# 1997 FORD EXPEDITION — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `357717` · 2005-03-08 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HORN WAS BLOWING. THEN THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.   VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, AND WAS  TOTALED.  *AK  FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE HOOD BEFORE THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW.  THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY PROBLEM BEFORE FIRE.  TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE.  IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT NEAR THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX.     *TT
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