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2000 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 514478 · 2004-12-30

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, WALKED OUT OF HOUSE, AND SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL, AND FROM ALONG THE HOOD. CONSUMER POPPED THE HOOD, AND SAW FLAMES RIGHT AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. SHE GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ONE MONTH BEFORE THE FIRE, AND THAT THE REAR DOOR WIPER MOTOR ALSO STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID KEAKED BEFORE THE FIRE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10105553
Machine
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