Complaint 598990
1998 FORD EXPLORER • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Oct 7, 2006
- Complaint ID
- 598990
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Oct 7, 2006
- Date Received
- Oct 10, 2006
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT THE CONTACT PLANNED TO DO SO AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THE CONTACT NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE WERE NHTSA RECALLS #06V286000, #00V422000, AND #99V062001 WHICH PERTAINED TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. A RECALL LETTER WAS NEVER RECEIVED AND PICTURES WERE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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