Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006080154 Incident Date: Sep, 25 2006
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU83P8YZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 25 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving, coming just off the highway in my 2000 ford explorer and there were puffs of smoke coming from the steering column. i researched some of the recalls at ford and this problem was recalled on some other vehicles of the same model, but not my vin #. the recall was for the multifunction switch in the steering column. no replacement parts have been installed, i will bring to dealer for diagnosis. *nm