← NHTSA complaints

2020 FORD EXPEDITION — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1957210 · 2024-01-11

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

My check charging system light came on at a drive thru and the truck put itself in park and shut off. I tried to start it back up and wouldn’t start but the starter keep trying which lead to an electrical fire and the only way to get it to stop was to disconnect the battery. I was not even able to get the truck in neutral to push it out of the way. Even following the steps that it says by pressing both the brake and gas pedal and moving the knob. It would just go back in park. I had to have a tow truck to come remove my truck out of the drive thru is was blocking. My concern is that if this happened in a garage while using the remote start, it could’ve completely caught fire had not, I’ve been paying attention.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11564820
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown