# 1999 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `811577` · 2010-09-02 · 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:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 120,000
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD F150.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING 1/4 MILE AND THEN  PARKING THE VEHICLE NEAR THE GARAGE THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS TURNED OFF.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.  FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.  UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF  UPDATED 09/20/10*JB  THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 09/20/10.*JB  UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF  THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPT. DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. SIX DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. UPDATED 08/02/11
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