# 1997 FORD EXPLORER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `544645` · 2005-07-18 · 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:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 80,000
## Narrative
DT: THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT GET IT IN UNTIL SATURDAY FOR  REPAIRS.  TUESDAY THE VEHICLE CAUGHTON  FIRE WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING.  THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES , AND WHEN CONSUMER RETURNED  THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES.  THE FIRE WAS MOST PROMINENT IN THE FRONT.  THE FIRE DEPT CAME, AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE DASH AND HEAD AREA AND IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.   THERE  ARE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT  REPORTS AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS.  NO OTHER INDICATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED.  *AK
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