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2002 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 825215 · 2010-11-11

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
94,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I GOT INTO MY 2002 FORD F150 ONE MORNING, CRANKED IT AND WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT.ALSO MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A FUSE. I CHANGED THE FUSE AND IT WORKED., ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT DID IT AGAIN SO I CHANGED THE FUSE AGAIN, THAT ALSO WORKED AGAIN. IN THE MEAN TIME I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES, WHICH I HAD JUST CHANGED. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH WITH NO PROBLEMS WITH MY FUSES, I TOOK MY TRUCK OUT OF TOWN FOR FOUR DAYS. WHEN I GOT BACK I HAD TO GO STRAIGHT TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM. AT THE FIRE STATION I WORK AT. AT 11:45PM DISPATCH WOKE ME UP OUT OF THE BUNKROOM TO INFORM ME MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10365405
Machine
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