# 1997 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `540064` · 2005-06-17 · 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-150
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Miles at failure:** 118,000
## Narrative
AT 3:15 AM ON JUNE 1, MY  1997 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED.  HORN HONKING WOKE MY DAUGHTER WHO FIRST OBSERVED A FIRE FROM A BEDROOM WINDOW.  SHE WOKE MY WIFE AND I UP THINKING MY DETACHED SHOP WAS ON FIRE.  WE RAN OUTSIDE AND FOUND THE FIRE  TO BE A TRUCK ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.  THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN LAST AT 7:30 PM AND PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY NEXT TO A HORSE TRAILER.   I CALLED 911 AND BEGAN SPRAYING WATER ON THE TRUCK AND TRAILER.  I COULD NOT CONTROL THE FIRE AND FOCUSED ON KEEPING THE TRAILER COOL.  WHEN THE FIRE TRUCK FINALLY ARRIVED  IT TOOK ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO PUT THE FIRE TOTALLY OUT.  AT THAT POINT THE FIRE HAD BURNED THROUGH THE CAB TO REAR SEATS.  BASED ON HOW THE TRUCK BURNED, I BELIEVE IT WAS  ATTRIBUTED TO A CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FIRE.
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