# 1993 FORD F-150 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `744118` · 2009-11-15 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 1993
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 175,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
LEFT FOR WORK ON THIS DAY IN THE USUAL MANNER. TURNED ONTO US 19 FROM US 64. AS I ACCELERATED FROM THE STOPLIGHT THE TRUCK BACKFIRED OUT OF THE EXHAUST, I SHIFTED GEARS AND IT BACKFIRED AGAIN, THIS TIME THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON. I LOOKED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. I PULLED OVER AND JUMPED OUT. WHEN I STOPPED THE SMOKE BILLOWED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRETRUCKS GOT THERE THE ENTIRE MOTOR COMPARTMENT AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WERE BLAZING. *TR
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