# 2004 FORD F-250 SD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `542451` · 2005-07-05 · 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-250 SD
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
## Narrative
1.  WHEN STARTING FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE STARTER TURNED A LITTLE MORE SLOWLY THAN IT SHOULD HAVE.  ON THE MORNING OF 7/2/05 THE STARTER TURNED THE ENGINE VERY SLOWLY BUT DID NOT START THE ENGINE AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE BATTERIES WERE DEAD.  THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK.  2.  A FEW MINUTES AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE TRUCK A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.  THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND WAS TOTALED.  3.  NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SINCE AS THE TRUCK IS TOTALED.
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