Defect Investigation of Engine Compartment Fires
Investigation of Engine Compartment Fires
| Subject: | Engine compartment fires |
| Components covered: |
- Electrical system
- Front underhood wiring
- Cruise control
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| Investigations Summary: |
This investigation was opened on Mar. 22, 2005.
It was closed on Aug. 2, 2006.
Note: this investigation has resulted in
a vehicle safety recall.
Ea05-005 is closed with fordâ¿s actions in recalls 05v-017, 05v-388, and 06v-286, recalling approximately 6. 7 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds). The brake systems in these recalled vehicles generate a vacuum that can potentially cause the scds to fail and, in certain switch installation orientations, catch fire. Ford is also including the entire population of 1998 explorers. Ford has informed odi that testing to determine the cause of failures in the 1998 explorers will continue after this investigation is closed. Odi believes that the vehicles exhibiting the factors causing scds failure described in this report correlate well with the observed failure rates on these vehicles by model and model year. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist in the non-recalled vehicles manufactured with scds that are not included in fordâ¿s recalls. Odi will continue to monitor the non-recalled population for incidence of engine compartment fires. The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances. See attached closing report for details.
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| Vehicles Affected by this investigation: |
- 1994 Ford Bronco
- 1995 Ford Bronco
- 1996 Ford Bronco
- 1994 Ford E-150
- 1995 Ford E-150
- 1996 Ford E-150
- 1996 Ford E-450
- 1997 Ford E-450
- 1998 Ford E-450
- 1999 Ford E-450
- 2000 Ford E-450
- 2001 Ford E-450
- 2002 Ford E-450
- 1994 Ford Econoline
- 1995 Ford Econoline
- 1996 Ford Econoline
- 2000 Ford Excursion
- 2001 Ford Excursion
- 2002 Ford Excursion
- 1997 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford Expedition
- 1999 Ford Expedition
- 2001 Ford Expedition
- 2002 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1994 Ford F-150
- 1995 Ford F-150
- 1996 Ford F-150
- 1997 Ford F-150
- 1998 Ford F-150
- 1999 Ford F-150
- 2001 Ford F-150
- 2002 Ford F-150
- 1994 Ford F-250
- 1995 Ford F-250
- 1996 Ford F-250
- 1997 Ford F-250
- 1998 Ford F-250
- 1999 Ford F-250
- 2000 Ford F-250
- 2001 Ford F-250
- 2002 Ford F-250
- 1994 Ford F-350
- 1995 Ford F-350
- 1996 Ford F-350
- 1997 Ford F-350
- 1998 Ford F-350
- 1999 Ford F-350
- 2000 Ford F-350
- 2001 Ford F-350
- 2002 Ford F-350
- 1994 Ford F-450
- 1995 Ford F-450
- 1996 Ford F-450
- 1997 Ford F-450
- 1998 Ford F-450
- 1999 Ford F-450
- 2000 Ford F-450
- 2001 Ford F-450
- 2002 Ford F-450
- 1994 Ford F-550
- 1995 Ford F-550
- 1996 Ford F-550
- 1997 Ford F-550
- 1998 Ford F-550
- 1999 Ford F-550
- 2000 Ford F-550
- 2001 Ford F-550
- 2002 Ford F-550
- 1998 Ford Mountaineer
- 1998 Ford Navigator
- 1999 Ford Navigator
- 2001 Ford Navigator
- 2002 Ford Navigator
- 2002 Lincoln Blackwood
- 1998 Lincoln Navigator
- 1999 Lincoln Navigator
- 2001 Lincoln Navigator
- 2002 Lincoln Navigator
- 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
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