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2002 FORD EXPEDITION — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 701745 · 2008-12-29

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
128,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY WIFE AND I WERE GOING TO EAT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. I TOLD HER TO PULL OVER AND POP THE HOOD. I GOT OUT, OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT OUT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10253154
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown