# 1999 FORD EXPEDITION — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `799956` · 2010-07-16 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 120,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
SUV STALLED  FUEL VAPORS FILLED INSIDE SUV SMOKE THEN FILLED INSIDE,WE GOT OUT LIFTED HOOD A FIRE WAS STARTING ON DRIVER SIDE NEAR WALL, MY SON AND I STOOD BACK FIRE WAS DROPPING FROM THE ENGINE WE GOT AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE IT EXPLODED 3 X. I RECEIVED LUNG LIFE LONG LUNG DAMAGE, THE INCIDENT HAD NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE,THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SALVAGEABLE. *TR
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