# 1989 MERCURY SABLE — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `149516` · 1999-05-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 1989
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
## Narrative
PARKED & TURNED VEHICLE OFF. EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED VEHICLE. GOT OUT & LIFTED HOOD. A LOT OF SMOKE BILLOWED OUT.  LATER NOTICED FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. FIRE  WAS WAS CAUSED BY STEERING HOSES RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER & CAUSING A LEAK WHICH  DRIPPED FLUID ONTO  ENGINE AND CAUSING  A FIRE. *AK
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