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2000 FORD F-250 SD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 519234 · 2005-03-02

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-250 SD
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
128,000

Severity

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

Narrative

PARKED VEHICLE ABOUT AND 25 MINUTES LATER SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO WAS SMOKING. DISCONNECTED THE WIRES TO THE SERVO AND IT STOPPED. HAAD THE BURNED PART FOR INSPECTION. DURING THE TRIP BEFORE THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS COMING ON AND OFF AND WAS NOT USED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CANCEL SWITCH WAS LEAKING. *TC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10109292
Machine
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