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1999 FORD F-250 SD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 589433 · 2006-07-22

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-250 SD
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
156,077

Severity

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

Narrative

(1) CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE ON 1999 F250 SUPER DUTY SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE ON 5/12/06. (2) NOTIFIED THAT BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. (3) FOUND 20 AMP FUSE BLOWN IN FUSE SPACE #13 AND REPLACED IT IN FRONT OF AUTO PARTS STORE. STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS. A HISSING SOUND FOLLOWED BY ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WET WITH BRAKE FLUID AND BURNT SWITCH. FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL INFO ONLINE AFTER THE FACT. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10163148
Machine
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