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2001 Ford F-150 Vehicle Speed Control Cruise Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	523733
Internal NHTSA #	10107298
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2001
File date	04/01/05
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The consumer parked the vehicle in the garage, went into the house. After dinner, the consumers' wife heard a loud pop and the dog was barking at the door. The consumer went to the garage door , opened it, and saw flames coming from between the hood and the windshield on the driver's side. The consumer was given a fire extinguisher from the kitchen emptied it onto the vehicle, then got another extinguisher that was in the garage and emptied it. However the fire was not slowing down at all. The consumer moved the second vehicle from the garage and home burned down. The consumer stated the cruise control was the cause of the fire, however this is not official. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	28600
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	VALDOSTA, GA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	01/02/01
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	LANGDALE FORD
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	VALDOSTA
Dealer's state code	GA
Dealer's ZIP code	31602

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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Ford F-150 Vehicle Speed Control Cruise Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Ford F-150 Vehicle Speed Control Cruise Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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