Complaint 554011
1993 FORD EXPLORER • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD • incident Oct 1, 2004
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 554011
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1993
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- Incident Date
- Oct 1, 2004
- Date Received
- Sep 12, 2005
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Owner Narrative
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE HEATING AND COOLING VENTS. AS SOON AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER SMOKED STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT RECALLING THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT BUT WERE NOT SURE WHERE THE FIRE STARTED FROM. THIS HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 1, 2004. *AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.