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2015 LINCOLN MKC — ENGINE

fire · 1653630 · 2020-03-11

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
MKC
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
40,008

Severity

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

Narrative

ON FEBRUARY 11, 2020 MY 2015 LINCOLN MKC HAD BEEN SITTING STATIONARY IN MY GARAGE FOR 26 HOURS WHEN THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. I OPENED MY GARAGE, SMOKE WAS POURING OUT AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AT THE WINDSHIELD LINE. THE CAR HAD JUST TURNED 40,000MILES, WAS CERTIFIED PREOWNED, SERVICED AT LINCOLN DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. AFTER THE FIRE FIGHTERS LEFT, THE BATTERY CONTINUED TO SMOKE UNTIL A WIRE WAS DISENGAGED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11317505
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown