NHTSA complaint: 2002 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. SHE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. SHE EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE FIFTEEN DAYS FOR THEM TO REACH A DECISION REGARDING HOW TO HANDLE THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation