NHTSA complaint: 1997 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE THE PREVIOUS DAY APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS AND PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. YESTERDAY, AUGUST 16, 2005, AROUND 8:30 PM THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE . HE LOOKED OUTSIDE TO SEE THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE REPORTED. THE CONSUMER ASSUMED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. HE BELIEVED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BECAUSE HE DID NOT SMELL ANY TYPE OF GASOLINE ODOR. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation