NHTSA Complaint #10028579 — 1998 FORD EXPEDITION ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10028579
Vehicle	1998 FORD EXPEDITION
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Date of Incident	June 21, 2003
Date Filed	July 18, 2003
Mileage	71,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

ON JUNE 21, 2003, I TRAVELED TO A GROCERY STORE JUST OUTSIDE MY SUBDIVISION. I WAS IN THE STORE ABOUT TEN MINUTES WHEN THE STORE MANAGER STARTED TO PAGE THE OWNER OF A BLUE EXPEDITION. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT I HAD LEFT MY LIGHTS ON. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN THE STORE'S PARKING LOT. WHEN I ARRIVED OUTSIDE, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE EXPEDITION WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE IT BURNED THROUGH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. BY THE TIME I MADE IT OUTSIDE, FIREFIGHTERS WERE ALREADY BATTLING THE BLAZE. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

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