Complaint 535795
2001 FORD SUPERCREW • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident May 17, 2005
- Complaint ID
- 535795
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- SUPERCREW
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- May 17, 2005
- Date Received
- May 19, 2005
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AROUND 4:00 AM ON 05/17/05 WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY 5-YEAR-OLD CHILD AWOKE AND CAME TO OUR BEDROOM AND AWAKENED US. WE SAW A GLOW OUT THE WINDOW AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO FIND THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED 911 AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH THE WATER HOSE UNSUCCESSFULLY UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE. I THEN BEGAN TO WATER DOWN MY WIFE'S AND SISTER-IN-LAW'S VEHICLES WHICH WERE PARKED CLOSE TO THE TRUCK AND WET DOWN THE HOUSE WHICH WAS ALSO CLOSE BY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THEN ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT THE TRUCK WAS ALREADY DESTROYED.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.