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1999 FORD EXPEDITION — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 547871 · 2005-08-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Miles at failure
132,500

Severity

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

Narrative

1) NOTICED IN MID MAY THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION STOPPED WORKING. NO OTHER PERFORMANCE ISSUES WERE NOTICED AND SINCE IT WAS NOT CRITICAL IT WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. 2) ON JULY 27, 2005 THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THE FIRE CHIEF ON SITE INDICATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHERE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH IS LOCATED. 3) MY INSURANCE COMPANY, USAA IS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND I AM AWAITING INFORMATION FROM THEM. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED FORD AT THIS TIME. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10131549
Machine
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