# 2000 FORD F-250 SD — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
> NHTSA complaint `519359` · 2005-01-31 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-250 SD
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
- **Miles at failure:** 62,234
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 F-250 7.8 DIESE AT APPROX. 5 MPH.  IT WAS SNOWING OUTSIDE.  I HAD MY WIPERS ON.  THE WIPERS BECAME STUCK AND THEN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE.  I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WIPERS OFFS.  THE WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF.  I TURNED THE TRUCK AND THEN RESTARTED IT.  THE WIPERS STOPPED FOR A MINUTE THEN CONTINUED TO FASTER.  I ALSO SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA.  MY WIPERS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND I THERE IS STRONG ODOR OF BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE TRUCK.  I CALLED FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE.*AK
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