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1999 FORD EXPEDITION — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

fire · 605207 · 2006-12-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Miles at failure
144,000

Severity

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

Narrative

EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: (1) STARTED WITH FOG LIGHT SWITCH NOT WORKING. (3) TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE WINDSHIELD WAS LEAKING AND SHORTED THE SWITCH. SERVICE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT LEAK BY LEAVING WINDSHIELD IN PLACE AND PROVIDING MORE SEALANT. (1) LEAK IN WINDSHIELD DISCOVERED TO PERSIST AFTER BATTERY DRAINED DUE TO RADIO AND VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WOULD CONTINUE EVEN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. MOST RECENTLY, THE STARTER WOULD REPEATEDLY ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE RANDOMLY AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND EVEN WHILE THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION! (2) WITH THIS UNCONTROLLED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY BATTERY DRAIN WAS CAUSING STRANDING AND THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE THE SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WAS NOTED. (3) THE CAR WAS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, WHERE CURRENTLY THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX ARE GETTING REPLACED AS WELL AS THE WINDSHIELD TO FIX THE LEAK - I WAS TOLD THAT THE ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD CANNOT BE RE-SEALED AS IT WILL BREAK WHEN REMOVED. I DON'T HAVE VIN WITH ME AT THIS VERY MOMENT, BUT CAN SUBMIT IT LATER. WHAT DOES OEM MEAN NEXT TO THE DEFECTIVE ELEMENTS I'VE LISTED? *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10175131
Machine
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