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2002 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 713433 · 2009-03-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN 2005. FOUR YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SPONTANEOUSLY ENGAGED ITSELF FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF IMMOBILITY. ONE WEEK LATER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES ERUPTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WITHIN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. HE HAS COPIES OF THE FIRE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE FAILED INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 05/05/09 *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS A RESULT OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS MOUNTED TO THE VEHICLE BRAKES SYSTEM, IN WHICH SUBSEQUENT FIRES IS CAUSED BY BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE SWTICH WHICH WOULD IGNITE. UPDATED 05/06/09.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10262938
Machine
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