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Complaint 1020194

1997 FORD EXPEDITION • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Oct 15, 2013

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1020194
Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Model Year
1997
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date
Oct 15, 2013
Date Received
Nov 6, 2013
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Owner Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, GOING ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH AND WHILE DRIVING I HAD NOT LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD INDICATING ANY PROBLEMS ALL OF SUDDEN MY 97 FORD EXPEDITION MAKES THIS CRAZY SOUND AND COMPLETELY TURNS OFF. I WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE TRUCK UP AGAIN SO I HAD IT TOWED. AFTER TWO DAY PAST I TRIED STARTING THE TRUCK UP AND IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. *TR

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