1984 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1984 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 1998-09-23

fire · 116146 · 1998-09-28

Vehicle

Make: LINCOLN
Model: TOWN CAR
Year: 1984
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH, WHEN SMELLED SMOKE AND LOOKED UP AND SAW HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON.CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT PROBLEM. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 828274
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown