NHTSA complaint: 1996 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON 12-24-04 1996 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING STILL AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK PRIOR TO THE FIRE. HE HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. THE CONTACT CALLED FORD SINCE 8-4-05 AND THEY KEPT SAYING THEY WILL CALL HIM BACK WITHIN 2-10 DAYS. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN A MONTH AND NO ONE HAS RETURNED THE CALLS. THE CONSUMER'S MOTHER WAS TAKING CAR OF ALL OF HER SON'S BUSINESS AFFAIRS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation