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2000 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

fire · 453009 · 2004-12-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure
86,000

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AT 2:30 PM. AT 5:30 PM CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED BY A POPPING SOUND OUTSIDE. WHEN CONSUMER GOT OUTSIDE THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLED IT BACK FROM THE HOUSE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT THE FIRE EVENTUALLY CONSUMED THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FELT THAT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK THE CONUSMER STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. *TC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10057416
Machine
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