NHTSA Complaint #10110400 — 1995 FORD F-150

AT 6:30 ON SUNDAY MORNING A NEIGHBOR AWOKE US ABOUT OUR TRUCK BEING ON FIRE. SHE HAD ALREADY CALLED THE FIRE DEPT BUT I MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WITH OUR WATER HOSE. THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, MELTED THE DASH AND WAS STARTING TO BURN INTO THE INTERIOR. THE NEIGHBOR STATED SHE HEARD ONE OR TWO 'POPS' PRIOR TO DISCOVERING THE FIRE. DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BURNED. A FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. WE DID NOT HAVE COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE ON IT SO IT WAS A TOTAL WRITE-OFF FOR US. I CANNOT HELP BUT BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM FORD FINALLY ADMITTED TO FOR THE RECENT RECALL ON LATER MODEL TRUCKS. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 14 HOURS. I STILL HAVE POSSESSION OF THE TRUCK.*JB WILL E-MAIL PICTURES TO BRUCE YORK. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED IN AUGUST OF 2004. NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. THE FIRE DID NOT SPREAD TO A STRUCTURE.