1994 FORD EXPLORER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1994 FORD EXPLORER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2000-01-23

fire · 194206 · 2000-01-27

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1994
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM AIRPORT TRAVELING 15MPH STARTED SMELLING SMOKE FROM THE HEATER. TURNED OFF HEATER. PULLED UP IN THE DRIVEWAY AND TURNED OFF CAR. VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. SMOKE GOT WORSE. WHOLE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE FIRE.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 855614
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown