Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER SPORT TRAC / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007112059 Incident Date: Jul, 08 2007
Consumer's City: ROLAND Consumer's State: AR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT TRAC Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU67E61U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 16 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Nov, 05 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer sport trac. on july 9, 2007, the vehicle caught fire. the vehicle was completely turned off with no passengers at the time of failure. the vehicle was destroyed. a fire and police report were filed. the current and failure mileages were 65,000. it was determined the faulty cruise control switch caused the fire. updated 08/16/07. *jb