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1997 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 551998 · 2005-08-30

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
222,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE LAST NIGHT. SHE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER. THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER SEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE TO SEE WHETHER THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THIS VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL, AND YEAR. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10134725
Machine
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