Complaint 931858
1995 FORD EXPLORER • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Jul 26, 2012
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 931858
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1995
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Jul 26, 2012
- Date Received
- Aug 2, 2012
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND ENGINE HAD BEEN OFF FOR 30 MINUTES. DRIVER WAS SITTING IN VEHICLE MAKING PHONE CALLS WHEN HE SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW FLAMING WIRE UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. DRIVER ESCAPED UNHARMED AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE SOME CONTENTS BUT VEHICLE WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAME WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, DESTROYING VEHICLE ENTIRELY, MELTING PAVEMENT, BURNING NEARBY GRASS AND TREES, AND MELTING BUMPER AND PAINT ON A NEARBY PARKED VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH VEHICLE. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.