1999 FORD EXPLORER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 FORD EXPLORER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2002-01-25

fire · 333251 · 2002-02-05

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING AS I USED THE BLINKER. THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE SAYS THAT THE "CLOCK SPRING" IN THE AIR BAG CAUGHT FIRE AND DAMAGED THE STEERING COLUMN AND POSSIBLY THE AIR BAG. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT IS A SAFTY DEVICE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 757803
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown