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2014 FORD F-150 — POWER TRAIN

fire · 1156581 · 2015-02-11

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
22,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WENT TO TURN AROUND OFF OF A PAVED STREET. MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE FEEL INTO THE MUD. I TOLD MY WIFE WE ARE STUCK, THEN PUT MY TRUCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, OFF ROAD MODE AND SPORT TRACK MODE ON THE DASH. I PULLED FORWARD ABOUT A FOOT OR SO AND WAS STOPPED BY SOMETHING, I THEN WENT BACKWARDS. I REPEATED THIS FOR ABOUT FIVE TIMES. MY DAUGHTER WAS HYSTERICAL FOR JUST BEING STUCK, I TURNED AND TOLD HER TO CALM DOWN, WHEN I TURNED BACK AROUND I SAW FIRE IN THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR, I TOLD MY FAMILY " IT'S ON FIRE, GET OUT". I OPENED MY DOOR TO GET OUR AND WAS ENGULFED BY FLAMES, I QUICKLY EXITED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. I YELLED FOR MY DAUGHTER THREE TIMES, SHE HAD RAN A LONG WAY AWAY FROM THE TRUCK, BECAUSE SHE WAS FRIGHTENED. WHEN I HAD HER IN MY SIGHT I STARTED FILMING. SHE HAD EXITED OUT OVER THE TOP OF MY SON ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL. MY SON SAID HE HEARD A SPEWING NOISE WHILE I WAS TELLING MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO CALM DOWN. HE SLUNG MY DAUGHTER OUT WHEN HE SAW ME BECOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I WAS OFF THE ROAD LESS THAN A MINUTE BEFORE I SAW THE FLAMES, I STARTED FILMING WELL WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF BEING OFF THE ROAD AND MY 2014, RUBY RED, SPECIAL EDITION ONE OF A KIND FORD F150, SVT RAPTOR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNDETERMINED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10682836
Machine
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