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2013 FORD TAURUS — ENGINE

fire · 1046056 · 2014-03-14

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
33,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I DROVE MY 2013 FORD TAURUS APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES TO MY HOME. AFTER CUTTING THE CAR OFF I NOTICED SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I RESTARTED THE CAR TO BACK OUT FROM UNDER MY CARPORT. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR SIGNALS. IT WAS VERY QUICK. MY INSURANCE COMPANY SETTLED THE CLAIM AND IS SUBROGATING WITH FORD. FORD HAS SHOWN NO INTEREST ABOUT SEEING THE CAR, FINDING OUT WHAT HAPPENED OR DETERMINING THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, NOT TO MENTIONED IF IT HAD CAUGHT MY HOUSE ON FIRE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD AND CHOSE NOT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD, NOR WILL I RECOMMEND ONE. BY THE WAY THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD BEEN SERVICED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP INCLUDING RECALLS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10569377
Machine
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