Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005032808 Incident Date: Jun, 29 2005
Consumer's City: HOUSTON Consumer's State: TX
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
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU32P0WZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 07 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: Dt: the vehicle caught on fire. the fire department checked it and concluded fire came from driver's front side around the battery. this happened on june 30, 2005. the vehicle was parked about 6 or 7 hours before it caught in fire. contacted ford, they sent a letter saying sorry, but they didn't have any recalls on this type of vehicle. *ak