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1999 Ford F-150 cruise control problems

83 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 1999 Ford F-150, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
83 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
79,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
12 and 23
Injuries and deaths
11 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 1999 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 79,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 79,000 miles
Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 24% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 34 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 12 crashes, 23 fires, 11 injuries.

What owners wrote

1999 ford f-150 supercab was driven approximately 25 miles round trip from and to house located in rural area of ohio county, kentucky and then parked in carport attached to house. Approximately 30 minutes later the truck burst into flames. The truck and the house were totally destroyed.

Reported at 20,000 miles, September 2000 FireInjury

1999 ford f-150 was sitting in driveway, when a fire started under hood. Origin seems to be at brake master cylinder. All plastic components under hood melted and wiring was completely destroyed.

Reported at 210,000 miles, March 2007 Fire

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