# 1994 FORD F-150 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `278954` · 2001-03-09 · 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-150
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
## Narrative
AFTER 15 MINUTES  WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT.*AK  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL FOR ABOUT  4 MILES, A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER THINKS THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE, CONSUMER ONCE FOUND THE DIPSTICK NOT FULLY INSERTED.   *SLC
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