Complaint 778381
1994 FORD EXPLORER • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING • incident Mar 25, 2010
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 778381
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Incident Date
- Mar 25, 2010
- Date Received
- Apr 1, 2010
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Owner Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, DARK SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF WHICH IMMEDIATELY BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 200,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.