2012 Ford F-150 fires still unexplained - WKMG Orlando
THOSE FIRES INVOLVE NEWER MODEL F 150 PICKUP TRUCKS. IT HAS ONE FAMILY ASKING QUESTIONS. ARE THESE TRUCKS SAFE. WE DON'T WANT TO PANIC YET BUT THAT'S THE QUESTION. A TURN OF A KEY SENT A FAMILY INTO PANIC AS THEIR TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE AND FIRE, NO WASHING, NO EXPLANATION. IT TURNS OUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO SOMEONE ELSE, SAME TRUCK MODEL, SAME RESULTS. IT IS JANUARY 2. 38-YEAR-OLD BRIAN'S 2012 FORD F 150 JUST BURST INTO FLAMES. TO THIS DAY, HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF ELECTRICAL PYRES PROMPTING RECALLS OF PAST MODEL OF THE F 150. YET FIRES INVOLVING THE 2012 MODEL HAVE NOT SURFACED UNTIL NOW. 1,000 MILES AWAY IN A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SAME MONTH, SAME MODEL TRUCK, SAME MYSTERY. I WAS THINKING WHAT IS GOING ON. 10-YEAR-OLD KEN SDI PERKINS WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE FORD F 150 WHEN SMOKE STARTED EASING THROUGH THE VENTS. PATRICK SAID HE TURNED ON THE KEY TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER. HE SAID CALL 911. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND LOTS OF SMOKE WAS COMING OUT. IN A MATTER OF MINUTES -- 12 MINUTES. RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE IS. WE HAVE A FIRE INVESTIGATOR, WE HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND WE ARE PUTTING FORD ON NOTICE SO WE CAN INSPECT THE TRUCK AT THE SAME TIME. BACK IN 2005 FORD RECALLED 3. 8 MILLION. Source: www.clickorlando.com
