Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005036415 Incident Date: Aug, 28 2005
Consumer's City: BUFFALO Consumer's State: NY
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#: 1FMFU18L1VL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 29 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: dt: contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. the contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire last night. she had driven the vehicle approximately 1 hour prior to the vehicle catching on fire. the contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle the consumer smelled an electrical odor. there was a fire underneath the hood of the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a service dealer. they informed the consumer that this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. the consumer searched the nhtsa website to see whether there was an open investigation for this vehicle's make/model, and year. *ak