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1994 FORD F-250 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 557773 · 2005-10-07

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-250
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
138,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A 1994 FORD F150 TRUCK, ON MARCH THE 4TH. 2005, AFTER A WIND STORM, I HAULED A LOAD OF TREE LIMBS TO MY BACK PASTURE, AS I WAS UNLOADING THEM FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK I NOTICED SMOKE ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK, BEFORE I COULD MAKE A MOVE TO THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK THERE WERE FLAMES EVERYWHERE (THE GRASS HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE). I ESCAPED DANGER ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS A HEAVY WIND OUT OF THE NW. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALLY BURNED UP, THE ENGINE WAS MELTED INTO A BALL OF METAL, ALL THE GLASS WAS MELTED TO NOTHING, ALL THE PAINT SEATS, TIRES AND DOORS WERE BURNED TO NOTHING, EVEN THE RINO BED IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WAS MELTED TO THE FLOOR OF THE BED. THE ONLY THING LEFT UNBURNED WAS THE TWO BACK TIRES. I HAD JUST DROPPED FULL COVERAGE ON MY TRUCK IN FEB. AFTER I BOUGHT A MOTOR HOME, AS I WAS ONLY PUTTING APPROX. 2000 MILES PER YEAR. ON THE TRUCK. NOW ALL IS FORGOTTEN AND I HAD TAKEN FULL LOSS ON THIS TRUCK UNTIL I RECEIVED THIS RECALL LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR CO. (05S28). WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK WAS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, SO I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. TODAY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MICHAEL DIRKSEN, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FORD MOTOR CO., (3136212816) TELLING ME THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CLAIM UNLESS I CAN SOMEHOW GET THIS PILE OF BURNT METAL TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AT MY COST AND HAVE IT REMOVED AT MY COST AFTER THEY SEND SOMEONE DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT AND THEN REMOVE THE TRUCK AT MY COST WHEN THEY ARE THROUGH. JUST SEEMS K

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10139072
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