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2001 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 649810 · 2007-12-14

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
80,000

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ABOUT 5 MILES THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER I HAD A NEXT STORE NEIGHBOR KNOCKING ON MY DOOR STATING THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT IT OUT. A NEIGHBOR ALSO TOLD ME OF A RECALL ON THE TRUCK DUE TO TRUCK FIRES AND I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THE RECALL STARTED BEFORE IT WAS BOUGHT FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER LOOKING INTO IT THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE BEFORE THE PURCHASE WAS MADE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW OF THE SITUATION. I WAS ALSO NOT NOTIFIED FROM FORD THROUGH ANY MEANS OF ANY RECALL NEEDED ON THE TRUCK ITS SELF BEFORE OR EVEN AFTER THE INCIDENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10211879
Machine
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