# 1998 FORD AEROSTAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `113539` · 1998-08-21 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** AEROSTAR
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING TRUCK AND STOPPED AT RED LIGHT LOST POWER.  HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND BEGAN SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING.  DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AND SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE ALTERNATOR HAD BURNED THE WIRING HARNESS.  *AK
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