1991 FORD EXPLORER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1991 FORD EXPLORER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Start: 1998-06-27

fire · 139115 · 1999-02-23

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1991
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER STEAM AND SMOKE WAS POURING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WITHIN 2 MINUTES IT CAUGHT FIRE. WE WERE UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. FORD WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A REASON.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 703675
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown