2001 Ford Explorer Sport: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Dec 16, 2011 · Engine · 126,000 miles · PA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer sport. The contacted was driving 35 MPH when white smoke emitted from the fender of the vehicle. The contact exited the vehicle and discovered flames were coming from under the hood. The vehicle was destroyed. The police and fire departments were contacted and reports were filed. The failure caused no injuries. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileages were 126,000.

Filed Apr 4, 2010 · Electrical, Engine · 110,000 miles · CA · fire

Vehicle caught fire. Vehicle was not running at the time. Vehicle destroyed by fire.

Filed Jan 24, 2008 · Acceleration · 107,000 miles · GA · fire

2001 ford explorer sport spontaneously caught fire in engine compartment while parked in garage attached to my home. Vehicle was moved to driveway and fire extinguished. Ford dealer admitted to recall of defective cruise control switch which was the origination point of fire. Was advised to file claim with my auto insurance company to speed up repairs and ensure that claim was subrogation to ford for reimbursement. Vehicle repaired, now ford will not take claim without proof of cause of fire. This would require my insurance company to hire an engineer. Not cost effective for insurance company, not to mention the fact that the vehicle was repaired over 3 months ago. I am out my deductible and my insurance company is out the remainder of the repairs, even though ford knows this was a faulty part.

Filed Sep 24, 2007 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · FL · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer sport. After being parked for a week, the vehicle caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of the fire. The vehicle was parked in the driveway and burned the house. The current and failure mileages were 100,000. The consumer provided a document that stated the dealer performed the recall prior to purchase. The consumer provided a copy of the fire incident report and photos of the damaged vehicle. Updated 10/11/07

Filed Aug 30, 2007 · Electrical · 138,000 miles · AL · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer sport. The contact stated that in mid june 2007, an explosion was heard and she discovered that her vehicle was engulfed in flames. She called the local fire department and they extinguished the fire. The entire vehicle caught fire except for parts of the hood. The paint melted off the side of the house. Pictures were taken of the vehicle. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 138,000.

Filed May 16, 2005 · Acceleration, Engine · 80,000 miles · TX · crash · fire

Dt: owns 2001 ford explorer, both driver and passenger are pregnant. Had just entered interstate and was driving about 70 MPH and tried to slow down to about 65mph. Tried to tap brake but heard engine rev up and it immediately sped back up. Tapped brake again and knew something was wrong. Engaged hazard lights and tried to pull off road. Down shifted to 2nd gear,then to 1st, and slowed to about 50 MPH. Tried to engage emergency brake with no luck. Was using both brakes while traveling in the grass uphill. When it slowed to about 15-20 MPH passenger jumped from vehicle. Vehicle continued to rev up, driver let off brake while trying to escape and was slung from vehicle. The explorer went back and crossed 4 lanes of traffic, entered onto service road where it struck a tree. From there the vehicle accelerated up the tree up-rooting it. The tires caught fire and bystander tried to put out the fire with an ice chest and again it caught on fire.

Filed May 13, 2005 · Acceleration · TN · fire

2001 ford explorer caught on fire in the engine compartment.*mr while driving car sounded like it was missing. The consumer saw smoke, pulled over and realized that eh vehicel was on fire. The cruise control box, located on the right side, was the cause of the fire. *bf

Filed Apr 3, 2005 · Electrical · 30,482 miles · NJ · fire

My ford exporer sport with approximately 30,000 miles on it was parked outside of my apartment when it caught on fire by itself around 4:00 a.m. Fire marshall stated that fire started on the engine/ battery area. I have his written report. Suv was totalled by insurance company. I contacted ford in writing, but they did not feel responsible for the deffective vehicle. They did not replace the vehicle nor reimbursed me for any out-of-pocket expenses.

Filed Feb 5, 2004 · Body, Seat belts · 18,900 miles · MI · crash · fire · 1 injury

On november 29th my mother was driving her 2001 ford explorer 2dr 4x4 to work. She hit an ice patch going approx. 30 MPH and lost control of her vehicle because the rear end swung sideways. Her ford then flipped on it's passenger side and hit a tree. My mother could not get her seat belt undone so she called 911 while hanging in her vehicle. A man and woman stopped to help her out because they noticed that her ford was on fire. They had to break into the back window and the woman climbed in to release her and pull her out. If those people would not of stopped, my mother would not be here today. There is nothing left of the interior of my mom's explorer. ( no seats. Steering wheel & column, glass, nothing) I have e-mailed ford and spoke with them regarding this matter and they say that if my mom's insurance company settled then they claim nothing was wrong with the vehicle. I think that there is a serious problem and would like to see it rectified before someone else gets hurt. There was a article written in sherman publications because the two people who saved my mothers life is up for an award. Please look into this matter. Thank you!

Filed Sep 9, 2002 · Brakes · OH · fire

While driving 55mph smoke filled car and noticed brakes caught on fire.*akjlg

Filed Jan 1, 2001 · Body, Brakes · IL

The vehicle smells like rotten eggs on the inside and outside, there is also a burning smell, possibly an exhaust system failure, however dealership was not able to identify source. Nlm