1997 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Start: 2004-10-21

fire · 542064 · 2005-08-01

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: F-150
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure: 42,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS BURNING. THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL SMOKE WHILE WALKING PAST THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE SMOKE BEFORE THE SWITCH ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE BY DISCONNECTED THE WIRE LEADING TO THE SWITCH.*AK *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10127146
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown