Complaint 1238451
1998 FORD EXPLORER • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Nov 2, 2015
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1238451
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Nov 2, 2015
- Date Received
- Nov 16, 2015
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND SMOKED APPEARED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT WORK AND THE BATTERY HAD A SHORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.