# 2000 FORD F-150 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `863783` · 2011-06-26 · 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:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 89,000
## 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
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