2005 Ford F-150 pickup cruise control switch burns down South Georgia home
#16
02-05-2006 | 08:24 PM
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well here on the news next of 04redlariats truck burning down 
Just throw a match in there, and they will say the CC burned it down
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02-05-2006 | 08:30 PM
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Read the article again, line by line, word for word, and its not to much of a jump to “speculate” that “perhaps” there is further issues with faulty components used in Ford vehicles
Speculate
perhaps
Gotta go with Kool Aid on this one.
If the "Media" prints it, it must be true.
Wrong.
Let the investigation get completed first.
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02-05-2006 | 08:36 PM
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02-05-2006 | 08:47 PM
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Safety would dictate, as well as logic, that anything that has automatic control over the vehicle should “always” have a mechanical means to disconnect it. Cruise control should always have a mechanical means to be deactivated.
Not to say that a malfunction within the vehicle caused the fire. Just saying way to early to speculate.
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02-05-2006 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by expy03
Except for the old pto throttle controls, C/C has never had a mechanical link. All have been activated by an electrical current in conjuction with vacumn. All have a built in fail safe, meaning if the unit fails, the C/C is turned off.
Not to say that a malfunction within the vehicle caused the fire. Just saying way to early to speculate.
Not to say that a malfunction within the vehicle caused the fire. Just saying way to early to speculate.
Every car that ever burnt to the ground, ever, anywhere, had a Ford cruise control system in it.
You didn't know that?
You know that car you saw on the edge of the highway, with the firetruck there spraying water on it, all burnt to a crisp.....yep, Ford CC in that one also.
I thought this was common knowledge.
#21
02-05-2006 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Kool Aid
C'mon now...
Every car that ever burnt to the ground, ever, anywhere, had a Ford cruise control system in it.
You didn't know that?
You know that car you saw on the edge of the highway, with the firetruck there spraying water on it, all burnt to a crisp.....yep, Ford CC in that one also.
I thought this was common knowledge.
Every car that ever burnt to the ground, ever, anywhere, had a Ford cruise control system in it.
You didn't know that?
You know that car you saw on the edge of the highway, with the firetruck there spraying water on it, all burnt to a crisp.....yep, Ford CC in that one also.
I thought this was common knowledge.
#22
02-05-2006 | 10:00 PM
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#23
02-05-2006 | 10:04 PM
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There's a bunch of stuff in vehicles nowadays that can catch fire. I wasn't there, ain't my truck, so it ain't my place to hypothesize over it. Even though the '04+ F150 does not use a brake pressure deactivator switch like the previous generation trucks did, the switch in the new trucks isn't exposed to brake fluid in no shape or form.
Last edited by Quintin; 02-05-2006 at 10:07 PM.
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02-06-2006 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Kool Aid
C'mon now...
Every car that ever burnt to the ground, ever, anywhere, had a Ford cruise control system in it.
You didn't know that?
You know that car you saw on the edge of the highway, with the firetruck there spraying water on it, all burnt to a crisp.....yep, Ford CC in that one also.
I thought this was common knowledge.
Every car that ever burnt to the ground, ever, anywhere, had a Ford cruise control system in it.
You didn't know that?
You know that car you saw on the edge of the highway, with the firetruck there spraying water on it, all burnt to a crisp.....yep, Ford CC in that one also.
I thought this was common knowledge.
is that Cherry or Grape Kool aid you're drinking.
It's common knowledge that Ford cut a lot of corners on these trucks to make a buck.
Wouldn't surprise me if they made another CC mistake.
#25
02-06-2006 | 07:11 PM
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