This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact's associate owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated while his associate was driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle experienced a braking failure. The ABS warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the braking system had failed and the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V017000 (Vehicle Speed Control). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.
The contact owns 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that she received NHTSA recall campaign id number, 03V280000, vehicle speed control cables in 2008 and an identical notice that was issued in 2009. She has attempted to get the vehicle repaired three times and each time she was told that there were no parts available. After the repair attempts the vehicle caught fire and was destroyed. The vehicle caught fire after it had been parked. Ford Motor Company has not been contacted. The vehicle was destroyed and no injuries were reported. The fire department and the police responded to the scene and a police report was filed. The failure was approximately 160,000.
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- Fort Worth, TX, USA