Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / F150 / 1987

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997121126 Incident Date: Jul, 28 1997
Consumer's City: SAVANNAH Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: F150 Model Year: 1987
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTDF15N5HP Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 19 1997 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving vehicle at 60 mph down the road when smoke started coming out from the steering column. the consumer stopped vehicle and opened hood to see if the smoke was coming from the engine, but no smoke from engine. when he tried to get back inside vehicle, the vehicle got on fire and burned to the ground. according to consumer, the fire marshall said the fire was cause of a defective ignition. *ak