| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |