# 1998 FORD EXPEDITION — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `530729` · 2005-05-23 · 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:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEAR A POPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.  PULLED OVER, PUT OUT THE  FIRE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED.  DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK   *BF  NM    CORRECTED 6/16/05 - INCIDENT DATE WRONG AND 0 INJURIES NOT 2  SPOKE WITH OWNER - PASSENGER (UNCLE) IS DEVASTATED AND DRIVER (OWNER) STILL HEARS RINGING IN HIS EARS - THEY BOTH FEARED DYING BECAUSE OF VEHICLE EXPLODING WHILE DRIVING *SLP
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