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2001 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 666255 · 2008-04-18

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
192,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON APRIL 21,2007 MY 2001 F150 WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT YARD AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES THAT MORNING AND STARTED A FIRE. IN NO TIME THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSE. WAS LIVING IN GULFPORT,MISS. AFTER THE STORM (KATRINA) EVERY THING WAS ALL MESSED UP. I HAD NO INSURANCE ON THE TRUCK . I THOUGHT SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK I COULD WORK THINGS OUT WITH FORD . AS TIME WENT BY AND ALL THE PAPERWORK FIELDED OUT AS FORD REQUESTED,THEY SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THEY NEEDED 90 DAYS TO HAVE THEIR ENGINEERS CHECK MY COMPONENTS. 90 DAYS WENT BY STILL NO RESPONSE FROM FORD. THEN I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD SAYING IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. AS OF RIGHT NOW,I'M AT A STAND STILL NEEDING HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10224880
Machine
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