1998 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Start: 2004-10-22

fire · 515430 · 2005-05-23

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure: 98,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 HOURS, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK SIX TO NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THE INSURANCE FIRE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. *BF

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10106830
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown