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2001 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 1651562 · 2020-03-03

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
200,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE GIVING A CUSTOMER A QUOTE (WORK) MY TRUCK STARTED SMOKING. I OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLAMES HAD ALREADY TAKEN OVER, THERE WAS NO SAVING ANYTHING. SO I THEN CALLED 911 & TRIED PUTTING IT OUT WITH WHAT RESOURCES WE DID HAVE. WE HAD TO MANUALLY UNHOOK MY LAWN TRAILER FROM TRUCK TO PREVENT FROM LOOSING MY ENTIRE LIVELIHOOD.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11315954
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown