# 2000 FORD EXPEDITION — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `540751` · 2005-06-22 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Miles at failure:** 76,000
## 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
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