NHTSA Complaint #10423790 — 2001 FORD F-150

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10423790
Vehicle	2001 FORD F-150
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 2, 2011
Date Filed	September 5, 2011
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TN

Consumer Description

FOR A LONG TIME WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES EVEN AFTER GETTING NEW ONES,ABOUT 3 WKS BEFORE THE FIRE MY CRUISE STOPPED WORKING.ON THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRE I ROLLED MY FRONT WINDOWS DOWN AFTER I WENT BACK TO WORK,AN WHEN I GOT OFF WORK MY WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP,AN I COULD NOT GET THE GEAR OUT OF PARK,SO I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF ,AN JUST TURNED THE KEY ON,AN GOT IT TO GO INTO NEUTRAL SO I COULD START IT AN GET IT INTO DRIVE.THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO SEE ABOUT THE WINDOWS,AN BEFORE IT COULD BE CHECKED ,ABOUT 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON THE ENGINE OFF,THE SHOP OWNER CAME OUT AN THE TRUCK ENGINE WAS FULLY ENGULFED. WE DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL AFTER THE FIRE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM THAT COULD RESULT IN A ENGINE FIRE. WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

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