NHTSA Complaint #10424452 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10424452
Vehicle	2009 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	July 17, 2011
Date Filed	September 9, 2011
Mileage	46,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MN

Consumer Description

ON 7/17/2011 WHILE DRIVING FROM EDEN PRAIRIE, MN TO HOME IN HASTINGS, MN WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL I, ALONG WITH MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER, SMELLED A ODOR LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. I PULLED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND WE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND I INVESTIGATED THE ODOR. I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE ODOR WAS ORIGINATING FROM THE DASH PANEL. WITHOUT DISMANTLING ANYTHING I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ODOR, WHICH BY THIS TIME WAS DISSIPATING. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESULTED IN NO RE-OCCURRENCE OF THE ODOR AND WE CONTINUED TOWARDS HOME. LATER AFTER STOPPING AT A STORE AND RESUMING OUT TRIP I WAS UNABLE TO DISCERN AIR FLOW FROM THE AIR VENTS ALTHOUGH THE FAN CONTROL WAS SET TO 2. NO AIRFLOW WAS APPARENT UNTIL THE FAN CONTROL WAS SET TO 4. *TR

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