← NHTSA complaints

2000 FORD EXPLORER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 428455 · 2003-09-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2000 FORD EXPLORER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SMOKE COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN USING LEFT TURN SIGNAL. TURN LIGHT WOULD FREEZE ON AND ACRID SMOKE COME FROM AROUND HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH AREA. THEN WILL BE OK FOR A WHILE AND COULD NOT RECREATE FOR MECH BUT STILL HAPPENS ON OCCASION UNEXPECTLY. WHERE THERE IS SMOKE THERE IS FIRE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10037203
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown