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2015 FORD FOCUS — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1715083 · 2020-12-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
21,000

Severity

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

Narrative

PARKED THE CAR, TURNED MOTOR OFF, SMELLED SMOKE, RELEASE INSIDE HOOD, MORE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, COULD NOT OPEN HOOD UP,FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT, CALLED 911 WHO CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT, SEVERAL SMALL EXPLOSIONS BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHOLE FRONT CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. VEHICLE JUST TURNED 21000 MILES, H.AD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A CAR SINCE I HAD 2 SURGERIES FOR FRACTURED FEET AND JUST STARTED DRIVING SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. DID DAMAGE TO MY SONS MOTOR HOME AND DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE HAD BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE NEW AND NO MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE OTHER THAN 1 RECALL WHICH DEALER TOOK CARE OF IT IN 2/2020. LUCKLY NO ONE HURT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND JUST SHUT OFF WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. CAN GET PHOTOS FROM MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AS I DIDN'T TAKE ANY AT THE TIME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS.*DT*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11384683
Machine
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