Complaint 673715

1994 FORD EXPLORER • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD • incident Apr 24, 2008

Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
673715
Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Model Year
1994
Incident Date
Apr 24, 2008
Date Received
Jun 13, 2008
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Owner Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SMOKE AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.