NHTSA Complaint #10108712 — 1999 FORD EXPEDITION

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE OF THE OWNER'S HOME. AT 9:30 PM FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE EXPLODED OUTSIDE THE HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB THE FIRE WAS COMIMG FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TOWARD THE MIDDLE. THE FIRE WAS MORE TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE FIRE. THE AC WOULD BLOW HOT AIR IN THE FRON AND COLD IN THE BACK. THE VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL BUT WAS ONLY USED ONCE OR TWICE. THE LAST TIME IT WAS USED WAS NEARLY A YEAR BEFORE THE FIRE. A CD CHANGER WAS ADDED TO VEHICLE BEFORE PURCHASED. OWNED VEHICLE AROUND 3 YEARS. THE FIRE DID SPREAD TO THE HOUSE. PHOTOS SENT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS INSURED BY RODNEY YOUNG LOCATED IN DALLAS, TX WHO SENT OUT A FIRE INVESTIGATOR. INVESTIGATOR'S INSPECTION FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *TT