Complaint 670409
2000 FORD E-450 • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL • incident Mar 21, 2008
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 670409
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- E-450
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
- Incident Date
- Mar 21, 2008
- Date Received
- May 19, 2008
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Owner Narrative
ON OCCASION, WHEN USING THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL TURN SIGNAL, THERE IS INTERMITTENT SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN ALONG WITH A STRONG "BURNING" SMELL. RETURNING THE DIRECTIONAL TO IT'S NEUTRAL POSITION STOPS THE SMOKING. A FORD DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.