NHTSA Complaint #10129064 — 1997 FORD EXPEDITION

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10129064
Vehicle	1997 FORD EXPEDITION
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	July 16, 2005
Date Filed	July 18, 2005
Mileage	98,569 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AL

Consumer Description

DT: FORD EXPIDITION CAUGHT FIRE THIS PAST SATURDAY ON JULY 16, 2005. NO KEYS WERE IN IGITION, IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, GOT IN AND BEGAN TO DRIVE IT, BACKED IT UP AND SMELLED SOMETHING FUNNY, SO LEFT IT THERE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD A HARD TIME PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. THEY SAID FIRE WAS SO BAD THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT STARTED IT OR WHERE IT STARTED FROM. COULDN'T EVEN TELL THERE WAS AN ENGINE IN THE TRUCK. IT BURNT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. . AT THIS POINT HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

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