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2014 FORD ESCAPE — ENGINE

fire · 1718252 · 2021-01-07

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
116,883
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN MESSAGE BOARD READ CAR IS OVERHEATED AND TO PULL OVER AND CAR SHUT DOWN, THEN THE TEMP GAUGE SHOT UP TO H. FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP & CAR WAS SMOKING, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES, POURED WATER ON IT CALLED 911... APPARENTLY COOLLANT LEAKED OUT AND CAUSED THE TURBO TO GET HOT AND STARTED A FIRE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11387046
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown