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2001 FORD EXPEDITION — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 730269 · 2009-08-05

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity

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

Narrative

THERE WAS BASICALLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, MY BOYFRIEND DROVE IT BACK FROM CORPUS CHRISTI THAT SAME DAY AND THERE WAS NO OVERHEATING WHATSOEVER. AT AROUND 930 PM. WE WERE INSIDE OUR HOME AND HEARD POPPIN NOISES. WE OPENED THE DOOR AND THE VEHICLE IN TOTAL AND COMPLETE FLAMES. WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPT AND THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. IT TOOK A GOOD 20 MINUTES TO PUT DOWN THE FIRE. THANK GOD WE WEREN'T DRIVING THE TRUCK AND NO ONE GOT INJURED. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN , 5, 2, AND 1 YEAR OLD. THERE FIRE DESTROYED THE ENGINE, NO WINDSHIELD , AND THE TIRES ARE MELTED IN THE FRONT. ALL THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS DESTROYED. BESIDES THAT, MY CHILDREN CARSEATS AND OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY WERE DESTROYED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10279499
Machine
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