# 2000 FORD F-250 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
> NHTSA complaint `292972` · 2001-05-17 · 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-250
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
## Narrative
A COMPANY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHEN USING,  VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXAMINED, AND  FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF TRANSMISSION LINES BEING POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TO  EXHAUST SYSTEM, A HEAT PRODUCING SOURCE.  TEMPERATURE THAT DAY WAS APPROXIMATELY 75-80 DEGREES. *AK  MANUFACTURER NOT WILLING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY, THEY ARE STATING THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT CAUSED FIRE.*JB
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