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Complaint 1151252

1998 FORD EXPLORER • ENGINE • incident Jan 22, 2015

Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1151252
Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Model Year
1998
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Jan 22, 2015
Date Received
Jan 26, 2015
Data As Of
Aug 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

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.

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