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2001 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire1 injured · 521825 · 2005-02-15

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WE PARKED OUR 2001 EXPEDITION IN THE CAR PORT AND WENT TO BED. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR WE WOKE UP WITH OUR HOUSE ON FIRE AT THE WEST END WHERE THE CAR PORT IS LOCATED. INVESTIGATORS AND FIRE INSPECTORS DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE EXPEDITION BUT DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE EXACT LOCATION THE FIRE STARTED OTHER THAN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE, HOUSE, BELONGINGS, AND SEVERE BURN TO ONE FAMILY MEMBERS ARM AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED CLOSE BY. THE FORD PART NUMBER FOR RECENTLY RECALLED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES IS THE SAME AS THE ONE ON MY EXPEDITION AND WAS CHANGED FOR THE 2002 MODELS.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10110550
Machine
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