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2000 FORD F-150 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 863783 · 2011-06-26

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
89,000

Severity

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

Narrative

PARKED CAR AFTER HAVING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 45MILES. SPONTANEOUS ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER IN PARKED, LOCKED VEHICLE. APPARENT ORIGIN OF FIRE WAS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT QUADRANT CLOSEST TO DRIVER. *TR INTERNET SEARCH OF SIMILAR FIRES SUGGESTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. (SEE HTTP://WWW.RVAPPRAISALS.COM/FORD-FIRES.HTM)... TRUCK NOW LOOKS LIKE THE ONE SHOWN IN COLUMN 2, ROW 9 ON ABOVE PAGE. (SEE ALSO HTTP://PUT.EDIDOMUS.IT/AUTO/PDF/NEWS/141009_INCENDI_FORD.PDF). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10408921
Machine
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