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NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1989 Ford F-150


Vehicle:  Ford F-150

NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1989 Ford F-150

anonymous to NHTSA
December 13, 2002



All Products Associated with this Complaint: 1989 Ford
Date Complaint Filed: 12/13/2002
Date of Incident: 12/7/2002
Component(s): STEERING
NHTSA ID Number: 10000010
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Number of Deaths: 0
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1FTEX14H4KK...

SUMMARY: DEAR SIR DATE 12/13/02 IAM WRITING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN AND DISSATISFACTION WITH MY 1989 FORD F-150 1ST I HAD THE ( ING SWITCH) REPLACE BECAUSE OF SMOKE AND OVER HEATING IN THE STEERING COLUMN , I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE REPAIRING DEALER 2ND I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED AGAIN FOR A SIMILAR (ING SWITCH ) STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM I ONLY USED THIS TRUCK FOR ABOUT 4,000 MILES BETWEEN REPAIRS AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE REPAIR BILLS . THIS TRUCK IS USED VERY LITTLE AND DOES NOT SEEM THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE TYPE OF REPAIRS. I DON¿¿T THINK THE 1ST REPAIR WAS DONE CORRECT OR THE OVERHEATING IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGED , AND IAM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WHAT ELSE THE OVER HEATING ,SMOKE MAY HAVE CAUSE IAM REQUESTING SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR THE REPAIR BILL AND TOWING CHARGE , I HAVE ATTACHED COPIES OF THE REPAIR BILLS. SINCERELY TROY S. STREULY 28 S. BLACKHAWK JANESVILLE , WI 53545 608-752-7312 EMAIL-TROYSS1963@HOTMAIL.COM




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