Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 1997

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005003113	Incident Date: Jan, 07 2005
Consumer's City: REHOBOTH BEACH	Consumer's State: DE
Vehicle Transmission Type:	Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPEDITION	Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMEU18W3VL	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 13 2005	Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes	Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No	Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: Parked vehicle at 12 pm at around 5 pm the vehicle caught on fire. one day prior to the fire the low washer fluid level light came on. then the light cluster for the 4 wheel drive flashed a few times. the day of fire, the vehicle was driven about 14 miles. the sames lights were flashing and then the odometer stopped working. took it to local gas station and they said probably a loose wire. car started it self and the starter motor kept trying to start the vehicle on its own. popped hood and saw lots of sparking and popping. so video taped it as it happened. fire seemed to come from the passenger side. did not use cruise control and so do not know if worked.