NHTSA Complaint #10038885 — 1995 FORD E-150

VEHICLE FIRE- I WAS ASLEEP AT 5:00 A.M.,WHEN I WAS AWAKENED BY A LOUD POP OR BANG. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A CAR WRECK IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. I WENT OUTSIDE TO CHECK ON THE WRECK AND FOUND SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY CARPORT. I RAN INTO THE CARPORT TO FIND MY 1995 FORD E-150 CONVERSION VAN ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. MY FAMILY WAS STILL ASLEEP SO I RAN BACK INTO THE HOUSE AND WOKE THEM UP AND CALLED 911. I RAN BACK OUTSIDE TO THE VAN, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT INTO THE STREET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. I PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A GARDEN HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE SHORTLY AFTER FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED A FIRE INVESTIGATOR TO THE SCENE. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THE VAN HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 11 HOURS. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 1 OR 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE FIRE. STATE FARM TOTALED THE VAN. I WOULD LIKE "FORD" TO INVESTIGATE THE ELECTRICAL CAUSE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IF I HAD BEEN AT WORK MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN KILLED AS THE FIRE WOULD HAVE SPREAD TO THE HOUSE. *PH