Complaint 561460
1992 FORD EXPLORER • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING • incident Nov 4, 2005
- Complaint ID
- 561460
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1992
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Incident Date
- Nov 4, 2005
- Date Received
- Nov 4, 2005
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Owner Narrative
DT:THE CONTACTS STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THEN PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR 20 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME; HOWEVER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THE FIRE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE OR FAULTY WIRING. THE DASHBOARD AREA AND UNDER THE HOOD WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND DUE TO THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM BEING DOWN, THEY COULD NOT TELL HE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FIRE. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.