Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006056126 Incident Date: Feb, 05 2006
Consumer's City: WICHITA Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU32E5XZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 14 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 14 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Wife came home from work sick. parked in driveway. noticed smoke coming from under hood. thought engine overheated. opened hood and flame shot up from brake master. fire dept report shows it was cruise control deactivation switch that caught on fire. from what i've learned about this is the cruise control quits working..ours quit working. *jb