2000 FORD EXPEDITION — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 FORD EXPEDITION — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Start: 2004-07-08

fire · 486050 · 2004-07-21

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPEDITION
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Miles at failure: 41,584

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN I TURNED ON IGNITION WIPERS STARTED TO OPERATE WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. SMOKE BEGAN BLOWING FROM VENT AREA. I TURNED OFF IGNITION AND ALL ELECTRICAL. WIPERS AND WASHER FAILED TO OPERATE. WIPER MOTOR CONNECTOR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT OUT WIPER MOTOR. REPAIRED AT "RON BORTNICK FORD" UPPER MARLBORO MD. 20772. *LA

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10082399
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown