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1997 FORD ESCORT — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

fire · 149039 · 1999-04-30

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCORT
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DIED AND HAD A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. ANOTHER TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING NOISES AND WAS SLOW TO TAKE OFF. VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. *AK.ET.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
837303
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown