Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005012908 Incident Date: Feb, 25 2005
Consumer's City: GREENWELL SPRINGS Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPEDITION Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMEU17LXVL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 16 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer was inside the house when all of a sudden she heard the horn going off inside the garage after it was parked for 45 minutes. she immediately went to turn off the horn and noticed that black smoke was coming from the front left side of the hood. consumer called the fire department, and within minutes the vehicle caught on fire along with the house. results showed that cruise control switch had a short which caused the fire.*ak