| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006081528 | Incident Date: Oct, 06 2006 |
| Consumer's City: FULTON | Consumer's State: MS |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | 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#: 1FMZU32E1WU | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 09 2006 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 14 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while parked in a driveway, flames erupted from the under the front of the hood. there were no warning signals prior to the incident. the fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified, but the contact planned to do so after filing a complaint with the nhtsa. the contact noticed on the internet that there were nhtsa recalls #06v286000, #00v422000, and #99v062001 which pertained to the vehicle speed control. a recall letter was never received and pictures were available. the vehicle was deemed totaled. |
