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2002 FORD EXPEDITION — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 796028 · 2010-06-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
87,080

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR STARTED JUST FINE BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND NONE OF THE WINDOWS WORKED. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND ONE WAS BLOWN. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND MY CAR APPEARED TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. I GOT WITHIN A HALF A BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT MY CAR OFF. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DEPRESSION SWITCH WAS GLOWING RED HOT. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS IT BURST INTO FLAMES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10340430
Machine
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