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2006 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 609778 · 2007-01-16

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
210,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* - ON DECEMBER 20, 2006, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STATING HIS 1995 FORD F150 AND THE CAR PORT WERE ON FIRE AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO MONTHS. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO START ON ITS OWN. THE WITNESS LOOKED INTO THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT NO ONE WAS IN IT AND CALLED 911. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO RECENT REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 210,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE TO BE A FAULTY SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES, A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT AND THE VEHICLE STORED. *NM UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10178835
Machine
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