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Mine Is in the garage with battery unhooked. Wife refuses to drive it. Dealer is trying to get me a rental car but have no new cars! Daughter had a dodge minivan that burned up while parked at work, so I don’t blame her. I refuse to hook up and unhook battery every time I want to use it. Just parked outside would still be too close to house or garage.

I'm in the same boat. Even parked outside it's still close to either my house or garage. I may call my dealer and push for a rental and park this in the garage with the battery disconnected too.

I don't think Ford is taking this seriously enough. If they can't figure out what's causing the fires then they need to buy back the vehicles.
 

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I’ve been lurking this thread. It will be interesting to see if Ford expands the number of affected vehicles. The wife’s is a 2020 but with a built date of 12/1/2020. It’s not covered under the recall but falls within the build date range. Must have been one of the last 2020’s built.
 

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I’ve been lurking this thread. It will be interesting to see if Ford expands the number of affected vehicles. The wife’s is a 2020 but with a built date of 12/1/2020. It’s not covered under the recall but falls within the build date range. Must have been one of the last 2020’s built.

Yes, yours has to be one of the very last MY20's built. 12-1-20 must be the changeover date (probably between shifts at KTP). It is possible that the fires are caused by some change that was brought in for the 21 model year. Hence your vehicle is not part of the group.
 

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I actually think Ford knows what's causing the fires hence how they have identified a build date range. The problem is that the fix is big $$$. Possible involving removal of the engine. They are doing a risk/cost analysis to figure out their next steps.
 
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I actually think Ford knows what's causing the fires hence how they have identified a build date range. The problem is that the fix is big $$$. Possible involving removal of the engine. They are doing a risk/cost analysis to figure out their next steps.
Sorta like the Pinto gas tanks. Cheaper to kill people than to fix the problem. Corporate thinking at it's best. Yet, and this blows me away, folks will pay MSRP or more to give them even more money. I can't wrap my head around that thought process.
 

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I actually think Ford knows what's causing the fires hence how they have identified a build date range. The problem is that the fix is big $$$. Possible involving removal of the engine. They are doing a risk/cost analysis to figure out their next steps.
I agree. They claim the fires are originating from the right rear of the engine compartment (where the battery junction box is located) and there have been reports of a few melted battery junction boxes. This leads me to believe there is a short within the battery junction box, or from an unprotected circuit that is supplied through the BJB.
 

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Ford has a big problem. I have heard that F150 are also catching fire. Has anyone heard anything new?
 

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Ford has a big problem. I have heard that F150 are also catching fire. Has anyone heard anything new?
I haven't seen a single report on a new F-150 catching fire. And I frequent a couple F-150 forums daily.
 

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Mine Is in the garage with battery unhooked. Wife refuses to drive it. Dealer is trying to get me a rental car but have no new cars! Daughter had a dodge minivan that burned up while parked at work, so I don’t blame her. I refuse to hook up and unhook battery every time I want to use it. Just parked outside would still be too close to house or garage.


Why don’t you take it to the dealer and park it, and then you may eventually qualify for Ohio’s lemon law. Make sure they open a repair order, so you have documentation of the problem and you have proof of having taken it to the dealer.

Ohio has a very strict and consumer-friendly law, and I have used it twice for to have two newly-purchased vehicles repurchased or replaced with another one.
 

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I haven't seen a single report on a new F-150 catching fire. And I frequent a couple F-150 forums daily.

A friends of ours son in law just had his 2020 burst into flames while he was driving on the expressway.
 

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