Complaint 591753
1994 FORD EXPLORER • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL • incident Jun 29, 2006
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 591753
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Jun 29, 2006
- Date Received
- Aug 8, 2006
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Owner Narrative
MY SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE INTERSTATE. SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE CAR AND PULLED OFF. A FIRE FIGHTER HAPPENED TO BE BEHIND HER AND HE OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE TOP OF THE ENGINE ON FIRE. HE CUT THE BATTERY CABLES AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS MINIMAL. THE ENGINE WIRING AND HOSES WERE EITHER COMPLETELY MELTED OR DAMAGED IN SOME WAY. THE FIRE BURNED FROM CENTER ENGINE AND MOVE ACROSS TO THE LEFT REAR. *JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.