NHTSA Complaint #10285346 — 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA
Fire
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10285346 |
| Vehicle | 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 115,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | Yes |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER ME AND MY CHILDREN GOT BACK HOME FROM WAL-MART AND GOT SETTLED IN FOR THE NIGHT MY BROTHER STEPPED OUTSIDE AND CAME BACK IN THE HOUSE YELLING FOR ME TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE MY 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WAS ON FIRE. I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT HE WAS PLAYING A JOKE ON ME BUT INSISTED SO I GOT UP AND MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY HUSBAND HAD TO GET 2 WATER HOSE AND KEEP THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL SO THE WIND WOULDN'T BLOW THE FIRE TOWARDS THE OTHER VEHICLES PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT WE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW WHERE THE FIRE STARTED WHICH WAS OVER BY THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. AT FIRST I DIDN'T KNOW OF A RECALL I JUST THOUGHT IT HAPPENED AFTER SEARCHING THE WEBSITES I LEARNED OF THE RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. I CALLED FORD AND DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE AT ALL. WHEN I MENTIONED THE CONTROL SWITCH I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN BUT WHEN I TOLD THE LADY THAT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE THE CONVERSATION GOT CUT SHORT. AND SEARCHING SOME MORE I FOUND OUT THAT I NEED TO REPORT IT TO THE NHTSA. AND I'M TAKING OTHER STEPS TO SEE IF FORD WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE MY VEHICLE. *TR
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