NHTSA complaint: 2000 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TRUCK SITTING IN DRIVEWAY...HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR...SMELT SMOKE...FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE...DRIVERS SIDE...BETWEEN RADIATOR AND FIREWALL...EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITH WATER HOSE...WIRING HARNESS MELTED, CRUISE CONTROL WIRING AND CABLE MELTED, MASTER CYLINDER MELTED FLUID RESERVOIR MELTED, INTAKE DUCT & FILTER HOUSING BURNED, HOOD FIRE DAMAGED, LEFT FENDER FIRE DAMAGED, LEFT FRONT TIRE DESTROYED...REPAIRED BY LINCOLN DEALER (BAYTOWN) ~$8K000 DAMAGE. REPLACED WIRING HARNESS, INTAKE DUCT, FILTER & HOUSING, MASTER CYLINDER, CRUISE CONTROL, VARIOUS SENSORS, VACUUM LINES, HOOD, FENDER, TIRE, SHOCK ABSORBER. *AK ORIGINAL PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation