| Issue ID | 615874 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10178835 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 20/12/06 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* - on december 20, 2006, the contact received a call from the police department stating his 1995 ford f150 and the car port were on fire at his residence. The vehicle caught fire under the hood. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked for two months. A witness stated that the vehicle sounded as if it were trying to start on its own. The witness looked into the vehicle and confirmed that no one was in it and called 911. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. There were no recent repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle had approximately 210,000 miles on it. The fire department stated the cause of the fire to be a faulty speed control deactivation switch. The contact has pictures, a fire department report and the vehicle stored. *nm updated 03/19/07. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 210000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | OVERLAND PARK, KS |
| VIN pattern | 1FTEX14H4SKXXXXXX |
| 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 | 19/11/03 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | SILVER EAGLE AUTO |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | KANSAS CITY |
| Dealer's state code | 00 |
| Dealer's ZIP code |