# 1999 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `242020` · 2000-09-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
## 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*