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2013 FORD FUSION — ENGINE

fire · 1350643 · 2017-01-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
116,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENT INSIDE THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO GET OUT THE CAR MY DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN SO I HAD TO PUNCH IT WHEN I GOT OUT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT TIRES. AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED IT WAS PROVEN THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10946940
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown