Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FORD TRUCK / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005037703 Incident Date: Aug, 19 2005
Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FORD TRUCK Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 07 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 19 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was in a 2001 ford escape that caught on fire on august 20, 2005. the truck began smoking and all of the check engine, oil lights came on. then the truck starting shutting down. this whole time i was in the middle lane of the highway. about 3 weeks prior, i complained to my mother about my cruise control not working. i used it on the highway back in forth to college. we never took it in only cause a time issue. in the end, the truck completely burned to the trunk. i was on the highway by myself, and i had to watch my truck burn on the side of the highway. this truck was purchased in july of 2004. *jb