Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005025227 Incident Date: Jun, 18 2005
Consumer's City: AURORA Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPEDITION Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMFU18L0VL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 27 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt:consumer stated that since t she bought vehicle it had electrical problems. dealer told consumer had consumer to take vehicle to a special shop, they would try to figure out the problem. consumer said that within the first three months vehicle had two ignition switches installedt hat consumer did not have to pay for. vehicle had several other electrical problems. consumer said that without the key in ignition the windshield wipers /radio came on, and the air bag deployed. sometimesm the windows would not role back up after being rolled down. consumer arrived home after driving vehicle all day. consumer parked and went inside the house. about five minutes later, found out that vehicle was on fire. firemen stated they could not tell what caused the fire.*ak