# 2000 FORD F-150 — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `832327` · 2010-12-22 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 83,000
## Narrative
I BOUGHT A USED F150 LARIAT 4X4 2000 MODEL AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK 3 WEEKS   IT CAUGHT ON FIRE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WHERE MY HUSBAND WORKS  WE HAD NOT EVEN HAD TIME TO GET THE FULL COVERAGE INS. AND IT CHANGED   OVER AT THE END OF THE MONTH . I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT OUT LOCAL DEALERS  THIS WAS A JOKE THEY ALL BUT LAUGHED IN MY FACE  AND GAVE ME MORE 800 NUMBERS TO CALL WITH THE SAME ANSWER EVERY TIME   * SO WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT ???? * WE FOUND OUT THAT WAS S A RECALL ON THE TRUCK DUE TO THE CHANCE OF FIRE AFTER SETTING AND BRAKE FLUID  DRIPPING ON THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT. WE NEVER KNEW OF THE RECALL AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO HAVE IT FIXED IS THERE ANY THING THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR
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