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1996 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 549580 · 2005-08-15

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
130,534

Severity

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

Narrative

FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FIRE ON MY 1996 FORD F-150 PICK-UP. THE FIRE STARTED THIS MORNING ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER I GOT TO WORK TODAY. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM AWARE OF WITH THE 2000 F-150'S BUT MY TRUCK IS A 1996 AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 1997 WHEN IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR OLD. THE FORD-SMART WEB SITE SAID TO CONTACT YOU IF ANY OTHER YEARS THAN 2000 HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10132833
Machine
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