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2000 FORD EXPEDITION — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 511513 · 2004-12-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Miles at failure
133,000

Severity

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

Narrative

PARKED THE EXPEDITION IN A PARKING GARAGE, APPROX. 2.5 HOURS LATER WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. A CONCERNED CITIZEN PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE FIRE HAD STARTED ON THE LEFT SIDE NEAREST BRAKE CALIBER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RULED IT TO BE AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. AFTER MUCH THOUGHT AFTER THE FIRE, WE REMEMBERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING. MARK WAS CONTACTED ON 12/13/04 BY BRUCE YORK TO TALK ABOUT WHERE THE FIRE HAD STARTED. THE OWNER, MARKPIATT, SAID THAT HE HAD MADE A MISTAKE AND THERE WAS FIRE WAS AT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEAR THE FUSE PANEL NOT THE CALIPER. MARK SAID HE WOULD SEND PICTURES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10102771
Machine
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