1999 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 2000-09-24

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Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1999
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

THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH AND STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING, AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HAZARD LIGHTS SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED SMOKE STOPPED WHEN TURNING SIGNAL WAS TURNED OFF.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 871419
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown