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1998 Ford F-250 Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	872878
Internal NHTSA #	10416605
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	F-250
Model Year	1998
File date	26/07/11
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The evening of july 26th, 2011 approximately 10:00pm est, an engine fire occurred in our 1998 ford f-250 truck (ext cab, triton v-8 engine, lariat ed). The f-250 had been parked in a remote parking area on the interior area of the mason county fair grounds. Due to county fair activities during that day, the truck had not been started for over 10 hours when this fire occurred. The local fire department was called and extinguished the fire. It totaled the engine, buckled the hood, blistered the paint, etc. Luckily there was no property damage, nor was there any bodily injury. We had purchased the truck in april of 2010. This truck was in pristine (eat off the engine) condition. Since we have owned it, it had regular oil changes (mobil-1 synthetic only). Aside from that, and other normal maitenance, there had been no modifications to the vehicle, which had stock eqpt when we purchased it. No-off roading, my son babied this truck. He did not even like going to his girlfriend's home with it, because she lived on a dirt road. He is more than just left without a vehicle, he is heartbroken, to say the least. I have checked that there was a police report. 911 was called, but ultimately it is the fire department that made the report. I notified ford on july 27th, 2011. On july 30th, 2011 i received a letter from maria aguilera, product claims legal analyst, ford's office of general council in dearborn, mi. We are working to gather information required by her at this time. *kb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	153169
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GLADWIN, MI
VIN pattern	1FTPX28L4WNXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
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Date of purchase	02/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	0
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1998 Ford F-250 Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Ford F-250 Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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