Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER SPORT / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005016296 Incident Date: Apr, 15 2005
Consumer's City: ORLANDO Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU22X2WU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 16 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 1998 ford explorer sports that caught on fire while the engine was off and parked in my garage. i parked the car at around 7:00 pm and around after 10:00 pm heard a loud explotion in the garage. my family was already in bed and i was watching tv. when i open the access door to the garage the front part of the explorer was in flames. we called 911 and the fire department came and put out the fire, but the car is ruined. my second car is damaged and my garage is also damaged. no one was hurt because we got out of the house on time.*ak