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2000 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 598185 · 2006-10-02

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
83,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THERE WAS A SMELL OF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BURNING, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD BURNED. THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPAIRS MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN 4 RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA RECALL# 05V388000 SENT OUT FOR THAT VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THOSE NOTICES HAD BEEN RECEIVED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10169759
Machine
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