| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116279 | Incident Date: Aug, 19 2007 |
| Consumer's City: WASHINGTON | Consumer's State: DC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU34X9XU | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Sep, 19 1999 |
| 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 1999 ford explorer. while driving 35 mph the vehicle began to smoke. the engine turned completely off and the vehicle burst into flames. the fire started under the hood. the vehicle was towed to the repair shop. at the time of the incident he was driving to the dealer to have the vehicle repaired for nhtsa recall # 03v280000 (vehicle speed control). the current and failure mileages were 99,000. |
