1989 MERCURY SABLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1989 MERCURY SABLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Start: 1998-08-04

fire · 112857 · 1998-08-07

Vehicle

Make: MERCURY
Model: SABLE
Year: 1989
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSED POWER STEERING LINES TO MELT, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 826421
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown