Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006067428 Incident Date: May, 28 2006
Consumer's City: FAIRMONT Consumer's State: WV
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:turn signal:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU34EXXU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 06 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 06 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While stopped in traffic, turned on left turn signal, the signal blinked 3 times then smoke came from the emergency blinker switch on the steering column and the turn signal became a steady light. i placed the turn signal switch in the off position and turned it back on, same thing happened. however, if i turn on the turn signal while the car is moving, this does not happen. this situation happened 3 times this day and has not repeated. my husband checked the car later in the day and was not able to get this to repeat. *jb