# 2004 FORD F-150 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `516169` · 2005-03-11 · 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:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
## Narrative
RE NHTSA'S RESPONSE DATED 10/21/04 RE DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD IN 1997 FORD F-SERIES TRUCKS. REPLY DUPLICATE TO MIDLOTHIAN, VA OFFICE.  *BF  THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED INTO MANY PIECES.  NO FLAMES WERE SEEN BUT THICK BLACK SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD FOR TWENTY MINUTES.  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE INSIDE THE ENGINE FUELED BY OIL.  *TC
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