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2012 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1276452
Internal NHTSA #	10855703
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2012
File date	03/04/12
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Started the truck to warm up, as tempeture was 17 deg. F.. Went inside to lock up house and when i came out there was smoke coming out of doors. Upon opening, the cab was filled with black smoke and there was a flaming mass on passinger side floor on a floor mat i had purchased for truck. I pulled mat out with melting pile of plastic and put fire out with snow on ground. Had to make arrangements for someone to pick us up and get home because i had my 8yr. Old granddaughter with me and she had to attend school the next day and we were 275 miles from our home. This happened april 3rd 2016 in millport, pa. 16748 and my residence is ivyland, pa. 18974. Rented a car at home 4/4/16 and got ion touch with ford dealership in coudersport, pa. 16915, kightlinger motors. Truck wasto be ready 4/13 and i was going to return rental car to mansfield, pa. Location and had a ride to coudersport to pick up truck. Received a call thursday 4/14 that truck wouldn't be ready until possibly 4/20/16. The vehicle was stantionary warming up with fan on low when fire started and had been warming up (no pun intended) less than 5 minutes as we were ready to leave. Truck is a company vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	92000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LANSDALE, PA
VIN pattern	1FTEX1EM8CFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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Type of child seat code
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What is Recall?
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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2012 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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