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1999 FORD EXPEDITION — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 795839 · 2010-06-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
149,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WENT UP IN FLAMES LAST NIGHT (JUNE 26) IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK HOME, TURNED IT OFF AND WALKED INSIDE TO GO TO BED. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, I WAS AWOKEN TO MY CAR HAVING SEVEN FOOT FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND WE BEGAN TRYING TO FIGHT THE FIRE. THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2008 AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10340275
Machine
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