Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004024856 Incident Date: May, 14 2004
Consumer's City: SHREVEPORT Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU32E7WU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 16 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 24 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On may 15, 2004, i was fishing in a local bass tournament. i parked my 1998 ford explorer beside one of my fishing friends chevy truck and boat trailer. after launching my partner for the days boat, i parked his truck and trailer on the other side of my explorer. approximately 4 hours later, my partner and i were approched by another friend and told us we were needed back at the parking lot that my explorer had burned to the ground, burned the chevy with the trailer to the ground and scorched paint and melted parts of my partners truck. the chevy truck and my explorer were total losses and i lost a lot of personal items that insurance did not pay for. state farm claim # 18-1010-243