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2000 FORD EXPEDITION — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 2154391 · 2025-12-05

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

while driving smoke came from under my hood by the time i opened it was a full blown fire on the passenger side near the fuel injectors and spark plugs. we called 911 police and fire department came a nearby business owner loaned a fire extinguisher and we got the fire out. the fire men say it was caused by a spark plug that had came out caught spark with oil or gas it damaged hoses electrical and not sure what else yet.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11703155
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown