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2000 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 540239 · 2005-06-20

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
200,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: A WEEK AGO THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IT THEN DIED, THIS HAPPED ON THURSDAY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THURSDAY. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UNDER RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. DEALER IS NOW TRYING TO DETERMINE THE ROOT OF THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR PROBLEM. THE OWNER FEELS THIS MAY BE LINKED TO THE ORIGINAL CRUISE CONTROL RECALL.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10125790
Machine
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