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Vehicle parked for approx 2 hours, cold engine, flames were coming from engine compartment, driver's side wheelwell up through the hood - flames moved to cab - front left driver's side tire blew first
After being parked for 4hrs.and unattended my 1997 Ford F-150 4X4 truck VIN.# [xxx] caught fire in engine compartment. Fire appears to have started in the area of the master cylinder. This was observed from the hole that was burnt in the hood on the left front of vehicle's hood. Fire report states electrical as cause of fire.the intire engine copartment is a total loss.as is the truck itself. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
- Florence, SC, USA
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Pick up truck caught on fire. The consumer believed it was due to electrical problems. The fire started in engine near the steering column. The consumer then stated it may have been due to due a cruise to control switch.
While parking brake warning light illuminated. A fire started from the front left tire. Consumer managed to pull over, and put out fire. Vehicle was towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
My F150 caught on fire while at work, approxamately 1 1/2 hrs after returning from lunch. The fire depta\rtment extinguished the truck. They did file a report.
On 03/09/2005 at approximately 6:50 P.M. (tx time) my neighbor informed me that my vehicle was on fire and she had notified the fire department. The vehicle was a 1997 Ford F150 quad cab (I purchased the vehicle on 08/12/2001 from a used car lot. The vehicle had been park for only about 20 minutes, as I had just come home from work. The fire department reports indicated that the fire started in the engine department. I did not have any warning lights prior the the incident; the vehicle had been operating normally all that day. I put gas in the vehicle around 11 a.M. on this date and checked the oil as well, tires, etc.; as far as I could tell everything was ok. On 03/24/2005 the nbc news aired a story concerning the Ford F150, investigating a recall on the cruise control emission which could result in the vehicle inavertantly catching on fire. My vehicle was considered totaled (and I do have pictures). My concern now is that the finance company (united auto credit) is expecting to receive car payments and are harassing me and my husband daily. The Ford Motor Company was called on 03/10/2005, I contracted customer assistance and informed them of the situation as well, I was told by the Ford company that there were no recalls in my vehicle at all (which according to your reports is not true).
After having the vehicle parked for ten minutes it caught on fire on it's own. Driver was able to extinguish the fire. Vehicle was towed to a garage for inspection. The cause has not been determined.
While the vehicle was parked, a fire started under the hood. The vehicle was totaled. The dealership is aware of the problem. Other vehicle's were damaged during the fire and one person was burned on the arm while trying to contain the fire with a fire extinguisher. The consumer request reimbursement from the manufacturer for the damages.
Parked truck at around 11:00 pm and at around 9:00 am two days later heard honking sound, truck was in flames. The fire was coming from the engine compartment on the driver's side. Driver's side tires had blown out. Prior to fire there were no problems. Vehicle had cruise control. Speakers were after market, and were installed years before the fire. The fire spread to the house on the roof. Vehicle was insured by farmers insurance policy #1904033-16-53. Fire investigator was jeff abrams 281-558-9396.
I have one of the F-150's 1997 Ford truck that caught on fire with no one in the truck and engine off. Total loss; contacted Ford with no satisfaction from them; they could have cared less. Truck is in my back yard and can E-mail you pictures; if you can provide me with the correct address.
On November 23,2004 vehicle was parked inside the garage. Consumer heard a horn blowing, went out to see what was going on, and saw vehicle burning. The consumer stated the cruise control failed.
Parked Ford F 150 (1997) in driveway at about 9:30 P.M. noticed nothing unusual except that the brake light had been glowing after the brake was released. Approximately at 11:30 P.M. we were awaken by our dog, and found the F 150 on fire. The hood area was totally engulfed in flame and flames were reaching 20 feet in the air. F 150 was too damaged to find cause, per insurance company. Insurance claim paid $10,000. Damage caused to house, paint bubbled extensively on woodwork, rain water drain along roof melted. A number of items were lost in the fire that were in the cab. Emotional trauma of event impacted whole family.
The vehicle caught on fire while parked in the garage. The consumer was able to pull the burning vehicle out of the garage before the house caught on fire. The local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was unknown.
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- New Burg, MO, USA