Another Ford truck burst into flames in Pearland late Tuesday, seven months after Ford announced a massive recall because a cruise control problem could lead to fires. KHOU's Janice Williamson takes a look at this troubling problem.
"It's scary. It could have burned down my house," said Laura Voos, who owned the truck.
Voos said she never expected her Ford pick up truck to catch fire.
"The truck had been in park for about an hour, turned off, locked up and everything," said Voos. "It's kind of crazy to come out and see your truck on fire in your driveway."
The Pearland woman knew about the recall of Ford F-150's because of a faulty cruise control switch. But she says she didn't know her truck was part of the recall until last week when a letter arrived, reminding her to get it repaired.
"My husband had told me the cruise control didn't work so we didn't take it seriously because the cruise control wasn't working," said Voos. Experts say that should have been a warning to get the switch replaced immediately.
"The first signs of an issue could be a cruise control malfunction which is definitely a sign to get into your dealership quick," said Jay Stout with Tommie Vaughn Ford.
It could prevent what happened to Laura Voos, from happening again. According to the Ford Motor Company, about half the customers notified about the recall have actually gotten the needed repairs. Here are the Ford models that have been recalled:
2000 F-150 pickups 2000 Expeditions 2000 Lincoln navigator Certain F-series supercrew trucksThe feds are also looking into whether to expand that recall to other vehicles.