Complaint 839352
1994 FORD EXPLORER • STRUCTURE:BODY • incident Jan 26, 2011
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 839352
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Incident Date
- Jan 26, 2011
- Date Received
- Jan 29, 2011
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:BODY
Owner Narrative
WHILE DRIVING I TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER AND IMMEDIATELY LIGHT SMOKE BEGAN OUT OF AIR CONDITIONING VENTS AND THEN THE NEXT MOMENT THE SMOKE WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY OUT OF THE VENTS AND THEN VISIBLE FIRE UNDERNEATH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED, 10 MINUTES LATER IT WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *LN
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.