1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Start: 1999-07-21

fire · 161122 · 1999-07-30

Vehicle

Make: LINCOLN
Model: CONTINENTAL
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE MAKING A U-TURN CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HIGH PRESSURE PLASTIC LINE ON TOP OF ENGINE CRACKED AND FUEL WENT OUT ONTO EXHAUST PIPES AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 843954
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown