# 2000 FORD EXPEDITION — VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
> NHTSA complaint `514479` · 2004-12-30 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
## 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
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