Complaint 532845
1992 FORD EXPLORER • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Jan 18, 2005
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 532845
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1992
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Jan 18, 2005
- Date Received
- May 2, 2005
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE NEXT STREET OVER WHEN MY 1992 FORD EXPLORER STARTED SMOKING IN THE CAB AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DASHBOARD, GLOVE COMPARTMENT BURNED, AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE HEAT . THE HOOD GOT SCORCHED, AND THE HEAD LINER MELTED, DROPPING THE MELTED LINER ONTO MY SEATS. TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO COST AT THIS TIME.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.