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1995 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 667923 · 2008-04-30

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
118,164

Severity

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

Narrative

TRUCK BURNED BECAUSE OF FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WHICH I WAS UNAWARE OF. I AM A CAR DEALER AND PURCHASED THIS TRUCK OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT BUT WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS SWITCH. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED, THE BATTERY WOULD GO DEAD QUIT OFTEN, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD FLASH AND THE FUSE IN THE SYSTEM WOULD BLOW AND HAD TO BE REPLACED OFTEN, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK ONCE THE TRUCK WAS STARTED, THE REAR BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT WORK. WE WENT TO VARIOUS PLACES AND ASKED PEOPLE ABOUT THIS BUT NO ONE WAS ABLE TO HELP US AND NEVER TOLD ABOUT A RECALL. MY HUSBAND AND FATHER WOULD WORK ON THE TRUCK QUIT OFTEN BUT WE COULD NEVER GET IT FIXED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10226329
Machine
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