NHTSA complaint: 2005 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A LOUD POP NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO A COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN WHICH IT WAS PARKED NEAR. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. UPDATED 03/28/12 *BF UPDATED 03/30/12
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation