# 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1558178` · 2019-04-15 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** TOWN CAR
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 161,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## 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
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