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2011 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1119697 · 2014-10-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
36,500
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER NOT WORKING ON THE POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER PUSHING BUTTON TO POWER THE REAR DEFROST SMOKE WAS NOTICEABLE COMING FROM THE LOWER PART OF THE REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAB. I THEN PUSHED THE REAR DEFROST BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE POWER LOOKED BACK INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE IF THE SMOKE WOULD STOP AND SAW THE WINDOW FRACTURE AS I WAS LOOKING AT IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10644290
Machine
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