1998 Ford Exploder - I had a 98 Ford Exploder that caught fire after being parked in my garage for 5 hours!. I arrived home at 5:00 pm and parked in the garage as usual. At 9:00 pm, my daughter and I went onto the deck which is located on the roof of the

1998 Ford Exploder - I had a 98 Ford Exploder that caught fire after being parked in my garage for 5 hours!. I arrived home at 5:00 pm and parked in the garage as usual. At 9:00 pm, my daughter and I went onto the deck which is located on the roof of the garage.

WOW! I had a 98 Ford Exploder that caught fire after being parked in my garage for 5 hours!. I arrived home at 5:00 pm and parked in the garage as usual. At 9:00 pm, my daughter and I went onto the deck which is located on the roof of the garage.

Then, at 10:00 pm I hear a big “boom” and my buddy goes out to investigate the noise only to find smoke billowing out of my garage. Immediately he runs down the stairs, open the garage and yells into the house, “Your car is on fire”! I run down and he and I can only contain the fire and prevent it from catching the garage and house on fire.

Well this goes on for 20 minutes while we endured explosions, smoke inhalation and fatigue before the fire department arrived and was able to extinguish the fire. They proceeded to investigate the fire and the conclusion was “no conclusion” even after a second instigator evaluated the scene. The only thing they were able to assess was that the fire started near the firewall on the driver’s side.

In my research of the incident I found many documented cases of this occurring with Ford trucks and can only wonder WHY this can happen with no liability to the manufacturer. ARGH! Rick K San Diego, CA / Mesa, AZ Rick K Click this link to e-mail the above consumer: //