# 2001 FORD F SERIES — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1014326` · 2013-10-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F SERIES
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE- PARKED AND NOT ON  SMOKE AND FIRE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD  THE WIRING MELTED CAUSING THE HOOD TO MELT UNDERNEATH WHERE IT CAN NOT BE OPENED.  *TR  CONTACTED FORD ON MONDAY JUNE 24  WAITED FEW WEEKS FOR PAPER WORK- PROMPTLY FILLED IT OUT AND NEVER HEARD BACK FROME THEM- MADE SEVERAL CALLS  RECEIVED A LETTER FROM LEGAL DEPARTMENT INDICATING THEY NEED THE PART TO REVIEW   WE WANTED FORD TO COME TO LOOK AT TRUCK AND RETIREVE THE PART   THEY ARE NOT WILLING AND ARE CLOSING THE CASE  THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS AND MY FAMILY WAS IN THE TRUCK THAT MORNING- WE RE LUCKY NO ONE WAS KILLED
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