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1995 FORD F-250 SD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1134860 · 2014-11-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-250 SD
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
195,743

Severity

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

Narrative

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN BACK OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. A NEIGHBOR CALLED ME AT 3 AM OR SO TO TELL ME MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AND BY THE TIME I WENT TO GO OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRY TO PUT IT OUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CAB WERE FULLY ON FIRE. MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER DID NO GOOD FIGHTING THIS FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT PULLED UP BECAUSE MY WIFE HAD CALLED THEM AND THEY TOOK 20 MIN TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE TIRES WERE PARTLY MELTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAB ARE GONE(BURNED) AND THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED IS NOT TOUCHED OR EVEN THE PAINT BURNT OFF. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10661134
Machine
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