Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006074623 Incident Date: Jun, 28 2006
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 1994
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#: 1FMDU32X7RU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 07 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 08 1995
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My seventeen year old daughter was driving this car on the interstate. she noticed smoke coming from behind the car and pulled off. a fire fighter happened to be behind her and he opened the hood and saw the top of the engine on fire. he cut the battery cables and put out the fire. damage to the car was minimal. the engine wiring and hoses were either completely melted or damaged in some way. the fire burned from center engine and move across to the left rear. *jb