NHTSA Complaint #10137210 — 1996 FORD F-150

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1996 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF IN THE CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT TWENTY TO THIRTY MINUTES. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS USED THE DAY PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE TRUCK. EVERYTHING ON THE TRUCK WAS IN WORKING ORDER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT TELL FOR CERTAIN THE LOCATION WAS WHERE THE FIRE STARTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD THE CONSUMERS WHERE THE FIRE STARTED. A REPORTED WAS TAKEN BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO AN OUTSIDE BUILDING THAT THE CONSUMER OWNED. THE CONSUMER TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD SUPPLY A COPY OF IF NEEDED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT GIVE ANY INDICATION OF WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. *AK