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2001 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 618367 · 2007-03-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
122,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 122,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT CAME OUT AND WITNESSED THE VEHICLE SMOKING, AND AS THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE, THE CONTACT SAW THAT THE FIRE CAME FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER CRUISE CONTROL AREA UNDER THE HOOD. LATER IN THE DAY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AGAIN, AN THE CONTACT HAD THE FUSE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL REMOVED, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM SMOKING. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THERE WAS RECALL 05V388000, BUT SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTIFICATION. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10186337
Machine
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