Complaint 1151251
1998 FORD EXPLORER • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM • incident Jan 22, 2015
- Complaint ID
- 1151251
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Jan 22, 2015
- Date Received
- Jan 26, 2015
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGED OVER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE AS THE FLAMES WERE EXTENSIVE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V060000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.