1998 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2004-12-03

fire · 538290 · 2005-06-06

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: F-150
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Miles at failure: 90,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 1998 FORD 150 CAUGHT FIRE AT THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED WITH THE MOTOR OFF. SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED A FIRE WAS SEEN AND PUT OUT. THE UNIT WAS MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10124363
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown