Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / F SERIES / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035463 Incident Date: Aug, 21 2005
Consumer's City: NEWPORT Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: F SERIES Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTEF15N9TL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 22 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 22 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 13-21 aug truck was parked in driveway while we visited family in south carolina. truck not driven. drove truck 22 aug to work approx. 12.5 miles. truck was parked in parking lot until 4pm when i drove it home. truck was parked in driveway from 4:30 pm until the fire was discovered between 8:30 and 9:00 pm. i do not know when the fire started and i have had no problems at all with the truck and i do not know what started the fire. but i believe the hotest part of the fire was on the left side of the engine near the top where most of the destruction was located.