2000 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 2000-08-15

fire · 231444 · 2000-09-01

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING, REARVIEW MIROR SPARKED A FIRE AND CAUSED THE WIRES UNDER DASH TO BURN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY ORDERED A WIRING HARNESS. BOLTS WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE STEERING SECTION AT THE DEALER. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT 55, STEERING WHEEL JUST STARTED SPINNING BECAUSE OF THE BOLTS THAT WERE LEFT OUT. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 869347
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown