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

Issue ID	553165
Internal NHTSA #	10130431
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2001
File date	17/07/05
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Dt: 2001 ford f150 crew cab. On 7-17-05 while the vehicle was parked it caught on fire. About a week before this the cruise control went out. Consumer did not have a chance to get the dealer to look at it. The fire chief said that the fire had started in the electrical box around the cruise control area. The fire chief wrote a report. Consumer believed that the fire chief turned it over to the police. When consumer contacted the manufacturer they said someone would get back to him. He called them again they said it would be turned over to consumer affairs. The next time consumer called they told him that the legal department was handling it. Also, told him legal department would be sending him some papers to fill out within five days. It has been at least a week since that. About a year ago it smoked and missed a little. The dealership found that the valve guides were bad. And they replaced the heads. There had been no other problems with the vehicle until now. What was left of the vehicle was parked at consumers home. Some of consumer's yard items were also damaged. The dealership that worked on the vehicle was starke ford in starke, florida. ak nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	78000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	GRAMHAM, FL
VIN pattern	1FTRX18L41NXXXXXX
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	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	30/06/03
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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Dealer's name	GAINSVILLE FORD
Dealer's telephone number	352-376-5371
Dealer's city	GAINSVILLE
Dealer's state code	FL
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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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