NHTSA Complaint #10127285 — 1995 FORD F-150

IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 WE PARKED OUR 1995 FORD F150 PICKUP IN OUR DRIVEWAY AROUND 2PM. NO ONE DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. AT 11:00 PM OUR NEIGHBOR CAME RUNNING OVER BECAUSE HE'D SMELLED SMOKE. THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE BY ITSELF. WE AND BOTH NEIGHBORS TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE (20 MINUTES LATER) THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. IT HAD COMPLETELY BURNED OUT THE ENGINE AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAB. THE TIRES IN THE FRONT EVEN EXPLODED. THE FIREMEN COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT HAPPENED BUT THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAD HAPPENED. WE HAVE INSURANCE AND WERE REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGES. WE WANT TO REPORT THIS TO ADD IT TO THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEING COLLECTED ON THE FORD FIRES.