Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007094563 Incident Date: Feb, 05 2007
Consumer's City: SACRAMENTO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPEDITION Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMPU165X5L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 07 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* - while driving a 2005 ford expedition at approximately at 5 mph she noticed black smoke coming from the interior of the vehicle. the contact stated she had her phone charger plugged into the cigarette light adapter. the contact initially thought the fire was coming from under the hood, she then discovered the fire was coming from inside the car. the plastic around the phone charger caught fire. the contact poured baby formula on the flames to extinguish the fire. the failure mileage was 39,000. the vehicle was towed to a ford dealer. the vehicle failure had not been diagnosed at this time. the contact has pictures.*ak