NHTSA Complaint #11206301 — 2013 FORD F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER HUSBAND. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SMOKE WAS DETECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A PARKING LOT WHERE IT STALLED AS FLAMES WERE DETECTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ANOTHER MOTORIST HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND SUSTAINED BURNS TO ONE OF HIS HANDS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.