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2013 FORD FUSION — ENGINE

fire · 1443757 · 2018-01-29

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
160,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN A FELLOW DRIVER NOTICED I HAD FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER MY ENGINE. I PULLED OVER AND DIDN'T SEE ANY FLAMES SO I LIFTED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WENT OUT ON ITSELF BUT I WAS STUCK ON THE INTERSTATE AND DIDN'T FEEL SAFE SO I MOVED VEHICLE TO SAFE SPOT. A FRIEND OF MINE SAID THAT IT WAS WEIRD FOR A CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE LIKE THAT SO HE SAID CHECK RECALL FOR VEHICLE. I CHECKED AND THE RECALL STATED THAT A FIRE COULD OCCUR IF THESE SPECIFIC THINGS OCCURRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND VERIFIED OF RECALL. WAITING ON DIAGNOSIS NOW.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11065602
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown