← NHTSA complaints

1992 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

fire · 100887 · 1998-03-20

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
CROWN VICTORIA
Year
1992
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

STEERING: VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15MINUTES. HORN STARTED HONKING AND OPENED THE DOOR TO GARAGE AND THE CAR WAS IN FLAMES. CAR WAS TOTALED AND HOUSE WAS ALSO. ARSON INVESTIGATOR REPORT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP AREA WHEN POWER STEERING FLUID WA SAPPLIED TO A HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THEREBY STARTING A FIRE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
821611
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown