NHTSA Complaint #10106085 — 1994 FORD F-150

MY WIFE PARKED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF OUR GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 4 P.M. ON JUNE 3, 2004. AT 5 P.M., MY WIFE LEFT IN ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RETURNED ABOUT 5:30 P.M., AND THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN THE SAME SPOT, UNDAMAGED. AT 6:30 P.M. A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON THE DOOR ASKING IF SHE KNEW THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE TRUCK HAD NOT MOVED IN THAT 2-1/2 HOUR PERIOD. *AK THE INTERIOR, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND EXTERIOR ACCESSORIES WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH FORD F150 TRUCKS UNTIL I RECENTLY READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT A SIMILAR OCCURRANCE. THEN, ON JANUARY 8, AN ACQUAINTANCE TOLD ME ABOUT A NEWS REPORT ON A DALLAS TV STATION CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD F150S. I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO REPLACE MY TRUCK, AS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT NOTIFY ME OR ANY OTHER F150 OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ONLY PROBLEM NOTICED BEFORE FIRE WAS THAT IT WOULD CUT OUT SOME TIME. SOMETIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD WORK AND SOMETIME IT WOULD NOT. LIABILITY ONLY.WILL E-MAIL PHOTOS TO BRUCE YORK. NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. NO C&O DONE.