Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006075899 Incident Date: Aug, 15 2006
Consumer's City: MOUNTAIN VIEW Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPEDITION Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMRU18W1WL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 17 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle caught fire and burned while parked. a fire department report was taken. the vehicle was taken to a service dealer who determined that the fire started due to an overheated speed control deactivation switch. there was a nhtsa recall # 05v388000 which pertained to the vehicle speed control. the dealer determined that the vehicle was included in the recall, however the contact stated that there was no recall notice received.