Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / F150 / 1986

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 996191177 Incident Date: Jun, 12 1996
Consumer's City: DENVER Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: F150 Model Year: 1986
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTCF15M1GK Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 17 1996 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1993
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The iingition switch caught on fire while driving, causing the truck to cut off. while driving on the freeway, there was a loud pop, the headlights dimmed( night driving) and the cab of the pickup filled with smoke, immediately pulled over and shut off engine, waited a few minutes attempted to start vehicle, would not start, consumer had vehicle towed home, the next day upon viewing visible damage several burned spots all along the wire harness could be seen from just outside the firewall of the pick up all the way up to the alternator, at this point vehicle has not been fixed.*jb