# 1999 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
> NHTSA complaint `548813` · 2005-08-10 · 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:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- **Miles at failure:** 60,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
DT:  2001 FORD F150.  THE CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR CAUGHT ON FIRE ON AUGUST 9, 2005.  THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED.  SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD, HE PULLED OVER.  THE SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE SENSOR.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED.  THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP,   THEY STATED IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY,  AND IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM . CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES $120 PLUS FOR THE FUSES THAT BLEW OUT.  *AL
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