Electrical SystemFire
Filed Jan 14, 2002LA
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO DISTINGUISH FIRE. FIREMAN INDICATED POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE.*AK *YD
1996 Ford F100
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 23, 1999AL
EXPERIENCING ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYING ON; VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON TWO OCCASION TO DEALER SHOP AND INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING AND EVERY THING WOULD BE ALRIGHT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND LEARND THAT THE SENOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AT COST OF $90.00 BUT ENGINE CHECK LIGTH WENT OUT. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1996| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 — this page | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.