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

Issue ID	552588
Internal NHTSA #	10129975
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2001
File date	23/06/05
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Dt: the consumer states that his 2001 ford f150 caught on fire. The damage was to the front bumper. The whole front end was destroyed by the fire. The vehicle was parked in a parking lot. The truck had been sitting for around thirty to forty-five minutes. The alarm started going off when the police noticed that the vehicle was on fire. The fire started from under the hood. The owner rarely used his cruise control. The fire was out of control and the fire department had to be called in. There is a fire department report filed. There is not a police report. There were no problems prior to the fire. The owner does have pictures of the truck some at the scene and other pictures have been taken after the vehicle was moved. The police told the consumer to check into the cruise control deactivation switch problem. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	CONSUMER LETTER
City and State	CARROLLTON, TX
VIN pattern	1FTRW08L71KXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	15/05/01
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	0
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	WEST WAY FORD
Dealer's telephone number	888-647-1810
Dealer's city	IRVING
Dealer's state code	TX
Dealer's ZIP code	99999

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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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