| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007125100 | Incident Date: Sep, 25 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BRIDGEWATER | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU34E7VZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 31 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Oct, 19 1997 |
| 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 1997 ford explorer. while driving 30 mph, the contact smelled smoke and then noticed smoke rising from the engine compartment. he pulled over approximately two minutes later and discovered flames coming from the engine compartment. there was a small explosion on the driver side of the vehicle. the vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed. as of november 1, 2007, the dealer and manufacturer had not inspected the vehicle. his vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). the contact felt that a leak in the engine compartment caused the fire. the current and failure mileages were 130,000. |
