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1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1558178 · 2019-04-15

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
TOWN CAR
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
161,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A PUBLIC STREET NOT EVEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND I CAME TO THE STOP LIGHT MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANNA GO I GOT IT TO A PARKING SPOT AND IT BURST TO A BALL OF FLAMES I HAD NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE IT HAD JUST GOTTEN TO HALFWAY MARK ON MY HEAT GAUGE. I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED MAYBE? ANY WAYS THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY DANGEROUS THING IT ALMOST BURNT ME ALIVE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN ALMOST BURNT A BUSINESS DOWN AND I'M HOPING TO GET SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION BECAUSE NO ONE TOLD ME TILL JUST NOW. IF I COULD GET SOME INFO ON WHO TO CALL AT FORD THAT'D BE GREAT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11196539
Machine
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