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2000 FORD EXPEDITION — TIRES

fire · 540751 · 2005-06-22

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES
Miles at failure
76,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: 2000, FORD, EXPEDITION, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOME WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATING SINCE THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAID THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECT SWITCH, IN AUGUST OF 2004 CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOST WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FRONT TIRES, THIS WAS THE ONLY PROBLEM CONSUMER HAD WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAUGHT ON. FIRE, THE FIRE ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO CONSUMER' S HOME . *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10126224
Machine
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