Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007123743 Incident Date: Oct, 19 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPEDITION Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMEU18W5VL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 21 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 10 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford expedition. last year, the contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed cruise control switch. she had the recall repair performed. one year later, the vehicle caught fire while idling. an inspector from ford stated that the fire originated from the cruise control switch; however,they would not assume liability because they repaired the vehicle once according to the recall. the powertrain and recall number were unknown. the failure mileage was 50,000 and current mileage was 105,000.