NHTSA complaint: 2001 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED 2001 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 9-25-05 WHILE PARKED. THE FIRES ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS NEAR THE BRAKE CYLINDER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED. THE CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH WATER AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT TALKED TO THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER YET. THE TRUCK WAS NOT TOTALED. SHE REPORTED OF HAVING A BLOWN FUSE TWICE. THEY REPLACED THE FUSE BOTH TIMES. WHEN THE FUSE WOULD BLEW OUT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY WINDSHIELD WIPERS , CRUISE CONTROL OR LIGHTS. WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO START THE TRUCK. SHE DID NOT HAVE THE SCDS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation