# 2002 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `825215` · 2010-11-11 · 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:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 94,000
## 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
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