vacuum switch to turn off the cruise control, ford explained that they use a pressure switch in the brake line itself to turn it off. Texas instruments made the switch and replied basically with that the problem is that the switch is always powered and the brake fluid gets into the switch and corrodes it, resulting in it shorting out and heating up, then that ignites the brake fluid. And the truck is usually gone within 10-15 minutes.

I have pictures, i have all reciepts, and the truck interior is still smoke/heat damaged as it was. For all intents and purposes it happened in my driveway and since i didnt have full insurance coverage, just basic liability, i didnt file a police report.

There are hundreds, maybe thousands, of reports of the 90's-02's having this problem, at least 3 i found today were in garages and people were killed when the house went up in flames.

04-24-2006, 02:17 PM	#11
V Stalker Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 12,082 iTrader: (12)	actually Ford has admitted it is a bad switch and that the switch can cause a fire, even if the vehicle has been parked for several days. The problem is with the switch itself, where as gm uses a vacuum switch to turn off the cruise control, ford explained that they use a pressure switch in the brake line itself to turn it off. Texas instruments made the switch and replied basically with that the problem is that the switch is always powered and the brake fluid gets into the switch and corrodes it, resulting in it shorting out and heating up, then that ignites the brake fluid. And the truck is usually gone within 10-15 minutes. I have pictures, i have all reciepts, and the truck interior is still smoke/heat damaged as it was. For all intents and purposes it happened in my driveway and since i didnt have full insurance coverage, just basic liability, i didnt file a police report. There are hundreds, maybe thousands, of reports of the 90's-02's having this problem, at least 3 i found today were in garages and people were killed when the house went up in flames.