# 2000 FORD F-150 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `523547` · 2005-03-28 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE DASH BOARD. WAS TOLD THE SPEED SENSOR HAD GONE BAD. TWO DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD JUST TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO CUT OFF.    *NM     THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED THE BLACK BOX AND SPEED SENSOR TO BURN. FORD HAS NOT RETURNED CALLS AND REFUSED TO PAY FOR PART AND LABOR TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED.  *BF
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