NHTSA Complaint #11222528 — 2015 FORD EXPEDITION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HIS WIFE NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED TO THE FRAME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND CALLED COOK COUNTY FORD DEALER, (LOCATED AT 1000 S HUTCHINSON AVE, ADEL, GA 31620, (229) 896-7411) TO GET INSURANCE INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AS IT WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.